Kern County Assessed Value Up 14.5 Percent in 1947-48
California papers report Kern county's total taxable valuation rose 14.5 percent from 1946-47 to 1947-48. Land value up 15.4 percent, improvements up 6.9 percent, personal property and money up 22.8 percent, exemptions up 58.6 percent, totaling 399,351,180 dollars before exemptions of 5,101,550. Statewide values increased 20.8 percent with land up 19.6 percent and improvements up 18.4 percent.
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Kern
California
Shrine initiations mark Los Angeles event
Glen City T. P. Rootes and Phil Ohanneson attended a Shrine event in Los Angeles. They gathered Saturday evening where Ohanneson was initiated into the organization.
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Los Angeles
Glen City
T. P. Rootes
Phil Ohanneson
L0s Angeles
Shrine
Mr. Ohanneson
Piracy of the Amazon River Reputed Length and Weight
The report claims a pirate creature in the Amazon River measures five and a half feet long and weighs 175 pounds, a figure cited in local lore and occasional wildlife lore pieces.
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Amazon River
All Year Club Maps Southern California Tourism Focus Shafter Highlight
The All Year Club of Southern California releases a four color operatic sight seeing map featuring Shafter as a focal point of the Southland tourist lore. The map, with shading to show top tourist routes, aims to distribute visitors across all counties and is distributed to out of state travelers at border inspection stations. Governor Earl Warren offers an official greeting in the map text.
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Shafter
Southland
Southern
California
All Year Club
Earl Warren
State Agricultural Inspection
VA hospital waiting lists and beneficiary questions answered
In a Washington Bureau column veterans ask about VA hospital waits and service connected care. If emergency, arrange treatment. non service connected cases await beds. The second query guides locating a buddy via the Enlisted Personnel Office in Washington DC. A beneficiary dispute after a veteran’s death is explained under state and policy rules.
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Washington Bureau of National Weekly Newspaper Service
Eye St
N. W
Washington, D. C
Denver
Colorado
Less Carbohydrate Feed Shapes Future Meat Supply
Ogts contain fewer carbohydrates per 100 pounds than corn causing less heat and energy in feed. Scours threaten fall and spring pigs. prevent chilling and keep clean. Trellises on porches or posts beautify farms. University of West Virginia ideas urge prudent livestock levels to avoid future meat shortage. A Richard Crabb praises "The Hybrid Corn Makes Prophets of Plenty." Red squill and ANTU, rat poisons, cost farmers feed.
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University of West Virginia
Richard Crabb
Rutgers University Press
New Brunswick
N. J
Breakfast Rolls for a King at Joe's Bakery
A small bakery advertises new breakfast rolls named for a king. The storefront highlights fresh, warm pastries and a cheerful morning dining option. The listing emphasizes quick service and a cozy bakery atmosphere.
Theodora Walther Becomes Bride of Robert L. Richards
Mrs. Edith Walther announces the marriage of her daughter Theodora Theresa Walther to Robert Lee Richards of Miami Beach Florida. The ceremony occurred December 7 1947 in Las Vegas Nevada. Theodora taught in De Soto and Shafter High, and is active in the Order of Eastern Star. Richards a Georgia Tech graduate and WWII veteran now works for Pacific Gas and Electric. They reside at 232 Euclid Avenue Shafter.
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Shafter
Edith Walther
Theodore Walther
Theodora Theresa Walther
Robert Lee Richards
Miami Beach
Florida
Las Vegas
Nevada
Miss Walther
DeSoto
Missouri
State Teachers College
Cape Girardeau
Missouri University
Columbia
Signal Corps
Europe
Pacific
Belgium
Roosevelt
Aberdeen
Maryland
Richards
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Euclid Avenue
Tuberculosis Research Backed by Christmas Seal Funds
Medical research on tuberculosis receives support from Christmas Seal funds. The grant source highlights continued public philanthropy backing health initiatives and scientific study into TB treatments and prevention.
Kiwanis Ladies Night and Xmas Party Planned
The Shafter Kiwanis club schedules a combined Ladies Night and Christmas party this Thursday at Cawelo Motel with a casual Xmas program replacing speakers. An exchange of presents under 50 cents will follow. Games contests and skits fill the event. A round-table session occurs tomorrow noon replacing the regular meeting.
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
Cawelo Motel
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Richard Arnolds
Mr and Mrs Richard Arnold announce the birth of daughter Anne Elizabeth at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield on December 11. Anne Elizabeth weighs 6 pounds 10 ounces at birth. Mother and baby are doing splendidly.
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Richard . Arnold
Anne Elizabeth
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
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Shafter Press
So. Calif
United States Air Force
Northern Ireland
Ohio
Pii
Langford Lodge
8Th Air Corp
Office of the Adjutant General
War Department
Washington
D. C
France
W. J. Dryden
Oes
Bank of America
Bank of America National
Trvng3 Association
Federal
U.S17 Insurance Corporat Memece Reo Baal Ocserve Byetem
Theodora Walther
Robert L. Richards
Kiwanis Ladies
Richard Arnolds
Thirty-eighth
Mets
Ward
North Carolina
Ieee
Betty Crocker General Mills
Harrison
Electric & Wind
Frigidaire
Apartment Electric
Richland Chevrolet Co
Central Ave
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