Crawford Keeps Busy Pound and Plant in Town
Crawford runs the dog pound and sewer disposal plant near Smith's Corner, Sea ete ee, working day and night 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. He handles animals firmly without gloves or whips, ships 34 apcess of them last week, and reports no rabies cases at the pound. Sweet Candy, a Prize Winner bulldog type, is listed with papers and Puppies or kittens are available through Crawford.
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Crawford
Smith's Corner
Six Oe
Sweet Candy
Night repair at the Press proves costly lesson
A narrator recalls staying late to fix a newspaper press, replacing guide tapes and inked parts. After hours of tinkering they celebrate a “big job” only to find coworkers uninterested, prompting a punchy remark that they saved the firm about three bucks.
Maple Voters Go To Polls
Maple PTA volunteers request names from residents with time to help. Call Pioneer 6 2221 to be added to the list.
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Maple
Maple Pta
Pioneer
Bond Election On Aug 1 for Maple Area
Maple area residents face an August 1 bond election with Maple School board proposing 20 cents per 100 assessed valuation with public utilities covering about 40 percent of costs. Proceeds will fund rebuilding after the March 27 fire. Absentee ballots available. call the temporary office in the old shop building. Polls open 1 to 7 p.m. next Tuesday.
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Maple
Maple School Board
School administrators laud new processing equipment gains
In the 1960 61 annual report Kern County Union High School and Junior College Districts Principal Johnson praises new processing equipment first used this year. He notes time saved, LBM records processed at the Bakersfield district offices, expanded counseling and guidance, and increased foreign exchange participation with a Swedish student Marta Nordenfelt. Agriculture projects include seven seed plots with seeds from Finland Germany and England. Continued on Page 8.
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Dist. Sup
J. T. L. McCuen
Kern County Union High School
Johnson
Lb.m
High School-College District
Bakersfield
Sweden
Marta Nordenfelt
Cnet
Re Wue
U.S. of Agriculture
Shafter Experiment Station
Agriculture Department
Finland
Germany
England
New Term for Weather and Cosmic Facts
A note on a long hot stretch from early July to mid August with claims about dogs and rabies, followed by astronomical details about Sirius. It states Sirius emits 27 to 30 times the sun’s light and notes Canis Major’s companion star is extremely dense.
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Sirius
Kern County Taxable Transactions Slip in First Quarter 1961
Self-assessed taxable transactions in Kern County totaled 88.666 million dollars in the first quarter of 1961, reflecting a 3.8 percent drop from the same period in 1960. California retail sales and use tax on taxable transactions statewide reached 5.320 billion dollars for the quarter.
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California
Kern County
Public hearings set on Richland and Lerdo school budgets
The Richland Maple district proposes a 1961-62 budget of 109 425 down from 111 603 with a public hearing scheduled for August 1 at 8 p.m. The Lerdo district plans 128 153 down 16 461 and holds a budget meeting on August 3 at 7 30 p.m. Both districts set August 8 as the adoption deadline.
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Pre- Richland
Te Sonoma
Maple
Hocks
Lerdo
Erma McCoy Leads Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Erma McCoy chaired the American Legion Auxiliary gathering at Memorial Hall with Karen Johnson as Girls State representative reporting on a Davis Campus session attended by 490 California girls. Yvonne Wipf spoke on the Long Beach State Convention. August meetings will cover the Unit's Constitution and duties. plans for an August 26 Luau with the Legion Post were announced. The next meeting is scheduled for August 1.
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Karen Johnson
Girls State
Davis
State of
California
Long Beach
Yvonne Wipf
Legion
Erma McCoy
Wasco Auxiliary Installs New Leader at Ceremony
Mrs. Erma McCoy newly elected president of the Legion Auxiliary presents the president's pin to Mrs. Isabe Crawford, outgoing president, during installation ceremonies held by the Wasco Auxiliary unit.
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Erma McCoy
the Legion Auxiliary
Isabe Crawford
Crawford
Wasco Auxiliary
Space There Was About Two Percent Difference Noted
Dave Biggers cites a two percent gap between low and high figures for the Space There project. The first unit will include the rest room, and completion is due by September 21. Local school authorities praised the plan amid a state department forecast of costs 10 percent higher than the quoted 10.90 dollars per square foot, with some area buildings reaching 16 dollars per square foot per Johnston. Pete ree eee ee ee
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State Department of Schoolhouse Planning
Johnston
Pete Ree Eee
Bank of America Declares Quarterly Dividend
Bank of America pays a regular quarterly dividend of fifty cents a share. The dividend is issued on July 18 to shareholders of Bank of National America Trust and Savings Association with a rate of two dollars per share to be paid in August.
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Bank of America
Bank of National America Trust and Savings Associate
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By Pappy Swank
Rex
Rev. N
iSnage
Sideny Crawford
Sidney Crawford
Gandy
Richland
Charles L. van Blair
English Grammer Pr
Shafter High School
Dana Plant
Steve
Wesley R. Andaresh
Caane
American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Hall
Dave Biggers
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