Taft Prepares Big Dorado Celebration in Taft
Taft plans a November 7 to 11 festival featuring an amateur rodeo horse show air show barbecue street entertainment parade queen's ball veteran's day football game and more. A $100 western costume prize will go to the queen's contestant with daily events and a 12 section parade touted as Taft's largest yet.
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Taft
Kern County
Oh Bagehe Vk
Hotel el Tejon
A. L.trowbridge
Chamber
Walter Keene
Keene
Vern McLeod
Taft Chamber of Commerce
Odd Fellows Hall
Whiskey Row
Coldorado
McLeod
Kern County General Tax Rate Rises Across 1946 47
California Taxpayers Association released a study showing Kern county general purpose property tax rate at 1.9243 for 1946 47, up 74.69 cents from 1.1954 in 1945 46 and well above wartime lows. The 1941 42 prewar rate was 1.2388 per 100 with no include road library or school levies. Alpine and Santa Cruz are the only counties cutting rates.
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Kern County
California Taxpayers’ Association
California
Alpine
Santa Cruz
Alpine County
Santa Cruz County
Stanley Gamegan Celebrates 6th Birthday
Stanley Gamegan marked his sixth birthday on Friday October 18 with family help. His mother Mrs Ed Gamegan and grandmother Mrs Ellen Norquist hosted the party for friends including Paula McClure Verna Lee Peters Allene Anderson Carol Witcher Johnnie Battaglia Glen Putman Ronny Witcher Frank Ware and Leon Johnston.
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Stanley Gamegan
Ed Gamegan
Ellen Norquist
Paula McClure
Verna Lee Peters
Allene Anderson
Carol Witcher
Johnnie Battaglia
Glen Putman
Ronny Witcher
Frank Ware
Leon Johnston
Turlock Visitor Ellen Norquist Visits Relatives
Mrs. Ellen Norquist of Turlock is visiting her daughter Mrs. Ed Gamegan and family, spending time with relatives during the current trip.
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Ellen Norquist
Turlock
Ed Gamegan
Delegates Attend Kern County Congregational Churches Meet
Delegates including Rev and Mrs W S Harper and Mrs Harry Vannatta and Mrs Bert Hebel attended the Kern County Association of Congregational Churches session in Mojave an all day event with about ninety representatives from ten churches. The next meeting will be in Shafter in May. Clifton Clemons of Wasco was elected Moderator and Rev Floyd Bailey of Mojave was named Scribe registrar for the coming year.
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Wm. S. Harper
Harry Vannatta
Bert Hebel
Kern County Association of Congregational Churches
Mojave
Kern County Association
Association of Congregational Churches
Shafter
Clifton Clemons
Wasco
Kathryn Contreras to Wed Sunday in Selma
Kathryn Contreras was honored with a Monday evening shower at the home of her parents, with her sister-in-law Mrs Frank Contreras as hostess. She is to be married Sunday in Selma to Jess Espino. guests included Mesdames Earl Johnson Emil Kirschenmann Otto Handel Herb Handel Delmer Mettler Jack Battaglia Bonnie Goossen.
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Kahryn Contreras
Frank Contreras
Miss Contreras
Selma
Jess Espino
Mesdames Earl Johnson
Emil Kirschenmann
Otto Handel
Herb Handel
Delmer Mettler
Jack Battaglia
Bonnie Goossen
Midgleys Visit Shafter From Glendale for Business and Pleasure
Mr. and Mrs. H. Midgley were in Shafter last week visiting relatives and conducting some business while enjoying the trip.
Brereton Wins 40 Lap Bakersfield Speed Bowl Race
A grueling 40 lap main at Bakersfield Speed Bowl produced a season hot test. Early on Johnnie Parsons and Frank Brewer battled for 19 laps before Parsons retired with motor trouble. Billy Vukovich and Walt Faulkner chased Brewer until Brereton seized the lead on lap 37 after a Brewer skid.
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Bakersfield Speed Bowl
Johnnie Parsons
Frank Brewer
Parsons
Billy Vukovich
Walt Faulkner
Brewer
Bill Brereton
Mrs Frizzell's Brother Visits Dinner Guest
W C Fryatt and his sons, brother of Mrs J W Frizzell, were dinner guests Monday evening. Mr Fryatt resides in Bakersfield.
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J. W. Frizzell
Mr. Fryatt
Bakersfield
Mrs Putman Here Visits Son in Altus Oklahoma
Mrs. Glen Putman Sr. visits her son Glen Putman II and his family in Altus Oklahoma. The visitor resides in Altus and will stay with the family.
Brereton Wins Fourth Straight in 40-Lap Special
Brereton leads from fourth to claim his fourth consecutive main event win in the 40 lap special finishing in 11 minutes 13.27 seconds. The race featured a late push as Brereton seized the chance to take the top spot and secure the victory.
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Brereton
Chace
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Silvertown
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