Laws Clarify Grape Shipping Standards and Inspections
California growers face strict maturity standards for Thompson Seedless and other varieties under Chapter 25 of the Agricultural Code. Inspectors will monitor shipments at key points, certify origin, and enforce rules against under ripe or misrepresented fruit to protect eastern markets and Kern County’s reputation.
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Malaga
Muscat
California
Concord
Khandahar
Dattier de Beyrouth
State Department
Sylmar
Tracy
San Francisco Bay Region
State Department of Agriculture
Kern County
Eagles Will Hold All Day Picnic On Ridge Sunday
Bakersfield Aeroe No 93 Fraternal Order of Eagles members in Shafter plan a family picnic and barbecue on Sunday July 16 at El Tejon picnic grounds three miles south of Grapevine station on 93 highway. The event features baseball games tug of war dancing prizes and a 3 pm to 6 pm swing band. Non members pay a small entrance charge with sponsorship required.
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Bakersfield Aerue
Order of Eagles
Shafter
el Tejon
Grapevine Station
93 Highway
Charles Castro
A. N. Massey
Buster Evans
Education Program Aims Marine Corps Training Solution
A letter from Major George D. Hamilton to Lois Berry outlines Marine Corps efforts to recruit unemployed young men aged 18 to 21 by offering basic and specialized training. He notes widespread schooling deficits and proposes correspondence-based instruction as a practical solution to develop capable enlistees despite postwar employment challenges.
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Marine Corps
Lois L. Berry
Shafter
George D. Hamilton
Los Angeles
Hamilton
United States
Marine Corps Education Reform Emphasizes Civilian Readiness
Headquarters in Washington reports that about one third of Marines receive ongoing instruction. Most personnel complete either high school academic work or a specialized course to advance careers in the Marine Corps. Major Hamilton says the corps serves the United States as a strong naval branch and as a program to turn young men into better Americans and useful citizens.
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Washington, D. C
Marine Corps
United States
Marines
Hamilton
Naval Service
Finest Outdoor Girls Compete At Salinas Rodeo
Fifty or so California high school girls enter the California Rodeo at Salinas July 13 to 16. The candidate average stands at 16.7 years old, 5 feet 4 inches, 124 pounds with brown eyes and hair. Events include horsemanship, appearance contests, scholarship quiz, and a parade culminating in the rodeo grounds.
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California
Salinas
Treasure Island
California State Building
Crillo
Santa Lucia Inn
Rodeo Grounds
Salinas Junior College
Salinas de Molays
Social notes from the Bakersfield area
Mrs Willie Griffith underwent surgery in Bakersfield hospital. Del and Delia Brandon of Monterey Park visited relatives including Augusta Chorengle. Gladys Huston visited Van Nuys. The Ratslaffs hosted W J Haag’s family for dinner. Adella Gleason of Bakersfield visited Mrs J W Mayer. C L Martin of Bakersfield visited relatives. Glen Wood and son visit Santa Cruz area. Fern Calvert and son Tommie head to Vista for the summer.
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Willie Griffith
Bakersfield
del Brandon
Monterey Park
E. B. Suydam
Augusta Chorengle
Gladys Huston
van Nuys
J. D. Ratslaff
Mary
Rosedale
Tommie
Vista
Families Leaving Workers' Camp Near End Of Potato Season
Ray Mork reports from Shafter Farm Workers' camp that many families are departing for the coast and north as the potato season winds down. One unit of the camp has already closed.
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Ray Mork
Shafter Farm Workers
Mork
Football Star-Omer Evans Recovering From Leg Operation
Omer Evans outstanding full back of the Shaf ter high school football team is recovering from a leg operation performed last week in a Bakersfield hospital. A splintered bone was removed from his knee. Evans injured last year and his leg has troubled him since. It is not known if he can play next year.
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Omer Evans
Shafter
Bakersfield
Evans
Library Loans 23851 Publications During Past Year
The Shafter library loaned 23851 publications in the year ending June 30 with 11622 adult and 12229 juvenile items. Adult registrations reached 510 and juvenile 612. State library requests increased, and a Kern County Central Building truck delivers 60 to 100 books to Shafter on the first Wednesday of each month to circulate across branches.
