Flower Field Visits and Local Social News Digest
McFarland residents Mr and Mrs F F Warren led a group from southern California visiting Flower Fields this week. The party included Mrs M D Rivers and son Martin Mrs Martin Geis and son Norman Mrs Alice Warren Betty and Gwendl yn. Others returned home from trips to Strathmore Tehachapi San Jose Los Angeles Chicago and Davis with updates on health studies and visits to relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Warren
McFarland
California
College student Darel Janzen returns after Easter break
U C L A student Darel Janzen resumes classes this week following a several day Easter vacation spent with his parents Mr and Mrs H Janzen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darel Janzen
Mrs. H. Janzen
Nursery School Meeting Discusses Problems of Small Children
A meeting of the Adult Education group will be held at the Nursery School today. Mrs John Ross of Tupman will address the gathering on Dressing Habits and related concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ross
Tupman
Wildflower Field Visits Spark Local Social Roundup
McFarland families Paul and relatives visit with Barney Mary Lou and Evelyn and other locals. Delano visitors include Harry Kerwin and Keith and family. Grand dinner at Houge home. Klemian and Walt pupils tour the wildflowers. Evelyn Everett Devine head to Pasadena Bible Institute. Gloeckler siblings return to San Jose. S.J. Segal tours Kern County. A.B. Craig substitutes at Bakersfield fire house. Picnic near wildflowers with Jones Blakely families. Sibbalds of Stockton visit. Kleinhans visit Justesen's store and flower fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarland
Paul Msg
Barney
Mary
Lou
Evelyn
Pasadena
Everett Devine
The
Bible Institute
Mrs. E. Devine
S. J. Segal
Kern County
A. B. Craig
Bakersfield
Beverly Hills Visitors Share Weekend in California Towns
From Beverly Hills Mr and Mrs Leonard Re Beverly Hills visited with friends and relatives here Sunday. From Paso Robles Mr and Mrs Ber Riggs and son Billie of Paso Robles called on friends in Shafter Sunday after viewing the wildflower fields. From San Mr and Eli Hart of El Nacimiento Rancho at San Miguel visited friends and relatives Sat while here they drove the flower fields and into San Miguel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Gutherie
Strathmore
H. C. Littlefield
Henry Kleinhans
Visalia
Lawrence Baughman
Justesen
Kleinhans
Baughman
Beverly Hills
Leonard
Paso Robles
Ber
Riggs
Billie
Shafter
San
Eli Hart
el Nacimiento Rancho
San Miguel
Paso Robles visitors share time with local friends
Visit notes show Mr and Mrs Henry Reif and daughter Carrol Ann of Paso Rob visited here Sunday. They spent time with friends and relatives while Aens of Ceres visited daughter and ee Mr and Mrs Seagle before leaving Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Reif
Carrol Ann
Paso Rob
Mr.Aens
Ceres
Seagle Aze
Easter visits and injuries in Hanford and Pismo Beach
From Hanford, Mrs. George Yokam and Mr. and Mrs. Orchard visited W. H. Hitchcock and toured the flower fields on Sunday. Curley Hookes spent Easter Sunday at Pismo Beach. Walt Rottman is rapidly recovering from a crushed foot earned while working at a blacksmith shop Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanfo'd Forest
George Yokam
Orchard
Hanford
W.H. Hitchcock
Pismo Curley Hookes
Pismo Beach
Walt Rottman
Operator Karon Morris Takes Santa Fe Apprenticeship
Aero operator Karon Morris from Lindsay relocates to Shafter to begin duties as apprentice operator at the Santa Fe station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karon Morris
Lindsay
Shafter
Santa Fe
Signal gang ends work in Santa Fe yards expansion
The Signal crew that spent days in the Santa Fe yards for Shafter's industrial and shipping center expansion has finished its task. News assignments shifted on Wednesday as March closed with no notable site reports. A false fire alarm interrupted the truck callout. Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reedley are noted in the day’s social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal Gang
Santa Fe
Xpansion
Shafter
Shipp’ Center
Art of the State
Ss.e
Henry Janzen
Mrs. A
New Arrival Ronald Dale Born in Bakersfield
Friday, March 26, Mrs. Vernon Pierce welcomed a baby boy named Ronald Dale at a Bakersfield hospital. Sunday, March 28, the family celebrated the birth, with proud parents and relatives noting the husky youngster’s arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Pierce
Bakersfield
Husky
Ronald Dale
Former Oklahoma residents return home after winter away
Mr and Mrs Henry Wiebe return to their Corn Oklahoma home after spending the winter in Shafter. Former resident Mr and Mrs Henry Mettler drove from Los Angeles to visit friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wiebe
Corn, Oklahoma
Shafter
Henry Mettler
Los Angeles
Anita Frocks Store Review Promotes Up-to-Date Styles
Anita Frocks at 1818 Chester Avenue Bakersfield offers gowns wraps dresses coats and hats with Paris fashion replicas and a selective millinery line. Expert milliners provide personalized service and fashion guidance as the annual business review commends the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. LaMarr
Anita Frocks
