Kern County Tourist Center boosts local economy with bonus dollars
County Tourist Bureau reports hundreds of visitors since the new Kern County Tourist Information Center opened last May. Board President Clifton Clemens says the center entices visitors to linger, boosting spending and interest in Pioneer Village, Lake Isabella, Lake Ming, Red Rock Canyon, Fort Tejon, Tule Elk Preserve, and regional oil and agricultural sites.
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Kern County
Board of Trade
Clifton Clemens
Clemens
Kern
Pioneer Village
Lake Isabella
Lake Ming
Lake Woollomes
Red Rock Canyon
Frazier Park
Fort Tejon
State Tule Elk Preserve
Redwood Manufacturing: New Industry Sets Roots in County
Redwood Manufactures Inc, formerly Plant Line Products from Turlock, opens a factory at Brund Ave Lane and Cottonwood Road. The Fern Fawan Co subsidiary employs 35, imports 20,000 board feet daily and plans to double capacity within a year, with 1960 61 gross sales expected at 1 million.
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Greater Bakersfield
Brundave Lane
Cottonwood Road
Turlock
Vehicle ownership projections spark urban congestion concerns
About 70 million registered motor vehicles already ply highways and congestion grows. A Commerce Department estimate predicts the count will rise to 14 million by 1976, equating to one vehicle for every two people and three vehicles for every four adults of driving age.
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Department of Commerce
California deer hunts open with September 13 deadline
Hunters must submit applications by September 13 to the California Department of Fish and Game for 1960 special deer hunts. About 18 600 applications are in for 13 215 permits, concentrated in 15 hunts led by San Diego with 2 860 applications for 1 500 permits.
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California
Department of Fish and Game
San Diego Hunt
Sacramento
Capitol Ave
Shafter Eats Up Air-Kool Awnings and New Markets Hype
An advertisement features plans for nine blender pumps at nine prices and a refrigerated building in Shafter. It touts two upcoming supermarkets, Air Kool Aluminum Patio products, Lou Novak as local rep, and praises Air-Kool installations as a cost effective way to add a new room to homes with strong local endorsements.
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Shafter
Lou Novak
Air-Kool
Richland PTA Short Casts Best Fishing Note
The article notes that short casts yield best fishing results except in very shallow clear water where technique changes. It emphasizes practical tips for anglers and mentions Richland PTA as a contextual label.
Southern San Joaquin Committee for Higher Education Formed
An interim committee of Bakersfield Delano and Wasco Chambers of Commerce organizes the Southern San Joaquin Committee for Higher Education to prove need for a regional college and secure community endorsement. The group plans a meeting September 16 at 7:00 p.m. in Kern County Library. Gene Guenther, president of your chamber, will appoint two representatives.
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Southern San Joaquin
Bakksfield, Delano
Wasco Chambers of Commerce
Ssjche
San Joaquin Valley
Gene Guenther
Chamber of Commerce
Kern County
Truxton Ave
Dinner at Palm Gardens Mc Farland Mennonite Choir Event
Members of the Mennonite Brethren Church choir and guests enjoyed a barbecue dinner at Palm Garden Restaurant in Mc Farland on Thursday evening September 1. The evening featured an invocation by Art Penner, a humorous skit by Merrill Lehman and Arty Feil, and a Barber Shop quartet led by Art Penner with Lowell Bergman Leo Heinrichs Gene Enns and Mrs. Bergman and Mrs. Unruh. Rev. Henry Dick offered closing inspiration.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Palm Garden
McFarland
Art Penner
Merrill Lehman
Arty Feil
Lowell Bergman
Leo Heinrichs
Gene Enns
Elmer Unruh
Henry Dick
Bob Hiebert
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Wayne Milk
Pit River Rims
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Warners
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el Dorado
Central
West Amador
East Amador
North Tahoe
South Tahoe
San Joaquin
Hume
Kaweah
Tule
Sherwin Grade
John Esterline
Richfield
Central Avenue
James Street
Hughes Richfield
Esterline
Eagan
North Central Valley Highway
Chrysler
Irvine
Fire’s
Irvin E. Fike
Valiants
Plymouths
Chryslers
Y.E. S
Parester Pywenth
Valiant - Imperial - and -International
WASCO
Buttonwillow
McFarland - Delano
TRADE
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Durkee
Foodland
Shafter Avenue
Jack BayLess
T.D. Bayless
Richland Pta
John Miller
George Gelman
Palm Gardens
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