California Legislature Faces Busy 1959 Session
The State Capitol buzzes as Governor Brown leads new leaders and a reshaped Senate and Assembly. The 166 day session will confront taxes water agriculture transportation and education with a looming deficit and need for citizen involvement in shaping legislation.
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Sacramento
California
Ernor
Edmund G
Pat” Brown
Senate
Assembly
Spenantrena
Brown
J Lindsey Gunn Attends 21st Cotton Council Meeting
J Lindsey Gunn of Shafter is named delegate to the 21st annual meeting of the National Cotton Council in Atlanta February 9 10. Delegates will review cotton programs research promotion and make recommendations for 1959 with the goal of expanding markets. Over a thousand cotton industry leaders are expected at the Dinkler Plaza Hotel.
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Tional Cotton Council
Atlanta
J. Lindsey Gunn
Shafter
Cotton Council
Dinkler Plaza
Garden pruning and planting tips from nurserymen notes
The California Association of Nurserymen advises delaying rose pruning until buds swell, using hedge clippers for light shaping, removing last month’s leaves, and applying dormant spray. It also suggests setting violas and pansies over bulb beds and planting primulas for early spring borders in shaded spots.
Services Held for Joseph Jett in Oklahoma
Funeral services for Joseph Samuel Jett of 528 South Munzer Street Shafter were held in Shawnee Oklahoma after his death January 5 in a Bakersfield hospital. A Tennessee native he lived in Kern County 16 years and is survived by two sons Herb Jett of Shafter Richard Jett of Taft and a daughter Lena Allen of Tulare. Payne and Son Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Joseph Samuel Jett
South Munzer St
Shafter
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Jett
Bakersfield
Tennessee
Kern County
Collins Cemetery
St. Louis
Herb Jett
Richard Jett
Taft
Lena Allen
Tulare
Payne and Son Funeral Home
Guest Speaker at First Baptist Church Alaska Missionary Appointee
Rev Vernon Crouse, missionary appointee to Marantha Children's Home in Fairbanks, will speak at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church. The article notes the church's growth in missionary zeal and the couple's shift from Africa to Alaska due to their daughter's health.
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Vernon Crouse
Fairbanks
First Baptist Church
Alaska
California Population Set to Grow 57 Percent in Ten Years
A Kiplinger Washington Editors report predicts massive growth as suburbs expand, highway networks strain, and cities add housing and jobs. California leads with a 57 percent population rise, while Arkansas and Vermont decline. several states show double digit gains.
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Kiplinger Washington Editors
Kiplinger
Alaska
Maryland
Utah
Michigan
Clorado
New Mexico
Oregon
Ohio
Texas
Washington
Indiana
Connecticut
New Jersey
Arkansas
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Vermont
California
Apache Trail Caves Yield Ancient Mummified Remains
Mummified remains of Apache Indians have been found in caves along the Apache Trail east of Phoenix Arizona. The bodies were buried in the caves centuries ago by marauding tribes.
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Desert
Phoenix
Arizona
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California Association of Nurserymen
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U.S
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