Layette Shower Honors Mrs. Aduel Mettler
Mrs. Aduel Mettler was guest of honor at a layette shower Friday evening August 1 at the home of Mrs. August Bender. Hostesses included Mesdames Edwin Bender Russell Hammon Leon Bender August Bender Melvin Vaux and Miss Esther Bender. Guests enjoyed games refreshments and gifts from attendees and many Mettler and Bender family members were listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aduel Mettler
August Bender
Edwin Bender
Russell Hammon
Leon Bender
Melvin Vaux
Esther Bender
Mesdames Mylo Mettler
W. F. Mettler
Harlan Wilson
Delmar Mettler
Harold Schnaidt
F. W. Handel
Mesdames
Emil Goehring
R.klaudt
Bull Bender
Jim Taylor
Emil Bender
Ray Rose
Alvin Weiden
Speed Grill specials and small-town quirks in brief
A columnist rhapsodizes about the Speed Grill Special ice cream creation and compares it to a Punch & Judy Moron’s Delight in LA. He notes Santa Monica’s sign scape, a duck pants drowning joke, four service stations sharing Sundays, tire inflation woes, Shafter’s small-town image, and motorists dodging model gliders outside Johnny’s Hobby Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speed Grill
L. A
Newly Weds Honored at Surprise Bridal Shower
About 150 guests gathered Tuesday at the Woman's Clubhouse to honor Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Buller. The bride, from France, arrived a month ago after marrying Elder Isaac two weeks prior. They met while Buller served in France. He and the bride, who is quickly learning English, will move from the groom’s parents to their Maple Street home. The program featured duets, solos by Joyce Duerksen, readings, and an accordion solo, followed by ice cream cake and punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Buller
France
Isaac
Buller
Maple Street
Bellel Isaac
Rachel Morriss
Joyce Duerksen
Arthur Fenderson
Marjorie Voth
Leonard Johnson to wed Delores Wiens in Oklahoma
Leonard Johnson brother of Frank Johnson of Food Town meat market leaves Shafter for Corn Oklahoma to wed Miss Delores Wiens on August 17. The couple will return to Wasco where the groom works at Maple Leaf Farms, about August 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Johnson
Frank Johnson
Food Town
Shafter
Corn
Oklahoma
Delores Wiens
Johnsons
Wasco
Maple Leaf Farms
Howells Take Missouri Trip to Visit Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Howell and Mrs. Crandall travel from Shafter for a two to three week visit in Missouri to see Mr. Howell's parents unseen for over three years. They are accompanied by their three young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Howell
Howell
Crandall
Shafter
Missouri
Mr. Howell
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H. C. Landstrom
Hudson Dealer
Chester Avenue
Bakersfield, California
Layette
Mrs
Emil Kirschenmann
Henry Mettler
Walter Kirschenmann
Dan Mettler
Freda Mettler
Elsie Mettler
Oregon
H. C. Hull
Eugene
Grant’s Pass
H. S. Giddings
Wasco, California
Safeway
Porterhouse
Julie Lee Wright
Everready
del Monte
Hunt
Cortez
Starr Bloch
Harvest Moon
Montrose
Carton Sm
Starr Brand—V
Value! Qe
Thompson
By Phil Horwith
Southern California
Santa Monica
Santa Monica Beach
Ocean Park
Johnny
U. S
Sliders
Victor Adding Machines
Service and Supplies
Lynch Typewriter Co
Bakersfield
Chester Ave
Wart
Lord Blowout
Irvine
Fike
WIDDW
Irvin E.fike
Shafter Press
Alvin Bullers
Howells
FIRE
Chrysler & Plymouth
Central Ave
Plymouth
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