California Voices Speak on War and Postwar Policy
California leaders and commentators share brisk opinions on postwar planning. Gordon H. Garland urges near V Days amid driver card concerns, while Lt. Gov Houser warns against tax hikes risking reserves. Franklin A. Fearing sees motion pictures aiding democracy education, and Jim Garthwaite notes Marine nicknames. Harry N. Isenberg questions wartime racing bans abroad.
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Gordon H. Garland
Chen
Jim Garthwaite
KPO
Fred Houser
California
Franklin A. Fearing
U.C.L.A
Europe
Harry N. Isenberg
Calif
Paris
Moscow
Calais
Cairo
Sidney
San Gertrudis visitors share weekend with Hansen family
Mrs. Lucille Baird and her two sons Vernon and Stanley of San Gertrude visited over the weekend in the home of her sister Mrs J P Hansen in San Gertrude California.
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Lucille Baird
Vernon and
Stanley
Sanger, Calif
J. P. Hansen
Potatoes and Farm Labor Trends in California 1945
The Agricultural Extension Service reports the southern San Joaquin Valley as the US potato mainstay for the next three months with Kern County peaking at 28,800 sacks in a day and early 1945 harvests set for June. Boxcar demurrage costs rise as the Office of Defense Transportation urges full freight cooperation and farmers plan labor from conscientious objectors to Mexican Nationals and POWs, plus a push for labor saving devices and backyard flocks to address wartime shortages.
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United States
San Joaquin Valley
M. A. Lindsay
Agricultural Extension Service
University of California
Kern County
California
Tule Lake
Idaho
Office of Defense Transportation
Keith Hickman
Farm Labor Offices
The
Economic Conference
Hickman
W. R. Ralston
F. H. Ernst
H. Strong
Horace T. Strong
Mr. Strong
War Food Administration
New Hampshires
Rhode Island
Plymouth Rocks
Kelly Attends State Council of Education Meeting
H. W. Kelly of the Central Section California Teachers Association attended the State Council of Education meeting in San Francisco last weekend. The session focused on current educational measures including the Equali zation Bill then before the Legislature and reviewed allEducational Bills.
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H. W. Kelly
Central Section
California Teachers Association
State Council of Education
San Francisco
What Does That Towns Name Mean
California place name origins explained from Indian Spanish and pioneer roots. Davis honors Jerome C. Davis pioneer ranch owner. Alama from poplar Spanish. San Leandro honors patron saint. Yuba from wild grapes or Maidu people. Castroville recalls Castro family. Loyalton named in Civil War. Truckee linked to the Truckee River named after an Indian guide.
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California
Davis
Jerome C. Davis
University of California College of Agriculture
Alamo
Castroville
Castro
Loyalton
Truckee
Truckee River
Frank Krause in Germany with 166th Medical Battalion
The 166th Medical Battalion aids the Seventh Army in General Devers 6th Army Group by evacuating the wounded and expediting return to duty. It supervises the 431st, 473rd collecting companies and the 619th clearing company. Pfc. Frank Krause of Shafter is a battalion member.
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6Th Army Group
Germany
166Th
431St
473Rd
619Th
U. S. Seventh Army
General Devers
Pfc
Frank Krause
Shafter
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Bakersfield
EL Tejon
Hansens
Wi & Ne
May
Nea Shafter
Las
Farm News
Agricultural Ometservice
Modern Practical
Southern California Gas Company
Kelly
Bank of America
WE Mariona
Fviuit Association
Charlotte E. Fay
MacArthur
U. S
War Shipping Administration
Wilmington
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