World War Era News Briefs Reflect Global Turmoil
A digest of wartime items reports sinkings in the Pacific and Java, troop moves to Australia, and Russian advances near the Dnieper. It notes Lt General Homma's alleged actions, hostages in Paris, Rangoon falls, and Jap claims in the East Indies. Domestic items include a housing project in Owens Valley, Mooney’s death, wage and price controls, and industrial wartime production orders.
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United Nations
South Pacific
Australia
Java
Great
Dneiper
Masaharu Homma
Philippines
MacArthur
Paris
H East Indies
Rangoon
War Policy for California Schools Discussed in Richland Meeting
A meeting of the local consulting group of the California Educational Policies Association focused on a War Policy for California Schools. Led by R. Eugene Ford the discussion covered training for war industries, conserving materials, helping fund the war, and promoting health, loyalty to democracy, and education on war aims and peace.
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California
California Educational Policies
P Comisan
Richland School
R. Eugene Ford
Educational Pewce
Commission Cecaanees
Horses Prove Cheaper Than Tractors On California Ranch
C E Howell, manager of the University of California Kellogg Institute at Pomona, says the working life of a horse is longer than a tractor’s. The horse frees land from tilling and fertilizes, needing no spare parts. His 750 acre ranch focuses on Arabian horses and some stock has been turned over for breeding to the U S Army. The institute, part of the university, is famed for Sunday exhibitions of Arabian stock.
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C.e.howell
University of California
W. K. Kellogg
Institute of Animal Husbandry
Pomona
Howell
Trench Silo Boosts Dairy Farms in Cal for War Effort
Agricultural experts note trench silos offer metal-saving dairy storage. J P Fairbank of UC Agricultural Extension cites widespread trials in California with satisfactory results. Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering data show lined silos need about 3.7 pounds of steel per ton of capacity.
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Ornia
J. P. Fairbank
University of California ‘Agrcultural Extension Service
California
Paitbatik
Fairbank
Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering
States Department of Agriculture
War Contracts Report At Shafter Business Meet
D V Little and H Midgley reported on war contracts at the Shafter Business Men's association meeting held March 4 in Bakersfield. They quoted Col Francis M Smith state director of the War Productions Board saying many small businesses face going under as contracts favor larger firms that sub out work.
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Sible
Kerncon
D.vs. Litle
H. Midgley
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Shafter
Little
Bakersfield
Smith
America
Government Quashes Private Rubber Plant Assets
The Department of Agriculture has taken over all guayule rubber plants seeds and processing equipment previously held by the Inter Continental Rubber company at Salinas. Officials of the United States Forestry Service will run the experimental plantings. Guayule plots are being planted across California with possible trials in Kern County and other San Joaquin Valley districts. Reported that synthetic rubber requires 40 percent natural rubber to make tires.
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Department “of Agriculture
United States
inter-Continental Rubber Company
Salinas
United ‘States Forestry ‘Service
Kern County
San Joaquin Valley
Onion production efforts eyed for salt deal
In Shafter the community notes the salt deal appears favorable as supply is secured by the United States army. Efforts continue to locate more onion acreage for salt production though prospects remain uncertain.
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Oni
Shafter
United States Army
Eally
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