Shafter Debaters Win Valley Championship Honors
Shafter high school speakers win the valley championship after a season of strong performances in county and San Joaquin Valley Sierra league forensics. Rosie Unruh and James Livers led the affirmative and Richard Hetz dominated several negative rounds with high placements.
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Shafter High School
Forensic Club
Shafter
McFarland
California
Rosie Unruh
Henry Janzen
James Livers
Taft
Delano
Richard Hetz
Amanda Johnson
Gregory Malory
Bakersfield
Elnor-Francez Schierlmann
Amanda Loft
Boise Unruh
Roosevelt High School of
Fresno
Elmer Dahl
Jimmie Horton
Elmer Frances Schierlmann
Freedom to Live Beyond Five Hard Years
Elvin Heiskay decides to claim freedom after five brutal years at McFarland Advertising. He boosts a Winslow account with a bold campaign then spirals into a night of reckless freedom, a car crash, and a hospital wake to legal threats. Laura helps shield him while Jane Carlyle’s name surfaces in the fallout. McFarland covers the damages. Elvin accepts a quiet, costly reality.
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EL Hiskey
Solind
Laura
McFarland
Winslow
Piker
Elvin
el- Ve
McFarland Agency
Winslow Products, Incorporated
Jane
Jane Carlyle
Fim
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubungungamaug Name
The Massachusetts lake in Webster near the Connecticut line is famous for its lengthy Algonquin name. It spans about two miles and has three divisions named in a treaty era dispute over fishing rights in the lake’s middle section. Massachusetts panels confirm the full spelling Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubungungamaug as the official form.
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Indianapolis News
Lake Chaug
Commonwealth Government
Massachusetts
Semi Dry Grass Used by Indians to Smoke Meats
The article notes plains tribes used semi dry grass giving a bonfire smell for smoking meat while western tribes added green sage brush sprigs though sage flavor diminished. It discusses saltpeter’s role in curing and early challenges with uneven penetration and color loss in salted meat.
Ear Piercing Rite Marks Burmese Girl’s Betrothal Age
The article describes a Burmese custom where a girl aged 12 to 14 is formally introduced to marriageable status. The rite involves a ceremonial ear piercing chosen by the family astrologer, with relatives and friends celebrating through music and feasting to divert attention from the needle. Jewelry then completes the rite, ranging from jeweled earrings to gaudy glass adornments for lower estates.
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Burma
Ringside Seats for Battle on the English Channel
Historical note recalls Samuel Butler’s early reception and later fame after his Erewhon. It also reports on the June 19 1864 naval clash when the Kearsarge challenged the Alabama off Cherbourg, drawing spectators from France and England.
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English Channel
Collier's Weekly
Kearsarge
Alabama
Cherbourg
France
England
Death Bell of Rovereto Tolling Forever in War Memory
The Death Bell of Rovereto tolls each evening to honor those who died in World War I. A massive bell forged from cannons seized on every front, it is said to be dedicated to this memorial service for all time and forbidden for any other use.
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Rovereto
Dolomites
Collier's Weekly
New 36 passenger streamlined bus on tour in Shafter
Visitors in Shafter see a Santa Fe Trailways 36 passenger bus highlighting radical underfloor power plant design. The pancake 6 cylinder engine gives low center of gravity, reduced sway and improved safety, with shatter proof windows and enhanced ventilation.
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Shafter
Santa Fe Trailways
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California Crusaders
Virginia Woodall
McClage
Samuel Butler
Butler
Erewhon
Justesen
San Joaquin Valley
Glen Valley
Kellogg's
Graham
van Camp
Pen Jel
Libby's
Zee Tissue
Pillsbury’s
Meat Department
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