May Day Festival opens in Los Banos with Queen contest
Los Banos eyes a four day fiesta from April 28 to May 1 as Miss Joanne Cantrell of Dos Palos wins the Queen selection and attendants Maree Janis Delphina Reacha Vivian Rodemer and Laura Ellen Bettencourt, all from Los Banos. Coronation dinner Thursday marks pageant climax while Merced County Spring Fair runs Friday. Parades rodeo fireworks dancing and Fiesta Lane feature daily activities with a West Point style army and navy participation in the final parade.
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Los Banos
Joanne Cantrell
Dos Palos
Maree Janis
Del
Phina Reacha
Vivian Rodemer
Laura Ellen Bettencourt
Merced County
Army and Navy
Ceramic Exhibit to Be Shown at Wasco School
An April 29 ceramics exhibit will showcase works by about one hundred adult students in Wasco under Mrs. Jack Boggess. Pieces include dolls lamps vases boxes and trays with leather work by Mr. George Aulis on display. Doors open 7:30 to 10 p.m.
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Im. Wasco
Jack Boggess
Boggess
George Aulis
Guests Entertained At Jim Klassen Home
Mr and Mrs Jim Klassen hosted a chicken dinner at 130 Tulare Avenue Tuesday evening last week. Attending were Mr and Mrs Ernest Bartel and daughter Beverly of Wasco Oliver Unruh also of Wasco Miss Irene Kroeker of Shafter and the hosts Jim and Mildred Klassen with son Bobby.
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Jim Klassen
Tulare Avenue
Ernest Bartel
Beverly
Oliver Unruh
Wasco
Irene Kroeker
Shafter
Jim Klassens
Bobby
WM. LOWES HOSTS AT EASTER DINNER
Spending the Easter holiday at the Wm. Lowe home were their daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Pinkham and son Steven of Whittier. Joining the group for dinner on Easter Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ruhlman and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Kaiser of Delano. Mr. Pinkham returned to Whittier on Sunday evening, and the Lowes drove their daughter and grandson home on Tuesday.
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Wm.m. Lowe
Steven
Whittier
Fred, Ruhlman
Roscoe Kaiser
Delano
Mr. Pinkham
Lowes
Picnic Supper at Vannatta Residence Easter at Cross Street
Mr and Mrs George Vannatta hosted an informal picnic supper at their Cross Street home on Easter Sunday. Attending were Mr and Mrs Glen Putman and sons, Mr and Mrs E C Eckman and daughter, Mr and Mrs Phil Clarkin and daughter, Mrs Elizabeth Ingraham, Willard Stoller, and the George Vannattas and children.
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Vannatta
George Vannatta
Cross Street
Glen. Putman
E.C. Eckman
Phil Clarkin
Elizabeth Ingraham
Willard Stoller
George Vannattas
Trek to Death Valley Party Spends Easter Weekend
Ene Kleinkauf and Jeffer De Rich land in Death Valley with a faculty group for an Easter weekend excursion. The trip highlights leisure, scenery, and group travel during a holiday break.
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Death Valley
Ene Kleinkauf
Jeffer de Richland
Holiday in Frisco and Central Valley board appointment
Miss Helen Holmes a Richland School teacher spent Easter in San Francisco with friends. Pat Kelly of Shafter was named to the Central Valley Empire Association board of directors again for the coming year as discussions covered agriculture industry travel transportation mining water resources and legislation.
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Frisco
Helen Holmes
San Francisco
Miss Holmes
Richland School
Shafterite
Central Valley Board
Central Valley Empire Association
Fresno
Pat Kelly
Shafter
Pomona Grange To Meet With Wasco On Thursday Evening
Pomona Grange will meet Wasco Grange next Thursday evening April 28 in Kern County. All local Grangers may attend. Wasco Grange last met with new first and second degrees awarded to several members. Mrs Williams of Rosedale led the work with Mrs W L Smith of Buttonwillow acting master. The degree team of sixteen ladies wore formal dress. Visitors from other Granges attended and refreshments followed.
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Kern County
Pomona Grange
Wasco Grange
Pomona
Williams
Rosedale
W. L. Smith
Buttonwollow
Glider Stunts Promote Shafter Potato Festival
Johnny Robinson, Los Angeles glider champion, towed over Hart Memories Park during the Kern County Fish and Game Barbecue. The Shafter Potato Festival and Western Soaring Meet will be held in conjunction with the festival, with Robinson performing several aerial maneuvers. A glider on display aided the advertising plan developed at a Kern County Soaring Society meeting in Bakersfield.
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Kern County
Hart Memories Park
Johnny Robinson
Los Angeles
Robinson
Kern County Soaring Society
Bakersfield
Shafter
Birthday Games At Mrs Menno Siemens Home
Mrs Menno Siemens entertained Barbara Siemens and a group of girls for Barbara's birthday. After games the attendees had a weiner bake. Present were Barbara's classmates Neva Becker Diane Strauss Ruth oks Barbara Wiens Shirle Feld Andre Eckert Zoe Ann Janzen Charlene Kroecker and Mary Palasino.
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Menno Siemens
Barbara
Neva Becker
Diane Strauss
Ruth
Oks
Barbara Wiens
Shirle ‘Feld
Andre Eckert
Zoe Ann Janzen
Charlene Kroecker
Mary Palasino
Family Gathering at Jacob Bergen Home at Easter
Easter Sunday dinner brought together relatives including H. A. Neufelds, T. D. Enns, Gene Enns, T. L. Perkers, A. F. Bergens, O. W. Beckers and Wesley Bergen. The group later attended the Easter oratorio at the Mennonite Brethren Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Bergen
H. A. Neufelds
T. D. Enns
Gene Enns
T. L. Perkers
A. F. Bergens
O. W. Beckers
Wesley Bergen
Mennonite Brethren,Church
Jr Women’s Clubs Install District Officers Friday
Installation of district officers will be held at the next district meeting of the Junior Women’s Clubs in Fresno this Friday April 29 at 7 p m in the Legion Canteen Mrs T A Alexander district president will be the installing officer A chicken and fish dinner will be served reservations must be in by Tuesday April 26 to Mrs W M Jacobsen 1309 Sycamore Wasco phone 8603 Complete club reports for the year must be in at this meeting they are to be brought or mailed to Mrs Jacobsen
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Fresno
Legion Canteen
T. A. Alexander
W. M. Jacobsen
Sycamore
Wasco
Funeral Services Held For Former Shafterite
Henry E. Bergen 32 and former Shafter resident died April 15 at the Monite Brethren Old Peoples Home in Reedley. Survived by brother Jacob Bergen of Shafter step brother Jacob Toews of Reedley and six children. Services conducted in Dinuba by Rev. George Hubert with many relatives from Shafter in attendance.
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Henry E. Bergen
Shafter
Mermonite Brethren Old Peoples Home
Reedley
Jacob Bergen
Jacob Toews
Horwith Family Weekend Visit at Los Angeles Home
Mr and Mrs Phil Horwith and their daughter Lessie spent a weekend visiting the Los Angeles home of Mr and Mrs S S Horwith, the parents of Mr Horwith.
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Phil Horwith
Lessie
Los Angeles
Mr. Horwith
Mrs
Cotton Sold from Shafter Experimental Farm
Eight bales of cotton grown at the Shafter Experimental Farm were sold to Jess Smith of Bakersfield for 960.62 dollars. The total weight of the eight bales was 3625 pounds and the bid was declared the best blanket bid.
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Shafter
Jess Smith
Bakersfield
WIM
Weller
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