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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1948
Page
4
New uniforms for Shafter High School majorettes arrived for the Shafter Wasco football game after orders placed last year. Skirts interchange in blue or gold. Head majorette Joyce McNew chose gold. Dorothy Blevins Jo ann James and Ruth Tolbert wore blue with white drum major style headdress.
Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park was opened for use on May 2 1925 marking a major addition to San Francisco sports facilities. The venue hosted early football and athletic events reflecting the city’s growing infrastructure.
David N Wright of the Agricultural Extension Service notes rapid growth of the Irish potato industry over the past twelve years with Kern County as the leading production area in California In 1936 California produced 5 7 million bushels from 17000 acres rising to 33 million from about 81000 acres in 1946 Kern County accounts for the bulk of annual production and shipments The 1942 46 period saw 42 percent of U S Irish potato shipments in May and June originate in Kern County Unloads in May June and July rose markedly in Chicago Detroit Boston and New York City while total unloads stayed stable Farmers face high freight costs and long markets thus Peru must maintain high yields and quality to stay competitive with closer producing areas
Music lovers at a Kern County Chamber of Commerce luncheon urged a county Board of Supervisors match funded appropriation to support the Kern Philharmonic for two concerts this season and four next season. Alec Smith said the plan would create a pecuniary reserve offsetting deficits if box office receipts fall short. Local funds would match the county and only cover losses. Shafter attendees included A W Eckman Irvin E Fike and A W Gaede.
Mrs H Medgley formerly of the Shafter Mercantile Company is confined at home in Glendale California with sinusitis for the past month. Her address is 1607 Highland Avenue.
The text notes a taste shift away from potatoes and links early potato production and price outlook in Kern County to farm price support legislation. The current farm bill allows flexibility among commodity support prices, including potatoes. Kern County growers benefit from production alternatives such as cotton, alfalfa, and sugar beets due to local soils and climate.
Kern County advances in cotton diversity with the acala strain after California limited other varieties in 1925. Potato production sets a world record with 13 million sacks worth, while water shortages push deeper wells as a Bureau of Reclamation project proposes shifting upper valley surplus water to the lower valley to ease drought pressures.
The Bureau of Internal Affairs sets a 1960 goal to irrigate 500000 acres through two master dams, Shasta and Friant. These developments aim to boost crop yields and halt the falling water table while expanding canal systems and new irrigation canals.
A claim that a Portland Oregon log structure is the largest in the world stems from the Lewis and Clark expedition era. The building reportedly stretches feet long stands 102 feet high and 72 feet tall with a gallery and roof supported by fifty two log pillars each six feet in diameter.
The article explains standard time tied to longitude from Greenwich England, detailing its adoption as a global reference. It notes the prime meridian’s role in coordinating time zones and navigation, highlighting historical developments and international agreement.
The State Division of Fish and Game reports extended hunting hours starting earlier each day. Hunters may hunt quail, pheasant, and rabbits from one hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset. The season runs until December 31.
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