District Women’s Clubs Set All Day Annual Meeting
Mrs. C. W. Christopher reports the District Women’s Clubs eight annual convention opens April 9 at Veterans Memorial Hall Bakersfield with art and book award judging and officer installation. Guest speaker Col. Charles E Yeager will share experiences from Edwards Air Force. committees are led by district and host clubs with a noon luncheon and evening banquet at local venues.
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Christopher
C. W. Christopher
Woman's Club of
Bakersfield
Larry Lafond
Harold Kitchen
Veterans Memorial Hall
Norris Rd
Freddie's
Skyway House
North-of-the-River
Charles E. Yeager
Usaf Aerospace Research Pilot School
Edwards Air Force Flight Test Center
Aero Research Pilots School
Hamlin
West Virginia
Army Air Force
Air Force
France
Peru
Chile
Brazil
Junior Chamber of Commerce
University of West Virginia
Governor of
Col. Yeager
Glennis
Edwards
Mesdames Lester Surgener
James Banducci
Dale Hickman
Arthur Koser
Surprise Birthday Party Hosted by Mrs Janzen
Mrs. H J D Janzen of 145 Golden West hosted a surprise birthday party for her cousin Mrs. H F Chadderdon on Friday evening March 27. Guests included Mrs Don Knowles and several Shafter residents.
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H. J. D. Janzen
Golden West
H. F. Chadderdon
Chadderdon
Hutchinson
Minnesota
Janzen
Don Knowles
Kenneth Ross
Tony Heller
A. Kliewer
Albert Froese
P. Gorsching
P. Butler
Carl Neumann
Anna Enns
West Lordo
Shafter
H. J. D. ‘ Janzen
G. C. Fields
Glenn Eymann
Fresno
John
Santa Cruz
Lou Stark
Fullerton
John Eymann
Robert Derthie
Darrell Janzen
Wasco
Robert Janzen
Myron Janzen
Bud Janzen
Sharon Janzen
Bakersfield
el Roy
Kermit Janzen
Honored Guest at Konoka Council Session
Mrs Gladys Bisson deputy Great Pocahontas attended Konoka Council No 294 Pocahontas meeting on March 24 at Veterans Memorial Hall. She was escorted to Easter Parade music wearing a crepe paper hat and orchid sweetpeas. Degree conferred on Laura Edwards and Viola Williams. Next meeting set for April 14.
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Gladys Bisson
Great Pocahontas
Konoka
Charles Ransbury
Ivan Mettler
Pocahontas
Jack Baker
Roy Pasley
Louise
Laura Edwards
Viola Williams
Norton Family in Anchorage Survives Earthquake Injury Free
Milton Norton and his wife Glenda and their two children Mike and Yvonne survived the Anchorage earthquake with all in the Turnagain district safe and their home intact. Glenda Rey Norton reported they were all fine though temporarily staying with friends.
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Anchorage
Milton Norton
Mike
Yvonne
Alaska
Turnagain
Glenda
Buttonwillow
Suzie
Seattle
Richfield Oil Company
Salesmen Missing After Alarmed Housewife Call
A housewife alerted police when salesmen left the 200 block on Atlantic. Officers arrived after the call and found the men gone. The incident prompted a police check of the area.
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Atlantic
Maple Students to Sing in Kern County Honor Chorus Concert
Twelve Maple School singers join Kern County Elementary School’s Honor Chorus for a Saturday concert at Harvey Auditorium Bakersfield. Rehearsals, bus transportation from Maple and Richland, and free admission. Conducted by Miss Lois Wells from El Monte. program includes both girls and boys chorus numbers plus combined pieces.
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Maple
Kern County
Harvey Auditorium
Bakersfield
Edison School
Maple and Richland School
Lois Wells
el Monte
el Monte High School
Carolyn Reimer
Carolyn Ford
Gladys Schultz
Sharon Broom
Melissa Frantz
Debbie Goertzen
Tommy Unruh
Douglas Enns
Tim Robnett
Dean Johnston
Ronald Koop
Mike Branch
Jesu
Births in Bakersfield and Wasco Isaac and Starrh twins
Stark Loft Starrh was born March 24 at Memorial Hospital Bakersfield weighing 9 pounds 13 ounces as the Starrh’s fourth child. Gregory Todd White arrived March 20 at North Kern Hospital Wasco at 21 inches long weighing 8 pounds 7 ounces as the Whites’ second child.
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Ann Vorell Starrh
Fred Starrh
Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield
Starrh
G. L. Starrh
Poplar Ave
Shafter
Gregory Todd White
Doyle L. White
North Kern Hospital
Wasco
White
Woods Farewell Party Before Move To Quincy
Dr and Mrs Rodney Wood were guests of honor at a farewell party held Wednesday at the Seventh Day Adventist Church recreation hall. Friends wished them luck as Dr Wood leaves Shafter to start a new medical practice in Quincy Located in the northeastern part of the state. The Woods plan to depart early this week.
