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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1950
Page
2
Students from Richland Maple Lerdo and Rio Bravo prepare entries for the Potato Festival poster contest. Judging will occur next Thursday afternoon with prizes including a $10 grand prize and first and second prizes for each school.
A dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Richards featured guests including Mr. and Mrs. James Parker and Vera Martin of Bakersfield, Mr. and Mrs. La Verne Kliewer, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Nusz, and Ralph Tucker of Shafter. Sturges and Sturges are co chairmen of the contest.
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary voted to support Edna Rodgers as Potato Festival queen at their regular meeting. Mary Lou Collins presided. nominating committee was named to present a May slate. The group approved paying expenses for a member to the Los Angeles Legion convention in August. Juanita Davis to replace Nellie Lassiter as poppy chairman. Vote April 11.
Funeral services for Jacob J Dirksen 73 who died Monday were held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church with Elder A V Bentz officiating Interment followed at Shafter Cemetery Flickinger Jansen Funeral Home handled arrangements Dirksen a Shafter resident for 20 years is survived by his wife Matilda and three sons Dave Dan and Clifford and six daughters Dave Schapansky Lindsay Minnie Zimmerman Laura Tanksley Dorothy Weyend Frances Steinberg and Eleanor Erhardt
Steven Bryant was honored on his first birthday at a party hosted by his parents Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Bryant. An Easter egg hunt and baskets were enjoyed with refreshments of ice cream cake and punch. Attending were family and friends including Billy Roders Johnny Parson Dale Parson Jimmy Fraley Gale Fraley Wayne Rohrbach Randy Cummings Linda Fay Taylor Allen Bryant Shirley Bryant of Bakersfield and relatives Mrs. James McGee Earlimart maternal grandmother and Mrs. A. H. Bryant paternal grandmother along with several aunts and other relatives. TE APRIL 11
Mr and Mrs Jack Nikkel were married recently at the Chapel of the Chimes in Bakersfield. They will live in Shafter where Nikkel works with his father at Nikkel Iron Works. Bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs George C Cook of Bakersfield. Carol Gardiner served as maid of honor. Best man was Dale Wiedmann. ushers were Charles Hitchcock and Richard Van Wy.
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