Tule Lake Homestead Openings Queue Board Appointed
The Tule Lake homestead opening will be reviewed by a new Examining Board appointed by Reclamation Commissioner Michael W. Straus. Members include Nelson Reed of Klamath Falls and John S. Wynn with E. L. Stephens, to assess applicants’ farm experience industry character and assets for 46 farms on 3700 acres opening around October 1.
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Richard L. Boke
Bureau of Reclamation
Sacramento
Reclamation
Michael W. Straus
Bureau
Modoc
Klamath Project
Nelson Reed
Klamath Falls
Oregon
John S. Wynn
Tule Lake
E. L. Stephens
Boke
California
Visual Education Classes Start at McFarland High
Visual instruction begins at McFarland High School with extensive equipment to aid teachers and students. E. J. Peery of the Kern County Union High School District assigned equipment for the year. Richard Stutzman and Joyce Sheets delivered the gear from Bakersfield and borrowed films from the Kern county teaching library.
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McFarland High School
E. J. Peery
Kern County Union High School
McFarland
Richard Stutzman
Joyce Sheets
Bakersfield
Kern County
Potluck and Social Evening for Semper Duces Club
Mrs. T. V. Little hosted the Semper Duces Club, past presidents of BPW clubs, for a potluck supper after a brief business session led by President Mildred DeBolt. Guests included former Shafter residents Herbert Midgley Sr and his wife at the Morro Bay summer home and others attending a White Shrine dinner in Bakersfield.
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Semper Duces Club
Mildred DeBolt
Herbert Midgley
Shafter
T. V. Littes
Morro Bay
Russell Family Visits Vernon Texas Grandparents Meet Grandkids
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Russell and their children returned from a two week vacation to Vernon Texas to visit Mr. Russell’s family. It marked the first time the grandparents had seen the Russell children.
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Frank Russell
Vernon
Texas
Mr. Russell
Russell
New Restrictions Ainst 'Hot-Rods' Effective Today
Restrictions target hot rod owners including many youths returning to classes this month. New California Vehicle Code amendments ban high speed contests, bar barriers on highways, enable immediate magistrate action, and outlaw carrying passengers on non passenger areas. Rules also curb exhaust modifications and require proper mufflers. new windshield mandate for most two seaters after Sept 19. Power cycles now require licensing and speed limit 35 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar E. Lampton
California
Noon Recreation Activities Begin at Shafter High
Noon recreation programs start at Shafter High School under Todd, head of physical education. Pupils sign for equipment and return it after noon. Activities include horseshoes, ping-pong, shuffleboard, tennis, touch football, and volleyball. dances run Tuesdays and Thursdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High
Shafter High School
Todd
Half of State's Orange Crop Now On Selling Market
The August report from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce notes that slightly more than half of California's 66,000 freight cars of oranges have been moved to market. Prices averaged 74 to 80 cents higher than June, with about 3,000 cars weekly shipping, 70 percent as fresh fruit and the rest to canneries and by products. Labor is adequate. navels and Valencias look good. lemon demand is high. grapefruit harvest ends this month. avocados will be light until Fuerte harvest.
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California
Los Angeles
Local Man Recovering Slowly From Car Crash
Mr. Hubert Kirkpatrick, seriously injured in a truck auto crash about four months ago, is recovering slowly at his home on Poso Avenue and will not return to work for some time. He remains under a doctor's care and attention.
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Hubert Kirkpatrick
Poso Avenue
Little Johnny Putman Undergoes Tonsil Adenoid Surgery
In Bakersfield last Monday two year old Little Johnny Putman had tonsils and adenoids removed. He is now recovering well at home with his parents.
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Johnny Putman
Bakersfield
Mayo Suffers Setback in Illness at Kern General
J. T. Mayo, ill for eight months, is readmitted to Kern General Hospital in a serious condition.
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J. T. Mayo
Kern General Hospital
Bakersfield and Taft Friends Go Hunting Trip
Joe Cosgrove leaves Monday with Bakersfield and Taft pals for a weeklong hunt above Greenhorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Cosgrove
Bakersfield and
Taft
Greenhorn
Brannans Entertain Vancouver Visitor at Brannan Home
John Brandon of Vancouver Washington recently visited the home of Mr and Mrs W M Brannan and was entertained there by the Brannans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brandon
Vancouver
Washington
W. M. Brannan
State Fair Exhibit Moved to Kern County Fair
The prize Kern County Exhibit from the State Fair will be moved in total to the Kern County Fair and Horse Show Grounds after the State Fair ends. Governor Earl Warren may visit Bakersfield during the fair and the Army will present its "Review of the Army" display, a major educational exhibit supported by substantial funding.
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Kern County
Earl Warren
Bakersfield
Board of Directors
Sacramento
Albert Goode
Fair Board
United States Army
Alexander Couple Back From Six Week South Dakota Visit
Mr and Mrs John Alexander are back after a six week trip to South Dakota. They visited relatives and enjoyed sightseeing during the extended visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John. Alexander
South Dakota
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Lés Hobson
Roy Robinson
Claude Camp
Bakersfeld
Russells
Ainst
Minnie Channeson
Chris Rootes
Fresno
Shaddow’s Jewelry Store
Fulton
Pea Growers
Jack Hare
Brannans Entertain
Paris Longchamp
Paris
McClure
Central Ave
Alexanders
Refrigeration Construction Co
Thirty-eighth
Mets
Shafter Warehouse
W. H. Hitchcock
Lawrence Kattenhorn
Shafter Press
EL Tejon
Seventeenth
K — Truxtun
Irvin E. Fike
A . Irvin EB
Fikke’s
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