State Population Now Over 9 Million
California’s population is estimated at more than nine million, making it the second largest state behind New York and ahead of Pennsylvania. The figure comes from Victor W. Killick of the Bureau of Statistics at the Department of Motor Vehicles, based on 92 cities with recounts.
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Sacramento
California
Victor W. Killick
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Motor Vehicles
Killick
U. S. Bureau of Census
Federal Committee
New York
Census Bureau
Pennsylvania
Local Beauty Operator Mrs Corbin Returns to Work
Mrs. S. N. Corbin of Shafter formerly Miss Ellen Fowler will begin work Monday April 29 at Clara's Beauty Shop in Myrick's Corner. Corbin previously worked 2.5 years at Helen's Beauty Shop and at Weill's Beauty Shop in Bakersfield.
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S. N. Corbin
Shafter
Ellen Fowler
Clara
Myrick’s Corner
Corbin
Helen
Weill’s
Bakersfield
J.W. Fowler
Beautifying Shafter Seventh Grade Essay Wins
Kenneth Cooper outlines civic improvements for Shafter including better roads and crossings, planted trees, flower seeds, brighter building painting, a memorial pool, a central park with bandstand, pest control for patios, street signs, sidewalks, drainage, and careful growth planning to make Shafter a more beautiful city.
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Shafter
Kenneth Cooper
Kern County
American Légion Hall
Deadline Set For 1946 Farm Plans in Kern County
May 1 is the deadline for acceptance of the 1946 Farm Plans by the Agriculture Conservation Association per Clifford E. Craig Secretary of the County AAA Committee. The program aims to record land use history for all farmers and ranchers in Kern County at 2405 M Street Bakersfield before the deadline.
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Agriculture Conservation Association
Clifford E. Craig
County Aaa Committee
Kern County
Bakersfield
Former Merchant Here Hosts in Home Over April Dates
Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Ricker over April 13 and 14 included Mr. and Mrs. San Williams and their small daughter Julia from Taft, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Sinner, and Mr. and Mrs. Wardle of Porterville. Williams had lived in Shafter while he managed the Safeway Store here.
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G. J. Ricker
San Williams
Small
Julia
Taft
Wardle
Porterville
Goldman Speaks at B UP W Meeting in Shafter
Herbert C. Goldman, candidate for California State Assembly from the Thirty ninth District, spoke to the Shafter Business and Professional Women's club urging citizen interest in government. He tied postwar service to public duty and voiced support for public education and veterans’ rights.
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Californiaa State Assembly
Herbert C. Goldman
Shafter Business and Professional Women’s Club
Goldman
Taft
Kern County
Bakersfield
Shafter
Reily
Genevieve Cooper
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Fred N. Howser
Beach
State Arena
Dist. Atty
Los Angeles County
Charles W. Lyon
Lyon
Emerald Seaside Service
Shafter Highway
Walter Emerald
Alex Sleven
Stringham’s
Studio Girl
Castile
Shafter Drug Store
Fairbanks Morse
Magnetos
Magneto Service
Roy J. Driggers
Beter
Wotf
Congress
KPMC
Joe C. Lewis
B.up.w
Sperone Spartia
Wiley K. Peterson
Kern
KPMR
Wiley K
Pete” Peterson
John G. Terry
Elliott
Clarence F. EA
Calif
Interstat and Foreign Commerce Committee
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Appropriations Committee
Congressman Elliott
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Alfred J. Elliott
KTKC
KCOK
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