Patrol Links Auto Crashes to Driver Neglect
California Highway Patrol notes that human failure, not just major mechanical failure, causes car crashes. Minor defects like a streaky windshield, weak brakes, or dim lights can trigger fatal or injury crashes, with over 50 000 such incidents last year. May is vehicle maintenance month, backed by the patrol and the National Safety Council.
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California Highway Patrol
California
National Safety Council
Defense Bond Sales Rise in Kern County During January
The Kern County Defense Bond Committee reports January 1952 Series E bond purchases reached $381,948.46, up from $205,687.21 in December, with total E F and G sales at $418,964.46. Harold A. Witham notes continued growth in defense bond buying as 1951 ending trends extend into January.
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Treasury Department
Kern County
Harold A. Witham
Savings Bond Sales Rise in Southern California January
State official J. B. Messick reports Southern California E F and G bond sales total 13 213 037 00 in January, up by over 3 million from December. Kern county shows F and G bonds up to 2 000 000 00, with December also rising over November across all 11 counties in the region.
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Kern County
J. B. Messick
Southern
California
Messick
Size of Operation Kern Grower Fights Washington for Freedom
W. B. Camp argues against federal limits on farm size and calls for machine driven farming. He warns lawmakers push Brannan Plan to control crops and urges farmers to self manage plans, unite across groups, and defend liberty while expanding productive acreage via technology and irrigation.
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Washington
Brannan
America
Pfc Isaac V Ornelas Receives Infantry Badge in Korea
Pfc Isaac V Ornelas of Buttonwillow son of Mr and Mrs Jose Z Ornelas earned the Combat Infantryman Badge while with Company E 179th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division in Korea. He entered service in May 1951 and joined the division in December 1951 after training in Hokkaido.
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Buttonwillow
Isaac V. Ornelas
Jose Z. Ornelas
Korea
Ornelaz
179Th Infantry Regiment
Powell couple on tour visit Mississippi Tennessee and LA
Isaac Nickel of 243 East Marengo Street is recuperating at home after recent surgery and would appreciate visitors to help pass the time. Roger and Mrs. Powell of Powell of Burbank Avenue were recently on a two month tour visiting Mississippi Tennessee and Los Angeles.
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Mississippi
Tennessee
Los Angeles
Roger of
Powell
Burbank Avenue
Isaac Nickel
East Marengo St
California Arizona Orange Order Ends by USDA
The federal marketing order regulating orange handling in California and Arizona since 1942 was terminated by the USDA on March 8. A referendum from January 8 to February 7 showed 80.24 percent by volume of growers supported continuation, but the USDA cited broad differences in opinion and insufficient support, especially from Valencia growers, as the reason for ending the program.
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California
Arizona
USDA
Valencia
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King Cotton of
Shafter
E.G. Kruger
BIG Bulal
Adeline Arriola
Shafter High School
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Dick Smith
SMILE
Pototo 'N Cotton Festival
Dick Larson
STAR
Brown
Bryant
Norma Dargatz
Mary Brown
Shafter Lions Club
Kern Grower
W. B. Camp
San Francisco
Commonwealth Club of California
Isaac V. Orneles
Oklahoma National Guard
U.S
Hokkaido
18Th and Highway 99
Johnny and
Lucille
Oldsmobile
Woodard Motor CO
Central Ave
Mennonite Brethren Church
David Heinrichs
Charlene Kroeker
Bank of America
Lank OF America Trust and National Trust and Association
Member
Foddral Deposit Insurance Corporation
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