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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
7
In Cleveland, a young man boasted of bravery and promised to knock down the first man he met to impress a female companion. He carried out the challenge and ended up in police court.
Walter Baden of Hammond Indiana and his daughter Olive Caralyn Klar of Los Angeles speak after 23 years apart with help from radio operators V L Harnack and Ashley Stratton. The first two way talk ends with hopeful plans to meet, as Baden tearfully greets Olive who pleads for money to bridge the gap.
In Evanston Illinois Mrs Helen Zaiser rang for help after dusk and found her husband William sleepily dozing. Officers George Hildebrecht and Walter Egebrecht pried a living room window but could not reach inside. They then used a fishing pole from the garage to tickle Mr Zaiser awake and enable Mrs Zaiser to enter.
Elgin New Brunswick report says Mike Layden delayed returning from a deer hunt and encountered three bears. He climbed a tall tree to escape, spending about six hours imprisoned until a farm hired man frightened the bears with loud trampling noises.
Three youths in a North Natal town played car pranks and opened a door to find a skeleton in a white shirt and felt hat at the wheel. One youth collapsed, another stood frozen, and the third gave a shriek.
A religious lesson surveys Isaiah 7 14 and 9 1 7 detailing the prophecy of Christ birth and the King’s character. It chronicles names and deeds attributed to the Messiah and notes future fulfillment at Christ’s second coming.
A Ruskin quotation emphasizes that truth comes from work and observation rather than debate, and that once one truth is grasped, many more follow. It stresses that the assertion of truth should be gentle and mindful.
Kern county’s prize winning exhibit travels to the Southern Agricultural Show opening September 15 and running to October. Emcory Gay Hottman, Kern County Chamber of Commerce secretary, said the display will be seen by about 100 million people. J. N. Harvey of Bakersfield built and transported the booth with contractor Semen Willer approved by the chamber’s state fair committee.
Bids for the Friant dam construction were returned unopened after the interior department was notified by Labor of revised Davis Bacon wage classifications affecting seven specifications. Commissioner John C. Page said an addendum listing new rates will be issued and a new bid opening set, with efforts to avoid delays in contract award and start of construction.
An underground telephone cable is being laid between Paris and Bordeaux in France. The cable is designed to transmit toll calls and radio signals simultaneously.
At Shafter High School this week four sweepstakes ribbons seven firsts eight seconds four thirds three fourths seven fifths one seventh one eighth and one fourteenth were shown. Tom Eveleths of the internal revenue office in Bakersfield was in Shafter yesterday for business chatter.
G W Palmer of Shafter California plans to sell and transfer stock in trade to T V Little of Shafter. The sale at 101 Central Avenue Shafter occurs September 23 1939 at 1:00 AM at A P Ohanneson offices in Shafter Kern County California. Notary Abel certifies this on September 21 1939.
Notice to bidders from the Richland School District Shafter California announces bids due September 29 1939 for a 64 passenger Master Deluxe school bus body by Gilg Brothers with 508 bus and 8 25x20 tires. Bids must meet State Board of Education construction design operation equipment and color requirements signed by Clerk Orvin Mettler. Dates listed September 14 21 and 28 1939.
The Shafter High Colonels face Delano for an inter school football opener on local turf. Coach Eugene Ford has 23 players, with Eldon Myrick Kenny Pasley Merle Annis Bill Barbee in the backfield and Ellis Hamilton Berlin Ragland in the line. Starting center Gene Willexon and reserves Harold Cornelius Marvin Siebert are listed for action.
The article lists players Jack Highfield Norman Voth Homer McDonald Ray Poston Jack Stewart Bob Dequine Walt Rogers Wesley Gaede B Allen Murray Evans and Rosewell Daniels. Eddie Hall a veteran of last year's Colonel team was set to start at quarterback but a wrist injury from Tuesday practice will likely sideline him for about a month.
A derrick remains at the Wilshire Oil Company Campen No.1 site between the Shafter and Greeley fields with no rigging work or equipment movement recorded.
The De Lano city council passed an anti-picketing ordinance by a 3 to 2 vote after an hour of debate. The measure will become law in 30 days.
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