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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1936
Page
4
The governor proclaims Newspaper Week from October 5 to 12 highlighting the press as a social institution and vital modern enterprise. The proclamation emphasizes the editor’s role in gathering and interpreting local to international news to inform and inspire public service.
The 1936 California state fair concluded as the most successful in its 82 years. Attendance reached 622,408 in ten days, surpassing the 1934 mark of 459,889, with betting figures also exceeding prior records as officials planned for even better conditions.
Theodore F Bayless stands beside his wife Eve at a gate, eyes shining with joy as he vows support and partnership. He proclaims they are free to toil for life and learning, having found knowledge worth more than Eden and promising a shared future under the stars.
The Sacramento capital hosted party gatherings as Democrats, Republicans, Prohibitionists, Communists and others debated platforms and electors. Amid the six ring political fray the California State Federation of Labor met, while delegates from Los Angeles to San Diego attended, amid wary citizens and a carnival of charges, concerns and rallies.
Delegates saturated the assembly chamber uniting for Roosevelt with McAdoo and Olson factions easing into alliance. Frank Buck served as convention chairman while Anglim drew strong support for state central committee post, and the national platform was adopted. Presidential electors Harrison and Banning named.
Delegates endorse a federal old age pension law and study the Townsend plan. Lieutenant Governor Hatfield denounces the Roosevelt regime amid general party activity. Salinas strike tensions draw patrols and National Guard discussions as the California Federation of Labor weighs in.
The notice states a per capita debt of 300 dollars for each person in the nation. It prompts readers to multiply 300 dollars by their family size to find their share.
A Puerto Rican sugar producer received a $961,000 payment from the Roosevelt administration. The action signals government financial support for cane growers amid ongoing agricultural issues on the island.
Alf Landon, speaking in Buffalo on August 26 1996, argues for pay as you go budgeting and criticizes government waste. He cites his four years as governor balancing the state budget paying off 18.6 million in debt and lowering property assessments and tax rates.
The era of rising prices shows clothing costs at more than a quarter of a suit’s price, reflecting broader Roosevelt administration measures affecting consumer goods and retail pricing.
Not Growing Rice program disbursed funds to 19 farmers, each receiving over $25,000 with one farmer totaling $59,000, under a federal or wartime subsidy. The action centers on payments for not producing rice, highlighting government compensation to farmers.
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