Kern County Cotton Ginners Asked to List 1950 Clerks
Kern County cotton gins must designate approved clerks for the 1950 Cotton Loan program. Jack J. Stoltz, chairman of the Kern County PMA Committee, notes that 1949 clerks remain on file July 31, 1950. Effective Aug. 1, 1959, the San Francisco PMA Commodity Office handles the California Arizona loan program. Cable cars were invented in San Francisco.
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Kern County
Jack J. Stoltz
PMA
San Francisco
California
Arizona
Stony
Chamber Unhappy Over Tag On Minter Field
After four years of work the Shafter chamber secured the Minter Field base and renamed it Shafter Airport with a May dedication. Officials complain editors still label the site Minter Field, prompting the chamber to notify California papers and major news services that the air base is really Shafter Airport.
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Chamber
Commerce
Minter Field
Shafter's
Shafter’s
Minter
California
Associated Press
United Press
International News Service
Reuters
Shafter Airport
Polio cases in California below normal for 1950 season
Dr. Wilton L. Halverson reports about 430 poliomyelitis cases in California by July 31 1950, well below the 831 cases in the same period in 1949 and far under the 1020 in 1948. He notes the 1950 caseload likely will not exceed normal incidence unless a late surge occurs in August and September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton L. Halverson
Halverson
California
Ghilarducci Couple Visit San Francisco Relatives
Mr and Mrs Guiseppe Ghilarducci are spending a few days in San Francisco visiting relatives.
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Air
Mrs. Guiseppe Ghilarducci
San Francisco
Chamber Opposes Cotton Quota Bill In California
California solons will receive telegrams from the Shafter Chamber of Commerce opposing the current cotton quota bill. The chamber adopted a resolution against quotas, arguing the act would regulate planting in California. Committee members were Peter Channeson William Stoller and Adolf Kirschenmann. Telegrams will be sent to Senators Sheridan Downey William Knowland and Representative Thomas H Werdel.
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California
Solons
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Peter Channeson
William Stoller
Adolf Kirschenmann
Sheridan Downey
William Knowland
Thomas H. Werdel
Ghilarducci Family Vacation to Santa Cruz
Mr. and Mrs. Davino Ghilarducci and their son Ernest traveled to Santa Cruz for a two weeks vacation. Their daughter Mrs. Elsie Valente of San Francisco will join them there briefly.
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Davino Ghilarducci
Ernest
Santa Cruz
Elsie Valente
San Francisco
Bowling Season Returns to Shafter with New Managers
Shafter Bowling alley at Neuman's resumes operations this year under Bill and Evelyn Tiberght. Tournaments start the second week of September with eight teams hoped across four leagues Mon days for mixed doubles Tue sdays for minors and Thursdays for majors.
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Shafter
Dave Unruh
Neuman’s
Bill
Evelyn Tiberght
Families Spend Sunday at Pines near Buttonwillow
Mr and Mrs Otto Waugh and other families enjoyed a Sunday at Avila and Cambria Pines. Mrs Waugh injured her finger while running a Tish hook during the outing.
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Buttonwillow
Pines
Buttonwellow
Otto Waugh
Oren
McPherridge
Becky
William Hammon
Donnie
M. R. Roden
Jay
Betty
Eloise Boone
Sonny Mathews
Avila
Cambria Pines
Wilson Picked to Find Farmer for Committee
Harlin Wilson named as a one man task force by Shafter Chamber of Commerce to recruit an agriculturalist for Kern County Chamber of Commerce commodity committee. He previously refused full county committee service citing lack of time. the local group seeks a ready local farmer to join.
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Harlin Wilson
Shafter Chamber’ of Commerce
Kern
County Chamber’ of Commerce
Wilson
Keep Skilled Labor in Shafter Aims for Wartime Subcontracts
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce studies existing industry to keep skilled labor in the area. Dr. O G Ohlsson says declaring industry as essential could let Shafter win a slice of defense spending and perhaps a subcontract for a wartime item if local leaders plan.