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Shafter Library
Thos. Wedge
State Library
Wedge
Kern County Library
Shafter
Vitamin B Needed By Hogs For Normal Growth
Dr E H Hughes of the University of California states that riboflavin and thiamin are essential for normal growth in pigs. He notes that hogs lacking these vitamins show slow growth and crippled condition, while adding them to the diet yields quick improvement.
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E. H. Hughes
Davis
University of California
Journal of Nutrition
Tee Mettler Farces Skeet Shoot Final Tie
Tee Mettler tied for second with Charles Warren Grant Isling and Don Morrison after breaking 99 of 100 to lead contenders in the state championship skeet shoot held last weekend in Los Angeles. Warren won with 125 straight. Mettler, a Shafter potato businessman, dropped after a 75 straight shootoff.
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Charles Warren
Grant Isling
Don Morrison
Los Angeles
Tee Mettler
Shafter
Warren
Mettler
California
Bakersfield
Minutes of a July 5 1933 Board of Supervisors meeting
The board met in regular session at 10 A M with all members present. Receipts and rent of cottage on Road 3 yard were accepted. Various items include cancelled legal warrants, a July 10 1939 Board of Equalization meeting, engineering and architectural draftsmen appointments, Work Relief transfers, budget allotments, Rendition 502 referral, health department equipment transfers, Brundage School bonds limited to W H Can aging agency filed, and adjournment of the meeting.
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Board of Equalization
Seward
Health Department
Brundage
W. H. Canag Dence
New Children’s Books Arrive at Shafter Library
The Shafter library received thirty new children’s books this week announced by librarian Mrs. Thomas Wedge. The list includes Border Watch, Forest Pool, Caddie Woodlawn, Travels of Babar, Hills of Gold, Boy Scouts of Birch Bark Island, Mulberry Village, Anything Can Happen On The River, and other titles.
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Shafter
Thomas Wedge
Border Watch
Altsheler
Forest Pool
Armer
Fighting Guard
Barbour
Brink
Caddie Woodlawn
Babar
Burnhoff
Dearborn
Hader
Kairinka
Haskell
Hester
Timothy
Holberg
Boy Scouts
Birch- Bark Island
Holland
Mulberry Village
Hollister
Harriet
Hunt
Notice to Contractors for Richland Elementary bids
The Richland Elementary School District Shafter Kern County California invites bids for reroofing repainting and stucco and plaster repairs to the old building on Santa Fe Avenue. Separate bids are requested for each repair class with adherence to prevailing wage rates and a ten percent bid bond due by 7:30 P.M. on the specified date.
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Richland
Shafter
Kern County
California
Santa Fe Avenue
Richland School
State of California
Board of
Richland Elementary
Board of Richpublic
Or Man
Ich- 9
Tle Cen Rey
Board of Trust School District
Kern T
Shafter Plans Special Election On Sierra Vista Tract Annexation
The City Council of Shafter resolves to hold a special election in the Sierra Vista Tract area to decide if the property should be annexed to and become part of the city. Notices will run in Shafter Press for four weeks prior to the September 5, 1939 vote. objections by property owners may be heard at City Hall July 31, 1939.
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Crange Agg
Shafter
Acu
Kern County
City of
California
Rat Eieralee
Srehndad
Anaes
Ee 12
Erra Vista Tract
Art Regier to be Installed as Lodge Official
Art Regier and Ralph Short of Shafter will be installed as officers of Wasco Lodge No. 483 I O O F at ceremonies in Wasco this evening. Regier becomes vice grand and Short takes the office of warden. Several Shafter members plan to attend. Say you saw it in The Press.
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Art Regier
Ralph Short
Shafter
Wasco Lodge No. 483
Wasco
Regier
Short
China as Anniversary Gift for Twentieth Year
The article notes that china is the most widely accepted gift for a twentieth wedding anniversary, highlighting its traditional association with the milestone.
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China
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Rahhmann
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Pablo
Petra
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Salten
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Williamson
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Sunset Ave
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Western Auto Supply Co
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