Service Held Tuesday For Local Woman
A service was held Tuesday at the Mennonite Church in Shafter for 52 year old Mrs. Nikkel who died of heart trouble at home. The funeral, officiated by H. D. Wiebe, followed two months of illness and burial took place in Shafter cemetery. Mrs. Nikkel, born in Reno County Kansas, had lived in Shafter 22 years and with her husband was among the first Mennonite couples in the area. She is survived by her husband Alvin, four daughters Edna Clare Kathrine and June, a son, a brother in Washington, seven sisters including Mrs. George Buller and Miss Agnes Williams of Buhler Kansas, and several other relatives.
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Mennoniere
Shafter
Nikkel
H. D. Wiebe
Shafter Cemetery
Reno County
Kansas
California
Esconido
Santa Fe Way
Fresno Streets
Alvin
Edna
Clare
Kathrine
June
A. A. Williams
Washington
George Buller
Agnes Williams
Buhler
Nic Neufeld
J. B. Johnson
Escondido
John Sawatsky
John Reimer
Herbert Dick
Hutchinson
Woman and Man Burned as Stove Explodes at Camp
Mr and Mrs Carl Meacham aged 27 and 21 were severely burned when a gasolene stove exploded in their tent at the Gray camp on Santa Fe way. They were treated at Shafter and Kern General hospital in Bakersfield. The fire started as Meacham tried to pump the pressure tank on a lit stove, causing the tank to rupture and vapor to ignite. The tent was destroyed but some belongings from their machine were saved.
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Carl Meacham
Gray Camp
Santa Fe Way
Meacham
Shafter
Kern General Hospital
Bakersfield
Examination for Stenographic Reporter at Mare Island Yard
The United States civil service commission announces an open competitive examination for a senior stenographic reporter to fill a vacancy at Mare Island navy yard Vallejo California. Salary is 2300 dollars per year. Full information is available at the Shafter post office from John Roskam.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Mare Island Navy Yard
Vallejo
Calif
Shafter Post Office
John Roskam
War News From Around the World Hits Berlin Week
Berlin residents hear of British and French declaration of war while Hitler predicts a short Polish war. Italy signals neutrality as world tensions rise with Soviet and Japanese diplomacy and Turkish moves awaited. News touches London air battles, Krakow capture, Saarland advance, and global trade shifts.
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Atlantic
Dutch Kasten Among Antiques in the U S
The Dutch kas or kasten, a Low Countries furniture form, is unique to American antiques made by Holland origin craftsmen. It appears mainly in New York western Long Island Hudson River valley and parts of New Jersey.
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New York
Long Island
Hudson River Valley
New Jersey
Hackensack Valley
L ‘Thade
Waltut
Fourth Dimension Once An Aid to Spiritualists
The article traces the term fourth dimension from Webster and frames time as a possible fourth dimension within a space time continuum. It cites Ouspensky Manning and Phin noting time space links and discusses transcendentalists who used the idea to explain phenomena cited by spiritualists and devotees.
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Fourth Dimension
Ouspensky
Manning
Phin
Scotland Revealed Through Lochs Castles and Clans
The passage extols Scotland from Dumfries and Galloway to Ayrshire along the Firth of Clyde and the central highlands. It invites readers to see Edinburgh in misty January and to travel by steamer through lochs in July, highlighting abbeys castles and local customs as enduring attractions.
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Arthur's Seat
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China as Anniversary Gift
The article notes that for the twentieth wedding anniversary the most widely accepted gifts are china. It discusses tradition and common expectations for this milestone celebration.
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China
Largest North American bird the California condor
The California condor is the largest bird in North America. It varies in length from 44 to 55 inches and has a wing span of about 8 to 11 feet.
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North America
California
Wheat belt stew remains dry amid uncertain harvest
Reports say half of North America's wheat acreage lacks moisture with the American Northwest driest in years. Deterioration in winter wheat outlook across Texas Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska prompts downward harvest estimates.extension says spring wheat in the Dakotas may drop about 30 million bushels from 1938 while total wheat could reach about 750 million.
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100Th Meridian
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Oklahoma
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Vermont Marks Birthday of First Morgan Horse
Vermont marks the 150th anniversary of Justin Morgan the founder of the Morgan horse. The horse born in Springfield Massachusetts and raised in Randolph Vermont became the foundation stock for the American saddle and trotting horses and the Tennessee walking horse. The legislature formed a committee to celebrate the milestone and honor the horse named for beauty spirit and action.
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Springfield
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Beautiful Bay
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King’s Bridge
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Wild Air
Morgan
England imports fleas from Oregon to Tring museum
England has imported 1 000 fleas including 80 types raised by Dr. C Anderson head of the biology department at the University of Oregon. The specimens were shipped to the Tring branch of the British Museum.
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Forest Grove
Obe
C. Anderson
Biological Department
University of Oregon
Tring
British Museum
Earliest Man Fireplace Found Near Circeo Coast
A grotto near San Felipe Circeo between Rome and Naples yields what may be the oldest man made fireplace. The find, dating about 130 000 years, is linked to the final Ice Age and was preserved by a landslide encountered by ancient circumnavigations. Italian archaeologist Prof. A C Blanc led the excavation discovery.
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San Felipe Circeo
Naples
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Circe
A. C. Blanc
Derrick Up At Wilshire’s Campen Location
Wilshire Oil completes Derrick at Campen No 1 between Shafter and Greeley fields. Equipment to move in and spud soon. Area is unproven, with optimism that if successful it will heat the Shafter Greeley region. depth expected about 11500 feet, Vedder sand likely target in the Shafter field, possibly Eocene sand.
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Wilshire Oil Company
Campen No
Shafter
Greeley Fields
Greeley
Wilshire Company
Model Meet At Richland School Grounds Tomorrow
A model airplane meet will be held tomorrow morning at 9 30 o clock on the Richland school grounds. Calvin Gaede announced the event organized with the summer recreation program. Twenty five cent models will compete on flying take off and construction judged by local business men. Solid summer models will also be judged. The meet is open to the public.
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Richland
Calvin Gaede
Sidewalk Work Progresses On Shatter Highway
Sidewalk work this week focused on Shatter highway with crews pouring walks along Richland school grounds and preparing to finish around Five Corners. Walks were poured along the south side of Lerdo road west from Five Corners as street grading continues where curbs and walks are finished.
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Richland
Five Corners
Lerdo Road
Banana Tree Dwarfed to Facilitate Harvesting
A historical note explains banana plants grow to roughly 30 feet but are kept shorter on plantations for easier harvesting. It highlights high yield versus potatoes, various uses from fresh fruit to flour, and the absence of cultivated banana seeds in modern horticulture.
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London Answers Magazine
East Africa
Manila
Britain
Between Ourselves all Between Ourselves all
An advertisement touts dry cleaning for an evening dress claiming capital as money and labor as the source of value. It promises quick and affordable restoration of a dress once fresh and pretty.
Peter Pan Cleaners Don Hymer Delivery Service
Don Hymer operates Peter Pan Cleaners offering call and deliver service from 325 Pacific Avenue. The business emphasizes prompt pickup and delivery of garments for customers in the area.
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Pacific
Trash fire destroys Kroeker camp garage on Santa Fe
A garage valued at about 85 dollars burned completely Sunday at 11 30 in the Kroeker camp on Santa Fe way. Firemen saved nearby structures as flames spread from a trash burn in a washtub. Warden Art Craig warns against burning rubbish improperly and outlines legal, safe distances and attendance rules.
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Kroeker Camp
Santa Fe Way
Art Craig
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