Special Awards for Citizen of the Year and Junior Club Woman
Mrs Handel and Mrs Crosby receive Shafter Junior Women's Club honors. Citizen of the Year honors Mrs Handel for her home and community work. Junior Club Woman of the Year honors Mrs Crosby for club projects and community service. Guests included Mrs Elmer Richards and Mrs Joe Maniaci.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handel
Crosby
Shafter Junior Womens Club
Women's Club
Shafter
Wasco
Collins Crosby
Tops Market
Collins
Cub Scouts
Blue Birds
PTA
Ernest Panero
Elmer Richards
Woman's Club
Joe Maniaci
Auxiliary To Be Elected at Shafter Legion Meeting
A special meeting for the American Legion Auxiliary was called for Wednesday evening in Shafter. The third and final slate of officers and delegates to the state convention were to be chosen for the coming year. Poppy Days are set for May 28 and 29. Rummage sale planned for May 23. Kathy Morgan introduced Child Welfare Chair, discussing youth problems and welfare efforts. Grace Cox, nominating chair, read the second slate, and hosted the gathering with her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rincon Unk
American Legion
Sonjia
Shafter
Regsie Kennath
Mojave
Eystern County
Wontaill
Kathy Morgan
Dorothy
Grace Cox
Randy Trout Celebrates Sixth Birthday Party
Randy Trout celebrated his sixth birthday with a party at his parents home. Guests included his grandmothers Mrs. Andrew Trout and Mrs. Woody Jones and friends Anthony Taffera Mike Taffera Ronnie Janzen Phillip Jenkins Allen Bergman Tony Mandeci Kenneth David Wiley and his brother Robbie. A Mickey Mouse birthday cake accompanied ice cream and punch as they spent the afternoon playing games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oth We Trout
Wasco Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Morgan of Wasco marked fifty years together with a home party planned by their daughter-in-law Mrs. Leon Morgan and granddaughter Mrs. Lawrence Welch of Tehachapi. Attendants included extended Morgan and Welch family members from Tehachapi, Shafter, North Hollywood, Burbank, Greenfield and Ceres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce Morgan
Wasco
Leon Morgan
Lawrence Welch
Tehachipi
Hugo
Okla
Sharon
Pat
Lynn
Shafter
Melvin Morgan
North Hollywood
Ethel Tipton
Carolyn
Burbank
Elmer Morgan
Greenfield
Mary Holthran
Ceres
Funeral services for Melvina Mixter mother of Mrs. Ware
Funeral services for Melvina Ollie Mixter mother of Mrs. Bert Ware of Shafter were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hadley Mortuary Exeter with burial in Woodlake Cemetery. She died Sunday after several weeks illness. She was wife of the late Senator Frank W. Mixter and a longtime church and club leader active in Eastern Star and the Presbyterian Church. Survivors include daughter Olive Ware and five sons Norbert Tom Earl Willard and Chester, plus a sister Mrs. Montgomery.
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Melvina
Ollie” Mixter
Bert Ware
Shafter
Hadley Mortuary
Exeter
Woodlake
Woman's Club
Red Cross
Norbert
Olive Ware
Tom
Earl
Visalia
Willard
Atherton
Chester
Fresno
R. B. Montgomery
Lemon Cove
Shelby Flynn Honored At Local Bridal Shower
A bridal shower for Shelby Flynn was hosted by Barbara Eichman and Florine Mettler at the Eichman home 224 East Marengo. Attendees included Luella Eichman Louise Reich Sandra French Ella Walker Jo Fosdick Hazel Westbrook Lena Freisen Donna Foster Mary Bender and others. Gifts were sent by Mrs Mc Whorter and Janice.
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Shelby Flynn
Barbara Eichman
Florine Mettler
Eichman
East Marengo
Sandra French
Ella Walker
Hazel Westbrook
Donna Foster
Luella Eichman
Louise Reich
Jo Fosdick
Lena Freisen
Mary Bender
McWhorter
Janice
Honored at Baby Shower At Home
Mrs. Mary Christine Williamson and her newborn Kristi were honored guests at a layette shower hosted by Mrs. Maye Smith. Prizes were awarded to Letha Smith Margie Ballinger Betty Hester and Elva Ballinger with Smith winning the door prize while attendees included multiple relatives and guests from Oklahoma and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Christine Williamson
Kristi
Maye Smith
Letha Smith
Margie Ballinger
Betty Hester
Elva Ballinger
Mary Carter
Velma Nix
Margie
Carolyn Bagby
Lori
Lois Davidson
Phyllis Williamson
Joyce Thompson
Pearl Smith
Lona Ae
Barbara Roden
Weer Sturgeon
Mary Reaves
Floy Loup Sturgeon
Edith Scott
Oklahoma
Brother Sgt. Nixon Tickets Brother for Sign Hit
Sgt Bob Nixon issued a ticket to his brother Jack after he struck the Keep Right sign at Manne and Lerdo on April 18.
