Kernels Return Home From Wretched Existence in POW Camps
Two years after being held as prisoners of war in communist camps, Johnny Phillips and Tom Struble arrived in Bakersfield aboard the General William Black. Their families welcomed them with relief after 28 and 37 months of captivity, ending a long ordeal that included the death march and harsh memories, as they stepped onto home soil.
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Commie
Johnny Phillips
Tom Struble
Fort Phillip
Johnny
Inter Field eyed as jet testing base in Kern County
Douglas Aircraft and the Navy negotiate with Kern County for acquisition of the multimillion dollar airfield built for World War II basic training. If approved, 250 to 300 skilled technicians will be employed within a year. The project would create a major jet testing center near Mojave Desert and Kern County valleys, with Minter Field as the nearest open air field option.
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Inter Field
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
Navy
Kern County
Airforce
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Mojave Desert
Valey
Minter Field
North High Open House Plans Signal Formal Dedication
North High School prepares a formal dedication by district officials and staff, with a 6 p.m. open house in the cafeteria followed by a tour of the new facility. The event celebrates the 1939-39 origins and 3 million dollar building, tracing the district’s growth through nearby high schools and a 1913 junior college chapter in Kern County.
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Kern County Union High School
North High School
Nor Area
New North High
Ernie Graf
Jack Hill
North of the River
Kern County High School
McFarland and Shafter
East Bakersfield
Kernville High School
Kern Valley High School
Burroughs High School
China Ren
Arvin High School
F. W. Hart
L. H. Peterson
University of California
Petty
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SYL
Johnnie Phillips
Stateside Press
Dick Smith
Mary Gregg
Kern County Land Company
Douglas
North High
Jack Fleming
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