Kern County's Bright Future Predicted by Board of Trade
Editorial argues Kern County will lead the San Joaquin Valley in population by 1959 and outpace Fresno County. Growth attributed to agricultural expansion and proximity to Los Angeles, with easy access to big-city markets and two hours from major urban centers. The piece asserts a favorable future and strong shipping prospects for food grown locally.
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Kern County Board of Trade
Kern County
San Joaquin Valley
Kern
Fresno County
Fresno
Los Angeles
United States
Los Angeles County
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardo
Ventura
O T Olson Shaper of Shafter Education Passes
O T Olson who led Shafter schools from 1928 to retirement guided Growth of Richland area education. He arrived with 371 students and one wooden building, leaving a district with 1672 students across three campuses and multiple facilities.
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Shafter
O. T. Olson
Richland Fale
Mrmo
Tas
Richland
O T Olson Shafter Educator and Community Pioneer
O T Olson led Shafter's schools for twenty two years shaping the physical plant and guiding hundreds of students. He set high standards for himself and teachers, supported early swimming programs, and pushed community welfare during Shafter’s growth from town to city, leaving a lasting impact on many lives.
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Shafter
Q. T. Olson
Olson
O. T
Easter Lily Culture and Varieties for Easter Blooms
The piece explains the Easter lily origin from Japan and spread via Persia and Spain, with care tips for indoor plants. It covers light, temperature between 65 and 70 degrees, moisture tests, and winter storage, plus outdoor planting guidance for Gold Band and Lilium spectobum rubrum varieties and recommendations for fertilization and spacing.
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Japan
America
Spain
England
Bermuda
Orient
Early Retailing Rules and Fashion Model Pressures
The column laments historic retail practices and modern fashion trends. It cites 1880 Illinois store rules on long hours and strict morals, and contrasts them with reports from Lincoln Times on young women starving to imitate fashion models, criticizing the era’s beauty standards.
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Sharonville
Ohio
Illinois
Liscomn Times
Laxconten
North
Color Movies On Philippines Slated Apr 19
The Shafter High Adult School and Shafter Recreation Commission present a full length color film on the Philippines at 8 pm in the school gym. Phil Walker producer and speaker covers Manila Cebu City Lake Taal Mount Mayon Corregidor Mindanao and more. Walker narrates with anthropology insight from NBC and ABC TV work.
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Philippines
Shafter High Adult School
Shafter Recreation Commission
Phil Walker
Manilla
Cebu City
Beguio
Lake Taal
Mount Mayon
Corregidor
Bataan
Luzon
Mindanao
Walker
National Broadcasting Co
ABC TV Network
Pacific Islands
Australia
New Caledonia
New Guinea
Walker Becntas Thoris Forum Seubepnataon
Cancer Drive Continues Through April
The Cancer Fund Drive runs through April with contributions payable to local chairman Mrs. E. C. Eckmann at 356 Manuel Ave in Shafter. Community solicitors include Adolf Kirsch enman C J Vignolo Henry C Neufeld and others from local groups. Funds support research education and service.
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E. C. Eckmann
Manuel Ave
Shafter
Eckmann
Adolf Kirschenman
C. J. Vignolo
Henry C. Neufeld
Irma’ McCoy
Legion Auxiliary
J. C. Hodges
al Finkbeiner
Kiwanis
Adrian Dooley
Crippled Children’s Society Promotes Inclusive Easter Seal Drive
Henry Eissler, president of the Crippled Children’s Society of Kern County, pledges Easter Seal funded services to all handicapped children regardless of race or creed. He urges use of seals and return envelopes to support this exclusive campaign. California was noted for leading walnut production in 1952.
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Crippled Children’s Society of
Kern County
Henry Eissler
Eissler
Hangerson
Eigster
Eve
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Shafter Press
L. A
V 'St County
Shafter Lew
Paul C. Newell
Florence J. Newell
Staudacher
Pagar
Pouias Gall
Bakersfield
Eumer A. Goertz
Chester Avenue
California
Truxtun
Wolfe's Poultry Ranch
South Shafter Ave
Esas
Crippled Youth Society
Shatter Press
Buddy Engle
Shatter
Eer
Wolfe Poultry Ranch
Wilson
Kern Valley
Fberg
Wieners
S&f
Shafter Ave
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