Visitor's Day at Shafter High School Plans Annual Campus Program
Shafter High School announces Visitors Day tomorrow with a 6 p.m. cafeteria dinner and an 8:30 p.m. program. The event, supervised by Miss Betty Lund, features still life tableaus of student activities, classroom demonstrations, and a reception by the California Scholarship Federation.
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Shafter Hgh School
Theodora Richard
Blanch Smith
Betty Lund
California Scholarship Federation
Ruth Hilbert
Lowell Todd
Ernest Graf
Jeanette Schumacher
Jeanne Strench
Thomas Letizia
Wes Linda
Burley Dooley
Home Adviser Urges Mothers on Baby Safety
Dorothy Wilkinson of the UC Agricultural Extension Service emphasizes every adult's role in preventing child deaths from baths, drownings, or pool accidents. She urges supervising children, removing dangerous objects, securing firearms, inspecting toys, and fencing yards and pools, with plans for adult supervision in group settings.
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Dorothy Wilkinson
University of California Agricultural Extension Service
California factory workers earnings hit March 1950 records
California factory workers earned an average 63.06 dollars weekly in March 1950, the highest March level in state history. Production workers averaged 39.0 hours weekly, up from 38.4 in March 1948, with earnings totaling about 1,617 dollars per year, 2 percent higher than March 1949.
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California
Paul Scharrenberg
Calif
Eacy
Shafter Airport Soaring Site Set for Dedication
Shafter’s former wartime Minter Field will be dedicated May 21 as a national soaring site in conjunction with Kern County’s third annual Soaring Society glider show. Preliminaries run May 13 14 and 20 with final events and awards on the 21st. Noted pilots Paul Mac Ready Carl Waters Herman Stigsmeier and John Robinson will attend.
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Shafter Airport
Minter Field
Annnual
Kern County Soaring Society
Paul MacReady
Carl Waters
Herman Stigsmeier
John Robinson
Ray Fowler Catches Top Fish of Day
Ray Fowler, along with Calvin Fowler and Blackie Waymire, fished from a rolling boat and landed a 36 to 38 pound salmon off Avila. The catch weighed 25 pounds dressed, won a $6 jackpot and five pounds of frozen abalone steaks. Ray was offered $10 on deck.
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Ray Fowler
Stone St
Ray
Art Association Nominates Heads for Wasco Meeting
The Shaffter-Wasco Art association, Wasco members host a Tuesday event featuring a home movie Perils of Penelope by Dr O G Ohlsson. The film, written by and starring his family, was shot in Los Angeles. New officers nominated last week at Mrs Fred Hasty’s home. results to be announced at May 16 general meeting. Board present included Al Eckman Fred Hasty R P Kirkham Curt Kecker Ben Homfeld and Mrs Dick.
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Shaffter-Wasco Art Association
Wasco
Penelope
0.G. Ohlsson
Los Angeles
Fred Hasty
Reguar
Mssrs’ and Mesdames
al Eckman
R. P. Kirkham
Curt Kecker
Ben Homfeld
Rights Offer At $20 Per Share Expiring June 1
Rights to purchase one share for every six common shares held are set at $20 per share and expire on June 1. The offer governs holders' ability to acquire additional stock and may impact ownership percentages and voting power.
Public Health Warns Against Common Cup Use in Fields
Public Health officials label the common drinking cup as a major public health threat. Dr William Buss cites California Health and Safety Code violations and urges safe water and toilet facilities for agricultural workers, including individual cups and fly tight field privies.
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Health Department
William Buss
Leland Summer
Rate Reduction Aims at FHA Title II Loans
The local FHA office reports a Washington notice lowering interest from 4 percent to 4 percent on all Title II Section 203 loans. Nominating committee members named include R. P. Kirkham as chair, with Mrs. Schule and Mrs. Dick Prather listed.
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The
Federal Housing Adminstration
Washington
D. S. Krauser A
40000th Veteran Receives California Loan Benefits
The 40000th California veteran to receive benefits under the state's low interest farm and home financing plan signed a contract today with the state department of veterans affairs. The recipient is John O Wall of Fresno, an oil company employee and World War II veteran who served under General Patton with the 212th armored field artillery battalion in five European campaigns.
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California
State Department of Veterans Affairs
John O Wall
Fresno
Oil Company
Patton
212Th Armored Field Artillery
Bank of America Sets New Shares Issued to Increase Capital
Stockholders approved a board proposal to issue 3,523,896 new shares of common stock boosting total capital to 150 million and overall funds to over 380 million excluding a 45 million loan loss reserve. Transferable subscription warrants will cover 3,412,684 shares for holders of record May 11 at a set price.
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Bank of America
Board of Directors
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