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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
2
Central California faces a light olive crop this season with modest yield expectations. Growers anticipate smaller harvests due to-variable weather and current market pressures impacting production timelines.
The Fitch House in Sonoma was built in 1836 by Jacob P. Leesse, a pioneer resident of San Francisco, marking an early Californian settlement effort.
Loren Voth of Wasco told Kern County Chamber members that farm mechanization and safety neglect drive rising accidents. He cited a 1930 to last year jump from about 7000 to 14000 disabling farm injuries nationally, with $36 million spent on medical care and related costs.
Jeanne, a secretary, will make her debut with a major symphony orchestra for an audience approaching one million. The moment echoes past Sunday evenings that shaped careers of notable singers including Claramse Turner and Jerome Hines of the Metropolitan Opera and Dorothy Warenskjold of the San Francisco Opera.
The California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors held its annual Tulare meeting with H. L. Pomeroy re-elected president and L. B. Nourse named secretary treasurer. The group reported seed value at 3,198,000 for 1948 49, surpassing the prior year, and 19,000 tons of registered seed planted this spring.
The California Department of Employment reports a rise in seasonal farm jobs over the past week and a larger labor pool than last year. Edward F. Hayes notes growing opportunities as harvest season nears while several areas show worker surpluses for fruit and vegetable crops.
In 1820 a French fire insurance company launched what is widely considered the first plan of profit sharing. The scheme tied policyholders to company performance, aligning interests and providing a precedent for participatory benefits in the insurance sector.
A Shafter note column details a neighbor’s dusk lights flare then vanish as a house intruder flees. It mentions Big Jake Siemens in a quirky racer, V and W Ice Cream Parlor lemonade sans lemons, and local spots like Rambler Bakersfield operatives, Hotel El Tejon gathering, and a mix of repainting projects at Five Points Market and other eateries.
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