Safety Group To Be Formed In Kern County
After Robert A. Pike outlined recommendations a Bakersfield chapter of the National Safety Council was proposed. The Kern County Chamber safety committee planned fundraising to hire a full time director. Pike noted Ohio cities reduced accidents 50 percent after joining the council and suggested a $4000 salary for a local executive.
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Kern County
Robert A. Pike
Field
National Safety Council
Bakersfield
Cleveland
Oakland
Pike
Ohio City
Charles Salzer
Jesse D. Stockton
The
Safety Council
Marine Armory
Emory Gay Hoffman
Chamber of Commerce
Barney Barnes
Los Angeles
Pan Pacific Auditorium
Revolutionary car showcased with low parts count and high speed
Captain Leroy Galven advised an anchor connection for the vehicle while reporting it can reach 110 mph. Josie Bishop displayed Kern County minerals at a luncheon and urged local development of regional metals.
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Leroy Galven
Patesl
Josie
Bishop
Kern County
County 4-H Club Plans 27th Annual Convention
Kern County 4-H members plan to attend the 27th Annual 4-H Club Convention at the University of California Davis campus August 28 to 30. Delegates will stay in dormitories, dine in campus cafeteria, and elect convention officers. They will also attend the State Fair in Sacramento and participate in a parade and citizenship inaugural ceremony. Delegates from Kern include Ruth Jelletich Leah Deuel Dwight Harmon Mary Alice Harmon Bill Gribble Vivian Johns Carroll Clendenen Helen Olsen Mary Bone Lois Olsen Jerry Pigg June Pigg Clarence Bartel Lynn Grant.
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Kern County
University of California
Davis
R. V. Parker
Sacramento
Farm Bureau
Ruth Jelletich
Leah Deuel
Dwight, Harmon
Mary Alice Harmon
Bill Gribble
Vivian Johns
Carroll
Clendenen
Helen Olsen
Mary Bone
Lois Olsen
Jerry Pigg
June Pigg
Clarence Bartel
Lynn Grant
Cabinet Labor Panel Highlights Agricultural Labor Bureau Meet
A panel of agricultural leaders at the Agricultural Labor Bureau’s 21st annual meeting in Fresno discussed labor issues. Secretary Clinton P. Anderson spoke as San Joaquin Valley farmers listened to industry perspectives from Ray B Wiser Fred W Read C B Moore A J McFadden Ray Provost and Ralph B Bunje. The bureau has served Valley agriculture since 1926 growing to 1 000 farmer employers and about 100 processing members. During wartime it placed thousands of foreign workers and helped secure over 5 000 housing units for farming communities.
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Ray B Wiser
California Farm Bureau Federation
Fred W. Read
California Fruit Exchange
C. B. Moore
Western Growers Association
A. J.mcfadden
Agricultural Commission
State of California
Citrus
Ray Provost
Cotton Oil’,Co
Ralph B. Bunje
Agricultural Labor Bureau
Valley
Labor Bureau
Bureau
Brother of Mrs. Ohlsson Visits Here
Dr and Mrs O G Ohlsson hosted over the weekend Mrs Ohlssons brother and his wife Mr and Mrs Harry Koenig of Los Angeles The Ohlssons plan a flight to Chicago soon to visit his father for a week
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Mrs. Ohlsson
O. G. Ohlsson
Hobsons Return From Colorado Vacation
The Les Hobsons spent two weeks visiting Colorado and Utah and saw a brother in Louisville Colorado owner of the Louisville Times after 15 years. They fished at Fish Lake Colorado catching 18 pounds and brought it to Las Vegas before discarding it due to desert heat. They plan another trip later to the Eureka redwoods.
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Les Hobsons
Colorado
Utah
Mr. Hobson
Louisville
Louisville Times
Fish Lake
Las Vegas
Eureka
Redwoods
47 Spud Acreage Trend Is Down Throughout Nation
Potato growers nationwide cooperate with Uncle Sam to curb production. USDA July 10 report shows summer potato acreage at 116000 acres vs 132000 in 1946, with 12 percent cut in summer and larger cuts in late spring early spring and winter areas. Yields per acre are dipping slightly from 1946.
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Uncle Sam
USDA
Clock numerals stand 244 feet high at Ferry Building
In San Francisco the numerals on the Ferry Building tower clock rise 244 feet above the ground, marking the time with towering markers. The unusual height emphasizes the landmark status of the waterfront structure and its prominent urban silhouette.
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San Francisco
Ferry
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California
Fresno Memorial Auditorium
San Joaquin Valley
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Bakersfield Fence and Material Company
County OF
Kern
Bakersfield Fence & Material Co
North Chester
Highland Park
L. E. Corn
Hobsons
Samson
Fagor
Simson
Home Appliance Co
Shafter
William Stoller
Emil Kirschenmann
L. A. Camp Ginning Company
Shafter-Wasco Ginning Company
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