Richland Elementary Enrollment Jumps to 1428
The Kindergarten and Elementary Schools of the Richland District opened this month with an enrollment of 1428, up 77 from last year's 1351.
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1949
Page
10
County Exhibit Draws Giant Crowds at Pomona Fair
Over a million people will view Kern county’s display during the 17 days of the 22nd annual Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona from September 16 to October 2. The dramatic panorama highlights industrial developments and possibilities of the county, occupying a prominent place in the palace of agriculture at the center of the 400 acre exposition park.
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Kern County
Los Angeles County
Pomona
Palace of Agriculture
Exposition Park
Cork ’n Bottle News humorous life insurance note
McClure remarks on life insurance statistics showing 35 percent of husbands are in “captivity” yet still work to support families. A counterfeit $20 bill is found at a policemen’s picnic in Hamilton, Ohio. Delicious light lunches are served daily at the soda fountain, with staff Helen, Mary and Charlene. McClure Drug Store, 333 Central Avenue.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Helen
Mary
Charlene
McClure Drug Store
Central Avenue
It Happened in Shafter Rambler Highlights Clinic and Events
The Rambler covers Shafter civic life with notes on the Well-Baby Clinic held biweekly in the county building. Volunteers including local women staff the clinic offering free checkups and vaccines for all children from birth to school age. Also featured are a new paint job at the Shafter Paint Store and the upcoming Fireman’s Brawl fund raiser on October 29. The column promotes voter registration before today’s 5 p.m. deadline and introduces Bob Brown as Prudential’s new Shafter representative.
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Shafterites
Shafter
Rummage for sale and local theater gadget notes
A casual column notes rummage pickup for a rummage sale on Oct. Ast. and mentions a new automatic vending device at the State theater. It praises cooperation between American Legion and V. F. W. posts, jokes about the Rambler mystery, and comments on local civic chatter and streetwise humor.
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American Legion
V. F. W. Post
Wasco
Charles II Encouraged Wool Shrouds for Burial
In a bid to boost British wool production, Charles II decreed that he be buried in woolen shrouds. The unusual edict linked royal burial customs with economic policy to stimulate the textile industry.
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Britain
Charles II
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