Engagement of Barbara Boggs Announced
Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Boggs of 30902 Superior Lane announce the engagement of their daughter Barbara to Steven Kroeker of Wasco. Barbara graduates from Shafter High School in June and has been active in G A A Rio Bravo 4 H Teen-to-Teen Teachers Photo and Pep Clubs. Kroeker, a Wasco High School graduate of 1964, is stationed at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas. No wedding date is set. Barbara plans to continue her schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. R. Boggs
Superior Lane
Barbara
Steven Kroeker
Wasco
Boggs
Shafter High School
Rio Bravo
San Antonio
Tex
Lackland Air Force Base
Wasco High School
Bakersfield College
Air Force
Wasco High
Congress Shifts Tone on Grass Roots County Control
Vance A. Webb told Kern County Property Owners Association that Washington has tilted toward more county recognition and home rule. He noted talk at the National Association of Counties urging some income tax feedback, but Webb warned of carries charges and disagreed with returning tax funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance A. Webb
Kern County Property Owners Association
Washington, D. C
Webb
National Association of Counties
Starrhs Attend 48th California Farm Bureau Convention
Mr and Mrs George Starrh of 17438 Poplar attended the 48th annual California Farm Bureau Federation convention in Chico at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds. A Tuesday tour of Oroville dam and local farms drew 700 members. Awards were given for long service and vocational agriculture, featuring growers and educators from Davis Eureka Dixon Redlands Fresno Modesto and Woodland Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Starrh
Poplar
California Farm Bureau Federation
Butte County
Chico
Silver Dollar Fairrounds
Oroville Dam
Silver Dollar Fairgrounds
Farm Bureau
Chico Armory
Starrh
California
Feather River
Lester J. Barry
ULC
Davis
Milton D. Miller
Clement L. Pelissier
Diaryman, LLC
Norman W. Stice
Sacramento
Katherine Welker
Humboldt County
Eureka
Redlands
Lieged—Dowler
Festival of Camp Fire Girls Huge Success
The Camp Fire Festival held Sunday at Veterans Memorial Hall was hailed as a huge success by the organizing committee. The event featured arts and crafts, Indian crafts by Mrs. Dayton Raben of Buttonwillow, and demonstrations of the Cheyenne Feather Dance. Camp Fire leaders and the Ehakiwee Junior Hi Camp Fire group sponsored by union church Women’s Fellowship highlighted a national honor program with local participants from Wasco and Wasco-area groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veteran’s Memorial Hall
Shafter
Dayton Raben
Buttonwillow
Wyoming
Montana
Raben
Jacobsen, Jr
H. B. Cooper
Marvin Hoover
Don Anderson
Ken Berkshire
Margaret Barton
Phil Zachary
Johnnie Saulsbury
Glen Handel
Wayne Anderson
Wayne Horn
Elmer Anderson
Jerry Mixon
Henry Beech
John Hill
Debby Bell
Georgia Camp
Ann Christensen
Cyndie Farrell
Jeanne Miller
Linda Sutton
Susan Theuer
Peggy Bergen
Wasco
Diane Crosby
Glenda Norris
Lerdo Founders Day Program Set For April 6
Lerdo School holds Founders Day with Mrs Gussie Tharp PTA president in charge. Corsages for past presidents and life members. Music by Lerdo Orchestra directed by Lawrence Foster. Candle lighting by named Mamedanes and others. Lordo Mother Daughter Chorus to sing Memories and a School Days parody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lerdo
Gussie Tharp
PTA
Lerdo Orchestra
Lawrence Foster
Medamanes
Rose Stowell
Daisy Wright
Martha Ward
Leona Allen
Eddie Jewel Watts
