Shrine Potato Bowl Tickets On Sale For December 5
Tickets are on sale for the 12th annual Shrine Potato Bowl Football Game and Pageant at Bakersfield Memorial Stadium on December 5. Proceeds go to the Los Angeles Shrine Hospital for Crippled Children. A parade featuring high school bands from Kern County and San Joaquin Valley will precede the game. Shrine headquarters at 1920 18th St. Bakersfield offers remaining reserved seats.
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Bakersfield College
Bakersfield Memorial Stadium
Shrine
Pat Taber
Johnice Todd
Tanya Hildebrand
Los Angeles
Shriners Hospital For
Kern County
San Joaquin Valley
Shriners Hospital For Crippled Children
Kelly and
Bakersfield
18Th St
Kern County Taxable Sales Rise 17.2 Percent in Q1 1959
State Board of Equalization reports Kern County first quarter 1959 taxable sales totaled 87.2 million dollars, up 17.2 percent from 1958. Bakersfield led with 42.6 million, Delano 4.3 million, Taft 3.5 million, Wasco 1.7 million, and Tehachapi 489 thousand. Nationally the state recorded 4.99 billion in taxable sales, with first quarter revenues of 152.7 million dollars.
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Kern County
State Board of Equilization
Sacraento
Kern
Bakersfield
Delano
Maricopa
Me and
Shafter
Taft
Tehacha
Wasco
Week of Cheese Festival Luncheon Menu at Kern Schools
Miss Valentina alena reports a 36 cent weekly luncheon menu for Oct 12 16 featuring cheese salads and a la carte items. Menu includes Spanish Spaghetti and Hamburger Monday, Pizzaburger Pie Tuesday, Roast Turkey Wednesday, Chili Beans Thursday, Baked Salmon Loaf Friday with milk and assorted breads.
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Miss Valentina
Alena
Kern County Union High School
Junior College Cistrict
Fair Attendance price sale of grand champions at auction
Gilbert Ansolabehere sold the grand champion fat lamb for 19.0 dollars per pound. Karen Barnes bid 1010.0 dollars per pound for the grand champion fat steer. Charles Royal’s 213 pound grand champion fat hog sold for 1.75 dollars per pound.
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Gilbert Ansolabehere
Karen Barnes
Charles Royal
Mrs May Smith Visits Sister in Yakima
Mrs May Smith travels with her children Sherry Jimmy and Carol to Yakima Washington to visit her sister. They enjoy the cool weather and snow during the trip.
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May Smith
Sherry
Jimmy
Carol
Yakima, Washington
Fire Prevention Week aims to cut injuries and burns
Fire Prevention Week focuses on reducing the number of people harmed by fires, noting that more than twice as many suffer severe burns or disfigurement. The message emphasizes prevention to lower the tragic toll.
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Uni
Unusual Dog Fight Between Collie and Weimaraner
Bruce the seven year old collie and Bell the four year old weimaraner fought in a yard leaving them scratched and bitten. Siemens, owner of the dogs, reports vaccines and superficial wounds and has photos to prove the incident. A mangled quarry body was buried and two other small house dogs are noted.
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Bruce
Bell
United States
Siemens
Chihauhaus
Mrs. Dennis Ballard Visits Mother in Shafter
Mrs. Dennis Ballard formerly Sherry Smith visits her mother Mrs. J. L. Smith in Shafter for a week.
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Dennis Ballard
Sherry Smith
J. L. Smith
Shafter
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Irvine
Central Valley Hwy
Bi Ave
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Gibson Lane
Penner Real Sette
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3A—Contractors and Builders
Pat
Calhoun
General Building Contractor
Palm Avenue
Henry Kroeker
Central Avenue
DeWitte’s Paradise
Fresno Ave
Avon Cosmetics
Central Valley
West Pete
Mark Parker
Acme Finance CO
Weim
Atlantic Ave
Shaw Avenue
Hotpoint
Riverside Drive
Lor-Beer Lab. Ltd
Grenville St
Vancouver
B. C
Besson
Central
Primimidimimibimd
IWIN
Riverside
Voth Lane
M. B. Church
East Orange
Wood
Shafter Ave
Thoras
George Mayer
Kern Homes
Godey
Lerdo Highway
Studio Apt
Pacific and
State St
Wall St
Prince Lane
Gaede Real Estate
James St
Room
Pine St
Beth
Elm St
Fordal Homes
Pine & Maple Streets
Carter-Smith Homes
Harvey Gaede
T. V
Golden West Avenue
Schnaidt
Walnut
E. Orange
Almo St
E. Orange St
Lady Realtor
Bakersfield Realty Board
Marengo
Harland Dominey
Hofman
Ernie Hofman
James Street
DART
RM E.E
Wasco: Motor ‘Sales
DODGE
Allen L. Zenk
R. E. Broker
Pacific
Manuel and
State Street
J. C. Penner
West Lerdo
Dick McDougal
John H. Deeter
Kirby’s
America
Bob Cat
Scientific Swedish
P. K. Kroeker
Central Valley Highway
Shafter, Calif
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