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Fourth of July plans and court house headlines
Local items cover Vernon County events including the Fourth of July preparations, a court house heater fund transfer of 4500 dollars, a new Tehachapi school principal, and notes on grammar school ending, Supervisors’ claims wrestling, and a contested school trustee race with many unnamed candidates. Hidden in the mix are reports of Dunham’s manhunt near Los Banos and a dramatic letter death hoax featuring Harry Richards and his mother.
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Los Banos
Dunham
Charles Jones
Los Banos Creek
Christophile Padias
Hans Anderson
Exchange Saloon
Oakland
J. P. Mitchell
Harry Richards
Bakersfield
Henry Richards
Richards
Delano
Californian Office
Sumner
C. L. Hollis
Californan
Calliforman
Hollis
Gio
Robert
Harry
Dock’’ Wilson
Californian
Caliente
Ben Price
Kernville
Los Angeles
Leo G. Pauley
Board of Education
Tehachapi