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Shafter Press in Shafter, California

07 Jan 1954

Page 9

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Shafter Press

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Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1954

Page

9

Bakersfield Leader Carl Melcher dies. Kern County figures reflect

Obituary notes Carl Melcher general manager of Kern County Land Company who shaped community relations and cooperation with neighbors. The piece also profiles Colonel Howard Nichols and his Pearl War era dream of Hillcrest and other Bakersfield developments, linking wartime service to postwar growth plans.

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Carl Melcher Kern County Land Company Kern County Carl Mel Bakersfield Howard Nichols Guadalcanal Hugh Curran Semis Mobilhome Corporation Navy Nichols Hugh College Oeen Bakersfield Country Club Hillcrest San Joaquin Valley Highland Park
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Galyen Seeks Kern Sheriff Post In County Announcement

Capt LeRoy Galyen of the Kern County unit of the California Highway Patrol announced his candidacy for Kern County sheriff. He has served in county law enforcement since 1921 and heads the division under state control. He seeks the sheriff post with broad support and vows an impartial, honest campaign.

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LeRoy Galyen Kern County California Highway Patrol Captain Galyen Earl Warren
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Col. Nichols By John McCoy Lorekel Omer West Melcher Mr. Melcher McFarland Kern_counhty Mahy Oildale Primavera Vista Park Hudson Acres Greenacres Dobrusky Square Garden Acres 4-H Acres la Cresta Upper la Crest Roy Galyen Kern Highway Patrol Galvenin
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