Library Adds Wide Range of Juvenile Titles at Shafter
The Shafter library adds many juvenile titles reflecting Frontier Day spirit. Notable new arrivals include Prairie Anchorage by Marjorie Medary and Children of the Covered Wagon by M. J. Carr, among others like The Great Quest by C B Hawes and Prince and the Pauper by S L Clemens.
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Shafter Library
Prairie Anchorage
Marjorie Medary
M. J. Carr
Thomas Wedge
Best
A. C
Knossos
Carr
M. J
Clemens
S. L
Gray, E. J
Jane Hope
Hawes
C. B
Lofting
Hugh
Dr Doolitle
Wasco Tigers Return Visit to Shafter Grid Rivalry
On Friday afternoon October 9 the Shafter Cardinals host the Wasco Tigers in a highly anticipated game. Wasco is favored due to weight and experience while Shafter relies on four letter men from last season. A large crowd is expected for the classic county gridiron clash.
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Shafter Cardinals
Wasco Tigers
Shafter
Wasco
Wascoans
Unreality Lesson Sermon at Christian Science Church
A notice from The Christian Science Society in Boston Mass announces Sunday services at 11 a m and Sunday school at 10 a m with a Wednesday meeting on the first Wednesday monthly at 8 o'clock. The weekly lesson uses Ecclesiastes golden text vanity and a Deuteronomy citation. The correlative passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy emphasizes Spirit energy and life over mortal power.
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Christian Science
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Mary "Baker Eddy
Landon Day Celebrated On Governor Alf Landon Birthday
Millions mark Alf Landon birthday describe it as Landon day across the nation. Friends in his birthplace Pennsylvania and boyhood home Ohio send greetings to Gov Landon. The Republican National Committee issues a new campaign poster featuring a recent portrait and caption praising his leadership.
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Landon
Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
United States
Alf Landon
Prairie
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Gov. Landon
Republican National Committee
Republic Dent
New Deal Spending Could Buy All State Lands
David W. Davis told the Kalamazoo County Republican club that this year's Roosevelt spending could buy all land in Michigan Indiana and Wisconsin at 100 dollars an acre. He noted the nation is wealthy and called out Washington officials handling taxpayer billions.
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New Deal
Kalamazoo
Mich
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
David W. Davis
Kalamazoo County
Republican Club
Washington
Idaho
Interior
Coolidge
Food Tilling Ties Prosperity to Diligence
A Southern Farmer reprints Proverbs 28 19 about tending land bringing bread while chasing vanity leads to poverty, framing a moral admonition on work and frugality for readers.
Lippmann for Landon Praises Governor’s Four Year Record
The piece asserts Kansas Governor Alf Landon fulfilled every campaign promise and carried out all platform pledges during his four years in office, highlighting a spotless governance record attributed to Landon.
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Kansas
Alf Landon
Baltimore Sun Drops Roosevelt
The Baltimore Sun, a long standing Democratic paper, states it cannot advocate Roosevelt's reelection. The editorial blames the president for fundamental policy errors since April 1933, criticizing the New Deal as plans for planned economy and federal overreach. It questions Governor Landon’s stance on a genuine competitive system and policy reforms.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Roosevelt
Landon
the Sun
Seed From Canada Mocked by Wallace Warning
Chicago dispatch reports Canadian alfalfa and clover seed imports repeatedly disregarding agriculture warnings. Congressman Clifford R. Hope blasts the delay, saying the notice should have gone to the state department or issued during Henry Wallace’s dealings with Secretary Hull on Canadian trade pacts.
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Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Clifford R. Hope
Republican National Committee
State Department
Hope
Henry Wallace
Hull
Argentine corn to flood Los Angeles harbor in 1935 plan
Tom Erwin says 20 million pounds weekly Argentine corn will enter Los Angeles harbor. Twenty tramp steamers are chartered to bring 150,000 tons to San Pedro over three months, totaling 10,714,286 bushels since January 1, 1935. He notes losses to American producers and workers from this importation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Los Angeles Harbor
Tom Erwin
Los Angeles County Farm Bureau
San Pedro
Erwin
National Debt Rises to 33 Billion in Sept Update
The United States national debt reached 33 billion 611 million dollars on September 19, up 4 billion 377 million from a year earlier.
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Washington
United States
Farley, Folly and Fa'lure headline critique
The phrase signals a pointed look at a public figure or policy, criticizing decisions and missteps. The piece uses a witty tone to question leadership and outcomes, reflecting a newspaper columnist stance on political misadventure.
Drought Drives Up Seed Prices in Kern County Report
The 1936 drought caused shortages and higher prices for cover crop seeds and alfalfa seed. N. D. Hudson, Kern County assistant farm advisor, cites a USDA Bureau of Agricultural Economics report noting clover seed impacts and related seed price trends.
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N. D. Hudson
Ass’t Farm Advisor
Kern County
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Market quotes show gains over last year on some crops
Prices rise twenty to fifty percent year over year for certain crops while Hairy vetch remains cheaper than in 19365, indicating uneven shifts in agricultural commodity values.
Court Overrules Taxes Under State Income Law
The district court of appeals ruled county ad valorem taxes unlawful, finding the 1935 state income tax law supersedes the prior collection method. The decision affects Los Angeles County tax practices and collection authority.
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Los Angeles
District Court of Appeals
Housewives Only Free Gift Offer for GE Washers and Ironers
A circulation notice offers housewives six free Cannon Towels. To qualify under Condition A witness a GE washer or ironer demonstration during National Demonstration Weeks from September 21 to October 10 and mail the card to GE by October 10, 1936. Condition B requires purchase of a GE washer or ironer in the same period and mailing the card by October 10, 1936. No obligation to buy. One gift per family.
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General Electric
General Electric Company
Bridgeport
Connecticut
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!