Dues Set For Kern County Potato Growers 1947
Dues for the Kern County Potato Growers Association are set at 65 cents for 1947, a 35 percent cut since 1945. Dues are payable by June 15. A public hearing April 29 in Bakersfield discussed a proposed marketing order for early Irish potatoes affecting Kern Tulare Fresno Kings and Madera counties. Weather and storm reports from Florida Alabama Louisiana and North Carolina influence market outlook for Shafter spuds.
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Kern County Potato Growers Association
Sid B Carnine
American Legion Hall
Bakersfield
Kern
Tulare
Fresno
Kings
Madera
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
North Carolina
South Carolina
Bridal Shower for Mrs Jack Tidwell
Mesdames L. J. Golding and C. L. Golding hosted a bridal shower for Mrs Jack Tidwell, daughter of Mr and Mrs R B Stewart, a Shafter High School student who will finish her course this year. Guests included numerous Bakersfield Burbank and local guests and gifters from multiple households.
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Mesdames
L. J. Golding
C. L. Golding
Jack Tidwell
Las Vegas
Tidwell
R. B. Stewart
Joan Stewart
Shafter High School
Bakersfield
W. Rodgers
Lois Steele
Ethel Stewart
Bobbie Nichols
Jean Stewart
Virginia Anderson
Elsie Kastner
Mesdames G. H. Hall
Eva Hall
J. Roland
E. Payne
H. B. Hayes
Mary Browner
Dona. Dalke
Paul Tidwell
Talitha Johns
Mather
Formar
Grady Murck
Mrs Frizzell Attends State P T A Conference
Mrs Joe Frizzell the newly elected High School P T A president and Mrs John Peters president of the Wasco High School P T A attended the P T A State Convention in Long Beach this week for the ensuing year.
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Joe Frizzell
John Peters
Wasco High School
Long Beach
Picnic at Kern Park Draws Bakersfield Crowd
A Kern Park picnic Sunday featured Henry Schnidt Emil Stoller P C Guenther Ben Stoller Jack Stoller Geo Neil and their families from Bakersfield Wasco. The group enjoyed a day outdoors with friends and neighbors.
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Kern Park
Messrs
Henry Schnidt
Emil Stoller
P. C. Guenther
Ben Stoller
Jack Stoller
Bakersfield
Geo. Neil
Wasco
Woman's Club Members Attend District Convention
Members from the Woman's Club attended the District Convention in Hanford last Friday. Attendees included Mesdames Ed Brown T V Little Art Hemingson O G Ohlsson and Harry Vannatta. Colonel Morley spoke on averting a third world war advocating training for statesmen and ambassadors and opposing appeasement. Mrs Brown noted his remarks on education and teacher salaries as a national disgrace. Mrs T L Alexander of Porterville was elected district president for the coming year.
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Hanford
Ed Brown
Art. Hemingson
O. G. Ohlsson
Harry Vannatta
Morley
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Brown
T. L. Alexander
Porterville
County Chamber presses plan to finish Central Valley Project
Kern County Chamber of Commerce leaders adopt a three point program to hasten completion of the Central Valley Project. The initiative urges county delegates to meet in Washington with Governor Warren, backs W A Smith in his capital testimony, and informs news analysts to stress California’s water crisis. Donald Dauwalder recommends Supervisor Smith lead the Washington appeal due to eastern bloc ties.
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Kern County
California
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Board of Supervisors
Warren
Washington
House
W.A. Smith
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Central Valley
Donald Dauwalder
Kern County Welfare Administration
Smith
Shafter Members Attend District Conference
Shafter members of the Business and Professional Women's Club attended the Central District Conference in Exeter on Sunday. Delphine Martin Florence Smith Maurine Schaefer and Helen Holmes joined Colonel John Renfield Morley European Correspondent and Director of U S Military Intelligence Service during World War II who spoke on Can We Prevent A Third World War.
Thompson Visitor Brings News From Long Beach Sister of Thompson
Mrs Barbara Buxtom of Long Beach sister of Harry Thompson visits the Thompson home. She is Chief Control Clerk of the Associated Telephone Company serving the Long Beach area.
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Barbara Buxtom
Long Beach
Harry Thompson
Thompson
Buxtom
Associated Telephone Company
Rotary Views Lachenmaiers In Mexico
Shafter Rotary Club heard John Lachenmaier describe a Mazatlan trip with Mrs Lachenmaier and Dr and Mrs Moore of Bakersfield. They showed color pictures of Mexican architecture, landscape, flowers, and swordfish of nine feet. A film on a mountain lion hunt in Arizona and New Mexico was also shown.
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Mazatland
Shafter
Rotary Club
John Lachenmaier
Lachenmaier
Wm. Moore
Bakersfield
Lachenmaiers
Moores
Sam
Arizona
New Mexico
Glen Nay
Bates Dewey
Clarence Neuman
Vets Urged to Apply for California Tax Exemption
Veterans owning property must file with county and city tax assessors by June 30. The exemption applies to City and County tax on property valued up to $5,000 for the 1947-1948 fiscal year. Files must include service evidence and a legal property description. applications run March to the last Monday in May.
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Veterans Service Center
Jack Hare
California
Hare
Service Center
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Mrs
Mrs. Frizzell
Thed Baby
Gerber & Heinz
Shafter’s
Holland
Mich
Volendam
Woman’s Club
C.V.P
Rotary
Mexico
Sam Lachenmaier
Central Ave
D.D.T. Dust
Aphis
Shafter, California
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