Western Cotton Production Conference opens in Phoenix
The 1966 Western Cotton Production Conference begins in Phoenix with talks on cotton quality, breeding, and ginning. Speakers include Glenn Statien of New Mexico State University on breeding potentials and Robert Prikosovits of Producers Cotton Oil Co. on ginning effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Thagee
Crosbyton
Glenn Statien
New Mexico State University
Las
Robert W. Prikosovits
Producers Cotton Oil Company
Prikosovits
Tom Akers
Cal‘cot, Ltd
Bakersfield
Calif
Staffing Changes At Local High Schools Reported
The text lists staff changes at Bakersfield area schools including Mrs. Lucille Laven Phyllis Anderson Walt Burrows Warren J Pearson Randall Olson and Mrs Mary Cruikshank and G suggesting assignments at Arvin East Bakersfield and related schools during spring activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield High
Lucille Laven
Phyllis Anderson
Walt Burrows
Warren J. Pearson
Randall Olson
Arvin
East Bake
Mary «. Cruikshank
Water Supply Update Across California Dams
Water from Mendota Canal aims to aid San Joaquin Valley farmers. Lake Berryessa began spilling through the gloryhole on February 5 and will spill for most of the month, holding a long-range carryover to meet diverters for years. East Park and Stony Gorge reservoirs on the Orland Project reach near full, about 102 000 acre feet, while the Oroville area storage hits its peak at 985 000 acre feet as Ven- project nears completion in 1958.
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Mendota Canal
San Joaquin Valley
Lake Berryessa
Monticello
Gloryhole
East Park
Stony Gorge
Orland
Poly Royal to Open April 29 at Cal Poly
Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo announces the 34th Poly Royal festival set for April 29 to May 1. The three day country fair on campus features an art show band concerts athletic events dances rodeo livestock horse show and more, part of the college’s 65th anniversary observances with an estimated 30 000 visitors anticipated last year. Committee head Roland Wentzen a senior farm management major from Fortuna leads planning.
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San Luis Obispo
Poly Royal
California State Polytechnic College
California Coast Area
Roland Wentzen
Fortuna
Three Instructors Named for Evening School Program
Bakersfield College Evening Division announces three instructors for the current semester at a Kern Junior College District board meeting. Grace Tan Sonner teaches Home Economics, George M. Winkler handles Office Skills, and Paul J. Meert offers Mathematics. Additional Desert Division instructors include Mrs K. Wil Feiwel Woodwork, Itmeroni Music, George Aberwa Police Science, and L Zaharias Data Processing.
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Bakersfield College
Kern Junior College
Kern Junior College District Board of Trustees
Grace Tanaka Sonner
George M. Winkler
Paul J. Meert
E’s Desert Div
Mrs. K
Wil- Feiwel
Itmeroni
George Aber
Policé
Ant’ Lone ‘L. Zaharias
Record of Firearms Safety Training Milestone in California
California reports 2,600 volunteer instructors trained 30,812 youths in hunter safety and firearms handling in 1965, the highest annual total since the program began. Since 1954, 333,251 youngsters trained. 18 and under must complete to get a license. Winter and spring offer best times to enroll. details via DFG offices, wardens, or agents.
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California
Department of Fish and Games
National Rifle Association
International Association of Game, Fish, and Conservation Commissioners
DFG
Medicare Seminar For Veterans Set In Bakersfield
Todd Madigan announces a medicare seminar for veterans on February 28 at 800 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building 400 Norris Road Bakersfield. All veterans and their families urged to attend and ask questions about the new program.
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Todd Madigan
Kern County Veterans Affairs Council
Veterans Memorial Building
Norris Road
Bakersfield
Indian Cooking Day at San Miguel Old Mission
The public is invited to Indian Cooking Day at the Old Franciscan Mission of San Miguel on Sunday February 20 starting at 2:00 p.m. Demonstrations will show authentic early California Indian cooking in the ancient cocina. Visitors can sample pozole tortillas frijoles atole and other dishes cooked on a low coal grill amid adobe walls and smoke stained rafters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Miguel
Old Mission in San Miguel Opens Historic Tours
Visitors are invited to witness demonstrations and sample Indian foods at the Old Mission in San Miguel seven miles north of Paso Robles on Highway 101. Free daily guided tours of the church museums and gardens run 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Bodie ghost town panorama decorates the cover, and California lists 802 registered landmarks by county and registration number.
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San Miguel
Highway
Paso Robles
Franciscan
California
California Historical Landmarks booklet issued
Sacramento officials announce a 116 page revised illustrated California Historical Landmarks booklet listing 802 landmarks and 34 state historic parks and monuments. It costs one dollar and is available from the Hearst Tour Office, Department of Parks and Recreation at 1416 Ninth Street Sacramento 95814. The 6 by 9 inch publication is designed for auto use.
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Sacramento
Fred L. Jones
California
Jones
Hearst Tour Office
Department of Parks and Recreation
Ninth Street
Kelly To Attend Shriners Meeting In Los Angeles
W. Pat Kelly chairman of the 1965 Potato Bowl game at Bakersfield has accepted an invitation to attend a Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children group meeting in Los Angeles. He will represent the Kern County Shrine Club. The luncheon at the Jonathan Club starts at 12, with activities at 2 at the Shriners Hospital for the balance of the day and evening.
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W. Pat’ Kelly
Bakersfield
Shriners Hospital For Crippled Children Group
Los Angeles
Kelly
Kern County Shrine Club
Jonathan Club
Shriners Hospital
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Cotton
Ralph R. Hackey
Rincon
New Mexico
Leonard J. Erie
U. S. Water Conservation Laboratory
Kenneth E. Frick
National Cotton Council
Southwest Five-State Cotton Growers Association
Arizona Cotton Growers Association
Cal Poly
New Vicks
Vick Medic
Sinex Are Trade Parks
Patriot Cmce
Stringham's
Twerge
Shafter Police Department
Nixon
Medicare
Bodie
Mono County
Bodie State Historic Park
Shriners Meeting
Kirby
Rial Aide
Central Ave
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