Central Valley Highway progress and future routing
Editorial reviews ten years of Central Valley Highway work from Shafter to Wasco and Tulare County. Completed sections include Wasco to Kern-Tulare line, Fresno County paving, Ki County River bridge, and Kings County bypass. Proposes south extension and northwest routing to ease Bakersfield congestion and connect to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Wasco
Kern-Tulare
Fresno County
Kings County
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Ki County
Yhway
Insard Salt Conte
Corcoran
Kern County
Shafter
Rosedale
Tulare County
Kern’ County
Tulare-Kern
Tulare
Bakersfield
Central Valley Highway Association
Greenfield
Hanford
San Joaquin
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Central California
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Chamber Eyes Industry Push in Key Area
The Shafter Chamber, now in summer recess, plans a September restart to attract more industry. It cites Santa Fe railway interest, Kern County Board of Trade goals, and a proposed leaflet campaign to lure firms to Shafter, emphasizing sites, facilities, and community amenities.
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Shafter
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railway
Kern County Board of Trade
Shafter Chamber
Why do people like to live in Shafter
This two part article highlights Shafter as an agricultural hub with prime farming lands and excellent water via the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District. It notes crops like cotton and alfalfa, a growing industrial field, and civic growth including a new city hall and multiple county and city services.
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Shafter
Shafter Wasco
U.S
Health Department
Justice of the Peace
Welfare Department
Shafter-Vasco
Buildag —Poswalis
Retirement ceremony marks first Marine general retirement outside CONUS
Marine Lt. Gen. Franklin A. Hart of Eufaula Alabama retires after commanding Fleet Marine Force Pacific since 1952. A Pearl Harbor ceremony July 31 included a brigade parade and jet flyover to honor Hart and his wife before their departure to the mainland. Private Donna M. Blizard of Fort McClellan Alabama is noted in the nearby service item.
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Pearl Harbor
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Jack H. Trampp
Henry W. Trampp
Shafter
Franklin A. Hart
Eufaula
Ala
Continental
United States
Hart
Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
Marine Corps Combat Forces
Shafter High School Expands Facilities And Training
Shafter High School continues construction projects including a half million dollar addition to facilities and an enlarged classroom plan. An auditorium is being designed and added, amid showcases of the district’s modernization. Also noted, slow drivers are urged to stay right to keep traffic moving during peak seasons. Phyllis Hight has completed Army WAC training at Fort Lee, with Pvt Blizard assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center after high school.
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Agricultural and Farm Department
Shafter High School
California Highway Patrol
B. R. Caldwell
Caldwell
Phyllis Hight
Central Ave
Women’s Army Corps Center
Fort Lee
Pvt
Blizard
Brooke Army Medical Center
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
WAC
Pvt. Blizard
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bakersfield
Ft. Lee Center
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Snow Irrigation Seals Valves With Rust-Proof Packing
Snow Irrigation Supply advertises Parkerizing and rubberised packing to prevent rust and leaks. The copy promotes Snow Gates and Valves as exclusive features and directs buyers to a Los Angeles dealer at 2487 KK 24th St. Calif, with a claim of rust resistant valves.
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24Th St
Los Angeles
Calif
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shafter Press
National Editorial Association
Paul C. Newell
Florence J. Newell
California
South Central Valle Pn
Mo Bhalier
Kern
Anata
Irvine
Central Valley
Shafter, California
Grant Jensen
Richland School
Ross Harrington
Bruce Crawford
WAC Center
Donna M. Blizard
J. R. Schnidt
Lee Thomas
Dick Hayes
Paul Pitts
Virgil A. Biloff
Joh Peters
Donna Adamsen
Ray Pitts
Abe Toews
Sadi Montgomery
Rex der Ernest Unruh
Jacob Thomas
Evelyn Toews
Reuben Dirksen
Rowena Merkel
Elsie Schrieider
John F. Grumbles
Leonard Gaede
Robert Holmes
Richard Smith
Dennis McDonald
Tka
March OF Dimes
First Southern Baptist Church
Corner
Kern & Sunset
Sam Wilcoxon
Buel Mouser
B.T.U
Jack Maxberry
W.M.U
Merchannt
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