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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1956
Page
8
Snow Gates and Valves claim Parkerizing prevents rust and packing rot. The ad touts rubberized packing to stop leaks and highlights exclusive features. It urges readers to see their dealer at 2437 BH. S4th St., Los Angeles, California.
The narrative describes tuna fishing with squid bait and heavy bamboo poles, notes on squid anatomy and ink, porpoises, and the process from catching to market in Los Angeles Harbor. It mentions a religious ship chapel, color film for children, and other topics like spiders, garden food, Cinderella, a squash seedling project, and a local nature exhibit announced by Randy Craig.
The 1956 Kern County Farm show opens in Arvin and runs six days in five Kern County towns. Ranchers view liquid fertilizer equipment with demonstrations of new placement techniques. Everett Wingate notes revolutionary egg and seed treatment methods and on site demonstrations for cotton growers at Wasco and Buttonwillow Gins.
Mr. and Mrs. E J Peters returned from a three week journey to New Orleans for the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association convention accompanied by Don Maupin. They faced floods in Los Angeles and midwest weather but enjoyed Monte Leone hotel tours harbors French quarters and Creole dining. They also toured Dallas and visited the John Mitchell factory showing cotton gin equipment and automobile air conditioners awaiting home delivery.
A Valentine supper box featuring a red wire heart and a swinging doll won first prize at the Maple 4-H Club Father Daughter box supper held last Thursday. Club president Karen Wiens created the winning box and received ceramic figurines. Nadia and Maria Nevarov tied for second with Beverly Nightengale and each earned figurines.
Arlis Biloff and Dean Bonlie, students at Pacific Union College in Angwin, were home for the weekend visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Biloff and Mr and Mrs Victor Bonlie. Biloff traveled to Los Angeles with Bobby Holmes to attend drag races while home.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Biloff plan a trip to the Philippine Islands from Los Angeles departing February 28 with a Hawaii layover for sightseeing They will meet Mrs Biloffs brother in Manila and visit Willard Wentland and family a Bible teacher at Philippine Union College before returning in May The husband will return home after about a month and they will travel by ship with stopovers in Hong Kong Formosa and Japan.
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