County Meeting to Explain Control Materials Plan
Dr A W Gaede presides over a county wide meeting on March 29 to outline CMP information. J L Dix notes Kern county should act quickly as the plan shifts to full operation by July 1. The event at El Tejon Hotel includes Mrs Myrtle Danford and C P Turner explaining procedures for manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Gaede
Shafter Business Men's Association
JL. F. Dix
WPB
Kern County
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Myrtle Danford
Cc. P. Turner
CMP
Kern County Industrial Council
el Tejon Hotel
Emory Gay Hoffman
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Bakersfield
W. H. Hitchcock. Shafter
Pan American Week Observance Planned in Kern County
Plans for Pan-American Week April 12 to 16 were laid by the Pan American Week Committee at Bakersfield courthouse. Beulah Bartlett and Lydia Shafter of the Rialto school were named as co chairs with speakers and displays planned to promote understanding of neighbors to the south. Local chamber groups and merchants back the effort with window displays in Bakersfield Delano and Taft schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Court House
Bakersfield
Hart
Chile
Brazil
Mexico
Colestine
Honduras
Pan-America
Delano
Taft “Dn
Paris
Army and Navy Examinations To Be Given Here
Qualifying examinations for the Navy and Army programs will be held in Room 9 at Shafter High School Friday. April 9 at 9 a.m. The test is open to former high school students age 17 to 22 and seniors graduating in June who turn 23 by July 1, plus graduates who meet age requirements and are not in another reserve program. Register at the office of Principal E. P. Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Shafter High
Lloyd Ed
E. P. Jones
Schoo
Jess Shepard Arrives at Texas Infantry Training Camp
Pvt. Jess Harold Shepard 19 son of Maude Shepard of Shafter California has arrived at Wolters Texas Infantry Replacement Training Center to begin base training as an infantryman. He joins a battalion focusing on rifle drills and basic combat skills.
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Camp -Wolters
Texas
Jess Harold Shepard
Maude Shepard
Shafter
California
All City Dogs In Quarantine In Shafter City Limits
City officials announce a quarantine on all dogs within Shafter limits due to rabies concerns. Dogs must be leashed or kept in enclosures until lifted, with redemption costs for tagged dogs as described. unclaimed dogs will be destroyed.
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Pete
Hurtsmith Elected New Rotary President at Luncheon
Hurtsmith named Rotary president at the annual officer election during the weekly Cafe Neuman luncheon Tuesday noon. Lee Seene elected vice president with Clarence Neuman as secretary treasurer and Ed Brown and Glenn Cram to the board of directors. New officers assume July first and aim to qualify for attendance at the upcoming district convention. A health service program by county sanitarian Clifford Baughman preceded guest pastors Henry Om, Rev. Herper, and Rev. Al Chandler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Seene
Cafe Neuman
Rhee Peen
T. Olson
Clarence Neuman
Ed. Brown
Glenn Cram
Eld
Publi Health Service
Clifford Baughman
County Sanitarian
Henry Om
Bakersfield
Herper
Congregational Church
al Chandler
Shafter Club
Expansion Of Guayule Program Is Halted
Washington dispatch reports Rubber Director William M. Jeffers halted expansion of guayule cultivation on California lands and halted production plans for California, with a December 1 goal for acre growth and an ultimate expansion to 500000 acres if feasible. The decision, backed by the Department of Agriculture, reflected food shortages on the West Coast and a shift away from rubber production during 1943 and 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dispatch
William M. Jeffers
California
Department
New Arrivals at Shafter Maternity Home
Babies born recently to local parents include a boy for Mr and Mrs Joseph L Hil eight pounds Ken Addis born March 20. A girl Patricia Jaynett arrived March 19 weighing six and a half pounds for Mr and Mrs Sidney P Self. Mr and Mrs Norman Long also welcomed a baby born March 20 weighing nine pounds.
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Shafter
Joseph L. Hil
Kena Addis
Sidney P. Self
Patricia Jaynett
Norman Longames
Mint Industry Revived In Shafter District During War
The war spurred revival of mint cultivation and menthol distillation in the Shafter area. Farmers plan expansion as most have grown mint, with Oil Field Construction Co of Bakersfield to install a distilling plant on the Unruh ranch featuring a 50 horse boiler and four concrete tanks with 2,000 gallon capacity. Mint is cut like alfalfa, twice yearly, and about 15 acres can be harvested and distilled daily. Distilled mint hay yields about 80 percent of alfalfa’s food value.
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Shafter
Oil Field Construction Co
Bakersfield
Unruh
Deferment Urged for Kern County Agricultural Workers
The U S Department of Agriculture War Boards including Kern county's USDA War Board urge deferment for agricultural workers even without employer or employee application. Local directive 164 A explains the process as farmers are guided to cooperate with the board to request deferments for necessary agricultural labor amid pending congressional legislation.
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U. S. Department of Agricultural War Boards
Usda War Board
Kern County
Secretary of Agriculture
M. A. Lindsay
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Congress
Lindsay
Usda War
Public Meeting Sets Gas Care Instructions
A public mass meeting will be held Wednesday to explain how to avoid gas incidents and provide care instructions for those affected. The event begins at 7 30 and urges attendance as vital guidance during gas-related emergencies.
