Shafter Mennonite Socials and Nuptials Highlight Week
Social events in Shafter include Miss Margaret Gaede hosting Dorcas group at the First Mennonite Church with readings and refreshments. A Sequoia National Park summer retreat gathers Shafter youths, then a Reedley invitation follows. names include Donna Gershing Mildred Neuman Ruby Gaede Edna Neufeld Oliver Fitzen Clarence Neuman Lester Neuman and Art Regier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Gaede
Dorcasters
Memad Ron Mennonite
Sequoia
Shafter
Sequoia National Park
Mennonite Churches of
Reedley
Donna Gershing
Mildred Neuman
Ruby Gaede
Edna Neufeld
Oliver Fitzen
Clarence Neuman
Lester Neuman
Art Regier
Sunday School Classes Entertained by Mrs Janssen Hostess
Members of the Pentecostal Church of God Sunday school classes were entertained Thursday afternoon with Mrs W H Janssen acting as hostess. James Ratzlaff Leroy Paslay Clifford Burton and Mel Wer Major attended.
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W. H. Janssen
Pentecostal
Chuch of God
James Ratzlaff
Leroy Paslay
Clifford Burton
Melwer
Rio Bravo Farm Center Ponders September Community Fair
Members of the Rio Bravo Farm Center met at the Rio Bravo school house to plan a September community fair and discuss expanding the school with two classrooms an auditorium and a cafeteria. N D Hudson spoke on the cotton program while reports were given by Walter E Haag Carl W Haag Oscar Rice T M Martin and Mrs W B Wilson. Edward J Haag chaired the gathering and Elsie Lichti performed readings after the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl W. Haag
Rio Bravo
Calvin Wilson
Whitaker Forest
Rio Bravo School
Rio Bravo Farm Center
N. D. Hudson
Walter E. Haag
Oscar Rice
T. M. Martin
W. B. Wilson
Sewing session marks at M. A. S. meeting
Mrs Ernest Schnaidt hosted the M. A. S. on Thursday with a brief business meeting followed by an afternoon of sewing. Pins were discussed for club members and Lawrence Annis received a card table for his new home. Refreshments were served to Lawrence Annis, Hart Wilson, Walter Bergen, Harvey Gaede, and Johnnie Siemens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Neufeld
M. B. Sewing Circle
Rosie Unruh
Rubena Schultz
Evelyn Unruh
Louis Becker
Jack Kliewer
Louie Becker
Don Klingenberg
John Suderman
Johnmie Siemens
Esther Bowder
Edna Boese
Aldine Boese
Ruth Warkentin
Grace Warkentin
MaryAnn Epp
Vivian Bartel
Katie Warkentin
Johnnie Siemens
Ernest Schnaidt
M. A.S
Lawrence Annis
Hart Wilson
Walter Bergen
Harvey Gaede
Fall Convention at Davis Draws Noted Attendees
A convention is planned for the fall at Davis. Attendees include Marjorie Calder Mary Rice Thelma Warden Muriel Kirkham Lois Lane Louise Terry Joyce Haag Elnor Frances Schierlman Wilburn Rice Marvin Lane Gene Stewart Jimmie Terry Calvin Wilson Kelly Pierce Teddy Pierce Miss Jane White Lena Shultz Mrs Albert Lane Mrs Frank Schlierlmann Edward J Hagg and Mr and Mrs Carl Haag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Marjorie Calder
Mary Rice
Thelma Warden
Muriel Kirkham
Lois Lane
Louise Terry
Joyce Haag
Elnor Frances Schierlman
Wilburn Rice
Marvin Lane
Gene Stewart
Jimmie Terry
Calvin Wilson
Kelly Pierce
Teddy Pierce
Jane White
Lena Shultz
Albert Lane
Frank Schlierlmann
Edward J. Hagg
Carl W. Haag
Shafter Bride Weds Wasco Groom In Clubhouse Ceremony
Miss Edna Leonard of Shafter married Howard Crawford of Wasco in a Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse ceremony officiated by Elder H. M. Richards of Los Angeles. Melba Unruh was bridesmaid with Glenn Turner and Aron Harder as best men. The couple plans residence in St. Helena and attends Pacific Union College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Reedley
Lavina Ratzlaff
H. H. Ratzlaff
Sam Schmidt
J. J. Schmidt
Mennonite Brethren Church
Wm. J. Bestwater
D. Eitzen
Louise Bergthold
D. W. Nikkel
Edna Leonard
Howard Crawford
Wasco
H. M. Richards
Los Angeles
Melba Unruh
Glenn Turner
Aron Harder
Minnie Anderson
Rachel Morris
San Francisco
Crawford
St. Helena
Pacific Union College
German Scholar Joins Berkeley Faculty of State University
Dr. Archer Taylor, a leading expert on German literature and folklore, will join the University of California Berkeley faculty at the start of the fall term. He has held posts at Penn, Harvard, Washington University, and most recently the University of Chicago, serving as department chair since 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archer Taylor
University of California
Berkeley
M. E. Deutsch
Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State College
Harvard
Washington University
St. Louis
University of Chicago
Hev
Deutsch
Harvard University Press
United States
Senate
University of Giessen
Guggenheim
Swiss Society For Folklore
American Folklore Society
Floor Painting Underway in City Hall Renovation
The new city hall room floor was being painted today with a grey cement prepared side stone paint. SRA laborers prepared the surface by rubbing it with cement blocks and lining with plastic wood to achieve a smooth finish. Interior white paint completes the job.
