Kern County Crop Report Highlights August Shipments and Crops
The Kern County crop report notes August shipments totaling 2123 cars of fruits and vegetables with grapes leading at 904 cars. Potatoes, melons, pears, prunes, onions, beet seed and plums follow. Tehachapi-Cummings Valley harvests include White Rose potatoes and seed crops. The Tehachapi pear crop is described as the best in years. Final ship shipments, beet seed district plans, and labor housing concerns are discussed along with August weather, featuring cool temperatures and only eight days above 100 degrees.
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Tehachapi-Cummings Valley
Tehachapi
Weather Bureau
Fire Department Warns on Home Fire Safety
The Fire Department outlines precautions for Fire Prevention Week October 5 to 11 in Shafter. It cites improper wiring and overloaded circuits, gas vapor ignition, and careless handling of flames and flammable items as major fire causes.
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Fire Department
Shafter
Uniates
California
Patroleum Club
USO
Joe's Topper Bakery Advertises Tea Cakes for Parties
Tea Cakes we bake them for parties and celebrations and offer party friendly treats from Joe's Topper Bakery. This compact ad promotes bakery sweets for events.
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Joe's Topper Bakery
Joe's Bakery Breakfast Rolls
Breakfast rolls praised as suitable for a king from Joe's Bakery. The note emphasizes premium quality and aristocratic appeal in a compact ad style.
Savings Bonds Sales in Kern County Reach 367 779 50
Southern California August sales total 20 845 628 00 and eight month total 193 925 376 00 for the region. Fred H Johnson notes 12 756 600 00 in E bonds and 8 089 028 00 in F and G bonds nationwide with Kern County contributing 367 779 50 in August. Since January 1 1946 peacetime program investments exceed 476 million dollars with individual E bonds over 300 million.
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U.S
Southern
California
Fred H. Johnson
Southern California
U.S. Savings Bonds Division
Treasury Department
Kern County
Johnson
Fresno Visitors Attend Harold Greene Horse Show
Mrs. B. B. Smith, Miss Beverly Smith, and Miss Nell Jones of Fresno were weekend guests at Harold Greene's home and attended the horse show Saturday evening.
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B. B. Smith
Beverly Smith
Nell Jones
Fresno
Harold Greene
Letters to the Editor praise Kern County Fair leadership
A reader compares football teamwork to the Kern County Fair and Horse Show staff. The letter lauds the board and division chairs for expanding departments, improving grounds, and boosting public interest with attendance predicted around 125 000 to 150 000.
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Kern
Chamber of Commerce
Kern County
Fair and Horse Show team earns top praise
The Fair Board lauds its two leading stars Albert S. Goode and Howard K. Dickson and all members for a job well done at the Fair and Horse Show. The message credits a stellar rating to the team and extends congratulations to everyone involved.
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Fair Board
Albert S. Goode
Howard K. Dickson
Fair and
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Linda Prager
Pittsburgh
Jean Prager
K. W. Wilson
Riverside & Poplar
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Thirty-eighth
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