Easter gatherings fill Shafter with family visits and feasts
Shafter residents hosted and joined relatives at Manuel Park and homes for Easter. Guests included Blueford Suggs and Crabb Handel families of Wasco and Shafter, Jacobsen family from Tehachapi, and Visitation by Robyn Christensen and others. An egg hunt featured children. several relatives traveled from Fresno Arcata Huntington Beach and Wyoming. Harry Martin reportedly suffered a heart attack in Woodland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Park
Blueford Suggs
Wasco
Shafter
C.C. Crabb
W.G. Handel
Kenneth Handel
Glenn Handel
Bob Smith
Robyn Christensen
Roy Ryan
Pauline Tedder
Arcata
Phil Peoples
Mike
Paul
Huntington Beach
E. GC. Eckmann
Jim
Harry Martin
Woodland
Friends Honor Mrs Ralph Balfour At Layette Shower
Mrs. Ralph Balfour formerly Susan Vignolo was welcomed April 5 at Mrs. Rolf A. Jacobsen Sr. home. Guests included Beverly Greene and Beverly Smith from Balboa Island, Mrs. Agnes Vignolo of Fresno, and others. Gifts filled a bassinet as luncheon was served with assistance from Sandra and Mrs. Lela Heisey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolf. A. Jacobsen
Lela Helsey
Carleton
Neb
Sandra Castro
Christian
Ernesto
Flagstaff
Ariz
Mary Miller
San Luis Obispo
J. C. Jacobsen
Tehachapi
Rolf Jacobsen, Jr
David and
Paul
Harold Miller
Shafter
Ralph Balfour
Layette
Susan Vignolo
C. J. Vignolo
Rolf A. Jacobsen
Beverly Greene
Balboa Island
Beverly Smith
Jos. Bisceglia
Agnes
Vignolo
Fresno
Charles Balfour
Anaheim
Mmes
Frank Waterman
Walter Wasem
Nick Kerhulas
O. G. Ohlsson
Francis Sullivan, Jr
Robert Vignolo
Bakersfield
Harold Green
Ed Brown
Dan Weitz
Jack Williams
David Muir, Sr
S. A. Camp
Louise Fox
J. H. Fuller, Sr
W. A. Griffith, Jr
Ralph Boel
M. L. Thomas
J. L. Hill
Herbert E. Howell
H. W. Kelly
Ernie Hofman
E. B. Stringham
Shafter Juniors Sponsor Cancer Crusade Drive
The Shafter Junior Women’s Club launches the American Cancer Society Crusade with a neighbor to neighbor push. Envelopes placed at corner houses start April 11 and run through April 30, asking for contributions and pamphlets on cancer signs. Lloyd Plank chairs the committee. Mert Wiedmann and Pat Kelly lead business and rural area drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Junior Women’s Club
American Cancer Society
William Prout
Shafter
Lloyd Plank
Cancer Crusade Committee
Mert Wiedmann
Pat Kelly
Former Shafter Serviceman Honored at Family Dinner
Kenneth Snarr, home on leave from the US Army Paratroopers, was honored by relatives at a Shafter area gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Modie Cole. Snarr trained at Fort Benning and will depart soon for Germany for 18 months. Nearby family from Fontana Bakersfield and Shafter attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modie Cole
Shaw Ave
Kenneth Snarr
Germany
Bakersfield
Doyle Cole
Floyd Reed
James Reed
Shafter
Shafter Juniors Plan Sequoia District Convention
Four Shafter Juniors join Wasco's Mrs. Crosby and Mrs. Perry at the Sequoia District Junior Women's Clubs convention in Fresno on April 17. Speakers include Mrs. Crosby and Wasco’s Mrs. Neufeld, with Fresno and Visalia clubs assisting. thirteen local clubs attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Sequoia
Holiday Inn
Fresno
Collins Crosby
Wasco
Jack Perry
San Joaquin
Bill Gladden
Jack Colvard
William Prout
Crosby
Perry
Jim Neufeld
Wasco Juniors
Ronald Dobson
Progressive Home Club Juniors
Fresno Progressive Home Club
Ralph Page
Jim Elliott
Darla Ross
Reynold Benson
Tularé
Tulare
Sequoia District Conservation
Avenal
Bakersfield
Coalinga
Dinuba
Exeter
Kingsburg
Porterville
Selma
Visalia
Sequoia District
Larry Senior
Kern
Kings Counties
Welcome Newcomers to Shafter
