Miss Eloise Boone and Jay Roden Wed at Buttonwillow
Eloise Boone married Jay Roden in a Buttonwillow Baptist Church ceremony on Friday August 17 at 8 p.m. before about 50 guests. Rev Gene Vaught officiated with Delores Hunter as maid of honor and Robert as best man. The bride’s father gave her away and the couple then departed for their honeymoon after a playful moment when the groomsmen briefly hid the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Eloise Boone
Jay Roden
Buttonwillow Baptist Church
Gene Vaught
Delores Hunter
Robert
Robin Blomquist
Bertha Bea
Woods Family Returns From East Vacation
Mr and Mrs Herbert Woods and their family have returned from a two week vacation in the eastern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Herbert Woods
Nelms Baby Girl Born at Cottage Hospital
Mr and Mrs Leo Nelms celebrate the birth of a daughter weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces born August 17 at the Cottage Hospital. The child has not yet been named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Nelms
Cottage Hospital
Fishing Trip Off Long Beach Nets 45-Pound White Sea Bass
Siren private fishing boat chartered by Harold Reed party from Long Beach on Friday August 17. Mrs Hazel Goodspeed landed the prize catch a 45 pound white sea bass near the horseshoe area. Others hauled in halibut rock cod and mackerel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Ford
Williams
Kenneth Ringsdorf
Charles Hughett
Harold Reed
Ernie
Robert McKean
Bakersfield
E. L. Goodspeed
Bny
Long Beach
Hazel Goodspeed
Spicer City Post Office to Close August 31 1951
Buttonwillow clerk Doyce R. Holland files termination of his contract with the Post Office Department effective August 31 1951 as clerk in charge of the Spicer City Rural Station located in his store. Spicer City Rural Station is a subsidiary of Buttonwillow PO. No other bids were submitted for the station so the office will discontinue on August 31 1951. Patrons are urged to set up rural mailboxes along the route for convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Doyce R. Holland
Post Office Department
Spicer City Rural
Spicer City Rural Stations
Buttonwillow Post Office
Parker Couple Feted on Silver Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Parker celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on July 29 in Bakersfield at the home of their daughter, with a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert McPherson. Kenneth Parker gave a knife and silverware set as a gift. a silver slipper cake decorated the table before coffee and cake for friends.
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Buttonwillow
Boyd Parker
Bakersfield
Robert McPherson
Park Way
McPhersons
Parker
Kenneth
Infant Hamman Rites Held In Bakersfield
Funeral services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hamman were conducted Wednesday August 15 in Bakersfield by Payne and Son Funeral Directors. Rev. C H Ellis of Buttonwillow officiated.
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William E. Hamman
Bakersfield
Payne and Son Funeral
C. H. Ellis
Buttonwillow
Boettchers Return From East Vacation
Mrs Leroy Boettcher reports an eventful trip to the east with return to California for fishing. They visited Iowa June and July and traveled via Yellowstone Park. In St Louis they met the Hughetts families and attended a League ball game. they also saw the Yankees play in Chicago.
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Buttonwillow
Leroy Boettcher
California
Iowa
Yellowstone Park
St. Louis
R. L. Hughetts
Frey Couple Tour Of Whittier Balboa Grand Canyon Trip
Mr and Mrs Jack Frey and guest Erika Tronicke visited Whittier Balboa Island and friends then returned home via the Grand Canyon and Boulder Dam, enjoying a brief seaside and canyon itinerary.
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Jack Frey
Erika Tronicke
Whittier
Balboa Island
Grand Canyon
Boulder Dam
Seen About Town: Local Travels and Events Recap
Vacation trips and family gatherings span Santa Cruz Morro Bay and Cambria Pines. Local residents attend weddings, vacations, visits with relatives and military reunions while two Ton Ton businesses face burglary and a resident recovers from tonsil surgery.
Fire Department Aids Buttonwillow Man With Breathing Help
George Woods of Buttonwillow required Kern County Fire Department help for an asthmatic condition. Captain Joe Logan reported two calls last week with aid lasting 3 hours 20 minutes and 1 hour 15 minutes. Woods is recovering and moving to a new climate for relief.
Community Notes and Local Visits Highlight Weekend
The item lists a hunting trip to Coalinga Mountain with a prize of 3 deer for the party. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Arm Strong were ice cream and cake guests for Mr. Arm Strong's birthday on August 14 at the Hunters' home. Choir practice occurred at the Baptist Church under Mr. C. H. Ellis. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Burrow and family visited Fresno to see Mrs. Burrow's sister, along with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brantley.
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Coalinga Mountain
Mrs. C. G. Armstrong
Mrs
F. C. Hunter
Mr. Armstrong
the Baptist Church
C.H. Ellis
Wayne Burrow
Fresno
Mrs. Burrow
Ernest Brantley
Cotton Field Scales Tests Scheduled in Shafter Area
Testing of growers cotton field scales will begin in the area over the next few days. On August 27 scales at Shafter-Wasco Gin and Garrison Gin will be tested. On September 4 tests are set for Lerdo Canelo district Carolina Gin S A Camp Gin Union Ave Gin Coberly West Gin United Ginning Co J N Fuller Gin in Shafter. Buttonwillow Ginning Co and Farmers Coop Gin in Buttonwillow will be tested on September 7.
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Bill Rose
Department of Weights and Measures
Shafter-Wasco
Garrison
Lerdo- Canelo
Carolina
S. A. Camp
Union Ave
Coberly-West
S. A. Camp Gin
United Ginning Co
J. N. Fuller Gin
Shafter District
Buttonwillow Ginning Co
Farmers Coop Gin
Buttonwillow
Confederate President Davis Inauguration At Montgomery
Jefferson Davis became president of the Confederate States of America on January 18 1861 in Montgomery Alabama. Shoshone Falls on the Snake River Idaho stands 46 feet higher than Niagara Falls.
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Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
Montgomery
Ala
Shoshone Falls
Snake River
Idaho
Niagara
Jeannette Lidyoff Weds Fred Susoeff Jr in Shafter
Miss Jeannette M Lidyoff daughter of Mr and Mrs M J Lidyoff Wasco married Fred Susoeff Jr son of Mr and Mrs Fred Susoeff Buttonwillow in First United Mohian Church Shafter Rev Fred Waloff officiated with over 500 guests attending The couple will reside Buttonwillow area where Mr Lidgoff farms Both graduates of Wasco High School with local sports and leadership ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette M.”’ Ner
M. J. Lidyoff
Wasco
Fred Susoeff, Jr
Fred Susoeff
Buttonwillow
United Mohian
Shafter
Fred Waloff
Afikan
William Lidyoff
Susoeff
Lidgoff
Wasco High School
Comstock Lode Fueled Nevada Population Boom
The discovery of the Comstock Lode in Nevada sparked a population surge to more than 50 000 people. The steamer Rio de Janeiro struck a reef in San Francisco Harbor on February 22 1901 and sank with 128 lives lost.
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Comstock Lode
Nevada
Rio de Janeiro
San Francisco Harbor
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Dallas Driskill
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Richard Olive
Jim Metzker
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Jeannette Lidyoff
White Pump Service Company
Noro & Bowman Ranch
Roy Umholtz
Doyle W. Jimerson
Rosedale Hwy
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