Cantalope Growers Worry Over Bracero End Impact
Cantalope producers in California fear a labor shortage as the bracero program ends at year’s end. They note hot harvest temperatures, limited domestic workers in key growing regions, and rising Mexican shipments could boost imports if domestic harvests falter. Leaders say wages high for U S workers may not attract enough labor.
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Los Angeles
California
U. S
Council of California Growers
Firebaugh
Huron
el Centro
Mendoza
Los Banos
Turlock
Mexico
Frank W. Castiglione
Western Growers Association
Lutheran Men Meet Saturday in Clovis
The Lutheran Men of the Church will hold a quarterly dinner at 7:00 Saturday evening July 11 in the Clovis Memorial Building California. Guest speaker Dr Mer lino Cremata former Havana high school principal and Havana University Hospital psychologist will discuss Cuba as Cubans Know It. The talk covers his underground work during Batista era and his stance against a Havana professorship under Castro.
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Clovis Memorial
Clovis
California
Merlino Cremata
Havana
Havana University Hospital
Batista
Hospital items available to cancer patients in Kern County
The Kern County Branch Ameri can Cancer Society loan closet now holds twenty hospital beds and other equipment for cancer patients. Dr. Lucille B. May says supplies meet all requests with items including beds wheelchairs tables walkers rails and trapezes approved by physicians. Bedpads dressings are donated by Eastern Star and others with community groups preparing more items.
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Kern County
American Cancer Society
Lucille B. May
M. D
18Th St
Bakersfield
May
Ladies of
Eastern Star
Spanish Fiesta Set for Sunday in Buttonwillow
Spanish Fiesta returns to St. Mary's church grounds with 1 p.m. dinner and 7:30 a.m. menudo breakfast. Dinner options include chicken in chili or tamales with rice, 1.25 for adults 0.50 for children. fried beans extra. Local cooks, booths, free entertainment, South of the Border music, and a 9 p.m. to midnight dance with Mark Six orchestra.
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Buttonwillow
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary's Church Hall
Mark Six
Julie Carette
Loan closet supplies aid patients unable to pay
Supplies are provided to patients who cannot afford them. Some items come from funds raised during the April campaign while others are donations from individuals and organizations.
Growth of Employment Reported in Kern County 1940 to 1963
The Kern County Board of Trade report Destinatio n 68 shows employment rising from 42.4 thousand in 1940 to 103.9 thousand in 1950 and 164? thousand in 1963, with unemployment falling from 19 percent to 6.6 percent. It notes a rising trend after 1962 and that part time agricultural work likely inflated 1940 figures. The article previews Agriculture as the next focus in the series.
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Edster
Kern County Board of Trade
Charles Haywood
Bank of America
Board of Trade
Economic Protection Committee
G. L. Seitz
Kern County
Fontana Man Bonds Out After DWI Arrest in Shafter
Frances L. Lawson of Fontana posted a $550 bond after his 11:55 p.m. July 4 arrest by Shafter officers on driving while intoxicated charges. He is to be tried in Shafter judicial court.
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Frances L. Lawson
Fontana
Shafter
Shafter Judicial Court
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