Death rate at all-time low in 1938 US health report
United States mortality fell to 10.6 per 1,000 in 1938, the lowest on record, while infant deaths were 50.9 per 1,000. Surgeon General Thomas Parran warned against complacency and noted higher mortality in certain groups and areas and highlighted smallpox as a major preventable burden.
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Washington
United States
Thomas Parran
India
Illinois
Indiana
Roosevelt
Richard FE
Byrd
Antarctica
William Andrew White
Onandoah
Pennsylvania
Horse Appropriations Committee
Puerto Rico
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Huey Long
Remington Arms
Federal Grand Jury
Mexico
Phillips
Oklahoma
Will Rogers
California
Atlantic
United States Navy
Sacramento
Rio Vista
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita
United States Supreme Court
Pine Flat
San Francisco
Henry Strobel
Salinas
Associated Farmers’ Executive
American Legion
Legion
Harry Bridges
CIO
Norman W. Church
Los Angeles
Olson
Earl Warren
Sacramento River
London Stores Radium Salts in Tube Vault
Fifty feet deep in the Thames gravel under Westminster hospital a safe deposit vault is built for radium bombs and six grams of radium salts valued at 120 000 to 160 000 dollars. Fifty feet of steel tubing is sunk, with ten more feet to the bomb room level, enabling rapid removal if danger arises.
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London
Thames
Westminster Hospital
Royal Cancer Hospital
Old Deed Gives Jersey Claim to Delaware Land
New Jersey moves to renew a boundary dispute with Delaware over land fixed by a 17th century charter. A 1934 Supreme Court ruling favored Delaware, but new findings suggest James returned lands to Charles II. New Jersey hired expert William J. Chardy to verify the documents and seeks access to shorelands with valuable fishing grounds.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Delaware
Charles II of England
James
New Castle
Del
United States Supreme Court
King Charles
William J.chardy
London
British Miles Master Sets 504 MPH Training Record
London report says the Miles Master, fastest training plane, reached an average 504 miles per hour in a test flight from Oxford to Farnborough. The two seater trainer is claimed to exceed the American Harvard in RAF service as it begins to replace it.
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London
Royal Air Force
Oxford
Farnborough
Hampshire
London Evening News
Busy clam digger to clean town streets instead of jail
UKIAH Calif Judge Bowen rules that Free Gee’s high energy for clam digging should serve the town. Rather than 10 unproductive jail days, he is sentenced to clean city streets every Thursday for 10 consecutive weeks.
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Ukiah
Calif
H. D.bowen
Free Gee
Epitome of The Week News From Around The World
World events include Russian army capture near Viipuri and discoveries in Egypt and the US. Romania adds 200 900 soldiers. Indian National Congress calls for nationwide disobedience. Britain throttles German coal to Italy. France imposes three food days. Bombing and diplomacy mix with Atlantic trade tensions and Antarctic exploration news.
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Viipuri
Psou Sennes
Egypt
Tut- Ankh-Amen
Rumania
Congress
India
Britain
Italy
France
English Channel
Mediterranean
Sumner Welles
Hitler
Great Britain
United States
Finland
Neville) Chamberlain
England
Local notes from Rio Bravo community events
Diana Bergen returned from Mercy hospital after appendicitis surgery. J E Haag spent Sunday and Monday in Fresno area. Elk Hills school boys defeated local team in basketball. Dorothy Wilkinson and Henry Longfellow of extension service visited. Joyce Haag attended the arm Bureau directors lunch and received an all star 4 H club pin and a gold star for her senior white cap, with plans to attend the all star convention in Berkeley.
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Diana Bergen
Mercy Hospital
J.E. Haag
Fresno
Elk Hills
Dorothy Wilkinson
Henry Longfellow
Extension Service
Joyce Haag
Arm Bureau
Berkeley
Church News Highlights Services and Events in Wasco Area
Union Congregational hosts morning services and a Lent discussion led by Alfred T Chandler with youth activities at Plymouth House. First Mennonite notes German sermon and missions film, then evangelistic services and a mission offering. First Baptist lists Bible school, morning and evening sermons by W Clay Wilson. St John’s Catholic notes masses and confessions. Christian Science reports services. L A Anderson heads to Kansas to visit Newton.
