Butane User Survey In Valley Is Under Way
A valleywide survey of butane users on farms in the San Joaquin was undertaken today by butane distributors and the U S Department of Agriculture War. The aim is to collect data to prevent curtailment of liquefied petroleum gas for agricultural use.
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San Joaquin
Butane Distributors
United States Department of Agriculture
Ncces
Saas
Stockton
Bakersfield
Fresno
Petroleum Administration
The
G. H. Bragg
Carl S. Merriman
Merriman
War Board
M. A. Benedict
Forestry Service
Madera County
Usdan War Boards
Bragg
Kenyon Reynolds
Natural Gas and Gasoline Division
PAW
U. & War Department Bureau of Public Relations
San Francisco
Southwest
Pacific
Spud Crop Returns Reach $18 Million For 1943
Kern County's potato harvest totaled 16,444,060, shipped in 22,766 cars. An increase of 2,912 cars from last year, with 19,384 rail cars carrying 360 sacks each and 3,382 truckloads, moving potatoes nationwide per figures from Agricultural Commissioner Lewis Burtch.
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Kern County
Lewis Burtch
August Blue Stamp Changes Go Into Effect
The Office of Price Administration released the new point values for processed foods to begin August 1. Increases apply to frozen fruits and berries, green beans, lima beans, cut corn, peas and spinach. Frozen fruit juices see values cut from one third to one half. Canned tomato products rise about three pounds. Bean categories see various shifts within weight brackets, with some values raised and others lowered. Blue stamp validity for R S and T extends August 1 to September 20, with an extended overlap in future. Home processed foods retain a value of eight points.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
No Deer Hunting Order Aims to Start September 16
A fragmented notice states deer hunting is prohibited before September 16 with an August start date guidance. The order becomes effective on the first day of August and restricts hunting on that date.
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Smal.lea
Survey Findings Sent to Mr Reynolds For Review
Leaders discuss the matter and plan to forward survey figures to Mr Reynolds once completed. The brief notes progress and impending submission for further action.
Local Ration Board Sets Shorter Hours
The ration board offices will operate 8 a m to 1 p m beginning Monday and continue through the heat period expected to last into September.
Shipboard letter from Robert Dequine recalls censorship
A Shafter High graduate and WU 5S Merchant Marine member writes his grandmother a brief, censored wartime note. He says he is well, cannot reveal his location or sailing plans, and cannot mention dates or meals. The letter conveys the restrictions faced by sailors during the war.
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Robert Dequine
Shafter High
Fire crews quell brief Shafter blaze
The Shafter Fire Department responded to a minor incident at noon with an incipient fire quickly extinguished in seconds.
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Shafter
Sign Crews to Work in This Area
California sign crews will be in the area next week performing routine maintenance on directional and warning signs. The project includes washing posts and signs and repainting as needed under the supervision of D C Rhodes, manager of the Automobile Club signposting department.
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California
D. C. Rhodes
The
Automobile Club
Real Shells To Be Fired On Mojave Range
Real shells will be fired as aerial gunnery exercises at the Mojave Marine Air Station in California. Lieut. Col. Joseph P. Adams announced warnings posted along roads to Range Area B. The range uses Black Mountain near Harper Dry Lake as the southern boundary and extends north about 45 miles toward Eagle Quail Mountains and Panamine.
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Mojave
U.S. Marine Corps Air Station
Califf
Joseph P. Adams
USMC
Black Mountain
Harper Dry Lake
San Bernardino County
Eagle Quail Mountains
Panamine
Civilian War Work Course Aids Ray Veteran's Story
Ray, World War I veteran, attends a brief course about civilian war work. Rowing resumes on Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, as part of a vacation at home program.
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Aeensony
Ray
Stow Lake
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Butter Prices Rise In August Ration Points Move Up
The Office of Price Administration announces that butter will cost two more ration points per pound in August while shortening salad and cooking oils drop one point each. Margarine remains at four points. Changes aim to align consumer demand with civilian supply for the July August September quarter.
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California
Office of Price Administration
OPA
War Food Administration
Pacific Coast War Contracts Top $17 Billion
War contracts allocated to California Oregon and Washington now total more than 17 billion dollars, comprising about one seventh of the national total.
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Pacific Coast States
City May Absorb Affairs of Shafter Public Utility District
The Shafter Public Utility District may be absorbed by the City of Shafter, unifying water and sewer services under city control to reduce duplication. The move, favored by the Shafter Business Men's Association, follows longstanding discussions and aligns with state law allowing such transfer when a district and city share boundaries.
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Shafter Public Utility District
Shafter
Técal
Men’s Association
Shafter Business Men's Association
Business Men's Association
Observers Urgently Need Clocks for Post Timing
Report notes that observation volunteers require clocks to record air activity times. A missing timepiece has led to unrecorded plane observations and is blamed for reduced effectiveness of the observer effort.
Rotarians Hear Fish Stories at Luncheon in Shafter
Shafter Rotarians at the Tuesday noon meeting at Neuman heard fishing spot tips from members including Police Chief John Reily Ernest Panero Jak Janzen Clarence Neuman and Fd Warren Ed who recently returned from a salmon trip to the Sound.
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Shafter Rotarians
Neuman
John Reily
Ernest Panero Jak Janzen
Clarence Neuman
Warren
New Attendance Secretary Named At Shafter High School
Shafter High School appoints a new attendance secretary succeeding Mrs. Alvis Smith who leaves to join her husband Pfc. Alvis Smith stationed at Camp Kohler in Sacramento.
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Shafter High School
Alvis Smith
Sacramento
Pfc
Camp Kohler
4 H Club Enrollment Up In War Year
Berkeley report shows California 4-H Club enrollments higher than last year despite senior enlistments. 1942 totals reach 11,054 with 5,252 boys and 5,802 girls including 1,386 seniors and 70 All Stars. 1943 projected between 13,000 and 14,000 members per state leaders.
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Berkeley
University of California
Agricultural Service
Mrs. Joseph Eckert Dies After Short Illness in Menno
Mrs. Joseph Eckert died last Friday after a brief illness in Menno South Dakota. She was a longtime resident and is mourned by family and friends across the community.
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Joseph Eckert
Menno
South Dekota
Pickle Circular at U C describes pickling basics
The circular from the College of at U C outlines general pickling principles and provides directions for making several varieties. It lists vegetable pickles sauerkraut spiced sour pickles sweet vegetable pickles sweet fruit pickles mixed relishes catsups and sauces and olive pickles.
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College of At
W. V. Or
Food’ Teth
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Molly Pitcher
Monmouth
Fire Department
Leslie L. Sie
U. C
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