Wake Island chickens born in Petaluma California
The week reports the first chickens to reach Wake Island are from Petaluma California. The shipment contained 100 Leghorn pullets. Floods in Damascus caused 1235 deaths and left 50,000 homeless. Maude Valerie White dies in London at 82 after civil list pension.
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Maude Valerie White
Victorian
London
Manuel Quezon
The
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Creed F. Cox
United States Army
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Ohio
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Marshall
Missouri
Russell Finerock
Howard Naylor
Tyler
Smith
Nevada
Salt Lake City
Lovejoy
Georgia
Oxnard Limes Harvest Expected to Set Local Record
The Oxnard district reports a bumper lime harvest with expectations that the crop will be the largest ever handled in the area. Farmers anticipate strong yields and market demand as picking continues.
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Oxnard
Greeley Field Probing New Oil Spot in 7751 Foot Depth
KCL 11-10 shows stronger odds with 11 feet of oil sand at 7751 feet and 9 inch casing planned to 7714 feet. A nearby test well at 7670 produced oil but DST yielded no value while drilling continues in an unsaturated formation. KCL 11-2 remains offset on the discovery side as only two wells have yielded dusters since last December.
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Shafter
Greeley
Auto Accidents On Kern Roads Take 20 Lives
Captain Roy Galyen head of the Kern division of state highway patrol says a ten‑officer wrecking crew will patrol Kern roads to curb fatalities. October deaths reach twenty with 135 injured in 81 crashes as extra enforcement is planned to improve cooperation and reduce wrecks.
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Roy Galven
Kern Division
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Kern
Galyen
Kern Highway Patrol Sees Public Help Curb Traffic Fatalities
The Kern division reports improved public cooperation with the highway patrol leading to more arrests of drunk drivers and tips about accidents. In October officers arrested 577 motorists, collecting fines of 653.55 and 2088.02 in registration fees while issuing 161 warrants and jailing 23 drunk drivers along with five felony auto accident cases.
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Kern
Highway Patrol
Kern Division
The
Cotton growers in Tulare press for 1937 plan gauge
Five hundred Tulare county cotton growers petition the federal government to base the 1937 cotton acreage control on last year’s crop rather than the prewar average. They note the program has been built on southern state crops and California acreage has risen sharply, risking large plantings under the old rule.
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Tulare County
California
Apple Cider Making Underway in Raymond District
Apple cider production is in full swing in the Raymond district of Madera county with local orchards processing harvests and community efforts underway to press and bottle the seasonal beverage.
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Raymond
Madera County
Kern Produce Ships 987 Cars to Markets in October
Kern county farmers moved 987 cars of produce to markets nationwide in October. Grapes led with 739 cars, 505 by rail. 361 by truck. Cotton gains topped 50 000 bales, with an estimated 130 000 bales to gin from the 1937 crop. Officials note likely government cotton program effects.
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Kern County
L. A. Bartch
Burtch
Kern
Buford Fox
Competitive drilling in Greeley area sparks activity
In the Greeley region south of Shafter, Superior Oil spudded Krause No.1 in sections 21 29 26 while Standard Oil prepared two offsets. Taft Well Drilling Co. funds the Superior test as an outpost well, prompting talk of a larger nearby prospect.
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Greeley
Shafter
Superior Oil Company
Krause
Standard Oil Extends Field With New Offset Projects
The field, discovered last December, sees Standard Oil advance two offset projects. Workers pour foundations for KCL 123 in section 16, northeast corner. a steel derrick is being rigged for KCL 11-12 in section 20, northwest of Superior.
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Standard Oil Company
Superior
Sheriff Ed Champness Reports October Case Load
Kern county sheriff's office released a report detailing October activity. Among 164 investigations the largest category was disturbances and intoxication with petty thefts. nine burglaries. two personal crisis reports. three robberies. two assaults with a deadly weapon. one accidental shooting. nine fights. The night car logged 55 calls, and the county jail averaged 125 prisoners daily.
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Kern County
Ed. Champness
Civil Department Handles October Docket and Property Value
The civil department issued 50 summons 6 show cause orders 41 attachments 20 executions 2 replevins 1 writ of possession 4 foreclosures 2 certificates of sale and 191 criminal subpoenas for a total service of 324. Total property value processed in October was about 300000 dollars.
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Civil Department of the Sheriff's Office
Civil Department
Arizona grapefruit canneries plan December 1 start
Arizona grapefruit canneries announce they will begin operations about December 1. The move signals seasonal hiring and processing schedules for citrus packing in the region.
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Arizona Grapefruit Canneries
Kern County Blind Help List Receives State Aid
Kern county provided aid to 50 blind persons totaling 2356.50 from the state department of welfare during September. The average per recipient was 47.13 dollars.
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Kern County
State Department of Welfare
State oil to Orient with 2 million barrels for Japan
More than 2,000,000 barrels of California oil are to be shipped to Japan from San Pedro in November. Twenty-one oil tankers are scheduled to participate in the record transportation project.
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Arcadia
Grant Corby
Phillipines
San Francisco
Norman Lynn
Medship Silver Guava
Martha Isabelle Clarke
Los Angeles
Lynn
California
Piedmont Avenue
Mountain View Cemetery
Santa Clara County
Frances Hilleman
Orange
Secretary of State
Frank W Fuller, Jr
Japan
San Pedro
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Chester C. Miller
Riverview
Famosa
San Joaquin Pipe and Salvage Company
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J. E. Klassen
Greeley Field
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PVE
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General Motors Sales Corporation
Detroit
Michigan
N & K Chevrolet CO
U. S
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Baert
Purenas
John C. Penner
Nash
Panera
Chance Greeley Field
Sheriff's Office
State Oil
Orient
Born
Penn
Anglo Bank
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