Krome Johns Wins Post on TB Board
Krome Johns was elected to the Kern County Health and Tuberculosis Association board at the annual dinner meeting held April 9 at Maisson Jassaud's Restaurant. Dr. Richard Dickmann was re elected president along with several officers and directors. Buttonwillow attendees included Mrs. Leon Balum and her guest Mrs. Carlos Rey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilt
Stanley Zemny
J. W. Boehm
Violet Smythe
Don Hart
William A. Winn
Tulare-Kings Counities
Buttonwillow
Leon Balum
Carlos Rey
West Coast Bands to Head Kern Crossroads Celebration
Two top West Coast bands, the El Toro Marine Corps band and Bellflower Ranger youth military band, are set to perform at the Kern Crossroads county celebration on Sunday May 13 to mark the Friant Kern Canal water arrival. The event will draw over 10000 spectators and include aerial acts by the Vincentes and a flotilla of power craft along the canal route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern Crossroads
Kern County
McFarland
el Toro Marine Corps
Bellflower Ranger
Burton C. Green
Green
S. P
Vincentes
Frank and
Joan
Bureau of Reclamation
Chambers of Commerce
Kéern County
Central Valley
Friant Dam
Fresno
Kern River
Kern County Boat Club
Pvt Roy Brockett To Graduate From Medical Center Training
Pvt Roy P Brockett son of Mrs Hazel L Brockett Box 182 Shaf ter will graduate from the medical replacement training center at Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Tex He has completed eight weeks of training in medical subjects and will be assigned to advanced study in another Army school or to duty in a hospital or field medical unit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Brockett
Hazel L. Brockett
Box
Shafter
Medical Replacement Training Center
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Upper Grades See Program By Showman
Buttonwillow Elementary School upper grades held a general assembly Monday afternoon entertained by Richard Rightmire a mathematician. Rightmire demonstrated upside down and right side up in termixing using audience supplied words. He showed several multiplication methods including Chinese Peasant and old European methods at a grade school level. He solved addition problems where the answer is written before the problem and the result spells the school or student name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Richard Rightmire
Rightmire
Family Honored At Joint Farewell Party In Buttonwillow
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Bone and Patricia Ann received a joint farewell at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Olson last weekend before moving to Wyoming. Guests included multiple families, gifts included Samsonite luggage for the couple, and Patricia Ann was extra feted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Bobby Bone
Patricia Ann
Ted Olson
Bone
Wyoming
W. L. Smith
J. R. Blanton
Sparkie Grassis
Sparkie Grassis, Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Mattson
Curtis Graves
Leland Olson
Bernard Bone
James Bone
Irving Hands
Bob Bowman
Robert
Barnice Olson
Eva Bone
Wedding Shower Honors Couple At Buttonwillow Hall
Mrs. Ray Burrow and her husband were honored at a wedding shower on April 12 at Buttonwillow Community Hall hosted by Mattie Cockrell and Effie Burrow. Jackie Burrow led games as about 48 friends attended. gifts came from those unable to attend. Refreshments included cake ice cream punch and coffee. The couple married April 11 in Las Vegas Nevada. Burrow is daughter of Mrs Wayne Fine and the groom is son of Mrs Effie Burrow. both parents attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Ray Burrow
Mattie Cockrell
Effie Burrow
Jackie Burrow
Nev
Burrow
Wayne Fine
Duttowillow W. L. Smith Re-Elected President of Farmers Cooperative
Duttowillow W L Smith was re elected president of the Farmers Cooperative Gin Corporation at its 14th annual meeting held in the Buttonwillow Grange on Apr 17 About 250 members and guests attended a flag salute invocation and a baked ham and turkey dinner L A Burtch James Beagle Roy Barnes L B Nourse George Harrison Russell Kennedy Leona Rundstrom and others spoke A Marimba Band was presented Mrs Leona Rundstrom Also re elected were L G Saxton as vice president Ted Olson as secretary L Torrigiani Alfred Palla directors and R L Adams treasurer manager Dinner was by Mrs A Lake Decoration committee included Mrs Alfred Palla Mrs Elizabeth Ghilarducci Mrs R L Adams Mrs Wayne Smith and Mrs Grace Brandt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
W. L. Smith
Farmers Cooperative Gin Corporation
Buttonwillow Grange
L. A. Burtch
