Local County Supervisor Defends Record in Primary
In a defensive address before the upcoming primary, Kern County Supervisor W. R. Woollomes cites county improvements since taking office. He details hospital annexes and park developments, road mileage gains, and cost comparisons to counter charges of feeble governance and unnecessary offices.
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T. B. Hospital
Keene
Oakdale
Mojave
Kernville
Wasco
Kern General Hospital
Fair Grounds
Bakersfield
Kern River Park
Branson
Deer Season Opens As Local Hunters Hit the Field
Across the district including Kern county the deer season opens with many hunters out over the weekend. Residents move homes with families to Shafter and Porterville. J. P. Harris hosts visitors while others vacation in Oregon and national parks. A birth and marriages are listed among community life notes.
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Kern County
Drug Clerk George W Norin Arrives in Shafter
Druggist George W Norin arrives from Beverly Hills to take a position at the Shafter Drug Store establishing local pharmacist service and staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Norin
Beverly Hills
Shafter Drug Store
Voters warned of goblin in tax measure and rent impacts
The letter argues that voting out the sales tax will trigger a 90 word measure that reimposes taxes on land, tenants, and renters. It warns landlords, tenant farmers, and renters will face higher rents and possible loss of homes or businesses as taxes shift to the land and property.
Towns and Newspapers Reflect a Town’s Character
A local paper reveals community values through its ads and pages, showing how a town’s identity is shaped by its publication. The piece argues readers judge a town by the style and content of its newspaper.
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Round Valley
Arizona
Notice to Voters Supports Supervisor Election Headquarters
Voter offices and contact telephones listed for election headquarters at Judge F. E. Manuel in Shafter N P Cormack in Wasco D Parrish in McFarland H A Bower in Delano to reach the polls by telephone.
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Woolcomes-For
Classified ad snippets from Shafter area notice board
Classified advertisements describe pricing per word and insertion details. One item trades equity in a 1936 Pontiac convertible for a clear used car via Box 3856 Shafter, or Rev Edwards. Found truck tire on Shafter highway near Lerd o road. owner must prove ownership and pay for ad. contact Frank Shaw at T. V.'s corner 1513.
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Pontiac
Shafter
Rev. Edwards
Shafter Highway
Lerdo Road
Frank Shaw
T. V.’s Corner
Protest Meeting on Annexation of Shafter District Lands
Board of Directors of Shafter Public Utility District schedules a protest hearing for September 14, 1936 at 2 30 p m to receive objections to annexation of lands in Tract 1021 and the E P Grant Subdivision Kern County California Maps. The description covers northwest corner of Lot 5 Block 1 and surrounding parcels per historic map records.
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Kern County
Board of Supervisors
State Supervisors Association
State Association
Shafter Public Utility District
E. P. Grant
Kern County Land Company
Marie Grant Sabaision
Shafter Press
Road Hearing Notice In Kern County 1936
Notice of a hearing on proposed County Road No 959 in Kern County California with a list of landowners affected including T W Little L J Kirschenmann Z M Durrett L L Lowe A D Mettler and others. The Board of Supervisors set the hearing for August 31 1936 at 11 00 AM in Bakersfield. F E Smith County Clerk signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanaty
Board of Supervisors
W. R. Woollomes
Abel
Parish
W. R. Woollames
Kern County
Hinman
Wimmer
Woollomes
E. P. Grant
Bakersfield
T. W. Little
E. P. Grant Subdivision
L. J. Kirschenmann
Z. M. Durrett
L. L. Lowe
A. D. Mettler
P. P. Bender
Lydia Bender
E. P
J. R. Bergen
P. A. Reimer
A. P. Karber
John Brader
County of
Kern
State of
California
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Mr. Rightmire
Read District No. 3
Wakco
Delano
W.R. Woollames
Los Angeles
Senate
Baltimore Hotel Ltd
Baltimore
Arthur J. Fry
Walter Lachenmaier
Lodi
Jack Zimmerman
Norval Fair
Chrysler
Plymouth
E. P. Jones
Shafter High School
Oregon
National Educational Association
Portland
Hermosa Beach
Porterville
Dan Drown
Drown
D. O. Moore Gin
Walter Emrick
Glen Nay
Cambria Pines
Bestwater Home
Bestwater
Mt. Hermon
Santa Cruz County
T. L. Bryant
Arkansas
Texas
New Mexico
Seath
R. H. Reimeet
Robbie
Kenneth
San Deigo
J. P. Harris
Margaret Daly
Bill Jackson
Wed
Benjamin Echman
Elia Deal
South
Southern
Peter Wittenberg
Arthur
Lenora
General
Grant and Sequoia National Parks
Annabelle Wedge
Thomas Wedge
Wedge
Long Beach
Mrs
D. B. Wiebe
Coast
Carl van Gorkam
Geddes
North Dakota
C.C. van Gorham
Berkeley
Rafe Martin
Lake Tahoe
Santa FE Trail
Santa Fe Trailways
Chicago
Fred Harvey
Harvey
Santa Fe Railway
Grand Canyon
Santa Fe
15Th St
THE
NO Man’s Land
W. H. Hitchcock
H. Midgley
Xern
F. E. Smith
Janzen Funeral Home Ambulance Service
H.A. Jackson
Rio Bravo
Shafter Dairy
G. TF
Reinhard Grarn
Hanford
Calif
Frederick W. Welsh
Paynes
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