Nixon to Campaign in Kern County Region
Senatorial candidate Richard M. Nixon plans a campaign talk in Shafter on April 4 with stops in Maricopa Taft Arvin Lamont Bakersfield Was h 0 McFarland and Delano. Campaign manager Robert W. Hocking lists the county park speech at Shafter as part of the California bid ahead of the April 11 vote.
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Richard M. Nixon
California
Shafter
Kern County
Maricopa
Taft Arvin
Lamont
Bakersfield
Wash 0
McFarland
Delano
Robert W. Hocking
Nixon
W Ll
City weighs fund request for festive projects
City council agrees to study a request for funds to aid local projects including Christmas decorations and to compare with other communities. Councilmen Earl Johnson and Frank Russell join the tech investigating committee. Also notes osteopathic auxiliary nominates Mrs. Ohlsson for state president with officer elections in Sacramento May 1 and a spiritual program by the Smith family at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Allensworth.
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Eer
Bakers
Earl Johnson
Frank Russell
Smith
Allensworth
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Cotton Leader Plans Coordinated Tour Here
A top cotton mechanization expert from Stoneville Mississippi will visit the Shafter experimental farm for a coordinated tour of western cotton mechanization projects. Also noted is Igancio Moreno receiving a $250 fine and a 90 day suspended sentence for drunk driving. Harry Voth, former Shafter resident, was seriously burned in a ranch house explosion near Ojai but is reported in good condition. he is Mary H. Voth’s son from Bakersfield.
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Shafter
William E. Meek
Stoneville
Miss
Harry Voth
Ojai
Mary H. Voth
Marion Drive
Bakersfield
Home Demonstration Projects Spread in Kern County
Mrs. Anna P Garner, Unity of California extension service adviser, led a home demonstration program at Shafter Labor Supply Center. Seven new groups plan projects such as burlap decorations, curtains, mending, low cost meats, and food preservation. Demonstrations will start with children's clothing and curtains, with groups bringing materials. more previews occurred in neighboring towns and counties.
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Shafter Labor Supply Center
Anna. P, Er
Unity of California Agricultural Extension Service
Garner
Carver Y. Lamont
Arvin
Lamont
Kings
Tulare
Kern County
Bakersfield Steel Firm Announces Kern County Service
Valley Steel Construction of Bakersfield announces service for all Kern county area including Shafter district. Spokesman James P. Stevenson says the firm handles fabricated steel structures and repairs from leaky roofs to doors while also aiding grain storage bins water tanks and warehouses. Vote April 11.
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James P. Stevenson
Richland Elementary School Board Election Notice May 1950
Absentee ballots for the April 11 city election are available now in City Hall. Ballots must be requested in person and returned by 6 p.m. April 1 or they will not be counted. Absentee ballots available now through April 6. City Clerk F G Shaw.
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Richland
Kern County
California
Steh M.ldread Fike
M. L. Thomas
F. G. Suaw
Quilting Party Honors Mrs. Connell at Riverside Drive Home
Mrs. W. A. Connell was surprised at a quilting party held at her Riverside Drive home. Friends arrived with refreshments of apple pie ice cream and coffee enjoyed in the afternoon. Present were Mesdames J Fowler and daughter Ellen of Watsonville Roy Pasley and Chet Pasley.
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W. A. Connell
Riverside Drive
Mesdames J. Fowler
Ellen
Watsonville
Roy Pasley
Chet Pasley
Public Works Official to Attend Oakland Meeting
Jack Harris city maintenance superintendent will attend a public works meeting on April 2 3 4 in Oakland. The Shafter City Council approved sharing costs with the city and Shafter Public Utility District for Harris travel. Wayne Hill Valery Hawthorne and Elmer Isaac named in attendance roster.
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Jack Harris
Oakland
Shafter
City
Shafter Public Utility District
Harris
Wayne Hill, Valery Hawthorne and
Elmer Isaac
City nets $225 on drunk fines weekend parties add to coffers
Police Judge F G Shaw reports fines totaling $225 for drunkenness in the past week. Large fines of 50 were paid by C W Jones 29 Myrick's Camp James Wren Hickey 50 Taft and Emma Watson 43 Taft with 60 day suspended sentences. Lighter fines of 25 plus 30 day suspended sentences were given to Charles Barnhill 55 1861 Cherry St David Gibson 45 Bakersfield and Dave Sweat Township. Judge E K Grant fined Milton Banks 56 North Labor Camp $20 for drunkenness.
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F. G. Shaw
C W. Jones
Myrick
James Wren Hickey
Taft
Emma Watson
Charles Barnhill
Cherry St
David Gibson
Bakersfield
Dave Sweat
E. K. Grant
Milton Banks
North Labor Camp
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Richard Nixon
Osteopathic Auxiliary
Ohlsson
O. G. Ohlston
California Osteopathic Association
Long Beach
Kern County Osteopathic Society
Sacramento
Shafter Press and
Shafter Progress
Bart Guild
Paul Newell
Florence Newell
Calif
Cotton
Ignacio Moreno
Vasco
Shafterite
Cora
Rhone
James Street
7Th Street
William Duerksen
Marvin Lane
Murray Evans
Wasco
Jess R. Dorsey
Mrs. Connell
U. S
Dept. OF Agriculture
Mayco
LA Muna Clannase
Fae
Viuyty
U.S. Agricultural Dept
Mac
ED Morrison
Los Angeles Avenue
Minneapolis
Leo Peterson
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