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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1938

Page

8

Wars and diplomacy flood a world in flux

A sweeping compilation notes Chinese Canton Cantonese front tensions with Japan military moves in Europe and Africa. Leaders including Winston Churchill George VI and Antun Mussolini appear in dispatches with calls for unity and rearmament as Berlin and Tokyo press advances. Domestic unrest floods the globe as revolts strikes and political shifts reshape alliances and borders.

Canton- Hong Kong Winston Churchill Panama Canal Zone Kamal Ataturk Turkey George Elizabeth England United States Brazil Rio de Janeiro Japan Berlin France Italy Ethiopia Hungary Pearl River Canton Hassan Sidky el Daiany Syro E Great Britain China Poland Rome Boris Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Yangsin Hankow-Canton Germany Anthony Eden

Bakersfield Attorney Praises Paul Newell

Donald G. Kendall, Bakersfield attorney and chairman of the Newell-For-Assemblyman committee, lauds Paul Newell for community leadership and a broad minded view on social and economic issues. Kendall notes Newell won the Republican nomination with 40 percent of the Democratic vote and says Democrats and Republicans in Kern County urge his election on November 6 and 8.

Paul Newell Donald G. Kendall Bakersfield Newell State Assembly Kendall Kern County

Concrete Steps Poured At Holy Christian Church

Concrete for two sets of steps and two porches was poured Tuesday at the Holy Christian church north and west of Shaf ter. Exterior white paint, interior floors, plaster-ready walls, wiring, and an air duct for cooling proceed as work advances rapidly. The 30 by 60 foot building will have a services and social room, a kitchen, and a small storage area on an outside porch. Ground donated by Samuel Cherna baeff supports the project, which volunteers from the congregation started mid last month.

Holy Christian Church Shafter Samuel Chernabaeff

Local Guns Running Continued From Page One

From Bakersfield the office of W B Camp reports crews are daily enlarged in cotton fields with workers returning after intimidation. Three strikers arrested in Shafter for disturbing the peace during a flying squadron formation were sent to county jail for 60 days with the sentence suspended if they leave the state.

W. B. Camp Bakersfield Shafter F. E. Manuel

Certified Performance gas range touted as self paying

Hundreds of homemakers learn that the new Certified Performance gas range cuts food losses and wastage, paying for itself through better preservation and reduced shrinkage. Miss Boradori, gas company home economist, cites improved roasting, faster preheating, smokeless broiler, and waterless cooking that preserves vitamins and flavor while lowering fuel costs.

Miss Boradori California Gas Company Home Economist

Mrs Olive D Rust Dies At Los Angeles Home

Mr and Mrs F R Nottingham returned from Los Angeles after the death of Mrs Olive D Rust on October 12 following a long illness. She died at her daughter Mrs R H Garber’s home in Los Angeles. Funeral services were held Saturday at Grace Chapel Inglewood Park Cemetery burial in the Inglewood mausoleum.

F. R. Nottingham Los Angeles Nottingham Olive D. Rust Rust Shafter District R. H. Garber Grace Chapel Inglewood Park Cemetery Inglewood Mausoleum

Sheriff Champness Campaign Notes on Law Enforcement

Sheriff Ed Champness uses campaign remarks to defend his record in office. He touts a 300 percent rise in cases handled, expanded services, protection for oil and agricultural industries, and a well balanced force. He claims progress in apprehensions and argues against political manipulation by opponents.

Ed. Champness Los Angeles State of California Sheriff's Department Sheriff's Office

Professor’s Sad Mood as Widow Marie Goodell Attracts

A tale unfolds with a dour professor troubled by his beloved widow landlady Marie Goodell. He hosts a literary boarder’s poems praising her beauty while the widow runs a boarding house with twelve residents and a sharp eye for suitors.

Marie Goodell Wilson Boulevard

Jade Passion Ends In Flight From Love

AMidwest chemistry professor who adored antique jade is driven to leave town after clashing with a flirtatious Miss Bascomb and realizing his affection for Mrs. Goodell pales beside his jade collection. He plans a return to New Hampshire, leaving behind a social scene he finds mockingly inviting. He discovers, too late, his true fondness for Mrs. Marie.

Fessor Middle West Mrs. Goodell Bascomb New Hampshire Miss Jennison Miss Bascomb Wilson Boulevard

G P Drilling Reaches Depths in Shafter Field Wells

General Petroleum conducted quiet drilling in the Shafter field. Van Ness No 4 reached 10 900 feet on Wednesday morning while Wagner No 3, spudded ten days earlier, stood below 4 656 feet today. A derrick was erected at Van Ness No 3 location.

General Petroleum Corporation Shafter

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