Future Farmer Entry List For Kern County Livestock Show
Fifteen Future Farmers of Shafter high school will enter more than 100 head of stock at the Kern County Livestock Show in Bakersfield October 5 to 8. Exhibitors include James Bobet Alvin Roberson Charles Harris Marvin Potter Adolph Goertzen Victor Voth Earl Glenn Omer Evans Wilburn Rice Ray Fast Fred Starrh Louis Starrh Ray Rexius Bourland Rangland Roy Poston and the Shafter agricultural department.
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Shafter High School
Bakersfield
Glenn O. Nay
James Bobet
Alvin Roberson
Charles ‘4Arris
Marvin Potter
Adolph Goertzen
Victor Voth
Earl Glenn
Omer Evans
Wilburn Rice
Ray Fast
Fred Starrh
Louis Starrh
Ray Rexius
Bourland Rangland
Roy Poston
Shafter High School Agricultural Department
Bobst
Hampshire
Roberson
Harris
Poland
China
Medical Cadet Corps At Kern Academy
A denomination course at Kern Academy trains students for medical work in army service during war. The program lasts nine months with five hours weekly. Arthur E. Morgan of Wasco leads the class with help from doctors, service members and teachers.
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Kern Academy
Medical Cadets Corps
Arthur E. Morgan
Wasco
Local Scout Program Plans Discussed by Officials
Representatives of local schools clubs and the American Legion met with C D Bartlett executive of the Kern County Council at the American Legion hall. Tentative fall and winter plans were laid and a future meeting was scheduled. About 50 boys are registered in local Boy Scout and Cub troops sponsored by the Legion and the Maple troop sponsored by the Shafter Kiwanis club.
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American Legion Hall
American Lam
C.D. Bartlett
Kern County
Boy Scout
The
Legion
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Enrollment Reaches 1131 At Richland
Richland grammar school reports total enrollment of 1131 pupils with 65 new students registered Monday the largest daily gain. Compared with 1065 pupils the previous year overcrowding in some rooms prompts steps to relieve strain.
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Richland Grammar School
Food Classes Canning At Shafter High School
At Shafter High School under Miss Martha Wedin this week students practice canning for meal preparation. They canned peaches by the cold pack method tomato puree and chili sauce pears by the hot pack method and in the oven. Future lessons will cover jellies and pickles.
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Martha Wedin
Shafter High School
Sub Marginal Lands Urged for California Duck Refuges
Dr. J T Emlen of the University of California Davis argues for continuing the refuges program on sub marginal lands to protect duck populations. He notes ducks crowd into easily hunted areas and that California refuges mainly offer rest for game birds rather than breeding sites, with little internal breeding and hunting offsetting potential gains.
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California
J.T. Emlen
Davis
University of California
Emlen
Missionary to Speak at First Baptist Church Friday
Missionary Reverend Howard Bigelow on furlough from Africa will address the First Baptist church at 8 p m tomorrow Friday. He spoke at a county rally of Baptist Young People in Bakersfield last week and will illustrate his message with pictures.
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Howard Bigelow
Bakersfield
First Baptist Church
Bigelow
Africa
Dry Toast and Lettuce Echoes of Diet Follies and Elephants
The piece follows Bess Bradley as she diets on lettuce and dry toast while Jim indulges in richer fare, with her weight yo-yoing from 150 to 152 and back as she frets at drugstore scales and memories of Saddles the dog. A closing note recalls J C Dempsey in Rothwell, England using a carpet slipper to chase two escaped circus elephants from a cabbage patch.
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James Bradley
Jim
Ben
Bess
Bradleys
California
Jane
J. C. Dempsey
Rothwell
England
Councilor Dempsey
Alpaugh Wates Suit Ends with Judgment Filed
The Delano water irrigation case in Kern County Superior Court Judge Warren Stockton Bakersfield ended with judgments filed for both sides. The Alpaugh district may pump 18 000 acre feet from underground sources, with measurements provided. Previously there was no limit on pumping as engineers assessed exports from the Alpaugh district. The case, a two year dispute, involved all parties and intervenors agreeing to the judgment.
