Bank of America Treasure Island Branch Attracts Millions In 1939
Bank of America on Treasure Island serviced 260000 checks over 254 days of the Golden Gate International Exposition. The branch logged an average 15000 daily visitors, processed 400 tons of silver for change, and shipped 17500000 in surplus cash to the Federal Reserve. Loans and accounts were transferred after the fair, marking Treasure Island as a busy business hub alongside the world’s fair spectacle.
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Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Bank of America
Russel G. Smith
Federal Reserve Band
San Francisco
California
Bronx woman recounts five minutes of death as miracle
Mrs. Bella Futterman of the Bronx says it felt like a beautiful sleep after her heart stopped for five minutes. Dr Maurice Roy Goodwin and nurse Mathilda Pinsky saved her with adrenalin, artificial respiration, and oxygen. she plans dry climate treatment in Arizona to regain health.
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New York
Bella
Futterman
Bronx
Maurice Roy Goodwin
Mrs. Futterman
Loggers Nicknames Spotlight Oregon Logger’s Jargon
An Oregon logger known for his vivid "'long-log" speech has coined several self apellations. He is called a jungle buzzard timberbeast tim woods savage brush cat or lumber jack by fellow loggers.
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Oregon
Tim
Training for Attendants at North Carolina Exhibit
Attendants at the North Carolina exhibit at the World's Fair underwent a two week cel training course. The program toured the state from mountain to sea to prepare attendants for the thousands of questions expected from visitors.
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North Carolina
A Nation of Greeters Buys Greeting Cards Nationwide
Department of commerce statistics show Americans spend about 66 million dollars yearly on greeting cards. The figure equals roughly 50 cents per person and about 45 percent of the total is spent on Christmas cards.
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Department of Commerce
Castle Imagery Revered in Historic Guide
A fragment praises the finest old castles to be seen, hinting at a travelogue or guide celebrating enduring stonework, medieval halls, and scenic views that captivate visitors and scholars alike.
Upside Down World Seen by Seven Year Old Boy
Decatur Alabama reports seven year old Jimmie Peeples from Hillsboro reads upside down, newspapers and books held incorrectly while his teacher and an eye specialist note normal vision and his bright second grade level.
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Decatur
Ala
Jimmie Peebles
Hillsboro
Jimmie
Veteran of Two Wars Lives 17 Years on Houseboat
Winthrop Massachusetts veteran Joseph Fraser, who served in the Spanish and World Wars, has lived alone on a compact 30 by 10 foot house boat for 17 years. He runs a local bait business and keeps a shipshape, sea‑adjacent home with bedroom, living room, kitchen, and porch that at high tide becomes fully afloat.
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Winthrop
Mass
Joseph Fraser
Boston
Fraser
Cat Delves Into Salmon Can, Returns in Morning
In Kernville California Mrs. Etta McDonald records a cat that forced its head into a can of salmon seeking fish. It remained stuck overnight and was only freed the next morning in a near collapse. After recovery the cat attempted the feat again showing both persistence and appetite.
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Kernville
Calif
Etta McDonald
Intruder Awakened by Woman in Cambridge Window
Mrs Florence Saébacel woke to an elderly man climbing through her bedroom window in Cambridge Massachusetts. Startled she asked what he wanted and, to the surprise of the entry, the intruder apologized before departing.
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Cambridge
Mass
Florence Saébacel
Young Belgian Bachelors Can Choose Wives Here
A White Monday festival in Eeaussines Belgium hosts marriageable bachelors seeking wives. Town maidens serve elaborate meals with French influenced Belgian cooking and social events. The event draws guests from near and far as bachelors judge hostesses for suitability as wives.
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Eeaussines
Belgium
Brussels
Streamlining Strength and Weight in Automobiles
The article argues that sleek car lines are designed to boost strength without adding weight, mirroring the engineering behind large steel bridges. It notes exterior shaping barely affects air resistance at typical speeds, while reducing weight improves efficiency and economy across speeds.
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Brooklyn
San Francisco Bay
The Shield-Back Chair by George Hepplewhite
The late eighteenth century English shield-back chair by master craftsman George Hepplewhite features graceful curved outlines, mahogany construction with inlays of rare woods, and backs in oval and heart shapes. Some backs imitate a Grecian vase or lyre, with wheat ear motifs inside the frame and the Prince of Wales Feathers used as a decorative device linked to the future King George IV.
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England
George Hepplewhite
Hepplewhite
Prince of Wales
George IV
French Boat Clubs Publish Multilingual Inland Water Guides
Enthusiasm for inland water touring in France grows as three major clubs the Kayak club the Canoe club and the French Federation for Canoes publish multilingual guides with 82 maps. Guides are free from the government tourist bureau or Touring Club of France. Foreign memberships are offered at a reasonable fee with folding kayaks and open canoes as popular touring vessels.
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France
Canoe Club
French Federation For Canoes
Touring Club of
Trees as Landmarks in Primitive Travel
Primitive travelers relied on trees as reliable landmarks for navigation. Tribes in forested regions used distinctive trees to mark routes and locations, aiding movement and orientation across unfamiliar terrain.
