Neil Duke and Selma Bride Settle Here
Neil Duke son of Mrs Ruth Duke of Shafter and his bride, Selma Brock of Selma, recently settled on West Lerdo after a wedding April 10 at the First Baptist Church Salinas. The couple honeymooned in Silver City New Mexico and returned to Shafter last week. The wedding party included maid of honor Guarito Rosina Brock and best man Keith Duke. Mrs Stallings of Los Angeles sang during the ceremony with Vernon Vickers at the organ. Additional ushers were John Stallings of Los Angeles and Bill Bennett of Selma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Duke
Ruth Duke
Shafter
West Lerdo
First Baptist Church
Salinas
Silver City
New Mexico
Keith Duke
John W. Stallings
Los Angeles
Vernon. Vickers
Irving A. Fox
Messers
Bill Bennett
Selma
Funeral services for Edith Voth Barnes held at local church
Edith Elizabeth Barnes 39 died at Bakersfield hospital last Wednesday evening. Funeral conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. by Reverend B A Reile at the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Interment Greenlawn Memorial Park Bakersfield. Survived by mother Mary Voth of Shafter husband William M Barnes and children Carl Oildale Arthur Navy William Leslie Velma Reynolds Shirley Sawyer Mary Wilson Stella Mae Helen and Ellen Barnes sisters Ann Fink Mable Voth Alice Lee Della Neufeld and brothers William Louis Voth Harry Voth Benjamin Dean and Claude Voth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Elizabeth Barnes
Bakersfield
Seventh - Day Adventist Church
B. .A. Reile
Greenlawn Memorial Park
Shafter
William M. Barnes
Carl Barnes
Oildale
Arthur
Navy
William
Leslie
Velma Reynolds
Ojai
Shirley
Sawyer
Ventura
Mary
Wilson
Stella Mae
Helen
Ellen Barnes
Ann Fink
Mable Voth
Alice Lee
Della Neufeld
Quildale
Louis Voth
North Dakota
Harry Voth
Benjamin Dean
Norman
Claude Voth
Shafter Flyers Take Lake Havasu Fishing Trip
Bill Brown, Clint Parker and Bill Neessen flew to Lake Havasu on the Colorado River Sunday for a fishing trip. The trio reached the lake in two hours and 15 minutes and landed on the lakeside airport that was once a U S Air Forces field. Forty eight other planes joined the trip but the Shafter group did not catch any fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Brown
Clint Parker
Bill Neessen
Lake Havasu
Colorado
Lakeside
U.S. Air Forces
Shafter
New Richland P T A Board Sets Plan For Student Welfare
The first executive board meeting of Richland P T A elected and outlined chairmanship duties and a year plan to improve room mother roles. Room mothers will be appointed to visit teachers and coordinate a year program, with emphasis on the September teachers reception and active representation in every room. A separate welfare fund account was opened to track donations, with a May report planned and the next board meeting set for May 10 at Mrs Battaglia’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland P.T.A
Jack Battaglia
P T.A
Ed Brown
Beulah Bartlett
C. J. Vignolo
Rolf.Jacobsen
Jack Thompson
Vignolo
Jacobsen
Rs. Battaglia
Hewis
Richland P T.A
Battagia
Irvin Fike
Mesdames
Ernie Panero
Henry Moor
Lee Thomas
Harlan Wilson
Homer Craig
Emil Stoller
Rolf Jacobsen
W. W. Weyand
Harry Vannatta
Eyron Hansen
Wm. Goertzen
Miss Bartlett
Lyle Toews Observes 3rd Birthday
The third birthday of Lyle Toews was celebrated Monday afternoon at his grandparents home, with little guests Jackie Wikoff John Threadgill Connie Roe Cunningham Judy Lynn Sukut and Larry and Roland Toews. Mrs Dan Toews helped serve cake and ice cream alongside Mrs Weyand and Mrs Madella Cunningham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Lyle Toews
Isaac Weyand
Jackie Wikoff
John Threadgill
Connie Roe Cunningham
Judy Lynn Sukut
Larry
Roland Toews
Lyle
Dan Toews
Mrs. Weyand
Madella Cunningham
Ratzlaff Guests Visit Grandparents for First View of New Grandson
Mr and Mrs Harry Ratzlaff and family were weekend guests at the home of Mrs Ratzlaffs parents Mr and Mrs Jake Ratzlaff. The visit marked the grandparents first sight of their five month old grandson Dave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ratzlaff
Card of Thanks for Mary H. Voth
The family thanks friends and relatives for sympathy and floral offerings during the illness and death of Mrs. Mary H. Voth wife mother and sister. Mrs William Barnes and family express gratitude for support and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary H. Voth
Wiliam Barnes
Two Wasco Brothers Enlist in U S Army
Delbert and Vernon Lotty of Wasco joined for three years with the U S Army. Both enlisted at Delano recruiting station with S/Sgt Charles H. Belz and will report to Fort Ord for processing. Father of five previously served a year as a cook with the 44th General Hospital. Delbert, 19, selects infantry for his first hitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco
Kern County
Bakersfield
Arvin
Delbert
Vernon Lotty
U.S. Army
44Th General Hospital
4Th Infantry
Fort Ord
Infantry
U.S. Air Force
Main Street
Delano
Charles H. Belz
Belz
Ford
Ord
Vernon
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Selma Bride
Edith Voth Barnes
Johnston
Co. N. Johnston
C. N. Johnston
Eighteenth
New Richland P.T.A. Board
Newsom Furniture
Tory Sale
Pc. JR
Table Top Gas
Wedgewood
ROYAL
Prosperity
Newsom Furniture Co
Claude Newsom
Shafter Ave
Lyle Toews
Tots
Valley Office and School Equipment Company
Farmers Oil Company
General Petroleum Corporation
Wasco Brothers
C. Roy Smith
Shafter Farm
J. C. Penner
Central Ave
Shafter Area
J. J. Baerg
D.C
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