Birthday Celebration Marks Expansion of Aviation Cadet Centers
The Resnadhacedlah Corps Center marks its first birthday as Uncle Sam’s Aviation Cadets expand from the 103 meridian west to the Pacific and from Canada to Mexico. Since August 1940 primary schools grew from three to sixteen with 2300 cadets. detachments spread across California and Arizona. Basic schools are at Moffett Field Taft Bakersfield Ontario and advanced bases at Stockton Mather and Phoenix. Las Vegas hosts a gunnery school. WCACTC notes rapid growth with 980 cadets earning wings this year and plans to commission at least 7000 pilots next year.
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Resnadhacedlah Corps Center
Uncle Sam
103 Meridian
Pacific
Canada
Mexico
West Coast
Glendale
Santa Monica
San Diego
Hemet
Ontario
Oxnard
Santa Maria
Tulare
King City
California
Phoenix
Arizona
Moffett Field
Taft
Bakersfield
Stockton and Mather Fields
Las Vegas
Nevada
Wcactc
Air Corps
Famous 45 To Be Replaced by Little Brother of Garand
Secretary of War Stimson announced the 30 caliber carbine as the pistol’s replacement. Weighing five pounds and three feet long the light rifle serves cavalry artillery engineers armored and parachute units with an effective range up to 300 yards. About 175000 infantrymen will be armed with the carbine.
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War Stimson
Armored Corps
Poem satirizes war news from controlled press lines
A Powell River Register poem mocks military dispatches by D.N.B. and Tass with lines about destroying Reds and German tanks. The piece notes the authorship by Gordon Jones and explains D.N.B and Tass as coded German and Russian press references.
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Air Corps
Millwright Gordon Jones
The
Powell River Register
Tass
D.N.B
Greatest Livestock Exhibits Signed For State Fair
The California State Fair opens August 29 in Sacramento with record livestock entries. Top horses include Castagnasso Clydesdales of Sonoma and Poilock Percherons from Sacramento while Belgians and Shires are shown by several breeders. Dairy cattle highlights come from Willowmeadow Jersey Farm at Willows with 32 head and Eastside Rancho at Firebaugh leads swine with 144 entries. A record sheep show tops 450 head led by Ramona Belle Rancho of Chico with 48. Goats total 44 head shown by N E and E L Goodnage of Auburn.
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Castagnasso Clydesdales
Sonoma
George Poilock
Sacramento
Arnold E. Christianson
Grimes
Shires
L. E. Silva
Haywaté
E. G. Stinson
Orange
White Rancho
Healdsburk
Willowmeadow Jersey ‘Farm of
Willows
Eastside Rancho
Firebaugh
California
Ramona Belle Rancho
Chico
N. E
E. L. Goodnage
Auburn
Eggs as key diet part says UC expert Miss Faust
Nutrition specialist Miss Hilda Faust of the University of California Agricultural Extension Service urges eggs to form an important part of every older child and adult diet. She recommends four to seven eggs weekly, paired with fruits milk and vegetables to maintain neutral body reactions and add bulk.
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Hilda Faust
University of California Agricultural Extension Service
Miss Faust
Trusty rifle proves false in Vallejo incident
In Vallejo California Jack Castagnoli touted his hunting rifle as capable of piercing an inch steel plate at 40 feet. The weapon misfired with a ricochet incident endangering companions during a hunt.
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Vallejo
Cal
Jack Castagnoli
4-H Club Entries Grow for California State Fair
Four-H Club members from nineteen counties have entered junior division livestock at the California State Fair in Sacramento from August 29 to September 7. W. G. Waterhouse of the UC Agricultural Extension Service reports anticipation of reaching or exceeding 150 exhibitors, with counties including Contra Costa, Humboldt, Kern, Kings, Madera, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Placer, San Joaquin, Solano, Stanislaus, Tehama, Tulare, Yolo, and San Bernardino among those represented.
