Influx Records Fall in. '48 as Tourist Boom On
The Automobile Club of Southern California reports the first half of 1948 set records for out of state traffic into California. More than 1,000,000 passengers rode in, with 448,325 foreign cars and 1,183,175 passengers checked in during the six months, surpassing 1947. June alone had 106,800 out-of-state autos and 299,795 passengers, the highest June influx ever.
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California
The
Automobile Club of Southern California Today
Neumann guests Mr and Mrs Percy Moody and Harold Moody
Mr and Mrs Percy Moody and Harold Moody of Long Beach were weekend guests at the William Neuman home.
Vacation Tales From Shafter Residents Across The West
Mr Bill Siemans and two sons Wayne and Billy returned from a 3500 mile trip touching Vancouver Island Victoria and Crater Lake. They saw a lacrosse match in Vancouver and visited Fraser River areas Van Port Oregon and Beulah Park Mt Hermon. The group hosted guests Carol Holt Polly Parks Elaine Crowder and others while Camp manager Bill Graves ran tours to Begonia Farms. Additional trips included Santa Cruz Santa Barbara Capitola Seventeen Mile Drive and Lake Tahoe with stops near Camp Roberts and Fort Ord.
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Bill Siemans
Wayne
Billy
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Victoria
Vancouver
Fraser River
van Port
Oregon
Crater Lake
Siemans
Mt. Hermon
Henry Penner
Beulah Park
Bill Graves
Penner
Begonia Farms
Santa Cruz
Big Basin
R. E. Gribble
Capitola
Monterey
Carmel
Camp Roberts
Fort Ord
Gribbles
Kern County Map and PG&E Substations Highlight County Growth
The Kern County Chamber of Commerce released a three color map covering Bakersfield and key communities as PG&E reveals a 1.1 million dollar plus investment in new high voltage substations. Footman cites power growth from the Kern Steam Plant at Fruitvale and regional distribution to Bakersfield Midway and agricultural areas. The map, prepared with Rand McNally, includes historical landmarks and travel notes, and marks a multi year effort started before the war.
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Pacific Gas and Electrics Company
Kern County
George W. Footman
Footman
Bakersfield
Kern
Fruitvale
Midway
Panama
P. G
E. Tokin
California
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Emory Gay Hoffman
Fairgrounds
Taft
Delano
Wasco
Tehachapi
Maricopa
Shafter
Padre Francisco Garces
Golden Empire
Hoffman
Rand McNally and Company
San Francisco
Kern County Planning Commission
Kern County Surveyor’s Office
Cornell Guests Attend Birthday Celebration
Guests in the A. M. Cornell home include Mr. Cornell father in law Jack Finck and Violette Finck all from Richland. They are there for the celebration of Mr. Finck's birthday.
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A. M. Cornell
Mr. Cornell
Jack Finck
Violette Finck
Richland
Mr. Finck
McClain Couple Travel to Pecos to Study Texas Farming
The W. P. McClains left California for Pecos Texas to study farm methods and assess Texas farming as a possible future venture. They expect to be away several weeks and will test Texas coastal methods for potential advantages.
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Texas
California
W. P. McClains
Pecos
Mr. McClain
Visitors from Los Angeles Tour Sequoia Giant Forests
Mrs. Zula Williams and Mary Graves of Los Angeles were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nelson in Shafter. The sisters visited Sequoia National Park on Sunday and marveled at the giant forests during their day trip.
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Shafter
Zula Williams
Mary Graves
Los Angeles
Walter Nelson
Williams
Mrs. Nelson
Sequoia National Park
Host to Several Visitors at Shafter Home
Mrs. Robert Holmes hosted a busy week with relatives visiting from Glendale Lebec and Bakersfield. Visitors included sister-in-law Mrs. Howard Feldman and two children, Jerry and Lynette Holmes, Joyce Feldmann, Erma Adamson, and Judy Neudeck.
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Robert Holmes
Glendale
Howard Feldman
Lebec
Joe Hanson
Jerry
Lynette Holmes
Joyce Feldmann
Erma Adamson
Judy Neudeck
Bakersfield
Shafter
Weekend visitors from Corona stay in Shafter
Mr. and Mrs. John Dalke and Calvin of Corona California were week end visitors in Shafter at the Willard Neuman home.
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John Dalke
Calvin
Corona, California
Shafter
Willard Neuman
Koehn and Howell Visit Los Angeles
Los Angeles welcomed visiting party Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Koehn and Kenny Howell on Monday as business visitors.
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Los Angeles
Arnold Koehn
Kenny Howell
Fuller Returns From Ten Day Mississippi Trip
Mr. John Fuller has just returned from a ten day trip to Mississippi where he flew for his sister's funeral.
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South
John Fuller
Mississippi
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Central Ave
Phyllis Peters
Carol Holt
Pismo
Girls’ State
Wasco High
Polly Parks
Elaine Crowder
Miss Holt
Peters
John Peters
Phyllis
Johnnie
J. W. Frizzell
Virginia
Santa Barbara
Phil Channeson
Meeks Bay
Lake Tahoe
Bill
Bakersfield College of Beauty
Charlotte E. Fay
Chester Ave
P.g.&e. Kern
Cornell
Radio & Appliance CO
EL Tejon
Seventeenth
K — Truxtun
Shafter Press
Shafter Progress
Paul C. Newell
Florence J. Newell
Walter C. Nelson
Central Avenue
State of California
Schneider
Wikoff
Standard
Chevron
Local Standard of California
Ray Albert
Standard Oil Plant
Home Appliance Company
Shafter’s Complete Home
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