49 California State Fair to Be Finest and Biggest Yet
The 1949 California State Fair in Sacramento runs September 1 to 11 and is billed as the state’s finest. Board member T. P. Tupman says the Art Show will top last year by over 500 entries with new features including the General Motors Preview of Progress and a scientific exhibit. The fair will also host parades drill teams music and daily free shows for children along with livestock displays and numerous attractions.
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Sacramento
T. P. Tupman
Los Angeles
State Agricultural Society
Tupman
Art Women’s Activities Committee
General Motors
California
Grape Harvest Wage Meeting Set in Fresno
A mass meeting of San Joaquin Valley grape growers announced by the Agricultural Labor Bureau will convene at 2 30 p m Friday August 19 1949 in the Memorial Auditorium Fresno. The session invites growers to set harvest wages for Thompson Seedless Sultanas and Muscats. last year rates ranged 4 5 cents and 5 6 cents per 22 lb tray depending on unit size, marking the 23rd annual hearing to guide both growers and workers before harvest.
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San Joaquin Valley
Agricultural Labor Bureau
Memorial Auditorium
Fresno
Valley
Death Valley Reaches 275 Feet Below Sea Level
A report notes Death Valley sinks to 275 feet below sea level, marking a record low depth in the desert region. The figure highlights ongoing geological shifts and contributes to discussions on climate-related land subsidence.
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Death Valley
Los Angeles County Fair Leads September Events
The All-Year Club releases a busy September calendar for Lo. Calif. with the Los Angeles County Fair billed as the biggest and most beautiful. Other highlights include Fisher men’s Fiesta at San Pedro, Tournament of Lights at Newport Harbor with water parades, Long Beach men’s bathing beauty contest, Huntington Beach Twins Convention, and an 85 mile motorboat marathon on the Colorado River at Needles.
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Los Angeles County
America
San Pedro
Newport Harbor
Long Beach
Huntington Beach
Colorado River
Needles
Want a Wife Ad Sparks Pairing in Missouri
A St Joseph Missouri young man advertised for a wife and reportedly found one through the classifieds. The item suggests ads may have surprising pull and prompts readers to consider classified notices for meeting partners while noting that matching is one thing and keeping a marriage is another.
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St. Joseph
Missouri
Tokyo Bombed by U S Aircraft on April Eighteenth Nineteen Forty Two
United States aircraft first bombed Tokyo on April 18 1942 marking a notable air raid early in the Pacific war. The operation underscored Japan’s vulnerability to long range bombing and altered civilian defense expectations amid global conflict.
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Tokyo
United States
Few Growers Use Gov t Support In 49 Season
Clifford E. Craig of Kern County Agricultural Conservation Association reports that only 13,047.7 of 48,268.6 acres were eligible for price support for the spring Irish potato crop in 1949. Total sacks marketed were 13,083,141 at $2.25 each, yielding $29,437,067.25, with Kern County purchases at $669,362.15. Government bought no U.S. No 1 potatoes, only off grades for schools institutions and livestock feed.
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Clifford E. Craig
Agricultural Conservation Association of
Kern County
U.S
Aid to Aged in County Figures Are Given
Aged aid rolls in Kern county rose to 4095 in June 1949 from 3224 in December 1948 and 3066 in July 1948. California totals climbed to 245294 in June 1949 from 198301 in December 1948 and 189415 in July 1948. The new state administration began January 1 1949. Compared with national trends California aid to the aged is out of control.
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Kern County
California Taxpayers’ Association
California
Polio Season II 1949 Promises Fight Against Disease
Polio season runs true to form with the disease at expected height in coming weeks. California shows half the incidence of last year while nationwide cases outpace 1948. Experts note contagion by direct contact, improvements in treatment, and rising recoveries as the disease is hoped to be conquered in time.
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California
Shafter Merchants Revamp Local Shops with Fresh Paint
In Shafter, several downtown buildings received fresh coats of paint over the past three weeks. The Spud Cafe now wears white, Dianne's Beauty Shop features pastel pink, and the Wood Shop at Five Points, recently opened by Heffley and Bergen, has a new deck.
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Spud Cafe
Dianne
Mssrs
Heffley and
Bergen
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Bakersfield
Frank Hornkohl Laboratories
Truxtun
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