Inclusion of C V Highway in State System
Kern County leaders discuss adding the Central Valley Highway to the state system. Engineer Chester A. James notes increased road funding under the Collier-Burns Act and new safety standards may affect inclusion. Kings County farm bureau reports 840 farm family enrollments in January.
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Shafter
Wasco
Corcoran
Hanford
Alpaugh
Pond
Selma
Chester A. James
Kern County Planning Commission
James
Association
Central Valley
Kern
Kern County
Central Valley Highway Association
C. V. H. Association
William Stoller
Walter Nelson
Les Hobson
T. V. Little
Wilber Stocker
Irvin Fike
Paul Newell
W. H. Hitchcock
Kings County Farm Bureau
Boomtown and drought report shocks San Francisco Chronicle readers
A San Francisco Chronicle spread on Bakersfield and Kern County drought effects surprises readers with a Bakersfield boomtown image. The lead notes “Hard Times Are Always Somewhere” and features sketches of potato growers, Saddle & Sirloin cafe, a singing star, and motel no vacancy signs.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Chronicle
Bakersfield
Kern County
The
Ace
Stanton DeLaplane
Bay Area
Big City
Subscriptions Paid After Ten Years Then Catching Up
A mid west newspaper owner shares news of a long delinquent subscriber finally paying, only to realize the paper he holds is yesterday's edition. The humorous punchline shows the owner grinning at his fortune and his wife asking the date.
Fresno Meeting Urges Joint Fruit Experiment Station
A Fresno agriculture gathering urged creation of a joint federal state tree fruit experiment station for the San Joaquin Valley to boost research and development in orchard crops valued by growers.
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San Joaquin Valley
Fresno
Aid Giving Group Opens New Mission in Kern County
United Mission Workers thank Shafter residents for help after a March 9 Shafter Press report. A new Mission will open near Calder's Corner at the Buttonwillow McKittrick Taft highway junction, converting a former service station to feed and house the needy. Headquarters remain at 2518 Chester Ave in Bakersfield.
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United Mission Workers Today
Shafter Area
Shafter
United Mission Workers’ Group
Kern County
Calder’s Corner
Buttonwillow - McKittrick
United Mission Workers
Chester Ave
Bakersfield
Inhalator Called For 3 Year Old in Bakersfield
Vernon Pierce of the city department responded to a stand by alarm for three year old John Evans suffering hemorrhaging from whooping cough. Pierce accompanied the child to a Bakersfield hospital for treatment.
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Vernon Pierce
John Evans
Pierce
Bakersfield
South Shafter labor camp lad linked to fire dept resuscitation
A boy, son of Mrs. Evans of the South Shafter labor camp, was connected to a zen ambulance for resuscitation by the city fire department resuscitator though the apparatus was not ultimately required.
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City Fire Department
Evans
South Shafter Fa
New Arrivals Toward Wasco Families
Mr and Mrs Dave Quig welcomed a baby girl at Mercy Hospital. Mr and Mrs Spurgeon N New celebrated a son at Wasco Maternity Home. Mr and Mrs Lawret Lawrance welcomed a girl at Wasco Maternity Home. Mr and Mrs D W Pattson welcomed Wanda, a 7 pound girl, at the Cottage Hospital.
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Dave Quig
Wasco
Mercy Hospital
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