Shafter Seeks Upgraded County Park Off Santa Fe
Local residents urge county officials to upgrade the small park between California and Sunset Avenues. Plans by county planning engineers propose sidewalks lawns shrubs trees and possibly a bandstand to make the center town area a usable summer space and curb arrests by police at the site. Community groups are asked to monitor progress and report back with concrete results.
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Shafter
Santa Fe Way
California
Sunset Aven
County Planning Commission
Jack Zimmerman
Kern ‘County
American “Legion
Kern County
Bakersfield
George W. Moulton
San Diego
Shafter Coordinating Council Aims at City Beautification
The Shafter Coordinating Council prioritizes home improvements over grand aims. They urge cleaning city lots, repainting parking stalls on Central avenue and James street, adding street signs, planting trees in early spring, and encouraging flower display in parkways. Public attention and civic group action are key to realizing these projects.
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New Shafter Coordinating Council
Central Avenue
James Street
Wisaluis Witwey
Shafter
Success From Working Says LDS Leader On His Birthday
Heber J Grant, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, argues success comes from working. He condemns the idea that less work yields more pay as foolish and urges keeping hands busy with labor. He cites discipline and daily religious practice as safeguards against harmful habits.
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Heber J. Grant
Latter Day Saints Church
Grant
Changed Setup for Fire Department in Shafter Causes Mild Furor
City council placed county fire warden as chief of the Shafter Volunteer Fire Dept on county board rules. The move follows county and state underwriters guidance to align city fire operations with efficiency standards. Army Thanksgiving meals reveal 4.5 million served and 750 tons of turkey. A Salem woman leaves 2000 trust for her Spitz Peggy. Tax debate includes argument that humans pay taxes while a dog does not.
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Shafter
State Board of Fire Underwriters
Board of Fire Underwriters
United States Army
Annie M. Kimball
Salem
Massachusetts
Peggy
State Tax Commission
Education Is Like a Coin Says Dr. Erwin A Lee
Dr Erwin A Lee dean of the school of education at U LA argues education has two sides. One side is vocational preparing students for doctors lawyers and engineers. The other side is liberal teaching students to know music books and philosophers.
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Erwin A. Lee
School of Education At
Thanksgiving Day Cell Block Incident and Public Notices
A local report recalls a Thanksgiving Day incident where a released drunkard slept in an open cell after a group cleanup. The piece also notes patents on hair styles and critiques government power, citing Doctor Gordon S. Watkins on democracy and freedom.
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John Reily
Reily
Memorial plaque marks Mary Shaw Leader grave in Hanover
The Hanover community unveiled a stone marker for Mary Shaw Leader, funded by public subscription of 402 dollars. Her Lincoln Gettysburg Address report for the Hanover Spectator chronicled Lincoln’s words and she walked fifteen miles to Gettysburg on November 19, 1863. The tribute honors her courage and early journalism amid a wider discussion of memory and history.
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Hanover
Mary Shaw
Linecoln
Gettysburg
Hanover Spectator
Lincoln
Shaw Leader
Edward Everett
Everett
Porterville Evening Recorder Editorial Snippet
An op ed mocks careless driving with a curious line about one arm drivers and one cylinder intellects decrying reckless behavior and inviting safer road habits.
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Porterville Evening Recorder
Fire damages Straut apartments in Shafter causes major loss
A fire at the Straut apartments on Main Street in Shafter Monday evening, estimated at around $10,000, destroyed most contents. Mrs Willis, Miss Hattie Van Buskirk, Frank Shaw and H Brooks occupied the complex. volunteers formed a bucket brigade to stop spread toward nearby buildings including the Ford garage. The blaze prompted quick action as rescuers saved what they could amid heavy smoke.
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Main Street
Shafter
Rose” ‘Willis
Willis
Ford
Scaroni
Straut
Hattie van Buskirk
Frank Shaw
H. Brooks
Jinx Falkenburg Reflects on Family Payoff in Goldwyn Era
Jinx Falkenburg recalls Sam Goldwyn discovery days and the stage of ego checks. She jokes that she gave her kid brothers a dollar to see her in a best picture and they spent it on a double feature western.
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Jinx Falkenburg
Sam Goldwyn Discovery
Governor Olson Addresses Grand National Livestock Exposition
Governor Olson spoke at the Grand National Livestock Exposition in San Francisco. He credited farmers as the nation’s physical strength morale and resource base essential for arming civilization against its enemies.
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Olson
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Hobo King Jeff Davis Tours California
Noted wanderer Jeff Davis tours California under the banner of the “hobo king” persona. He describes hobos as men with wanderlust who work when they can find it while condemning tramps and bums as lazy labels.
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Hobo King
Jeff Davis
California
Joe
Clark Eichelberger Addresses Commonwealth Club
Clark Eichelberger returned from England and told the Commonwealth Club that a prosperous Britain after the war benefits the United States. He warned that if Britain struggles, the burden of reconstruction could fall on 130,000,000 Americans.
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Clark Eichelberger
England
Commonwealth Club
United States
Britain
Farm Bureau chief warns on farmers' prices
Ray Bb and Wiser presiding California Farm Bureau Federation say the public has bought farm foods at bankrupt prices for so long that many think those prices are normal. They urge a review of farm policy and market pricing.
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Ray BB
Wiser
Pres
Calif
Farm. Bureau Federation
Bryn Mawr College President Praises Youth in Los Angeles
Dr Marion Park speaks in Los Angeles praising today’s young generation for courage and seriousness. She expresses faith in their role shaping tomorrow and notes they face no pervasive gloom or fear.
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Marion” Park
Bryn Mawr College
L. A
Judge Whalen Resting in Bakersfield Hospital
Judge Frank G. Whalen is resting at General Hospital in Bakersfield after medical advice and friends urged caution at home. He will stay in Bakersfield until strong enough to resume duties. Shafter celebrates good weather and crops with church services and a turkey feast. A Richland school show, Kempy, proceeds with cast and management oversight.
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Frank G. Whalen
General Hospital
Bakersfield
Shafter
California
Kempy
Richland School
Marion Hitchcock
A. B. McKinley
Earl Terry
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