Shafter Planning Commission Eyes City Hall Site
City planners debate locating a new City Hall as a civic center or separate public building. Options include current site with modifications or a State Street location near the post office, weighing water tower concerns and future city expansion needs. The project could gain state aid after the earthquake and serve police, storage, and court needs.
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Shafter
Shafter Planning
Tre Seer
Ics
Planning Commission
Shafter Public Utility District
Deadline Set for Kern County Fair Entries in 1952
Kern County Fair entries must be mailed or postmarked by midnight Sept. 10. Secretary-manager L H Goad notes space at the new fairgrounds is limited with only 10,000 square feet per building. Exhibitors should prepare livestock and displays by opening day Sept. 22 and obtain entry blanks from the fair office on P Street.
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Kern County
L. H. Goad
Shafter
P Street
Tulare, San Bernardino
Inyo
Kern Counties
Texas cotton boll worm cleanup draws California interest
California cotton spokesmen say Texas efforts to battle the pink bollworm partially affect California. San Joaquin Valley growers monitor the Texas cleanup after last year’s worm detections in machines from other states. Fresno County official John Dixon warns watchers to stay alert for possible worm resurgence during a dormancy period.
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California
Texas
San Joaquin Valley
Fresno County
John W. Dixon
Amateur Growers Vie In Kern County Fair Flower Show
Kern county flower gardeners prepare for the Kern County Fair opening Sept 22. Six classes include roses perennials annuals bulbs and potted plants with a flower arrangement division offering all dahlia fall and miniature layouts. Entries accepted until 9 am Sept 26 and judging occurs at 10 am.
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Kern County
Allison Eley
Joint Funeral Services Held For Mother Son Crash Victims
Two Buttonwillow residents Ila Mae Greer and her son Jerry were killed in a Highway 178 crash. Revs. Vaught and Wilcoxon officiated at the Southern Baptist Church service in Shafter with interment in Shafter Cemetery. Greer leaves a husband and three children. Chamberlain, a Lost Hills farmer, also died in the accident.
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Buttonwillow
Ila Mae Greer
Jerry
Gene Vaught
Sam Wilcoxon
Shafter
Southern Baptist Church
Shafter Cemetery
First Southern Baptist Church of
Buttonwillow Community Baptist Church
Bakersfield High School
Adults Urged to Watch Traffic As School Returns
California Highway Patrol cautions both adults and children returning to school about traffic hazards. Drivers should observe a 15 mph limit in school zones and stop for flashing school bus lights. Officials emphasize vigilance for unpredictable child actions and warn of lasting consequences if a child is harmed, even when legally compliant.
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California Highway Patrol
Sargasso Sea Cargo Weighs Heavy Bags in Atlantic
The fragment notes green coffee packed in bags in the Atlantic Ocean weighing 60 kilos each. The text mentions the Sargasso Sea and bags of coffee with a stated weight of 60 kilograms or 132.276 pounds per bag.
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Sargasso Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Colorful citrus and fruit displays dazzle Kern County Fair
Among the most colorful exhibits in the horticultural department are plate displays of deciduous and citrus fruits. The citrus division spotlights oranges lemons limes and grapefruit while deciduous fruits feature peaches apples figs grapes nectarines pears and more. Judging is set for 1 p.m. September 23 by Frank Kramer and W. W. Crowston.
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Kern County
Frank Kramer
W. W. Crowston
Cotton mechanization tests at experiment station outlined
Agricultural engineer at the experiment station lists tests in mechanization. Late cultivation and early flame cultivation are among methods studied along with flame cultivation during the season defoliation chemical topping tests plant population and machine picking. Chemical weed control is also explored using mechanical equipment.
Library Deliveries Hit by Bakersfield Earthquake
Shafter library users will be affected as the Bakersfield quake Aug 24 damaged the Kern County Courthouse and halted book distribution. County Librarian Eleanor Wilson said interlibrary transfer will be arranged. June and July reports show drops in readership across branches, with Shafter slipping and then recovering in July.
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Shafter
Bakersfield
Thomas Wedge
Kern County
Eleanor Wilson
Wasco
Rio
Bravo
Minter Village
Buttonwillow
Wasto
Wedge
Wasco Farmer Camp
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Durwood Phillips
Mennonite Brethren Church
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First Southern Baptist Church
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