Shafter Womans Club Wins 12 Awards at District Meet
At the Kern District convention in Mc Farland on April 10 the Federation of Woman's Clubs presented 12 awards to members from Shafter and other district clubs. Attendees included Arvin Taft Wasco and Bakersfield and the meeting featured welcomes from Mc Farland officials and district officers. The event noted Bakersfield as the largest city in District 13 and logistics for delegation activities were outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
Cali
W. F. Summons
Ralph Bowman
Ministerial Council of
McFarland
Cub Scout den 7
Don Campbell
Ict 13
Bakers
Kern Strict
Sunny Scofield
Federation
Blood Bank
Cancer Crusade
Big Brother
Big Sister Assistance
Red Cross
Cancer
Salvation Army
Braille Center
Arthristis
March of Dimes
Heart
United Fund
Radio Free Europe
Plateau Association
Shafter
California Clubwoman Magazine
United Nations
Shafter Womans Club
John Hanner
Doyle Cole
Frank Wisner
Leonard Duck
Justina Little
Barbara Maniaci
Fern Freyberger
Gloria Boggs
Tommy Colvard
Kenneth Handel
Collins Crosby
South Forks
Lamont
Panama
Woman’s Club of
Bakersfield
Thuman Visit Highlights Shafter Community Ties
Former Shafter resident Roger Thuman and wife Kathy visited from McCook and Nebraska then toured Arima and Mexico with local friends. The piece catalogs bank work, multiple charitable projects, and Kern District club activities, noting awards, scholarships, hours volunteered, and district meeting dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Thumans
McCook
Ned
Harold Millers
Ghout Shafter
Nebraska
Arima
Mexico
Thumans
Kathy
Shafter
Thuman
Maywood
Neb
Community National Bank
James Street
Pat Legg Honored at Palm Springs Baby Shower
Pink and blue decor marked a layette shower for Mrs Pat Legg of Palm Springs on April 3. Hostesses Mrs Berry Daniel and Mrs Bill McNew led the event at 451 Golden West with gifts to Mrs Ernest Blevins, Charlotte Nixon and Mrs Myrtle Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Legg
Pat
Jane) Legg
Palm Springs
Berry Daniel
Bill McNew
Legg
Daniel
Golden West
Ernest Blevens
Charolette Nixon
Myrtle Gardner
Bill Cargill
Shafter
Dee Beam
Ruby Fowler
Hulene Bowden
Carol Henry
Pat Howard
Bill Deckert
Paul Floyd
J. T. Owens
Jack Harris
Pauline Groves
Patsy
Debra Sheppard
Karen McNew
Gene Array
Sheila Henry
Charlotte Nixon
Ernest Blevins
Willie Frazier
R. B. Cristian
Bakersfield
Eddie Knight
Kingman
Ariz
Curtis Daniel
Lena Howard
Porterville
Bill Langston
Delano
James McNew
Roger Meyers
Wasco
B. S. McNew
George Knight
Wiens Family Tours Holy Land With J C Penner Group
Mr and Mrs John Wiens and J C Penner joined a San Jose led church tour of thirty seven people visiting Rome Vatican City St Peters Square and other biblical sites. They traveled from London to New York via Lisbon and Cairo stopping at Istanbul Ephesus Pergamum and Thessalonica. The trip included a camel ride near the pyramids and cautions about camel drivers asking for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple
Bakersfield
John Wiens
Holy Land
Wilbur Nikkel
Mark
Lori
London
Wiens
J.C. Penner
San Jose
Loyal Funk
New York
Rome
Lisbon
Vatican City
St. Peter’s Square
Colosseum
Manertine
Apostle Paul
Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
Paul
John
Pergamum
Phillippi
Thessalonica
Corinth
Cairo
Hilton Hotel
Atendant
Beirut
Mediterranean Sea
Dog River
Byblos
Lebanon
Baalbek
Israel
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Betheny
Jordan
Sea of Galilee
Jerico
Dead Sea
Nazareth
Buckingham Palace
Revival Services at Assembly of God Church Begin April 16
The Assembly of God Church at 154 West Tulare will host revival meetings nightly at 7 30 p m beginning Wednesday April 16. Rev Wendell Collins leads the services with Mrs Pauline Steele and Mrs Ruth Brannen of Fayetteville Ark directing. Public invitation extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of God Church
West Tulare
Wendell Collins
Pauline Steele
Ruth Brannen
Fedville
Ark
Episcopal Women Show Travel Slides and Souvenirs
The Episcopal Church Women of St. Mark's Church held an April 8 meeting in the church school building at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Claire McDowell presented travel slides and souvenirs from trips to Mexico Yellowstone National Park and Death Valley. Hostess chair Mrs. Bob Cloud organized refreshments of cookies and coffee, highlighting travels by Mrs. McDowell and her husband John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church Women of