Opal Sikes
Opal Boles
Gladys Johnston
Frankie Loveaul
Olive Gadberry
Earlene Maddus
Ruth Hunter
Barbara Chilton
Opal Hanson
Lordo
Beth van Blair
Frances Fox
Betty Morris
Quotes on Education and Government Rights
A collection of vintage quotes from U S newspaper writers. Fred W Grown notes education grows with a family�s support Dale Holdridge comments on progress and the driver staying with the wagon Joseph M Shaw Jr argues that government cannot destroy people�s rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Shaw, Jr
Cherokee County Herald
Centre
Alabama
Key Club Officers Installed at Shafter Breakfast
At the Shafter Motel breakfast the Shafter Kiwanis Club installed new Key Club officers and inducted 12 new members. Harold Corrie presided as Kiwanis president with Bill Hatcher and Fred Kronkite as advisors. New juniors Rick Wegis Jeff Warren Tom Stipp Joe Janzen Dean Johnston. Sophomores Dennis Atkinson Fred Herkimer Bill McKinley Jan Stuebbe. Freshmen Larry Antongiovanni Jim Brown Rick Paul Don Stepp. There were 36 Key Club members and 12 Kiwanisans present along with special guests Derry Washington and Mike Gombos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key Club
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter Motel
Harold Corrie
Shafter High School
Kiwanis Club
Bill Hatcher
Fred Kronkite
Mike Cooke
Richard Miller
Bob Banks
Ken Wittenberg
Rick Wegis
Jeff Warren
Tom Stipp
Joe Janzen
Dean Johnston
Dennis Atkinson
Fred Herkimer
Bill McKinley
Jan Stuebbe
Larry Antongiovanni
Jim Brown
Rick Paul
Don Stepp
Military Construction Bill Includes 21 Million for 18th District
Congressman Bob Mathias announced that the Department of Defense has sent a Military Construction Authorization Bill for fiscal 1968 to Congress. It requests over 21 million dollars for Navy and Air Force facilities in the 18th District. Key projects include 11.536 million for operational test at the Naval Ordnance Test Station China Lake and 4.023 million for facilities at Edwards Air Force Base Muroc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Mathias
Department of Defense
Congress
Navy
Air Force
Naval Ordance Test Station
China Lake
Barbara Johnson to Wed Frank Scholl in Paso Robles
The betrothal of Barbara Johnson and Frank Scholl was announced over Easter in Paso Robles. They plan a May 12 wedding in Paso Robles with Johnson the daughter of Harold and Johnny Johnson of 341 Cross and Scholl the son of Howard and Mrs Scholl of 7765 Castano Avenue Atascadero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Johnson
Frank Scholl
Paso Robles
Miss Johnson
Harold
Johnny) Johnson
Cross
Shafter High School
Beauty
Bakersfield
Howard Scholl
Castano Avenue
Atascadero
Atascadero High School
Kimble Tire Company
San Luis Obispo
PTA Smorgasbord Raises Money for Two Scholarships
Shafter High School PTA plans an April 18 smorgasbord at the high school to fund two scholarships. Co chairs Mr and Mrs Robert Warren lead the event, supporting a prospective teacher scholarship and a terminal studies award for two years. Recipients include Mary Snively Shirley Unruh Armando Vasquez Larry Jones Mary Torres Margaret Watkins. Armando Vasquez attends Bakersfield College and supports math and social science studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
PTA
Lawrence Kattenhorn
PTA Group
Robert Warren
Mary Snively
Shirley Unruh
Armando Vasquez
Larry Jones
Mary Torres
Margaret Watkins
Bakersfield College
Armando
University of California In
Santa Barbara
Mary
Winners Gather Ribbons at Shafter Memorial Hall Art Show
