Helen Kizer Weds Tulare Man in Bakersfield Ceremony
Miss Helen Ruth Kizer of Shafter married Bert H. Hollis of Tulare on Saturday August 13 in Bakersfield. Rev. K. Metcalf officiated at 10 AM at 305 South Chester Avenue. The bride wore pale blue with white accessories and a white carnation bouquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Ruth Kizer
Shafter
Herbert H. Hollis
Tulare
Bakersfield
Rev
K. Metcalf
Chester Avenue
H. H. Warketine
Marilyn Kimbriel
Mickey Smith
Richland Elementary
Shafter High School
Girls Glee Club
G.A.A
Girls Letters Club
Horizon Club
Hollis
Andrew Hollis
Visalia
California
H. H. Warkentine
Nels Walberg
Eva Kimbriel
Pee-Wee Team Hosts Picnic and Cowboy Show
Fred Ruhlman hosted his Pee-Wee softball team in the county park for a picnic. Mrs. Sylvia Baughman prepared hot dogs potato salad baked beans and ice cream. After dinner the group enjoyed a cowboy show at the State theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ruhlman
Sylvia Baughman
State Theater
Ohlssons Return After Southern California Vacation
Dr and Mrs O G Ohlsson returned to Shafter over the weekend after a two week vacation in southern California and on the coast They stayed in Los Angeles and South Pasadena with Mrs Ohlssons brother and wife Mr and Mrs H L Koenning They visited Santa Barbara Carmel-by-the-Sea and Monterey during the trip.
Finland pays WWI loan. sen Smith suggests student exchanges
McClure notes Finland keeps up loan payments to the U S after WW I with only WWII disruptions. Sen Smith proposes using remaining funds to send Finnish students to the U S and perhaps send other nations' reps to study Finnish integrity. Bob Scales stars for Bakersfield Spuds. harness horses win big pots. an alley cat births four kittens in South Houston post office. MCCLURE DRUG STORE thanks customers and invites visits.
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Finland
U. S
Sen. Smith
N.J
U.S
Houston
Tex
Layette Shower Honors Mrs. Gale Kern at 188 Wall Street
Mrs. Gale Kern was feted at a layette shower Thursday afternoon at her home 188 Wall Street. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Christine Grundy and Mrs. R. W. Newton. Guests enjoyed outdoor games and gifts, with homemade ice cream and cake decorated to the theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Kern
Wall Street
Christine Grundy
R. W. Newton
Mesdames
J. B. Witcher
Ruby Witcher
Linda Day
Ruby Grumbles
Vera Carter
Rita Pasley
Jewel Cunningham
Etola Kain
Ruth Thompson Mona Steele
Marie Abbott
Lois Askew
Shafter
Ben Koop
Mennonite Retreat At Camp Gaines Lake Sequoia
The First Mennonite Church youth attend a retreat at Camp Gaines Lake Sequoia from August 20 to 27. California Conference speakers cover Our Christian Heritage and Looking Forward to Marriage. Activities include homemaking, choir, vesper, swimming, boating, hiking, with a Serpentine boat serenade. Rev. Willard Wiebe leads camp fires. Mrs. Tony Heller counsels. Heller oversees boating. Shafter congregation members Gloria Janzen Jeanne Gorsching Ivan Bartel Harold Gaede Donald Neuman Carl Neuman Jr. participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Mennonite
Camp Gaines
Lake Sequoia
California Conference
Willard Wiebe
Washington
Tony Heller
Gloria Janzen
Jeanne Gorsching
Ivan Bartel
Harold Gaede
Donald Neuman
Carl Neuman, Jr
Cornerstone Placed for Church of the Brethren Sanctuary
