Penny Willis Hosts Patio Party For Birthday
Eleven year old Penny Willis daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Willis celebrated her birthday with a patio party at 255 Cross Street on Friday, April 22. Games and opening of gifts filled the afternoon with guests including Donna Bledsoe, Pamela Hendricks, Julie Todd, Hanna Joe Pulcher, Ricky Townsend, Lynn Ann Wiedmann, Susan Vignola, Vicki Laverty, Carolyn Smith, Ann and Joyce Titsworth, Sharon Janzen, Sandra Stober, Jackie Howell, Sandra Beaver, Ronnie Evans and Carol Anderson.
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Penny Willis
L. A. Willis
Cross Street
Donna Bledsoe
Pamela Hendricks
Julie Todd
Hanna Joe Pulcher
Ricky Tow
Ohio visitors call on Bakersfield residents
Mr and Mrs Clarence Hawthorne of Franklin Ohio visited with Mr and Mrs P J Richard on West Riverside. They saw friends and their aunt Mrs Kate Moore 82 a resident of New Haven rest home in Bakersfield. They report she is well. The Hawthornes returned home.
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Clarence Hawthorne
Franklin
Ohio
P. J. Richard
West Riverside
Kate Moore
New Haven Rest Home
Bakersfield
Shafter Couple Is Given Shower Before Wedding
A Shafter couple received a wedding shower hosted by Mrs. M Mouser. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Jack Graves and many neighbors. Refreshments featured cake fruit salad and punch as gifts poured in for the couple.
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Shafter
Bridge Club Hosts Evening at Maine Avenue Home
Mrs. Lorene Hill entertained her bridge club on Tuesday at her Maine Avenue home. Prizes went to Justina Little Lorene Hill and Christine Rootes. Attendees included Eloise Lowe Christine Rootes Hazel Frizzell Velma Guenther Dottie Hanson Angie Stringham and the hostess.
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Lorene Hill
Maine Avenue
Justina Little
Christine Rootes
Mmes
Eloise Lowe
Hazel Frizzell
Velma Guenther
Dottie Hanson
Angie Stringham
Poetry and Song Augment Adventist Flower Show Evening
The Kern Academy event featured a garden cafe setting with a stage gar den in a white picket scene. Students and children performed poetry and pantomime while guests enjoyed dinner and hostesses.
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Kern Academy
Charles Wikoff
Clarabelle Fenderson
Williamsburg
Altar Society Enjoys Pleasant Canasta Evening
The Altar society of St. Theresa's Church met at Ginger Hitchcock's home on Jack Avenue for a pleasant evening of canasta. Prizes went to Georgette Kadell, Elizabeth Otten and Rose Stocker. Refreshments of chocolate and marshmallow cake roll topped with whipped cream and coffee were served by hostesses Ginger Hitchcock and Dee Fairbanks. Attendees included Ella Brown, Emeline Hodges, Ann Steinmeyer, Hazel Frizzell, Helen Weaver, Sylvia Baughman, Dee Fairbanks, Sally Mortimore, June Weaver, Georgette Ramona Contreras, Ginger Hitchcock, Kay Vine, Lorain Gaede, Carolyn Peck, Rose Stocker, Sarah Carrasco, Marjorie Robertson, Mariel Kloeppel, Adrian Dooley, and Elizabeth Otten.
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Altar Society
St. Theresa's Church
Ginger Hitchcock
Jack Avenue
Georgette Kadel
Elizabeth Otten
Rose Stocker
Dee Fairbanks
Mmes
Ella Brown
Emeline Hodges
Ann Steinmeyer
Hazel Frizzell
Helen Weaver
Sylvia_ Baughman
Sally Mortimore
June Weaver
Georgette Ramona Contreras
Kay Vine
Lorain Gaede
Carolyn Peck
Sarah Carrasco
Marjorie Robertson
Mariel Kloeppel
Adrian Dooley
Mrs Dantzler Reaches Japan On Navy Transport
Among arriving dependents on April 5 aboard the USS Gen. A. E. Anderson is Mrs. Deloig J. Dantzler of Route 1 Shafter wife of T/Sgt Edward M. Dantzler stationed at an Air Force base in Japan. She travels with Sandra L Aver and their daughter. Americans consume about 60 million pounds of mushrooms annually.
Washington Talks on Support Prices Missed by Wealthy Widow
Comment suggests political talk on support prices is overshadowed by the appeal of marrying a wealthy widow, implying personal advantage outweighs policy rhetoric.
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Washington
Personal Shower Brifigs Surprise Irene Tillman
Irene Tillman was surprised with a personal shower Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. James Siemens in Delano. Guests from Shafter attended including Ed Lucas Don Christensen Pearl Christensen Annette Albright Dan Hammett John Isaac Elmer Isaac Bill Tillman Wesley Brown Bert Collins Lola Savala Margaret Goertzen Valera Kirschenmann and La Velle Kir schenmann. Prizes were awarded, a decorated cake with yellow roses was served, and Miss Tillman received many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Tillman
James Siemens
Delano
Miss Tillman
Mmnes
Ed Lucas
Don Christensen
Pearl Christensen
Annette Albright
Dan Hammett
John P. Isaac
Elmer Isaac
Bill Tillman
Wesley Brown
Bert Collins
Lola Savala
Margaret Goertzen
Valera Kirschenmann
la Velle Kirschenmann
Shafter
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Joyce Carpenter
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Ray Carpenter
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Donald Graves
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Sam Wilcoxon
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Harry Rice
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Jesse Dirck
Robert Butler
Norval Winters
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Martin Jordan
Bill Turney
Jimmy Grumbles
Everett Baker
Ora Henley
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Jefferson
Julius Kurtz
Elmer Biloff
Lloyd Wikoff
Victor Bonlic
M. M. Fenderson
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C. C. Duerkson
Hattie Rothe
Wasco
Walter Zimmerman
Merit Kay
Ernest Adamson
Robert Grossman
Shafter High School
California Scholastic Federation
CSF
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D. McDonald
Weathertron
Schneider
Wikoff
Maelo Contracting
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