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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1937
Page
4
A writer announces a reg nar column to cover sports beyond football including golf rowing and swimming. He mocks Sunday morning quarterbacks and notes Pitt coach Jack Sutherland and Joe Louis vs Farr opinions, with local dashes about doves and fishing in Shafter.
Governor Earle champions a new Pennsylvania law requiring potato sellers to package and label tubers with grade, container size, and packing authority address. Fifty pound or larger bags must carry tags at least five and a quarter by two and five eighth inches, with grade type at least a quarter inch high. The omission of eye counts is noted as a likely issue for future sessions.
The eighteen year old Queen Victoria learns of King William IV’s death at Kensington Palace and ascends to the throne. Her reign lasts sixty four years, defining the Victorian era.
Lakeport hosts a September celebration featuring a tenth annual rodeo with top stock from California, steer roping and riding, fast saddle races, and an equestrian quadrille of sixteen dancing horses with eight girls and eight cowboys. The weekend includes boat and motorcycle races and the Lake County fair runs September 4 to 6.
A sermon notes September 5 1937 Labor Day focus on Leviticus 19 1 18 stressing balance between gospel redemption and social duty. It urges providing for the poor and needy defending against gossip and revenge while honoring elders and applying mercy in public life.
California seed law requires cover crop seed to be labeled with common name pure seed weed seed primary noxious seed counts and germination data including test date and vendor details. Commissioner Bartch warns against unlabeled seed and urges ranchers to read labels to avoid infestations and costly cleanups.
Lists famous sevens such as the seven hills of Rome and the seven wonders of the world. Includes categories like the seven ages of man, seven sages of Greece, seven sleepers of Ephesus, seven fat years, seven lean years, seven golden years, the seven Pleiades, and the seven days of the week.
A historical note outlines the long conflict known as the Hundred Years War lasting from 1327 to 1453. It references major eras of medieval warfare between England and France and mentions shifts in power, territory, and feudal politics.
Eight men start road work on Mt Piney road in Kern County under jail labor plan approved by the board of supervisors. Prisoners will be sent to county roads at 60 cents a day for maintenance under the municipal contract. R K Humphreys oversees the project as construction proceeds along the 29 mile route from Camp Dix to the mountain top.
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