Irvin Fike of Shafter and Wayne Stahl of Bakersfield chaired the building committee as they set the cornerstone for a new 25000 sanctuary at Palm and A Street Bakersfield on August 7. Worship services featured Rev E J Johnson, Rev Hollister Miller, Rev John Coffman and a choir with Dorothy McCune singing and Lord's Prayer. Over 80 attendees, including seven from the first Sunday school 22 years ago, signed the roster for placement behind the cornerstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Fike
Shafter
Wayne Stahl
Bakersfield
Church of the Brethren
Palm
E. J. Johnson
Greater Bakersfield
John Coffman
McFarland Church of the Brethren
Dorothy McCune
Speaks
Party in Park Celebrates Lessie Horwiths Fourth Birthday
Celeste Horwith marked her fourth birthday at Manuel Park with a party hosted by her mother Mrs Philip Horwith. A merry go round centerpiece, crepe paper hats and balloons as favors, and games with prizes for Barry Wipf Bill Neessen Jr Johnny Everett and Rosalie Guenther accompanied cake ice cream and punch. Guests included Kathy Goertzen Bonnie Bowlie Janet Kloeppel Johnny Everett Jacquelyn Battaglia Nancy Bergman Howard Funk Janice Kroeker Laura Lee Kroeker Beverly Neufeld Kathy Neessen Bill Neessen Jr Barry Wipf Gale Wipf Freddie Rosalie Guenther Johnny Kadel Judy Lisa Sukut Bill Schacht Karen Jon Jerry Wesley Lavon Kraft and several Kroeker Funk Schacht Sukut and Neessen women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celeste Horwith
Manuel Park
Philip Horwith
Barry Wipf
Bill Neessen, Jr
Johnny Everett
Rosalie Guenther
Kathy Goertzen
Bonnie Bowlie
Janet Kloeppel
Jacquelyn Battaglia
Nancy Bergman
Howard Funk
Janice Kroeker
Laura Lee Kroeker
Beverly Neufeld
Kathy
Barry
Gale Wipf
Freddie
Johnny
Kathy Kadel
Judy
Lisa Sukut
Bill Schacht
Karen
Jon
Jerry Wesley
Lavon Kraft
Mesdames Kroeker
Funk
Schacht
Sukut
Kroeker
Neessen
Lydia Fast Sets Bible Reading Record at 53 Hours
Miss Lydia Fast of the Shafter Seventh-day Adventist Church completed reading the Bible in 53 hours and 56 minutes over 27 days, a twenty first-time achievement. She plans yearly readings for life, starting anew after finishing. Pastor Elder B A Reile cites daily reading as a path to fewer crimes and more stable homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Lydia Fast
Shafter Seventh-day Adventist Church
Miss Fast
B. A. Reile
Bill Sharp New Mgr Local G P Service Station
Bill Sharp takes over the General Petroleum service station on Lerdo Road across from Hitchcock's Auto Parts. The station reopened after a one week closure following manager Norman L. Rusk’s departure. Sharp, a 12 year Shafter resident and former local high school football standout in 1946 and 1947, will run Mobilgas hours 6 am to 9 pm daily including Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Petroleum Service
Lerdo
Hitchcock’s
Auto Parts
Bill Sharp
Norman L. Rusk
Sharp
Shafter
Mobilgas
Burton Kindrick Visits Parents in Shafter
Mr and Mrs Burton Kindrick of Quincy visited Mr and Mrs A J Loewen in Shafter. The Loewens escorted the Kindricks back to Quincy after a few days visit. Mr Loewen joked about catching so many mountain trout and a deer was killed by Mr Kindrick during their stay. The Loewens returned home at 216 Marengo Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Burton Kindrick
Quincy
A. J. Loewen
Loewens
Kindricks
Vacation in North Redwoods and Bay Area Tour
Mr and Mrs J C Atkinson returned to Shafter after a vacation through northern California’s redwood country and many bay area points earlier this week.
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J. C. Atkinson
Shafter
Redwood Country
California
Bay Area
Guests at Lorenz Home Attend Ice Cream Supper
Guests last Sunday at the Josh Lorenz home included their nephew Ralph Lorenz and his friend Emery Jacobsen of Fresno. The Geo Wedel family also attended for an ice cream supper.
