Carolyn Smith Elected President of Toyota Camp Fire Group
Carolyn Smith was elected president at a Scout Hall meeting with officers Retha Stacy Phyllis Mills Barbara Jones and Darlene Ray. Their first fall activity was a skating party on October 12 at Wasco with attendees including Carolyn Stacy Mills Jones Wray and Whitner. Adults listed include Richard Jones Harvey Mills Billy Mills and Don and David Wray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Smith
Toyota
Scout
Setober
Carolyn
Retha Stacy
Phyllis Mills
Barbara Jones
Darlene Ray
Wasco
Phyllie Mills
Barbara and
Georgia Jones
Darlene Wray
Margaret Whitner
Mr. Iier
Richard Jones
Harvey Mills
Billy Mills
Don
David Wray
Bulbs and Succulents for Borders and Forcing Indoors
The piece advises planting bulbs such as Grape Hyacinths Snowdrops and Chronodoxa four inches deep and three to four inches apart for borders or edgings. It also suggests forcing for indoor bloom in pots with rich soil, then acclimating to light. It notes the Flowering Stone Mesembryanthemum as a hardy succulent from Africa and describes its adaptations to long dry spells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ixias
Africa
Mimicry Plant Survives By Beneath Skin Regrowth
A hardy plant regrows beneath its protective skin after shedding old growth and long dry months. New shoots emerge from the mother plant replacing the old, then the species mimics surrounding stones to hide when not in bloom. It brightens a window garden when flowers appear. Also a social note with Mr and Mrs L H Coker of Los Angeles as weekend guests at J W Lassiter’s 240 California Ave home, joined by Mr and Mrs F C Raney.
Kern's Traveling Art Exhibit Opens December 10
Kern County free library system sponsors a traveling art exhibit opening December 10 in Shafter and touring 10 branch libraries. Exhibits are adjudicated to select one piece per district. The Bakersfield Art Association festival and Art Spring Festival feed entries into the traveling show. Attendees at a B U lunch at First Southern Baptist in Oildale included Mrs. Sam Wilcoxon, Barbara, and the Everett Baker family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerns
Kern County Free Library System
Kern County Parks and Recreation Department
Shafter
Bakersfield Art Association
Kern County
Recreation Division
First Southern Baptist Church
Oildale
Sam Wilcoxon
Barbara
Everett Baker
Mrs Paul McCoy Visiting at 640 Pacific Avenue
Mrs Paul McCoy of Fullerton daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Goertzen is visiting at the family home 640 Pacific avenue with relatives and friends in town for a short stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul McCoy
Fullerton
Elizabeth Goertzen
Pacific Avenue
Nature Nook by Victorine Bair
The narrator describes a desert excursion with scenes of leveled land and colorful bushes. They spot a cow skull a small frog and note children carrying water canteens on a warm day. A tarantula is captured under a jar and a potential lucite mounting idea is mentioned.
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Feed and Nutrition Board
National Research Council
Central Ave
Pan
Visalia, California
Ethel Roselle
Totland
Rollin Dargats
Art Johnson
Shafter Play Center
California
Citizens ‘Conservation Committee
Dan A. Kimball
Secretary of the Navy
R. E. Mittelstaedt
CNG
Wikshirg
L.A
Long Beach
Robert C. Kirk Wood
Veriscal
Shafter Press
Kern
Beer
Living
U.S. Brewers Foundation
Nature Nook
By Victorine Bair
TOON
By Bill Carter
Ioneer
Central Valley Hwy
Calif
Truman F. Blair
Bill Brown
Mr. Brown
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