Ag Employment Nears Peak In Season
Employment on California farms for the week ending Oct 11 nears the 1952 peak at just under 500 000, with tomatoes walnut and cotton harvests shaping the labor demand. Edward F. Hayes notes a possible lower peak than 1951 due to mechanization later starts and a 4000 worker shortage. Strong shortages persist in Imperial Kern Tulare and Madera counties.
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California
Edward F. Hayes
California Department of Employment
State Board of Agriculture
Hayes
Wiages
Imperial
Kern
Tulare
Madera
Poultrymen Urged To Check Lighting
Poultrymen are urged to ensure lighting meets a 14 hour daily schedule to maximize egg production. Merced county farm adviser M J Wolfe explains that extended light not only boosts feed intake but also stimulates internal glands driving higher production.
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M. J. Wolfe
Merced
High School Board Advances 17 Million Bond Plans
Kern County Union High School and Junior College District actions include seeking special legal advice for a 17 million dollar bond election. officials eye December for a joint district vote to fund earthquake repair and growth, while attendance climbs this year.
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Kern County Union High School
Board of Trustees
Bakersfield
Bakersfield College
Lakeside Union
Lakeside Board
Bakersfield High School
New
County Fair Grounds
Building Permits Reach Near Three Million In Kern County
Kern County building permits in September climbed to 2.95 million dollars, a record and up nearly one million from the same month last year. Bakersfield led with 1.36 million in permit value, while bank debits for the county hit 149.49 million, outpacing September 1951 and signaling business activity remained strong after the August earthquake.
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Kern County
Kern County Board of Trade
Kern
Bakersfield
Board of Trade
Panthers vs Generals thriller ends in hard fought loss
Corcoran and Shafter traded leads in a classic gridiron battle as Horton and Hinsley fueled offensive drives, Scales connected on passes, and late penalties and turnovers shaped a tense finish with Corcoran unable to move for a final score before time expired.
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Shafterites
Andy Dillard
Billy Hinsley
Generals
Corcoran
Scales
John Notley
Shafter
Corcoran Panthers
Tony Martinho
Horton
Panther
Wasco Tigers
Panthers
Don Gilkey
Jim Broom
Gene Wishon
Hinsley
Notley
Broom
Roy Howell
Chuck Ellis
Rudy
Prender
Martinho
Gilkey
Ellis
Bill Squire
Hamilton
Pageant Retains Classic Festival Pillars With Parade Barbecue
The pageant plans to keep its major draws cotton and potatoes for world exposure. A parade barbecue aquacade and dance remain in place. The coronation of the queen may coincide with the festival based on ticket sales. Monday committee meeting at Lee's Dining Room included Wesley Staudacher Mrs Miles Prendergast Jack Janzen Elmer Ziemke H C Tip Henderson Bert Ware and Secretary Ernie Hofman.
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Lee's
Wesley Staudacher
Miles’ Prendergast
Jack Janzen
Elmer Ziemke
H. C
Tip) Henderson
Bert Ware
Ernie Hofman
Winter Growth For Alfalfa Crop
A new African alfalfa strain shows strong winter growth and earlier spring cutting by 7 to 10 days. In a 250 acre Melo land Imperial Valley test plot, 8.4 tons per acre from eight cuttings compares to 8.8 tons for California Common. Tests focus on uniform height and yield.
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California Common
Meloland Inperial Valley
Nebraskans Visit At Williams Home
Tom Edwards father of Mrs Gretchen Williams and Mrs Clara Magnam came to Williams home with the family to attend the funeral of Clarence Kephart. They traveled to Inglewood to board a plane home and visited Wanda Hilier and her child in Pomona. They also purchased a new car on the way home.
Defense Bond Sales Show Hike Over 1951 Levels in So. California
In the first nine months of 1952 Southern California Defense Bond sales of Series E and H rose over 11 percent from 1951, with end of September totals surpassing 8.7 million dollars. Kern County purchases reached 2.5 million, while Southland bonds totaled 96.48 million for the year to date.
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California
Kern County
Treasury Department
Harald A. Witham
Southland
J. B. Messick
Witham
Far Pacific Films Slated for Bakersfield Forum
Commander W K Norton, WWII OSS officer and Korean War photographer, presents a color documentary The Mandated Isles of the Far Pacific at Bakersfield Evening High School Harvey Auditorium on November 13. The film surveys Micronesia including the Marshalls and Carolines with details on people, industries and wildlife.
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Isles
Far Pacific
Bakersfield
W. K. Norton
Norton
William Halsey
OSS
Southeast Asia
Bakersfield Evening High School
Forum
Harvey Auditorium
Pacific Islands
Ex Radioman Irwin to Lead Kern Civil Defense Office
Donald R. Irwin, former Kern County Radio Communications Department, is named field director for the Kern County Civil Defense and Disaster Council. A World War II Air Force veteran, he will supervise operations recruit observers and coordinate resources in emergencies and disasters and work with state federal civil defense offices. He succeeds Sett L. Barrows who joined the Bakersfield Fire Department.
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Donald R. Irwin
Kern County Radio Communications Department
Kern County Civil Defense and Disaster Council
Irwin
Air Force
Defense Council
Kern County
Sett L. Barrows
Bakersfield Fire Department
Dry Plants Very Vulnerable To Infection Says UC
The College of Agriculture reports dry plants are more prone to infections than wet ones. Experiments show dry leaves acquire infections six times more often than wet leaves, with researchers continuing to seek explanations.
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College of Agriculture
Progress Payments to California Prune Growers Reach Ten Million
The California Prune and Apricot Growers Association reports a progress payment of 2,737,443 on 1951 crop prunes, lifting total returns to 10,838,715 and boosting tentative deliveries to more than nine cents per prune.
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California Prune and Apricot Growers Association
People weigh investments but seek solid proposals
Residents guard funds yet quickly spot sound offers presented in this column. Clear reasoning and practical details attract readers looking for viable opportunities. The column emphasizes prudent budgeting and informed judgment.
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Far Pacific Films
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