Art Association Show Showcases Shafter Students Hobbies
The Shafter-Wasco Art Association held a hobby show in the Richland cafeteria featuring grammar and high school students. Exhibitors included Mary Brown with dolls, Helen Adams with story-book dolls, Jackie Brown with radio and telegraph, JoRetta Collins with pressed flowers, Ronald Pierce with coins and match covers, among others. The next meeting is set for May 11 in Wasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter-Wasco Art Association
Richland
Fred Hasty
Art Hemingson
Wasco
Mary Brown
Helen Adams
Jackie Brown
JoRetta Collins
Ronald Pierce
Bobby Neuman
Gary Weyand
Valera Kitschenman
Barbara Wroten
Bruce Epp
Marjorie Engel
Geraldine Stewart
Bobby Reeves
Donald Klassen
Charles Pat
Richland PTA Fashion Show Showcases Student Creations
Over 100 attendees watched Richland PTA seventh and eighth graders model clothing they handmade for house coats dresses sportswear and pajamas. Marion Mettler narrated the event with Burnis Morris directing. officers were installed by Mrs. Forrest Jones and include Mrs. Lee Thomas as president and other officers and volunteers handling various duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlarnd
Parent-Teachers Association
Richland
Marion Mettler
Burnis Morris
Blanche Hill
Gladys Hyland
Forrest Jones
Lee Thomas
Harry Thompson
William Dalke
Kenneth Pipkin
Jack Battaglia
Ralph Lachenmaier
Campfire Girls Visit Shafter Press Plant Tour
Seventeen Campfire Girls from Aawakiwa Council toured the Shafter Press plant to see newspaper production. They viewed the Fairchild engraver the press and linotype machines as guides explained the printing process. Accompanying the group were Mrs. Ed Brown and Mrs. Robert Sturges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aawakiwa Council
Shafter Press
Fairchild
Jean Thomas Mary Brown
Dorothy Weitz
Allene Anderson
Bobby Jean Sturges
Barbara Patton
Sharon Nus
June Thompson
Carolyn Robert
Rudy Shultz
Paula Allen
Patsy Cornell
Joan Eckman
Melva Bell
Judy Sanders
Carolyn Kirkham
Joan Mettler
Ed Brown
Robert Sturges
Richland Coach Roy Farrell Attends State PE Educators Meeting
Roy Farrell athletic director at Richland School attended a meeting of the California Association of Physical Education Educators to discuss programs and standards shaping student sports and fitness activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Farrell
Richland School
California Association of Physical Education Educators
Music Program Aids Kern Academy Library Fund
A Kern Academy event on April 8 featured a student and staff musical program to raise funds for the school library. Performers included Charlotte Pitts Earl Neuman Carol Lorenz Jerry Smith Gary Gottfried Dora Fetterer and Ilona Weishaar with piano solos accordion saxophone trumpet and vocal numbers by various grades. The program closed with a flag drill by third and fourth grade boys and a performance of Kentucky Babe by seventh and eighth grade girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern Academy
Charlotte Pitts
Earl Neuman
Carol Lorenz
Jerry Smith
Gary Gottfried
Dora Fetterer
Sharlet
Marjorie Voth
Floyd Holger
Melvin Ruth
Viletta Isaac
Karen Weishaar
Janet Ashbaugh
Evelyn Bowlie
Carolyn Fitterer
Ruth Sexton
Ilona Weishaar
Kentucky
Babe
Poetry Lane Theme Reads at Bakersfield Tea
Virginia Church of Bakersfield led readings titled Down Poetry Lane as part of the annual spring tea in the Women's Clubhouse. Elvera Cedargreen and Mrs. Church presented works by well known poets guiding an imaginary walk through Lover's, Philosophy, Whimsy, Melody and Memory Lanes. Guests were welcomed by Mrs. William Lowe who introduced Mrs. Ed Brown, program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Church
Bakersfield
Elvera Cedargreen
Oscar Wiedman
Peter Channeson
Sol Camp
J. C. Ohanneson
John Jacobsen
George Guenther
Dave Buller
J. L. Hill
E. C. Eckmann
George Vannatta
Clyde Zachary
Glenn Nay
Harold Greene
Robert Brown
Tom Hayhurst
P. V. McClure
Shafter Council Approves Wienberger Tract and Mobile Unit Parking
City Streets Chief cites Oakland public works meeting on sanitation as a benchmark. Council approves Wienberger tract subdivision and extra parking for new mobile mail units starting May 15. Ray Duerksen wins bid to sell a police car for 1175 dollars after Irvin Fike cannot supply due to a strike. American Legion carnival set for June 13 to aid returned veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Harris
Shafter
Oakland
Wienberger Tract
Ray Duerksen
Chevrolet
Irvin Fike
American Legion
Lee Thomas
Legion
Potluck Dinner Hosted by Eckmanns At Home
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Eckmann hosted a potluck dinner party at their home with friends and families present. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Joel Tedder of Pasadena, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. George Van Natta, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Clarkin, and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Putman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Eckmann
Joel Tedder
Pasadena
J. H. Fuller
George Vannatta
Phil Clarkin
Glen Putman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Art Association
Pearl Schuh
Kurt Kecker
Pyrenees Cafe
Sumner Street
Beauty and Wear
Olympic Paints
Shafter Paint Store
Central Ave
Chester
Veo
Richland Pta
Jess R. Dorsey
Kern County
Thomas Wedge
Campfire Girls
Exch
M-W
ALL America
Poetry Lane
Wood
Wood's Shoe Store
Phoenix
Shafter Mercantile CO
Ory
James Street
7Th Street
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