Shafter Wasco Urge Emergency Hospital Unit Plan
Editorial notes long neglected need for an emergency hospital in the Shafter Wasco area. A survey by the Shafter Wasco chambers of commerce and Kern County leaders seeks a branch of Kern General Hospital or federal aid to serve 45 to 50 ambulance trips monthly and potential disaster relief needs. Local groups push for a private capital free, government aided solution between Shafter and Wasco.
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Shafter
Wasco
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Clifton Clemens
Clemens
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
North Kern
County Chamber of Commerce
Kern General Hospital
Bakersfield
Shafter-Wasco
Lions Club to Promote Community Service in Shafter
C D Handel newly installed president of Shafter Lions Club says the group will make community service its major project for the year. The club already led the Red Cross drive last year and plans beautification campaigns including tree and shrub planting and painting homes and businesses to improve Shafter.
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C. D. Handel
Shafter Lion’s Club
Shafter
Lion’s Club
Red Cross
Lions
County to Upgrade Lerdo Road to First Class Highway
County Road Commissioner Vernon Smith says Lerdo Road from Shafter to Cawelo will become a first class hard surface highway. The route is the county’s busiest single section and a key link between Shafter, northern areas, and Highway 99 with heavy truck traffic during harvests. Residents praise county board cooperation as the project moves forward.
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Lerdo
Shafter
Cawelo
Vernon Smith
Smith
Highway 99
Shafter District
County Board of Supervisors
Goraing
Hafter
Assemblyman Pluys Promotes Shafter Industry Growth
Assemblyman H. W. Pat Kelly campaigns to boost Shafter industrial development. He cites local facilities and collaboration with Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and community groups to advance growth opportunities.
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Kelly Pluys
Shafter Industry
H. W
Pat” Kelly
Shafter
Los Angeles
Carnival to Rate Progress of Swimmers at Richland Pool
Shafter showcases its aquatic program with a big swim carnival at Richland Aquatic Center tonight. Leadership under Dick Herr and Roy Farrell has driven the summer recreation effort, with Farrell returning next year after leave.
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Shafter
Richland Aquatic Center
Richland Pool
Develo
Recreationrogram
Dick He‘+r
Roy Farrell
Mosquito Warfare Is Everybody's Job in Kern
Kern Mosquito Abatement District led by A F Geib launches a large scale campaign in North Kern using an airplane and six ground units to target larval pools. Increased irrigation this year expands breeding sites and ranchers and homeowners are urged to eliminate standing water to aid cooperation against the health threat.
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Kern
A. F. Geib
North Kern
Mosquito
Bureau Clarifies Excess Lands Rules for Friant Kern Canal
The Bureau of Reclamation explains excess land rules for the Shafter Wasco area as irrigation contracts near signing. Farmers with 260 acres may use 160 acres with project water, designate non exc ess land, and must obtain Bureau concurrence to redesignate land.
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Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
Bureau of Reclamation
Friant-Kern Canal
Doe
United States
Central Valley Project
Cotton Growers to Attend Wage Meet at Fresno
Shafter notes report cotton growers will attend a wage meeting in Fresno. Other items mention Baptist encampment events, a Mennonite Brethren Church social at Arnold Bergen home, theft at Jackson ranch, and a 44th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Richard Stans. Bakersfield Tigers vs local team slated for Sunday. Miss Bertha Voth killed in auto crash. Carload produce shipments from Shafter decline. Labor Statistics surveys underway in 91 cities.
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Fresno
Baptist
Christian Endeavor Society of Mennonite Brethren Church
Arnold Bergen
Richard Stansbury
Bakersfield Tigers
Shafter
Bertha Voth
Dave Voth
Toddlers and Streets Lure Play in Residential Areas
A column warns parents and drivers about toddlers and youths playing in streets. It urges careful driving through neighborhoods to prevent accidents as children wander or dart into traffic, noting the lifelong danger and need for vigilance.
Reform Bills Help in Fight Against Cheats
Governor Warren signed AB 2502 ending the lag quarter racket and AB 676 boosting merit ratings for employers. AB 1715 was pocket vetoed for paying women unemployment benefits when they quit to have babies or follow spouses. CNPA campaign helped defeat liberalizing bills that would have milked the fund by about 120 million annually, saving roughly 10 million a year.
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Warren
California
Newspaper Publishers Association
CNPA
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Humboldt County
Nebraska
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Shafter Memories
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Shaw Bros
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Greenfield Trio
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