Navy Opens Reserve Division in Bakersfield
The Navy authorizes a Naval Reserve Division in Bakersfield California led by Captain Seldon C Hooper. It will comprise 10 officers and 200 enlisted, with World War I veterans among the members. Weekly drills and a two week yearly training cruise aboard destroyers are planned, including radiomen radarmen machinists mates electricians mates and electronic technicians mates. A recruitment meeting will be held soon for interested Bakersfield personnel.
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Navy
Naval Reserve
Bakersfield
California
Seldon C. Hooper
USN
Hooper
Shafter Car Adds to Staff
Shafter Car and Home Supply expands its auto repair team with veteran Bill Morrison who served 14 months as a B 29 flight engineer in the Pacific and resided in Shafter. Another veteran, Abe Thompson, also a Shafter Car employee, served nearly two years overseas as a Flight Engineer in the South Pacific with the 5th Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Car and Home Supply
Bill Morrison
Pacific
21St Air Force
Shafter
Morrison
Shafter Car
Abe Thompson
Air Force
South Pacific
Thompson
5Th Air Force
Picnic gathering of the Ohanneson family at Kimberlin
Complimenting Dottor and Mrs Frank Ohanneson and their son Richard of Sacramento, the Peter Ohannesons, Joe Ohanneson sons, Phil Ohannesons and John Ohannesons had a picnic at Kimberlin on Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dottor
Frank Ohanneson
Richard
Sacramento
Peter Ohannesons
Joe Ohannesons
Phil Ohannesons
John Ohannesons
Kimberlin
Senate Restores Central Valley Project Funds
California Senator William F. Knowland won reinstatement of Central Valley Project funds cut by the House. The Senate bill proposed 20,836,670 for Central Valley works, nearly double the House 10,840,120, but 4,000,000 below the Budget Bureau recommendation. Knowland pressed for restoring the budget bureau amount and presented Warren's protest against the House cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
William F. Knowland
California
House
Interior Department
Senate
Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives
Federal Budget Bureau
Senate Appropriations Committee
Knowland
Warren
Budget Bureau
Butter Production Falls to Half of 1896 Peak
Butter manufacture in 1945 declined to one half the amount produced in 1896 the first year records were kept. 1945 output was 15 431 000 pounds versus 29 466 000 in 1944 and an average 62 850 000 pounds for 1938 42. Market milk consumption remained high at 842 000 gallons for December 1945, nine percent above the previous year. Ice cream cheese and evaporated milk production also rose in the period.
Hansen Girls Home Visit From Fresno State
Mary Elien Hansen and Francilla Hansen return home from Fresno State for the weekend to visit their parents J. P. Hansen.
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Hansen Girls Home
Mary Elien
Francilla Hansen
Fresno State
J. P. Hansens
Mrs Bell Visits Shafter Lady in King City
Mrs Lillie Bell of Shafter spent last weekend in King City visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs S B Lingo.
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Ee Mee
LaSalle Hotel
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
State Extension Services
Wasco Ginning CO
Coberly-West Ginning CO. Shafter
S. A. Camp Ginning CO. Shafter
Will Rogers Jr
Oakland Tribune
Rogers
Congress
10Th Congressional District
Elmo R. Zumwalt, M. D
Kern County
California Motor Vehicle Department
Traffic Division
Wasco
Kern
Archer's Garage
Wasco, Calif
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