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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1938
Page
5
The French revolutionary calendar lasted 12 years from 1793 to 1805 and never took root. It started with Vendemaire on September 22, consisted of twelve 30 day months plus five or six extra days, and used ten day decades instead of weeks.
Albert meaning nobly bright traces royal favor from archdukes to Albert of Saxe Coburg Gotha and King Albert I of Belgium. Notable Alberts include Cuyp the painter, Gallatin diplomat, Johnston Confederate general, Harkness philologist, Blaisdell author physician, and Santos Dumont Brazilian aeronaut.
The Ku Klux Klan formed in 1866 to suppress political rights of newly freed African Americans during Reconstruction. It used drastic methods against Black citizens and carpetbaggers. Congress investigated and banned the group with a stringent 1871 act. the joint committee published a 13 volume report in 1872.
Rainbow fish, related to parrotfish and wrasses, are nicknamed lip-fish for their thick rolled lips. They live among reefs and feed on shellfish by crushing mollusks with strong teeth. They make nests of seaweed secured with coral and rock, weaving carefully with plenty of seaweed.
Explains cousin terminology from first cousins to third and beyond. Defines removal concepts including first cousin once removed and grand cousin twice removed for both sides of the family. Describes how the cousin level changes with generations and kinship.
The United States lighthouse service is among the oldest federal agencies. Created after Congress first met in 1789, the government received 12 lighthouses from colonies. Six were in Massachusetts, with one each in Connecticut Rhode Island New Hampshire and South Carolina.
A compact portrait of Emanuel Swedenborg born in 1688, dubbed the Swedish Aristotle, a prolific scientist inventor and philosopher who later in life was noted as a mystic with claimed supernormal powers tested by royalty and leading philosophers. He foresaw his death in a Wesley letter and published eighty three volumes. His career spanned metallurgy biology psychology and engineering with a Stockholm birth and a London death in 1772.
Leslie Hartley notes John Hancock, feared by the British as a "terrible desperado," helped spark the Revolution after Paul Revere’s ride. Hancock, president of the Continental Congress, signed the Declaration and later became Massachusetts’ first governor, serving until 1793.
Authorities trace the Baton Rouge name to a 1699 voyage by Trierville and companions. Competing theories cite a reddish cypress tree on the east Mississippi or a red pole set by Indians to mark boundaries or for sacrifice. The earliest settlement mention appears in Father Charleveix’s 1722 New Year mass journal.
The phrase down but not out, linked to Salvation Army slogans during the Boer War, arose when a worker rejected the term down and outers used for homeless food recipients. The reply affirmed resilience despite hardship, and the expression's optimistic roots trace to prize-fighting circles.
The temple of the goddess Diana at Ephesus in Turkey, completed in the fifth century BC, boasted 122 marble columns and housed renowned artworks. It was later destroyed by the Goths in 262 AD.
The Shafter Eagles baseball team defeated Migratory Camp 6 to 0 on Sunday. The Eagles set to play in Wasco on Sunday May 8 as their next game. Becker Home Nearing Completion reports progress on a new residence on Golden West Avenue. Mrs. Unruh visits Reedley with son David Unruh family. Tehachapi visit noted for Matron Post Lois Berry with guest Mrs. Margaret Green. Wednesay Afternoon club leaders attend State Federation convention at the Biltmore in Los Angeles.
A large Shafter group attended a Tuesday evening meeting in Oildale with speaker Charles E Fuller from the Old Fashioned Revival hour. Attendees included Mr and Mrs G J Siemens, Abe Klassen, H E Unruh, A R Neufield, J C Penner, H M Dueck, P H Koreker, Irvin Neufeld, Jacob Kliewer, and others.
Miss Katherine Stubblefield underwent an operation at Bakersfield hospital last week and is getting along nicely. Mr and Mrs Wiens left for Kansas after their home there was badly damaged by a recent tornado.
The Division of Market Enforcement of the California Department of Agriculture reports a million-dollar total in recoveries and adjustments for farmers over five years. Claims covered fruits, vegetables, poultry, eggs, livestock, wool, hay, dairy, and more, with parties including buyers, dealers, brokers, canners, wineries, and milk distributors named. License requirements under the Produce Dealers Act, Processors Law, Milk Marketing and Stabilization Law, and other statutes are enforced, with penalties for unlicensed oper ations and for nonpayment.
The article explains the expression star of the first water for a diamond of pure clarity and luster. It notes the phrase denotes highest quality but may be less apt for describing a star.
The text notes individuals may change part or all of their name at will if done in good faith and for an honest purpose, and that there is no legal obligation to bear the name of one's parents. It discusses customary practice and the flexibility of name changes.
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