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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1936
Page
4
The Shafter district bids farewell to Richard Stansbury the agri cultural inspector as he retires from public life. He is hailed for civic spirit and broad community impact while successor Jack Hare is noted as capable to continue his work.
The text notes electors in Maine and Vermont voting for Roosevelt and LaGuardia respectively, with the college to certify to governors, who forward results to the Secretary of State. Congress will count the votes on January 6, and Roosevelt's second inauguration is set for January 20, 1937, delaying the traditional March 4 date.
The article urges early Christmas shopping to avoid last minute rushes and to enjoy the season’s charity. It notes 42 days to Christmas and encourages giving toys and food baskets to the needy, emphasizing brotherhood and community spirit.
The American people reaffirmed President Roosevelt for another four years, with final official confirmation set for December 14 when electors in forty eight states meet to finalize the results.
Capitol observers note that the November 8 results produced Democratic majorities in California’s Congressional delegation and state assembly while the Senate remained narrow Republican. Gov Merriam hails voters for a steadier revenue outlook and proposes consolidation of state functions including a centralized Department of Revenue and streamlined tax collection.
The piece contrasts Democratic candidates under weak timber with a cautious outlook and potential Southern nominee. It notes Republican figures like George Hatfield Earl Werren and Justus Cramer shaping the party. It cites California voters opposition to liquor measures and upcoming proposed reforms from assembly and senate interim groups for January.
Sources report Governor Merriam plans to shift from a hands off stance as the Donahue committee warned of a statewide conditions showdown. He will not draft the measure himself but will place the task with a citizen body for final shaping.
Security Col. O C Wyman, state social security head, calls for a rigid border blockade against transients to curb rising old age assistance costs. He cites residency rules, a growing caseload nearing 82,000 and a projected $100,000 quarterly burden by January 1, with increases expected through 1948.
Louis Van Orman public relations director for Traffic Safety Service Inc spoke to upper grade teachers and pupils at Richland school last Tuesday afternoon. He presented figures on deaths from car accidents and urged boys and girls to follow safety rules.
State game officers announced a natural rock lined pit near Bridgeville in southern Humboldt county that had killed about a score of buck deer over two years and was discovered and filled in.
West rancher Silver Dollar Brady arrives in Chicago at the Hotel Sherman with his prize horse. He rents a penthouse suite with a corral for the animal and plans to urge merchants to pay employees in Silver Dollars to boost business. Brady wears a belt of old and rare Silver Dollars.
A reader transforms the WWI era poem In Flanders Field into a pro peace version. The piece contrasts Mc Crae’s wartime lines with a call for nations to stand in unity and end war. It imagines larks singing over crosses and poppies as a symbol of enduring peace.
A Canadian artist creates the world's smallest perfect portrait on a bloodstone measuring one eighth of an inch. The piece is brushed with camel-hair to render a minute image.
The text discusses the camel as native to Arabia and Africa and proposes it originated in North America. It states the average human requires about four pounds of food daily, four pounds of water, and thirty four pounds of air.
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