Disabled Vets Lead New York Demonstration After Bradley Call
Six permanently paralyzed veterans travel from California to New York at General Bradley's request to show industrial leaders they can work. The group, patients at Birmingham General Hospital, includes Den Adel, Martin, Azcarate, Doerr, Roberts, and Coleman, who will demonstrate driving, swimming, bowling, and other skills at the Plaza Hotel and visit Sherry's Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans Affairs
General Bradley
New York City
Veterans Administration
Birmingham General Hospital
van Nuys
California
Stanley
den Adel
Corte Madera
Lloyd Martin
Huntington Park
Don Azcarate
Salinas
Eugene Doerr
San Bernardino
Stanley Roberts
Los Angeles
Don Coleman
Oxnard
New York
Ernest Bors
George Leiby
Jack W. Gregory
Plaza Hotel
Sherry's
Bradley
Birmingham
Candy output in 1945 reaches 2.56 billion pounds nationwide
The 1945 candy production totaled 2,562,000,000 pounds valued at $620,000,000, equating to about 18 pounds per American. Output fell from the 1944 record of 2,084,000,000 pounds, with potential sales up by one third if sugar supplies had been available.
Population and government cost surge in California counties
California Taxpayers' Association reports Kern county 1944-45 costs at 6.49 million, up 159 percent from 1934-35 while population rose 98 percent. Statewide county costs 1944-45 reach 217.8 million, up 112 percent from 1934-35. California population excluding San Francisco grows to 8.17 million by January 1, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
California Taxpayers’ Association
San Francisco
California
California Boat Harbor Chain Gains National Notice
George P. Larsen outlined California’s beaches program and a coastwide chain of small harbors developed over ten years by the Shoreline Development Association. Delegates at the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association meeting in Sandusky, Ohio heard federal authorities and seaboard state representatives, highlighting growing federal interest in shoreline development and erosion control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
American Shore & Beach Preservation Association
Sandusky
Ohio
George P. Larsen
Shoreline Development Association
Larsen
National Association
Seaboard
Kern County Leads California Cotton Acreage in 1946
Kern County shows 88,200 acres of cotton in 1946, a 22 percent increase from 1945. Fresno and Tulare join Kern in California’s top three counties accounting for over 80,000 acres each, collectively about 79 percent of the state’s 359,000 acres. National total reaches 18,316,000 acres, the smallest since 1885 apart from 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Kern
Fresno
Tulare
United States
Kern County
Southern California Fruit Shipments Hold Steady in July Report
The July crop report from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce notes non diminishing fruit shipments despite heavy industrial and residential growth. Weather in July was beneficial, with a few light showers and high humidity causing limited damage. Vegetables progressed well and tomato shipments arrived early as statewide acreage tops last year. Kern County melon shipments peaked mid month while other regions neared harvest completion by month end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Agriculture Department
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
S. Kerny County
Rotarians Chuckle Over Victory at Shafter Softball Game
Rotarians laughed over a softball victory against the Shafter Kiwanis Club at Tuesday noon meeting. Members fined for missing the game by President Clarence Neuman. The club plans to protest Santa Fe’s late night Streamliner discontinuation in Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Rotarians
Shafter
Clarence Neuman
Santa Fe
Navy Seeks Nurses for Ensign Openings in Navy Nurse Corps
The Navy Department announced urgent vacancies for registered nurses in naval hospitals clinics dispensaries and ships. Applicants must be high school graduates 22 to 30 years old natives or naturalized citizens for at least ten years, with waivers possible for prior Army or Navy service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Navy
Naval Offices
Pistriet
Naval Service
Army
Navy Nurse Corps
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
van Nuys
West 7Th Streets
Los Angeles
California
Unruh Party Honors Schroeders at Home Gathering
A social gathering at J. E. Unruh's home in Wasco honored Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schroeder and children Geraldine and Johnnie of Kilsboro Kansas. Guests included multiple local couples from Shafter and Wasco, with ice cream and cake served.
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Albert Schroeder
Geraldine
Johnnie
Kilsboro
Kansas
J. E. Unruh
J. H
Wasco
Frank Goertz
John Unruh
Frank Unruh
Oliver Unruh
John Fidler
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Shafter Press
Boat Harbor
Burbank
Calif
Harold Taylor
Thomas Kelley
Bill Taylor
Tony Beach
Bert Condy
Guayule
Coote
Southern California Gas Company
Cologne
Shafter Progress
Paul Newell
Keon County
Shatters
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Schroeders
Sam Schultz
J. C. Janzen
Gus Weyand
Ida Bartel
A. Beese
Goodfyear
Goodyear
Gooxie
Shafter Car and Home Supply
Central Ave
EL Tejon
Bakersfield
Seventeenth
K — Truxtun
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