Kern River to Get Community National Bank Branch
G C Parker president of Community National Bank announced the Comptroller of Currency approved a Kern River Valley banking office. The branch will start in leased quarters with full services and auto loans of 5 percent. Transfers from Buttonwillow will move to the Kern River office when opened.
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Kern River
Community National Bank
G. C. Parker
Community National Bank of A A
Comptroller of Currency
Kern River Valley
Parker
Ings
Buttonwillow
Kern County
Lamont and
Shafter
Mueller Road route eyed for Highway 466 location
A Greater Bakersfield Chamber committee voted yesterday on approving the Mueller Road route for the Highway 466 freeway site. Dr. Steve Montgomery presented the proposal, to be drafted as a recommendation for the board's Dec. 5 vote, affecting chamber policy. Glenn Bultman led the discussion with other attendees including Wally Tucker and several local figures.
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Greater
Bakersfield
Civic Auditorium
Convention Bureau
Notice of Vehicle Sale at Santa Fe Auto Parts Shafter
Under Vehicle Code 428.5 a 2 pm sale on December 20 1958 will auction a 1955 G M C pickup with Texas registration at Santa Fe Auto Parts 115 Tulare Street Shafter owner unknown. Notice posted December 1 1958 in Shafter Press December 3 10 1958. PG and E announces plans to derive electric power from natural geyser steam.
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G.M.C
Do Your Christmas Shopping Cautiously
Do your Christmas shopping cautiously avoid trouble during the holiday rush. Keep purses in view only when necessary, hide car packages, use checks to track spending, buy from reputable merchants, and shop early to get better choices before items run out.
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Fes
Cotton Belt Farm Policy and Production Outlook for 1959
Research seeks boll weevil resistant cotton and notes possible acreage reallocation under soil bank reserves. An ASC reallotment may free cotton land. a December Houston meeting will discuss profitable cotton production. March 16 1959 deadline looms for Choice A or B decisions amid tenant owner concerns. Textile mills plan longer holidays as prices shift toward labor and man-made fibers.
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Soil Bank
County Agriculture Stabilization & Conservation
ASC
Houston
Texas
National Cotton Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Highway users tax apportionment totals for California counties
State Controller Robert C. Kirkwood announced November apportionments of 29 599 328 to counties and the State Highway Fund for highways. October distributions totaled 26 993 836 to counties 2 739 905 to the cities fund and 19 865 587 to the highway fund. Kern County received 159 743 77. The month rose 1 910 463 6.90 percent from October but fell 1 452 033 4.68 percent from a year ago. Eli Lilly profits per dose noted at 0.6 cents.
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Robert C. Kirkwood
California
State
Kern County
Kirkwood
Waterfowl Area Holds Strong Harvest At Midseason
The state managed shooting areas report 98,529 waterfowl bagged by 30,784 hunters by midseason, averaging 3.2 birds per hunter. The season ends January 15 with totals matching or surpassing last year’s harvest. in 1957-58, 55,479 hunters bagged 163,745 birds across state areas for 3.1 per hunter.
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California
Chain stores spend about $200 million yearly on ads
Chain Store Age reports that chain retailers are purchasing newspaper advertising at roughly 200 million dollars per year. This steady spend reflects advertising strategies across major chains and markets, signaling continued reliance on print media for outreach.
Candles a Cake Schedule of Dec 11 17
Thursday December 11 Rowena Merkel and M L Sarah. Friday December 12 Bert Hebel Elmer Isaac La Verne Marchman Leon Templeton Bill Fairbanks John Revell and Tracy Binder. Saturday December 13 Ralph Bush Louie Pelosi Cynthia Paul Patsy Janzen and Billy Bryant. Sunday December 14 Leona Bender Rodney Wiens Jimmy Lewis Eloy Larson Le Roy Witcher Brent Roberts Leora Peters Bob Taylor Gertrude Randolph Bernice Dauphin. Monday December 15 Mrs H Janzen Dick Epp J F Richert Viola Neufeld Mickey Templeton Bill Schneider James Hodges Emily Voth Robert Millwee Ed Preszler and Gregory Stover. Tuesday December 16 Ed Warren Johnnie Peters Clyde Mullins Johnny Schardt Jimmy Schardt Susan Bell Marlys Arnold Marvis Arnold Leta Bledsoe. Wednesday December 17 Alice Camp Glenn Smith Leonard Dunigan Greg Channeson Wayne Payne.
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Bert Hebel
Elmer Isaac
LaVerne Marchman
Leon Templeton
Bill Fairbanks
John Revell
Tracy Binder
Ralph Bush
Louie Pelosi
Cynthia Paul
Patsy Janzen
Billie Bryant
Leona Bender
Rodney Wiens
Jimmy Lewis
Eloy Larson
LeRoy Witcher
Brent Roberts
Leora Peters
Bob Taylor
Gertrude Randolph
Bernice Dauphin
Ed Warren
Johnnie Peters
Clyde Mullins
Johnny Schardt
Jimmy Schardt
Susan Bell
Marlys Arnold
Marvis Arnold
Leta Bledsoe
Alice Camp
Glenn Smith
Leonard Dunigan
Greg Channeson
Wayne Payne
Kern County Shows Upward Swing in October
Bakersfield and Kern County posted a strong October with retail sales up 12.8 percent from 1957, postal receipts rising 34.4 percent, building permits up 49.8 percent in the county and 22.4 percent in the metro area, and city bank debits up 27 percent. Employment stood at 109,250 in October 1958, up from 108,400 a year earlier. Fred Jacobson of the chamber will present these figures in San Francisco with Ray Hammett, joining state industry committees.
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Bakersfield
Kern County
Fred Jacobson
Cham
Ber
San Francisco
California State Chamber of Commerce
Jacobson
pRay Hammett
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Modesto
Lambert
Lindsay
Oildale
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Orchard
BY Bob Collins
Eli Lilly & Company
Rowena Merkel
M. L. Sarah
Industrial Development Department
Preas
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Best
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Pioneer
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Dave
Chester Avenue
Fairview
Shafter Pioneer
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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