Hospital survey outlines district plan for Buttonwillow area
Civic leaders endorse a district hospital serving Buttonwillow residents with a 28 to 30 bed facility. An expert SW survey is needed to assess needs and costs, with a rough estimate between 1000 and 425000 dollars. Deadlines require the districts to form by March 4 to tax lists by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tée
Buttonwillow
Stickler
Koe
Henry Voth
Avena Hospital
Kern General
California 1938 mineral reservation act noted by legislature
The 1938 California Legislature enacted a law reserving to the state all minerals in lands sold by the state. This act asserts state ownership of mineral rights regardless of sale status.
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California
Lions Back Boy Scout Troop Second Meeting Set Monday
The Shafter Lions Club Boy Scout troop holds its second organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the Boy Scout Hall. Fred Mason is named scoutmaster with Harry Thompson and J. W. Sandy Sanderson to assist. Clyde E. Moon Mullins chairs the committee with Bob McClain Alex Kloeppel and Robert Somers assisting. Police Chief John Reily attended. Initial members include Larry Mullins Jerry Heiser Gordon Carpenter Larry Vannatta Bobby Reily and Leonard Duck.
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Shafter Lions Club
Boy Scout
Kenneth Pipkin
North Kern
Fred Mason
Richland School
Harry Thompson
J. W
Sandy) Sanderson
Clyde E
Moon) Mullins
Bob McClain
Alex Kloeppel
Robert Somers
John Reily
Larry Mullins
Jerry Heiser
Gordon Carpenter
Larry Vannatta
Bobby Reily
Leonard Duck
Pipkin
Air Force eyes Base Reactivation and housing implications
General Ganey outlines possible reactivation for medium and heavy bombers, with exclusive use and required runway adjustments. Off base housing for 2300 personnel may be needed, affecting Minter Village and Kern Homes. Survey teams will report to Strategic Air Command and civilian architects for future blueprints.
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Air Force
Minter Village
Kern Homes
Ganey
Strategic Air Command
Minter Field
William F. Coleman
Joseph B. McManus
Gilbert F. Fredericks
John Dalto
Buttonwillow Girl Feted with Ninth Birthday Party
Nadia Nevarov celebrated her ninth birthday at home in Buttonwillow with a daytime party. Attending children included Nadia’s friends and neighbors Samarin Jeane Junie Chernabaert Tania Steven Priscilla Billy Manya Valov Gale Dianna Nancy Slivkoff Jan Jimmy Diana and Manya Nevarov. Adults present at the event were the parents Mr and Mrs Jack Nevarov and guests Messrs John Bibioff Al Steven David Valov Fred Slivkoff and John Samarin and Mesdames Walter Emerald and John Chernabaeff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Nadia Nevarov
Jack Nevarov
Samarin
Jeane Junie Chernabaert
Nadia
Fred Slivkoff
John Samarin
Walter Emerald
John Chernabaeff
Survey Team Reassigns to Ray Dempsey for Private Discussion
The article notes a shift in responsibility to Ray Dempsey, manager of the telephone company, for a private discussion about communication needs. Helmar Schlein, the only civilian on the survey team, is an engineer tasked with determining utility system expansion and runway extensions to provide landing space for bombers and soil features of the base.
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Ray Dempsey
Helmar Schlein
Camp Felder Start Building Cotton Compress Plant
The L. A. Camp Company and Z. L. Felder begin a $500,000 cotton compress near Farmosa to handle California’s 1,329,000 acre harvest. The plant aims for Oct 15 operation with 48,000 square feet main building and rail spur access for quick loading of compressed cotton.
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Felder
L. A. Camp Company
Z. L. Felder
Famosa
California
S. A. Camp
San Joaquin
Felder Company
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Young Adults Form Fellowship at Union Congregational Church
Unmarried adults in the community are invited to a formative meeting of the Young Adults Fellowship at the Union Congregational Church at 8 Monday evening. Led by Korean War veteran Dick Smith, the group will decide meeting times and activities emphasizing discussions, social events, and worship. Special invitations go to young teachers in the area.
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Young Adults Fellowship
Union Congregational Church
Dick Smith
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Pital
Shafter
of Commerce
Hofman
Chamber of Commerce
Ernie Hofman
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Vernon Witcher
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Claude C. Camp
American Legion
Minnie Ba‘um
Buttonwillow American Legion Auxiliary
San Diego
Auxiliary
Geraldine Borch
Ealum
Earline Wolfe
Department Americanism
Wolfe
Lions Back Boy Scout
L. R. Pennington
D.c
DR. Pemnones & Fister
Rosedale Hwy
Bakersfield
Kern
Fresno
First Baptist Church
E. Lerdo Hwy
Central Avenue
Reas
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