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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1942
Page
6
Lesson notes indicate March 22 material on scripture texts with copyright held by an international body on religious education. Source is fragmented and unclear regarding author or institution and usage rights.
A religious analysis outlines Jesus predicting His suffering and death, Peter’s rebuke, and the call for self denial to follow Christ. It emphasizes recognizing Christ’s deity, the necessity of the cross, and the cost of discipleship against worldly gain.
The sermon on the Mount faces mockery and crucifixion but the enduring truths. Inspired moral precepts persist through the ages, defy trivial doubt, and guide us beyond the hereafter.
In Washington a hunting dog stepped on a shotgun, firing it and critically wounding Daniel Hutchison, 26, who had placed the gun on the ground in a hunting area. The incident highlights accidental discharge risks in field settings.
Dr James Mahoney performed an operation at Clearing Industrial hospital while robbers demanded he call police later. He kept his word of honor, and the trio fled as squad cars hunted the west side after their heist and gunpoint entry.
In Chicago John Roche a 31 year old accountant claimed he never held a gun before yet used a pistol to stop a holdup at Flood's liquor store. Roche restrained one robber and fired at the other wounding him. Roche was shot in the hand and both robbers were injured and hospitalized. The wounded suspect identified himself as Nicholas Condes with a partner known as Tommy.
Eleven year old Russell Scott stayed behind on his grandfather’s Norvell farm while his father and grandfather hunted. He later met them with a plump pheasant he had winged with a BB and killed with the gun after it dropped.
Mrs. Gomer Codling of Ipava Illinois reports a hen incident amid rising living costs. While baking, she broke an egg and found a second yolk, a double yolk, inside the shell alongside the ordinary white and yolk.
A man handing gat cards alleging deafness tried to beg, was charged with disorderly conduct after a police encounter. The deaf claimant struck at a dropped 50-cent piece. he paid $25 and costs.
Washington D C The American inch has remained within measurement limits for fifty years Dr Lyman J Briggs director of the US Bureau of Standards announces in a Smithsonian Institution paper The national length standard is a platinum iridium meter bar kept at the bureau Checks with a tougher bar show length change of only about .0004 inch in fifty years The stability is attributed to the alloy used and to precise checks against the Paris world standard Cadmium light at 6438 4696 Angstrom units serves as a fixed wavelength for drift testing with no evidence of systematic change
Lancaster furniture maker John P. Horn wills the business to continue and provide employment for loyal workers. Attorney Buckholder reads the will to about 60 plant employees after Horn’s burial. The will splits equal shares among Horn's brothers Joseph August and Jacob of Lancaster and executives Othman Kirchner and Charles L. Zerbe who led the company for years.
Lockridge, Oklahoma, founded 1903, saw its decline after the 1910 crop year. J. J. Lenhart, its first merchant, remained until the town’s last building was razed, marking the final disappearance of the village.
Mrs George Alwes, 71, Kansas City Missouri, prefers bowling to knitting. She says hair turning white means she should sit and listen, but she stays active on the lanes. She bowls around 188.
The University of Washington School of Pharmacy operates a student run drug store as a laboratory course. Forty managers supervise operations with no cash register and a full stock of prescriptions and supplies. A neon sign and window display attract visitors while a large refrigerator holds serums and toxins worth more than a stated amount.
Earl Swizer of Rock Island Illinois learned it is unwise to insult a jailer as he was jailed on a minor charge. He began name calling when police came to free him and remains jailed with a new charge.
A quiet club member recalls fleeing a menagerie as a child after encountering a lion and a leopard near him, while an elephant frightened him earlier, and he ran back to his nurse to stay safe. The colonel asks how he survived.
Mneme Mr Newrich distributed prizes at the local school and spoke passionately about education. He illustrated arithmetic with simple examples and praised the value of learning, urging that educated minds understand basic math and history.
A cartoon dialogue features a monkey and a polar bear reacting to a thermometer showing zero. The bear longs for home and mother while the monkey notes the cold weather. The strip captures a warm, nostalgic mood through animal characters.
The coach explains a last down scenario on the four yard line with one minute remaining and a three point deficit. Dane answers by moving along the bench to get a better view.
A comedian, lost in thought, sits with his absent-minded wife as a radio plays. Hearing footsteps, the wife cries out and the comedian leaps out of the window in a moment of startled misdirection.
A woman visits the bank claiming she lost the previous check book. She explains she signed all the checks immediately after obtaining it, rendering the lost checks unusable. Her caution prevents misuse by others.
Scattered phrases describe a woman living under an assumed name following marriage. The dialogue references the chosen alias and public suspicion, suggesting a sensational local gossip item with unnamed speakers.
Tor took a first aid course but acted rashly when a man nearly drowned yesterday. He threw a glass of water in the victim’s face as the first response.
Fragmentary OCR shows a whimsical oration about repeating phrases. The text mentions Lola, eating at home, and starting on a dictionary with a humorous voice. No clear event, location, or named organizations are identifiable.
Two burglars reach the kitchen window as the clock begins to strike one. The manager asks for clarity on exactly when the clock struck in the scene.
A quirky exchange centers on marriage length and a wife who fails to be a good wife yet makes him an exceptionally good husband. The dialogue suggests humor in domestic roles and companionship across years.
Lorna Williams reads romance stories on her commute from Brooklyn to Times Square. Marilyn Marsdale and Gordon Bancroft appear in her daydreams until a real scare on the platform leads to a chance meeting. Gordon saves her as the train roars in, and Lorna learns his initials LR T stand for Interborough Rapid Transit. She decides she no longer needs love stories.
The piece notes that Athens Greece is renowned as a center of learning while Boston Massachusetts is nicknamed the Athens of America reflecting a perceived parallel in educational prominence.
Local sportsmen in Shafter highlighted improved hunting and conservation efforts under the Fish and Game association program across Kern County. Tickets for the annual Fish and Game barbecue on April 26 cover admission and one year of membership, with barbecue organizers shown as Tip Henderson Orvin Mettler Ira Unruh Ray Henning Dan Weitz Ernest Panero and Max McKinley.
Clifton Morris of the county juvenile department told the Shafter Kiwanis that the juvenile court aims to aid children under 18 and does not charge them with crimes. He said most delinquency starts at home with about 40 percent of cases from two-parent homes and that gangs, not individuals, drive many offenses. Publicity for juvenile cases is kept to a minimum.
An estimated 211,173 families live in San Francisco, reflecting a sizable urban household landscape. The figure highlights the city’s household density and potential consumer base amid ongoing housing and economic considerations.
The Richland Elementary School District of Shafter California will accept sealed bids by 8 PM March 20 1942 for two International School Bus Chassis Model K7 230 inch wheelbase with specific tire and brake specs. Bids to be opened at the district office. the board may reject any or all bids and waive irregularities.
June Renfro of Bakersfield spent Thursday and Friday with Roxie Martin of Rio Bravo. Mrs C H Janzen improves from injuries in a Fresno area automobile accident. Taft visitors Mr and Mrs Joe Rodgers called on James Berry and Milton Lohr in Shafter. Thelniz Gallagher and daughter visit in Turlock for a month. O T Olson attended a California Teachers Association meeting last Saturday in Fresno.
Seven hundred acres of guayule will be seeded in Monterey county this spring. The plan aims for 75,000 acre plantings to be grown later.
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