Shafter Encourages At Home Trade and Halloween Parade
A buy at home campaign for Shafter advocates local spending to strengthen business and community welfare. Kiwanis organizes a community Halloween parade to curb mischief, offer safe entertainment for children, and divert attention from destructive activity as the town gauges morning after results.
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Shafter
Tn Shiafter
Tallowe’en
Shafter Kiwanis Lab
Asmiat Pillans
Amelie
Hallowe’en
Shafter High Band Leads Scout Parade In Uniform
A marching band from Shafter High School led visiting Boy Scouts in a parade Saturday. After years of community effort and fundraisers, band director P. I. Arnold organized and equipped a uniformed marching unit. The band appeared colorful and neat and played well, signaling a promising future.
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Shafter High School
P. I. Arnold
Arnold
Halloween Parade Theme Reflects Safer Celebrations
The article notes Halloween parades and the wish for no damage as children in costumes take creative control in the yearly event. It mentions a shift toward organized, community driven celebrations to reduce incidents and promote safety during the holiday.
Shafter Hobby Show Earns Community Thanks
A vote of thanks goes to Mr and Mrs T V Little and a committee for staging the Shafter Hobby show held Friday and Saturday. The event showcased steam engines quilts airplanes boats stamps photographs and more with prizes donated by local store owners and sponsored by the Shafter Business Men's association. The WPA recreation staff aided the effort and organizers hope to make the hobby show an annual event.
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T. V. Lit
Shafter
Shafter youths form 20-30 club amid defense era hopes
A group of Shafter young men plans to form a 20-30 club to boost community action. A high speed camera may capture rapid images, and a car window automation gadget could save labor. Defense programs correlate with a drop in college enrollments nationwide. The council should address residents buying from other towns despite local pricing.
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Shafter
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Worker strikes sparking legal and labor debates across industries
The Alvin Miller reports a defense plot strike leads to higher wages and closed shop risks for workers. Inyo Register notes highway jobs employ 6 705 000 workers amid machine age anxieties. Chickasha Star recalls honey bee history and colonial import, while London Daily Sketch describes a social fusion reception for Dorothy Thompson hosted by Lord and Lady Kemsley.
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Inyo.Register
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London Daily Sketch
Dorothy Thompson
Lord
Lady Kemsley
Gideons Bible Mission and a Tale of Loss
A columnist praises the Gideons as they place Bibles in hotel rooms and military camps. A Los Angeles hotel incident features a damaged Bible with Job and others removed, yet a donor sends $5 to replace it, highlighting the Bible’s enduring story.
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Job
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Gideons
Los Angeles
California panel Allows Year Round Venison Possession
The California Fish and Game commission issued an order permitting possession of fresh, frozen, or canned venison at any time of the year. A permit must be obtained and a deer must have been taken legally under existing regulations.
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California Fish and Game Commission
Georgia Myrover faces choice to risk highway at night
In the Fayetteville Observer, George Myrover contemplates whether to venture onto the highway after dark or stay home and risk dying alone, reflecting a perilous dilemma and fear of isolation.
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George Myrover
The
Fayetteville
One good way to prevent premature gray hairs is
A short Fresno Bee item notes practical tips for delaying gray hair by prudent money management before spending.
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Fresno Bee
Maritime Commission Chiefs Scolded Over Archangel Route Secrets
Members of the Maritime Commission were rebuked for divulging plans about the shipping route to Archangel. The article urges tighter secrecy and cautions officials to guard sensitive information going forward.
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Los Angeles Times
Maritime Commission
United States
Archangel
Right to Lie Highlighted by Auctioneer Truth Claim
A local reminiscence jokes that a former Shafter auctioneer declared it constitutional for an auctioneer to tell a lie to sales crowds. A farm adviser Nat Hudson weighs in, noting exaggeration in reporting. The piece follows a curious Central Avenue sighting linked to Don Little and T. V. Little.
