Bakersfield Visit and Regional News Flashes
Norma Jean Holliman enjoys a Bakersfield vacation with her brother Roy Holliman and wife Betty. Mr and Mrs Pete Eagle ended a drive August 20 visiting friends Curtis Nixon. Mrs Butt Mendenhall recovers from a hip fracture after a prior fall. Carl and Charlies Duerksen fished near Ventura this week and will remain in Ventura for a few weeks. Joe Ray visiting from Oklahoma joined Mr and Mrs P C Hanson and Hazel Ruth Hanson at Shafter with a coastal tour to Long Beach. John Burks improves after illness. the Burks recently retired from a fishing trip near Modesto.
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Norma Jean
Holliman
Bakersfield
Roy
Betty Norma Jean
Pete Eagle
Abut
Curtis Nixon
Joe Ray Fromm
Oklahoma
P.C. Hanson
Hazel Ruth
Hanson
Ray
Thely
Shafter
Doong Beach
John Burks
Burks
Modesto
Kern County Highs in Oil and Cotton Production
Kern County Chamber of Commerce 1930 annual business review highlights show oil wells producing 94 76H 292 barrels valued at 189532584 and a cotton crop of 530 bales valued at 54284175. Other crops include potatoes livestock grapes alfalfa cotton seed wheat onions barley and plums. Bank debits rose to 185515753.98, deposits to 137976000, population estimated at 229600, school tally 50986, motor vehicle registrations 76894, telephones 49298, building permits 16470536, births 6650, electric sales 50147598, and export gains led by agriculture petroleum and manufacturing.
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Kern
Chamber, Or
Commerce
Ocheirber
TOV Eno
R. W. Bevee
Chamber
Kern County
Farm Advisers Plan Battle on Curly Top Pox
Farm Adviser D N Wright of the University of California reports Curly Top disease has caused severe damage to tomatoes and other crops in 1950, the worst since 1925. A program to develop disease resistant tomatoes is underway at the College of Agriculture while targeting leaf hoppers and Russian thistle with sprays and control steps. The state legislature is urged to fund expanded aerial spraying on host plants and to reduce Russian thistle, which has grown to about 300,000 acres along the San Joaquin Valley west side since 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. N. Wright
California
Agricultural Extension Service
College of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture
Teo
San Joaquin Valley
Check For Screw Worms in Livestock Advisers Warn
Farm Adviser Sydney A Anderson of the University of California urges livestock men to watch for screw worm attacks this year. USDA reports show the worm survived a wider area and may move further north. Avoid wounds from branding dehorning castration shearing or docking in warm months. Treat any wounds with smear 62 and inspect cattle shipped from infested areas carefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney ‘A Anderson
University of California Agricultural Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Kenneth G. McKay
College of Agriculture
High School Names Replacement for Marine Duty
Principal Jack Hill announced at Shafter High School that Robert Jones will replace Charles Bald win who was recalled to active Marines duty. Jones will take over mathematics and business education duties as the new instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Baldwin
Shafter
Jack Hill
Robert Jones
Rio Bravo PTA Opens 1950 With First Executive Meeting
Rio Bravo Teachers Association started its new year with the first executive board meeting at the school. Mrs Martha Swan presided as president, officers named include Jack Addington vice president Verna Calder second vice president, Elnert Enns secretary and Eva Hegart treasurer. Committee heads announced cover program hospitality sick ness budget and finance magazine and membership publicity auditor spiritual reading historian parliamentarian. Regular meetings are on the third Thursdays each month alternating between afternoon and evening.
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Rio
Bravo
Teachers Association
Martha Swan
Iss
Swan
Jack Addington
Verna Calder
Elnert Enns
Eva Hegart
Jean Wilson
Frank ‘Schierlmann
al Lane
Marvel McCellan
Ada Bergen
Donald Smith
Marie Lilliehoorn
Audrey Ran
Janice Gardner
Lois Crtis
Frank H. O'Neill
Parlimentaran
Mrs Peters Feted At Birthday Party
Mrs John Peters Jr was guest of honor at a birthday dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Ike Peters Wasco Avenue Others present were Mr Peters and daughter Phyllis and Dr and Mrs O G Ohlsson Following the cutting of the birthday cake Mrs Peters opened her gifts The Ike Peters family is now spending a few days at the Camp Nelson cabin of Mrs J C Ohannesson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Peters, Jr
Ike Peters
Wasco Avenue
Mr. Peters
Phyllis
O. G. Ohlsson
State Board Denies On Sale Beer License
State Board of Equalization denies an on sale beer license for Young's Grocery at 766 Fresno Ave. The decision was announced today by LW Hubbard a supervising liquor control officer who said Flora L and Dick Young were denied because the business sits in a residential area.
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State Board of Equalization
Young's Grocery
Fresno Ave
LW. Hubbard
Flora L
Dick Young
ATHLETES FOOT GERM KILLING CLAIMS
An ad for T-4-L promises rapid treatment of athlete’s foot with a high concentration undiluted alcohol base that penetrates and kills embedded germs on contact. Available at 333 Central 7 and phone 628.
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Butt Mendenhall
Ventura
Pyrenees
Sumner Street
High School
Rio Bravo Pta
Nee En
Ato
Astm
Mazola
Swift and CO
van Camp
Libby
Zona Lode Vegemeat Burger
Die Ouves
KRAFT
Swift's Meats
Sperry Pancake
Borden’'S
HEMO
Cent Sale
D.D.T
Swift
Kentucky
Utah
Jor
Pard
Rade A
Justesen
Pcp
Vevius
Mrs. Peters
State Board
Bill’” Young
RES
J. J. Baerg
D.C
Central Ave
Ially
McClure
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