Bold action urged for Southern San Joaquin water solution
Editorial calls for bold planning and swift Central Valley Project water delivery to Shafter Wasco Arvin Edison areas, and proposes small dams and Sacramento River conservation. It highlights the Isabella Dam, Kern River water exchanges, and Reber Plan as possible solutions requiring state wide action and local initiative.
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San Joaquin Valley
Shafter- Wasco
Arvin-Edison
Central Valley Project
Shafter-Wasco
Isabella
Kern
North Kern
Shafter
Wasco
Caliente Creek
Poso Creek
Kern County
White River
Deeran
Tular
Sacramento River
Sacramento
John Reber
Reber
San Francisco Bay
Richmond
San Quentin
Alameda
San Francisco
Bay
Feather River
American River
Shafter Press
W. H. Hitchcock Honored as Pioneer Leader in Shafter
Obituary tribute recalls W. H. Hitchcock as a longtime Shafter resident and early business figure with the Shafter Warehouse Company. He helped found Kern County Chamber of Commerce activities in the North Kern area and advocated for parks and road development.
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W. Herndon Hitchcock
Shafter
Hitchcock
Scumsemaky
Shafter Warehouse Company
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
North
Central Valley Highway Association
Kiwanians Sponsor Annual Halloween Parade in Shafter
The Shafter Kiwanis Club plans a large Halloween parade on Oct. 31 directed by Joe Frizzell with Bill Lowe as president. Youth groups will be featured with activities from tots to teens, aiming to reward participation while keeping the event safe and festive for the community.
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Hallowe'en
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Joe Frizzell
Bill Lowe
Shafter to Honor George Harrison Day Celebrated For Cotton Pioneer
Shafter prepares a George Harrison Day to honor the Acala 442 cotton plant breeder at the local experimental farm. Invitations go to California cotton leaders and UC experts. C J Vignolo will MC and J Earl Coke will speak on Harrison and California’s cotton rise.
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George Harrison
Shafter
Harrison
Shafter Experimental Farm
Mr. Harrison
Chamber of Commerce
California
C. J. Vignolo
J. Earl Coke
Agricultural Extension Service
University of California
Shafter High Forms Coordinating Council Among Staff
A new coordinating council at Shafter High School, reported by Principal Grant Jensen, aims to coordinate department activities, address faculty-wide problems, boost student affairs, and steer the school evaluation study. Members include appointed administrators and elected representatives from key divisions. Monthly meetings are open to all faculty, with department reps calling additional meetings as needed to align classroom practices with district curriculum framework.
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Shafter High School
Grant Jensen
Coordinating Council
Peak Harvest Operations High On State Farms
California harvests peak this week with an expected 55000 farm laborers in demand and total farm employment near 520000, driven by a surge in cotton and tomato picking and heavy work in grapes and citrus. Mexican Nationals number about 35000, up from 7800 last year, aiding the labor shortfall.
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California
Edward F. Hayes
California Department of Employment
State Board of Agriculture
Hayes
Vacuum Cleaners Track Radioactivity At Atomic Test Sites
Kern County Heath officials say vacuum cleaners at 19 strategic California sites including Kern County Sanitation Department monitor airborne radioactivity from Nevada tests. Discs capture radioactive particles for testing in Sacramento. Discs change every six hours. the system operates since October 1 to detect increases in radioactivity.
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Kern County
California
Las Vegas
Kern County Sanitation Department
F. W. Isem
Division of Radiological Services
Office of Civil Defense
Sacramento
Iseminger
Nevada
State Division of Radiological Services
Leland W. Sumner
Sanitation
Kern
Fresno
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Salinas
Ukiah
San Francisco
Bijou
Lake Tahoe
San Diego
el Centro
Blythe
Dagger
Eureka
Red Bluff
Susanville
Benton
Jense
Stanford Alpha Tau Omega pledges finish community service inti at Palo Alto YMCA
Thomas Kelly and 20 other Alpha Tau Omega pledges completed 25 hours of service under a new Stanford chapter program. They cleaned and varnished floors at the Palo Alto YMCA, installed 110 feet of fencing, and planted trim around the Y building on Cowper Street. George Kammerer of Burlingame presided as chapter president with James Graham of Pomona directing initiation plans.
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Thomas Kelly
H.W. Kelly
Manuel Ave
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Stanford
Palo Alto
YMCA
Cowper St
George Kammerer
Burlingame
James Graham
Pomoha
Hell Week traditions evolve at universities during pledging
The narrative notes that a long term Hell Week included scavenger hunts and stunts. It recalls that harsher paddling forms were banned by the Stanford Inter-fraternity Council in 1936 and replaced with an Initiation Period.
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Stansford Inter-fraternity Council
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Man
Walsh-Healey
Co. Newell
Newell
BR. Standacher
Pepenes
Central Valley
Calif
U. S. Department of Labor
Wage Stablization Board
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
H.S. Forms Council
Inger
Kern County Civil Defense Program
Draws Air
Robert Townsend
James
Armstrong Mortuary
Townsend
ATO Group
Frank Hornkohl Laboratories
Truxtun
Bakersfield
Clara Schwaldt
Clara J. Schnaidt
ARMEY
Jewett
America
By Ray Albert
Chevron Supreme
West
Standard Oil Company
Ray Albert
Metro
The
Metropolitan Body Company, Inc
International Marvester Company
Ervin E
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