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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
6
Guests at the home of the Rev and Mrs Chris Ummel included the Rev and Mrs Ulinger Mr and Mrs Ben Griesbrecht and family and Mr and Mrs Henry Kliewer of Bakersfield for a Sunday dinner.
Extension notes from Kern County detail integrated control for tomato pests including thrips mites and worm pests with nicotine sulfate pyrethrum dusts and cryolite calcium arsenate mixtures. Arvin area harvests show adequate labor and two pack types for plums and potatoes. Additional notes cover dairy testing programs and storage tips for White Rose potatoes and starter guidance for July seed sowing.
Agricultural Extension Service outlines home accounting and canning figures, lists fruit and vegetable jar weights, notes rising clothing costs, War Food Administration supply outlook, and cotton and farm news briefs including refrigerator car placements and egg purchases. The material cites Dorothy Wilkinson, Winana Benson, and John Leahy as sources and covers 1944-45 production context.
The rummage sale held by the Business and Professional Women’s Club over the past two Saturdays drew many usable articles and sold out all items.
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