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Beech Avenue
Mexico
Yellowstone
National Park
Death Valley
Claire McDowell
John
Bob Cloud
Maude Beavan Wins Golf Title at North Kern
Maude Beavan captures the North Kern Women s Golf championship with rounds of 83 and 82 at the North Kern course. Edith Henry is the 1968 North Kern club champion. a luncheon on April 24 will award the championship and flight prizes. Ona Lenon broke 100 with a 93 Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Beavan
North Kern
Maude
Jane Flanigan
Katy Ogle
June Smith
Darlene Phillips
Ginger Somers
Selma Women’s Golf Association
Blue Birds
Birds
Valley Public Course
Dorothy Hougard
Locust
Selma
Maple Guitar Students Help Add to Honor Chorus
Maple Elementary adds guitar players to the Boys and Girls Honor Chorus for a Saturday concert on April 19. Joe Dela Rosa Darrell Branch Tommy Gray and Sam Frantz join the Boys Honor Chorus for Colorado Trail. Girls chorus members include Candy Enns Nori Frantz Janice Hammett Sabrina Nichols and Elaine Reimer. The program features Go Down Moses Old Abram Brown Guten Nacht and joint numbers Praise Ye the Lord and America the Beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elementary of Honor Chorus
Kern County
Maple Guitar
Colorado Trail
Joe Dela Rosa
Darrell Branch
Tommy Gray
Sam Frantz
Maple
Sandra Nicol
Tim Unruh
James Stewart
Philip Brown
Michael Dobbrenen
Candy Enns
Nori Frantz
Janice Hammett
Sabrina Nichols
Elaine Reimer
Lord
Moses
Abram Brown
America the Beautiful
Community Invites Girls State Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
The American Legion Auxiliary Leslie L. Robinson Unit 213 hosts a pancake breakfast at Veterans Memorial Hall corner James and California Ave to fund the Girls State delegate trip. Breakfast runs 6 to 11 am with tickets at the door or from organizers Faye Johnson Leon Morgan and LaVerne Haskins. Carla Taffera is the 1969 Girls State delegate from Shafter High School. Janet Parker is the alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Leslie L. Robinson
Veteran’s Memorial Hall
Corner James
California Ave
Faye Johnson
Leon Morgan
LaVerne Haskins
Carla Taffera
Shafter High School
Carla
Carl Taffera
Janet Parker
G. Gordon Parker
Rio Bravo
New Baby Gaiten Arrives as Family Welcomes Oscar V
Oscar V. Gaiten born Friday April 11 at home of Mr. and Mrs. Blais Gaiten 433 Curtis Street. Weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces and joining siblings Cornelia Ismael Sally Ann and Christinia. Paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs Petra Gaiten reside in Phoenix Arizona. Girls State civics program at University of California Davis limit 560 girls due to housing constraints. 26th annual Girls State to be held June 23 to July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar V. Gaiten
Blais Gaiten
Curtis Street
Cornelia
Ismael
Sally Ann
Christinia
Petra Gaiten
Phoenix
Arizona
University of California, Davis
Deborah New Celebrates 9th Birthday Party Details
Deborah New celebrated her ninth birthday on a Friday party hosted by her mother Claude L. New Jr. at 539 Olive Street. Guests arrived at 4 pm, enjoyed a decorated carport, cake with pink and yellow flowers, and punch. Surprises included visiting cousins and friends from school, with prizes awarded to Becky Nixon and Beth Ann Nunlist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah New
Claude L. New Jr
Olive Street
Deborah
Pola
Pam
Gregg Duke
Greet
Davey Shepherd
Marguerite Brock
Corona
Calif
Julie Horn
Sherry
Becky Gladden
Sandra Grimes
Susie Bellows
Rhonda
Beth Anne Nunlist
Cindy Stool
Becky Nixon
Sandy Lempinen
Collette
Pamela Dalke
Claude
Beth Ann Nunlist
Susie New
Mae Pasley
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Mrs. Thuman
Avicenna Hospital
Kabul
Afssnitan
Cate Medico Tean Eqstor
Os Medico
Mrs. J. Wiens
Mrs. Lloyd (Marjorie) Robertson
Kern/Rider
Buena Vista
Bobby Wingate
Eleanor Merritt
Margo Sundberg
Gladys Snides
Betty Strong
Harvey Auditorium
Stork
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