Shafter seeks library expansion amid airfield growth
Shafter Business Men's Association endorses a larger reading room at the Shafter library to serve incoming Wis United States army airfield personnel and local growth. Advocacy ties library space to future demand and local control, urging continued city incorporation to preserve local representation and fund mosquito abatement plans.
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Shafter
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Wis
United” States” Army
Richland School
Shafter Voters Face Nine Cent Mosquito Abatement Tax
The fight over extending Dr Morris Mosquito Abatement District to Kern County hinges on Shafter and Delano. Delano approved expansion with a nine cent tax rate, while Shafter city officials sought a careful cost check before committing to the levy.
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Sieiens
Dr. Morris
Shafter
Ase
Mosquito District
Elano
Bakersfield
Mosquito
Delano
Ivestigate
Shafter City Hads
Bacteria Locate Oil With Bacillus Methanicus Method
A novel oil prospecting plan uses Bacillus methanicus to detect hydrocarbons. Samples of sand seeded with the bacteria are planted over sites and left two weeks. Growth indicates nearby oil deposits, producing a contour map of oil centers. The practicality remains uncertain but the concept attracts attention.
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Millard. S.taggart, Jr
Houston
Texas
Taggart
We Only Heard By Bill Rodgers Sportsmen
A chaotic right mix of notes on a city meeting and diverse anecdotes. The column jokes about a Fish and Game association gathering at City Hall at 8 PM and includes offbeat tales about juvenile punishment, a Shafter Warehouse kitten incident, Rotary remarks, and defense hysteria references.
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Bill
Rodgers
Fish and Game Association
National Draft Fears Rise Over Emergency Powers
Citizens debate a looming national crisis as calls mount for using emergency powers to draft young American men. Politicians, analysts, and veterans weigh potential impacts on liberty, military readiness, and societal division.
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America
Hugh Johnson
James K. Parsons
Robert E. Wood
Johnson Hagood
Goeck
William C. Rivers
Yarnell
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hanson Baldwin
New York Times
South America
Collier's Magazine
United States
South Amercan
Gupahnt
Wasco News Past Events Preview Sparks Tourism Talk
A Wasco News 20 years back noted predictions about a growing tourist economy. It cited California tourism as a major cash source, with millions in state and national totals, and contrasted behavior critiques in the community.
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Nossoff
Wasco News
Oklahoma
Pixley Enterprise
California
Graves
Toscanini Instructs Boiling Sound for Broadcast
In Detroit the News notes conductor Toscanini directs a broadcast test to optimize acoustics. A Christmas tie or two is mentioned as a recognizable detail heard in a large hall during the test setting.
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Detroit
Toscanini
People Who Paint the Town Red Feel Blue Next Day
A Fresno Bee item notes revelers often wake with regrets as the phrase about painting the town red is linked to morning blues. The short piece highlights a common social pattern without detailing specific incidents.
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The
Fresno Bee
California Speaks on Pledge to Britain
U S Senator Sheridan Downey of Atherton declares that California remains committed to full assistance to Britain. He warns that retracting the pledge would offend living and dead alike and burden the nation’s conscience.
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U. S
Sheridan Downey
Atherton
Britain
Unidentified figures discuss education and media topics
A compilation of remarks from educators and public figures addresses child welfare in broken homes and the use of radio to measure audiences. Gordon Owen comments on audience metrics while John L. McNab notes the wartime context and public displays. H. A. Caddow cites radio as a tool in wartime messaging. Mrs. Alex Rolf S reflects on California wine marketing, and a nun interned on Angel Island discusses attitudes toward Germans amid isolation.
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Alex Rolf
Angel’ Island
Mint Industry Meeting In Shafter With 17 Attendees
Kern and Tulare county farm advisors Rene Lawrence Taylor and William Gillifellan led an outdoor mint gathering at Shafter with 17 attendees. Stated plans include two new stills on local properties and a current yield around 100 pounds per acre. Abandonment of Kern River Water Storage district approved by the board in Bakersfield.
