Water conservation and Kern county irrigation measures detailed
A Kern county chamber report outlines state and local water projects including Friant dam work, Contra Costa conduit progress, and Shafter Wasco district activity. It notes alarming declines in the water table, population moves from drought regions, and warns that many farming families lack access to reclaimed land even with all projects completed. A Senate campaign probe into WPA spending and candidate influence is described, with 183 cases listed and potential contests in 16 states.
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Kern County
Water Commission of
County Chamber of Commerce
Central Valley
Madera
Friant
Fresno
Bureau of Reclamation
Friant Dam
Shasta
Contra Costa
Shafter Wasco
Kern River
United States Army Engineers
Congress
Monache Meadow
Isabella Reservoir
Nationa
WPA
United States
John J
Vandenberg Leads GOP Plea for Democratic Reform
Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan urged Republicans to defend democracy and push a three point program: curb federal spending and balance the budget, return relief to a home rule, and revise the Wagner act to ensure labor justice without a centralized inquisition. He warned that concentrating power could end democracy as seen elsewhere.
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Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
America
Congress
United States
Ohio
National Labor Relations Board
Vandenberg
New Color Fingerprinting Machine Aims to Match Hues
In Walt Disney's Hollywood studio a photoelectric spectrophotometer fingerprints colors by their light wave reflections. Invented by MIT's Prof Arthur G. Hardy, the device records exact color percentages, aiding Mickey Mouse styling, fashion matching, and potential crime detection.
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Walt Disney
Hollywood Studio
Arthur G. Hardy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Disney
Mickey Mouse
Milday
Hollywood
Fickle fashion decrees a lobster for hat trimming
A coast woman wore a hat adorned with a boiled lobster as a playful, synthetic centerpiece. The design included a fish net cord and breeze flowing elements, drawing humor to fashion oddities and prompting wry commentary on future wearable embellishments.
Gasser Fire at Goose District Well Jolts Kern County
The Millham location company well in the Goose district near Shafter erupted as a gasser Tuesday, burned for 11 hours, then caved in on Wednesday. The dry gas from 2500 feet depth produced blue dust and intermittent flames, with no petroleum traces.
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Shafter
California
Millham
Goose District
Elk Hills
Richland School
Mary Springer
Africa
America
W.%. Hetz
Hetz
Santa Fe Railway Company
Anderson and Clayton
Bender, Lewis and Lachenmaier
Perkins
Leslie L. Robinson
Mgr
H. Smith
Ta Fe
Ios
Sana
Ed Schnaidt
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H. G. Comfort
Central Avenue
Shaft Shafter
Water Commission
Senate
Schnidt
F. B. Annis
Emma Weitz
Fred Neuman
J. P. Wietz
Leona Buller
Mable Weis
Edith Weis
Rachel Weitz
Esther Neuman
Felix Fra
H. C. McBratney
F.W. Herbert
W.B. Camp
Earl Crandall
Lawrence Padula
Cecile Clark
Edna Prieve
A. J. Zimmerman
C. P. Morgan
William Deibler
Wasco
Bakersfield
Bill _.Lachenmaier
Charles Hitchcock
Robert Boles
Walter Zimmerman
Government Hospital
San Diego
U. S
NBC Red
NBC Red Network
Don Lee
Columbia
M. W. Pascoe
M. D
Shafter Hotel
Casualty
A. J
Jack’’ Zimmerman Notary Public
Jack A. Lighthill, M. D
Sunset Ave
T. V. Little
Complete Machine Shop
Ad Welding Shafter
Shafter Garbage Service
Janzen Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Zee
Beverley
del Monte
Burbank
Warrenton
Safeway
Ib. le
Kingsford
Mission
Guthries
Utah
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