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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1939
Page
6
A traveler asks what the store sells in a tense encounter. The shopkeeper bluntly answers we sell blood block heads while four men sit at a desk, and a lawyer narrator notes the fine furnishings and the visitor’s impression. The exchange ends with the Irishman noting they have one left.
The street encounter reveals a doctor asking about a husband’s condition after a sleeping potion. Mrs Brown explains she administered a payment-adjusted dose using two nickels as she lacked a dime. The husband has slept for two days.
A brief dialogue exchange contrasts phrases about vision with a quip that she was a perfect sight rather than a perfect vision. The remark plays on language nuance without further context or actions.
An old woman knitting at a pier ends the scene as a pleasure steamer prepares to depart. The captain orders cast off, but the lady retorts that she can knit herself and does not need assistance.
A humorous exchange, a nephew speaks of repeatedly breaking his nose in one place, and Uncle Oscar quips that he should keep out of that place. The brief exchange adds a comic domestic moment.
In a brief Office exchange the office boy jokes he is the one who gets the blame, while the department official contemplates accountability. The Royal Arcanum Bulletin framing adds a satirical touch.
A film producer tells a big cat not to fear, while an actor asks to explain that he is no mouse. The quirky exchange highlights backstage tension and playful dialogue on set.
A quirky dialogue notes Father asking the little girl’s name while Mother-John vows to wash face and hands at least twice daily, reflecting domestic chores and family routine in a brief row.
Pathfinder Magazine notes a shopper seeks a suitable toy for a small boy, mentioning his corpulent father unable to kneel. The brief item reflects retail chatter and family concerns in a Breezy catalog style.
A quoted voter rejects abolition, asserting capital punishment was appropriate for his father and remains acceptable today. The exchange highlights continued debate over the issue in a historical civic context.
A boy asks where a road goes and is told it goes nowhere yet remains present each morning. The exchange frames a quiet, wry moment about place and routine in a mundane setting.
Betty jokes with a boy about starting school as L. B. laments he cannot read or write. The playful exchange highlights early literacy challenges and attitudes toward schooling.
Fragmentary Providence Journal line shows dialogue on silence and age. The quote asks if a company of women has been silent and mentions a question about who is the oldest, reflecting social inquiry or anecdotal street chatter.
In a playful dialogue, Betty questions a new boy’s aloof behavior while Bobby jokes he may feel discounted as a bargain since he is “half off.” Safer She comments on her admiration for a He and asks about handling a motor boat as The Rail’s banter unfolds.
A woman contends in traffic court that she did signal turns while a police officer claims she did not. The exchange centers on who observed the signaling and the accuracy of the driver’s claim.
Statistics from Ottawa show about 100 eastern Arctic natives migrated from Southern Baffin Island over five years. A Dundas Harbour trading post opened by Hudson's Bay marked the first group move, with 11 families seeking better hunting on Devon Island. After a two year trial, the post closed and families returned toward Baffin Island. In 1936 they relocated to Arctic Bay, then invited relatives from Cape Dorset and Lake Harbour to join for better hunting, and four more families went north in 1937.
The article traces steel use from ancient Greek javelin trials through medieval tournaments to modern sports. It notes millions of pounds of steel enter sport and recreation annually with golf clubs consuming 1 069 000 pounds in 1938, including 175 000 for wood headed shafts and 894 000 for iron shafts and heads.
Emperor Norton I arrived in San Francisco in 1849 and proclaimed himself ruler of the United States and Mexico. He wore a faded blue uniform and hat, minted his own money, and drew crowds including editors. his dream of a San Francisco Oakland bridge was later realized by engineers.
Oregon’s Bing cherry, developed by Seth Lewelling in Milwaukee, was named for his Chinese servant Bing a Manchu from northern China. Bing helped on the row where the cherry grew and Lewelling chose the name because Bing was a big man and the cherry was big.
Government statisticians estimate Canadians buy more than two pairs of shoes annually. In 1937 consumption reached 2.22 pairs per person in the dominion, totaling about 24,649,52 pairs. About 200,000 pairs were for local use and 355,300 were manufactured for export.
A sick patient named Peter Kane despises bed rest and demeaning care as a nurse Ms. Constance Rogers administers medicine, adjusts the room, and prevents him from leaving the bed. He curses the restrictions yet remains dependent, awaiting a return to normal activity while weeklong confinement looms.
Several homes hosted holiday parties while families visited relatives in nearby towns. Residents include the Calder, Merrill, and Haag families visiting San Luis Obispo, Pismo, Kingsburg, Fresno, Martinez, Visalia, San Jose, and Bakersfield areas. Thanksgiving guests joined in at the Haag home with local kin present.
The annual American Red Cross membership drive ended in Shafter with $272.95 raised. General chairman Mrs J C Ohanneson praised local civic groups and residents for support. helpers included Mesdames J J Peters Jr A E Buller Edna Prieve Ben Sill Ed Friesen and Clyde Zachary.
Sidney R. Burnap Jr a 27 year old sports writer for the Los Angeles Examiner who traveled to Shafter with C L Johns to discuss an air school project was found dead in his car in Los Angeles. He appeared to have died from asphyxiation with the car motor running in the garage after late bridge games.
Adobe brick manufacturing for a county building in Shafter is finished with over 15000 bricks drying on vacant lots off Pacific Avenue. Construction start date remains unspecified. Brick production began November 13 and is now complete.
Carl Haag, reducing his pig herd, found a sow with sixteen piglets in one pen. To manage the large litter eight piglets stayed with the mother while the other eight rested in the electric chicken brooder house to stay warm.
Local officers issued a warning against selling or giving intoxicating liquor to minors after three 19 year olds and one 16 year old were arrested for drunkenness and consumption of liquor. The 19 year olds pleaded not guilty and received a $10 fine with a 30 day jail sentence suspended for three years. The 16 year old was placed with county juvenile authorities. Officers report 13 juvenile drinking incidents in the past six weeks and a case against a nearby business for selling to minors is with state authorities.
Renowned chef Fred Bohn of the Palace in San Francisco extols pears as highly digestible and valuable fruit. California winter pears spark a marketing push led by the California Chain Store Association and a Pear Growers committee including Schulte, Irving, Veerkamp, Jackson, Beckman, Anderson, Griffith, Mills, and others.
Shafter high school announces a five home game slate for the season with matchups against Tehachapi Wasco and others. The schedule includes trips to East Bakersfield Lancaster Wasco Tehachapi Maricopa McFarland and East Bakersfield with dates from December 9 through February 27.
Open postings include inspector in the ordinance department protozoologist in the bureau of animal industry technical assistant to the chief of probation and parole in the bureau of prisons and protectionist in the National Archives information from John Roskam secretary of the United States civil service board of examiners at the Shafter post office
Two additional marines were enlisted this week from the Shafter district by Sergeant C G Lail of the Los Angeles recruiting office, bringing the district total to 27 marines.
William D. Conrad son of Mr and Mrs Ovie W Conrad Shafter enlisted in the United States army for field artillery duty with a Hawaii station assignment. He applied through Bakersfield on November 16 and was tentatively accepted, then formally enlisted at Fort MacArthur and sent to Fort McDowell awaiting transport to the islands. He will serve two years in the islands before returning to the mainland.
Leslie McCoy, 22, was sentenced to 90 days in the road camp after pleading guilty to drunk driving. Judge H A Rightmire presided in justice court, following an arrest made early Sunday by Constable John Reily on Santa Fe Way just outside city limits.
Conrad, a junior who attended Shafter High School earlier this year but left to enlist, is in his third and final year of service before discharge.
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