Cadet Class Completes Lerdo Training Leaves for Advanced Centers
One hundred forty three aviation cadets from Class 414 of the United States Air Corps Reserve completed ten weeks of basic training at Lerdo and departed Saturday for advanced centers. Sixty report to Luke Field Phoenix Arizona and eighty three to Mather Field near Sacramento California. The cadets and their dates held a farewell banquet at Lerdo with Lt Col C W Pyle in attendance.
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United States Air Corps Reserve
Luke Field
Phoenix
Arizona
Mather Field
Sacramento
California
Max Bayless
W. W. Lusk
R. L. McCracken
Ortir
Lerdo
Wasco
Thunderbird Field
Ari
Cal Aero School
Oxnard
Calif
Wasco High School
Tent Platforms Undergo Rapid Remodelling At Federal Camp
Work progresses on remodelling 219 tent platforms at the Shafter Farm Workers community. A wall of plyboard encloses 12 by 14 platforms four feet high, with a two foot higher screened area and canvas roof frame. Screen doors will be added. John Spencer says occupancy begins in about a week and sanitary conditions will improve while past storm damage is prevented.
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Shafter Farm
John Spencer
Telegraph Hill Signal Tower in Bohemia Arm Used for Ships
Telegraph Hill in Bohemia later became San Francisco's signal tower to warn the town of incoming ships and naval activity.
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Telegraph Hill
San Francisco’s
Bohemia
Wind Storm Hits Shafter Hunters Camp in Mountain Country
A severe windstorm in the mountain country east of Fresno over the past weekend struck a Shafter deer hunting party at Buck Meadow. Seven trees fell, forcing hunters to move cars to safety. A nearby meadow saw a woman seriously injured by a falling tree as rangers reported gusts from 70 to 110 miles per hour.
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Fresno
Shafter Deer Hunters
Laurence ‘Baughman
J. L. Hill
Wayne Hill
Joe Butts
John Ralford
Buck Meadow
New Holstein Sire Joins Woods Tone Dairy Herd
The Woods tone dairy at Shafter adds Carnation Homestead Spaf ford a pure bred Holstein sire from Carnation Farms Seattle Washington. Sired by Carnation Peerless and grandsire Sir Inca May the seven month old calf shows average butterfat of 987 pounds from five nearest dams. Stone currently fields 100 cows with plans to grow steadily and expects improvements from the new site.
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Woodstone
Shafter
Carnation Homestead
Spafford
Carnation Farms
Seattle
Wash
Carnation Peerless
Sir Inca May
Stone
Sunshine Hours and Budget Plan Highlight San Francisco
San Francisco enjoys 2935 hours of sun annually, about 66 percent of potential. The Federal Government proposes a 40 million dollar expenditure for elitortia highways and national defense projects.
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San Francisco
Board 137 Draft Quota Set At 45 For October 9
Forty five selectees will make up the 17th call of Dra Board No 137 announced by Chairman Tori. The contingent leaves October 9 for the Sacramento induction station. Draftees from the area are sent to Los Angeles. Names include Virgil Leach Henry Walt Mansfield Nick Anthony Piccola William Loyd Muse Marvin Taylor Shigeru Sato James Leo Walker Ernest Chester Williams Wall Groseclos Willie Sterling Sowell Paul Russell Rughes James Randolph Cross Wootter Esau James Wheeler Albany John Zoe Zamora Lee Gettelman A W Northam Cleo Groves Marvin C Brady Ralph Martinez Banda Ernest Dewberry John Henry Harris Don Leroy Maxson Charles Aloysius Luebbert Willis Berton Zumwalt Gideon Edwin Mettler Joe Semales Otto Reich Sammy Elvin Anderson Charles Festus Johnson James Boyd Smith Glenn James Hudson Herbert Edwin Neufeld Ernest William Frazier Ray Verdugo Charles Alma Merrit Louis Frank Frysak Loyd Edward Barnhart Cruz Garcia Sanchez Francisco Ramirez De Senz Rod Cal Hardesty Vernon Roy McGuffey Frank James Thomas Grant Sterling Williams Edgar Alfred Frazier Clarence Eugene Smith Francis Cecil Gore Hancock Ev Howard Britton Ralph Gibson Verner Bill Arthur Nelson Bert Macklin Asher R Courputt Jim Tashiaki Tanouye Loyd George Ball Wendell Arthur Persons
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Tori
Sacramento
Los Ales
Virgil Leach
Henry Walt@t
Mansfield
Nick Anthony Piccola
William Loyd
Muse
Marvin Taylor
Shigeru Sato
James Leo Walker
Ernest Chester Williams
Otto Reich
Sammy Elvin Anderson
Charles Festus Johnson
James Boyd Smith
Glenn James Hudson
Herbert Edwin Neufeld
Ernest William Frazier
Ray Verdugo
Charles Alma Merrit
Louis Frank Frysak
Loyd Edward Barnhart
Cruz Garcia Sanchez
Isco’ Ramirez DeSenz
Rod‘Cal Hardesty
Vernon Roy McGuffey
Frank James Thomas
Grant “Sterling Williams
Edgar
Alfred Frazier
Clarence Eugene ‘Smith
Francis Cecil
Gore Hancock
Ev Howard Britton
Ralph Gibson Verner
Bill Arthur Nelson
Bert Macklin Asher
R. Courputt
Jim ‘Tashiaki
Tanouye
Loyd George Ball
Wendell Arthur Persons
Equalization Board Protests New Tax On Wine
The California State Board of Equalization unanimously adopted a resolution protesting new federal taxes on wine. Initiated by Fred E. Stewart the measure argues that wine growers face discriminatory levies and a 100 percent federal increase could amount to confiscation.
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Callifornia
State Board of Equalization
Roosevelt
Fred. E. Stewart
Stewart
California
United States
California Board Opposes 100 Percent Wine Tax Increase
The State Board of Equalization adopts a resolution opposing any 100 percent tax rise on wine proposed before Congress. It declares the change inequitable relative to other beverages and could cause irreparable damage to California's wine industry. Copies are to be sent to President Roosevelt, California’s congressional delegation, and relevant Senate and House committees.
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California
United States
Congress
State Board of Equalization
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congressional
Senate
House
Weather and traffic stats for California in 1940-41 era
Rainfall totals show northern Sacramento valley at 112.76 inches and southern San Joaquin at 11.61 inches for the 1940-41 period. In early 1941, 248,169 out of state cars entered California, up 26.1 percent from 1940.
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Sacramento Valley
San Joaquin Valley
California
Berean Class Meeting Planned This Evening
A Berean class meeting at First Baptist Church will begin at 7 30 this evening. Officers will be elected and plans made for the season work. A social time will follow the business session.
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First Baptist Church
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Pafii Ave
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