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Sgt
Bob Nixon
Jack
Manne and Lerdo
Newlyweds Move Into Shafter Home on Beth Eden
Newlyweds Mr and Mrs are settling into a home at 165 Beth Eden in Shafter. The bride Marilyn Rhoades of Buttonwillow is the daughter of Mrs Helen Rhoades and the late Howard Rhoades. She is a Shafter High School graduate and works as a bank teller in Buttonwillow. Attendees included Mr and Mrs David Robinson and nearby families.
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Beth Eden
David Robinson
Shafter
Marilyn Rhoades
Buttonwillow
Helen Rhoades
Howard Rhoades
Shafter High School
Community National Bank
Local society notes and obituaries from Kern County
Mrs. Robert Bongberg was elected president of the Kern County Dental Society Auxiliary and will join delegates to the Southern California State Dental convention in Los Angeles on May 4 at the Statler. Paul Berkshire, three, son of Kenny Berkshire, underwent major surgery at Memorial Hospital this week and is recovering with plans for further procedures. Claud Holland announced the death of Riley Clement of Patterson after a cancer illness. Clement had lived in Shafter twenty years before moving to Patterson in 1961. Mr and Mrs Hause receive a sabbatical from Shafter High School and plan to study at the University of Colorado to pursue a doctoral degree. both are former Colorado residents seeking a new path.
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Robert Bongberg
Kern County Dental Society
Los
Statler Tel
Paul Berkshire
Kenny Berk
Shawavenue
Memorial Hostal
Claud Holland
Riley Clement
Patterson
Shafter
Hause
Shafter High School
Colorado
the of Colorado
Mrs Hause
Longdon Family Celebrates Birthday in Shafter
Mrs. William Longdon of Vandalia Missouri spent April in Shafter visiting her son Rev. Bob Longdon and his wife Jane. On Monday April 27 the Longdon family held a dinner party in her honor to celebrate her birthday.
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William Longdon
Vandalia
Shafter
Rev
Bob Longdon
Jane
Longdon
Local Girl to Wed in June
Lydia E Bender of 274 Euclid announces engagement of her daughter Mary P parengh shag yar ps Son Dr Ries Esther Long Lompoc to be married in June. Mary attended Shafter schools and will graduate from Shafter High School in June.
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Lydia E.bender
Euclid
Mary P. Parengh
Maple Students Compete At Greeley Spelling Bee
Maple School sent Debbie Smith and Cheryl Watson to the spelling bee held at Greeley School Auditorium last Wednesday April 22. Contestants hailed from Fruitvale Greeley Norris Rio Bravo Rosedale Lerdo and Maple with two entrants per school. Debbie Smith finished fourth and Cheryl Watson eighth while top three earned county contest eligibility.
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MAPLE
Elmer Engle
Maple School
Debbie
Smith
Cheryl Watson
Greeley School
Fom
BB Bandits At It Again Threaten With Pellet Gun Attacks
Chief Hanley Witcher reports a rise in malicious mischief as boys shoot BB or pellet guns at windshield glass in a car lot. The April 24 incident prompted police to warn the public and monitor repeat offenses.
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BB Bandits
Cone
Wrecen
Cmte
Hanley Witcher
El Cajon Church Names Rev Longdon as First Full Time Minister
The El Cajon church accepts Call AE ministers and announces Rev Longdon will be their first full time minister. The Longdons plan to relocate from Shafter around June 1 after school ends. They arrived in Shafter in July 1962 with their children Eric Andrea and later Aaron born.
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Longdon
Longdons
Shafter
Jane
Eric
Andrea
Aaron
Getnet group warned over continued mischief
The article notes a group including Getnet and others warned they will be caught if their behavior persists. It mentions a lesson from Witcher and references boys and girls involved in similar acts, urging better conduct.
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Witcher
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Lorn Bryant
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Randy Trout
Ware
New Shafter Home
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