Untaxed Property In Kern Increases Assessed Value
California Taxpayers Association reports 1947-48 exempt property in Kern County totals 5 101 550, up 58.6 percent from 1946-47. Exemptions include veterans church welfare and college property, with earlier 1943-44 to 1945-46 totals also cited. statewide exemptions rise 27.6 percent to 424 413 175.
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Kern County
California Taxpayers’ Association
Alameda
San Francisco
Contra Costa
Glenn, Kern
Kings
Lassen
Madera
Mendocino
Monterey
Napa
San Benito
San Bernardino
Santa Barbara
Stanislaus, Tulare
Ventura ‘Counties
Classifieds and Home Delivery Rates Form
Publication notice from 169 Tral Ave Shafter detailing subscription prices 4.00 yearly inside California 4.50 outside California and single copies at five cents Advertising rates on application and post office matter 1935 under the March 3 1879 act.
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Tral Ave
Shafter
Kern County
California
Snes
Bern County Crop Report Chronicles Fall Harvest and Pests
The September period showed dry warm weather aiding harvest with shipments totaling 1 376 cars led by potatoes grapes and tomatoes. October continued warm and dry with about 100 000 bales of cotton harvested and 1 260 cars shipped led by tomatoes and sweet corn. Surveys by state and federal agencies found no sweet potato weevil or pink bollworm infestations in Kern County gins.
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Tehachapi
Arvin- Wheeler Ridge
Delano
State Department of Agriculture
Kern County
Arvin
Buttonwillow
Bakersfield
Shafter
United States Department of Agriculture
License Fees to Rise Next Year for Trucks and Trailers
California expects higher highway costs as about 650000 registered trucks and trailers will pay more. DMV director Edgar E. Lampton announced new fees with cards being prepared in Sacramento and mailed in December before the January 1 to February 4 renewal period. Vehicle registration climbs from 3.00 to 6.00 total, while license fees stay at 1.75 per 100 of value. minimum license remains 1.00.
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California
Edgar E. Lampton
Sacramento
Christmas Seal Origin Tied to Copenhagen Clerk
The concept of a Christmas Seal to combat tuberculosis began with Einar Holboell, a Copenhagen postal clerk, who promoted a Seal Sale in 1904 in Denmark.
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Einar Holboell
Copenhagen
Denmark
Ten New Members Initiated Into Women's Club
Ten new members were initiated in a candle light ceremony at the Business and Professional Women's Club last week at the Shafter Motel. Names include Georgia Nelson Maxine Sanders Jean Sanders Fern Morse Betty Waymire Mary D Jacobs Beverly Haynes Barbara Barnes Pearl Bellows and Helen M Wilson. The program chair was Genevieve Cooper with Burnis Morris portraying the Spirit of Shafter. Helen Gangu served as treasurer in Battilgia's absence. Annette Albright led the short business session and the next meeting is Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Legion Hall.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Shafter Motel
Georgia Nelson
Maxine Sanders
Jean Sanders
Fern Morse
Betty Waymire
Mary D. Jacobs
Beverly Haynes
Barbara Barnes
Pearl Bellows
Helen. M. Wilson
Genevieve Cooper
Important California Dates This Week
Thanksgiving Day falls on November 27 this week. On November 29 1777 San Jose de Guadalupe the first pueblo in California was founded marking the city’s early colonial history.
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California
San Jose de Guadalupe
Pueblo
Specialty breaas name the kind you like
Joe's Topper rowdy garish note hints at a local bakery or cafe offering quirky bread varieties with playful branding. The fragment suggests a focus on specialty loaves and catchy product names, inviting curiosity about available flavors and pricing.
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Breaas
Joe
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Bill” Young
Maxine
Central Ave
Kern
Shafter Press
Shafter Progress
Paul Newell
Juanita Battaglia
B. F. Goodrich
Shafter Recap and Tire Shop
E. Lerdo
Ralph Lachenmaier
B.f.goodrich
B. F.goodrich
Bern County
Schneider
Wikoff
Shafter District
Hotpoint Deep Freeze Boxes
Hotpoint Electric Ranges
James & State
Sis
Herbert Hoover
Russia
Donna Baughman
Glen Putman
Annette Albright
Legion Hall
Irene McCabe
Marga Dieterle
Chicago
Guatemala
Donald Collier
Chicago Natural History Museum
Ben Grundy
Delbert Winter
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