Visiters Bring News From Across the Country
A roundup of visitors to Shafter includes Mr. and Mrs. George Caress of Inglewood Kansas arriving to see cousin J. P. Harris and family. Charles N. Elia of Fresno from the Salvation Army visits for a local fundraising drive. A. W. J. Bestwater and family return to Turner Oregon after staying with Rev. and Mrs. Wm. J. Bestwater in Shafter.
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Kansas
George Caress
Inglewood
Shafter
Charles N. Elia
Fresno
Home Service Department
The
Salvation Army
Oregon
A. W. J. Bestwater
Turner
Bestwater
Wm. J. Bestwater
Return to Greenhorn Mrs Strauss Returns Home
Mrs Geo J Strauss returns to Greenhorn Mountain after visiting her parents in Shafter. Mr Strauss came down from the mountains and accompanied her home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenhorn
Geo. J. Strauss
Greenhorn Mountain
Shafter
Mr. Strauss
New Meat Department Manager in Shafter Safeway
J. E. Learcher named manager of the meat department at the Shafter Safeway Store succeeding W. C. Grose who resigns to enter business on his own. Learcher comes from Los Angeles.
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J. E. Learcher
Shafter Safeway
W. C. Grose
Mr. Learcher
Los Angeles
First Meeting of The Wednesday Afternoon Club
The club plans its season opener on Wednesday October 2 with a one oclock luncheon. Leroy Levi is noted as a member of a group spending the weekend at Pismo Beach.
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Pismo Leroy Levi
Pismo Beach
Classified Ads From The Shafter Press
FOR SALE House and lot. J. K. Funk, second to last house west of Bayless Store. 2013p FOR SERVICE Registered French Alpine buck. Five miles west on Lerdo, Kadel's Goat Ranch, Shafter. 2213p WANTED About 160 acres of rolling or mountain land within 100 miles of Shafter. Must be cheap with easy terms. Describe with price and terms to AB at The Shafter Press. 2016p
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Funk
Bayless
Lerdo
Kadel
Shafter
Shafter Press
Grose Couple Return From Los Angeles Trip
Mr and Mrs W C Grose returned last evening from a business trip in Los Angeles.
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Mrs. W. C. Grose
Los Angeles
Marriage License Issued to Homer Sanders and Martha Smith
A marriage license has been issued to Homer Sanders and Martha Smith, both residents of Shafter.
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Homer Sanders
Martha Smith
Shafter
Honored by Legion Glenn O by state commander appointment
A Shafter Legion duration member received recognition for service and was appointed to the uniform committee by the Emimett state commander.
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Legion Glenn O
Shafter Legionna
Uniform
Local Notes From Hillsboro Bakersfield and Oceanside
Mrs John Unruh hosts her parents Mr and Mrs GC P Schroder of Hillsboro Kansas visiting. Henry Siemens proprietor of Siemens Market made a business trip to Bakersfield Saturday morning. In New Home Mr and Mrs A B McKinley reside near Pond. Here From Oceanside Mrs P L Arnold entertains Shirley Beaver of Oceanside.
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Kansas
John Unruh
GC. P. Schroder
Hillsboro
Henry Siemens
Siemens’ Market
Bakersfield
A. B. McKinley
Pond
Oceanside
Mrs
P. L. Arnold
Shirley Beaver
Squatter camps targeted to curb California migrant workers
In San Francisco Dr. Paul Taylor of the Federal Resettlement Administration urged removal of squatter camps to control a horde of migratory agricultural workers. In Santa Ana Howard Hughes, 30, escaped death after a crash and announced further attempts on the world land plane record. His ship reportedly reached 352 mph before the motor failed forcing a field landing at 100 mph.
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San Francisco
California
Paul Taylor
Federal Resettlement Administration
Santa Ana
Howard Hughes
Hughes
California Plans Federal Aid Based Pension Admins
Sacramento and other states with old age pension programs must file administrative plans in Washington for federal aid approval. San Francisco will issue $20,000,000 fire insurance to cover $26,000,000 in schools within 90 days.
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Sacramento
California
Washington
San Francisco
Two Gun Al Chamberlain Convicted of First Degree Murder
In Santa Rosa 74 year old Two Gun Al Chamberlain is found guilty of first degree murder for fatally shooting Police Chief Charles O Neall last July. Trial on his second insanity plea begins as the case moves forward.
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Santa Rosa
al” Chamberlain
Charles O’neal
Ocean levels differ by 1.7 feet coast to coast in the United States
New measurements show the Pacific coast experiences tides about 1.7 feet higher than the Atlantic coast. The finding highlights regional ocean height variability and implications for coastal communities and infrastructure planning.
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Pacific
United States
Atlantic Coast
Teachers Gather for Portugause Meadows Outing
Social gathering brings about sixty Kern County Union high school staff from Shafter McFarland Bakersfield to Portuguese Meadows for an annual weekend retreat begun seven years ago by H. K. Dickson to foster faculty relations. PTAs reception honors new teachers at Richland grammar with hostesses O T Olson Henry Neufeld F F Latta and F Kattenhorn listing newcomers Martha Vansickle Thelma Watt Elizabeth Hopkins L Larson Virginia Maddox Margaret Jones Francis Diedrich Linnea Johnson Robert Rath William Thelfall.
