War debt and Ethiopian invasion threaten Italy's fortune
An unsigned editorial argues that wars are economically ruinous, predicts Italy will invade Ethiopia but likely lose financially, and accuses American financiers of engineering a war to draw the U S into conflict while elites dodge real combat. It cites Mussolini, debt, and Senator Borah on bought interests.
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Germany
France
Italy
Eethiopia
Ethiopia
Japan
Manchuria
China
Mussolini
Rome
United States
Free
America
Borah
Admission Day Observance and California’s statehood pride
The piece urges recognizing Admission Day next Monday as the anniversary of California joining the union, praising pioneers who settled the land and earned statehood. It notes Shafter will offer no formal observance but encourages residents to reflect on the efforts of those who settled California in 1849 and 1860.
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California
Union of States
Shafter
Land
Whiskering Businss Sparks Call for Mental Assessment
The column quips about a flashy whiskering business and suggests the instigator should face a lunacy commission or an IQ test, portraying a tongue in cheek critique of the venture and its leadership.
California processors law sets licensing and penalties for fruit and vegetable handling
The article outlines California's new processing law Chapter 509 of 1935 extending Produce Dealers Act protections to canneries wineries and other fruit and vegetable processors. It requires licenses after September 15 1935 and grants the Department of Agriculture authority to hear complaints enforce arbitration when contracts call for it and sanction license revocation suspension or refusal for violations or payment failures.
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J. Carey
California Department of Agriculture
Director of Agriculture
California Counties Named Colusa and Contra Costa
California counties Colusa and Contra Costa dates and details. Colusa, created February 18, 1850, traces name to an Indian tribe with disputed meaning. notes about early stockraising and agriculture. Contra Costa, same creation date, borders San Francisco Bay, features Mount Diablo and multiple harbors, population 78,608 across 714 square miles. Next week: Del Norte and El Dorado.
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Colusa County
California
Colusi
Coluse
Sacramento River
Colusa
John P. Irish
Prentiss Maslin
Will Green
Green
Contra Costa County
Alameda County
San Francisco County
San Francisco Bay
Contra Costa
United States
San Pablo Bay
Carquinez Straits
Mount Diablo
Southern Pacific
Suisun Bay
Crop loan repayments show farm prosperity
Federal bank records indicate crop loan repayments in August averaging over 100000 dollars per day across 31 production credit associations, with October expected as the peak. All time loan outstanding hit 28110000 dollars on August 14, and regional sales rose 22 percent year over year in the eleventh district led by California and Utah while Arizona fell. In a separate brief, Mangel Singh was injured in a car crash in Lodi and disappeared after fleeing from the front entrance, fearing jail.
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R. T. Evans
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Evans
Farm Credit Administration
Elevnth
California
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
Uteh
Lodi
Mangel Singh
Singh
Simple remedy for growers against dishonest processors outlined
Growers facing new penalties for delay or deceit can now seek relief through a straightforward remedy. The measure offers a $1000 fine or one year in county jail, or both, aligning with the Produce Dealers Act to curb misrepresentation by processors.
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Ofon Central Avenue
Kenney, California
H. G. Comfort
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Paraguay
South America
T. V. Little Complete Machine Shop and Welding
Shafter, California
Janzen
West & Lowe Ginning Company
Wasco
McFarland
Rosedale
Shafter Dairy
J. P. Harris
T. V.’S Corner Station
Walt Zimmerman
Frank Shaw
T. V.’s Corner
General Auto
Collee
van Camp Pork & Beans
Alber’s
Knox Gelatine
PEN
Monte Rio
Fey King City
Burbank
Libby
Baker's Premium
Van
Porterhouse
Cate de Morrell
Bellefleur
Mission Tuna
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