Kern County plans grand Bakersfield fruit growers convention
Bakersfield hosts the sixty ninth California fruit growers and farmers convention December 14 and 15 with broad public attendance urged. State officials report many national and state leaders will participate. sessions set for the Masonic Temple alongside other state group meetings.
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Bakersfield
Kern County
California
State Department of Agriculture
W.C. Jacobsen
A. A. Brock
Mr. Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Lewis A. Burtch
Burtch
National Book Week Observed at Shafter Library
The eighteenth annual observance of National Book Week begins November 16 and continues for one week. The Shafter library, directed by librarian Mrs. Thomas Wedge, will observe the event.
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Shafter Library
Thomas Wedge
Greater Discretion of speech is more than eloquence
A compact adage from Bacon notes that restraint and prudent choice in speech surpass mere flowery eloquence. It emphasizes thoughtful word use over grand rhetorical display.
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Bacon
Alfred T Chand ler ordained at Union Congregational Church
Kern County Association licensed Alfred T Chandler as minister and announced his ordination for Tuesday December 1. The Ladies Aid meets November 12 at 2 p m. Sunday services start at 11 a m with Sunday school at 9 50 a m. Chandler will preach Life as Dynamic Encounter and a Christian Endeavor meeting for teens follows at 7 p m.
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Kern County Association of the Congregational Church
Alfred T. Chandler
Union Congregational Church
Ladies Aid
Chandler
Christian Endeavor
Group Plans Control of Forest Fires
Sacramento report says heavy losses in 1936 fires brought together 15 statewide civic groups and forestry officials to plan future control. The meeting noted 12 million dollars in redwood losses and will reconvene later to develop preventive measures.
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Sacramento
Pheasant Hunting Restrictions Expanded in California
The California Fish and Game Commission added two counties to the restricted list for pheasant hunting and restored the privilege to Sonoma. A six day season runs November 15 with Monterey and Nevada closed. other closed counties span El Dorado Lassen Marin Plumas San Diego San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Ventura and portions of Modoc and Trinity.
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Sacramento
State Fish and Game Commission
Sonoma County
Monterey
Nevada
el Dorado
Lassen
Marin
Plumas
San Diego
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Modoc
Trinity
Cheese Week Proclaimed in California by Governor
Governor Mor iiam designated November 8 to 14 as Cheese Week in California to honor the dairy industry. He noted the state produces about 30 million pounds of cheese and consumes roughly 50 million pounds annually.
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Sacramento
Moriiam
California
Australia Name Origin From Flinders Suggestion
Australia derived from the Latin for southern and was proposed by Captain Matthew Flinders, the English navigator who explored southern regions. the term was discussed around 1817 as a proposed name for the continent.
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Australia
Fruit Fly Leads Biological Breakthroughs in Heredity
The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has undergone extensive testing in biology. With about 80 generations per year and roughly a thousand offspring per generation, it has become invaluable for heredity studies, reports Collier's Weekly.
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Collies
Mail coach era speeds and journeys in England
English mail coaches began service about 150 years ago. They ran at eight and a half miles per hour, and the trip from London to Edinburgh took 18 days.
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England
London
Edinburgh
Immensity of the Amazon Highlighted in Old Newspaper
The article describes the Amazon Basin draining about 2 970 000 square miles with vast untamed tropical forests and a yearly water discharge far exceeding the Mississippi. It notes shallow-draft vessels can ascend the Amazon proper over 3 600 feet.
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Amazon
Mississippi
Old Man
Applegate Name Origin Ties To British Locality
The name Applegate is a British family name linked to a locality meaning appleyard. The word gate comes from the Scandinavian garth, denoting a yard.
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Applegate
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