Kelly Pushes Ocean Water Barrier as Valley Needs
Shafter Press urges strong support for Assemblyman H W Kell for promoting a salt water barrier across San Francisco Bay to save millions of acre feet of Central Valley water. The piece contrasts a Marin to Contra Costa causeway plan with Reber’s bridge idea and calls for delaying the Richmond to San Rafael bridge until a thorough study is done.
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H. W
Pat) Kell
San Joaquin Valley
California
San Francisco Bay
Central Valley
Kelly
Golden Gate
Contra Costa County
Arin County
John Reber
Richmond
San Rafael
Marin
Contra Costa Bay
Solons
Contra Costa
Growers Face Crisis In Price Debacle
Kern county potato growers, reacting to government price ceilings, rush fast digging to flood the market and lower prices. They argue that removing federal controls would restore supply and prevent inflation, warning current policy harms long term potato industry health.
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Kern County
Kirschenmann Leads In Shafter Expansion
Adolf Kirschenmann petitions the city council and public utility district to annex land for 40 building lots with sidewalks and curbs. A longtime Shafter leader, he helped open subdivisions east of the Santa Fe tracks and has guided multiple tracts over 15 years.
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Shafter
Adolf Kirschenmann
Public Utility District
Iyor Kirschenmann
Early federal agencies and landmark natural sites noted
The Bureau of Land Management formed July 16 1946 by uniting the General Land Office and the Grazing Service. San Francisco's me ey Railway began Dec 28 1912. Yellowstone Park established 1872 as the first national park. California supplies about 15 percent of U.S. vegetables. The Dall sheep roam Mt McKinley National Park year round. By 1929 only a few trumpeter swans remained in North America. Longs Peak Colorado rises to 14225 feet.
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Bureau of Land Management
The
Department of Interior
General Land Office
Grazing Service
North America
Jensen Earns Stanford Doctorate After Shafter Year
Grant Jensen, Shafter High School principal, earns a doctoral degree in education from Stanford University. The achievement cements his standing with students and parents, who celebrate his dedication and impact during his first year in the district.
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Grant Jensen
Shafter
Stanford University
Doctor Jensen
C of C Membership Drive Deserves Support
Shafter Chamber of Commerce launches its annual membership drive to grow its roster, especially growers, and deepen service to the community. The chamber aids farmers and merchants, addresses problems, plans for needs, and has led the Potato Cotton Festival attracting attention to Shafter and fostering communal cooperation.
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Shafter
Young leadership drives Shafter community drive forward
A 1952 Shafter Community Chest campaign looks strong after Edwin Wilson was named chairman of the forthcoming Red Feather drive. Wilson, a young Shafter attorney, joins other rising leaders like Dick Larson who aided the Potato n Cotton Festival as the town moves ahead with renewed energy.
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Shafter
Edwin Wilson
Red Feather
Wilson
Dick Larson
Hatter
Red Feather Agencies Back Youth Summer Programs
Red Feather supports healthy summer work for area youth through Boy Scout camps and a community recreation program. The drive funds trained leaders and facilities, aiding Shafter and Kern County youths despite limited tangible evidence of impact. Edwin Wilson chairs this year’s campaign amid broad civic support.
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Nual
Red Feather
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Movement
Shafter
Kern County
Sound
Edwin Wilson
Speeding Could Cause Tragedy Greater than Traffic Tickets
California Highway Patrol warns that speed violations caused or contributed to many June accidents last year. Officials cite 239 fatal crashes killing 266 people and 5000 injuries from speed related incidents, stressing the risk from rushing on hills curves and during peak travel.
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California Highway Patrol
California
New Grapes on Trial by Growers
The University division of Viticulture supplies test grapes to counties to determine where new varieties perform best before commercial release. Among the new lines are nine unnamed table grape varieties awaiting names.
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The
University
Division of Viticulture
Controller Reports Income Tax Increase
State Controller Thomas H. Kuchel announced a 25 percent rise in individual income tax returns filed through May 31, with total returns reaching 2,049,373 up from 1,645,770 a year earlier. Revenue to California's ge fund stood at 76.51, up 17.6 percent from last year.
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Thomas H. Kuchel
Franchise Tax Board
California
Gefund
Kuchel
Oil Fields Shine in Ventura and Los Angeles Basins
The article highlights some of the state's most productive oil fields located in the Ventura and Los Angeles basins, noting their significance to the regional energy industry and the broader economy.
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State
Ventura and
Los Angeles Basins
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