Kern Chamber lauds Industry Growth and Amenta's Role
Bright business talk highlights Kern County industrial future at a Kern County Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Harry Amenta, president of International Fertilizer and Feed Company, is praised for expanding the county’s first major chemical industry and for developing a postwar industrial site southeast of Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern Chamber
Kern County
Chamber Industry and Commerce Department
Harry Amenta
Bakersfield
Burton C. Green
County Chamber Industrial Committee
Amenta
International Fertilizer and Feed Company
Chet Garber
Cliff Craig
War Production Board
Kenn County
Garber
Guayule
Ndéw
F .R. Kalloch
Chamber Industrial Department
Dick Leask
Greater
Buttonwillow News Highlights Local Travels and Moves
David H. Schmidt of Buttonwillow vacationing in the east visiting son Walter in Syracuse Kans and relatives in Enid Okla returning about Aug 15. J M Orton recovering at Cottage Hospital Oildale. Mrs R G Warf drove to San Gabriel to bring her father C Hatfield home after a week. Merle Sworez and others from Bakersfield Shatter Chino Buttonwillow hosted T J Willingham and Bonnie Smith at Bakersfield prior to their move from Tupman to Bakersfield where Willingham is deployed.
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David H. Schmidt
Buttonwillow
East
Walter
Syracuse
Kans
Enid
Okla
John Unruh
Schmidt
R. G. Warf
San Gabriel
C. Hatfield
T. J. Willingham
Tupman- To - Bakersfield
Mr. Willingham
Willingham
Bonnie Smith
Bakersfield
Weekend visits and trips around California mountains
Friday July 21 reports MR AND MRS ROBERT MC BRIDE and son Jerry with Mrs Hazel Cooper spending the weekend at Sequoia National Park and other mountain points. Dominic Perello of Santa Barbara guest at Rh A Benson home in Buttonwillow July 15 and 16.Dorothy Franks Amnis Freeborn spent the weekend in Long Beach with Lenna Freeborn. Jimmie Schooks nephew of Mr and Mrs Mason Snow visiting two weeks. Snow group drove to Madera weekend and brought Jimmie back. Mrs Doris Williams hosts church fellowship at her home. National monuments are created by presidential order. national parks by act of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert. Mc
Jerry
Hazel Cooper
Sequoia National Park
Dominic Perello
Santa Barbara
Rh. A. Benson
Buttonwillow
Jimmie Schooks
Mason Snow
Mrs. Snow
Madera
Jimmie
Congress
Olsen and McFarland Families Visit Buttonwillow Dairy
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Olsen and Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Olsen of Buttonwillow were dinner guests at the Ashford home in Mc Farland. They toured a local dairy farm milking 480 cows in two hours and 300 minutes, and visited Friant Dam during their outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
T. B. Olsen
L. KK. Olsen
Chester Ashford
McFarland
Olsen
Friant Dam
Whaling Era Ports Tedford and Nantucket Noted
The line recalls New and Nantucket in Massachusetts as renowned ports during the old whaling days, highlighting their historical prominence in maritime trade and industry.
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New
Tedford
Nantucket, Mass
Betty Jane Stringer To Report Cherokee Strip News
News about the folks living on Cherokee Strip southeast of Shafter will begin to appear in the Shafter Press this week. Betty Jane Stringer, Shafter High School graduate of 1950, will collect the news with her mother Mrs. Bessie Leach at 18810 Beech Ave.
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Cherokee Strip
Shafter
Betty Jane Stringer
Shafter High
Betty
Bessie Leach
Beech Ave
Library Offers Pleasant Escape
A resident recounts early Buttonwillow days and the library’s role as a quiet escape since 1926. The library hours are Monday and Wednesday 1 to 5 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday 1 to 6 p.m.
Mrs Lottie Cummings Heads to Altis Oklahoma Visit
Mrs Lottie Cummings and her children left Friday for a three week visit with her family in Altis Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie. Cummings
Altis
Okla
Sleep tips and personal preferences spark lighthearted debate
In a casual chat last Friday evening, locals share quirky sleep tricks and beverage choices. Sandy Johnson suggests deep breathing while imagining a heavy weight, Buzz Ellis advises tossing the pillow, and jokes about counting sheep lead to playful debate on personal tastes and democratic respect for differing likes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Johnson
Buzz Ellis
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Garher
Craig
Chester
A’ James
County
Public Works
James
Public ‘Works
Chrysler
Schneider
Wikoff
James St
J. M. Orton
Oildale
Jrs
Merle Sworez O
Dorothy Franks
Amnis Freeborn
Long Beach
Lenna Freeborn
Doris Williams
Community Baptist Church Fellowship Group
New Post
Paul E. King
Merced
Pacific Gas and Eléctric Company
Raleigh Casad
King
Southern Area
San Joaquin
Chevrolet
Richland Chevrolet Company
E. Central Ave
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
Deentreeze
Bay the Man
Home Appliance & Furniture CO
Central Ave
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