James Beagle
Bakersfield Produce Credit Association
Roy Barnes
L. B. Nourse
George Harrison
Shafter Experimental Farm
Russell Kennedy
California Cotton Cooperative
Leona Rundstrom
L. G. Saxton
Ted Olson
Smith
L. Torrigiani
Alfred Palla
R. L. Adams
A. Lake
Farewell Party for Travelers Whiteside and Deshotels
Mr and Mrs Stanley Whiteside and Al Deshotels were toasted at Dr and Mrs Ted Worden home on April 17 before Whiteside's departure to June Lake Lodge and Deshotels return to Washington DC for a State Department assignment. Guests included numerous friends and relatives and an evening of dinner and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta
Louis Ricci
Skip Selvidge
Tom Toretta
Robert Hughett
J. R. Blanton
Emory. Wishon
Palo Alto
Billie Williams
PGE Pays $1,481,811 Tax to Kern County
Pacific Gas and Electric Company completed Kern county property tax payments for 1950 51 totaling 1 481 811. H H Gourtright manager of the San Joaquin Power Division announced breakdowns including 540 663 for county government 838 678 for public schools 23 523 for other district taxes and 78 947 to cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
San Joaquin
Buttonwillow Legion Auxiliary Elects Treasurer
Mrs. Mae Payne was elected treasurer at the Buttonwillow American Legion auxiliary meeting held at Mildred Armstrongs home on April 17 with Ruth White presiding. Reports on Kern County and District meetings were given by Secretary Minnie Ealum. The group adopted the by-laws and planned to donate for Bingo cards, stamps and paper for the Veterans Hospital in Fresno. Attendees included Ruth White, Mildred Armstrong, Minnie Balum, Mae Payne, Gretchen Williams and Ruby Threewitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Mae Payne
Buttonwillow American Legion Auxiliary
Mildred Armstrong
Ruth White
Kern County
Minnie Ealum
Veterans Hospital
Fresno
Minnie Balum
Gretchen Williams
Ruby Threewitt
Pink-Blue Shower Honors Mrs Walker
Mrs Melvin Walker was honored with a pink blue shower on April 18 hosted by Claudia Craig and Clara Mae House. Attendees included Mildred Parrish Bessie Bilyeu Martha Walker Phoebe Waugh Geneva Baker Mattie Castro Lucy Maroney and Mildred Armstrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Walker
Claudia Craig
Clara Mae House
Mildred Parrish
Bessie Bilyeu
Martha Walker
Phoebe Waugh
Geneva Baker
Mattie Castro
Lucy Maroney
Mildred Armstrong
Mr and Mrs Bobby Bone Leave for Wyoming
Mr and Mrs Bobby Bone and their family departed on April 21 to establish a new home in Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Bone
Wyoming
Seen Around Town and Local House Moves
Seen Around Town reports Mr and Mrs J Payne and daughter moved into a new two bedroom house on Palomas Road northwest of Tonwillow on April 19. Clayton Payne, a rent officer with the 45th division, was en route to Stoneman for a further assignment and World War II veteran with a Purple Heart. Friends note Edna in Oildale Hospital recovering under Dr Ted Worden since April 18. Maurin Weaver and Fred Fox recover under care of Dr Worden in Oildale with Fred set for operation April 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Payne
Leoneas
Mae’ Payne
Aldo Antongiovanni
David Aldo
Ealum
Clayton
45Th
Stoneman
Altus
Okla
Edna
Oildale
Ted Worden
Buttonwillow
Maurin Weaver
Tage Hospital
Stockton
Willow
Fred Fox
Aethe Tage
Ban
Fred
Mr and Mrs St Whiteside at Lake Lodge
Mr and Mrs Whiteside have gone to Lake Lodge to spend the months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteside
Lake Lodge
Birthday Greetings for Barbara Olson
Barbara Olson receives warm birthday wishes from family and friends. May her day be filled with joy, laughter, and light as she marks another year of achievements and happiness.
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Krome Johns
By Ray Albert
Standard Oil Company of California
Ray Albert
West Coast
Kern
McFarland Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Myron McFarland, Jr
W. G. Lothridge
Secreary
W. H. Brieley
Lorin Juday
Delano Chamber of Commerce
Delano Aerocrats
Roy P. Brockett
Chrysler
Chrysler Engineering
Windsor
America
Beautiful
Irvine
Fire Motor Port
Johnny Gaede
General Electric
Leo Weys
Space Maker
Central Avenue
Duttowillow
Farmers Cooperative Operation
PGE
Legion Auxiliary
Walker
Leste Garth
Gary
V Brawley
Long Beach
H. H. Hair Buttonwillow
Hugh Horton
Frank Young
Bakersfield
Oe Teree
Minor Roden
Robert Smith
Stanley Jones
Norman Olson
Future Farmer Field
Volkmar Ranch
Corky Pasley
Armed Forces
Fort Ord
Barbara Olson Wee Ee
E.P. Edwards
D.C
Chester Avenue
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