Colonels Win Again By 6-0 Score
The Shafter Colonels defeated West High B reserves from Bakersfield 6 to 0 in Shafter on Friday night. A Glyn Scales to Tom Walker 32 yard pass set up a score, then Jerry Jarrard punched in from eight. Bob Grumbles failed on the extra point as Bakersfield was held without a reply all evening.
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Shafter Colonels
West High B
Bakersfield
Shafter
Shafter Boys
Glyn Scales
Tom Walker
Colonels
Jerry Jarrard
Bob Grumbles
San Francisco Population Surges 30 Percent in Five Years
The Census Bureau reports San Francisco grew 30.4 percent from 1940 to 1945, rising from 634,536 residents in 1940 to 827,400 in 1945, the largest numeric gain of any Northern California city.
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California
San Francisco
Bureau of Census
National Guard Opens One Year Vet Enlistments
Former National Guardsmen and veterans may join the California National Guard for one year instead of the usual three. Major William B. Henderson, adjutant general of the 40th Infantry Division, cites War Department information. Before the war one year enlistments were limited to Guardsmen re-enlisting or former regulars.
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Armed Services
California National Guard
William B. Henderson
40Th Infantry Division
War Department
Holiday Sweets That Spare Sugar
Miss Dorothy Wilkinson of the Agricultural Extension Service explains holiday rolls like cinnamon and orange rolls as desserts that use less sugar. The article notes they can be baked with emergency flour or regular flour once released and directs readers to the Yeast Breads circular for preparation instructions.
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Dorothy Wilkinson
Agricultural Extension Service
Bakersfield
California
Placerville Incorporation Date Noted in County History
Placerville in El Dorado County was officially incorporated on May 13, 1854, marking its formal establishment as a city within the county.
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Placerville
el Dorado County
Demand For Telephones Climbs As Usage Keeps Increasing
Ray Dempsey district manager of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph spoke to the Shafter Kiwanis about rising demand for telephones. He cited coal and steel strikes slowing production and a surge in usage as reasons phones cannot meet demand for several months.
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Ray Dempsey
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Shafter ‘Kiwanis Club
Dempsey
Notice of Intent to Sell Alcohol at Pauls Place Buttonwillow
On November 13, 1946, Pauls Place at 248 E Front St Buttonwillow Kern County seeks an On Sale Beer license. Fifteen days after posting the undersigned plans to file with the State Board of Equalization in Sacramento. Protests may be filed in writing stating grounds for denial. The premises are not currently licensed.
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Paul’s Place
Front St
Buttonwillow
Kern County
Th State Board of Equalization
State Board of Equalization
Sacramento
California
San Francisco export trade and postwar telephone growth
The record shows San Francisco’s early export trade of hides and woolen goods during war years and notes a postwar surge in long distance calls from Bakersfield. Figures rise from 4126 peak calls prewar to 8990 by mid 1946, with AT&T planning $400 million in five year postwar expansion. Shafter telephone service grows from 84 to about 310 phones in 11 years, signaling local growth.
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Bakersfield
Dempsey
Shafter
Phil Horwith
Programm
Kern County Population Centers Placed At 20 Urban Spots
Planning Engineer Chester A. James reported at a Kern County Chamber luncheon that 97 000 people live outside incorporated areas and 3 000 reside in cities. The study found 76.6 percent of residents clustered in about 200 urban spots across 35 000 acres. Subdivision activity adds 40 to 60 miles of county roads yearly, highlighting sewage and waste disposal needs.
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Kern County
Chester A. James
James
Kern County Planning Commission
Kern
Federal Census Drives Call for Manufactures and Business Census
The California State Chamber of Commerce urges a congressional appropriation to fund a 1947 Federal Census of Manufactures and a Census of Business. It notes that prewar censuses aided management and employment data, and cites the 1939- Congress funding gap as delaying essential statistics.
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California State Chamber of Commerce
U. S
James Musgatti
State Chamber of Commerce
Congress
U. S. Bureau of the Census
Kern County Faces Urgent Housing Problem Officials Say
County planning engineer says housing is the most current and urgent problem next to the community bathroom. The statement highlights local concerns over population distribution and infrastructure in Kern County.
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Kern County
Fifteen New Members Initiated Into Legion Auxiliary
Bakersfield Drill Team helps initiate fifteen new members at the American Legion Auxiliary meeting. Recipients include Ellen Evans Opal Freedman Mildred Guenther Laura Hare Virginia Gunnarson Bertha L Janzen Minnie Opal Kadel Jessie Hein Florence Henderson Dorothy Horwith Bettie L Osborn Amanda Perry Leona Pettlett Marilyn Snodgrass Vada Westbrook. Special guests and hostesses attended a spaghetti dinner. Mrs Comfort recently moved to Paso Robles. Some Pacific area lizards are large enough to eat pigs.
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Bakersfield
American Legion Auxiliary
Ellen Evans
Opal Freedman
Mildred Guenther
Laura Hare
Virginia Gunnarson
Minnie Opal Kadel
Jessie Hein
Florence Henderson
Dorothy Horwith
Bettie L. Osborn
Amanda Perry
Leona Petlett
Marilyn Snodgrass
Vada Westbrook
Sally Firkins
Fern A. Fitch
Belle S. Hall
Lois Raney
Carol Nelson
Mabel B. Anglin
Anna Humble
Margaret Watts
Mary E. Johnstone
Zela Loustalot
Clara Isaac
Doris Hoskins
15Th District
Georgette Kadel
Edith Hebel
Elizabeth Ingram
Lyle Comfort
Mrs. Comfort
Paso Robles
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The
Rockies
Fred MacMurray
Bali
Ray’ Mill and
John D. Fox
John B. Hildreth
Tere
Johnson
Newman
Kahn Tailoring
Hm Ae Me Insurance
Stewart
21St St
Goodyear Jute Tires
Goodyear
Shafter Car and Home Supply
Central Ave
Ralph J. Smith
Calif
S. Chester - Bakersfield
Brundage
Legion Auxiliary
Pacific Area
Zenth
Cobra Tone Arm
Zenith
R.F
Button Radiorgan
Illus
Radiorgan
Thermador Electric
O.P.A
James St
Post Office
Chuck
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