California Counties Lead in Lower Tax Rates
Entered as mail matter in 1935. California counties including Kern Placer Sonoma Sutter and Los Angeles report reduced tax rates despite higher costs for pensions jails hospitals and records. Counties credit taxpayer input and aim to set an example for state and national governments to follow.
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California
Kern County
Alhough
Placer County
Sonoma County
Sutter
Los Angeles County
California celebrates bumper crops at fairs and festivals
California farmers celebrate a plentiful harvest season with high yields in cotton grain and fruit. The state’s rich soil and sun help lead the nation in agricultural output, with fields, orchards, and freight trains signaling abundance across festivals and fairs.
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California
America
Deaths Gain on Births in State Figures
State health data show Kern county four month totals with 343 deaths and 503 births. National figures indicate a rise in deaths and births versus 1934, including 25,495 births and 725,178 deaths for the first quarter of 1935. Rural and urban differences cited along with medical treatment figures.
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Kern County
State Department of Health
State WPA projects await Washington approval for California
California's WPA readiness hinges on official approval from Washington. McLaughlin says 214 000 unemployed justify hundreds of planned projects, with tools and workers ready, based on a recent SERA unemployment breakdown. Kern County 1940 figures show counts across professional, clerical, sales, skilled and unskilled categories plus farm operators and domestic workers.
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California
Works Progress Administration
Washington
Frank Y. McLaughlin
WPA
SERA
PWA
McLaughlin
Kern County
Plans Drawn to Begin WPA Music Program
Uncle Sam through the Federal work program plans a major musical project to employ thousands of professional but-destitute musicians. Dr Nicolai Sokoloff, director, and Frank Y McLaughlin discuss the program in San Francisco, stressing it is a work project to employ musicians rather than relief.
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Uncle Sam
America
Nicolai Sokoloff
San Francisco
Frank Y. McLaughlin
Sokoloff
Dr. Sockloff
How California Counties Got Their Names
Del Norte County created March 2 1857 named for its northern position and Pacific coast charm. El Dorado created February 18 1850 named after the gold bearing legendary province. description covers its mountains lakes and town Placerville. Next week Fresno Glenn and Humboldt.
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del Norte
California
Crescent City Harbor
Pacific Coast
Crescent City
San Francisco
Puget Sound
el Dorado
Francis Orellana
Pizarro
South America
Klondike
James W. Marshall
Coloma
Elorado National Forest
Pyramid Peak
Nevada Line
Lake Tahoe
John C. Fremont
Fremont
Bonpland
Lake Bonpland
Lake Bigler
Tula Tulia
William Henry Knight
Los Angeles
Plains
Tahoe
Washington
James Marshall
John ‘ Sutter
Placerville
Hangtown
Lincoln
Nevada
Highway Patrol Officers Offer Detailed State Road Knowledge
California Highway Patrol officers possess complete knowledge of all highways and byways. The information was built through cooperation with Earl Lee Kelly, director of public works, and the motor vehicle department providing road maps for every police and squad room. Director Ray Ingels urges the public to use these maps when seeking detailed guidance from patrol officers.
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California Highway Patrol
Earl] Lee ‘Kelly
Public Works
Department of Motor Vehicles
Ray Ingels
Buttonwillow School Cafeteria Led by Mrs. Overton
Mrs. W. J. Overton heads the Buttonwillow school cafeteria and also ran it last year. Leslie Darling resigns as manager of a local grocery store. A 5000 sack wheat move uncovered a black widow spider infestation in a Houchin brick building warehouse used as a maternity site by the spiders.
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W. J. Overton
Buttonwillow
Leslie Darling
Traveling jeweler Oliver White returns to Shafter
Oliver White, a well known traveling jeweler, is in Shafter for a few weeks offering first class work at reasonable prices. He operates just across the street from the post office.
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Oliver White
Shafter
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H. G. Comfort
Sacramento
Mharold Shay
Shay
Nex Baker
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
Chrysler
Plymouth
Packard
United States
WPA Music
Fresno
Glenn
Humboldt
Atlas Tires
T. V.’S Corner Station
Walt Zimmerman
T. V. Little Complete Machine Shop and Welding
Shafter, California
Janzen Funeral Home Ambulance Service
West & Lowe Ginning Company
Wasco
McFarland
Rosedale
Shafter Dairy
J. P. Harris
Frank Shaw
T. V.’s Corner
Libby
Burbank
Monte Rio
Strongheart
Vienna
Stokelys
Stokely
del Monte Pears
Mustang
Bonnie Vale
D. M
van Camp
Sirlein
T. Bone
Porterhouse
Morrell
Cudahy
Westminster
Morrell's Pride
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