Central Market Summer Deals and Shopping Tips
Central Market touts summer produce and home care items with a quick shopper guide. It promotes floor waxer rentals, aluminum foil shortages, and weekly specials on spaghetti, Swanson chicken fricassee, Sunshine Hi Ho crackers, Red Bird Yams, Butter Kernel Peas and Carrots, and Kingsford Corn Starch. It also highlights Pot of Gold tickets for cash customers and meat department services including custom cuts and a lamb shoulder recipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanson
Kingsford
Multiple Newborns Reported in Wasco and Surrounding Areas
Mr and Mrs Bill Cronien of Wasco welcome Donny Glenn born at 5 am Wednesday in Mercy Hospital weighing seven pounds 12 ounces. Grandparents are Mason Alexander of Shafter and C C Cronnan of Wasco. Douglas Wayne Engel born in San Diego weighed over eight pounds with grandparents Lee Willoughby H G Engel. Ernest William Daffen Mayer born in Wasco Maternity Home weighed nine pounds four ounces mother Alma Bageley of Shafter. Richard Vincent Little born in Bakersfield Friese Maternity Home weighed seven pounds 15 ounces with sister Donna 20 months. Grandparents T V Little of Shafter and F R Garner of Bakersfield. County courthouse at Mariposa built in 1854.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Cronien
Wasco
Donny Glenn
Mercy Hodspital
Cronian
Sue Alexander
Shafter
Mason Alexander
C.C. Cronnan
Harold Engel
Douglas Wayne
San Diego
Lee Willoughby
H. G. Engel
Norman Daffenmayer
Wasco - Maternity
Ernest William
Alma Bageley
Donald Little
Grant St
Richard Vincent Little
Friese
Bakersfield
Donna
T. V. Little
F. R. Garner
Cake Bake Contest Honors Retiring PTA Chief
A cake bake contest this week honored the retiring PTA chief. Winners included Jimmie Janzen and Mrs Clare Knottly. Judges were Gracy Bartlett Emmanuel Sullivan and Jack Harris. Attendees at the business meeting at Mrs Iva Finkbeiner’s home included Mesdames Jimmie Janzen Clare Knottly Evelyn Little Lillie Johnson Kay Vine Addie Pierce Nancy Gorsching Edna Bender and Gladys Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firemen’s Auxiliary Wores
Jimmie Janzen
Clare Knottly
Gracy Bartlett
Emmanuel Sullivan
Jack Harris
Iva Finkbeiner
Surprise Party Honors Carol Lorenz at Riverside Drive
A surprise birthday party was hosted by her sister Katherine at the Lorenz home on Riverside Drive last Thursday night. Attendees included Shirley Cramer Carry Adamson Bobby Holmes Robert Neuman Eric Cramer Katherine Lorenz Marilyn Barling Connie Tanksley Janice Wikoff Janice Dirksen Lois Greybill Donald Few Wilma Kurtz Donna Wedel Carol Lorenz and Mr and Mrs J H Lorenz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Lorenz
Katherine
Lorenz
Riverside Drive
Shirley Cramer
Carry Adamson
Bobby Holmes
Robert Neuman
Eric Cramer
Katherine Lorenz
Marilyn Barling
Connie Tanksley
Janice Wikoff
Janice Dirksen
Lois Greybill
Donald Few
Wilma Kurtz
Donna Wedel
J. H. Lorenz
Peters and Pember Bride in Candlelight Mennonite Service
Miss Joan Vivian Peters daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Peters of Shafter wed Pfc Thomas Doyle Pember son of Mr and Mrs Luther T Pember of Oklahoma City in a double ring candlelight ceremony Tuesday evening at the Mennonite Brethren Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Vivian Peters
Harry Peters
Shafter
Pfc
Thomas Doyle Pember
Luther T. Pember
Oklahoma City
Mennonite Brethren Church
Retiring PTA Chief Hosts Tea for Incoming Leader
Maple area reports Mrs. Arthur Ehrhorn, retiring president of the Maple Parent-Teachers Association, hosted a tea to welcome incoming president Mrs. Ruben Siemens. Attendees included executive board members. business affairs for the year were discussed and appreciation expressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MAPLE
Arthur Ehrhorn
Maple Parent-Teachers Association
Ruben Siemens
Ehrhorn
PTA
Siemens
R. E. Gribble
Kattenhorn Family Visits Shafter Folks
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kattenhorn and their son Lloyd visited Kattenhorn's parents Mr. and Mrs. Elmer V. Kattenhorn in Shafter last weekend. Mrs. Kattenhorn remains in Shafter with her ill sister-in-law, Mrs. Fred Hasty, while Elmer plans to graduate from Fresno State College in June. Marion, another Kattenhorn son, is expected in Shafter this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Kattenhorn
