Cotton's promise and perils for Shafter agriculture
The piece extols Shafter's cotton and potato crops and the value of local research at the Experimental Station. It argues production has outrun demand postwar and calls for expanded markets, new cotton products, and stepped up utilization research aided by promotion, to sustain cotton’s future in California and national economy.
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Shafter
America
San Joaquin Valley
California
National Cotton Council
Albert De Witte Hurt in Accident
Albert De Witte, injured when equipment at a San Joaquin Drilling Company site south of Shafter struck him on the right temple, has returned home after a few days in Mercy hospital and is progressing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert de Witte
Mercy Hospital
de Witte
Shafter
San Joaquin Drilling Company
Festival parade route mapped through Richland area
The festival parade starts at Richland School diamond on Lerdo avenue. It proceeds east to Five Points then northeast on Central avenue to Central Valley highway, then south to Lerdo, west on Lerdo to Nikkel, south to Marengo, and west on Beth Eden to Wall street back to the diamond. The parade lasts one hour and twenty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland School
Lerdo Avenue
Lerdo
Central Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Nikkel Street
Marengo Street
Beth Eden Street
Wall Street
Diamond
Eric Hanson Wins Stanford University Scholarship
Shafter High School senior Eric Hanson received an engineering scholarship from Stanford University, covering room, board and tuition for one year and renewable with high freshman-year grades. Hanson described a process involving submitting grades and a special entrance exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Hanson
Stanford Univ
Shafter High School
Stanford University
Amelia Cornell
Eric
Queen Candidate Prizes Divided For Queer Contest
A Queen candidate will divide cash and prizes among the top three contenders. The $600 cash pot will be shared three ways plus proceeds from vote sales. Gifts include studio albums, theater tickets, jewelry, dresses, cosmetics, and gift certificates from numerous local businesses. Templeton plans electrical engineering studies after spending a weekend with relatives in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Studio
Central Hardware
Nortaki
Panera Theatres
Johnson-Neuman
Alice of California
Cotton Sucress Shafter Mercantile
Catalina
King’s Dept
Tina Page
Ing Studio of Beauty
Krene’s
Bessie’s
MecWhorter’s
Ladies Compact
Cheney
Pierce Jewelers
Cooper's
Stringham Drug Store
Angelique Cologne Quartet
McClure Drug Store
Helena Cosmetics
Western Auto
MccMahan's
Wheeler's
Wood's
Kirby Shoe Store
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Pototo 'N
Edna Giles
Doris Wilson
LaFreda Bridges
Betty Maupin
Marbara Coltran
Herb Howell
Queen Contest Committee
Dfowslhots
Stanford
Leon Tem Templeton
Burbank
Bell and
Long Beach
Cording
Chrysler
Irvine
Coberly-West Company
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