Abators Battle Mosquitoes Rallying Citizens Needed
A Kern County report details the Mosquito Abatement District fight against pests. Manager Gordon F. Smith urges community help to eliminate standing water and breeding sites, citing winter weather and irrigation leaks as key factors in rising populations.
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Kern
Gordon F. Smith
Kern County
Smith
Dale Knopf
Shafter
Wasco
Lynn Schultz
Knopf
Observation Skywatch Urged For Round The Clock CAP
CAP Captain Vernon Pierce reports an Air Force dispatch urging 24 hour ground observer coverage amid high international tension. May through September deemed critical for weather and daylight factors. officials warn of 400 B 29 type bombers and the need for low level detection and radar development.
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Vernon Pierce
Shafter Flight
Civil Air Patrol
Air Force Public Information Center
Air Force
Civil Defense
Benjamin Childlaw
American Defense Command
Defense Finletter
Unruh Leaves For Japan Duty
Unruh, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Unruh of Riverside Avenue, departed last week for overseas duty with the Navy in Japan. His wife Audie Pomeroy of Shafter accompanied him to San Francisco, his embarkation point, and the couple wed on May 27 in Shafter.
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Dean
Unruh
Ernest Unruh
Riverside Avenue
Navy
Japan
Audie Pomeroy
Shafter
San Francisco
Kern Academy
Mer
Jack Hill Qualifies For UC Davis B S Degree
Jack Hill of 245 Golden West Ave Shafter completes requirements for a bachelor of science degree from the University of California at Davis in the field of truck corps.
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Jack Hill
Golden West Ave
Shafter
University of California At Davis
Truck Corps
Play Program Ends Saturday Final Day Of Summer Playground Schedule
Director Fred Mason announced the annual summer playground program ends this Saturday afternoon with a final woodcraft course. Participants should bring one small coffee can as essential material. The week featured croquet instruction and activities including ping pong badminton volleyball football horseshoes basketball and croquet.
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Fred Mason
Stollers Plan Weekend Visit to Golden West Family
Mr and Mrs Ben Stoller of Golden West avenue will drive to Ledi this weekend to visit their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Henry Goehring visiting her relatives in the area Grand trip noted in local notices.
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Ben Stoller
Golden West
Avenue
Ledi
Henry Goehring
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Orange Deep
Fleming
Dick Smith
CAP
Vel
Shafter Paint Store
Hemingson
Shafter Mercantile
the Friendly Department Store” Central
Santa FE
Sheaffer
McWhorter
Central Ave
Necchi
Ata
Gale Ne Hs
Fema
Moore’s Sewing Machine Co
Baker Street
Bakersfield
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