Family Honored As Hansen Family Leaves Shafter
The Shafter community bids farewell to J. P. Hansen and family as they plan to move to Chico. The American Legion Auxiliary hosted a pot luck at the Legion Hall on September 6 with 60 attendees. Mrs. Helen Hobson presided over decorations and presented a parting gift after Reverend Harper delivered a farewell remark.
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J. P. Hansen
Shafter
Chico
The
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Hall
Helen Hobson
Harper
Frozen food industry rapid growth in California output
The frozen food industry is in its infancy yet California’s frozen fruit output has risen nearly thirty fold and frozen vegetable packs about 800 percent in five years. New processes to widen marketable varieties after freezing are under development, making ultimate output hard to predict.
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California
Veterans group sets unmatched scholastic record in West
A survey of 19 colleges and universities in California Arizona Nevada and Hawaii by the Veterans Administration finds former servicemen outperforming the general student body. At UC Los Angeles disabled veterans led with near B averages and 23 percent earning B or better, prompting calls for rethinking the imagined veteran problem.
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California
Arizona
Nevada
Hawaii
Veterans Administration
Los Angeles VA
Veterans
Uc.l.a. Ovttis
Byron H Atkinson
University
Atkinson
Federal wheat crop insurance issued for 1946 in California
California farmers receive federal All Risk crop insurance coverage for about half of the 1946 seeding. E H Spoor says premiums totaling about half a million dollars will be returned as indemnities to policy holders as a cooperative mutual plan, despite a below normal wheat year in parts of the state. Inside Treasure Island, 20 million tons of San Francisco Bay sand and mud were dredged.
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California
E. H. Spoor
State, Production and Marketing Administration
Spoor
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Proper Shoe Care Urged As Shoes Remain Short in Supply
Amid tight shoe supplies, retailers urge careful selection and timely cobbler visits. Proper care includes fitting shoes, using shoe trees, alternating pairs, drying moisture, avoiding heat, and regular polishing to preserve leather and shape.
UNIRA Diverts Tractor Exports To Russian Orbit
Civilian Production Administration Order L-356 diverts 7 percent of U S tractor production from profitable markets to Russian dominated regions. The policy limits exports to 15 percent of 1945 output with UNRRA receiving half under CPA supervision. About 13 500 wheel tractors and 1 000 track-layers are allocated, reducing domestic supply to American farmers.
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UNIRA
United States
Civilian Production Administration
Canada
UNRRA
CPA
Federal Program For Vet Housing Speed-up Starts
A joint announcement by Housing Expeditor Wil son W Wyatt and Civilian Production Administrator John D Small details a nationwide effort to accelerate veterans housing. The plan sets aside materials for housing and imposes stricter compliance to HH priorities to finish homes before winter. The report also notes the U S is divided into four time zones for logistical purposes. Joseph Le Conte, a geology professor at the University of California for 30 years, has Le Conte Plateau in Arizona named after him.
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Wilson W. Wyatt
John D. Small
Joseph le Conte
le Conte Plateau
Arizona
University of California
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Shafter Press
Ustry
J. W. Frizzell
Frank Johnson
Tamieag Stand
Yanopena
Goodrich
B.f.goodrich
Silvertown
B. F. Goodrich
Low Labrai
M. C
ABC
Ralph Lachenmaier
E. Lerdo
Iris Rogers
New York
London
Paris
Shafter Grocers
Hminol
Siros Pouen Ay
Bank’s Grocery
Santa FE
Santa FE Road
Post Office
James Street
Rand
Lde
MED
PEG
Best Foods
Bailey’s Grocery
Tulare
Kings County
Johnson
Kahn Tailoring
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