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Rodney Wood
Seventh Day Adventist Church
The
Woods
Dr. Wood
Shafter
Quincy
Gifts Presented To Mrs Hampton At Baby Shower
A layette shower honored Mrs Harold Hampton wife of Kern Academy’s music teacher at the Ehrhardt home. Hostesses listed included Mrs Ehrhardt and Mrs Gair with Easter motif decor. Guests contributed a baby book and messages for the new mother amid games and light refreshments.
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Harold Hampton
Kern Academy
Ernest Ehrhardt
Ehrhardt
Kenneth Dunn
Lynn Gair
Dana Mulder
Bob Wall
Gair
P. L. Dirksen
Elizabeth Zimmerman
Ruth Wedel
Vera Neuman
Lily Schneider
Elizabeth Duerksen
Lenora Fenderson
Elizabeth Voth
Darlene Strauss
Veda Pitts
Zelma Adamson
Beverly Fenderson
Joyce Pitts
Jackie Fenderson
Ruth Foeltz
Joyce
Alice Richards
Mable Grant
Marjorie Ruth
Alice Johnson
Ruth
Lovel Enaives
Colaat Smee
SHAFTER PRESS April 1, 1964 Page 7
Local newspaper page seven from Shafter Press dated Wednesday April 1 1964 features brief items and notices. Readability is limited but contains standard community society and civic notes typical of a small town paper.
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Shafter Press
Easter Vacation In Shafter
The two sons of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Barry returned home for Easter. Marion, a Pasadena College physiology major, and Gerald, in the Navy, flew in from Norfolk for a twenty day leave before resuming duty in the North Atlantic after months in the Mediterranean aboard the tanker Nantahala.
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M. W. Barry
Stone Street
Marion
Pasadena College
Gerald
Navy
Norfolk
North Atlantic
Easter guests gather at Temple City home
Mr and Mrs William Grainger and their four children visit Temple City for Easter with Mrs Graingers parents Mr and Mrs G L Starrh The Grainger family includes Loa Starrh the former Mrs Starrh and their granddaughter Loa who spend the week with them Joined by Mr and Mrs Louis Starrh of Hanford on Sunday
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William Grainger
Temple City
Pierce Family Easter Gathering Noted in Delano
Vernon and Addie Pierce hosted a family Easter get-together with their children and Vernon's mother Mrs Jessie Pierce of Delano. Their daughter Mrs Davie Cotton participated in the celebration as part of the extended family gathering.
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Vernon
Addie Pierce
Jessie Pierce
Delano
Pierce
Davie Cotton
Pierce Family Plans Sunday Visit
The article notes a family gathering as Mr. and Mrs Vernon Pierce and Mr. and Mrs Ronald Pierce visit with their daughter and granddaughter April, along with Grandma Jessie Pierce.
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Vernon Pierce
Ronald Pierce
April
Jessie Pierce
Kern Loan Sold in Shafter and Bakersfield
The Kern Loan Shafter was sold to its Plan Bank in Ba. The Shafter office closed and the Bakersfield business continued operations as reported.
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Kern
Kern Loan Shafter
Plan Bank
Shafter
Bakersfield
Bitten by Dog Incidents Reported for Dexter Family
Relates a Sunday dog bite involving Rev and Mrs Dexter. The animal was located and contained to relieve parental worry.
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Dexter
Gear Shift Stolen Reported in Marengo
James Hammons reported a gear shift stolen from his car overnight on March 28 in Marengo. The incident was reported to police that same day.
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James Hammons
Marengo
Sue
Automobilists Urged to Approach Rail Crossings Safely
The Automobile Club urges caution at railroad crossings advising drivers to stop look and listen before crossing.
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Automobile Club
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Tom Flanagan
Lions Club
John Dalke
Agnes Theuer
Richland
Richland Pta
Dalke
Lions Sight Conservation Committee
Lions International
San Francisco
Flanagan
Alice
Theuer
Taft
Bakersfield Country Club
Ushers Nor Woman’s Club
C. H. McKenzie
Donald Eileen
Konoka Council
ED Rueb
Shafter Seventh-day Adventist Church
A. A. Wagner
Mr. Norton
Buck Norton
Norton
Glenda Rey
Ethel Myrick
Carlos Rey
North Dakota
California
Stark Loft
Bob’s
Church OF Christ
Mrs. Hampton
Christian Science Reading Room
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Ng
Up Street
Wasco Mon
Vang
Tong Enouat
Bo Bal
Flame
Piate Vangas
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