Richland Boys Take Chores in Project to Help Selves
Upper grade students at Richland School organize a work program to use spare time for chores and earning spending money. Joe Norris, a shop and physical education teacher, helped start the effort after two local businessmen agreed to hire youths part time. Floyd Cooper and Elmer Eckert, running a nursery and service station, express satisfaction with the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland School
Joe Norris
Floyd Cooper
Elmer Eckert
Nur SeTpland
Edward Ellis
Ronnie Colvard
Cooper's Nursery
End of the world fear turns to new youth program
A local piece discusses fears of nuclear threatenings and prophetic warnings, then shifts to Richland School's Youth Service Club. Norris leads a program placing district youths in part time jobs with emphasis on efficiency and courtesy. Projects include lawn care, cleaning, woodwork, and deliveries, with a two week trial and a profit flow controlled by counselors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weymouth
Peter
Richland E. C
Norris
County Receives Highway Fund Allocation to Counties
State Controller Thomas H. Kuchel announced an apportionment of 14,166,266.36 dollars from the highway users tax to California counties. Kern County will receive 347,876.38 dollars. Funds go to the special road improvement fund for county road construction and maintenance. Unrefunded aviation gasoline taxes are returned separately when unclaimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Kuchel
Kern County
Kuchel
Marine Exchange Lookout Station Telescope Opens Range
The Land's End lookout station in San Francisco features a telescope with a thirty mile viewing range, aiding coastal surveillance and navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Exchange
Land’s End
San Francisco
Phillip Zachary Initiated Into SJ State Delta Sigma Phi
Phillip E. Zachary son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Zachary Rout 1 Box 272 was initiated into the San Jose State College Delta Sigma Phi chapter. A freshman police major at SJSC he graduated from Shafter High School in June 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip E. Zachary
Clyde Zachary
Box
San Jose State College
Delta Sigma Phi
Zachary
SJUC
Shafter High School
Galapagos Collection Tops World At California Academy
The Galapagos Islands specimens in the California Academy of Sciences display in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, are described as the largest such collection in the world.
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California Academy of Sciences
Golden Gate Park
San
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Richland Boys
Selves
Harold C. Urey
H. G. Wells
al Einstein
Earth
Ohio
Parent-Teachers Association
Bruce Crawford
Richland
Fred Hasty
Richland E. C. Club
Texaco
Central Valley Highway
Vaughn Taylor
Billy Cargill
Thomas Ducker
Dick Smith
Dale Morris
Cooper
P.O
Shafter
Pentecostal Church of God
Shafter Ave
West Ash
Durwood Phillips
Mennonite Brethren Church
KWSO
Baptist Youth Fellowship
First Baptist Church
E. Lerdo Hwy
Gee
Rev
Melvin N. Krug
Phillip Zachary
Troxtun
Bakersfield
J. J. Baerg
D.C
First Southern Baptist Church
Kern & Sunset
Sam Wilcoxon
Dean Moore
B. T.U
Leonard Jordan
Peasthag
Pontiac
E. Lerdo
Harve
Gaede Pontiac Shafter
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