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Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
O G. Ohlsson
Chamber
Lerdo Accident Injures Workers
Two oil pipeline construction workers were minorly injured when their truck rolled over on Lerdo Highway last week. William Sauter, 57, of Minnesota, and Percy Hutchinson, 34, of Wasco, received minor lacerations after the A-frame project frame leg struck the ground and toppled the vehicle.
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Lerdo Highway
William Sauter
Minnesota
Percy Hutchinson
Wasco
Truck Driver Dies in Crash Near Shafter
Manuel Marquez 25 died in a collision on Central Valley Highway when his pickup struck a car driven by Ellis R. Long 75 of Bakersfield. Johnnie Martin 43 and Paul Marquez 30 suffered major injuries and were taken to Kern General Hospital. Funeral services for Marquez were held Monday.
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Manuel Marquez
Marquez
Ellis R. Long
Bakersfield
Central Valley Highway
Johnnie F. Martin
Paul Marquez
Kern General Hospital
Russell Chesseman
Long
Fuckinger-Janzen Mortuary
Rodriguez Sr
Manuel, Jr
Paul
Shatter
Kern County Union High adopts six million budget for 1950s
The Kern County Union High School District approves a 6,529,856 dollar budget for the 1950 51 fiscal year after a public hearing on August 10. The tax rate will be set by the county supervisors, with current estimates indicating a maximum of 1.10 dollars per hundred. Superintendent T L McCuen frames the budget as part of a long range plan to meet rising enrollment.
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Board of Trustees
Kern. County Union High School
County Board of Supervisors
T. L. McCuen
Trout Fishing Trip for Ghil Arducci Couple at Bishop
Mr and Mrs Frank Ghil Arducci are spending two weeks on a trout fishing trip at Bishop. They are enjoying the local streams and relaxed outdoor time together during the stay.
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Frank Ghilarducci
Bishop
Shafter Library Extends Hours Boosts Readers
The Shafter Branch Library reports 49 520 readers in the past year aided by 48 hour operation daily. Adults number 14 789 and 34 731 are children. Other branches list totals including Buttonwillow 14 869, Minter 11 839, Rio Bravo 10 759, Shafter migratory 9 308, Maple 7 769. Maple marks its 40th anniversary with an open house and school events while Rio Bravo relocates to a larger classroom for improved service.
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Shafter
County Library
Minter
Rio Bravo
MAPLE
Buttonwillow
Shafter Migratory
Lerdo
Siam lecture and motion pictures by Dr Wallace H Moore
Dr Wallace H Moore recently returned from a tour in Japan and Korea as visiting expert for the army of occupation will present a lecture and colored motion pictures on Siam. On November 9 the topic Chaos of a New Day in Korea will be shown with similar lecture and film.
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Bakersfield Open Forum
Board of Trustees
Bakersfield Evening High School
Harvey Auditorium
Robert H .Young
Forum Discover
Bakersfield
Adn
Karl Robinson
Japan
Lal Chand Mehra
Southeast Asia
Clifford Kamen
Italy
John Harvey Furbay
nNov
Herbert Knapp
Siam
Korea
Wallace H. Moore
Army of Occupation
How to Kill It in One Hour Catalog Ad
An advertising blurb promotes a concentrated product called T-4-L for germ killing. It claims undiluted alcohol base for penetrating action and immediate contact kill. The price is listed as 33 dollars and is available at a central location.
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Frank Hornkohl
Truxtun
Western Union
Cee
C of C
Unruh
Minter Village
J. J. Baerg
D.C
Central Ave
Long Beach Motor Inn
Mitchell Long Beach
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Chrysler
New Yorker Newport
Irvine
Central Valley
Shafter, California
Open Forum
Richland School
Adam Lauber
Redding
P.G
P. G
E. Stock
Pacific Gas and Electric Com
Myron E. Harman
Redwood City, Insurance
P.g.and
Trey
Myron Harman
Joe Lagomarsino
Jackson
Oves
P G
Zenobia Ham Sonora
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