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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
5
In 1922 Baltzar von Platen and Carl G Munters, two Swedish college students, devised an automatic refrigerator with no moving parts by applying the coffee percolator principle. A small gas flame circulates a harmless refrigerant as heat lifts liquid, producing constant cold.
A father pushed for a win by his rugby playing son and asked him to wire the result from a distant match. The telegram arrived with a terse line about a broken collar bone and a rib but no indication of who won the game, revealing partisan eagerness over clarity.
Alfred T. Chandler ministers at Union Congregational Church with services at 11 a.m. Sunday school at 9 50 a m and nursery at Plymouth House. Special music by James Livers on organ. Seminars on the Synoptic Gospels at 4 p m. Christian Youth meet at 6 30 p m led by Mr Chandler. All invited.
Friday 730 sermon and prayer meeting. Sunday 930 sermon in German with 1001 11 baptism of young people and church entry. 2 o clock Lord's supper observed. 7 9 Junior Senior Christian Endeavor meeting with singing and sermon. Rev M h of Upland will officiate at all meetings. all welcome. The Christian who omits any one of the four faith love work worship is bin iting on three cylinders.
Edgar H. McAllister leads the First Baptist Church at 289 East Lerdo Highway with Bible school at 10 a.m. P A Schmidt serves as superintendent. Morning service at 11 features The Hopes of the Hopeless. Young People's societies, Prayer League at 7 p.m. Evening service at 8 presents The Letters to the Seven Churches. Midweek prayer service is Wednesday at 8 p.m.
St Johns Catholic Church at 9th and Broadway Wasco California. Rev Owen McMullan pastor. Sunday masses at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Confessions Saturday 7 p.m. Weekday masses 7 a.m.
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston Massachusetts at Corner Sixteenth and Be streets holds Sunday services at 11 a m with Sunday school at 10 a m
Final classes of the year are planned at Richland School next Wednesday as announced by principal O. Olsen. The notice confirms the school calendar and year end activities pending conditions.
A cheeky confession echoes through a small community as a man recalls a romance with a local girl who later wed a broker. The exchange hints at social tensions and lingering affection in a tight circle of neighbors.
The old woman asks the vicar to pray for her in church and reveal her malady. She claims a “floating kidney” and jokes that he prays for “loose livers.” The exchange appears in Stray Stories as a humorous vignette.
A woman at a dinner party sits beside an eminent doctor and asks for a cure for morning fatigue. The doctor replies kindly that she should take a taxi, implying she is tired enough to avoid walking to shopping.
The lecturer argues nature seeks balance by compensation. He notes if one eye is lost the other strengthens and if one ear is deaf the other becomes sharper. Pat adds a remark about leg length differences.
A playful exchange asks what dessert was served at the banquet. The joke hinges on a pun about fish and jellyfish as the answer to the dessert question.
A telegram exchanges a terse family note about eloping. The father voices concern while the bride promises forgiveness if the groom stays away. The terse exchange hints at a wedding under subtext of parental approval and reconciliation.
A playful exchange between Flowery Speech and Mr Hardfax hints that expressing love with flowers could be nicer than a written letter, suggesting a lighter sentiment about romance and courtship. The dialogue tone mirrors a neighborhood humor style.
Good Friday reference appears in scattered speech about an era and a fel low who did housework for Robinson le. The fragment offers little discernible event or named figures to form a full historical note.
A playful exchange portrays a guest praising the hotel for soothing ambiance while the proprietor beams, until the guest declares the inn vile. The dialogue captures witty social commentary on hospitality.
A dinner party among Bur tons Mortimer and Prunella turns sinister as Burton reveals a scheme of staged revenge. He poisons both drink recipients and then collapses in faux tragedy, declaring his murder plan inspired by a rival play and promising to adapt the skit for film with Bong Crossbow.
A small boy cries on a doorstep over dusty new trousers. An old lady comforts him and notes they are clean now. The boy explains his mother will not let him remove them as she beats the dust out.
A humorous Chelsee Record item follows Meandering Mike whose merry disposition lands him in trouble. A comrade quips about judges and refinement while a novice at bridge makes a costly error, learning a king cannot beat an ace.
A young sportsman seated himself, perused the menu, and ordered a fillet steak with a glass of ale. The waiter confirmed the cut, and the man replied with a distracted, yes.
A verse laments relations where wives mock poverty and praise wealth. It contrasts a wife’s behavior when money is scarce with her actions when riches arrive, noting changes in attire and temperament.
A Western town quarrel over gold and silver yields a lesson on rubber checks as Crim and Cactus Joe discuss a new currency basis. The exchange highlights tension amid disputes and a sly economic shift.
A dialogue recalls relief from insomnia after a voyage. The speaker states the journey cured sleepless nights and reflects on previous suffering, noting relief as a major change.
A former secretary of the navy directs a crisis meeting to decide actions for a critical ship of state. The dialogue notes his steady line and resolves to chart a course amid the emergency.
A witty quip imagines a new type of jury as a courtship device. The line plays on the idea that asking a girl out is like placing her on trial. The humor hinges on courtroom language applied to courting.
A brief note describes Tommy swallowing a bug after his guardian left. The narrator reassures that insect powder was given immediately so there is no need for concern about the incident.
Customer asks for water to test his neck area while getting a shave. Barber jokes about a hair in the throat as the test unfolds. The playful exchange centers on a quick, light moment in the barber chair.
Mrs. Jake Siemens returns from a week in Bakersfield hospital where she had an appendectomy. She is improving rapidly.
Local men begin a Y M C A fund drive in Shafter aiming to raise about 400 dollars to join Kern county budget support. Active organizers include Dr A W Gaede E B Stringham E Jones H Midgley and Al Eckmann. Most funds come from Bakersfield community chest with prior Shafter contributions sparse.
Ari zona tourist images including the Grand Canyon were shown by Eric Nielsen of the Santa Fe public relations department at Shafter Rotary in Cafe Neuman. Members pledged 15 toward the Red Cross drive and received high school band concert tickets from E P Jones. Visiting Rotarians George Harrison Bob Ford Gene Harrison Perez Simmons and guest Jack Moser attended. A YMCA drive for funds was announced to start in Shafter.
Shatter high school defeated McFarland high school on the McFarland courts Tuesday afternoon. Hattie Mecham won her singles matches while Leonora Wittenberg and Thelma Warkentine won their doubles matches. Mary Ellen Hansen and Louise Livers led in doubles and Jean Henderson led in singles when play was halted by time under coach Miss Sarah Stys.
Members of the Shafter volunteer fire department Tuesday evening burned the stubble on property recently purchased by the Richland school board south of the Shafter grounds on Lerdo road.
Fred Lopez, 2, was sentenced to 15 days in jail after appearing before Judge F. E. Mandel in the Police Court to answer petty theft charges linked to shoplifting.
About 25 elementary and high school teachers attended a Tuesday evening picnic at Jastro park in Bakersfield. Richland teachers hosted with the committee led by Misses Mayme Brother, Edna Wisely, and Edna Prieve.
Alaska including the Aleutian Islands was purchased from Russia in 1867 for 7 200 000 dollars. The deal added a vast northern territory to the United States demonstrating strategic and economic intent.
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