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Lawrence Taylor
Kern County
William Gilitellan
Tulare
Mentholtatum Company
Shafter
Mg Ri
Bob Neuman
C. C. Annis
DavWili C. Unruh
Gillfellan
Tulare County
Kern
Taylor
Kern River
Bakersfield
Kern County Land Company
California
Arizona
Missouri
New Mexico
Florida
Virginia
Fresno
Shafter Spelling Team Competes With Delano Pupils
Richland grammar school students Clara Mae Fuller Lillie Chalk Emma Schnaidt Elizabeth Emerald Francis Midgley Roberta Phillips Darrell Janzen Lewis Jackson Pete Goertzen and Channing Crandall entered a Delano held spelling match. The Shafter group was edged by one Delano student but endured longer as a team.
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Richland Grammar School
Shafter
Delano
Clara Mae Fuller
Lillie Chalk
Emma Schnaidt
Elizabeth Emerald
Francis Midgley
Roberta Phillips
Darrell Janzen Lewis Jackson
Pete Goertzen
Channing Crandall
Play Day Begins At Richland School Grounds
The annual Play Day will be held on April 12 at Richland school grounds with participation from Richland and Maple schools. Mrs J B Engle and Mrs Struempf Woodwork exhibit supervision along with R E Gribble overseeing the art exhibit. Ty Olson Gribble and J W Nikkel supervise games for pupils patrons and teachers.
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Richland
Maple
J. B. Engle
Struempf
R.e.gribble
Ty Olson
Gribble
J.W. Nikkel
Cassetes
Irrigation Field Tour Planned Near Shafter Wasco Area
An irrigation field tour will be held next Wednesday morning in the Shafter Wasco district. J P Hertel assistant farm advisor coordinates with UC irrigation specialist J B Brown Nat Hudson and Hertel to lead. Stops include Dave Wittenberg farm west of Shafter to inspect flood irrigation and the Ed Kolbenstetter vineyard furrow method before proceeding to Wasco.
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Shafter
Wasco
J. P. Hertel
J. B. Brown
University of California
Nat Hudson
Hertel
Dave Wittenberg
Wittenberg
Seven San Joaquin Valley students win Edward Kraft award
John L. Annis of Shafter now at the University of California is among seven valley students awarded the Edward Kraft prize. A Shafter party went coyote hunting last Sunday morning and returned with four coyotes. Participants: Bill Neuman, Harry Helsley, Charlie Hitchcock, Eart Ellenwood, Bill Lachenmaier, George Wiegum, and John Lachenmaier.
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John L. Annis
Shafter
University of California
San Joaquin Valley
Edward Kraft
Shafterites
Bill Neuman
Harry Helsley
Charlie Hitchcock
Eart Ellenwood
Bill Lachenmaier
George Wiegum
John Lachenmaier
Wisconsin's only municipal liquor store earns profit
The municipal liquor store in Wisconsin posted a profit of 2701 dollars for the period reported. The report notes earnings exceeded previous forecasts, highlighting steady sales and cost controls as key factors in the gain.
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Wisconsin
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H. A. Rightmire
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Regely
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al Chandler
Art Craig
Rotary
North Carolina
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H. A. Caddow
Secy. Wine Institute
A. B. McKinley
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Emil Hein
Louie Becker
Jean Mewer
Daphne McKinley
Olive Sly
Carlisle
Haag
McKinley
Martha Gleeckler
American Legion
Ruby Mingus
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Helen Stringham
Evelyn Jumper
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Lorena Voth
Hettie Pedersen
Alma Zimmerman
Jeanette Fluhrer
Gertrude Mettler
Ethel Hammer
Anna Goertzen
Verba ™ Sherman
Richard Pederson
Everett Jumper
Yelton Camp
Billy McClain
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Melvin Wiles
Theodore Duncan
Bernard Oxford
Glenn Swan
Ray Stockton
Tea Smith
Roy Skaggs
Walter Rightaire
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