Barnum the American Sucker In Shafter Warns Townsmen
A local column warns residents in Shafter about con artists using slick talk and scams. It cites four common schemes including fake country club memberships, harsh contract schools, magazine ad sales, and overpriced peddlers. Readers are urged to verify permits or licenses with the Shafter Business Men's association before spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum
Shafter
Shafter Business Men's Association
Business Men’s Association
Heat and humidity burn danger and fire rules
Fire warden Art Craig explains the fire season has begun in Kern County with grass blazes reported. Humidity and wind govern fire risk, and daylight burns are riskier than evening burns. Permits track burning and hours, while crews aren’t allowed weekend leaves during peak season. Dr. Crowe warns women’s high heels harm posture, and Boys Week highlights boys’ role in America's future with the slogan Better Boys Today Better America Tomorrow.
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Art Craig
Kern County
Tso
Craig
Roosevelt Liberalism Doubled Costs and Debts Public Scandal
A critical essay attacks Franklin D Roosevelt and the New Deal for liberal excesses in spending taxes and national debt while accusing it of propping up political machines. It cites WPA relief, Hatch Act clashes, and alleged corruption, contrasting with Jeffersonian and Lincoln ideals.
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Thomas Jefferson
Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
New Deal
Abraham Lincoln
Roosevelt and machine bosses in the New Deal era
Franklyn Waltman critiques moral integrity claims as he links Roosevelt to a scandal involving convention books used for campaign funds in 1936 37. He cites Jimmy Hines Tom Pendergast Frank Hague and notes their convictions or rebukes while condemning liberalism in the name of integrity.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
New Deal
Jimmy Hines
Dutch Schultz Gang
New York
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City Machine
Frank Hague
New Jersey
United States Supreme Court
Jersey City
Why Not Play Smart On These Racket Deals
Questioning tactics in the ongoing debate about sportsmanship and strategy, the speaker challenges opponents to outmaneuver rivals rather than surrender to aggressive play. The remark also probes alignment with Mr. Barnum's perceived conservatism and its influence on conduct.
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Mr. Barnum
Democratic but I’m voting Republican at May primary
A Fillmore citizen told the registration clerk they registered as Democratic but intend to vote Republican. The clerk noted the paradox while the voter said they are on WPA aid and hope for times to improve.
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Fillmore Herald
Fillmore
Citizen
Shafter club officers elected and local notes
At the Women's club meeting in Shafter officers were elected led by Mrs. H. C. Neufeld as president and Mrs. Woods Stone as vice president. Reports from Modesto and San Diego conventions were noted. A lengthy agricultural column discussed potato Day with Prof. J. T. Rose and fertilizer demonstrations. Politically, Hoover leads California GOP primary results while Smith secures Democratic delegation.
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Women’s Club
H. C. Neufeld
Woods Stone
Harry West
W. B. Camp
Charles Eskridge
C. P. Morgan
C. Channeson
D. O. Moore
F. E. Manuel
Marion Hitchcock
Shafter Observance Week Features Band and Talks
Wasco Masonic lodge hosted a School Observance week at the Women’s club in Shafter. Worshipful Master Whit C Barber chaired. Rev E A Waldo gave the invocation and Dr Willis G White delivered the principal address on democracy and citizenship. Shafter Kid band performed with Allen Bartel and Kermit Annis on cornet. Carpet project eyed in Weed Patch Arvin area with a possible Section 22 31-29 site. Jake Neufeld joins Kern County Fish and Game Protective Association planning a June fish plant. Farm Bureau visitors from L W Taylor and G R Israll. G S Walker visited Berkeley. Fruit packing sheds stir as carloads of shock begin, signaling trains full of fruit to follow.
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Wasco Masonic Lodge
Women’s Club
Shafter
Whit. C. Barber
Wasco Lodge
E. A. Waldo
Shafter Congregational Church
Willis G. White
First Presbyterian Church of
Bakersfield
Allen Bartel
Kermit Annis
Weed Patch
Arvin
Jake Neufeld
Kern County Fish and Game Protective Association
L. W. Taylor
G. R. Israll
County Farm Bureau
G. S. Walker
Berkeley
California Speaks Statements By Interesting Californians
John E. Canady L A aviation executive quotes frontiers changing yet existing and cites Alexander the Great weeping for new worlds. Herbert Hoover offers a view that US neutrality could yield a historic chance to aid mankind and strengthen national life.
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John E. Canady
L. A. Aviation
Executive
Alexander the Great
Herbert Hoover
United States
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H. G. Comfort
Central Avenue
California
Ete Et Shafter
Harold E. Crowe
Orthopedic Hospital
Los Angeles
America
Ul John
WNU
Senate Democrats
Congress
Harry Hopkins
By Franklyn Waltman
Eas
Paradise
Boyd E. Stone
Progress
Uncle Sam
J. T. Rose
Santa Rosa
J. J. Siemens
C. C. Warkentin
United States Department of Agriculture
Shafter Experiment Farm
County of Supervisors
Department of Agriculture
Hiram Johnson
Samuel Shortridge
Henry Barbour
Eesit
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter and Beardsley Schools
Roy Skaggs
Ed. Wein
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
James A. Reed
Missouri
Calfornia
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