Lloyd
Shafter
Kattenhorn
Elmer V. Kattenhorn
Shafter Avenue
Fresno
Fresno State College
Fred Hasty
Marion
E. V. Kattenhorn
Sunday Guests at Aday Home From Bakersfield
Sunday visitors at the Troy Aday residence included Mr. and Mrs. G. C. McCoy and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Pierce of Bakersfield. Later in the afternoon they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Blackie McCoy. Mrs. Aday is the niece of the G. C. McCoys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Aday
G. C. McCoy
Bob Pierce
Bakersfield
J. P
Blackie” McCoy
Aday
Virginia Armenta Marries Soldier in Bakersfield Ceremony
Miss Virginia Armenta and Pvt. Catarina Arismendez Jr. were wed at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Bakersfield on Monday. Armenta is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Senovia Armenta, Arismendez the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arismendez of Beech Avenue. Matron of honor was Mrs. Trinidal Rodriguez and best man was Mr. Trinidal Rodriguez. Arismendez departed Apr 9 for Camp Roberts where he is stationed. Armenta attended schools in San Fernando.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Armenta
Catarina Arismendéz, Jr
Bakersfield
Pete Gorsching attends sister's funeral in Shafter
Pete Gorsching left Tuesday morning to attend the funeral of his sister Mrs Elizabeth, who died Monday night and was known in the Shafter area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Gorsching
Elizabeth
Shafter
Mary Rogers Weds Youth in Wasco Nuptials
Miss Mary Ruth Rogers and Albert Crawford Jr. wed in a single ring ceremony at Rev. R. Monroe’s Wasco home on April 5. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mason Alexander of Shafter, wore a pink nylon and taf feta dress. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Crawford of Baker Street, is in the Navy and returned to Treasure Island Base on April 11. After the ceremony, the couple rode through Shafter and Wasco in a wheelbarrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ruth Rogers
Albert Crawford, Jr
Rev. R. Monroe
Wasco
Crawford
Mason Alexander
Shafter Avenue
Mr. Crawford
R. E. Crawford
Baker Street
Shafter and
Navy
Treasure Island
District Tart Competition Winners Announced
The eighth through sixth grades and K through third grade awarded in oil, watercolor, and other media. In high school, oils went to Albert Prender and Bob Nixon, watercolor to Jean Elkin and George Tidwell, and abstract to Paul Wasco with others from Shafter. Elementary honors include Leora Dillard and Katherine Kadel among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Maxwell
Wasco
Terrell
Joyce Williams
Shafter
Dorothy Thew
Albert Prender
Bob Nixon
J . Julia Arreo~ola
Shafte
Jean Elkin
George Tidwell
Lana King
Barbara Murphy
Joyce Bell
Lana King Shafter
Paul Wasco
Poyce Bell
Denver Howard
Leora Dillard
Norma Nicol
Maple
Kelly Blanton
Katherine Kadel
Dorothy Penner
Trudi Wariner
Gloria Dollar
Janey Baker
Michael Hall
Families Relocate and Visit In California
Doug Harris of Beech Avenue visits his daughter in Fresno for the week. Mr and Mrs Arthur Whitecotton and their baby son, previously of Beech Avenue, have moved from Oregon to Shafter and plan to make it their new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Harris
Beech Avenue
Fresno
Arthur Whitecotton
Baby
Abe A. Whitecotton
Oregon
Shafter
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Central Ave
Mariposa
Rogue River
Rory Calhoun
Charles Starrett
Betty Grable
Gertrude Berg
Bowery Boys
Jim Bannon
Ride, Ryder
Del-Kern Drive-In Theater
MacDonald Carey
Missouri
Gene Evans
Dick Powell
Lucille Ball
Red Skelton
Fuller
Gisl
Marshall Thompson
Dial
Edwinna Rueb
Kathy
Bergman
Harvey
Cook
Norma Petker
Belva Becker
Norma Neuman
Caroline Spitzer
Betty I
Jesus
Waldo Wiebe
Marine Base
Camp Pendleton
Pember
Shafter High School
Rugged Service
Central Valley
G-E
General Electric
Johnny Gaede
Space Maker
GuAuad Arene Eee
Central Avenue
Mary Rogers
Happy
Beulah Neuman
Christine Unruh
Berit Pipkin
Carl J. Neumann
Kenneth Pipkin
Bonnie Wiliams Charles, Humbert
E. H. Lilly
Wilma Sullivan
Albert L. McKenney
Alvin Wedinbach
D. J. Oblander
Pete Dirksen
Arthur Dirksen
C. F. Ummel
Kenneth Strauss
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