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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1941
Page
3
The Shafter community hosts visitors from Los Angeles Fresno Lodi Bakersfield Oxnard Dinuba West Los Angeles and Missouri. Local residents report births Navy enlistment and family gatherings while others travel to Tulare Ford Ord and Palmdale for work visits or to join relatives in nearby towns.
Sam OBrien takes over the Neuman Bowling alley formerly tied to Bakersfield Bowling Academy and plans to invite several state teams for special matches with local bowlers. He is organizing a women's league with the alley reserved for women each Wednesday at 2 PM.
Seed potato expert C H Meteger reports February and early March weather harmed Kiern County potato prospects. Frequent rain delayed planting across about 4000 acres, with 10 percent likely damaged by late February windstorms. Harvest may be delayed one to two weeks with 10 to 20 percent yield reduction while Edison Arvin fields show uneven damage but good stands overall. The district expected a strong movement this year, aided by seed programs under the agricultural commissioner.
Two new cotton reinforced products enter production: a waterproof plywood sheathing cladded with cotton fabrics and a veneer core wall covering with a cotton fabric center. The projects, endorsed by a veteran plywood company, require acreage, irrigation, and regime shifts in building practice. Mercury production in California soars 97 percent amid armament demand.
Joe Channeson of Shaf has planted eight new onion varieties on small acreages. Early indicators show development may be excellent as starts are about a third larger than typical commercial starts. Objectives include resistance to pink rot, non seeding plants, and meeting color and quality demands. Four colors are among the eight varieties. Radio Station KFBK broadcasts frost warnings at 8 p m nightly.
University of California leader Robert Gordon Sproul spoke to students on the Los Angeles campus about democracy as a moral and spiritual venture. He argued democracy centers on human personality and individual value, distinguishing the ruler from the servant of the people. He cited Thomas Mann and stressed rights enshrined in the Declaration of Independence as core to American political thought and religion.
The State Toll Bridge Authority announced redemption of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge sinking fund bonds totaling 2,256,000 dollars.
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