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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1936
Page
5
The article notes Ain't appears in 1778 English literature in Evaline, predating American use in 1779. It details the Panama Canal cost at completion: 375 million dollars, including 10 million for Panama rights and 40 million for the French company’s rights and property.
Sunday rain forced a garden wedding at the bride's parents home to move indoors at Clap house. Miss Venona Stone married Walter Bergen in a ceremony led by Rev. O. M. Temple before about 200 guests with Vir ginia Stone as bridesmaid and Harry Bergen as best man. The couplehoneymooned in San Diego and will reside in the Grant tract cottage.
California faces cotton classing shortages despite rising production. The California Farm Bureau Federation through its Cotton Department advocates added classing capacity, seed grading to boost grower returns, and stricter controls on Oleomargarine using foreign oils to expand cotton oil use. Deve Davidson leads the effort and supports regulatory clarity to raise yields and prices.
Cupid activity in Shafter yields three marriage licenses for local couples John W. Curtin and Bertie A. Puckett James F. Hale and Rayoma N. McFarland and Clement E. Palmer and Oma Palmer all of Shafter.
The Associated Students executive committee at UC Berkeley voted seven to five to keep compulsory military training, rejecting a proposal to petition officials after pressure from a group called the Peace Action Committee.
An editorial claims the Roosevelt administration spends 14 000 dollars per minute, 840 000 per hour, and 20 160 000 daily, charging all taxpayers to fund the expenditures. The piece condemns the spending as unprecedented and criticizes taxpayer burden across the nation.
Republican presidential candidate Alf M. Landon was born in West Middlesex Pennsylvania in a Methodist parsonage on September 9 1887.
The Kansas governor reduces automobile license fees by fifty percent and ensures that every vehicle owner pays the reduced amount, boosting total collections through universal compliance.
A statement prepared by the California Farm Bureau Federation outlines benefits to cotton growers. It discusses support measures, market stability, and potential policy impacts affecting growers' income and production practices. The document emphasizes practical gains and implementation details for members.
The Shafter Cards meet the Tehachapi Mountaineers this Friday at 2 30 on the local gridiron. Tehachapi’s ineligible list has slowed them but they field a fast team. Freshman Jesse Combs starred at end in the Maricopa game as a wing contender. The Cards seek wins to claim or share the league title as the rest of the schedule unfolds through October and November.
Elnor Frances Schierlmann and Barbara Caldwell of Shafter High School join Mr. and Mrs. Porterfield for a Fresno Ideas Festival event. They toured the Warren yearbook exhibit and heard talks by book production experts. A Bee Engraving Company banquet at Hotel Californian and a theatre party followed.
The Chinese call the city’s old clothes market the Heaven-Bridge Market, renaming Peiping’s famed trading hub to reflect local custom and branding beyond its traditional label.
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