Kern County Chamber Of Commerce Pushes Potatoes Shim Plan
Editorial blasts Kern County Chamber of Commerce for urging uniform shims on Shafter and other Kern potatoes. The piece warns the plan would mislabel top and low grade produce and harm Shafter's strong potato reputation while wasting taxpayers money.
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Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Shafter
Kerr
California
Kern County
Chamber
Bakersfield
Chamber Boys
Season for Suckers Opens in Shafter Warns Residents
A Shafter notice cautions residents about door to door scams and street sales pitches. It urges checking licenses or permits, avoiding fast talk, and buying only from local established stores to avoid being swindled.
Lettuce Idea Reverses Outer Leaf Use in Head
Early trials suggest outer leaves of California lettuce hold thrice the calcium of inner leaves. Since these outer leaves are typically discarded, researchers propose a head where outer leaves are placed inside the core to maximize calcium intake.
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California
Housing Boom In Shafter Attracts Army Officers
Shafter faces an unusual housing surge as the U S Army airfield east of town brings in more officers and men. Local residents are urged to register rentals at city hall with City Clerk Frank Shaw to establish a rentals clearing office and meet expected demand for houses, rooms, and apartments.
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Shafter
United States Army
Frank Shaw
Shaw
4-H Talks on Citizenship Reach California Youth
4-H club members in California delivered 1 215 talks in recent weeks on citizen rights and responsibilities in a democracy. More than half of the talks were presented before adult groups.
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4-H Club
California
Mother Lode California Tales From a Brave Tourism Boom
A Kern County chamber visit paints California’s Mother Lode as a rebounding historic mining country now booming on tourism FHA housing and retro town lore fuel visitor interest. It notes landmarks from old mint to Bear Valley resident Fremont, Mark Twain links, and a Butterfly café packed with travelers amid three foot sidewalks and mountain air.
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California Chambers of Commerce
John of Fremont
California
F. F. Latta
Shafter
Mother Lode
Louis Trabucco
Mae West
Fremont
Bear Valley
United States
Sonora
Jones
Vete
Kern
Quotes on War Effort and Education from Public Figures
A collection of remarks from U.S. Senator Sheridan Downey Jimmie Fidler and others discussing wartime production, the need to expand defense, and concerns about vocational training and education. Also includes reflections on media, local business, and the role of teachers in reform.
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U. S
Sheridan Downey
Germany
James M. Hagerty
St. Mary’s College
Ppppers Kingsbury Recorder: Pity the poor legislator
A survey of state legislatures shows a flood of bills and resolutions. California alone introduced nearly 4000 measures this year as lawmakers face heavy homework. Locals also note trout fishing season opening draws thousands to outdoors and streams.
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Kingsbury Recorder
California
Pixley Enterprise
Shafter News Roundup Details Oil Tests And Local Events
Plans proceed for a new test on the Shafter oil well to reach 7500 feet in the Kettleman strata with potential resumption of operations in a couple of weeks. A landowners’ committee seeks 400 more acres and escrow arrangements with the oil company, with legal oversight and possible further drilling decisions after 60 days. Community notes cover a baby wildcat pet, American Legion initiations and a firing squad plan, PTA remarks by Judge Whalen, a high school cooking class, the Shafter kid band at Kern County Park, rose-garden projects, farm facility updates, stabilization program explanations for growers, Advent school performances, and local social visits.
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Shafter
Kettleman
Oil Company
J. J. Dargarz
Bill Kirschenmann
J. W. Nickel
Lodi
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Lede
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Hollywood
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E. K. Strong
P.T.A
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Carmel
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Riverdale Free Press
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Ernest Hofman
P Dd
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Granite
Bob
McPhee
McFarland
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
August Mettler
Vernon Langdon
Rex Bayless
George Enns
Hubert Annis
Legion Entertainment Committee
Hazel Robertson
J. B. Henderson
Richland School
Lula Becker
Anna Bender
Olive Schmidt
Clara ‘Schmidt
Katherine Goertzen
Edith Evans
Edna Schultz
Francis Midgley
Helen Riloff
Olive Sly
Elsie Neufeld
Margaret Koehn
J. C. Harto
A. B. McKinley
Ralph Janzen
Shafterites
L. B. Scott
Government Experiment Station
F. W. Herbert
Scott
Stabilization Corporation
Thompson and Sultsnas
Donald D. Gonn
Associaed
California ‘Fruit Industries Inc
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Advent School
L. Hansen
Jake Neufeld
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