District PTA Meet Draws Shafter Wasco Leaders
Attendees from Shafter and Wasco join the 7th district PTA meeting held last Friday at China Lake. Principal speaker Mrs Patricia Luhr state president spoke on Nuggets of Shared Responsibility.
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Shafter
Wasco
Parent-Teacher Association
China Lake
Jack Battaglia
Richland P. T. A
R. C. Sturges
Maple
F. C. Raney
Ed Peters
A. 8. Ediger
Patricia Luhr
Fly to Coast Family Clam Dig Yields 30 Clams
Mr and Mrs Bill Brown and children Mike Mary and Sharon flew to Oceana on Sunday to enjoy clam digging during the year's lowest tide They returned with three limits or 30 clams
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Bill Brown
Mike
Mary
Sharon
Oceana
Shafter High Extends Unbeaten Streak In Kern County
Local notes highlight Shafter High School as undefeated and untied in Kern County and Southern San Joaquin Valley football. The Generals have lost only three games since the war and recently beat Woodlake and Lindsay to avenge those losses.
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Shafter
Shafter High
Kern County
San Joaquin Valley
Generals
Woodlake
Lindsay
Freedman
Stringham’s
Rem Bristow & His
Ivan Meyers
Meyers
Growth of Gypsum Use in Agriculture Surges Past Era
The report notes a more than one hundred fold rise in gypsum use in farming over the last fifteen years. It also states that adult giant African snails possess both male and female reproductive organs in a single organism.
Polio Cases Reported Across Kern County This Year
Kern County records 59 polio cases this year with three deaths in Shafter among several towns. Bakersfield leads with 27 cases followed by China Lake 5 Wasco 4 Delano 4 Taft 3 and smaller totals in Shafter Buttonwillow Lamont Tupman McFarland Oildale Maricopa Boron Arvin and Tehachapi. Data notes include age distribution details and comparisons to 1948 epidemic levels.
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United States
Kern County
Wm. C. Buss
County Health Oficer
Bakersfield
China Lake
Wasco
Delano
Taft
Shatter
Buttonwillow
Lamont
Tupman
McFarland
Oildale
Maricopa
Boron
Arvin
Tehachapi
Polio Case Counts Show Variable Spread This Year
Doctor Buss notes many mild cases go unreported and illness trends suggest no epidemic risk for the rest of 1949. Public Health officials urge parents to monitor children and report to doctors to avoid school closures or activity restrictions.
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Doctor Buss
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