Nation's natural rubber industry to be centered in Kern County and southern California
California will be the hub of America's natural rubber program through guayule. The General Tire and Rubber Company cites government nurseries in California and Oceanside and plans for mills to extract rubber. Congress approved trials and a large funding program aims to produce up to 105000 tons of real rubber annually by 1944, with California set to grow guayule across 260000 acres and create thousands of jobs.
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Kern Co
Southern
Cal
California
America
L. A. McQueen
General Tire and Rubber Company
Los Angeles
McQueen
Oceanside
North American
General Tire Company
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Evan W. Kelley
Salinas
Major Kelley
Local Scouts G Well In War Effort In Kern County
Kern county Boy Scout troops and Cub Packs will receive a Victory Service plaque with a large V and flag background to record war service. The council notes 1400 scouts across 62 units have dispersed 117000 posters, collected 26345 pounds of scrap rubber and 500000 pounds of waste paper while serving in civilian defense roles.
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Kern County
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Boy Scouts
Uncle Sam
Harold Ta~ber
Kérn County
Small Kern Farmers May Secure Federal Enlargement Loans
Local Farm Security Administration Office in Memorial Hall Bakersfield invites applications for farm enlargement loans under the Hawkhead Jones farm tenant act. Eligibility requires a personally operated unit for 12 months or more and ratio limits on refinancing existing debt. Applications and information available at 1636 Nineteenth Street Bakersfield.
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Farm Security Administration Office
Memorial Hall
Bakersfield
T. Kenneth McBride
R. A
Kern County
Nineteenth Street
Kern County flax acreage to reach 23000 in 1943 says adviser
Kern County farmers are urged to plant 23000 acres of flax in 1943, up from about 9000 in 1942, with Punjab as the common variety. Plant before December 15 to ensure good yields. seedings require about 40 pounds per acre, yielding roughly 40 gallons of oil per acre from 56 pound bushels. The increase aims to reduce dependence on imports as flax becomes war essential.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
M. A. Lindsay
Kern County
Lindsay
Punjab
United States
Fish and Game Association Urges Yes on Amendment 1
The Kern County Fish and Game Protective association urges Kern county voters to support Amendment 1 of Proposition 8 in the November 3 1942 election. They state funds come from sportsmen licenses and fines, not taxes, and should be used for protection conservation propagation and preservation of fish and game. John E Loustalot secretary signs the appeal.
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Shafter Press
Kern County Fish and Game Protective Association
Kern County
California
Widening of Eight Dollar Highway Begins
Work starts on converting Highway 99 into a four lane road from Snow Toad to four and a half miles north. Union Paving Company handles the project with Dan Morrison as superintendent and Mike Hunt as resident engineer.
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Highway 99
Snow Toad
The
Union Paving Company
Dan Morrison
Mike Hunt
University library holds 1,170,738 books
The University of California Library records show a holdings total of 1,170,738 books across its system. This figure reflects extensive collections and scope of holdings.
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University of California
Lesson for November 1 from Interpatonal Religious Education
A lesson outline labeled for November 1 outlines subjects for religious education using text selections approved by the Interpatonal Council of Religious Education and used by permission. It emphasizes instructional topics and sanctioned materials for instruction.
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Council of Religious Education
Marriage as God Ordains and Upholds in Society
A religious lesson outlines marriage as a divine ordinance from Genesis, emphasizing its origins, the need for its sacredness beyond civil contracts, and Christ’s sanction. It notes divorce as a concession of hard hearts, urges restoring reverence, and highlights Jesus’ first miracle at a wedding as a sign of blessing. It calls for Christian wedding practice with prayer and alignment to God’s will.
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Matthew Henry
Moses
St. Paul
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Farmers urged to grow war crops in Kern County
Federal request calls for increased production of war crops including flax sugar beets barley grain sorghum milo Irish potatoes and alfalfa in Kern County M F Lindsay Kern county farm adviser says flax acres rose from 9000 in 1942 to a 1943 allotment of 23000 and sugar beets may total 204000 county wide farmers should plan on producing at least one war crop on suitable land to support national needs and benefit programs.
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United States
United Nations
Kern County
M. 4. Lindsay
Darley
Many Contributing To YMCA Fund In Shafter Campaign
Local drive reports a liberal response from Shafter citizens with numerous donors listed including Sam Wilcoxon Bakersfield Implement Co. Peter Bender Darby Day Henry Mouser D. M. Steele Merrill Thomas W C Grose Home Appliance Wm Stoller H Midgley Al Nickel Herb Schirmer A R Duehren Orvin Mettler Peter Channan Shafter Wasco Ginning Co. Bob Neuman Emil Bender Dr A W Gaede P W McClure McClure Drug Store J J Siemens E B Stringham Shafter Drug Store T V Little and others. Tomo tomato production notes note top security in the nation.
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YMCA
Shafter
Sam Wilcoxon
Bakersfield Implement Co
Peter Bender
Darby Day
Henry Mouser
D. M. Steele
Merrill Thomas
Ervin Fike Garage
W._C. Grose
Wm. Stoller
H. Midgley
al Nickel
Herb Schirmer
A. R. Duehren
Orvin Mettler
Peter Channeson
Women Seek First Firefighting Jobs in California History
The report notes women are being stimulated into fire fighting roles for the first time in California history. It highlights changes in division policies and the push for female entrants in firefighting positions.
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Estry
For
California
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