Chester Avenue
Bakersfield
Paris
Allen Pioneer Co. No 1 Bakersfield Dry Cleaning Ad
The Allen Pioneer No 1 at 600 East 19th Street Bakersfield offers quick service for out of town customers. They claim to provide expert dry cleaning and dyeing with the latest process, handling delicate dresses for both men and women. The piece praises their contribution to local progress and suggests giving them a trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. LaMarr
Allen Pioneer No
East 19Th Street
19Th
N Streets
Truxton Avenue
18Th
L Streets
Bakersfield
Tades
Imperial Floor Service Elevates Bakersfield Homes
A Bakersfield area floor service touts resurfacing to improve home value with clean, smooth floors. Methods claim quick results without clutter, eliminating worn spots and old paint or varnish for a finish ready to seal efficiently. Customers praised the service and urged trying it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Ace Mets
Tesh
Esulfat
Mennonite Brethren Church Plans April Services
The Church With Message and Melody announces services on Sunday April 4 including Sunday school 9 30 a m morning service 10 30 a m Lord s Supper 2 30 p m and fellowship 6 30 p m followed by a Jugendverein program 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday and Bible class Friday Rev Abraham Nachtigal from British Columbia will conduct services the following week April 11 for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Janzen
The
Christian Fellowship
Jugendverein
Abraham Nachtigal
British Columbia
Ordinance Limits Parking in Shafter California Streets
Kern County Board of Supervisors enacts restrictio n on Central Avenue Shafter and adjacent James and Munser Streets. Vehicles must park at an angle with right front wheel within 18 inches of curb and stay no more than two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors of
County of
Kern
Central Avenue
Shafter
Kern County
California
Santa Fe Street
Lerdoway
Shafter Avenue
James Street
Munser Street
Public School Bond Election Notice for District in California
A notice states an election will be held on April 9, 1987 at a school house in the district to vote on a single proposition for the issuance of 65 bonds of one thousand dollars each at 5 percent interest. Details list bond numbers, denominations, and maturities over multiple year spans.
Ordinance Provisions on Vehicle Removal and Penalties
The ordinance allows officers to move or remove vehicles occupying a street. Violators face a misdemeanor with fines up to 25 dollars and up to five days in jail. The act repeals prior ordinances and takes effect thirty days after passage, with publication in The Shafter Press. Signed by W R Woollomes, Chairman, Kern County Board of Supervisors, March 22, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con
Shafter Press
Kern
State of California
Board of Supervisors
Parish
Hinman
Abel
Noes
Wimmer
W. R. Woollomes
State of
California
F. E
Smith
Shy
Golden Crust Baking Co. a Bakersfield bakery praised
The Golden Crust Baking Company at 1512 M Street Bakersfield is highlighted for its modern sanitary plant and healthful Gold en Crust and Butter-Nut breads. The annual review commends their clean operations, high standards, and urging the public to patronize their products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. LaMarr
Golden Crust Baking Company
M Street
Bakersfield
Committees Named For Kerh County Agriculture Plan
Community committees to represent each district in the 1937 agriculture conservation program in Kerh County have been named. The Shafter group includes H. A. Rightmaire E. T. Devine Wm. Bishop and P. A. Schmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerh County
N. D. Hudson
Shafter
H. A. Rightmaire
E. T. Devine
Wm. Bishop
P. A. Schmidt
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Fontana
P. D. Binns
Tehachapi
C. Dee Hanson
Buddy
Tehachepi
Richard Wells
San Jose
Mr. Wells
T. V. Little Sunday
McMillan
Bertha Don
Chicago
Bertha Gordon
Anabel Wedge
Janet Woodburn
Aileen Woodburn
Marion Stockton
Davis
Harold Voth
Davis Agriculture College
Jacob Voth
Santa Maria
Emanuel Mettler
Orval Mettler
Casualty
A. J
Jack” Zimmerman
Ine
Weighmaster
Shafter Garbage Service
G. A. Wittmayer
Renmenaine
Dye's
Electric Shop
Phone & Central Ave
Harry Kerwin
Delano
Delano Keith
Delan
Robert
Everett
L.G
Charles“ Houge
Jose Tina
Melba Gloeckler
FE. O. Jones
W. F. Blakely
Rosedale
Stockton
danaiber _ ahi
Betty and
Jacquiline Sibbald
Bey
Mary L
Eva Mae
Grace Large
Harold Sproul
Santa Monica
Mary Sproul
Shafter Wild Flower Fields
Elizabeth Epp
Mrs
P. Epp
Viola Voth
Martha Wall
Orange State Hospital
Viola
Jacob H. Voth
Book Forum
Library
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Harry Hopkins
Tenth District
Porterville
Sam Seaburg
Ion Aves
Plymouth
Seaburg
Howard Motor Company
C. F. Hoffman
Moorpark
Hoffman
Reedley
Henry Warkentite
Marie Janzen
Allen Pioneer CO
Imperial
Shafter Mercantile Co
Hodgson
Shafter Theatre
R. A. Jacobson
E. B. Hayward
J. P. Harris Ranch
Shafter High School
Yates
Turkey Ranch
Calif
Mennonite Brethren Church
Wm. J. Bestwater
Golden Crust Baking CO
Jack
J. F
Janzen
Shafter Cabinet Shop
Shafter Bakery
Sandown
Sch
Baltimore
Hotpoint
Federated Stores
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