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Nat Hudson
Penner
Defense Savings Stamps tied to the Defense Program
A reader asks if Defense Savings Stamps are different from Postal Savings Stamps. The reply confirms funds go directly into the Defense Program and the stamps bear the motto America On Guard. The Treasury aims to simplify purchases by selling stamps in retail stores and at post offices and banks, with exchanges for Defense Savings Bonds available nationwide.
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Defense
America
Treasury
United States
Washington, D. C
Bokhara Rugs and Their Distinctive Features
Bokhara rugs are woven by tribes in Bokhara in central Asia north of Afghanistan. They use fine durable wool with goat hair, and are identified by wide selvages, long end fringes, octagonal patterns, and a field of maroon or crimson.
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Bokhara
Central Asia
Afghanistan
London Bridge painted green cuts personal crisis reports
The city of London reports a drop of over one third in crisis calls at Blackfriars Bridge after repainting the weary structure a bright green. The measure targets improved public mood and reduced distress at the landmark.
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of London
Blackfriar's Bridge
Breathitt County Volunteers Dominate WWI Draft Era
Breathitt County Kentucky sent so many volunteers to World War I that none from the county faced conscription. The record highlights a high local mobilization and community wartime contribution.
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Kentucky
Breathitt County
Mennonite Brethren Convene in Shafter Across Pacific Coast
The Mennonite Brethren Western district including California Oregon and Washington will hold its annual convention in Shafter on November 10 11 and 12 with over a thousand delegates expected. Rev K G Neufeld and local workers prepare housing and entertainment as Shafter anticipates the gathering and the cotton harvest prospers at the Hughes and Baugher ranch with about 225 bales expected.
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Mennonite Brethren
Western District
Pacific’ Coast
Shafter
Western Coast
The
Brotherhood
California
Oregon
Washington
K. G. Neufeld
Shafter Church
Hughes and Baugher
Hughes
San Joaquin
Farm Bureau Meets to Discuss Marketing Association
The farm bureau held a meeting last Monday night with few members present. Members cited busy cotton work as the reason for low turnout. Farm adviser Lawrence Taylor attended, showing a Niagara Falls film and an advertising window decoration picture. Those present discussed forming a marketing association and the need for such a group.
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Farm Bureau
Lawrence Taylor
Niagara Falls
Stringhams Take Impromptu Weekend Trip to Los Angeles
Mrs. E. B. Stringham and her daughter Helen visited Shafter with Mr. Stringham from Los Angeles arriving Friday. Mrs. Stringham pursues a pharmaceutical course at USC and Helen attends Manual Arts High School in the Los Angeles area. They missed Bakersfield connections by four minutes, prompting a last minute drive to Los Angeles and a day trip before returning to Shafter Tuesday.
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E. B. Stringham
Helen
Shafter
Mr. Stringham
Los Angeles
Maple P T A Holds Monthly Meeting at School
The Maple P T A met Tuesday evening in the school for a brief business session. The attendance cup was presented by Mr. Terry of the Shafter Post American Legion. A 4-H program followed with awards to project winners among the boys.
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American Legion
Legionnaires
Shafter
Jastro Park
Corres
Zimmerman
Richland School
F. W. Handel
Shafter Mercantile Company
Shafter High“ School
Shafter Women’s
Richland P. T. A
the Legion Auxiliary
Maple. P.T. A
Maple School
Terry
Shafter Post
Kelson
Ines
Stringhams Visit Wasco. Zimmerman Threatens Invasion
Mr and Mrs E B Stringham and daughter Helen were weekend visitors in Shefter for the first trip home since leaving to attend a sacramental event. Jack Zimmerman will make good his threat to invade the Wasco baseball diamond with his crew.
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E. B. Stringham
Helen
Shefter
Jack. Zimmerman
Wasco
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Walter E. Taylor
Chickasha Star
Fair Land of Ours
Christian Business Men’s Association
United Caence
Anid
Central Avenue
Stevenson
T. V. Little
Don Little
Organization of the Brethren
Umps
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter District
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