Vision and finance collide over the Union Pacific plan
In a lengthy meeting at the Ames Brothers Shovel factory, Oakes Ames pitches the Union Pacific railway to bankers led by Barrows and Whipple. Dodge warns of risks as the group weighs financing a line from Omaha to California, with Barrows daringly betting on the venture.
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Oakes Ames
Lincoln
Ames Brothers Shovel Factory
Barrows
Dodge
General Dodge
Union Pacific
Ogden
Wasatch Mountains
Whipple
Union
Pacific
California
Abraham Linizing
Omaha
San Francisco
Union Pacific Railroad
Jerome
New York
Ames
Barows
Ame
Chicago
Unionacific
Central Pacific
Salt Lake Valley
the Central
Washington
Ipple
Joe
California State Line
Rosedale Mennonite Convention Delayed to April 16
A Sunday school convention of Mennonite Brethren churches planned for April 2 at Rosedale has been postponed to April 16. Church leaders announced the change this week and many local residents will take part in the program.
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Rosedale
Finish Fight Predicted Over California Relief
Assemblyman C Don Field of Glendale says a four million fifty thousand dollar relief appropriation is blocked by administration leaders who he accuses of concealing facts. He says relief funds may be delayed until May 6 to assess actual need and warns federal aid will not come while California spends its own money. He also notes alleged communistic ties in the state relief administration and questions the administration’s handling of the funds.
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Olson
C. Don _ Field
Glendale
Assembly
Field
Dewey Anderson
Wilson
California
Clalimenia
Wei
Relief Administration
Public Funds Questioned Over 1947 1948 Relief Costs
Speaker challenges SRA spending and claims relief costs could reach 826 million dollars in 1947 1948. He argues California faces tax pressure and potential bankruptcy and vows to continue opposing tax hikes on all taxpayers.
New Gymnasium Shafter High Progresses
A Thermax ceiling was completed this week at the new Shafter High School gymnasium. Work continues on the roof floor and walls are fully poured with window frames set in place.
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A .Thermax
Shafter High School
Flower Field Brightens City Limits With Lupines and Buttercups
Residents of Shafter discover a new wildflower display near Lerdo road and Santa Fe way as a vacant lot blooms with blue lupines and yellow buttercups. The piece notes broader plains wildflower beauty to the south and mentions a move to 332 Central Avenue. Remodeling at the Dye's Electric Shop site expands the credit bureau's operations to include a building and contract department, home loans, and inspections. A. C. Friesen joins as building inspector.
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Shafter
Lerdo Road
Santa Fe Way
Credit Bureau Moves Tomorrow To New Location
Announcement says the Business Credit Service Bureau departs its 303 Pacific Avenue location and relocates to a new site tomorrow. The move affects credit reporting services and customer access as operations shift to the new address.
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Credit Bureau
Business Credit Service Bureau
Pacific Avenue
Oldest Workman's Compensation Concept Found
The oldest known attempt to provide workmen's compensation arises from a Roman district agreement where a vine trimmer killed on the job was to receive a funeral pyre and grave funded by the employer.
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Cecil B. Demille
Barbara Stanwyck
Ea Titana
Niels Corte
We Fe Pictures Inc
ISLS
Central
United States
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Asa M. Barrows
Central Pacific Railroad
Brigham Young
Grenville M. Dodge
Oakes-Ames
Sunset Ave
Fred Cowell
D. Girector
THE
Unblack Health System
SRA
Anderson
Flower Field
A. C. Friesen
Los Angeles
San Joaquin Grain Co
Santa Fe
Eay
Pennsylvania
Galion Sis
Herbert L. Comfort
Western Auto Supply Co
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