Leaders Urge Reconversion and Strength in Global Role
General William H. Wilbur warns that world leadership carries responsibility and urges a strengthened, non-isolationist stance. Marguerite Downing calls reconversion vital and proactive. John G. Miller and John C. Pickett critique postwar economics and government spending, urging reform and accountability.
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WM. H. Wilbur
Marguerite Downing
Women’s
John G. Miller
Red Bluff Daily News
John C. Pickett
Pacific Rural Press
Arrival of Pfc Fred Spencer in Shafter
Pfc Fred Spencer and his wife arrived from Camp Cook and are staying in a trailer camp in Shafter, marking a welcome home moment as they settle in.
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Fred Spencer
Camp Cook
Farm Security offers loans to veterans for farms
Mrs. Marjorie C. Springer of the Farm Security Administration explains that qualified World War II veterans unable to secure credit may obtain full purchase price loans up to $12 000 for family size farms and operating loans up to $2500. Loans require inability to obtain reasonable terms elsewhere, with a local committee approving applications. Farm purchase loans are repayable over 40 years at 3 percent interest.
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Marjorie C. Springer
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Farm - Security -Administration
Nineteenth Street
Bakersfield
Calif
Mrs Koop and Dickie Visit Milton Koop at Camp Roberts
Mrs Milton Koop and her son Dickie spent Sunday with her husband Private Milton Koop at Camp Roberts, sharing a family reunion during a military post outing.
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Milton Koop
Dickie
Private Milton Koop
Camp Roberts
Emma Jane Golden and Claramore Golden Move to Taft
Emma Jane Golden and her husband Claramore Golden, recently honorably discharged from the Army, have moved to Taft. The note also mentions Guarani, the Indian tongue of Paraguay, and the claim that the Guarani Indians are extinct.
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Emma Jane Golden
Claramore Golden
Taft
Paraguay
California Agricultural Extension Urges Sustained Home Food Production
Professor B H Crocheron of the University of California Extension Service warns that civilian food shortages may persist. He urges continued victory gardens and home canning as returning veterans join farming, with plans to aid reconversion and rural living improvements while supply remains tight.
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B. H. Crocheron
Agricultural Extension Service
University of California
Farmers of California
Victory Gardeners
Crocheron
Victory
California
Yield guidance on canned fruit and care for dark fabrics
Agricultural Extension Service provides leaflets on estimating canned peach yields from fresh fruit and on laundering dark fabrics. Practical tips cover water hardness, rinsing, starch tinting, and a gelatin dip to soften and set dark garments.
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Agricultural Extension Service
Dorothy Kilkinson
The
Dorothy Wilkinson
Mica Group Is Aluminum Silicate Family Term
The term mica refers not to a single mineral but to a family of aluminum silicate minerals. These minerals share layered structures that give them unique sheet-like properties used in industrial and decorative applications.
Vets Use Credit to Finance Farm Land Purchases
M A Lindsay of the Agricultural Extension Service says veterans using federal land bank loans to buy farms show prudent financing. In nine months to June 30 1945 299 loans totaling 1 292 300 were made to veterans or spouses, with sizable down payments and need for operating equipment.
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Kern County
M. A. Lindsay
Agricultural Extension Service
Lindsay
Leaving for Oklahoma Indefinite Stay by Martin Family
Mrs. Hershall Martin and her sons Rex Lynn and Larry depart for Oklahoma for an indefinite stay, according to local notices.
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Hershall Martin
Rex Lynn
Larry
Oklahoma
Baker City Barber Shop Owner Recovers Nicely
Mr. Jake Neufeld of the City Barber Shop is recovering very nicely from a serious operation in Bakersfield.
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Jake Neufeld
Bakersfield
Birthday Party for Mary Frances Ohanneson
A birthday party honored Mary Frances Ohanneson last Saturday evening with many lovely gifts. Attendees included Mr and Mrs John Peters and daughter Phyllis and son Steve, Mr Henry Goertzen, Mr and Mrs Charles Burns and daughters, Mrs John Ohanneson and Barrie, Mr and Mrs Peter Ohanneson and son Greg, Mr and Mrs Phil Ohanneson and son Dave, Mrs Ohanneson’s mother Mrs Gray, Patsy Kelly, and Mr Merle Thomas. Vacationing at the beach, Mr and Mrs Martin Anderson and their daughter spent last week in Morro Pismo Beach and Cayucos.
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Mary Frances Ohanneson
John Peters
Phyllis
Steve
Peter
Henry Goertzen
Charles Burns
John Ohanneson
Barrie
Peter Ohanneson
Greg
Phil Ohanneson
Dave
Ohanneson
Gray
Patsy Kelly
Merle Thomas
Martin Anderson
Morro Pismo Beach
Cayrcos
Vacationing in Los Angeles with Mrs Jack Fry
Mrs Jack Fry and her two daughters Marilyn and Jaqueline are vacationing in Los Angeles, enjoying sights and local activities during a family trip.
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Los Angeles
Jack Fry
Marilyn and
Jaqueline
New Sonotone 600 Hearing Aid Ad Hailed as Greatest Advance
An advertisement from Sonotone promotes the 600 model as the greatest advance in hearing aids since vacuum tubes. It directs readers to request descriptive booklets and lists the Bakersfield address 2318 First St for details.
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Sonotone
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J.C. Penner
Notary Public Tax Service
Central Ave
Pond
Delano
Nelsons
Delano, Calif
Edna Meddick
E Street
Wasco
Archer's Garage
J. B. Honey
State Street
Farm News
Willie Woo
Chineese and
OAR
Alvin W. Gaede
M.D
James Street
E. K. Grant
County Bldg
California Ave
Mary Channeson
Shafter’s Complete Food Center
J. W. Frizzell
Redon Baber
Meat Department
Shafter Motel
Butch” Heffley
Jack” Zimmerman
Gypsum Company OF California
Box 265
Buttonwillow, California
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