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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1947
Page
7
Actress Diane Garrett unveils the one way bottle a lighter beer container that weighs half as much as standard bottles yet carries the same volume. The non returnable design aims to simplify packaging and shipping for brewers and distributors.
The Austin Studios Allied Artists event announced winners from California and Utah. First prize went to Helen Woodford of Los Angeles and Patricia Orman Sullivan of Anaheim, each earning a movie contract with Allied Artists. Second prize went to Jean Burkhart of Burbank, a $250 Bond, and Denis Baker of Bakersfield, a $25 Bond.
Mr and Mrs Leon Templeton returned to Santa Maria Sunday evening after a weekend at their Shafter home He is contracting potatoes on the Owen T Rice ranch in Santa Maria and reports the crop yielding 300 to 320 sacks per acre with excellent quality Weather is cool and pleasant there.
The San Francisco Stock Exchange traces its origins to the year 1862 when it was organized as a regional financial market hub. This historical note marks the early development of California's securities trading environment.
Warnings of extreme fire hazards across California accompany the 40 day Black Tailed deer season opening August 7 in Coastal and Southern California deer areas. Hunters must secure permits from landowners or avoid posted lands. San Luis Obispo County shows strong prospects, Bouquet Canyon and other spots in Los Angeles County cited, with some private land restrictions and noted deer counts in Adelaide area.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health provided free chest X-rays to 62 367 people in 1946. The Bank of California in San Francisco, founded in 1864, was established by William C. Ralston and D. O. Mills.
H L Pomeroy of Kern County was reelected president of the California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors at its annual meeting in Tulare on July 30 1947. L W Frick Weed Patch was reelected vice president and L B Nourse remained manager secretary treasurer. Directors include H L Pomeroy Bakersfield L W Frick Weed Patch E G Buerkle Fairfax Ray Desting Tulare Joe Cardwell Kerman Floyd Nelson Madera and W C Britton Firebaugh.
Chronicle of notable dates in California history includes Harbor Day in San Francisco on August 23 1947 the ship San Carlos entering San Francisco Bay on August 5 1775 the incorporation of Vacaville on August 9 1892 the first white child born in Yerba Buena on August 10 1776 to Ignacio Soto’s wife and the incorporation of Los Gatos on August 10 1887.
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