State Cotton Acreage Up Above 1951
California cotton growers reported 75,000 more acres in cultivation on April 1 than a year earlier. Total California cotton acreage reached 1,406,000 vs 1,331,000 last year, led by Imperial and Bard Valleys in the south. San Joaquin Valley showed only a small net gain with decreases in Kings County.
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California
California Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
San Joaquin Valley
Department of Agriculture
Arizona
Tennessee
Alabama
Virginia
Mississippi
Nevada
United States
Imperial County
Imperial Valley
Bard Valley
Palo Verde Valley
Riverside County
Coachella Valley
Fresno
Kern
Tulare
Kings
Aged Aid Costs Reported Static Across California
California Taxpayers Association says aged aid cases and payments remained largely steady in 1951 52. Kern County counts show 4670 aged recipients in May 1952 versus 4591 in July 1951 and 4652 in January 1952 with payments of 314 826 in May 1952 versus 310 663 in July 1951 and 313 454 in January 1952. State totals show 273 092 recipients in May 1952 compared with 274 271 in July 1951 and 274 149 in January 1952.
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Kern County
California
Calfornia Taxpayers’ Association
Ex Missionary to Burma to Speak at Union Church
Rev. Clarence E. Olmstead, former Burma missionary afflicted with leprosy, will deliver a guest sermon at Union Congregational Church on Sunday titled For Such a Time as This. He recently visited Shafter and spoke to the Women's Fellowship about his cure.
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Clarence E. Olmstead
Union Congregational Church
Burma
Shafter
Women's Fellowship
Infant Girl Recovers From Sudden Choking
Nine month old Rebecca Sue Bobst daughter of Mr and Mrs James Bobst 30983 Orange Ave is reported recovered after a temporary strangulation earlier this week county firemen rushed to the Bobst home with resuscitation equipment met by Dr Henry Voth who administered medical attention on the child.
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Rebecca Sue Bobst
James Bobst
Orange Ave
Bobst
Henry Voth
Personal notices from a town column
PFC JAMES RAY SMITH is returning from Korea within two weeks to greet his wife and three month old Kelvin Ray at the port. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Goertzen of 493 West Euclid St. visited San Jose relatives. Carroll Howell hosts Elton Nixon family from Lancaster and Victor Leland. W. Greer of Buttonwillow plans a month’s park tour. Mrs. Heinrichs counsels at Hartland Mennonite camp with several children attending. Mrs. E. J. Peters hosts sister Mrs. Norman Roberts visiting Wasco relatives. Mrs. Roberts travels to Plymouth Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil D. Spohn and sons return from a two week Oregon trip to Portland, Salem, Sandy, and Lyons.
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Adolph Goertzen
West Euclid St
Jake Flaming
San Jose
Virgil —D. Spohn
Voth Lane
Oregon
Spohns
Mr. Spohn
Portland
Salem
Sandy
Lyons
Ore
Bill Baxter Family Returns From Oklahoma Visit
Mr and Mrs Bill Baxter with Jimmy and Linda Faye of Santa Fe Way returned Friday from a trip to Oklahoma to visit relatives and friends In Oklahoma City they saw his brother and family Mr and Mrs Jim Baxter En route home the Baxters left their daughter Linda with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Don Crawford of Lancaster
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Bill Baxter
Oklahoma
Jimmy
Linda Faye
Santa Fe
Oklahoma City
Jim Baxter
Baxters
Linda
Don Crawford
Lancaster
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S. A. Kegeles
Air Forces
A. G. Mortimore
Shafter, Chamber of Commerce
Jack Manweiler
Madera
Merced
Stanislaus and
San Joaquin
Norma Nicol
Walter Nicol
Maple District
Keith
Chambray
Safeway
Frostee Mix
Ize
Rete el Puddin
Swift
Alues
Ucn
Wey
Andy Tomato
Ime Picni
del Monte Brand
SIZI
Union Brand
Hamden Es
Chuck Roas
U. S
Urday
Nob Hill
Gardenside
Cor Das
Rae Sg
Pri
Girassa Product
Ae Evens
Psi
Utah
Reas
PFC
James Ray Smith
Korea
Mrs. Carroll Howell
Nue
Elton Nixon
Victor and
Leland
W. Greer
Buttonwillow Ene
DAN HEINRICHS _ s
Mennonite Brethren
Hartland
Bonnie Heinrichs
Rhoda Reimer
Nancy Engél
Jerry Unruh
Wayne Siemens
Douglas Heinrichs
Curtis Bergman
Johnny Janzen
E. J. Peters
Norman Roberts
Arthur Willems
Roberts
G. A. Willems
Wasco
Plymouth
Mich
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