River Projects For California Receives Senate Backing
California heads toward three navigational and flood control projects to link the capital and upper valley to ocean commerce. The House passes a Rivers and Harbors Bill valued at 600 million dollars with Senate Commerce Committee approval anticipated. Senator Knowland of California sits on the committee. The bill is expected to reach the President for signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Upper
Central Valley
Oceanborn
Senate Commerce Committee
William F. Knowland
Senate
Cedar Mountain Logs of Petrified Wood Cap Shinarump
Cedar Mountain in Northern Arizona interests geologists as the formation is capped by shinarump conglomerate containing logs of petrified wood.
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Cedar Mountain
Arizona
County Adopts Urban Garbage Ordinance for Kern Area
Kern County Board of Supervisors classifies Shafter surrounding districts as urban for a new sanitation ordinance effective July 17. It requires approved 3 to 16 gallon water tight garbage cans with lids, twice weekly residence pickups, daily pickups for food-related businesses, licensed collectors with set routes, and penalties up to six months jail or $500 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Shafter
County Board of Supervisors
County Health Department
Test Machinery For Sugar Beet Harvest Here
Early season harvest in Imperial Valley covers nearly 10 000 acres as growers and engineers test beet toppers lifters and loaders. Trials feature wheel type harvesters and self propelled experimental models from the Rocky Mountain area and the East. Civil and agricultural officials note lower costs with mechanical digging topping and loading versus hand labor.
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Imperial Valley
Kern County
Sugar Company
Department of Agriculture
Delta
California
Rocky Mountain
East
Roy Rainer
California Agricultural Experiment Station
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Shafter Press
Carl
Carl Allen
Ber
Allen
Public Bookkeeping Service
Sehneider & Wikoff
James and
State Streets
O. G. Ohlsson
Osteopath
Pacific Avenue
Shafter, Calif
A. W
Gaede
M.D
James St
Merwin W. Hunt
North Shafter
Notary Public Income Tax Service
Johnson
UMAN
Kahn Tailoring
Ray
Ray’‘s
Ray’s Grocery
Edith. Ray and
Wanda Proctor
H. C. Freedman
M. D
Central Avenue
L. H. McGrane, O. D
Optometrist
Sunset Avenue
J. C. Penner
Notary Public—Tax Service
Central Ave
E. K. Grant
California Ave
Bakersfield
P.O
Union
Victor Records
Tommy Dorsey
Melody Bowl
Golden State Highway
Lachenmaier
Farley
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
New York
Washington
Chicago
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
Broadway Limited
Pennsylvania
Capitol Limited
Baltimore & Ohio
Phoenix
Super Chief
el Capitaa
el Tovar
Rim of
Grand Canyon
Repay Prendire Eic
F. C. Raney
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