Mosquito Abatement Plan Sparks Valley Tax Debate
Readers examine the proposed annexation of Shafter Wasco Mc Farland and Delano into the Bakersfield Dr Morris Mosquito Abatement district. Critics warn of higher taxes and uneven control while praising district efficiency and river-area concerns. The piece also notes national defense driven calls to boost hands on trade training at UC and other universities.
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Kern
Kern River
Bakersfield
Kern County
Dr. Morris
Shafter
Taft
Mosquito Control Debate in Shafter District
County health officials urge mosquito control in Shafter but locals resist a Bakersfield funded plan. They propose forming a separate district and funding at about two cents per dollar, cautioning against rushed deals costing nine cents.
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Shafter
Bakersfield
Artificial Bird Eats Worms Like Real One In Russia Study
A Russian group built an electric artificial bird to feed fledglings. The device opens and closes its mouth like real birds, drawing worms and insects into a glass stomach for counting. The California Bureau of Public Administration gathers evidence from vast libraries to inform state legislators.
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Russia
California Bureau of Public Administration
University of California
Bureau
University
California field crops set record production in 1940
California farmers produced 10,743,963 tons of field crops in the past year, the highest on record and surpassing the 1939 total by over a million tons. The data from state crop reporting services also show new marketing highs, underscoring a peak in California agricultural output and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pixley Enterprise
California
Civil Service Exams Open for Various Federal Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission announces exams for positions in agriculture economics marketing accounting and engineering with salaries from 16200 to 5600 yearly. Closing dates range February 13 to March 17 1941 with some western states receiving extended time. Applications via the Washington office or until further notice.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington
Colorado
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Alaska
Department of the Interior
California Visitors Lead at Zion and Bryce Canyon Parks
California autoists topped park visitors in the new year reports by the Automobile Club Southern California touring bureau. Zion National Park recorded 5699 California visitors in 2249 cars and 18 stages, 39 percent of arrivals, while Bryce Canyon drew 3065 visitors in 1207 cars, 44 percent of totals.
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Automobile Club Southern California
California
Utah
Zion
Bryce Canyon National Parks
Bryce Canyon Park
New Motorway Over Old Road Between Nashville and Natchez
A 400 mile motorway will be built along the Natchez Trace between Nashville Tennessee and Natchez Mississippi. Construction has begun to transform the historic road ordered opened by Congress before the Louisiana Purchase. The parkway will be free from advertising signs and roadside stands.
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Natchez
Nashville
Tenn
Natchez Miss
Congress
Aoe
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Operations Underway on Tyler Ridge Near Porterville
Operations have begun on Tyler Ridge near Porterville with a daily recovery of about a half ton of the metal, indicating active mining work and steady output.
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Tyler Ridge
Porterville
California Speaks on Henry Sanborn Return and Economic View
Henry Sanborn, back in California after a career as a hotel man in Kobe, Japan, predicts the Orient trade door will reopen to white business. John F. McGowan calls for wiser action by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors. Leon Steele, paroled from San Quentin after 26 years, expresses hard‑won optimism. Senator John H. Swan criticizes the state unemployment program as merely procedural.
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Henry Sanborn
California
Kobe
Japan
Orient
John F. McGowan
S. F
San _ Francisco
Leon ‘Steele
San Quentin
John H. Swan
Sacramento
State Department of Unemployment
Spiders Aid Motorists Cause Parking Meters to Fail
In Omaha Nebraska spiders are said to be aiding motorists by clogging timing gear of downtown parking meters, letting five cent charges run past the usual limit and reducing city revenue by about 34 dollars daily.
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Omaha
Neb
Traveling movie theaters arrive in Ethiopia
Traveling theaters equipped with modern sound gear reach Ethiopia to inform Italians in the African colony about current events and developments.
