Gates Receives Fellowship For 1954 55 Term
Gates wins a fellowship for the 1954 55 term. He will begin work with the United Nations in New York in August then travel through England France Germany Italy and Spain. The trip extends to the eastern Mediterranean including Iran Iraq Lebanon Israel and Turkey before returning to the United States late December to enroll part time at Columbia University for the second semester.
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Gates
United Nations
New York
England
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Mediterranean
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Israel
Turkey
U.S
Columbia
See Your Concrete Pipe Yard Snow Irrigation Supply Co.
Snow irrigation supply co. runs concrete pipe yard with stock available for winter projects. Local contractor reports steady demand as temperatures drop and snow signals need for durable piping and drainage materials.
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Snow Irrigation Supply Co
Irrigation Leaders Told Kern Study Of Farm Finance
Leaders of California irrigation districts will hear results of a Kern County study on farm income and expenses. The IDA convention in Yosemite Valley May 4 6 will feature Dr F MacLeod of Fresno presenting the analysis of 39 San Joaquin Valley farms.
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California
Kern
Irria
Irrigation Districts Association of California
Yosemite Valley
Water Association of
Kern County
San Joaquin Valley
Robert Durbrow
IDA
Durbrow
Water Association
Maple Scouts to Hold Court of Honor May 16 at Maple School
The Maple Boy Scout Troop will host a Court of Honor on Saturday evening May 16 in the Maple School auditorium. One Maple Scout and a boy from a Shafter troop will receive Eagle badges. Since 1950 twenty Maple Scouts have earned the Eagle rank. Reverend Byron Hovey started the troop, with many leaders and parents contributing to camping and trips.
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Maple Boy Scout
Maple School
Shafter
Maple Scouts
Maple District
Byron Hovey
Methodist Church of
Wasco
North Kern
E. J. Peters
Kern County
Family Moves Into New Ranch Home On Tulare Avenue
Mr and Mrs William Ratzlaff and their son Joel have moved into the completed ranch house on Tulare Avenue. During construction they stayed with Mr and Mrs Buller in Bakersfield. Sam Youngblood a Maple school custodian and bus driver moved with his family into the Ratzlaffs former home. Patsy, their young daughter, is now a second grader at Maple.
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William Ratzlaff
Joel
Tulare Avenue
Buller
Bakersfield
Sam Youngblood
Maple School
Ratzlaffs
Young Patsy
Maple
Six Billion Quarter Sets California Taxable Sales Record
California taxable sales totaled 6.29 billion dollars in the final quarter of 1959, a new all time high. Chairman John W. Lynch said the gain topped the 1958 quarter by 11.3 percent and surpassed the prior record by 84 percent, with all business classes advancing.
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Sacramento
California
John W. Lynch
State Board of Equalization
Board of Equalization
Everlasting Punishment Sermon at Christian Science services
The lesson emphasizes God’s mercy and pardon as described in Psalms and Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health. The service centers on an absolutes faith in God and spiritual understanding to reform the sinner and heal the sick. The Golden Text underscores God’s readiness to forgive and abundant mercy for all who call upon Him.
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Christian Science
Israel
Mary Baker Eddy
Brown Asks Congress for 150 Million for California Water
Governor Brown urged Congress to approve 150 million dollars in federal appropriations for California water projects. The request includes 51 million for flood control and 62 million for the Central Valley project, voiced at a Washington Subcommittee meeting. He warned of a decreasing trend in flood control funding and urged lifting the level to match national development.
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Brown
Congress
California
Central Valley
Washington
Subcommittee On Public Works
House of Representatives Appropriations Committee
Farm Bureau Membership Growth Reported by California Bureau
Clare L. Mc Ghan of the California Farm Bureau says membership is expanding with 28 counties meeting quotas. The federation expects total Farm Bureau members to reach about 65,000 by early summer.
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Farm Bureau
Clare L. McGhan
California Farm Bureau Federation
Cuph Farm Bureau
McGhan
Hunting Accidents Cause 22 California Deaths in 1959
A newspaper brief reports that hunting accidents caused 22 deaths in California in 1959 with 18 deaths occurring in January through December. The note highlights the ongoing hazard of firearm use among hunters.
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California
Recruitment Firm Forestalls Top Management Demand
A leading management recruitment firm reports a shift in hiring needs with about 2.5 top executives per company expected in the next six months, down from 3.2 eight months ago. Openings offer salaries from 10 000 to 100 000 dollars annually.
Santa Fe Trains Adjust Schedules Ahead of Daylight Saving Time
The Santa Fe Railway announces immediate time changes for three northern California streamliners starting with Daylight Saving Time on April 24. Southbound Golden Gates Train 60 and Train 62 and northbound Train 63 move back one hour. other Santa Fe passenger trains in the area keep their schedules. Passengers are advised to call passenger agents for exact departure times.
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Santa Fe Railway
California
Santa Fe
The
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California Scholarship Federation
Amelia Dawe
Dorothy Sachs
Lorin Neufeld
Brenda Boel
Treasuer
Lou Weiss
Lawyer Cribbs
Het—Meen
Roine
Ford
George Haberfelde Inc
Shafter California
SelectAire
Westinghouse
Leach
Shafter Laundromat
State Avenue
Buttonwillow
Jeffries Bros
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Shamy
Helena Rubinstein
S&h
Stringham’s
Shafter Drug Store
Central Avenue
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