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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1946
Page
3
The article notes interior finishes at St Patrick’s Church in San Francisco, including Connemara marble and Caen stone, highlighting craftsmanship and material richness of the church’s design.
The company reports 2,886,000 phones in service as of May 31, 1946, up 254,000 since V J Day and 183,000 in the war’s final months. New service applications for the first five months reach 340,000, with 183,000 of 286,000 deferred subscribers now served. Despite shortages and construction needs, efforts continue to expand toll and long distance circuits and improve service quality. Postwar wage increases total over 24 million annually under a contract through March 1, 1947, with negotiations April 24 to May 18 1946. Net income is pressured by higher operating costs.
Dewey Axtell of the Agricultural Extension Service notes extensive plantings of plums and deciduous fruits in Kern County. Newly planted trees need extra water and fertilizer the first years due to competition from older roots. Supplemental irrigation every ten days may require tank transport. Fertilizer should be applied in the basin before watering.
Dr. and Mrs. O.G. Ohlsson entertained weekend visitors including Dr. Herbert Brot of Van Nuys and Dor o thy Kumier of San Marino, plus Dr. and Mrs. Henry Upholt Jr. of Gardenia and Dr. Melvin McDonald of Wasco attended Saturday evening. General Grant National Park spans four square miles as the United States third smallest park. Kaibab limestone gets its name from exposure on the Kaibab Plateau where geologists first studied it.
Emphasizes giving young trees vigor for rapid growth and prioritizing pest management to protect new growth and establish healthy stands.
Clergy and officials counsel California graduates about a mortgaged past and declining productivity since the WPA era. Industry leaders urge full production despite political gridlock, while criticism of U.S. stance toward Latin America is voiced. Historical note recalls Gambetta evacuating Paris by balloon during Franco-Prussian war.
Marysville in Yuba County, the county seat, was incorporated on February 5, 1851, per historical civic records.
The University of California Experiment Station studies potato transit breakdown tied to new bulk handling and icing methods used for the 1946 crop. M A Lindsay and plant pathologists coordinate with county agents and growers to improve handling and carrying quality.
The Richland School District trustees approve a tentative 1946 47 budget of 499670 dollars with 216000 for capital outlay including twelve new classrooms. The total exceeds last year by 37000 dollars due to higher enrollment and rising educational costs. Miss Francelia Hansen and Miss Mary Ellen Hansen visited J P Hansen family. they attend State at Fresno.
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