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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1935
Page
3
Hal Ireland, son of a wealthy banker, faces a bleak start after his father cuts funds and scorns his idle life. With no immediate help, he accepts a cross country drive to San Francisco on a share expense basis to secure a future opportunity.
Hal Ireland joins seven others for an eight day drive to Los Angeles, meeting Pulsiphers, Kerrigan, Sister Anastasia, and Barry Trafford. Tension and curiosity mix as dialogue reveals class, names, and strained expectations while the group departs from a Dockside scene and heads toward fatigue, humor, and possible romances.
Two portable steel frame corkboard dwellings shipped to Alaska replace Nome fire losses. Insulation is the structure, offering fire resistance and moisture protection. Each 18 by 30 foot unit uses two and a half tons of steel and 5500 feet of corkboard, with finish options and inside plumbing and wiring.
The article notes Egypt endured ten plagues rather than seven. It lists Nile to blood, frogs, dust to lice, swarms of flies, cattle disease, boils, fire and hail, locusts, thick darkness for three days, and the death of the firstborn.
Sherwood Eddy, who visited Russia six times, says no profession settles disputes on absolute justice. He argues the penalty depends on status: light for poor workers, heavier for privileged citizens, and maximum for Communist party members.
Quote attributed to Gertrude Atherton suggesting time for scholars to focus on the art of leisure. Public musing on intellectual pursuits and social priorities.
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