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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1938
Page
2
H. G. Comfort, Publisher, operates the Shafter California newspaper published weekly on Thursdays. The office is at 169 Central Avenue, Shafter, Kern County. The paper is a second class matter, dated August 1, 1995, in California.
United States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy counsels European leaders to follow the U S and Britain in settling differences peacefully. He argues early, sensible talks prevent disputes from escalating and stresses respect for rights and commitments as key to restoring global order.
Idaho slashes relief funds for non residents at borders and advertises a tough stance. The plan aims to deter migration by removing checks, rations, and cash warrants while denying aid to outsiders. Advocates say it could influence California by showing how to curb migrant relief.
Two Philadelphia explorers plan to reach the Jivaros in the Amazon headwaters to obtain a shrinking chemical and a blowgun poison used to render victims helpless. Past attempts failed or ended in disappearance and death, but Dr. Harry B Wrightister Wood of the University of Pennsylvania presses ahead.
Otto Gray of Oklahoma breeds eight miniature cattle seven cows and a bull to be 37 inches tall and 450 to 500 pounds. They eat half as much as typical cows yet yield five gallons of milk daily, with one 455 pound cow nearly matching its weight in milk over 11 days. Gray aims to create a new efficient dairy strain across generations.
An editorial condemns misallocation of state and county funds tied to Bakersfield events. It questions Fifteenth District Agricultural Association control and urges districts like Delano Wasco McFarland Shafter Arvin Tehachapi Randsburg to ensure funds serve all local agricultural and related resources. The piece also notes Marilyn Meseke named Miss America and references Knight Dunlap’s UC Los Angeles psychology insights.
Fragmentary text reports a division in the United States between people receiving government relief and those who do not. The release, attributed to Pan Eiicas aid, notes July figures exclude farmers and mention a two percent beam as a partial detail.
The Shafter Farm Center display won first prize for the most attractive exhibit. prizes were awarded for cotton samples and open bolls with S. A. Camp and D. F. Snow among winners. The Kern County fair also featured Hopson league results with Shafter and Cycols. A desert trip to Trona highlighted by the Twenty Mule Team Borax discovery and local social events in Shafter were reported.
Becker and Jake Neufeld with Mrs. L. B. Scott and children return to Shafter Sunday after a month's vacation at Santa Monica where the cool sea air was enjoyed after the warm weather in June. A well known Shafter farmer has gone fishing alone near Bishop. Mr. Jones plans a month in the mountains.
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