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Bhs Mesias
Bay Area Fishing Fleet Delivers Crab and Salmon
San Francisco's Fisherman’s Wharf fleet sails to bring Bay Area catches including crab bass salmon sole halibut cod to markets and vendors.
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San Francisco
Fisherman's Wharf
Bay Area
Circus Scheduled in Shafter for April 10 and 11
The city council approved a license for Arthur Ted circus to perform in Shafter on April 10 and 11 with a three ring show featuring a menagerie side show and concert. The plan includes no rides or carnival features and shows two performances Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. The council also discussed relocating a post office lobby phone booth to curb youth nuisances and improve evening service. Mayor Lachenmaier chaired the meeting.
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Shafter
Issky
Mora
Arthur Ted
Adwanes
Ae Siather
Rege Oes
Lachenmaier
Shafter Man Sings for Madame Chiang in New York
Armen Johnson formerly of Shafter High School now at Princeton sang at Madison Square Garden during Madame Chiang Kai-Shek's visit and also performed at the funeral services for J. P. Morgan at St George's Episcopal Church in Stuyvesant Place New York City on March 16.
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Armen Johnson
Shafter High School
Princeton
New Jersey
W. J. Johnson
Adventist Church
Madison Square Garden
New York
Chiang Kai-Shek
J. P. Morgan
St. George's Episcopal Church
Stuyvesant Place
New York City
Nephew of Shafter Man Hero of Big Jap Sinkings
Edwin Newton, nephew of Shafter businessman A R Duehren, served on a sub chaser credited with sinking 13 Japanese ships in the South Pacific. Duehren did not know of his nephew’s heroism until spotting a large photo of Newton with crew members in an Events news picture display.
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Shafter Man
Edwin Newton
A. R. Duehren
Shafter
Duehren
South Pacific
Newton
80 Attend Poultry Demonstration at Local Fair
About 80 persons attended a poultry demonstration at the fairgrounds. The event focused on exhibition practices and poultry care with local experts leading the sessions.
Federal agency offices in San Francisco Bay area count
The San Francisco Bay region hosts 187 federal agency offices, with most exercising broad jurisdiction over multiple areas. The concentration reflects a dense network serving regional needs and national programs.
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Federal
San Francisco Bay ‘Area
Support for Vegetable Crops Seen in Kern County
The Kern County War Board outlines minimum prices for growers set by the Commodity Credit Corporation to aid processors under price ceilings. It lists prices for snap beans, table beets, carrots, cabbage, sweet corn, green peas, tomatoes and more, with notes on processing points and potential grade differentials. It also warns about high protein feed shortages and urges prudent use of supplements, plus encouragement of shared farm machinery use to maximize limited equipment.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Kern County
Toear Board
County War Board
J. R. Bright
Kerm County Farm Machinery Rationing Committee
Bright
WAACs Set to Arrive at Minter Field for Active Duty
At Minter Field the first WAAC company of 155 enlisted women and six officers will arrive within 60 days. Second Officer Mary V. Donaldson reports living quarters are well equipped, with a new kitchen and admin improvements. The sale aims to raise funds for war bonds through a Shatter bond auction on April 15, with donations from local shops and agricultural departments supporting the event.
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Minter Field
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
America
Mary V. Donaldson
Ninth Service Command
Donaldson
WAAC
William H. Fellows
Waacs
Andre Vee Bhallet
Mittee
Glen
E Procurement
Ate
Hammer and Ongs
Herb Schirmer
Otto Handel
Wieare
Shatterly Mae
Department of the Agricultures
Gaa
Rolf Jacobsen
E. B. Stringham
Allen Anderson
Bill Brown
M En
Man
Art. Tek Neufeld
Dane Neson
M. ‘Garuh Nolo
J. W
Jeek Janzen
Ceris
O. T. Olson
G Comfort
Clyde Bell
Ernest Panero
John Rey _— Pack
Marion
Flower Stands Add Color to San Francisco Downtown
Since 1880 sidewalk flower stands have brightened downtown San Francisco providing vibrant street decor and a popular vendor presence that drew steady pedestrian attention and city atmosphere.
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San Francisco
Rubber from Guayule Begins Large Scale Domestic Production
The first commercial scale domestic rubber production from guayule started last week with shrubs from government plantings processed at Salinas. Department of Agriculture reps in Mexico City are contracting farm workers and expediting their transport to the United States.
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Bright
Guayule
Salinas
Department of Agriculture
Mexico City
United States
Art Institute Exhibits Mexican Art During County Week
Miss Olen Dooley, art supervisor, led a session at Richland School for the county wide Mid American Week April 12 to 16. Students studied Latin American art and displayed beautiful pictures by Mexican artists.
Laurion Staff Heads Photograph Schedule at Shafter High
Laurion staff member Dick Leonards oversees end of week photo sessions covering clubs and activities at Shafter High. Section editors finish writeups and prepare to ship to printers by April.
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Laurion
Shafter High
Dick Leonards
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Ax University of California
Army
Jess Shepard
Madame Chiang
South America
Art Institute
Richland School
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