Kern County Fair to Open September 28 1953
Exhibitors from all corners will display livestock produce minerals schools and industries for a full week starting Sept 28 1953 at the Kern County Fair. Secretary-Manager Bill Straub says the fair will attract exhibitors from across California with bigger premiums and a top judging panel headed by H A McDougal and Walter S Cummings among others.
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Kern County
Bill Straub
California
Kern
Straub
Oil Rags Ignite Garage Fire in Smiths Corner
A fire caused by oily rags in L. C. Gregory’s garage at Smiths Corner was sparked by a grinder. Gregory controlled the blaze with a garden hose before county firefighters arrived. Damage was estimated at $10, limited to the wall and window.
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Gregory
L. C. Gregory
Smith's Corner
Members Reply To Straw Ballot On Attendance
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce conducts an attendance straw ballot to explain poor turnout at weekly meetings. Secretary Ernie Hofman reports daily responses, with 15 letters received initially. The board will review results before the September meeting to decide on improvements for the new social season.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Ernie Hofman
Chamber
Hofman
System Costs for Concrete Pipe and Canal Construction
Bailey outlines two combined pipe and canal systems with concrete lined canals and reinforced concrete pipe. The Bureau plan estimates 6.5 miles of concrete lined pipe and 131 miles of reinforced concrete pipe totaling 137.5 miles, with a $224.50 per gross acre cost. He notes the concrete lined canal system costs 84 percent of a prior low pressure scheme and that the steel pipe high pressure system would cost 160 percent of the early system.
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Bureau
Bailey
Unknown Vitamin P Found in Paprika Pods
A hitherto unknown substance named Vitamin P has been isolated from paprika pods. It is reported to feed in persons afflicted with haemophilia.
Personal Notes From Buttonwillow And Nearby Areas
Mr and Mrs Robert Hall and daughters Terry and Kathy recently moved to Buttonwillow from San Luis Obispo. Hall graduates in cattle husbandry from Cal Poly this June. CPL Pete Boone son of Mr and Mrs Edward Boone stationed at Camp Del Mar Ocean Side was home for three days last week. Mr and Mrs William Shuban of Buttonwillow depart for Arvin to pastor Pentecostal Church of God. Mr and Mrs Jack Stepp and family of 736 California Ave spend vacation periods at Pismo Beach.
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Robert Hall
Terry
Kathy
San Luis Obispo
Buttonwillow
Hall
Cal Poly
Cpl
Pete Boone
Edward Boone
Camp Delmar
Oceanside
William Shuban
Arvin
Pentecostal Church of God
Jack Stepp
California Ave
Pismo Beach
Cost of combined concrete canal system proposal cited
The source states the preliminary layout for a combined concrete canal and concrete pipe system would cost 132 percent of that system.
Better Deer Hunting Conditions As 1953 Nimrods Set to Raid Hills
California's early coastal deer season opens before sunrise on Saturday. Hunters with licenses may bag two bucks in 37 counties including Mendocino, Lake and Los Angeles, from Sept. 13 in most areas and Sept. 19 in others. Legislative changes revoke licenses for felonies and add a five year revocation for harming domestic animals while hunting.
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Department of Fish and Game
California
Mendocino
Lake
Colusa
Sonoma
Napa
Yolo
Solano
Marin
Contra Costa
Alameda
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
San Benito
Monterey
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Los An
Geles
Orange
Stanislaus
Merced
Fresno
Kings
Kern
Riverside
Mendocino National Forest
Glenn County
Notable local residents head east for North Dakota vacation
Postmaster and Mrs George Jenther and their youngest son Freddie plan a month long vacation in North Dakota. Bruce Crawford of Shaffter with Lawrence Jacobertson of Bakersfield and Jack Thomson of Buttonwillow return from a week long fishing trek from Lone Pine. Postmaster William D Tracy of Buttonwillow is recovering at Cottage Hospital from an operation and is reported in good condition.
