Night school opens Monday for adult benefit
Shafter high school launches night classes for adults under Eugene Ford with a joint men’s and women’s physical education group led by J. W. Wilson. The program includes sports, first aid, typing, citizenship, and a current events forum. Registration is this evening and tomorrow 7 to 9 at the attendance office. classes start next Monday on Monday and Thursday evenings.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
Eugene Ford
J. W. Wilson
Jack Montgomery
Helyn McCormick
R. E. Gates
Ford
Gallup Says Census Undercount Near 1.4 Percent
Dr George Gallup’s American Institute of Public Opinion reports that about 1.4 percent of Americans were missed in the census, roughly 1.5 to 2 million people, a figure spread nationwide. The study notes some respondents were listed on rolls without their knowledge and that public estimates of larger shortages may be overstated.
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R. George Gallup
American Institution of Public Opinion
United States
Time to Act Register Now for Election Day
Urges eligible California voters to register and verify address with election officials. Details requirements: US citizenship, one year in California, 90 days in Kern County, 40 days in precinct before election day. Warns Sept 26 deadline and stresses checking polling place changes in Shafter area.
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Frank Shaw
Dean H. Potter
United States
California
Kern County
Shafter
Probing Psychology and Odd Ice Bowl Moment
A Pennsylvania gathering of psychologists ends with a humorous ice bowl illusion at the reception. A professor's wife unmasks the gag by stating it is ice, offering a witty insight into perception. Separate notes celebrate firefighter Hobby George McClellan, who has saved 629 lives. A USDA report claims modern breeding has reduced nicotine content making tobacco milder.
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George McClellan
Pittsburgh
Department of Agriculture
Maine lands landslide rebuts New Deal claims
The piece argues the Maine election delivered a sweeping Republican win, damaging Democratic claims of a fading Willkie surge. It criticizes Harold Ickes and Henry Wallace for failed messaging, notes President Roosevelt’s challenges, and predicts a broader Republican momentum toward November.
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Maine
New Deal
Willkie
Democratic National Committee
Chamberlain
Hitler
Norway
Harold L. Ickes
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Roosevelt
Middle West
Republican Party
California Water Program Faces Southern California Projects
The state water commission plans a October tour of major southern California projects including Owens Valley and Imperial Valley as California weighs an $358 million water program. State supervision favored. private ownership opposed by officials.
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American River
Folsom
California
California Legislature Water Commission
Ralph Swing
San Bernardino
Owens Valley
Mono Basin
Imperial Valley
Santa Ana Canyon
Kennett
Sacramento River
Edward Hyatt, Jr
A. R. Heron
Tammany Boss Before Tweed and the Noted Mayor Fernando Wood
The piece recalls Fernando Wood as Tammany’s pre Tweed boss who died in prison and is described as the most corrupt mayor of New York City. It notes his Philadelphia birth, Welsh roots, and a feigned middle name from a romance. It covers early work with his father, a failed business, a grog shop, and rich gains by exploiting sailors, plus his 1854 mayoral win marked by trickery. It adds satirical lines on farm relief, national conscience, and a quip about an Arkansas wife.
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Tammany
Boss Tweed
Fernando Wood
New York City
Wood
Philadelphia
Hudson River
al K. Hall” Smith
Car Burns On Seventh Standard
Two Bakersfield motorists Coy Estep and James Beaver escaped without serious injury when their car overturned and burned on Seventh Standard road. The vehicle rolled three times after Estep swerved to miss a hole in the road.
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Bakersfield
Coy Estep
James Beaver
Seventh Standard
Estep
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Paul V. McNutt
Democratic Party
Republican National Committee
Los Angeles
Fresno
Esibank
The
New York Sun
AV Oo A
Farm Bureau
Congregational Church
Wasco
Weill and Zuckeman
Stockton
Kern Rifle and Revolver Club
Roux and Kuentzer
China
Roux and Kuentzel
Louis Roux
H. G. Hull
Wasco Creamery
Hull
L. Heisinger
Selma
Boulder Dam
Chester Rowell
Rowell
A! Smith
America
Kansas
Mexico
Arkansas
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