Shafter High Year Book Staff Begins Work
The Shafter High School Laurion year book staff has been appointed under advisor Miss PJeanette Wheeler and is drafting a dummy copy for printers within a week. Editor-in-chief Minor Rootes will lead photography with Opal Evans as copy editor and additional staff including Marie Baughman Elaine Klaudt Jean McDonald Weldon Howze Marilyn Stewart Bonnie Williams Aletha Schaeffer in roles such as business manager activities editor and junior editor.
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Shafter High School
Laurion
Pjeanette Wheeler
Minor Rootes
Opal Evans
Marie Baughman
Elaine Klaudt
Edior
Jean McDonald
Weldon Howze
Marilyn Stewart
Bonnie Williams
Aletha Schaeffer
Pauli Haenlein Builds 1872 Dirigible Flight
In 1872 Pauli Haenlein built a dirigible balloon powered by a four cylinder gas engine using coal gas which inflated the balloon bag. The dirigible flew ten miles on its first flight.
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Pauli Haenlein
California Cotton Yield Outpaces Other States
California cotton planters expect 431000 bales from about 357000 acres an average around 579 pounds per acre versus 247.9 statewide. The August crop report notes warm July and August, good for most crops but some tomato and lima bean grade reductions. Labor supply steady with no major shortages and rail car shortages hindering movement. orange shipments were light and prices near ceiling with small sizes dropping 50 cents to $1.50 under ceiling.
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California
Agriculture Department of the
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Los Angeles Chamber
Vets Swamp Calif Colleges in GI Bill Rush
About 150000 veterans in Southern California have received GI Bill eligibility certificates this fall. Around 50 000 are in on the job training or enrolled in approved schools, leaving roughly 100 000 awaiting training plans. Projections show 12 percent may take on the job training, 10 percent may not use their certificates, six to seven percent may join extension courses, and about 70 000 aim to attend school later.
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Southern California
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Willie Wood
Naw.s
Shafter Highway
John L. James
Jack L. Ramey
Pacific Coast
Emeneet Bey
Poche Coast
Idamane
The
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Shafter High
Workmen’s
H. A. McKinnon
Eighteenth Street
Rankin Aviation Industries
Tulare Municipal Airport
Bill Horner
Tulare
Vincent
Union Hardware
Bakersfield
Goodsyear
Aia
Shailer Cer & Home Supply
Centres
Vets Swamp
Calif
Colleges
Dorman Photo Shop
Chester Avenue
Shafter
Seventeenth
K — Truxtun
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