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Union Congregational Church
Alfred T. Chandler
Young People’s Church
Plymouth Hiouse
Flymouth House
Chandler
First Mennonite
J. P. Glanzer
Jake Neufeld
Arizona
Christian Science — Christian Science Society
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Sixth and
E Streets
Wasco
Falcon and King City Cap City League Wins
Falcon Oil beat Friesen Service 29 23 and King Lumber beat Gentral Market 28 21 in high school gym league games. Ernest Schwaidt scored 18 for Falcon and Vic Voth 16 for Friesen in the opener. Jona Nikkel and Dude Moore led King with nine points each in the nightcap.
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Falcon Oil
King Lumber
Oilers
Friesen Service
King
Gentral Market
Ernest Schwaidt
Falcon Center
Vic. Voth
Friesen
Schwaidt
Voth
Central
Jona Nikkel
Dude” Moore
Friesen—Russell
Janzen
Gaede
Peters G
D. Annis
Unruh
L. Annis
Kliewer
Dorris
Siemens
Wardwell
Nikkel
Wildermouth
Heiser
Hein
Taylor
Moore
J. Russell
G. Russell
Books Received Yesterday At Shafter Library
Books received yesterday at the Shafter library are listed by Mrs. Thomas Wedge, librarian, including Rain Before Seven by Bailey Shingling Headlands by Bassett Danger on the Border by Bechdelt Black Envelope by Brown Wally Laughs Easy by Coolidge Captain Horatio Hornblower by Fletcher Mr. Moto Is So Sorry by konigsmark Mason Frost and Fire Merrick Riders of Buck River Paine Red Lamp Rinehart Soft Money Saf ford Coyote Hunter Sayers Smith Wild Horse Valley The Priory Whipple Jeeves Wodehouse My Sister Eileen McKenney Pay Streak Baragwanath Mr. Garner of Texas James.
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Shafter Library
Thomas Wedge
Bailey
Bassett
Bechdelt
Wally
Coolidge
Cunningham
Doherty
Moon
Dunn
Ellsberg
Erskine
Fletcher
Horatio Hornblower
Kayeth
Mr. Moto
Arquand
Konigsmark
Mason
Merrick
Miller
Crystal Creek
Mr. Pennyfeather
Moffat
Whiskey Trail
Ogden
Buck River
Paine
Red Lamp
Rinehart
Soft Money
Safford
Coyote Hunter
Sayers
American Quest
Smith
Wild Horse Valley
Tuttle
the Priory
Whipple
Jeeves
Wodehouse
Eileen
McKenney
Pay Streak
Baragwanath
Mr. Garner
Texas
James
Program At Baptist Church Tomorrow
Young People's night at First Baptist church features evangelist W. Clay Wilson preaching. Rev. Edgar H. McAllister cites services including two daily lectures and three Sunday sermons with combined Youth Societies address at 6 30. All invited.
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First Baptist Church
East Lerdo Highway
Edgar H. McAllister
A. Schmidt
W. Clay Wilson
North Carolina
Mr. Wilson
Prayer League
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Jersey
Howard Philbrick
J. J. McMillan
Bakersfield
Cnarzes
Kern County Land Company
AAA
Southern
Francis Marion Richardson
Cuyama Valley
Church News
St. John’s Catholic Church
9Th and Broadway Streets
Owen McMullan
L. A. Anderson
Kansas
L.A. Anderson
Newton
Falcon
King City
Baptist’ Church
Justesen
San Joaquin Valley
Durkee
Justesen’s
Ade
Shafter
Cal
Folger's Coffee
Libby
Amin LO
Artichokes
White King
Meat Department
Young Beef
Amouni
Saaweenee
Depewan
Swift
Tae
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