Epitome of The Week News Highlights Abroad and at Home
A whirlwind of major events fills the week from a Japanese shoot down of a Chinese passenger plane with 12 dead to political tremors in Britain over Czechoslovakia. Reports cover Lindbergh policing Russians, Tolstoy ties in England, Arab and Jewish tensions, Turkish and German moves, and U S warnings with domestic incidents and civic notes throughout.
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France
Charles A. Lindbergh
Count Leo Tolstoy
England
Yucatan Peninsula
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Jaffa
Palestine
Skunk
Woods
Alberta
Great Britain
Europe
Chihuahua
Turkey
Czechoslovakia
James Moran
Juneau
Alaska
China
Budapest
Leon Trotsky
Seine River
Alicante
Open House At Shafter Migrant Camp Shows New Worker Homes
Shafter residents toured a 40 acre tract west of the main migrant camp Sunday to view farm laborer homes built to house seasonal workers. Manager Charles Barry said interest surpassed expectations as ranchers inspected the completed houses while landscaping proceeds. Arthur W. Siemers says some families may move in today and that an applicant list is long but filtered to those with solid work records and local residency.
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Shafter
Charles Barry
Barry
Arthur W. Siemers
Department of Agriculture
Siemers
Porcupine Quills Tie Survival to Sharp Quills
The porcupine relies on its quills for survival lacking speed or keen senses. It carries between 20 000 and 40 000 daggers that are highly poisonous. Each quill tip is sharp and barbs number over a thousand that latch into warm flesh like fish hooks.
Plastering Bids Sought for Nazarene Church Wasco
Notice to California licensed plastering contractors that the Nazarene church in Wasco invites bids for plastering the under construction church at Poplar and Fourth streets. Bids opened about 5:00 p m on September 6 1038 at the church. Deposit equal to 10 percent of bid required. G F Webb chairs the building committee. The committee may reject any or all bids.
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State of
California
the Nazarene Church
Wasco
Poplar
Fourth Streets
G. F. Webb
Yearlong Plan For Congregational Youth Groups
The Union Congregational church announces a year of activities for young people and Sunday school improvements. The Christian Youth group will form rotating committees for evening meetings led by Rev. Alfred Chandler. A teachers training class will aid Sunday school education, with separate sessions for primary junior and senior groups, plus a junior choir and new hymnals.
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Union Congregational Church
Alfred Chandler
Christian Youth Group
Chandler
Church Plans Special Meetings and Pageants
The report notes special meetings and pageants are being planned with a focus on boosting the value of the Church’s work for individuals and highlighting its outreach efforts.
Beet Harvest Under Way This Week In District
Beet harvest resumes in the Shafter area with Bill Chernabaeff finishing a 60 acre tract and Wood Stone diggings about half of a 50 acre plot. J J Peters with ten acres is expected to dig next week as others harvested early. Most beets will be cleaned up by late next week with a uniform yield around 15 tons per acre. Beets are hauled to McFarland for loading into high side gondola cars for shipment to the Oxnard sugar factory. Returns depend on sugar content and refined sugar prices, promising a solid profit margin for growers.
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Shafter
Bill Chernabaeff
Wood Stone
J. J. Peters
Joe Neuman
H. C. Janzen
McFarland
Oxnard
No Protest Heard On Irrigation Assessment
The irrigation district adjourned to Tuesday at 2 PM in the Shafter office for a regular meeting. Valuations match county figures, with land only included. Tax rate likely set then. first payments due November 1, delinquent December 5. second payments due after November 1 but delinquent the first Monday in June 1939. The assessment covers two years of operation costs. The assessment book has been open at the Shafter district office for weeks.
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Shafter
Goldfish Rest Periods Do Not Sleep
Goldfish do not sleep in the human sense. they have rest periods with quiet behavior but cannot close their eyes. They remain alert and tuned to the environment, not entering a true sleep state.
Growth continues in adults up to late life
Scientists report that human growth does not end at 24 or 40. Adults can gain more than half an inch in height after adulthood, with legs and trunk growing slightly longer and arms extending a bit as life progresses.
California Brewers plan music for Exposition records
The California Brewers Association aims to record Sweet Adeline by electrical transcription for repro at the Golden Gate International Exposition. Gertrude Lawrence Day was proclaimed in San Francisco by Mayor Angelo Rossi for her Treasure Island arrival as Exposition Ambassador of Good Will.
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Golden Gate International Exposition
California Brewers’ Association
Gertrude Lawrence
San Francisco
Angelo Rossi
Treasure Island
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