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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
7
County Fire Chief Elmo Freear warns harvesters and operators to follow local and state fire laws during harvest season. He urges keeping two fire extinguishers on each machine and, for some equipment, four gallons of water per extinguisher. He also stresses an effective spark-arresting device on exhausts to prevent fires.
Kern county retail sales totaled 221.2 million in 1948, up 275 percent from 1939. Wholesale sales reached 150.4 million, service trades earned 14.3 million, and employment grew with 9,733 retail workers and 2,848 wholesale employees for the week around November 15, 1948.
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