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Ethiopia
Afan
No Argument Here in Boston Radio Mix Up
A Boston radio station aired Strauss waltzes instead of the scheduled Harvard MIT debate. Both debating teams had previously argued the negative side of the question, leaving listeners with an unplanned music program.
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Boston
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
First Flight Lacustrine Route by Captain Sam Carson
The veteran Lake Michigan pilot Captain Sam Carson completed his inaugural Detroit to Milwaukee flight in a Pennsylvania Central Airlines amphibian. The trip covered the lake in a little over an hour with Carson at the controls during the anniversary period.
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Sam
Kit) Carson
Lake Michigan
Detroit
Milwaukee
Carson
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Winthrop Desk: Miller Highlights Historic Furniture Misstep
Edgar G. Miller discusses in American Antique Furniture a curious historical error involving a Winthrop desk. He analyzes misattributed origins and dates, outlining how collectors and catalogs have misread the piece's provenance.
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Winthrop
Edgar G. Miller
Bid election reshapes Kern Water Storage district board
The Kern Water Storage district elected Arvin Richardson to join the board, defeating GW Parish for Division No. 2 and strengthening the district’s stance on the project. In division No. 7 north Kern, H G Hull retained the presidency with 12 776 votes over H L Heard 6231, aided by strong support from Shafter Wasco Bakersfield and nearby communities.
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Keri
Persoin
Arvin Richardson
GW Parish
North Kern
H. G. Hull
Board of
H. L. Heard
McFarland
Hull
Shafter
Heard
Wasco
Bakersfield
Board of ‘Supervisors
Ashe
J. O. Hart
Hart
Bakersfield Juvenile Club Raid Prompted Jury Hearing
Twenty seven youths, most of high school age, were summoned before a grand jury regarding activities at a juvenile club on Butte Street Bakersfield after a raid last Saturday night. Judge Owen refused to back off amid parental censure as officers faced scrutiny. Al Coe, previously convicted of bootlegging, served as chaperone and is jailed on vagrancy charges. Also noted is a social gathering at the Thumbert place with dancing and refreshments attended by Bill Neuman Edna Grant Edna Edelman Bill Unruh Albert Edelman Bill Kliewer John Thumlert.
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Butte Street
Bakersfield
Erwin W. Owen
Coe
Leland Ray
Thumbert Place
Bill Neuman
Edna Grant
Edna Edelman
Bill Unruh
Bert Edelman
Bill Kliewer
John Thumlert
Elmer Oil superintendent visits Shafter well and fossil finds
E J Burns of Ventura, superintendent of the Elmer Oil Company, recently called in Shafter to visit the Shafter oil well. Professor Stevenson of Fellows Ike Peters Herb Regier and T V Little spent Sunday exploring Granite Station, discovering fossils and petrified wood. The first of a 1941 UC pamphlet series on California's outstanding problems, Legislative Apportionment, has been placed in lawmakers' hands.
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E. J. Burns
Ventura
Elmer Oil Company
Shafter
Stevenson
Fellows
Ike Peters
Herb Regier
T. V. Little
Granite Station
C. P. Morgan
Betty Jane Morgan
Los
E. R. West
Berkeley
A. F. Shafer
Harry West
C. A. Campbell
Marange
University of California
California
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Dean Worg
Lane
Emory
Maple
Ruth Mathews
Julia
Chattim
Heffernan
Maple School
Edwin Neufeld
Edward Schellenberg
J. C. Channeson
Woods Stone
L. B. Scott
Civic Committee
J. H. Maurer
A. R. Duehren
W. H. Hitchcock
D. O. Moore
Orsfield
Canoe Meee
H. Miller
F.E. Manuel
H. Midgley
Mennonite Church
Susie Siemens
Farm Home Department of
P. Anderson
Mesdames
M. Lohr
Z. Bartel
J. W. Nickel
J. M.keith
S. J. E. Kolbenstetter
R. W. Partridge
A. B. Fox
J. J. Siemens
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Olitha Mettler
Esther Kelson
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