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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1938
Page
4
A Shafter California newspaper column discusses allergy by Dr. Theodore Beckwith. It explains allergy as over sensitization to foods and other factors, cites a 10,000,000 person potential US liability, and notes modern skin tests and lifestyle changes as treatments.
Kern County chamber leaders plan a junior organization to supplement the senior chamber. Young men will form a committee, elect officers, draft by laws, solicit members, and work under older members supervision. A fusion of youth energy and seasoned guidance aims to benefit Kern County commerce.
The Institute of Public Opinion reports a national preference for the two party framework with 70 percent opposed to replacing both major parties by liberal and conservative groups. The survey notes clearer party lines, growing Republican solidity, and widespread disinterest in a third party at present.
Bell Telephone laboratories reports a new clearance indicator using radio echoes to measure height above ground and distance to terrain ahead. The device computes feet on a dial, detects objects ahead in fog, and warnings can trigger if altitude drops or peaks approach, improving safety and reducing crash risk.
The nation marks Thanksgiving with gatherings and reflections on blessings of the year. From Plymouth in 1621 to Lincoln’s 1864 proclamation setting the fourth Thursday in November as a yearly holiday, presidents and governors have long established the observance.
A Fresno federal case questions who owns harvested cotton. The dispute involves 1 800 bales from Kern county and 30 000 bales from Fresno county, tied to delinquent taxes and federal crop loans. The outcome will set a national precedent affecting farm products and government loans.
Charlie McCarthy the famous radio and screen dummy received a single write-in vote in Brown County Texas for the office of governor last week.
Ohio State coach Francis Schmidt defines razzle dazzle as a play where players are not looking where they go and not going where they look while holding the ball and someone else runs with it. The term is widely known among football fans nationwide.
Dozens of items from Shafter and area cover the Eberhardt mission to Shanghai wives learning Chinese. new Shafter Farm Center director J J Siemens and secretary J B Henderson. large Richland PTA meeting with 164 attending. Thanksgiving rainfall praised as blessing. Also reports on a bridge party for visiting locals, upcoming weddings, local hunts, jobs, hold up in Delano, land sale at Model Farm Tract, and various social and school activities around Shafter.
Capt James Lawrence commanded the frigate Chesapeake engaging the British ship Shannon off Boston Harbor on June 1 1813. The Chesapeake was defeated and Lawrence mortally wounded saying tell the men to fire faster and not to give up the ship. He died four days later on June 5 1813.
Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown argues that truthfulness can be entertaining and warns against deceit as a path to cleverness. He stresses the challenge of telling nothing but the truth while engaging an audience.
The World War stage saw fatalities nearly double the combined deaths in all wars from 1790 to 1913, underscoring the unprecedented scale of casualties in modern conflict.
Casualty A. J. Jack Zimmerman is identified with roles as Notary Public Insurance Counselor and Public Weighmaster in connection with automobile matters.
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