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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1941
Page
8
Chee Dodge, longtime Navajo leader since 1864, laments government education and scientific soil conservation making youth perceived as wild. He recalls Kit Carson days, warns of rapid change, and notes horses, cattle, and sheep selloffs threaten Navajo livelihoods. He enjoys Phoenix visits for warmth and social nights.
A roundup of World War II items including Nazi attacks on Leningrad and U S ships, U S plans to destroy submarines, Berlin denials, and Allied naval actions. Roosevelt family notes and various home front developments are also listed along with domestic political and economic items.
Kern county features a broad set of items from civil defense to local education. Colonel Pyle predicts growth of Lerdo art school while county relief rolls drop one third in summer. Bakersfield plans underpass survey and street dance for East Side Frontier Days. County school expansion and evening classes in Shafter and Lerdo are mapped as Kern cont ends join the army in Los Angeles.
Westwood residents seek help after a bluejay nests on Center Avenue and aggressively confronts people. Mrs. K K Latercher reports the bird attacked pedestrians and children, with one adult suffering a scalp laceration. The police requested the County Humane Society to intervene.
Lester E. Shue a 19 year old of Toledo pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence after a scout crew observed his auto weaving. He was sentenced to 15 days in the workhouse, costs were fixed, and his license suspended for a year. The youth said he would store his new car.
In Little Rock Arkansas a checkroom attendant at the Soldiers Service Center found a box marked with a note warning of a snake inside. The lid read to feed it mice and it won’t bite. Inside was a live snake and a piece of bologna. The snake was kept for the owner, but the incident caused a tense night for staff.
Plans for football field lighting at Shafter high school are being drafted with an estimated installation cost around six thousand dollars. Tests and inspections of county fields precede acceptance, and light tests will occur locally.
Report notes Lookout Mountain spans Tennessee and Georgia, creating a rare cross state landmark. Local historians cite shared elevation and jurisdiction while visitors access both sides for views and hiking.
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