Sugar Beet Industry Promises Growth in Kern County
Kern county eyes a sugar beet expansion within years due to research on curly top control that harmed the San Joaquin valley. New beet varieties and grower-processor committees aim to solve problems, with several hundred acres to be harvested this year marking the first in years and new factories likely to rise in the valley.
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Kern County
San Joaquin Valley
State Farm Bureau
Sans Joaquin Valley
Kern County Farm Bureau
T. M. Martin
Forest Fire Perils Across California and Oregon
Residents recount massive timber blazes that scorched fertile lands and homes, causing over a million dollars in damage. Witnesses describe frantic efforts to control flames and urge caution with cigarettes and campfires in forest areas.
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California
Oregon
California Engineering Wonders Showcase Boulder Dam Opening
California displays a string of major projects including Boulder dam and San Francisco bay bridges. The Boulder dam is nearly complete and will open to traffic on November 12. The Golden Gate bridge will follow later, with the Central Valleys Project in preliminary surveying and testing.
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Boulder Dam
Los Angeles
California
San Francisco Bay Bridges
Central. Valleys
San Francisco Bop
Golden Gate Bridge
Central Valleys
Capitol Comment on California Politics and Proposals
The piece discusses California politics with Kinglike central authority over public discourse. It highlights Roosevelt's expected support, Governor Earl Warren era optimism, and tension between Stout and Don Marshall over liquor enforcement rules. It notes Proposition No. 3 campaign leadership and Proposition No. 8 liquor commission plan, with Stewart backing reform and salary concerns.
Decline of Male Fish Prompts State Officials Action
The piece notes politics aside the focus on dwindling male fish and possible repercussions. Ichthyologist commentary explains males take lures more readily and catches may be four-fifths male. Executive Officer Herbert C. Davis cites concerns and possible effects of artificial propagation increasing female fish.
State Board of Equalization Oversees Showdown Liquor Control
The State Board of Equalization delegates liquor policy while George M. Stout leads day to day administration, guiding enforcement, licensing, and compliance across the state. The arrangement highlights a split between policy authority and executive execution.
Progressive Spirit of Its People Highlighted
Article extols the communal drive behind achievements, stressing that success rested on popular support and the determined spirit of the citizens who propelled progress.
Bay Bridge Opens With Torch Ceremony and Inaugural Drive
Motorists will cross the new San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge at 12:30 p.m. on November 21 marking the historic opening. A dedicatory ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. with Governor Merriam leading a blowtorch ritual to melt the chain.
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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Merriam
East Bay Bridge Project Sparks Local Celebration
The article notes plans for a major Bay Area bridge with a 70 cent car toll and no passes issued by the California Bridge Authority. It also covers Capitol figures and a lighthearted scavenger-hunt gag involving Governor Merriam and a church auxiliary.
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California Bridge Authority
Bay
State cotton crop fixed at 94 per cent
The Federal crop reporting board estimates the 1936 U S cotton crop at 11 609 000 bales with 29 720 000 acres to be harvested and an average yield of 186 9 pounds per acre Condition on October 1 averaged 61 8 per cent of normal California output listed at 423 000 bales from 368 000 acres with a 94 per cent yield per acre 550 pounds and 6 030 940 running bales ginned to October 1 1936.
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Federal Crop Reporting Board
United States
California
Banks Hold the Bag as Debt Ties to Banks
Senator Glass warns that nearly 60 percent of the $34.5 billion national debt is owed to U S banks and a 10 percent fall in government bond prices could drive about 90 percent of banks out of business while noting New Deal pressure for banks to buy.
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Glass
Unemployment Census Questioned by Washington
Questioning why Washington refuses an unemployment census the piece argues that farm unemployment is highest and attributes policy actions by the White House and its Brain Trust to pushing men off work through agricultural policy.
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Washington
White House
Brain Trust
Landon Kept Kansas Spending Within Revenue Limits
While the Roosevelt administration ran deficits and spent two dollars per dollar of revenue creating a vast shortfall, Gov. Alf Landon kept Kansas expenses in check and ensured state spending did not exceed revenue.
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Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Old newspaper from home sparks memories of youth
A narrator recalls a battered keepsake box with a weathered old newspaper from home. The dim pages mention Rev Jones preaching at Oak Grove and teacher Bill Clark, who eloped with Judith McFail, with her father offering fifty dollars to imprison him. The piece ends with the author weeping at reading the old paper.
Liquor Officers Ordered to Survey District Licenses
Sacramento reports State Liquor Administrator George M. Stout has ordered liquor control officers to survey Kern County and other districts for on sale licenses. He urges them to examine licenses before year end to identify which are not complying with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act and Board of Equalization rules. On sale licenses expire December 31. a thorough survey may determine renewals.
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Stout
Marshiall
Sacramento
George M. Stout
Kern County
Alcoholic Beverage Control Act
Board of Equalization
Governor Proclaims Navy Day on October 27
Sacramento informant reports Governor Merriam proclaims October 27 Navy Day in California to honor America’s sea forces. He calls the Navy a nice agency of protection and an instrument of peaceful progress and urges citizens to honor the service.
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Sacramento
Merriam
Theodore Roosevelt
California
America
Fruit Men Win Washington
The Patent Office Commissioner denied the Florida Citrus Canners' Cooperative request to use the Sunny Mist trademark. He sustained the California Fruit Growers' Exchange objection that the proposed mark would confuse their Sunkist brand.
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Washington
Patent Office
Florida Citrus Canners’ Cooperative
Sunny Mist
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Sunkist
Character and Conscience in Society
A reflection on how individuals of steadfast character shape a community. The piece argues character guides civic responsibility and moral leadership, contrasting public virtue with careless behavior and urging personal integrity as social glue.
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Lars
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