Fanfare of Ist Professional USO Show Draws Full House
A gay troop company presented the first USC Camp Shows at Lerdoe Field under the banner Sunkist Review Hollywood. Ernie Stanton hosted with Maidie Berwick Ray Berwick performed while Julia Curtiss and Stanton sang surreal ventriloquism. Will Aubrey delivered old showboat style yodeling as Bill Jackson and Jean Blackwell closed with acrobatic comedy. The night drew a full audience and strong applause marking the show a success.
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Julia Curtiss
English Language Course At Bakersfield Extension
The University of California Extension Division announces an adult English course focused on grammar and diction for composition. First meeting is February 9 at 7 PM in Room 218 Bakerfield Junior College building California and F streets. The course runs 15 sessions and costs 12 dollars, awarding two units of upper division or graduate credit upon completion.
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University of California Extension Division
Junior College
California
F Streets
Bakersfield
Five Act Traveling Revue Shines with The Dorn Brothers
The Dorn Brothers and Mary Leo perform in a five act traveling revue featuring imitations and songs. Mary and Charles Dorn join in singing and comic routines delivering varied acts. The show highlighted a mix of voices and playful stage numbers from the touring troupe.
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Premier Sepia Band at Lerdo Post Theater Night
The Premier Sepia Band will perform Sunset Orchestra Revue at Lerdo field post theater. Two shows, 6 30 p m and 8 30 p m, feature Doc Wheeler and Francine Stewart in a fast paced variety program. Arrive early for preferred seating. Tuesday January 27.
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Lerdo Field
Soldier Skiers Invited to Visit Shirley Meadows
Kern County extends an invitation to Lerdofield troops to use Shirley Meadows skiing facilities about 55 miles east of Bakersfield. Lt. James H. Lewis will survey the area and discuss a possible army ski trip. The site features two ski tows, a large summit lodge, cabins, a County building housing 75, and on-site gear with Bakersfield shops urged for equipment.
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Shirley Meadows
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R. G. Hoffman
James H. Lewis
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Lee Frankovich
Giants of the Coast Guard New Plants Grow Offshore
A coastal research effort reports unusually large plants growing near the San Francisco shore. Scientists note rapid growth and potential ecological impacts as crews study the phenomenon and monitor environmental conditions.
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San Francisco
Five Minutes Before Curtain Time at Lerdo Debut
Five minutes before curtain at Lerdo Theater the Sunkist Revue from Hollywood performs on opening night. Standing left to right are Jean Blackwell Bill Jackson Maidie Berwick Leo Dorn Mary Dorn Charles Dorn Julia Curtis and pianist Syl Halperin. Front row MC Ernie Stanton Ray Berwick and Will Aubrey.
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Jean Blackwell
Bill Jackson
Maidie Berwick
Leo Dorn
Mary Dorn
Charles Dorn
Lia Curtis
Syl Halperin
MC Ernie Stanton
Ray Berwick
Will Aubrey
Lerdo Field Opens Large Cadet Reception Center
From a barren section of Lerdo Field a vast tent city has risen to house a surge of cadets arriving at the new west coast reception center. In three weeks the encampment has become one of the largest cadet facilities in the western states. Recruits will not receive flight instruction during this stay but will undergo preliminary training and physical examinations.
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Tibbett Will Sing to Service Men in National Tour
United service men will receive a national USO Camp Show tour featuring Lawrence Tibbett and other crate artists. Jascha Heifitz Albert Spaulding James Melton and veterans of the concert stage join top opera vocalists to offer programs built on popular classics tailored to camp requests. Mrs Blanch Witherspoon leads the USO Camp Shows concert branch.
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Albert Spaulding
James Melton
Lawrence Tibbett
Blanch Witherspoon
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Bomber Schools to Open in Reno and Albuquerque Soon
Officials of the West Coast Air Corps Training Center announce two new bomber crew schools. The Jack Frye school in Albuquerque will train crews for four motor Flying Fortress bombers with 25 hours flight plus 25 hours navigation and radio under flight. The Boeing School of Aeronautics in Reno will train pilots and crews for lighter two engine bombers.
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West Coast Air, Corps Training Center
Jack Frye
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Army
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Boeing School of Aeronautics
Reno
Nevada
Ten Squadrons Supply Basketball Teams
Lerdo field started a local basketball league with teams from ten organizations stationed there. Most players are standout J C or college players. Games occur three nights weekly with a doubleheader for fans at Shafter High School gym. Teams from Bakersfield Shafter and nearby areas may book games via the Lerdo recreation office. Three games have been played one forfeited due to the emergency causing a flexible schedule to avoid future forfeitures.
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Szigeti to perform Beethoven for Kern County concert
The Kern County Musical Association announces violinist Joseph Szigeti will headline the January 21 concert at the Fox Theatre in the fifth season series. Critics hail him as a virtuoso who makes 18th century masters clear for Gershwin audiences. Service men from Lerdo field may buy reduced tickets at the Fox box office.
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Kern County Musical Association
Joseph Szigeti
Fox Theatre
Szigeti
Lerdo Field
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Actress Parker Visits This Field
Actress Parker accompanied by her mother visited her brother Pvt. Donald S. Colvar a at this post on Sunday afternoon. After leaving the field she entertained him and several Lerdo friends at the Motel Inn before inviting Colvard's squadron 3 to visit her Beverly Hills home.
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Jean Parker
Donald S. Col- Vara
Miss Parker
Colvard
Squadron 3
Beverly Hillss
Paper Pile Grows at Neuman Pile Grows
Waste paper collected by Shafter 20-30 club at the Neuman potato shed on Santa Fe way continues to grow as city and county residents donate bundles. People may drop off paper in the wire container by the shed opposite the county fire station and contact Scoutmaster Kenneth Pipkin or Twenty-Thirtians Herb Neuman and Frank Downey.
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Kenneth Pipkin
Herb Neuman
Frank Downey
Major WPA aviation weather study to guide airport planning
A large government aviation weather study using over 10 million observations from 239 airports will be published from Washington. The WPA project in New Orleans employed 100 people to extract data on visibility, wind direction and speed, and other flying weather factors to aid runway extensions and instrument landing systems. Sunset Tunnel in San Francisco is 4202 feet long.
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