California Now 2nd in Nation Auto Production
California ranks second nationwide in automotive assembly with 17 plants in 177 cities across 24 states. Los Angeles leads California with eight plants, followed by San Francisco with two, and single plants in El Segundo Long Beach San Leandro Richmond Emeryville and Hayward. The industry expects the 100 millionth vehicle to roll off an American line possibly in August.
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National Automobile Club
United States
Springfield
Massachusetts
America
California
Michigan
Los Angeles
San Francisco
el Segundo
Long Beach
San Leandro
Richmond
Emeryville
Hayward
G I Insurance Reinstatement Period Ends Soon
Veterans of World War I II may reinstate National Service Life Insurance without a physical exam before July 31. After that date a medical exam is required. A signed health statement suffices for reinstatement and various plan conversions up to 10 000 total. Benefits may be paid in lump sums or installments. changes available at Shafter Service Center 454 Central Valley Highway.
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Jack Hare
Shafter Veterans’ Service Center
Hare
National Service Life
National Service Life Insurance
Shafter Service Center
Central Valley Highway
Shafter
Central Ave
Santa Fe
Pipkin Family Reunion Near Bakersfield Draws 27 Relatives
Kenneth Pipkin and 26 other immediate family members gathered Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs William Pipkin in Bakersfield for a kin reunion. The Pipkin gathering marked a notable family reunion event with twenty seven relatives in attendance.
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Kenneth Pipkins
Bakersfield
Mr. Pipkin
William Pipkin
Pipkin
Butler Family Reunion Draws 34 Relatives and Guests
Seventy four people attended the Butler family reunion in Shafter on July 4 with 34 relatives and 7 visiting friends. Six surviving siblings gathered for the first time in 33 years at Shafter Park, sharing a basket dinner and ice cream. A photographer from Amundsen Studio captured group and individual portraits. Relatives from Shafter Porterville Greenfield Wasco Oil Dale Fletcher Oklahoma and more joined in thanking the city for park use.
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Butler
Shafdau Anh
Verrain
Oklahoma
Amundsen
Bakersfield
Shafter
Bertie B. Butler
Robert Butler
Rena
Della Lackey
Floyd
Pete) Love
Robert
Earl
Phyllis
Tom Rains
Belton Coursey
B. T. Jr
Porterville
Clarence Davis
Clarence Jr
Albert Henry
Norman Ray
Ernest Bennett
Billy Ray
Ronny
Larry
Johnny Rains
Greenfield
Clarence Lackey
Donald
Jerry Barker
Wasco
Reba Rowell
Oildale
B. F. Butler
Fletcher
Pierces Fly to Morro Bay Hidden by Coastal Flight
The Vernon Pierces from Shafter flew to Morro Bay with their children in a Stinson Voyager. They stayed with Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Strom and were gifted red rock cod. On return they stopped at Pismo Beach to view the coast before landing back in Shafter before dark.
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Vernon Pierces
Shafter
Morro Bay
Stinson
O. H. Strom
Mr. Strom
Stroms
Pierces
Shatterites
Pismo Beach
Pierce
Ingalls Opens In Delano With Tractor Agency
Ingalls has established permanent headquarters with the Thomas Ford Tractor Agency in Delano. The firm plans demonstrations of Super-Subgrade paving at the Chicago National road meeting this month. Wasco has purchased the Ingalls road processing rights and Shafter will decide on a purchase at a council meeting soon.
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H. A
Ingalls
Thomas Ford Tractor Agency
Delano
Wasco
Shafter
Crawford Family Visits Relatives in North Hollywood
Mrs. Lucille Crawford and her children Kay and Jimmy spent the past weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hanna, in North Hollywood. The Hannas plan a three month trip to Chicago and beyond.
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Lucille Crawford
Kay
Jimmy
North Hollywood
Mrs. Crawford
J. H. Hanna
Hannas
Chicago
Can
Visit by Mr and Mrs Ruben Siemens in Cayucas
Mr and Mrs Ruben Siemens and their son Phillip were holiday visitors in Cayucas, staying to enjoy the seaside town.
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Cayucas
Ruben Siemens
Phillip
Kern County Fair Boards Plans New Grounds and Display Space
Kern County Fair board votes to provide oil industry exhibition space at the new fairgrounds on Highway 99 south of Bakersfield. A. E. Snyder asks contact with the Kern County Petroleum Association and National Guard for building programs as ground breaking is due within a month.
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Kern County
Lee Clark
Kern County Petroleum Association
State of California
Bureau of Fairs and Expositions
A. E. Snyder
Fair Board
National Guard
Snyder
Kern County Land and Cattle Company
County Board of Supervisors
State
Bakersfield
State Bureau of Fairs and Expositions
State Architects
California
California State Racing Board
Western Fairs Association
Notable Names Spotted in Pismo Santa Maria Holiday Visit
Dick Becker Chuck Klassen Wesley Jansen and Marvin Weidenbach were in Santa Maria and Pismo Beach during the recent holidays.
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Pismo
Dick Becker
Chuck Klassen
Wesley Jansen
Marvin Weidenbach
Santa Marie
Pismo Beach
Jake Siemens and Son Visit Santa Maria
The Jake Siemens and son Ronald were visitors in Santa Maria on Monday, stopping by local sites and meeting residents during their brief trip.
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Santa Maria
Jake Siemens and Son
Ronald
Poplin Smith Nuptials Held at Las Vegas Nevada
Mr and Mrs Geo Smith announce the quietly held Las Vegas wedding of Velma Poplin to Geo Smith at 3 00 am Har ve y C McDonald officiated The bride wore aqua silk with gold accessories Attendants were Miss Maxine Hall and Mr Albert Hughes Present was the groom s mother Mrs Ed Smith The couple reside in Shafter following the ceremony Velma is a Shafter Union High School graduate and works at F S Rasco. Geo attended Shafter High School and works at the Shafter Bank of America.
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Poso Drive
Geo. Smith
Las Vegas
Nevada
Harvey C. McDonald
Velma Poplin
R. C. Poplin
Maxine Hall
Albert Hughes
Shafter
Ed Smith
Smith
Shafter Union High School
F. S. Rasco Store
Shafter High School
Fair Manager Visits San Diego County Fair
Among spectators at the San Diego County Fair at Del Mar were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Clark of Bakersfield. The Clarks praise the pennants and streamers canopied the grounds and remark on the grounds cleaning, a major concern for fair managers.
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San Diego County
del Mar
Lee Clark
Bakersfield
Clark
Kern County
Clarks
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G.I
Wittenberg’s Poultry & Fish Market
Kern County Fair
Praeea
Goodfyear
Irvin E. Fire
Chrysler and
Plymouth
Central Ave. Shafter
Chrysler-Plymouth
Wile
Southern Banana Distributors
Unifruit
Central America
The
Fruit Dispatch Company
United Fruit Co
Sumner Street
Poplin Smith
Harold C. Freedman, M.D
Association
Him
Central Avenue
Shafter, Calif
Cotton Growers
Brown & Bryant Shafter
Talen
Trappan
Shafter’s
Home Appliance and Furniture CO
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