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SRA
Mustard cover crop seed must be correctly labeled says official
County Agricultural Commissioner urges growers to choose mustard seed carefully as labeling must include specific and common names. He notes two classes of cover crop mustard from cultivation seed and grain screenings, with California wild mustard or Charlock being a prominent and troublesome weed in screenings.
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California
Burtch
Bartch
State Department of Agriculture
Sacramento
County Agricultural
Sugar Beet Culture Studied On Davis Campus
Side visited the Davis campus with Dr. W. W. Robbins to review the cooperative federal university program in sugar beet culture. They examined mildew resistant breeding, curly top suppression, and variety tests plus non-bolting strains and agronomic studies at the botany division of the College of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Side
Devie
University of California
W. W. Robbins
College of Agriculture
Italians Suffer Snares by Austrians at Caporetto
Austrians trap Italian lines at Caporetto pushing back forces and causing heavy casualties. The engagement marked a significant setback for Italy as reports detail attrition and retreat along the Isonzo front.
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Caporetto
First Baptist Church Schedule Sunday August 21
At 289 East Lerdo Highway Pastor Edgar H. McAllister invites all to Bible School at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. with sermon by D. R. Gwin. Evening service at 7 p.m. with sermon by P. A. Schmidt. Wednesday August 24 prayer and Bible study at 8 p.m.
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First Baptist Church
East Lerdo Highway
Edgar H. McAllister
D. R. Gwin
Prayer League
Young People’s Societies
P. A. Schmidt
Mennonite Brethren Church Announces Sunday Services
The Mennonite Brethren Church presents a full day schedule with 9:15 a.m. Sunday school led by H. A. Janzen and Abe Isaac, 10:15 a.m. morning service, and 6:30 p.m. Christian Fellowship meeting followed by a German language Bible exposition. Rev. Robert C. Seibel of Enid Oklahoma will preach at the evening service. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. Bestwater
H. A. Janzen
Abe Isaac
Robert C. Seibel
Enid
Oklahoma
Christian Fellowship
Business Men Hear Progress Reports on Remodeling and Petitions
The Shafter Business Men's association met Friday at Cafe Neuman to hear reports on remodeling the city office building and on sidewalk petition circulations. President L. H. McGrane said work on the building, owned by the group, nears completion and urged making owner contact to speed petition presentation to the city council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Cafe Neuman
L. H. McGrane
Business Men’s Organization
J H Maurer Shed Runs Russet Potatoes Daily
Potatoes continued to leave the J H Maurer shed on the Lerdo spur during the week at three to four cars daily. Russets and White Rose seed spuds from the Ed Schnidt ranch at Isabella were handled. Seed stock was in excellent condition and Russets were well matured and heavily netted. A 50 car run is expected as spuds moved in from the Schnidt ranch two weeks ago. Buttonwillow area spuds were handled by the J J Siemens shed last week, with runs now completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Maurer
Lerdo
Ed. Schnidt
Isabella
Bakersfield
Schnidt
Buttonwillow
J. J. Siemens
Johnsons Top Hartford Phone Directory Lead
The Johnsons move to the front of Hartford’s telephone directory, surpassing the Smiths, while ranking first in Connecticut’s other major cities New Haven and Bridgeport in the latest edition.
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Johnsons
Smiths
Hartford
Connecti
New He
Bridgeport
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J.H. Voth
J .Coth
I. R. Wall
Virginia Wall
Martha Wall
Fresno
C. H. Janzen
Louis Nichols
P. C. Epp
A. L. Epp
J. E. Bergen
Peter Johnson
Sarah Balzer
Rubena Shultz
Anna Wall
Katie Wall
Bestwater
F. H. Janzen
H. E. Wall
Rainey
Carl Wells
Rio Bravo 4-H
Schnaidt
Faculty of State University
Nola Swain
Elsie Wooden
CNPA
Woody
Church News
THE
Bank of America
TUS
Association
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Central Service
Leo B. Hart
Hart
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