Coon Hounds Kill Wildcat After Mountain Hunt
Ray Proctor of Smith's Corner reported his black and tan hounds killed a bobcat in Tehachapi area after a 12 hour chase. The cat treed by the dogs was killed after a brief fight despite a windy Tejon Range night. Proctor and his son Dale hunt bobcats and coons across the region and recently caught four grey foxes.
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Ray Proctor
Smith’s Corner
Ray
Tejon Range
Tehachapi
Son Dale
Fee
Dale
Miss Kern County seeks entrants for 1950 beauty title
Applications for Miss Kern County 1950 are sought at the Kern County Chamber of Commerce Bakersfield fairgrounds. Contestants aged 18 to 28 may compete in bathing suit and evening gown for a chance to enter Miss California in Santa Cruz June 9 to 11 and potentially the Miss America finals in Atlantic City September 4 to 11. Evangeline Steele, former Shafter Potato Festival queen, held the title last year and represented Kern County in Santa Cruz.
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Kern County
Santa Cruz
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Visitors to Los Angeles Attend Santa Anita Races
Last week Mr and Mrs Art Brownell visited friends in Los Angeles while Mr and Mrs Ed Brown attended the races at Santa Anita.
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Los Angeles
Art Brownell
Ed Brown
Santa Anita
Judge Grant and Wife Take Honeymoon Trip
Judge and Mrs E K Grant depart for a delayed honeymoon traveling through Oregon. They visit relatives in Ashland and sights along Highway 99, reaching Grants Pass. It is the justice of the peace's first vacation in six years of service.
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Judge Grant
E. K. Grant
Oregon
Eckman couple attends Pasadena family birthday event
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Eckman visited Pasadena last week to join kin for a birthday celebration honoring Mrs. Lena Gladden, mother of the Eckmans.
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E. C. Eckman
Pasadena
Lena Gladden
Barbecue Reach for Arnold Guests Honor Attendees
Mr and Mrs Dick Arnold hosted a Saturday night barbecue with guests Mr and Mrs Earl Ditmore and Mr and Mrs Bert Ware attending.
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Dick Arnold
Earl Ditmore
Bert Ware
New County Day Camp Slides Shown At Richland Meeting
Color slides of the new county day camp near Woody were shown during the Richland PTA recreation program in Veterans Memorial Hall. Roy Farrell directed the program with the theme Recreation in Shafter and Alec Smith of Kern County explained plans to shuttle Shafter children to the camp for summer hiking camping and cooking out. Student speakers included Dave Muir Ramola Fry and Gary Weyard on softball arts and crafts and swimming.
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Woody
Richland
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Veterans Memorial Hall
Roy Farrell
Shafter
Alec Smith
Kern County
Dave Muir
Gary Weyard
Jack Hare
Ray Rose
Irvin Fike
George Varnatta
Melvin Perrett
William Johnson
Bert Ware
Clyde M.’lins
Bunny Rabbits Have Funny Habits
Mr and Mrs W L May of West Lerdo expected a few rabbits from a New Zealand White female. The doe delivered 15 kits from Sunday afternoon through Monday, but the mother killed all but one of the offspring leaving a single survivor.
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W. L. May
West
Lerdo
New Zealand
Kiwanis Club Honors Ladies Night With Barbecue
Kiwanis Ladies Night drew about 30 couples last week. The Johnsons hosted the barbecue in their back yard with W H Johnson as chef and the Witchers hosted the serving area. Bert Ware lawn provided dancing and social time with special guests Kiwanis St Gov and Mrs John Loyd of Porterville.
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Kiwanis
W. H. Johnson
Johnson
Hanley Witcher
Bert Ware
Kiwanis St. Gov
John Loyd
Porterville
Dances and Bazaars Aiding Catholic Fund Drive
Plans for dances and bazaars to raise funds for the Catholic fund drive are announced. St. Therese's club meets at 7 p.m. next Tuesday in Pablo Heredia's hall in Mexican Colony with Pauline Baca as president and Teofilo Lopez, Lola Sabala, and Lucille Lopez in officer roles.
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Therese
St. Therese’s Club
Pablo Heredia
Pauline Baca
Teofilo Lopez
Lola Sabala
Lucille Lopez
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Jefferson
New County
Kiwanis Club
Chrysler
Schneider
Wikoff
James St
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