Consultants Oppose Local Hospital Construction In Shafter Wasco
Two consultants survey the Shafter Wasco area arguing against building a new local hospital. They cite reliance on Bakersfield facilities 35 minutes away, medically indigent care pressures, and a 40 percent outflow of residents seeking care elsewhere. They stress need-based planning and county or doctor-led alternatives over a 24 bed facility.
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Shafter-Wasco
Kern County
Koenig
Bakesfield
Darren Walbe
Pakersfield
Bakersfield
California
Harry Hopkins
Kern ‘County
Model Plane Queen Named For Southern California Contest
Jean Christman a 19 year old Sun Valley dancer and dramatics student was named Model Lass or queen for the Southern California Model Plane Contest to be held June 28 29. Plymouth dealers sponsor the event expecting 300 entrants from nine Southern California counties with three age divisions and nearly 100 trophies and 10 expense-paid trips to Detroit.
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Jean Christman
Iss
Irvin Fike
Sepulveda Basin
N Nuys
Griffith Park
Verside
Los Feliz
Los Antes
California
Kern
Ventura
Santa Barbara
Los Antos
Orange
San Diego
Riverside
San Bernardino
Imperial
Sear
Not All Polish Dangerous, Say Health Officials
State health officials clarified that most silverware polishes sold in California are non poisonous and safe to use. Dr Wilton L Halverson noted manufacturers reports that buyers fear cyanide concerns despite the products longstanding safety record.
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State Department of Public Health
California
Wilton L. Halverson
Menlo Park
Halver
California Poison Warning Clarifies Silver Cleaners Risks
A speaker notes that the brand incriminated originated in another state and that few similar products are widely sold in California. Sales are restricted to licensed pharmacists with protective labeling under state law. Most liquid and paste silver cleaners are non-poisonous and safe to use.
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Son
California
Dusting Sulphur Said Good to Stop Mildew
Dusting sulphur will control grape mildew and help with leafhoppers and leaf pests. Use dusts with five percent DDT only in early applications and avoid it in the final two dusts. Schedule: six to eight inches, then 15 to 18 inches, then two to three feet, with coastal gardeners possibly adding a fourth or fifth dust. Remove DDT from the last two applications.
Highway Leaders End Valley Tour Tour by California Highway Commission
State Highway Commission headed by Frank B. Durkee finished a San Joaquin Valley tour visiting Merced Madera Fresno Kings Tulare and Kern counties. The group met with local chambers in multiple cities and planned visits to Corcoran Porterville Lindsay and Visalia with meals and briefings along the way.
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Frank B. Durkee
California Highway Commision
Bakersfield
San Joaquin Valley
Merced
Madera
Fresno
Kings
Tulare
Kern
Harrison R. Baker
Pasadena
H. Stephen Chase
Sacramento
James A. Guthrie
San Bernardino
F. Walter Sandelin
Ukiah
Chester H. Warlow
Charles T. Leigh
San Diego
George T. McCoy
Merced Chamber of Commerce
Hanford Chamber of Commerce
Hanford
Coalinga’ Chamber of Commerce and Central Highway Association
Lindsay Chamber of Commerce Highway Association
Corcoran
Porterville
Lindsay
Lindsay Chamber of Commerce
Visalia
Kern County Loan Rates For Barley And Wheat Announced
The Production and Marketing Administration issued loan rates for Kern county No 2 barley and No 1 wheat. Barley county rate 1.30 per bushel. terminal 1.45. Wheat county 2.23. terminal 2.43. Service charges apply: farm storage 1 cent, warehouse storage half cent, purchase percent per bushel. Bear interest loans at 31 per year. Loans open harvest to Jan 31, 1953. Eligible producers include individuals partnerships associations and corporations with grain meeting CCC specs.
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Kern County
Production and Marketing Administration
Shafter
San Francisco
Los Angeles
CCC
Citrus Fruits Stored on Trees for Home Orchards
J C Johnston UC extension citrus specialist explains how to care for citrus trees to maximize production, including irrigation tillage fertilization pruning disease and pest control harvesting and storage. The guide also covers variety selection and is available from the University Farm Advisers office Bakersfield.
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California
J. .C. Johnston
Extension
University of California
College of Agriculture
University Farm Adviser
M Street
Bakersfield
Bulk Feed Storage On Poultry Ranches
Metal bins of about seven tons capacity are a popular method for storing bulk feeds on poultry ranches. Bins are water tight and raised on legs to allow a feed cart to pass underneath. Weekly deliveries of seven tons feed cover about 5000 laying hens with two tons per delivery common for mills. Guatemala ranks fourth in coffee exports among Latin American countries.
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Guatemala
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Joan Christman
Retty Lass
South
Sumner Street
Sean
Kelly & Somers
Shafter Preas
Fred Frye
Wasco
Shafter Presa
Shatter
Dr. Hall
Chester Ave
Penny's
Bank of America
State Highway Leaders
End Valley Tour
Rotary Club
Fresno County and City Chamber of Commerce
Ty Chamber of Commerce
Highway Commission
Saturday Evening Post
Holiday
DE Lux Fiber
Timroth
24Th
L Streets
Santa Fe
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