Notice to Contractors for Richland Elementary District Bid
Bid packets for Shafter California work are available from Architects Franklin and Kump. Plan sets cost 5.00 refundable 48 hours after bid opening. Prevailing wage rates listed. bids due June 1941 with cashier's check or bid bond. public opening at Richland Elementary School District office.
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Vic Sot Roiler
Shafter
Jet
Franklin & Kump
Sill
Bakersfield
California
State of California
Board of Trustees
Richland Elementary
Kern County
Richland Elemen
Kern California
Ues
Richland School
of Richland
Richland Elemén Disne
A. P. Channeson
San Francisco aquatic park casino becomes a recreation center
The 3 million dollar Aqu atic Park Casino in San Francisco shifts to a recreation center for service men, offering facilities and activities to boost morale during service.
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San Francisco
Housing setup explained by Stanley Abel
Stanley Abel of Bakersfield chaired a meeting of the Shafter Men's Association and outlined Kern County housing plans. He cited 840000 in federal and county funds for low cost housing, and noted possible shifts to defense housing elsewhere, with 100 homes allocated for enlisted personnel at the local airfield yet to be detailed.
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Kern
Shafternest Men’s. Association
Stanley Abel
Bakersfield
Abel
Kern County
County Housing Authority
Small Fires Reported Here Over Week End
Three calls were answered by the local fire crew over the past weekend, reported by Art Craig, local warden. A trash fire on Saturday on a north central avenue got out of control. A grass fire near an oil well in the Greeley field was extinguished on Sunday. Monday afternoon a trash fire on Beth Eden street was brought under control.
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Art Craig
North Central Avenue
Greeley Field
Beth Eden Street
Notice of Election for Elementary School Trustee
Electors of Richland Elementary School District must elect one trustee for a three year term. Appointed officials include Inspector and Judge Anna K. Pedersen. Dated April 29 1941.
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Richa Eee
Wit
Jack Boas
Onsee
Wee
Anna K. Pedersen
Richland Ele
Mentary
Notice of Election for Shafter Public Utility District
The Shafter Public Utility District announces a general election on June 24 1941 to select one Director-At-Large to fill H Midgley’s seat. Polls open 1 PM at Legion Hall County with designated election officials and voting procedures listed.
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Shafter
State of
California
H. Midgley
O'Cleock P
Legion Hall
County
A Oo
Mre
Hanrw
Soman
Dorothy _Eckman
Said
Fight to Save Grain In Lake Bed
Farmers fight to salvage 3800 acres of barley and 1960 acres of wheat as Tulare lake floodwaters engulf the El Rico district near the Von Glahn farm. Twenty three harvesters moved grain to safety while bulldozers built a seven foot levee. airplanes aided repair parts and grain spotting as trucks hauled to warehouses. The lake rose to 194.32 feet, slightly lower than during the Consolidated breach on May 18.
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Tulare Lake
von Glahn
el Rico Reclamation
Tule
el Rico
Elmer C. von Glahn
Dyer Trucking Company
Dyer
Maple library receives twenty seven books in shipment
The Maple branch of Kern county library system received a shipment listing twenty seven books. Notable titles include You Haven't Changed, Call of the Canyon, Alias Blue Mask, Adventures of Ellery Queen, What the Citizen Should Know About the Army, and Guide to Alaska.
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Maple
Kern County Library System
Ruby Nikkel
Banning
Breathless Pirtley
Field
Shop
Gardner
Grey
Hauck
Jameson
Kaye-Smith
Mary
Lutz
MacDonald
Mavity
March
Melville
Mitchel
Montgomery
Avonlea
Blue Mask
Morton
Queen
Colorado
Raine
Last Hope Ranch
Seltzer
Thornton Cook
Joshua
Whipple
Wolfe
Wren
Hayes
Ford
Alaska
Colby
American Batumuls Company
Jobs Open in U.S. Civil Service War Department Posts
Openings include senior general mechanic and junior machinist for service in the war department. Full information available from John Roskam at the Shafter post office.
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United States Civil Service
War Department
John Roskam
Shafter
Zinnias Crowned as Most Cultivated Flower in Nation
The passage notes that zinnias are grown more widely than any other flower in the country, highlighting their prominence in national horticulture.
Home Maintenance Q&A Improves Water Fading and Finishes
Readers get practical fixes for fading hot water flow by adjusting valves and replacing washers, plus guidance on waterproof stucco, knotty pine finishing, aluminum heat resistant coatings, choosing top quality paints for houses, brick reuse in chimney rebuilds, liquid asphalt waterproofing, and painting faded awnings.
Democracy's Challenge To American Youth Speech
Betty Mork of Shafter, a high school student, won third place in the California Bankers' Association Americanism oratory contest in San Francisco with a talk urging American youth to uphold democracy. She contrasted democracy with totalitarian regimes, urged lifelong effort, and called for building homes, feeding the hungry, and defending the nation to preserve freedom and pride in America.
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San Francisco
Betty Mork
Shafter High School
California Bankers’ Association
Mork
Yosemite
America
Germany
Population of Yerba Buena San Francisco Reaches 30 Families
A century ago the city then called Yerba Buena counted 30 families in its population. The note marks a historical snapshot of early San Francisco demography.
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San Francisco
Yerba Buena
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Tam
Anna Ahnnée
Europe
A. J
Jack” Zimmerman
Notary Public
J. C. Penner Notary Public
Shafter County
Schaaf
All America
United States
New York
Jacksonville
Fla
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Mass
Montreal
Que
Los Angeles
San Diego
Calif
Santa Fe
Grand Canyon
Indian Country
Carlsbad Caverns
Yosemite Valley
the, Santa FE Railway
California Institution
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Carlsb
Mand
Southern California Gas Company
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