Haven on the Greenhorn Campfire Opens to Girls
Haven on the Greenhorn Campfire will open on June 29 for Kern County Camp Fire Girls, five weekly sessions for up to 90 girls each, at 6200 feet on Greenhorn Mountain. Mary Broaddus leads as county director with expanded facilities for 900 girls weekly, including fishing pools planted by local sportsmen and a two fish daily limit. Bus transport from Bakersfield to the camp, 17 cabins with five girls each, and a full program of nature study, star gazing, and ceremonies are planned inside a dining hall and recreation complex. The rate is 16 dollars per girl per week, with staff including 14 counselors, two cooks, a nurse, a handyman, and a kitchen helper.
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Yenus Hante
Greenhorn Mountain
Kern County
Bakersfield
Camp
Broaddus
Bat
Lorena Denny
Bertha Holliday
Kern County’ Union High School
Charlotte Gill
Dan Eaton
Ralph Baker
Campfire Council
Robert Carlson
Greenhorn
Harry Nickel
Delano
Cochairman
Gene Whitten
John Revell
Shafter
Don Carroll
Tehachapi
Valentina Valena
Kenneth Lolmaugh
Congressional pay and military physician ratios questioned
A congressional briefing outlines armed services doctor density at 3.68 4.25 and 3.76 per thousand with a planned drop to 3.2. It also notes Voice of America reach estimates under debate and Attlee’s view on American isolationism. Justice pay scales show Chief Justice at 40 000 after proposed raises.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
Congress
Voice of America
Iron Curtain
Leo Lowenthal
Britain
Clement Attlee
Europe
U. S
Senate
Supreme Court
Congressional Quarterly
Fire Hazard Period Declared for Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Forest Supervisor Eldon E. Ball proclaims a fire hazard period from June 17 to October 31. Campers must obtain a free 1953 season fire permit, smoking limited to specific areas and activities, and prohibitions on burning cigarettes and fireworks apply. High hazard noted especially near the Lower Kern River and Kiavah Mountains.
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Eldon E. Ball
Sequoia National Forest
National Forest
California
Ball
Kern River
Mt. Breckenridge
Piute
Kiavah Mountains
Terra Bella Irrigation District Ends Bond Debt
The Terra Bella Irrigation District marked the retirement of its last bond, becoming one of California’s few bond-free districts and signaling a new financial era for the agency.
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Terra Bella
Firemen Sell Tickets For Benefit Dance By Spade Cooley
Kern County Fire Department members began selling tickets for a July 10 benefit dance at the Kern County Fair grounds featuring Spade Cooley. Interest grows as reserve firemen join the drive to fund a relief fund for injuries illness or crises among crews. Cooley takes a nominal fee to maximize contributions for the firemen's fund.
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Kern County Fire Department
Spade Cooley
Kern
Kern County Fairgrounds
Kern County
Cooley
Junior 4-H Leaders Attend Four Day Davis Conference
Eight Kern county 4-H leaders join 400 state youths at UC Davis for a four day conference starting tomorrow. Lois Lyman outlines leadership duties including project work and mentoring younger members as the group participates in home economics agriculture dress reviews and livestock showmanship.
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Kern County
University of California College of Agriculture
Lois Lyman
Kern
Susan Steele
Bill Waters
Rebecca Lynch
Shamnan Davidson
Magunden
Vickie Worthington
Casa Loma
Norma Nicol
Maple
Jolene Clark
Marlene Thompson
Rosedale
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George Shaw
George
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Arlene
Frank Owens
C C. Douglass
FORD
Chevrolet
Leo Meek
Chester Avenue
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