Shafter Publisher Rates and Postal Details
H. G. Comfort publisher listing for the Shafter News and Herald notes publication weekly on Thursdays at 169 Central Avenue Kern County California Subscription is 2.00 yearly in advance Single copies 5 cents Advertising rates available On August 1 1935 the paper entered as second class matter at Shafter post office under the March 3 1879 act Telephone 57.
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Central Avenue
Shafter
Kern County
California
California State Republicans Deliver Sound Administration
Editorial lauds the Republican administration for balancing the budget and cutting taxes by 8 million dollars. It praises kept schools open, high old age pensions, and profits in business and agriculture, arguing for continued support at the polls.
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California
Middle West
Mississippi tax relief cuts farm bills by cigarette and beer levies
Mississippi lawmakers pass an experimental tax plan shifting about 3.5 million dollars of annual burden from more than 100000 farm properties to tobacco and alcohol levies and a higher ad valorem rate. Exemption requires under 5000 dollar value and head of family ownership with 160 acre limit.
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Mississippi
Treasury
Pear head warning from Dr Waugh based on football tests
Dr Leaman Waugh of Columbia University warned that a pear shaped head could emerge in future Americans due to soft diets eroding jaw development. He cited Minnesota football players biting 126 pounds versus Eskimos at 298 pounds, and offered no clear remedy beyond possible diet or sport changes.
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Leaman Waugh
Columbia University
Minnesota
Eskimos
Alaska
Dr. Waugh
Stig Moet Dex
Waeter Sar' Ana
Swallows Depart San Juan Capistrano In Timed Flight
The San Juan Capistrano swallows left the mission on October 23, continuing a century old pattern with a return expected around March 19. Some say they head toward Central or South America while others conjecture the Holy Land. Crowds gathered for a send off, but the birds departed silently after midnight leaving empty nests and swifts in residence.
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San Juan Capistrano Mission
Holy Land
Central
South America
United States Chamber Proposes Five Steps for Recovery
The Washington Review urged Congress to cut government spending and revise the Wagner and Social Security acts. It pressed easing capital flows and halting payroll tax hikes while reconsidering the wage hour law to reduce application confusion. It warned taxes and deficits block recovery and urged budget discipline.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
The
Washington Review
Chamber
Halloween Origins and legends across ancient cultures
The article traces Halloween lore from Druids and Saman to All Hallows Eve and Pomona. It notes how goblins and witches are blamed for odd events on Halloween night, and explains the festival’s evolution from Celtic and Roman traditions to its Catholic and medieval roots.
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Gaul
Saman
Hallomas
Tax Burden Then and Now Across San Jose Prices
Historical notes compare 1848 business costs in San Jose with later federal deficits. Dry goods run ten dollars monthly liquors thirty dollars monthly and pool rooms five dollars, while the nation’s deficit for the first three and a half months equals nine hundred eight million nine hundred eighty thousand two hundred eighty four dollars. Public debt stands at thirty eight billion four hundred twenty nine million one hundred ninety three thousand two hundred seven.
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San Jose
Roosevelt
Shafter Area Advent Church Convention Highlights
The Union Sabbath School Convention of English and German Advent churches met October 22 23 at Shafter German Advent church with officers and Elder Neff of Fresno present. The event boosted church work and attendance.
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Wasco
Delano
Bakersfield
Shafter
Home Committee
A. B. Fox
Ed. Kolbenstetter
Nellie Pitger
Annie Kliewer
Terra Firma
Sam Lachenmaier
Anderson-Clayton Company
Lachenmaier
Eileen Foster
Alma Zimmerman
Louise Munk
Sarah Scott
Eryn Scott
Elma Handel
Viola Voth
Gertrude Maurer
Hettie Pedersen
Margaret Pedersen
Velma Rightmire
Janet Herbert
Notary Public A J Zimmerman Public Service Roles
A J Zimmerman known as Jack served in public roles including notary public and public weighmaster while involved with fire insurance counseling. This notice lists his titles and professional focus in public service.
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Casualty
A. J
Jack” Zimmerman
Notary Public
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Ignaficns Tresse and Shafter Progress
H. G. Comfort
San Juan Capistrano
Chamber of Commerce
Samiel Shafter
Barbara Morgan
Willene Camp
Betty Campbell
Violet Wallace
Billy Camp
Donald Camp
F. W. Herbert
L. B. Scott
W. B. Camp
Walter Haag
Scott
Richland Grammar School
Richland
Parent- Teachers’ Association
Richland School
C. A. Campbell
M. S. Ingram
Dean Potter
Lerdo
Manne
al Eckmann
H. L. Annis
E. S. Wallace
E. B. Stringham
San Francisco
Julius Zimmerman
Shafter District
M. Fluhrer
Dorothy Burleson
Gridley
T. V. Little
C. W. Ginn
H. C. Moe- Bratney
R. Stansbury
J. H. Peterson
Mayer
E. Crandall
Masonic Lodge
A. W. Sargent
G. Gloeckler
KERN
NBC
Red
NBC Red
Don Lee
Columbia
M. W. Pascoe
M. D
Jack A. Lighthill, M. D
Sunset Ave
Complete Machine Shops Welding
Roy Pasley
Janzen Funeral Home Ambulance Service
del Monte
Newport Park & Beans
Mission Inn
Safeway
Morrell
Cudahy's
Wilson
King City
Stokely
Sleepy Hollow
Boston
Utah
Rome
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