Potato Growers Appoint New Manager in Wasco
Spud Official announces Francis Pusateri as new manager of the Idaho Oregon Potato Association. He will start March 15 after serving as Homedale produce company operations chief. Pusateri has held multiple industry roles and a Buffalo education. He served six years in the U S Army rising to major with meritorious service citation.
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Wasco
Ionterseas
Tion
Francis Pusateri
Ateri
Teri
Homedale
Ida
Pusawi
Fade Association
Unruh
Ve Idaho-Oregon Potato and On- Association
the -Homredale Chamber of Commerce
Wanis Club
Pusateri
University of Buffalo
Buffalo
Wheer
United States Army
Writer Brings Folio of Tales to Shaf t High School
Dr. Jim Singer, a journalist and former foreign correspondent who once faced Nazi treason charges, spoke at Shaft High School. He described wartime Europe, his eight foreign postings, and direct contact with underground forces as observer at United Nations sessions. He cited meetings with Kings of Norway and Sweden, Pastor Niemöller, Molotov, Goering, Quisling, Attlee, and Roosevelt.
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Shaft
Jim’ Singer
Themn
Europe
Eee
Dr. Singer
Ison
Ith
M Ist
Norway
Sweden
Pastor Niemoeller
Moloye Goering Quisling
Atlee
Roosevelt
Magic Mysteries Assembly At Maple School
Don Wood and Erna presented their Mysteries of Magic program at Maple School on Monday morning for 50 minutes of entertainment. The act included sleight of hand, a locked box routine with Erna inside a canvas tied box, and a quick swap with Don. They repeated the performance later at Lerdo School.
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Don Wood
Erna
Maple
Don
Lerdo School
Mr and Mrs Dan Loe Wen See New Marvah Refrigeration Line
Mr and Mrs Dan Loe Wen returned Friday by car from Chicago after spending several days viewing the new Marvah refrigeration equipment line for 1954.
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Dan Loewen
Chicago
Marvah
Lytle Serves in Howell for Naval Units
Furman W. Lytle Jr a aviation electronics technician third class son of Mr and Mrs Furman W Lytle Sr of 30778 Burbank St is now serving in Hawaii with Navy transport squadron eight VR 8 at Hickam Air Force Base Lytle a Shafter High School graduate enlisted Feb 26 1951 and is a graduate of the Navy airman school at Jacksonville Fla and aviation electronics schools at Memphis Tenn He reports to VR 8 duties to the Pacific Air lift to the Far East VR 8 transports high priority cargo and personnel to Far Eastern bases since July 1949 VR 8 planes have flown over 22 million miles in the Pacific Air lift
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Furman W. Lytle Jr
Furman W. Lytle
Burbank
Hawaii
Navy
Ar Transport
Hickam Air Force Base
Lytle
Shafter High School
Airman
Jacksonville
Fla
Aviation Electronics
Memphis
Tenn
Naval Air Station
San Diego
Pacific
Far East
Military Air Transport Service
MATS
Far Eastern
Only 170 Youths Born in State
A survey of 410 Shafter High School students shows 170 born in California while Oklahoma leads with 317 birthplaces followed by Texas. The study, reported by Kirk Fitzpatrick, lists many states with small counts and ends noting weekend guests of the Voths from California and North Dakota visitors.
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Shafter High School
Kirk Fitzpatrick
Dan Voth
California Avenue
B. L. Bovee
San Francisco
Voths
North Dakota
House Panel Weighs Bill Aiding Water Districts
Hearing before the House interior and insular affairs committee discusses loaning federal money to reclamation districts interest free. Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District chair John J. Peters Jr reports limited oral input while written statements go to the hearing secretary. Senate bill by William Knowland may get a March hearing. District aims to borrow funds to build a distribution system for Central Valley Project water from the Friant Kern Canal. Peters and others plan to attend the Irri District Association convention in San Francisco March 24–26.
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House Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
John J. Peters
Shafter-Wasco
W. A
Alexander
SWID
Red Cross Instructors Set First Aid Refresher Plan
Red Cross to train forty Kern county first aid instructors in a 15 hour refresher course covering emergency relief and atomic radiation first aid. Miss Shirley Harris leads the Shafter area, with Gaylen Wood of Bakersfield announcing E Stanley Wyatt of Fresno will conduct the review sessions.
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Kern County
Red Cross First Air
Shirley Harris
Shafter
Red Cross
First Aid
Gaylen Wood
Bakersfield
E. Stanley Wyatt
Fresno
Rodman Named Livestock Superintendent at San Francisco Cow Palace
Walter T. Rodman, long prominent in California livestock circles, is appointed livestock superintendent of the San Francisco Cow Palace effective February 15. He previously served as Secretary-Manager of the Modoc County Fair and 34th District Agricultural Association and holds multiple industry posts.
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Nye Wilson
A District Agricultural Association
Walter T. Rodman
San Francisco
Rodman
Modoc
34Th District Agricultural Association
California
California Cattlemen's Association
Modoc County Cattlemen's Association
Western Fairs Association
Modoc County
James Camp to Lead Brown Drive in Kern County
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. appoints James Y. Camp a Shafter rancher and cotton gin operator to head the U S re election drive in Kern County Camp vows a grass roots campaign to boost Pat Brown s record Camp notes Brown carried Kern County by a 30 000 vote plurality in 1950 and seeks a larger margin in the June primary Camp a UC Davis graduate lifelong Kern resident and former football leader served as a World War II Air Force pilot and is married with three children
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Edmund G
Pat) Brown
James Y. Camp
Shafter
U.S
Kern County
Camp
Pat Brown
Brown
University of California At Davis
Shafter High School
Bakersfield
China
India
San Francisco Marine Exchange and Belt Railroad Details
The San Francisco Marine Exchange is a non profit corporation with 500 members. The 42 deep waters pier at San Francisco are served by 67 miles of State Belt Railroad.
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The
San Francisco Marine Exchange
San Francisco
State Belt Railroad
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Talaiae
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Wedgewood
Ance and Economy
Shafter Maytag Shop
E.lerdo
House
James Camp
Jantzen
Milady
Patie
Oqua Gas Company
Southern California Gas Company
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