All State Fires To Be Investigated By Forester Policy
State Forester Lewitt Nelson announced every fire on forest and watershed lands under Division of Forestry will be investigated for possible criminal or civil infractions. The move supports the State Board of Forestry enforcement policy to reduce increasing fire occurrences in California. Landowners and tenants are urged to control fires on their lands. failures may trigger enforcement. The note ends by referencing public funds spent to suppress fires caused by people. The University of California College of Dentistry in San Francisco is noted as the first dental college on the Pacific Coast.
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Lewitt Nelson
Division of Forestry
State Board of Forestry
Nelson
California
Building Dept. Takes Over Plumbing Inspections in Kern County
On July 22 1946 Kern County Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance transferring plumbing inspection to the Building Department for all new buildings. The change aims for efficiency and economy with field inspectors handling plumbing checks. Effective August 22, 1946, the Health Department continues inspection until then. Pluming permits remain issued by the Building Department. The article notes no changes in plumbing regulations or Health Department policies. The Territory of Oregon was officially organized in 1849.
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Board of Supervisors
County of
Kern
Building Department
Kern County
Health Department
Paris Release Marks Postwar Film A Yank in Paris 1946
A 1946 release in Paris notes a butter production decline in California for 1945, reaching half the output of 1896 the first year records exist. The item links wartime production to postwar industry trends and archival base figures. The piece contrasts 1896 records with mid‑20th century manufacturing.
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California
Puppet show to close Bakersfield summer program at high school
The final community night of Bakersfield's summer recreation program features a puppet show at the high school next Tuesday August 13 starting at eight. Mrs W T Reese will present Pinocchio and a fairy tale variety act with Old King Cole Humpty Dumpty and others. Reese has built 150 marionettes with 30 more under construction and over 125 children helped create the group.
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W.T. Reese
Bakersfield
Pinocchio
Old King Cole
Humpty Dumpty
Reese
Camp Fire Girls
Bakesfield
Bayless Receives Naval Discharge
Gerald Dwaine Bayless of Shafter was honorably discharged from the navy on July 30 at Terminal Island after 1% years of service with 10 months overseas. He earned the Asiatic Pacific and American theatre ribbons and the Victory medal and plans to enter business locally.
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Gerald Dwaine Bayless
SSML
Shafter
Navy
Terminal Island
Iva Bayless
Bayless
Shafters High School
Hell's Canyon Deepest Chasm on the Snake River
The article notes Hell's Canyon on the Snake River as the deepest chasm in America, detailing its geological prominence and ranking among U S canyons.
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Hell‘s Canyon
Snake River
America
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University of California College of Dentistry
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Territory of
Oregon
Paris
Aluminum
General Farm
Ideal Welding Shop
Santa Fe Way
Johnnie Duerksen
Ray
Ray’s Grocery & Market
MacKenzie Place
North Shafter
A. Foot
Edith, Ray and
Wanda Proctor
Clara
Beauty Shop
Fire Dept
Bess Williams
Mgr
Clara Schnaidt
Central Ave
James B. Hahn
Cars Street
Chuck Clements
James St
Helene Curtis
Charlotte E. Fay
Bakersfield Beauty College
Chester Ave
Montgomery Ward
Bakersfield, Calif
Mothers! Shop
Ward
Oer
Chester
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