Notice to Contractors for Richland Elementary Cafeteria Building
The Richland Elementary School District Shafter Kern County California invites bids for labor materials transportation and service to construct the Cafeteria and Boiler Room Building in Shafter Bids must follow plans on file with Architects Franklin & Kump Bakersfield Deposit 60 per set refundable within 48 hours after bid opening Prevailing wage rates by craft listed on file with district A P Chaney to receive bids by June 13 1941 at 7 30 p m open publicly in the district office Bid bond 50 of contract plus 100 performance bond required Right to reject any or all bids preserved. Bids may be withdrawn only under California law.
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Richland
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Kern County
California
Shafter
Franklin & Kump
Sill Building
Bakersfield
State of
Board of Trustees
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California Farm Population Growth 1930 to 1949
The farm population in California increased from 620 506 in 1930 to 670 516 in 1949, reflecting steady growth across two decades. The rise indicates expanding agricultural activity and shifts in population distribution within the state.
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California
Board Adjourns Due to No Quorum
The meeting started at 10:00 A M on Thursday June ith with all members absent except Supervisor Wimmer. No quorum present, board adjourned. R J VEON clerk Bo tch of Supervisors.
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Wimmer
R. J
Veon
Boch
Wheat Parity Payment Forms Sent Out in Kern County
Kern County wheat farmers with 1941 wheat acreage allotments receive parity payment forms to sign. J R Bright, chairman of the Kern County Agricultural Conservation association, urged prompt signing to avoid payment delays. About 80 of an estimated 175 eligible farmers have signed, with 40 more notices ready for signatures. Some forms for those with both wheat and cotton allotments are delayed while 1941 cotton yields are set. The county committee is also establishing 1942 wheat allotments and preparing yields for crop insurance and parity payments starting September 1.
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Kern County
Bright
County Agricultural Committee
Jack R. Singer Receives USC Master of Science Degree
Maple school principal Jack R. Singer was awarded a Master of Science in Education at USC’s 58th annual commencement at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Graduation week featured reunions, banquets, dinners and teas for alumni graduates and parents. The class included students from 42 states and 13 foreign countries.
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Jack R Singer
Maple
University ‘of Southern California
Los Angeles Coliseum
Mettler Claims Second California Skeet Championship
Bakersfield resident T. H. Mettler, a Shafter potato grower, won the 12 gauge open title and the 410 gauge long shell title with perfect scores and led three of four events at Los Angeles. He totaled 247 birds of 250 and did not compete in the 410 gauge short shell championship.
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T. H. Mettler
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Mettler
California Lands to Be Surveyed for Mineral Potential
In San Francisco officials announce the surveying and classification of about one million acres of state lands, largely in Southern California, to determine mineral potentialities.
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San Francisco
California
Heavier Demand May Bring Better Dairy Product Price
Government demand for increased dairy production for national defense may boost prices for dairy products for a period. The piece stresses careful dairy herd management to keep costs down and preserve profit margins amid rising feed costs and stable barley prices. It highlights four primary income factors per cow: production, price per pound of fat, net stock income, and total expense.
Civil Service Jobs Open This Week Include Nurses Clerks
A list of Civil Service openings is published this week with full details at the Shafter post office via John Roskam. Posts include landscape architect, graduate nurses, public health nurses, medical technician, card-punch operators, tabulating machine operators, clerks, electro typists, stereotyper, and air corps school instructors plus principal and senior training specialists. PRESNO reports a Shell Oil Co. gas well 15 miles south and P G E showing interest. San Francisco Chinatown slated for a new low rent housing project costing 870 dollars.
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United States Civil Service
John Roskam
Shafter Post Office
Air Corps School
Shell Oil Co
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