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Delano
Warren Stockton
Bakersfield
Shafter- Wasco Irrigation District
Alpaugh
Kern County
Aly Paugh
Kern Academy Offers Three New Courses This Year
Principal Clarence O. Trubey announces three new courses at Kern Academy including a beginners' band public speaking and a class in library science.
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Kern Academy
Clarence O. Trubey
Monterey First Capital of California Recalled
California's Monterey served as the first capital from 1776 to 1849 under Spain Mexico and the United States. The town on the Pacific coast is described as the Williamsburg of the West for its historic role in California's settlement.
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California
Monterey
Blue Pacific
Spain
Mexico
United States
Rotarians Set Oct 3 Interclub Luncheon at Cafe Neuman
Rotary meeting announces interclub event where Kiwanian winners of a recent softball game will be hosted by Rotarians as losers. Special guests Sheriff John Loustalot, R E Cady, and R C Franklin invited. The program includes a hurricane film and telecom repair report.
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Cafe Neuman
Rotary
John Loustalot
R. E. Cady
Bakersfield
Emmett Hays
W. B. Camp
M. A. Lindsay
Tulare Kings County Fair Opens September Race Week
The twentieth annual Tulare Kings county fair will open September 26 in Tulare for five days. Notable attractions include horse races community exhibits fireworks a poultry show vaudeville acts a carnival and joy zone. A new $6000 grandstand and motorcycle and midget auto races are planned along with dancing night horse show band concerts and livestock parade. The fair has grown into one of the state's best with Shafter residents attending annually.
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Tulare
Kings County
Shafter
War Influences Spud Fertilizer And Sack Contracts
Influence of the European war affects local potato growers as fertilizer and sack contracts become harder to obtain. Sack fertilizer firms hesitate to quote prices amid unsettled market conditions and uncertain demand.
New Pear Crowned Grand Prize at 1939 Summer Fruits Show
A pear bred by Mrs. Mary Milner of Salt Lake City won the grand sweepstakes at the 1939 Summer National New Fruits Show in Louisiana Mo. The event, sponsored by Stark-Burbank Institute, offered 1500 dollars in prizes among 500 plus entries. The fruit is described as large, ripening before Bartlett, with fine appearance, flavor, hardiness, and blight resistance.
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Stark-Burbank Institute of Horticulture
Louisana
Mary Milner
Salt Lake City
Milner
Pear variety gains patent bid after blight resistance discovery
The passage notes a woman’s long effort behind a new pear developed with Stark Bros. Nurseries securing exclusive control and plans to seek a U S plant patent for the improved blight resistant cultivar. It highlights her family life including eight children and twelve grandchildren and her care for flowers and trees.
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Stark Bros.’ Nurseries
U. S
Local Bakerfield Man Sails From Europe with Daughter
F A Cassidy of Bakersfield, a familiar figure in the Shafter district and a regular at Kiwanis and labor meetings, has sailed from land on the S S Manhattan. He is accompanied by his daughter Kathleen Cassidy, a Bakersfield High School teacher.
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Bakersfield
Shafter District
Kiwanis &Lab
S. S. Manhattan
Kathleen Cassidy
Bakersfield High School
Alfalfa Processing Under Way at Walker Street Dehydrator
Alfalfa is being run this week at the Potato Products company dehydrator on Walker street producing alfalfa meal from the green cereal crop. Farmers in the district supply high quality leafy hay for the process.
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Walker Street
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Potter
Goertzen
Voth
Glenn
Evans
Rice
Wethers
Aexius
Rangland
Poston
Berkshire
High School Agricultural Department
Richland
Alpaugh Wates
Gillette
ARC Eee
Butter Top Bakery
Shafter M
Europe
L. H. McGrane Optometrist Pto
Sunset Ave
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Compar
Chrysler
Plymouth
Harvey “Durex
Thomas
Dunlop
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Co
Service Department
Body and Paint Shop
R. S. “Bos” McCombs
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