Jewel Thieves Not Like They Used To Be
New York detective Edward Fitzgerald recalls the shift in jewel robbery from the old masters to modern petty criminals. He notes crime methods have changed with police advances and that older thieves who studied heists are replaced by “bums and punks.”
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New York
Edward T. W. Fitzgerald
Riverside Drive
Fitzgerald
Julius Johnson
Satchell
Margaret Hawkesworth Bell
Satchelfeet
Underworld
Cali
Cal
Nick Montone
Bumis
Mirror Ends Loneliness Of Sensitive Race Horse
Progress, a Sydney race horse, refuses to sleep when alone and a trainer used a mirror to comfort her. The horse lies facing the mirror and studies her reflection before resting, keeping the mirror in the stall as a nightly companion.
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Sydney, N. S. W
Progress
Sydney
Two Men Share Oddly Parallel Lives and Fates
London reports two men with nearly identical life paths living four houses apart on Du Cane road Shepherds Bush both aged 51 and 54 died after cycle accidents while suffering similar illnesses. Victor Cull and Bertram Harber were bakery foremen who never met socially yet exchanged polite greetings in the street.
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London
Victor Cull
Bertram Harber
du Cane Road
Shepherd's Bush
Christmas Program Work Started at Richland School
A planning committee was appointed as work began on Christmas programs at Richland school. The item notes community involvement and the early stage of holiday preparations.
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Richland School
Fire threatens box cars near Wilmer Enns field
A grass fire on the Wilmer Enns property along Shafter highway Friday threatened Santa Fe box cars on a nearby siding. Local fire crews controlled the blaze with little damage.
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Wilmer Enns Place
Shafter Highway
Santa Fe
Funeral Service Held For Rio Bravo Woman
Funeral services were held at Janzen Funeral Home for Mable Lucille Patterson 18 who died yesterday at her Rio Bravo area home. Rev. Paul J. Pietsch led the service and burial was in Shafter cemetery. She is survived by her husband Alfred Patterson and a 14 month old son.
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Janzen Funeral Home
Mable Lucille Patterson
Rio Bravo District
Paul J. Pietsch
Shafter Cemetery
Alfred Patterson
Death of Mrs. J. A. Shaver
Mrs. Annie Jane Shaver, 59, a Shafter resident for four years, died Monday morning at Kern General Hospital in Bakersfield. Services will be at Janzen Funeral Home with Rev. Paul J. Pietsch officiating once relatives arrive. She is survived by husband J. A. Shaver and six sons and four daughters.
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Annie Jane Shaver
Shafter
Kern General Hospital
Bakersfield
Janzen Funeral Home
Paul J. Pietsch
Middle West
J. A. Shaver
Anna Voth Rites Planned Friday Afternoon
Funeral services for Anna Voth 80 near here will be Friday at 2 30 PM at Janzen Funeral. She died Monday morning at her home from bronchial pneumonia and will be buried in Shafter cemetery. Born in Russia she had lived in the community for 20 years.
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Janzen
Anna Voth
Shafter Cemetery
Russia
Hadden
County Chamber Approves 2000 For All Year Club Promotion
Kern county chamber directors are urged by publicity chair W H Jahant to shift 2000 from a Central Valley Tourist association fund to support the All Year Club campaign to boost regional tourism. If approved, the transfer would allow direct tourist outreach through the CTTA and counter Florida’s aggressive travel push.
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Kern County
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Southern California
Wasco
Jahant
Board of Supervisors
Chamber
Kern
Central Valley Tourist Association
Fresno County
C.C.T.A
Emory Gay Hoffman
Jack Little
California
Florida
New York
Little
Pacific Coast
United States
Europe
J. R. Anderson
Tex Newby
Taft
Southern California Gas Company
Dick White
Taft Chamber of Commerce
Anderson
Stanley Able
L. D.bacheloer
Frank Stockton
Paul Newell
Norman Thompson
Bakersfield
Better Business Bureau
School Officials To Attend Delano Meeting Monday
Shafter teachers and officials plan to attend a Delano gathering at Cecil grammar school auditorium Monday evening where Dr. Clinton C. Trillingham will speak on Elementary and Secondary School Coordination. The aim is to lessen the gap between eighth and ninth grades and address grammar and high school teaching issues. Similar countywide meetings have occurred, including recent Taft discussions.
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Shafter
Delano
Cecil Grammar School
Clinton C. Trillingham
Los Angeles
Taft
Action Planned to Curb Misleading Meat Market Ads
Officials move to curtail false advertising practices reportedly used by meat markets in city and county areas. The measure targets deceptive claims and requires clearer labeling and truthful marketing across local establishments.
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Alex Bender
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Carol‘ Pulcifer
Shafter High School
Guenther
Helen Taylor
Raymond
Long Beach
P. C. Guenther
Rightmire
Roy Huss
Johnny
Huss
Kansas
J. P. Howlands
J. P. Howland
George Isaacs
George Isaac
John Isaac
Ed. Isaac
Isaac
Ida Miller
Sacramento
Amelia A. Miller
Lodi
Jacob Ebel
Ebel
Percy Smith
Rio Bravo
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