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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1937
Page
4
The notice lists MED xr 10 ed H. G. Comfort as publisher in Shafter California with publication every Thursday. It notes subscription price two dollars per year prepaid and offers advertising rates on request. The paper is entered as second class matter August 1 1906 under March 3 act.
The piece traces Thanksgiving evolution from Pilgrim prayers to modern celebrations in 1937. It contrasts church worship with stadiums, celebrates liberty, religious freedom, press and speech, and peace with other states. It ends by giving thanks for being Americans.
A sweeping public support scene for the Contra Costa conduit marks a cross section of California leaders and citizens backing the Central Valley Water Project. Governors, legislators, local officials, religious groups, and prominent business figures unite to demand action and fast construction.
The 1938 line from Westinghouse features streamline design with porcelain or dulux finishes and many exclusive conveniences. Highlights include large covered meat storage, glass top vegetable drawer, super capacity freezer, zone control, eject-o-cube trays, adjustable shelves, and food saver dishes.
The piece rails against government and industry actions in antitrust matters. It condemns the Department of Agriculture for charges against meatpackers and notes the Miller Tydings Act allowing manufacturers to set minimum retail prices. It warns the policy creates a new era of price controls and asks how such moves will be judged by future historians.
The piece argues Congress may draft a farm aid plan in a special session but cautions that history favors farmers acting independently. It notes ten years of failed belief measures while farm cooperative marketing grows, stabilizing production and markets through organization.
The text describes a stylish kitchen cabinet line featuring a delphinium blue water server on a foldaway shelf and a tall, tiltable design for spacious bottle storage. It highlights a blawing cabinet line with rounded corners, polished chromium, and a modern aesthetic. All models use all steel welded cabinets with 1/6 h p motors, Westinghouse hermetically sealed units, and exclusive sannalloy evaporators for quality construction.
The Shafter library added twenty five juvenile titles per librarian Mrs Thomas Wedge. Notable entries include Thistle Inn Old Fashioned Girl Rose in Bloom Pelle s New Suit White Pony in the Hills Back to Buckeye Jingle Babies Bluebird for Children Susan and Arabella Pioneers Adopting of Rosa Marie Bright Island Wagons Westward Two Arrows Little Blacknose Mary Poppins Castles in Spain Little Mother Goose Wonder Book of
A list of authors and titles appears, including Harry Golding with Board the Airliner, J. J. Flaherty with Please Come to My Party, B. M. Hamilton with Home Book of Verse for Young Folks, B. E. Stevenson with Builders of Our Country Book I, and G. Southworth with Builders of Our Country Book II and Books I and II.
The oil world watches Shafter as Union Oil uncovers a new field while Standard Oil expands at Greeley field. Seven crews operate there with KCL 11-11 the latest well spudded on section 17 29-26 half a mile from other rigs. KCL 12-4 is staked 1000 feet southeast of 12-2.
Several southern sugar refinery arrivals of beets show excellent quality and good sugar content the past week. Late-season quality remains high with consistent beet quality and favorable processing outlook.
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