State disability insurance payout tops one year
About $182,269 was paid in Kern Inyo and Mono counties during the first year of the new sickness and injury disability system operated by the California Department of Employment. Amendments effective January 1 raise weekly benefits to $25 and the maximum benefit period to 26 weeks, with benefits for partial weeks as well. The employee contribution remains one percent of wages.
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Kern
Inyo
Mono
Farrell
Bakersfield
California Department of Employment
State Department of Employment
Department’ of Employment
Bridge party hosted by Mrs Christina Roscamp yields prizes
Mrs Christina Roscamp entertained her bridge club last Thursday afternoon with a dessert bridge. Prizes were awarded to Mesdames Oscar Weidinen, E B Stringham, and Elizabeth Ingram. Other players included Mesdames T V Little, Ralph Sanderson, P C Guenther, and Jack Hare.
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Christina Roscamp
Oscar Weidinen
E.b.stringham
Elizabeth Ingram
T. V. Little
Ralph Sanderson
P. C. Guenther
Jack Hare
Know Your Neighbor Profile of John Reily Police Chief
John Reily, born in 1895 in Republic County Kansas, moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1900 then to California. He served as County Deputy Constable in 1935, became Shafter Chief of Police in 1936, and led the department with diligence and honesty, credited with a low local crime rate.
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John Reily
Great Plains
America
Republic County
Kansas
Reily
Oklahoma
John
Wood’s County
New Mexico
Texas
West Coast
California
Los Angeles
Shafter
Ninth Township
16Th
Shafter City
Specialty breads name the kind you like
Joe's Topper Bakery features a range of breads offered to customers, inviting selections tailored to individual tastes and preferences.
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Joe's Topper Bakery
Local Boys Place With Basketball Quintets at Bakersfield College
Two Shafter boys Merle Bartel and Bud Anderson joined Bakersfield College basketball roster. Bartel starts his second year while Anderson begins his first. Anderson, first-string forward on last year’s Shafter High team, tried out for forward positions at the college.
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Bakersfield College
Shafter
Merle Bartel
Bud Anderson
Shafter High School
Bakersfield
Bartel
Anderson
Agriculture Dominates Northern Ireland Economy
Agriculture remains the largest single industry in Northern Ireland, underscoring its central role in the region’s economy and employment. The claim situates farming as the major economic pillar alongside other sectors.
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Northern Ireland
Richland PTA Meets Tonight for Christmas Program
Richland P T A will host its December meeting at 7 30 Tuesday evening in the Club building. Mrs Letha Brock leads the program presented by the primary children. The annual Christmas program, prepared by the children, is highly entertaining and all parents are invited.
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Richland P.T.A
Letha Brock
Herrboldt Visits Sister Then Plans Return for Christmas
Joe Herrboldt of Menno SD visits sister Mrs H W Handel in Shafter. He traveled to Idaho to see eldest brother Bill Herrboldt, and plans to return home for Christmas holidays.
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Joe Herrboldt
Menno
South Dakota
H. W. Handel
Mr. Herrboldt
Bill Herrboldt
Idaho
Shafter
Harry Sturm Honored at Thanksgiving Family Reunion
Mrs. E. H. Lilly hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for her son Harry Sturm and family. Twenty two adults and seven children attended, with six Lilly sisters from Long Beach Van Nuys Bakersfield and Taft joining the gathering with their families.
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Harry Sturm
E. H. Lilly
Birth of Second Son for Ratzlaff Family in Angwin
Word has been received of the birth of the couple's second son to Mr and Mrs Harry Ratzlaff formerly of Shafter now living in Angwin California where Mr Ratzlaff attends the Pacific Union College Baby David Arthur weighed seven pounds seven ounces at birth.
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Harry Ratzlaff
Shafter
Angwin
California
Ratzlaff
Pacific Union College
David Arthur
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Bridge Club
Dave Dundas
Stringham
Cara Nome
Coty
Dorothy Gray
Paris
Hallmark
Stringham's
Faber
Richland P
T. A
Wittenberg Poultry & Fish Market
Santa FE
Willard Jensen
Arnold Wittenberg
Shafterites
Teetotaller
George R. Close
Kern Academy
Riverside & Poplar
Mens Clothiers
Roy
Merry Christmas
Cliff Grey
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