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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1941
Page
7
A Navy recruitment message touts uniforms and perks for sailors including free meals board travel and medical care. It highlights training in about fifty trades and pay while learning and urges anyone 17 or older to request the illustrated Life in the U S Navy booklet from the newspaper’s Navy Editor.
A brief lesson entry notes events for November 9 with unclear phrases and potential language artifacts. The readable items reference a date centered instructional note and may reflect a classroom or religious study schedule without identifiable persons or organizations.
A sermon outline on sin and salvation through repentance and faith in Christ Jesus. It contrasts worldly pleasure with godly sorrow and gospel transformation, citing the prodigal son parable to urge turning from sin, returning to God, and sharing in the Father’s rejoicing. The message emphasizes remembrance, repentance, restoration, and holy living.
A reflective note attributed to John Burroughs on labor and endurance. It frames life as ongoing work shared with others under the sky, urging perseverance and a sense of communal effort despite hardship.
Reader letters urge four lane Lerdo highway to Shafter to ease traffic from nearby farms and military fields. The column links proposals for beautification with a broader history of automobiles, noting early makers and laws while recounting Kern County road notices and a 1941 public hearing.
Notice of mortgage under California Civil Code 3440. Lloyd Mayer mortgagor of Route 1 Box 345 Shafter seeks loan from Produce Dealers Credit Bureau Mortgage Corporation for a 1930 International six cylinder flat bed truck Engine FBB4276. Mortgage to be delivered and paid at 10:00 AM Wednesday November 12, 1941 at Charles Chorna office Los Angeles.
Strawberries account for more than half of U S berry production and over 80 percent in California, with raspberries a distant second. The report notes blackberry interest waning, except for Nectar Boysen and Young varieties, and mentions new farming machines from the California College of Agriculture, including single seed planters and a beet topper prototype for small tractors.
Ten years of experimentation have advanced mechanization in sugar beet planting thinning blocking and harvesting. B Walker head of the agricultural engineering division at the University leads the effort to bring these systems into practical use.
Enrollment in UC engineering courses declined to 1658 this year from 1682 last year. Civil engineering fell from 410 to 375, electrical from 450 to 395, while median engineering rose from 822 to 886.
University of California researchers report no link between saliva minerals and tooth decay. They find lactobacillus acidophilus produces the enamel eroding acid, while calcium and phosphorus balance in saliva shows no difference between decay free and decayed groups. The study points to body disturbances affecting saliva as the decay connection.
One of the largest pipe organs ever built resides in San Francisco at the Civic Auditorium. The instrument stands as a landmark feature highlighting the venue’s grand architectural and musical heritage.
The 42-B graduating cadets entertained 136 girls as dates at a 7:30 banquet in the mess hall. Lt. Colonel Carl W. Pyle attended as guest of honor and speaker. Officers of the Cadet Detachment were present. A dance followed at the Motel Inn.
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