The Shafter Memorial Hall art festival showcased 375 pieces with winners in multiple divisions. Blue ribbon recipients included Maureen Revell, Ruth Stover, and Phillip Pinada among others. county finals are set for May 6 at Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Memorial Hall
Lwere
Charles H. Chichester
Delano
Peggy Turoonjian
Dan Castro
Bakersfield
Karen Southwick
Richland
Maureen Revell
Shafter High
Ruth , Stover
Shafter
Marilyn Nazaroff
Warren McDaniel
Wasco
Ellen Sill
Connie Ramo
St. Johns
Phillip Pinada
Pete Garcia
Sandra Lempinen
Diana White
Paulita Gutierrez
Gordon Woo
Sol Salazar
Mike Thompson
Bill Ruthsaty
Connie Mills
Laura Hare
Dottie Boyd Hebel
Ruth Stover
Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery
Vincent Moreno
Tommy Daniel
Terry Ralston
Denise Packard
Elizabeth Lopez
Ronald Burchett
Paula Lawson
Greg Thompson
Richard Bean
Margaret Mortimore
Beth Channeson
Eileen Miller
Ray Canter
Julian Castillo
Edward Anderson
Wesley Kliewer
Mae McCoy
David Schjeldahl
Local Golfers Place In Area Lions Tourney
Al Neeley of Shafter and Everett Baker of Taft tied for second in the Buttonwillow Lions Club best ball event at Buena Vista Golf Course with a 66. Pete Borda of Taft and Alfred Palla of Buttonwillow also posted 66. Medford Plant of Bakersfield and Steve Claires of Ventura won with 64. Bob Somers of Shafter and Orlando Torigiani of Bakersfield shot 67 to share fourth with seven others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Neeley
Shafter
Everett Baker
Taft
Buttonwillow Lions Club
Buena Vista
Pete Borda
Alfred Palla
Buttonwillow
Medford Plant
Bakersfield
Steve Claires
Ventura
Bob Somers
Orlando Torigiani
Siemens Family Easter Gathering
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Siemens hosted Easter at their home with relatives including their daughter and her Fresno Roger Neufelds, son Dale in Los Angeles, and siblings Mrs. Siemens and Mr. Walter Frantz with Dar lene Frantz, plus Kelley Benke and E. P. Frantz of Shafter. Dale has worked since mid February at the Los Angeles County Hospital in the psychiatric ward and finds it interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapel
Ernest Siemens
Roger Neufelds
Fresno
Dale
Los Angeles
Siemens
Walter Frantz
Darlene
Frantz
Kelley Benke
San Jose
E. P. Frantz
Shafter
Los Angeles County Hospital
St Therese's Hall Hosts Annual Mexican Dinner
St Theresa's Catholic Hall on Lerdo hosts a Sunday April 9 dinner serving from 3 to 7 pm. Adults 1.50 and children 75 cents. Tickets at the door or from Bess Taffera. Volunteers Ramona Contreras Mickey Paloma Julia Escalante help cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Theresa’s
Lerdo
Bess Taffera
Ramona Contreras
Mickey Paloma
Julia Escalante
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barbara Boggs
G. L. Starrhs
Farm Bureau Meeting
Washington
KCPOA
County Supervisors Association of California
Donald Hawkins
Sr. High & Jr. High
Pilgrim Fellowship
Richie
E. Tulare Ave
Owen C. Onsam
Pestor
Brazil
Christopher A. Burrowes
Rotary
Warren Hawkins
Steve Furman
Burrowes
Wish Ip
Fred W. Grown
Bergen
N.J
Dale Holdridge
Langford
Edwards Air Force Base
Muroc
PTA Smorgasbord
Memorial Hall
Teresa Sexton
Stacy Wood
Joanne Berkshire
Michael Taffera
Kathy Southwick
Rodney Feil
Rusty Cooper
Emily Rayoga
Kim Hyer
Linda Tucker
David Thompson
Susan Channeson
of Shafter
David Sears
Javier Rodriguez
Ronald Gaxiola
Craig. Jones
A Mather
Nelda Gilbert
Chris Parson
Brantino Marco
Dorothea Pescatore
St. Therese’s Hall
First Southern Baptist Church
Dor. Dexter
C. Ogan
Buel Mouser
Training Union
Horace Womack
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