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Sacramento
W. G. Waterhouse
University of California Agricultural Extension Service
Waterhouse
Contra Costa
Humboldt
Kern
Kings
Madera
Marin
Merced
Monterey
Napa
Placer
Lacis
San Joaquin
Solano
Stanislaus
Tehama
Tulare
Yolo
San Bernardino
County Health Department Reports Yearly Disease Totals in Kern County
Kern County Department of Public Health reports total 12 101 disease cases in the last fiscal year. influenza leads with 7 270, Bakersfield 2 371, Taft 66. Notable illnesses include mumps 1 095, chickenpox 954, whooping cough 454, measles 520, German measles 220, scarlet fever 191, malaria 9, tuberculosis 174, smallpox 4, diphtheria 7.
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Kern County
Signals Crossed At Aurora Fire Draws Attention
A hitchhiker flagged a blaze behind George Suttons car in Aurora Ontario. Sutton told his wife they had no room for hitchhikers when he spotted the trailer behind his car aflame. The roadside woman aimed to alert motorists to the fire.
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Aurora
Ont
George Sutton
Sutton
Radio From Plane To Feature Annual Sheriff's Barbecue
Sheriff John Loustalot hosts the Kern County park event on Sunday August 24 with a two way radio link from a plane to ground sound. Aerial descriptions by Commander Cecil Meadows accompany acts, contests, dancing, and a floor show for about 25 000 attendees.
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John Loustalot
Kern County
Cecil Meadows
Sheriff's Posse
Sheriff Loustalot
Phil McHugh
KPMC
Loustalot
Howard Knott
Cliff. Kuentzel
Miss Blossom Olmstead
Murray Arnold
Mary Routzong
Kern County Rangers
Camp-West-Lowe Mounted Riders
Las Rancheros
North Kern Riders
Aero Squadron
Hollywood
Johnnie McEuen
Clark Gable
Buck Jones
Charles Starret
Harry Fleischman
Steve Strelich
Park Lake
Dave Jones
Manuel ‘Carnikas
Cowboy Troubador
American Legion
Boy Scout
Kern ‘County
Kern‘ County
Derby Acres
Taft
West Side
Elks Club
Wes Walden
Kern River
Tenant Farmers Purchase Land In Kern County
Farm Security Administration seeks eligible tenant farmers for land purchases in Kern County under the Bankhead Jones Tenant Act. Contact T Kenneth Mee Bride in Bakersfield to apply. last year DeWitt Mattson bought 80 acres, with other loans approved for Otten to buy 40 acres and Unruh to secure 40 acres.
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Kern County
Farm Security Administration
T. Kenneth MeeBride
Memorial Hall
Nineteenth Street
Bakersfield
DeWitt Mattson
George Rusk
Buttonwillow
Clemens H. Otten
Charles Bishop
Wasco
Peter D. Unruh
John M. Dargatz
Lillie B. Koop
Shafter
FSA
Border Patrolman Jobs Open Under Civil Service
The U S Civil Service Commission announces an examination for Border Patrolman with a $2000 yearly salary and 3 percent retirement deduction. Registers will open in Southwest A and B for districts near the Mexican border. applications due September 11, 1941. Eligibility requires arduous physical training background. age 21 to 35. intensive El Paso border patrol training. failure to pass leads to dismissal.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Border Patrol
Department of Justice
Border ‘Patrol
Southwest
California
Hawaii
Arizona
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Commission
Washington
United States Immigration Border Patrol
United States
el Paso
L. A
California Seafaring Journey Highlights 117 Day Vet
A report notes the voyage from New York to San Francisco by boat took 117 days to complete, detailing the lengthy vetting and travel process along the coast and across the Pacific.
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California
New York
San Francisco
Storekeeper Job Open Under Civil Service
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination for store keeper and junior storekeeper positions across various government branches. Vacancies may occur in California Arizona and Nevada with annual salaries from 1260 to 1440 dollars. Forms and information are available from John Roskam at the Shafter post office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
California
Arizona
Nevada
John Roskam
Shafter
Diet for the nation ties to quality feed says UC expert
Dr. Samuel Lepkovsky of the University of California College of Agriculture argues that proper dietary provision for people depends on giving food plants and animals the best possible feed.
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Samuel Lepkovsky
University of California College of Agriculture
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Ormsby
Annabelle
Nolan
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Associated
Jack A. Lighthill
M.D
Physicians and Surgeons
Sunset Phone
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John T. Suderman
Pacific Phone
Johnson-Schaaf
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Country
Sears
Cate Seige
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