New residents welcomed in Shafter with contact points for reporting arrivals. Dennis L. Steele and family moved from Oildale to 222 Walnut Street. JoAnn Womack from Sacramento at 414 Rodriguez with four children. Vivian Hodge widow and two grandchildren at 238 Rodriguez. Rubella inoculations offered in local counties. Convention highlights include district officer installation, awards banquet for civic service, and a president’s reception on Friday April 16 hosted by Tulare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Glenn Brannen
Brannen
Dennis L. Steele
Oildale
Walnut Street
Safeway
Sacramento
JoAnn Womack
Lhe
Tulare
Sequoia District Juniors Convene in Fresno Saturday
The Shafter Youth Needs Council reports on a 1969 Community Conference on Delinquency Prevention and describes a range of juvenile programs. Cadet, explorer, church sponsored projects, SOS drug awareness, and a quiet room for less active students are featured along with field trips and operator tours at Pacific Bell. Meetings aim to spark positive solutions in youth delinquency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Shafter Youth Needs Council
Kiwanis Club
Congregational Church
First Baptist Church
Mexico
Shafter Recreation Commission
Richard Larson
Richland
Supt
Evron Barber
Richland School
Steve Azavedo
Neuman Elected President of Shafter Woman's Club
Mrs. Marvin Neuman was elected president of the Shafter Woman's Club at a April 7 meeting. A luncheon followed at Veterans Memorial Hall with Rabbi Kolatch of Bakersfield as speaker on Jewish Passover traditions. Nominating slate named officers and directors. volunteers urged for rest homes and hospital. The club aids Richland School redecorating and welcomes donations for a quiet room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Woman’s Club
Shafter Library
Richland School Library
Joe deRamos
Art Craig
Frank Wisner
T. V
Justina) Little
Marvin Neuman
Veterans Memorial Hall
Rabbit Arthur Kolatch
Bakersfield
Rabbi Kolatch
Annette Albright
E. David Cooke
Lowell Todd
Neuman
Doyle Cole
Edwin ‘Johnston
Steven Richardson
Bill Dalke
Clara J. Schnidt
Jack Thompson
John Hanner
Burley Dooley
Shafter
Dooley
Art Penner
Convalescent Hospital
Richland School
Woman’s Club
Iser
Edwin Johnston
Elmer Richards
North of the River
Wisner
Kern County
Arthur Kolatch
Veteran’s Memorial Hall
Temple Beth el
Newborn Timothy John Dobbs Arrives in Shafter
Timothy John Dobbs, weighing nine pounds six ounces, was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Dobbs of Shafter on Tuesday April 6. He was welcomed home by four year old twin sisters. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J H Fuller of Shafter and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Dobbs of Coalinga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy John Dobbs
John Dobbs
Shafter
J.H. Fuller
Guy Dobbs
Coalinga
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Bud Barton
Debbie Garlinger
Maryin Garlinger
Nort Edwards
Bartons
North Edwards
Laura
Garlingers
Ginger Frost
David Raven
Emil Frost
Lee. Schmidt
Ron Schmidt
Kristy
el Toro
Ron
Garden Grove
Sam Becker
Robert Friesen
Tiffany
Rodney
John Yerke
Detroit
Yerkes
Hawaii
Glenn Edwards
Mrs
Norman Perry
Arly Feil
Sam Feil
Greeley
Chet Pauls
Gene Feil
Jona Feil
Greenacres
Harold van Blair
Laramie
Wyo
Chuck van Blairs
Cambria
Sandra
Lela Heisey
Shafter Juniors
Snarr
Community Needs Council
Camp Fire Group
Keith Watson
Pacific Telephone Company
Wed
CAMA
IBM
San Jose
Barton
Watson
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Golden West
Ervin Barr
Oberhausen
Barrs
Lyle Carter
Mines
H.B. Cooper
Ken Handel
Don Christenson
Delores Poplin
Howard Tucker
Standard Oil Company of California
North Pine Street
KWSO
Edward M. Rhoades
Will Moir
Paz Rou
Sr. High & Jr. High
Pilgrim Fellowship
Bible Fellowship
Tulere Ave
Shefter
Owen C. Onsun
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