Central Valley Raisin Harvest Festival Promotion Plan
The Central Valley Empire Association agreed to coordinate raisin harvest festival promotion across the San Joaquin Valley at the request of the Raisin Advisory Board. Pat Kelly of Shafter, a Valley director, announced the plan and noted the festival should culminate in Fresno on Saturday November 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Valley Empire Association
Raisin Advisory Board
San Joaquin Valley
Pat Kelly
Shafter
Valley Group
Fresno
Bakersfield Bands Selected for All West Band Review
Bakersfield High School Band Bakersfield Junior College Band and Bakersfield Eagles Aerie 93 Drum and Bugle Corps received official invitations to the ninth annual All Western Band Review to be held in Long Beach on Saturday evening November 26th.
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Rom
Iern
Linde
Burton W. Chase
Long Beach
Bakersfield
San Joaquin Valley Growers See Earnings From Early Orators
The season brought average profits to growers in the San Joaquin Valley who produced early orators, marking a modest financial success amid variability in yields and market demand.
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San Joaquin Valley
Candle Light stage event opens in Shafter venue
Daryl Seitz and Richard Vath headline the P. G. Wodehouse farce Candle Light at the Veterans Memorial Building on October 21. The Shafter American Legion Post sponsors the comedy, adding a festive masquerade ambience.
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Daryl Seitz
Richard Vath
P. G. Wodehouse
Veterans Memorial Building
Shafter American Legion Post
Grape and Potato Shipments Volume in Kern County August
The Kern County harvest winds down as August shipments show 23614 cars by truck 13326 by rail. Grapes lead with 1022 cars followed by potatoes 93815 and melons 185 cars. Tehachapi and Rosamond seed potatoes head for cold storage as spring planting nears.
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Kern County
Tehachapi
Rosamond
Wheat Harvests Reported Worldwide Each Month
The article notes that wheat is harvested in some region every month, reflecting a global pattern of continuous grain production throughout the year. It highlights diverse geographic areas and seasonal cycles that enable year-round harvest activity.
Local Firemen Plan Western Themed Firemen's Ball
Shafter prepares for the annual Firemen's Ball on October 29 in the new Veterans Memorial Hall. An all western six piece band will perform from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Tickets cost $1 for men with ladies free. tickets grant a chance to win one of nine major prizes including a Frigidaire refrigerator and a Westinghouse toaster. Vernon Pierce chairs the event and the department promotes the fundraiser as a standout affair.
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Shafter
Veteran’s Memorial Hall
Vernon Pierce
R.C.A. Victor
Lane Cedar Chest
Sunbeam
G. E
Casco
Hoover
Westinghouse
Mrs Lowe to Visit Los Angeles Family This Weekend
Mrs W H Lowe travels to Los Angeles to stay with her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Harold Pinkham of Whittier for a few days. Mr Lowe plans to join for the weekend and they will return to Shafter on Sunday.
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W. H. Lowe
Los Angeles
Harold Pinkham
Whittier
Mr. Lowe
Shafter
Magic Key Free Gift Plan Starts Locally at Wikoff
Local appliance store ae Schneider and Wikoff launches a "Magic Key Jubilee" during October. Shafter housewives can win the latest automatic dishwasher by visiting the store and receiving free keys, including the magic key that fits a padlocked display unit. An educational display demonstrates washing rinsing and drying cycles.
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Schneider & Wikoff
Wikoff
Teen-Age Book Club Welcomes Shafter High Members
The Teen-Age Bookclub at Shafter High School, under Miss Ruth Hilbert, invited new members this month to build a personal teen literature library. The current best seller highlights great boxing events in history, selling as a pocket-size book for 24 cents. Members who buy four books monthly get a fifth at no extra cost, with the option of more titles at special prices.
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Shafter High School
Ruth. Hilbert
T.A.B
Hilbert
Girlhood Chum Visits Pasley Home
Mrs. Alice Moore and her son Le Roy of Richmond visited Mrs. Roy Pasley from Sunday to Tuesday. The pair, former school chums, had not seen each other for 15 years. They were en route to Indiana to settle there.
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Pasley
Alice Moore
le Roy
Richmond
Roy Pasley
Fasley
Moore
Indiana
Kern High School enrollment beats prior year by day one
The Kern County Union High School District reports total enrollment on the first day of school reached 8267, about 667 more than last year and only 100 below the October estimate, surprising gains over the prior opening. Superintendent T. L. McCuen notes the increase in his report.
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Kern County Union High School District Board of Trustees
T. L. McCuen
Mrs Flanigan’s Weekend Visit to Shafter by Plane
Mrs. Jim Flanigan flew from Rosamond with her cousin Charles Pasley to Shafter to spend the weekend at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs Roy Pasley.
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Jim Flanigan
Charles Pasley
Rosamond
Shafter
Roy Pasleys
Shafter Inhalator Squad Aids Kern Homes Woman
The Shafter Fire Department was called to Kern Homes Sunday morning at 9 15 when Ruby Wade 25 was overcome by gas asphyxiation. Captain Dick Miller applied artificial respiration before the Shafter crew used the inhalator for 15 minutes. En route to Kern General Hospital Wade was moved by ambulance and reported in poor health.
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Shafter Fire Department
Kern Homes
Ruby Wade
Vernon Pierce
P. V. McClure
Art Craig
Jump
Dick Miller
Minter Village
Shafter Department
Miller
Schaefer
Shafter
Kern General Hospital
Bakersfield
Gender balance varies by region across Europe and beyond
In most European countries females outnumber males while in most non European countries males are more numerous. The statement highlights regional differences in gender demographics without specifying sources or exact figures.
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Shafter Press
Cent'l Valley
Assn
County Grape & Potato Picture
Bill” Young
WASCO
Kern
Luy
KTKR
Wittenberg
Poultry & Fish Market
Schneider and
James and
STATE
Eentaiys Minu
State Street
Schneider
Schneider and Wikoff
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