Alaska Highway Trip to the Last Frontier Ends in Shafter
The trip covers 1220 miles to Alaska with high grade road, many lakes, mountains and occasional oil mixed gravel. The travelers pass Haines Skagway Fairbanks and Glacier Park, endure tire trouble, and reach Shafter after ten days with rain and rough sections but report an enjoyable adventure.
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Alaska
California
University of Alaska
California City
Fairbanks
Forty Mile House
Haines Junction
Edmonton
B. C
Yellowstone
Carson City
Shafter
Babb
Mont
Glacier Park
Cadet Cooper Begins Training At Saufley Field
Cadet Jesse G Cooper of 329 East Lerdo Highway Pensacola Florida has reported aboard the Naval Auxiliary Air Station Saufley Field for training in formation flying fixed aerial gunnery and instrument flying He is a Shafter High School graduate class of 1947 and attended UC Davis He started flight training in September 1951 and will be commissioned an ensign in the US Naval Reserve after finishing his courses The Golden Gate Bridge main span is 4200 feet long.
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Jesse G Cooper
United States
J. F. Cooper
East Lerdo Hwy
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Saufley Field
Pensacola
Fla
Cooper
Shafter High School
University of California, College of Agriculture
Davis
United States Naval Reserve
SWID Leaders Seek Lower Cost Irrigation System
Shafter and Wasco irrigation district directors weigh building their own distribution system for Fright-Kern water. Consultant Paul Bailey projects lower costs than the Bureau of Reclamation plan, with landowner payments around 8.3 million to 8.9 million and engineering expenses much reduced. Officials may vote in October.
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SWID
Kern
Shafter
Wasco
Paul Bailey
Santa Ana
Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Project
Bailey
Bureau
Shafter-Wasco
Hop Control Board Sets 1952 Hop Quota at 39.2 Million Lbs
The Hop Control Board recommends to the secretary of agriculture that the saleable quantity of the 1952 crop hops in California Oregon Washington and Idaho be limited to 39,200,000 pounds, compared with 46,500,000 pounds last year, leaving about 36.5 percent unsaleable for each grower.
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Hop Control Board
Secretary of Agriculture
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Women's Clubhouse Site Chosen Amid Earthquake Rebuild
The planning commission unanimously picks the Sunset and James site for the Women’s Clubhouse as a centralized civic center for Shafter. A second option is the California and James empty lot across from Veterans Memorial Hall, owned by Marian Hitchcock. The council recently bought a State Street lot for 6500 as an investment, not to steer planning.
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Sunset
James
Shafter
Veterans Memorial Hall
Shafter County Park
Kern County
California and
Memorial Hall
Marian Hitchcock
Clarence Neuman
State Street
Grand National Exposition to Feature Beef Type Brahman Cattle
The Cow Palace hosts the Grand National Exposition October 31 to November 9 with beef type Brahman cattle on display. Nye Wilson announces the J D Hudgins herd from Hungerford Texas will be shown in beef barns, not in competition, as part of Far Western producers’ breed review. The Royal Canadian Police musical ride headlines the arena show amid other events including World Championship Rodeo Finals and a cutting horse association finals. Brahman cattle originate in India and were imported to Texas for cross breeding to combat tick fever, with several animals appearing in Imperial Valley and San Joaquin Valley regions.
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Ous
Nye Wilson
San Francisco Cow Palace
Cutting Horse Association
Cow Palace
Pacific
Wilson
J. D. Hudgins
Hungerford
Tex
Cow Palace Exposition
Braham
India
North America
Texas
Brahar
Manny Brahams
Imperial Valley
San Joaquin
Sacramento
Salinas
Earl D. Lynch Promoted to Corporal in Alaska Army Unit
Mrs Basil E Lynch of 205 Faber Street reports her husband Earl D Lynch has been promoted to corporal while serving with the U S forces in Alaska. A carpenter in the Army 59th Engineer Construction Company at Ladd Air Force Base near Fairbanks, the unit part of the 2nd Provisional Rocket Group. Lynch joined the Army in March 1951 and was promoted in early August. He is a graduate of Shafter High School.
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Basil E. Lynch
Faber St
U. S
Alaska
Army
59Th Engineer Construction Company
Ladd Air Force Base
Fairbanks
2Nd Provisional Rocket Group
Lynch
Shafter High School
Regional agency offices in San Francisco cluster
Several hundred regional offices of federal and state agencies are located in San Francisco, reflecting the city’s role as a hub for government operations and regulatory oversight.
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San Francisco
Telephone system helps Columbia Basin project grow
The Columbia Basin project transformed sagebrush into farmland with a dam and irrigation canals. Early in the effort a robust telephone network was built, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars to support new facilities in the desert. This investment aims to benefit the West and the nation by boosting food production.
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Washington
Columbia Basin
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Whitehorse
Golden Gate Bridge
Dr. Hall
Chester Ave
Bakersfield
Penny’s
Bank of America
Richland School
Iatter Press
Richland
Bruce Crawford
Jack Fleming
Ag Control Board
P. C. Clarkin
Pan American
Terra Cruiser
Viking
Aljoa
Badger
Kenskill
Red & Reel
Lakewood
Clipper
Airstream
Boles Aero
Rand Trailer Sales
Earl D. Lynch
Top Notch Service
Joe Grady
Highway
Lerdo
Coulee Dam
Ephrata
Niessayliy
Adaorgagian
Pacific Telephone
Columbia Basin Area
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