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Portuguese Meadows
Shafter
Kern County Union High School
McFarland
Bakersfield
H. K. Dickson
P.T. A
Mesdames O. T. Olson
Henr C. Neufeld
F. F. Latta
F. Kattenhorn
Richland Grammar Schoo
Martha Vansickle
Thelma Watt
Elizabeth Hopkins
L. Larson
Virginia
Valencia crop shows increase with 26 million boxes forecast
The 1934-36 Valencia orange harvest in southern California is projected at 26,950,000 boxes by the federal state crop reporting service. This compares to 16,465,000 boxes in 1933-34 and 19,324,000 in 1932-38, with some tree loss expected and not all fruit likely to be harvested. Grapefruit crop totals for 1934-35 reach 2,167,000 boxes, up from prior years, with a forecast of 2,318,000 boxes for the new crop and Arizona contributing about 2,160,000 boxes.
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California
Federal
Statee
State Department of Agriculture
R. E. Blair
Blair
Aera Arizona
Mennonite Brethren Church Evening Services Schedule
The Church With Message and Melody announces Sunday services at 9:30 with Sunday school 10:30. Sermon by Prof. T. R. Nickel at 11. Bible lecture at 3 about Gentile Nations. 6:30 Christian Endeavor. 7:30 Jugendverein program on the Life of Paul. All welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mennonite Brethren Church
T. R. Nickel
Christian Endeavor Society
Jugendverein
Paul
Christian Science Society in Wasco Service Times Notice
The Christian Science Society branch in Wasco California lists Sunday services at 11 a m and Sunday school at 10 a m. Wednesday evening meetings are held on the first Wednesday each month at 8:00 o clock. The Lesson Sermon topic is Reality with the Golden Text from James and Bible selections from Mark.
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Christian Science Society
Mother Church
First
Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Sixth
E Streets
Wasco
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Mass
James
Jesus
Mark
Andrew
Simon
Anon
Agua Caliente Plan To Reopen Hotel Unveiled
Baron Long, president of Agua Caliente, announces a plan to reopen the hotel with fifty men to seat nine and relieve duties. He outlines a new strategy to revive operations and bring the resort back into service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Baron Long
Agua Caliente
Compan
T.” Heo
Oddities in San Jose and Nearby News
A San Jose divorce ends a 14 month conversation strike as James Gordon tells Jennie Gordon to leave. A pistol misfire mortally wounded a rattlesnake in Pollock Shasta county after a nine minute sun exposure trial. In Oakland Fred E. Cornish receives a 50 year Masonic membership button.
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San Jose
Jennie Gordon
James Gordon
Oakland
Fred. E. Cornish
Masonic Order
America
Remarkable Longevity in Clinton Shaw Family
Clinton Shaw recently celebrated his 92nd birthday in Los Angeles. He belongs to a notably long liv ed family. A younger brother aged 90 is alive and an older sister aged 99 also survives. The other nine children in the family died at an average age of 94.
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Los Angeels
Clinton Shaw
Cat Independence Outlasts Obedience
In Harper's Magazine Michael Joseph argues cats are independent and aloof creatures who prefer solitude and do not seek to please or obey. Unlike dogs they do not eagerly follow instruction, and even affectionate cats show little desire to be commanded, underscoring a proud, aristocratic temperament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Joseph
Harper’s Magazine
Pit-horses sense danger more often than men
Tit-Bits Magazine notes tales of pit-horses acting with warning, such as a Markham colliery horse bolting before a roof collapse that injures its driver, and similar savviness among a New Forest hod, Burma elephants, and other beasts amid perilous bridges and mine dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Markham
Tit-Bits Magazine
England
Burma
Penn founder buried in Jordans graveyard in Buckinghamshire
Visitors to the Church of All Hallows Barking may find William Penn’s baptism entry in old registers. The article notes Penn’s burial at the Jordans Quaker meeting house cemetery in Buckinghamshire and describes the small gravestone of the founder of Pennsylvania, inviting readers to read the inscription amid the quiet trees.
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William Penn
Church of All Hallows
Barking
England
John Quincy Adams
United States
Jordans
Buckinghamshire
Pennsylvania
Paradox of Panamanian travel shown by pathfinder note
The piece discusses Columbus and the Panama Isthmus paradox, noting east to West travel and vice versa. It states the Panama Canal exit near Panama City is about 30 miles south and 25 miles east of the Atlantic entrance near Colon.
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Columbus
Panama
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
Colon
Pathfinder Magazine
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Tf. L. Bryant
Wilmington
Long Beach
Pao Alto
Herbert Hoover
Frankin Doseve
Mooney
San Quentin
Tom Mooney
Sunshine Garage
H. Mayfield
Philco Radios
Universal Washing Machines
Coleman
Shafter Furniture Co
Emil Stoller
Valencia
Church News
Christian Science
Losa James Finchey
Pollock
Shasta County
P. M. Mosher
Cat
Sunland
Duehren’s
Dye’'S Market
Nel Monte
Shafter Drug Store
Bakersfield Implement Co
L. A. Lugs
Motorola
General Electric
House of Magic
Shafter Mercantile Co
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