Marine Band Is Nation's Pride
Washington reports the United States Marine Band grew from a small fife and drum unit into a renowned military ensemble. Since 1801 the band has performed at every inauguration and regular White House events. Led by Taylor Branson, the group now tours nationally with formal scarlet uniforms and elaborate insignia.
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Washington
United States Marine Band
White House
Marines’ Fife and Drum Corps
Marine Corps
Philadelphia
Adams
Andrew Jackson
Jefferson
John Philip Sousa
Taylor Branson
Branson
Orchestra of the Marine Band
Naval Air Station
Anacostia
D. C
Opening U S Supreme Court Crier Opens Session
The line describes the court's ceremonial start as the crier announces the opening of a Supreme Court session and the session begins under official protocol.
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U. S. Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Orange Orchid of Jungle Has Petals 3 Feet Long
In St Louis Shaw's Botanical Garden acquired a giant orange slipper orchid three feet long. Dr Robert Woodson Jr assisted by collecting during a three month Central American trip. Found in Panama on Chiraqui volcano slope from a mission ceremony bouquet offered by a native woman.
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ST. Louis
Shaw's Botanical Garden
Panama
Robert Woodson Jr
Central America
Woodson
Chiraqui
Inmates Take UC Correspondence Courses
Convicts at BERKELEY Alcatraz and San Quentin prisons totaling 150 inmates are enrolled in University of California correspondence courses. Spanish male and English are the favored subjects.
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Berkeley
Alcatraz
San Quentin
University of California
Drilling Contracto r's Tele gram Mixup in Message
Paola Kansas reporter recounts J W Davis sending a telegram claiming a thirty barrel well and a baby born at 6 45 last night. Oakland friend misread it as thirty eight, prompting a cheerful but mistaken call. Davis explains his wife was at the picture show.
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Paola
Kan
J. W. Davis
Oakland
Calif
Davis
Vanity Key To Health And Beauty
Patricia Lindsay argues that vanity signals health and sanity and warns against campaigns to ban cosmetics. She cites Russia and Germany as examples where suppressing female vanity harms well being, asserting appearance pride reflects mental and physical health and that lack of vanity indicates low spirits or resignation.
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Patricia’ Lindsay
Russia
Germany
Every Woman Should Like to Look Well
A young woman with nervous collapse from financial reverses and heartache regains health through a daily beauty routine. A physician convinces her of her charm, restoring pride in appearance. Within months she is married and socially successful, proving vanity can boost happiness and life prospects.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Hint of the Day on Face Powder Texture and Application
The note explains how powder should aid a flattering, clear skin look. It advises choosing a shade that matches or blends with skin, a downy texture that clings without patching, and a finish that remains smooth over time. It emphasizes unobtrusive, well-applied powder.
Dogwood Bloom Prompts Valley Forge Visitors Each May
Thousands visit Valley Forge State Park each May to view the pink and white dogwood blossoms, a peak event said to surpass any other place in the world for dogwood trees.
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Valley Forge State Park
Thermax Ceiling Arrives For New Shafter Gym
Thermax insulating blocks made from pine shavings are prepared at Shafter high school for the gymnasium and auditorium ceiling. Each four by eighteen by four inch block is sprayed with calcimine and will form the ceiling atop a wood layer and concrete. The material absorbs sound to improve acoustics. Interior clearing continues and floor work will start after ceiling installation.
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Shafter High School
Business Men Oppose Proposed Severance Tax
The Shafter Business Men's association endorsed a resolution opposing the oil severance tax now before the state legislature. John F. Connor and Jack Cartwright warned the tax would jeopardize small operators, raise prices, and hit Kern County hard. They urged caution, noting stripper wells produce 38 percent of the state and 40 percent of Kern County output.
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Shafter Business Men’s Association
John F. Connor
Jack Cartwright
San Joaquin Valley Oil Producers’ Association
Connor
Sele
Kern County
Fornia
H. R. McNally
Santa Fe Railroad Company
J. W Frizzell
Perridge Road
Water line replacement in Mannel tract work
Workmen began removing an old cross line in the Mannel tract and laying a new water line to the southeast section. C. L. Black, superintendent of the Shafter Public Utility District, oversees the project.
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Mannel
C. L. Black
Shafter Public Utility District
Notice to Contractors and Annexation Hearing Shafter District
The Richland Ehenenteery School District in Shafter Kern County will receive bids for two one story classroom buildings as per plans on file. A separate notice states a petition to annex described Kern County land to the Shafter Public Utility District with two parcels and a hearing set for April 11 1939 at 10 AM to 2 PM at Shafter City Hall. interested parties may appear.
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Richland Ehenenteery
Shafter
Kern County
California
Macon
Haberfelde
Bakersfield
Shafter Public Utility District
Township
Range 25
Kern County Land Company
County Recorders
County of
Kern
State of
Tradt
M. D
H. Midgley
Jake Neufeld
Ordinance for Annexation and Siting Shafter Utility District
The Board of Directors of the Shafter Public Utility District approves annexation of parcels described in Section 9 and 10 lands and commonly known as Manuel Tract Camp Parish Tract and allocates terms. Owners will be charged pro rata for debts and maintenance. future bonds and costs are to be borne by property owners.
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Board OF Directors
Shafter Ruilk Utility District
Snaiter
Kern County
California
CauSiaana
UF Land
Board OF Directors OF Public
Shafter Utility District
Shafter Public, Utility District
Ae Ae
Shafter Tie Utility District
Kern County Land Company
Said
Pe County Recorder of
Califorriae Suesornia
Manuel
Camp Parish
County Recorder
County of
Kern
State of
Wage scales and bidding rules for Richland District project
The notice outlines wage rates for trades including carpenters, asbestos workers, roofers, sheet metal workers, and others, with overtime and holiday pay. It requires a 10 percent bid bond, bid submission by March 31, 1939, at 7:30 PM, and bonds totaling 50 and 100 percent for labor/materials and performance. The board reserves right to reject bids and lists surety requirements.
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Franklin & Kump, Jr
Board of Trustees
Richland Elementary
Shafter
Kern County
California
Emil Bender
Richland
Richlandary
S . Kern County
Calfornia
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