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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1938
Page
2
A brief publication line lists Thursday issue, 169 Central Avenue Shafter Kern County California and a telephone number 57.
Leaders of Britain France Italy and Germany reach a settlement over Czech territory. Evacuations of German areas in Czechoslovakia begin October 1 under international supervision, with populations moved under a plan for plebiscite and troop withdrawal by late November. Frontiers to be finally set by an international commission.
The report lists 686 new patents issued last week spanning wood waste to synthetic plaster, and thyroxine from cheese. German and New Jersey inventors unveil a mothproofing soap, a double barreled pen, and a car door pull. A night duty police uniform with reflective disks aims to boost visibility. The piece notes ongoing human progress and novelty beyond the sun.
Fred E. Whorff of Mill Valley cast an absentee ballot on the Friday before a death Monday night. The vote was ruled valid by Attorney General U. S. Webb, confirming the election result despite the voter’s death.
A survey by the American Institute of Public Opinion projects Republicans gaining 60 to 90 congressional seats in the November election. The strongest gains are forecast in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan, with northern and eastern seats at stake.
From out of the Sierra a deer story shows a hunter leaving his pack horse and dog to guard a deer. The deer is stolen and the dog found dead with the hunter’s tag tied to its collar. Wardens hunt the thief, who faces punishment to the full extent of the law.
The piece discusses a failed self liquidating script plan once tried in Multnomah County Oregon and warned California voters about a similar plan. It explains currency-like script, limited circulation, wage cuts, and retailer resistance leading to collapse. It also notes cotton growers eyeing new markets and asphalt paving for cotton bases at Fort McClellan Alabama for airport runways possibly absorbing up to 2 million bales.
In response to the European war crisis the National Small Business Men's association of Pittsburgh adopts a resolution calling the nation to refrain from actions that would draw the United States into European unrest, suggesting the measure should be adopted by all citizens.
Shafter troop committee discusses a Wednesday rally in front of the American Legion hall with a camp fire, singing, and speeches. Officials include F. W. Herbert and W. E. Rose. funding for the year praised as very successful.
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