Phone Co Proposes Rate Increases For Shafter Exchange
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company District Manager R Dempsey outlines proposed price hikes for Shafter exchange. Business single line would rise $1.25 to $5.25, business two party line up $1.50, residence two and four party lines up $0.25 to $0.50, and residence individual line up $0.50. Farm line rates set at 75 cents for residence farms and $1.25 for business farms. Intrastate long distance would raise minimum to 10 cents and adjust day station to station rates with increases mainly 5 cents for 30 to 140 mile distances. Examples of initial day rates follow.
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R. Dempsey
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company
Shafter Exchange
Mrs Ohlsson Helps Organize Kern Osteopathic Dinner
Mrs Ohlsson chaired a dinner for the Auxiliary to Kern County Osteopathic Society hosted at Dr A J Priester’s Bakersfield home. Four women served on the committee arranging a buffet meal in Priester gardens with balloons flowers and Mexican hats. Forty guests attended including Dr and Mrs Blum and Dr and Mrs McDaniels of Wasco. Proceeds benefited the club’s charitable treasury.
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O. G. Ohlsson
Kern County Osteopathic Society
A. J. Priester
Bakersfield
Priester Gardens
Shafter Family Returns From Santa Monica Beach Vacation
Mr and Mrs Menno Siemens and their daughter Barbara return to their Shafter ranch after a two week vacation at Santa Monica. They stayed at the Surf Motel during their seaside visit.
Parcel Post Not Accepted in Train Mails
Train mail services will not accept parcel post items. Officials warn senders to use alternative mailing options for large packages and advise checking current regulations before mailing via rail routes.
Gaede Family Returns From 7500 Mile Vacation
Mr and Mrs Harvey Gaede and their son Kenneth completed a 7500 mile trip by car and train visiting major US cities and attractions. They traveled from Bakersfield to Chicago Pontiac Niagara Falls Newark New York Philadelphia Washington DC Mt Vernon Arlington Cemetery and Lake Tahoe before returning home August 17.
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Harvey
Gaede
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Liberty
New York Harbor
Bakersfield
Kenneth
Pontiac
St. Thomas
Canada
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
New York
Albany
Catskill Mountains
Hudson River
Newark
New Jersey
New York City
Greenwich Village
The
Bowery
Wall Street
Statue of Liberty
Empire State Building
Radio City
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Arlington Cemetery
Smithsonian Institute
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
West Virginia
Cincinntti
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
St. Louis
Missouri
Improvements Made In Shafter High Program
Improvements in Shafter High School include a senior carnival replacing Ditch Day and expanded band and majorettes participation. A remedial study plan reduced failures from 100 in fall 1946 to 52 in spring 1947, while average daily attendance rose from 336.14 to 406.47 and overall attendance percentage climbed from 91.90 to 94.55. Principal Hill noted continued growth expected next year.
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Hill
Heffleys Head North for Coast Vacation
Mr and Mrs Arnold Heffley planned a Monday departure by auto for a trip up Highway 101 into Oregon to vacation and visit friends. Their business The Hut will close during their absence and be repainted before reopening after September 1.
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Arnold Heffleys
Coast
Arnold Heffley
Highway 101
Oregon
Shafter Counselor Kitts Moves to East Bakersfield High
Ray Kitts, last year's Shafter high school counselor, begins journalism instruction and an assistant counselor role at East Bakersfield high school this year. He contributed to the Summer Recreation Program and will be missed by students and the Recreation Commission. Delano to host a large Wine and Harvest Festival attracting regional visitors and revenue. Shafter plans a Spud and Cotton Festival next September to boost publicity and local commerce.
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Shafter High School
Ray Kitts
East Bakersfield High School
Kitts
Recreation Commission
East Bakersfield
Shafter
Klamath River Anglers Report Mixed Steelhead Salmon
Anglers along the Klamath River in Del Norte County are catching both steelhead and salmon. The National Automobile Club notes heavy commercial salmon catches offshore at the river mouth, while steelhead catches remain higher upstream near Klamath Glen.
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Klamath River
del Norte County
National Automobile Club
Klamath Glen
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L. A
Oakland
San Diego
Wasco
Yreka
Mrs. Ohlsson
Kern
Shafterites
Santa Monica
Ieee
Benz
Harvey Gaedes
Newton
Kansas
Bethel College
Mr. Gaede
Gaedes
Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Salt Lake City
Utah
Reno
Nevada
Lake Tahoe
San Francisco
Emory Johnson
Johnson
Safeway
Royal Typewriters
R. C. Allen
Jack Davenport Typewriter Company
18Th Street
Shafter High
Carole King
Mademoiselle Glamour
Shafter Mercantile CO
DIAL
BY Phil Horwith
Delano
Villian
Earth
Art Hemmingson
Clara
George Ennie
Earl Weil
Wl Rid
Alaere
Richland Chevrolet Co
E. Central
Shafter’s
Wm. Stoller
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