Shafter-Wash Irrigation District Formation Moves Forward
An executive committee in Wasco advances plans for a 17 500 acre irrigation district under Central Valley water rules. Attorney James Burke retained to aid formation with input from Prof Frank Adams UC agriculture division. A Jan 7 meeting will set exact boundaries and petitions require 500 signatures or 60 percent of assessed value.
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Shafter-Wash
Wasco American Sejon Hall
James Burke
Vialia
Frank Adams
University of California, Agriculture Division
Burke
Anglo Bank adopts employee insurance plan with double coverage
The Anglo California National Bank will provide life insurance and sickness benefits to 1675 employees. Life coverage ranges from 1000 to 10000 dollars per person and weekly accident and sickness benefits exceed 8000 dollars in total. Metropolitan Life and West Coast Life underwrite the plan on a cooperative basis.
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Anglo California National Bank
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
West Coast Life Insurance Company
Oven Bell Signals Bread Time in English Manor
A referred practice notes an oven bell used in former English times to signal tenants that the manor’s bread oven was ready for baking.
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England
Dear's Christmas Doll Heroic Gift
Dear, a 30 nice girl known for kindness, gets a sought after walking talking doll for Christmas. She instead gives the doll and its trunk to a poor girl, explaining the gift was to be the nicest and most fun, asking her mother to understand the joy of giving.
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Dear
Mama
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Wedding Bid Sparks Royal Change of Hearts
Doris confronts a shifting romance at a Christmas party as Dick abandons her for Barbara Overton from Chicago. Dick longs to marry promptly after learning Barbara’s success, promising a Christmas wedding and riches, while Doris flees the revelry in disappointment.
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Doris
Brian
Barbara Overton
Chicagoa
Barbara
Honey
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Visit Sparks Quiet Family Discussion
A brief exchange hints at plans for a Christmas visit with uncertainty over hosting. One party says the visit could be at their home or their wife's, noting no quarrel has occurred on the matter.
Holland’s St Nicholas Visits Dutch Children in Dec
Holland’s children recall St Nicholas a kind hearted Spanish bishop who learned of their land of dikes windmills and tulips He arrived long years ago on December 6 and began giving children presents He has since returned each year on that night to fit the wooden shoes with gifts Children leave carrots for his horse and for him
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Hildren
Holland
St. Nicholas
Johan Hart
Mrs twins reject Christmas spark in family drama
Seventeen year old twins Marina and Nadine plot to boycott Christmas causing friction with their mother and brothers. The plan backfires as relatives insist on celebrating while others scorn the idea and a local store scene underscores the season’s pull of tradition. In a separate vignette Warren Elmore reconciles with a partner over a minor quarrel while Christmas music softens his stance and leads to a thoughtful purchase.
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Jerrian
Nadine
Marian
Mother
Dad
Bill
Sweet Sisters
Mariana
Smith's
Chuck
Arren Elmore
Peter
Grant’s
Muriel
Beverly
Warren Elmore
Bethlehem
Western Newspaper Union
Christmas Buckles and a Christmas Dinner
Timothy Brown repairs a poor girl's second hand slippers after a failed invite to a Christmas meal. The buckles prove precious gems, elevating the girl from poverty and leading to a hopeful romance as Christmas happiness returns.
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Timothy
Western Newspaper Union
Keeping a Fresh Christmas Tree Through Water Care
A Christmas tree placed in water upon bringing indoors stays fresh longer. Replacing the water regularly helps keep the tree green for at least a week longer. Spruce and fir are notably longer lasting than other Christmas trees.
Christmas Vesper Carols Sung by Union Congregational Choir
English German and French carols filled a candlelit vesper program at Union Congregational Church. Directed by Mrs. J H Porterfield with Alfred Smith at the piano the choir led the audience through classic carols and a Christmas story ending with Silent Night.
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Union Congregational Church
J. H. Porterfield
Alfred Smith
Nowell
Wencelas
Angles
Béthlehem
Cotton Crop Estimate Takes Upward Trend
The crop reporting board’s final 1998 domestic cotton production forecast is 12,407,000 bales, up 7,000 from November. It compares with 10,638,000 bales in 1935 and the 1928-32 decade average. California 1936 crop is forecast at 440,000 bales at 572 pounds per acre, while 1935 yielded 391 pounds per acre from 2,389 acres.
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Federal ‘ Crop Reporting’ Board
California
State reports large hunting and fishing license revenues
Sacramento reports total hunting license revenue of 367,880 from 169,774 $2 citizen licenses 18,516 $1 junior licenses 567 $10 nonresident licenses 60 $25 alien licenses 208 $10 declarant alien licenses and 132 $0.50 duplicates. Kern County sales totaled 5,431 licenses yielding 10,896 in hunting fees. Angling licenses brought 457,373 with 219,318 $2 citizen 2302 $3 nonresident 2,293 $5 alien 753 $0.50 duplicates. Kern had 3, cites 1 licenses sold.
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Sacramento
State Division of Fish and Game
H. R. Dunbar
Bureau of Licenses
Kern County
Kern
California election turnout sets state record
Official compilation from the Secretary of State reports an 83 percent voter turnout in November, the highest in state history. Roosevelt and Garner received 1,766,836 votes from 8,253,821 ballots cast, with a Democratic majority over London and Knox of 930,450. Minor party votes were Socialist 11,325 Prohibition 12,912 Communist 10,877. Propositions tally expected next week.
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California
Secretary of State
Roosevelt
Garner
London
Knox
Popcorn Ball Decorations for Christmas Tables
Festive popcorn balls wrapped in red and green paper or foil serve as centerpieces for Christmas dinners. Small favors can be placed inside each ball, adding a holiday touch, and they can also be hung as ornaments on the tree.
California veterans bonds sales set record low rate
California announces January sale of $3,000,000 in veterans welfare bonds at 2 percent. Total bonds issued to aid veterans reach beyond Kerr county figures while $12,000,000 of the $80,000,000 authorized remains for financing homes and farms for California war veterans.
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Sacramento
Veterans’ Welfare
California
Tax on Your Light Bills Hidden in New Deal Charge
A 15 percent tax on electricity usage, part of the New Deal, remains undisclosed to consumers. The article notes the burden falls on households without clear notification from providers.
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Shafter Garbage Service
G. A. Wittmayer
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Shafter. Dairy
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