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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1936
Page
8
Washington observers note a rare national focus on the U S Constitution amid Roosevelt era policies and New Deal efforts. Public sentiment shows renewed awareness of constitutional rights as citizens demand protection through their votes.
The WPA New York City administrator accepted the resignation of Mrs. Sarah S. Dennen director of women's activities over 10 000 women. He objected to a musical arranged during WPA time and Dennen quotes her reply about embarrassing Mr Hopkins and the Administration.
Secretary Wallace report before adjournment confirms Senator Vandenburgs charges on large farmer awards for not planting crops. It highlights a $318,287 payment by the Delta Pine and Land Company of Mississippi for not growing cotton and notes Oscar Johnston as manager. Johnston had roles with AAA since 1933 including Cotton Producer's Pool manager and CCC vice president.
President Roosevelt addressed complaints that private industry lured relief workers from WPA posts by offering unfair subsistence wages. He noted investigations found private contractors paid less than fair wages. Meanwhile Postmaster General Farley spoke on improving farmer prices and workers’ pay.
The article recounts Mission San Francisco Solano history, its secularization and later restoration. It notes Vallejo founding Sonoma, the Bear Flag Monument, and the 1914 opening of the mission as a state museum. It honors Fr. Junipero Serra and the California mission era.
The county board voted a nine cent hike in the tax rate affecting both inside and outside incorporated cities. The revised rate outside incorporated cities becomes 96 cents and inside cities 90 cents.
From his Delamo home Rodney L Turner asks The Press to publish his thanks to voters for their support in the recent primary.
Engineers blamed a rat for a short circuit after it climbed a power pole and touched two high tension lines, darkening the town for two and a half hours following $1,000 in equipment replacement.
A 1937 pledge from President Roosevelt that no new taxes would be levied, followed by facts showing prior increases under the New Deal and rising tax burdens. The article traces tax policy from 1932 through 1936, detailing revenue acts, rate hikes, and anticipated borrowing to cover veterans and other programs.
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