ROUND THE WORLD PLANE SERVICE TO BECOME REALITY
The article notes Pan American will begin a regular New York to Southampton route with a 41 ton Yankee clipper that carries 75 passengers and 40 berths. The flight could take about 14 days round trip weather and schedules permitting. It highlights aviation progress from barnstormers to global service and the ongoing growth of air travel.
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American Airways
Key West
Havana
Charles A. Lindberg
Caribbean
Europe
East Indies
Australia
India
Pan American
New York
Southhampton
England
Weepah
Boy Scout Troop No. 1
Shafter
Kern County
California
Los Angeles Times
Maude A. Jumper
Shafter Rotary Club Inaugurated As 4936th Rotary International Chapter
The Shafter Rotary club becomes the 4936th Rotary International club at a Friday evening charter ceremony in the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse. Thirty five local members join a global movement built on Service Above Self and international goodwill, tying Shafter to a 34 year history and 87 countries, with 205000 men in nearly 5000 clubs. In pursuit of better community and world progress, Rotary emphasizes ethical standards, citizenship, friendship, and service. Meanwhile Cleveland police adopt swing music themed safety drive with a public sign urging, Jeepers creepers, use your peepers.
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Shafter Rotary Club
Rotary International
Rotary
Shafter
Cleveland Police Department
Irish inventor Finley patent rubber furniture
Archibald H. Finley of Hollywood, Ireland receives a patent for rubber furniture with no wooden or metal parts. The chair can be inflated like a football for seating and deflated for storage during the summer.
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Archibald H. Finley
Hollywood
Ireland
Finley
Play on Sympathy Nets 1,000,000 in Southern California
Los Angeles investigators report that about one million dollars a year is raised for unauthorized and fake charities in the city. Boiler room operations use telephones and lists of prior donors to lure victims, with some funds routed through solicitors for bogus appeals. Shafter businessmen and others contribute unknowingly, while legitimate charities rely on known local partners and government support. The lesson: guard sympathy to avoid becoming a sucker.
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Los Angeles
Florian de Donato, Jr
California Intelligence Service Bureau
de Donat
Shafter
Sunday School Record Holder Sets 60-Year Attendance Streak
Herman K Petty of Washington New Jersey achieves 60 years of Sunday school attendance at the Methodist Episcopal church totaling 3 120 consecutive Sundays. The 70 year old remains optimistic and dismisses a celebration saying to wait until 1945 for a 75 year mark.
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Herman K.petty
Washington
New Jersey
Methodist Episcopal Church
Petty
All Fools Day Pranks and Calendar Reform
The piece notes April Fools Day customs and calendar reform by Charles IX in 1564 changing New Year to January 1. It warns readers to expect pranks on Saturday and to respond nonviolently, while considering who the fool is in this age old tradition.
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Charles IX
France
Shafter Voters Set April 26 For Public Utility District
Local Kern county board schedules a second election on forming a Public Utility District in Shafter for April 26. The article details prior legal issues, business support, and reorganization efforts, plus other Shafter news including thefts, dedication services, and community events.
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Shafter
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Utility District
Sun-Maid
Bob Boles
Hopson
Cornelius Unruh
Seattle Indian
Bakersfield
Unruh
John Unruh
Eddie Unruh
Billie Kliewer
Harry Wilson
Henry Jones
George Willis
Orvin Mettler
Bill Lachenmaier
Walter Lachenmaier
Ottomerman
H. Potter
Southern California doctors form cancer control committee
A group of prominent physicians and surgeons in Southern California formed an executive committee of the American Society for the Control of Cancer to educate the public that cancer is curable in early stages and to promote preventive measures aimed at reducing the national death toll of about 150,000 annually.
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California
American Society For the Control of Cancer
United States
Company Visits on Monday with Herbert Meyers
A local company arrived Monday on business with Herbert Meyers, arranging talks and potential negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Meyers
Notary Public A J Zimmerman Service Record
A J Zimmerman identified as notary public with roles as insurance counselor and public weighmaster noted in the casualty listing. Fire department or related entities are not specified in the readable text.
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Casualty
A. J
Jack” Zimmerman
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