Kern County Art Competition Opens Entries for Fourth Annual Contest
Amateur artists of all ages can enter the Kern County art contest. Brochures and blanks will be distributed at local schools and libraries, with entry forms due by February 9 1952. District judging is set for April 8 1952 at Richland School, under Hasty and the county recreations committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Fred Hasty
Shafter
Hasty
Oma County
Kern County Recreaton and Cultural Commission
Shafter-Wasco Art Association
Southern California
Los Angeles Examiner
Kay English
Richland School
County Art Committee
TB Toll in Kern County TB Cases and Deaths
Tuberculosis took its toll in Kern County with six new cases and a death in the past week. Since January 1, 1951, 157 active cases and 45 deaths have been reported. The Health Department notes advanced disease on discovery and promotes x ray screening and early isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Kern County Health Department
Kern County
Tuberculosis Association
TB Association
Hearings Scheduled Into Game Refuge Move
Public hearings in January will decide if 11 game refuges remain open to hunting under the deer management program. Farmers and ranchers are invited as the plan could affect range conditions. Eight sections of the state are affected. dates and venues will be announced later.
Glycol Vapors Fails to Prevent Indoor Respiratory Infections
California Extension Service reports that after air enters a house, vaporized glycol has not been promising for disease control. Expensive installations exposing all incoming air to glycol show some promise, but sterilizing contaminated dusty air with glycol or UV lamps is not successful or cost effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Extension Service
CES
Freshmen Class Party Planned for Friday at Shafter High
The freshmen class at Shafter High School held a party in the school gymnasium with volleyball ping pong table games dancing singing and refreshments. Woodrow Wilson as class president Louise Lee Opal McKlwain Loretta Bender Norma Craig Joycie McDonald and freshmen faculty advisers organized the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Woodrow Wilson
Louise Lee
Opal McKlwain
Loretta Bender
Norma Craig
Joyce McDonald
Manweiler Boasts Big Fish Catch Fraud Uncovered
A fishing tale ends in reveal as Mrs. Manweiler claims she netted three rainbow trout attributed to her husband Jack Manweiler. The boastful fisherman faced disbelief from friends at Midway Market in Rio Vista before the truth came out. Jack later remains silent about the catch while preparing to lead the Shafter Kiwanis Club next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Lover Boy
Manweiler
Rio Vista
Midway
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Isaak Walton
Simple Irrigation Chart Invention by C N Johnston
C N Johnston, a professor of irrigation at UC Davis, has devised a simple chart to estimate water delivered to crops by gated irrigation pipes. The chart works across any gate opening fraction and shows the amount of water being delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Johnston
U. C. Davis
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Midway Market
Kern
Revere
Farberware
Presto
FTO
California
Shafter Warehouse CO
Bell & Howell
Eastman
Kodaks
Stringham’s Shafter Drug Store
Justesen
Crisco
Conot
CIA
Nene
Schilling
Gloie
Cemeatis
Swifts Tendergrown
Weiners
Oregon Filberts
Funsten Pecans
Gerber
Armour's
San Joaquin Valley
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