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Josh Lorenz
Ralph Lorenz
Emery Jacobsen
Fresno
Geo. Wedel
Intend to Wed Gordon Henley and Mary Ellen Weaver
Gordon Llewellyn Henley 22 of Wasco and Mary Ellen Weaver 18 of Shafter filed notice of intention to wed in Bakersfield on August 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Llewellyn Henley
Wasco
Mary Ellen Weaver
Shafter
Bakersfield
Anniversary party at Crystal Inn honors four couples
Celebrants included Mr and Mrs John Dooley and Mr and Mrs Ed Schacht of Shafter and Ray Kitts now of Bakersfield. The event marked milestone anniversaries with local guests in attendance at the Crystal Inn last Saturday evening.
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Crystal Inn
John Dooley
Ed Schacht
Shafter
Ray Kitts
City
Bakersfield
Marsh Family Relocates to Monterey Park
Mr and Mrs M H Marsh move to Monterey Park where he will manage the Corner Store previously managed by him at the F S Rasco Store.
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M. H. Marsh
Monterey Park
Mr. Marsh
F. S. Rasco
1948 Supreme Court ruling on auto passengers immunity
A 1948 Supreme Court decision held that passengers in automobiles have protection from warrantless searches. The ruling clarified limits on police searches of vehicle occupants and emphasized privacy rights in transit.
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Supreme Court
City Annexation May Include Rieker Tract Access
Continued discussion on annexation notes 350 residents added to city population and a ballot measure for the Rieker Tract. Key hurdles include a narrow unincorporated strip along West Lerdo Road and property owned by A R Duehren and the Catholic Church. City officials see a potential path via land along Lerdo to bring the tract into city limits as a new Catholic church construction may begin soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rieker Tract
West Lerdo Road
Lerdo
Rieker
A. R.duehren
A. R. Duehren
Burglar Breaks Into Lassiter's Auto Parts
A burglar broke into Lassiter's Auto Parts during August 6 7 causing door damage and theft of 20 dollars. Entry occurred via a rear door from an adjoining unoccupied apartment once home to the Lena McQuilliams family. Police collect fingerprints as they investigate the case.
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Lassiter
Lena McQuilliams
Los Angeles
New Tray Carrier Cuts Time in Grape Picking
A new method reduces harvest time from 19 operations and 11 transports to 11 operations and five transports. The picker uses a Tray Carrier to load paper trays from the aisle bundle, places it under the vine, clips clusters, and stacks berries on the tray before dragging it to a drying area.
Africa Safari Plans for John Lachenmaier Party
The party travels by air from England to Sicily Egypt and Nairobi in the Kenya Colony East Africa. The two month hunt covers over 3000 miles of roadless terrain with 18 natives and a hunting truck. They aim to shoot one of each species in the area totaling about 35 animals. They target elephants rhinoceroses lions antelopes cape buffaloes and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Sicily
Egypt
Nairobi
Kenya
East Africa
Free cotton scale inspections at Shafter Gin
Irvin Nikkel announces free cotton scale inspections at L. A. Camp Ginning Co Shafter Gin. Growers may bring their scales for inspection all day Friday at no cost. The service is offered to all growers this coming Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A
S. A
New Building for Kern County Farm Bureau Near Completion
The Kern County Farm Bureau moves toward a new office and assembly building at 2720 L Street Bakersfield. The first section should be ready around October adding staff offices and insurance service programs. A second section to start by September will add an assembly room for about 50 people for director meetings and other activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
L” Street
Bakersfield
Wesley Buerkle
Boards of Director
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Helen Kizer
Cork 'N Bottle News
P. V. “Mac” McClure
Shafterites
Bob Scales
Bakersfield Spuds
Bob
L. A. Camp
McClure Drug Store
Central Ave
Layette
Lessie Horwith
Lydia Fast
Mgr
G. P
Burton Kindricks
Lorenz
Africa
John Lachenmaier
Co. Farm Bureau
Wasco Concrete
Ogates
OPIPE
Rosamond
Shaf
Ter
Shafter Gin
Rosedale
Cawelo
Wasco, Pond & McFarland
S. A. Camp Ginning CO
Walker Ave
Irvin L. Nickel, Res. Mgr
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