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George Jenther
Freddie
North Dakota
Bruce Crawford F
Shaffter
Lawrence Jacobertson
Bakersfield
Jack
Thomson of
Buttonwillow
Lone Pine
William D. Tracy
Cottage Hospital
Local social notes from Bakersfield area families
Jamie Solart son of Mr and Mrs Ben Solari of Bakersfield visited Tilton Tracy children of Buttonwillow. Gregg and Bruce Rimmer of Bakersfield were overnight guests. Mrs P J Gaede of Yucaipa formerly of Shafter joined supper at Dan Loewens. Irene Tillman of Orange Avenue spent weekend in Shafter before flying from Missouri air base. Dr Freedman and Jacobus to practice medicine Oct 1. Mr and Mrs J W Sanderson and sons of Jack Avenue fished at Pismo Beach last weekend.
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Jamie Solart
Ben. Solari
Bakersfield
Tilton Tracy
Buttonwillow
Gregg and
Bruce Rimmer
P. J. Gaede
Yucaipa
Shafter
Dan Loewen
California Ave
Irene Tillman
Orange Avenue
Missouri
J. W. Sanderson
Jack Ave
Pismo Beach
Operation Stalls Boys Trip North
An emergency appendectomy was performed in a Stockton hospital on Howard Gladden a 14 year old son of Mr and Mrs Yewin L Gladden of Richland street The Gladdens with their two other sons Harold and Kenny were en route to Sacramento where they are now working in the fruit harvest Howard was stricken while the family visited friends at Manteca and after three days of hospitalization recuperated at home.
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Stockton
Howard Gladden
Yewin L. Gladden
Richland Street
Gladdens
Harold
Kenny
Sacramento
Howard
Manteca
Paramount President Returns From South American Trip
Joseph B. Schwab president of Paramount Manufacturing Co. of Stockton returned from weeks in Latin American countries where he studied possible outlets for Paramount products. The firm builds processing machinery including elevators washers pre-sizers graders baggers sewing belts and more with customers in the United States Canada Mexico and other nations.
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Joseph B. Schwab
Paramount Manufacturing Co
Stockton
South America
Paramount
Paramount Manufacturing Company
United States
Canada
Mexico
Agricultural Experts Call for Cotton Quota Adaptations
California farmers face an imminent shift as cotton quotas loom. University of California economists Trimble R His and Chester O McCorkle Jr warn acreage reductions, shifts to wheat or other crops, and handling excess land under a quota system. They urge farmers to plan capital, equipment, and resources now.
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California
Tic A.cording
College of Agriculture
Davis
University of California
Trimble R. His
Chester O. McCorkle, Jr
Pelle
California Agriculture
Agricultural
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Hedges
McCorkle
Bill Maupin Is Promoted to Corporal
Bill Maupin 22 son of Mr and Mrs Bert Maupin 540 Acacia St is promoted to corporal on July 24 He has served 11 months in Seoul Korea and is in the army for a year and a half with discharge expected next March Maupin a Shafter High School 1952 graduate
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Bill Maupin
Bert Maupin
Acacia St
Seoul
Korea
Maupin
Shafter High School
Mrs Adams Travels Through Ohio and East with Doll Club Stops
Mrs. Leota Adams leaves Buttonwillow for Huntsville Ohio to visit her Bucks hams. She plans five days at Asilomar Pacific Grove for missionary work and conference then visits Denver and Grun nell Iowa to interview doll club members. She will join Co op trip with her husband and tour the East returning late August. Miss Patty Houchin of Buttonwillow also visits Huntington West Virginia with relatives. The text notes cotton farmers face income declines impacting land use and debt.
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Adams
Jam sessions begin in May with berries and fruits
Kitchen guidance outlines May starts for jams with strawberries and cherries leading, followed by other fruits. Readers should prepare recipes and supplies, seal jams in regular canning jars using manufacturer directions, and use paraffin only for certain thick jams.
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Coastal
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