30 Years of Saving Energy Should Be Enough Mr. President
The author recalls a lifetime of frugality from kerosene stoves to electric laundry, highlighting how thrift shaped daily chores and family life. She notes switching from kerosene lamps to electricity, the labor of washing, ironing, and cooking, and how energy use shifted as technology arrived. The piece frames conservation as both necessity and pride, ending with a personal pledge to continue prudent energy use.
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T Press
Mom
Rescue of Hicks at Kern River Canyon Ends Anticipated
In 1906 Bakersfield witnessed a dramatic rescue after miner Hicks, trapped beneath debris in a vertical shaft, was freed just minutes before a premature victory celebration. Edison Company crews and expert miners tunneled through rock to reach him, while civic life halted for updates and a town clock counted the hours. Hicks then disappeared from the headlines, returning to labor and domestic life.
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Hicks
Bakersfield
Edison Electric Company
Kern River Canyon
Gus T
Muckers
Eee
Edison
Los
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Dell Gamble
North Kern Cub Scout Leaders Roundtable Aug 8 1979
North Kern District Cub Scout adult leaders from Wasco, Shafter, Buttonwillow and nearby towns will gather August 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Wasco for the August Cub Scout Leaders Roundtable at H M Holloway Company. Major topics include School Night for Cub Scouting and kickoff of the 1979 80 program year.
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North Kern
Southern Sierra Council
Boy Scouts of America
Wasco
H.M. Holloway Company
6Th St
Shafter
Buttonwillow
Delano
Glennville
Lost Hills
McFarland
Belridge
Cording
Wes Wilson
Kern County Fair Seeks Local Talent Auditions Open
Kern County fair invites singers dancers mimists and bands to audition for entertainment spots. Officials say auditions are open to anyone interested and performers should bring their own players. Stein notes the event will feature a diverse lineup during the fair.
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Kern County
Stein
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Shank
Eugene Burmeister
Kern
KC Fair
Central Ave
Black Oak Nursery
F. St. Wasco
Town & Country Tire Service
Odis R. Cross
St. Wasco
Calif
Bridgestone
Lorry Wedel Owner
The
Met
Shafter High School
Amies
Amie’s
James St
Bankot Amccuan Tia
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