Potatoes in Kern County Seen With Stable Contracts Next Year
Growers may contract part of next year’s crop at about 1.25 per sack, potentially stabilizing Kern county’s potato industry. The sector boosted local prosperity with more wells, leveled land, and labor demand during harvest, making Shafter a key shipping point between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Kern County
Shafter
San Joaquin Valley
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Press to be printed Wednesday due to Thanksgiving Day
The Press will be printed and mailed on Wednesday because Thursday next week is Thanksgiving Day. Advertisers must submit copy to the office by Tuesday afternoon for publication.
Bay Bridge first bus crosses in air conditioned comfort
The first passenger bus to cross the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge also marks the debut of the first fully air conditioned bus on the Pacific Coast. The Santa Fe fleet vehicle left San Francisco bound for Los Angeles and will enter service within days.
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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Pacific Coast
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Good pigeon season predicted in California
Sacramento state game officials forecast a good pigeon hunting season for the 15 day period starting December 1. They remind California sportsmen the daily bag and possession limit is ten birds with a maximum of two limits per week.
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Sacramento
California
Shell plans third well in Ten Section field along aligned sites
Shell oil company prepares to drill its third well in the Ten Section field. The three locations run roughly in a line with 1000 feet spacing, the original well in the middle, along a line believed to be perpendicular to the anticline trend.
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Shell Oil Company
Ten Section
Narrow-Minded George II and His Marital Rules
The text portrays King George II as narrowminded and selfish for blocking his six daughters from marrying. It notes the eldest wed at thirty one, the second remained an official virgin until seventy, the third married at forty six after many attempts, the fourth waited until over forty, the fifth sparked scandal but never wed, and the youngest, favored, was never allowed to marry.
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George II
George I
Determination Brings Success and Persistent People
The text extols tenacity and steadfast purpose as the first qualification of an achiever. It argues that persistence through thick and thin creates evidence of character and eventual success for the determined individual.
Union Congregational Church Notes for Next Week
Church School starts at 9 50 a m with seven classes for all ages. Worship at 11 with a sermon The Second Mile by Mr Chandler. At 7 p m Christian Endeavor features Henry Kohfeld on motion pictures. Ladies Aid meets Tuesday at 10 a m to tack comforters. Evening choir rehearsal at 7 30 for Thanksgiving music. Thanksgiving service on Thanksgiving Day at 10 a m. Mrs Porterfield directs the music. Ladies Aid plans a Jitney Dinner December 9 under Mrs S M Bobst.
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Union Congregational Church
Chandler
Christian Endeavor Society
Henry Kohfeld
Ladies Aid
Porterfield
S. M. Bobst
Christian Science Services And Lesson Sermon At Wasco
The Christian Science Society at Wasco invites worshipers to 11 a m Sunday services and 10 a m Sunday School at Corner Sixth and E streets. Wednesday meetings occur the first Wednesday of each month at 8 p m. The Lesson Sermon on Sunday centers on Soul and Body with readings from Luke and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
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Christian Science Society
The
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Sixth and
E Streets
Wasco
Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Saul
Father
Thanksgiving Day Services in Christian Science Churches
Thanksgiving Day services will be held Thursday in Christian Science churches in Boston Massachusetts. The Lesson Sermon centers on Thanksgiving with Psalms and Philippians passages and quotes from Science and Health. Testimonies will be given by Christian Scientists during the services.
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Christian Science Churches
First Church of Christ Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Mary Baker Eddy
Animal Odors for Perfumery
A fragment discusses animal scents used in perfumery and mentions odor profiles, sourcing hints, and potential applications for fragrance creation. The text touches on scent notes and possible ethics or handling considerations in perfumery work.
Whipperwill Echoes Call of a Child’s Evening
The poem recalls childhood by a rushing rill and waterfall as the Whipperwill’s plaintive cry returns. The speaker longs to revisit leafy bowers and cool evening air to hear the night bird’s call once more.
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Theodore F. Bayiess
Whipperwill
Public office definition cited for officers
A definition note explains that any person legally chosen or appointed to public office, whether civil or military, including legislative, judicial, executive, or diplomatic roles, is considered an officer. It also states dictionary senses include members of Congress.
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Congress
State positions offered in Sacramento and five cities
The State Personnel Board lists exams for Supervising Estimator of Building Construction on Dec 5 in Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego. Salaries range from 50 to 300 dollars monthly with age limits from 0 to 50. Additional tests include Male Hospital Attendant and various stenographer roles with salaries from 50 to 200 dollars monthly. Applications due one week before examinations.
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Sacramento
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Industrial Accident Commission
Veterans’ Home
Greeks Venerated the Egg as World and Elements
The early Greeks venerated the egg as a symbol of the world and the four elements. The shell represented the earth, the white water, the yolk fire, and the air cell the air.
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Woman's Clubhouse
Spud
New Bridge
Shafter Union Congregational
Christian Science
Churches OF Christ
Asa
Shafter Cabinet Shop
C. C. Doors
Davnes Punt
Ares
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