Shower Honors Mrs. Elmer Unruh at Baby Shower
Mrs. Elmer Unruh was the guest of honor at a shower for her new son Darrel Roy hosted at the home of Mrs. Leonard Gaede. Co hosts included several community members and guests enjoyed games, prizes and refreshments featuring angel food cake and mint cups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Unruh
Darrel Roy
Harold Wiens
J. E. Unruh
Waldo Unruh
Leonard Gaede
Henry Ratzlaff
Allen Bartel
LeRoy Janzen
Favor
Mesdames
H. D. Eitzen
Ed Leisch
Herman Corn+aon
Fred Leisch
C. P. Eitzen
Menno Siemens
Oliver Unruh
Irvin Nickel
Pete Neufeld
Wesley Balzer
Jake Bergen
Lee Bergman
Bill Goertzen
Theodore Heinrichs
Jim Klassen
Ernest
Miss Margrette Smithberg Feted At Farewell Dinner
Mr and Mrs Ed Brown hosted a Sunday evening farewell dinner for Miss Margrette Smithberg who departs this week for South America to take a teaching position. An outdoor buffet supper preceded a special evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Brown
Margrette Smithberg
South America
Intend to wed notices list Bakersfield area couples
Among those filing notices of intentions to wed in Bakersfield last week were Earl Lee DeWoody 19 and Barbara Ruth Smart 18 both of Shafter on August 15 Clyde Fred McCoy 42 of Shafter and Wilma Laura Vermilyea 27 of Fresno on August 17 James Albright 23 and Marjorie Ellen Olson 22 both of Shafter on August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Earl Lee DeWoody
Barbara Ruth Smart
Shafter
Clyde Fred McCoy
Wilma Laura Vermilyea
Fresno
James 8. Albright
Marjorie Ellen Olson
Honor guest and co hosts lauded at event lineup
The list includes Bartel, Lloyd Kroeker, Roger Frantz, Dan Frantz, Gene Enns, Elbert Frantz, Henry Kroeker, Wally Loewen, Al Nickel, Harvey Gaede, Ruth Diede, Elvera Klein sasser, Henry Ratzlaff, Allen Bartel, Le Roy Janzen as honored attendees. Sending gifts but unable to attend were Mrs. Rose Ewert and Mrs. Lloyd Golich.
Pilots Assate Stage Sunday Coastal Meet at Santa Barbara
Taft will host a Kern County Pilots Association gathering Sunday at the Santa Barbara Airport. The event features an outdoor steak barbecue and beach swim. reservations are welcome. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Pierce and Mr. and Mrs. Carol Wadsworth from Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Kern County Pilots Association
Santa Barbara
Shafter
Vernon Pierce
Carol Wadsworth
Wadswoth
San Joaquin Light & Power Company
Pierce
Thompsons Return from Canada Trip to Shafter
Mr and Mrs Harry Thompson and children Bill and Mary have returned to Shafter after a two week Canadian trip They visited Harry Walsh and wife in Weyburn Saskatchewan where the grandparents are ill They traveled by car via Las Vegas Salt Lake City and Yellowstone National Park then Reno and Lake Tahoe on the return route
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thompson
Bill
Mary
Shafter
Canada
Mr. Thompson
Harry Walshs
Weyburn
Saskatchewan
Thompsons
Las Vegas
Salt Lake City
Yellowstone National Park
Reno
Lake Tahoe
Isaac Vacation Tour Through Oregon and Washington
The Elmer Isaacs, Nancy, Jimmy, and Mrs. Hulda Rusk of Shafter return from a northwest vacation. They visited Sacramento hosts Don and Alice Ratzlaff, toured Bend and Moses Lake potato fields, and stayed with Evert Clark in Gifford. They traveled to Portland and Warren before flying home via Grand Coulee Dam, tired but happy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Isaacs
Nancy
Jimmy
Shafter
Hulda Rusk
Eathmart
Northwest
Sacramento
Donald Ratzlaff
Bend
Oregon
Moses Lake
Washington
Gifford
Evert Clark
Clark
Irene Neumann
Wm. G. Neumann
Elmer Isaac
Rusk
Columbia River
Grand Coulee Dam
Clarks
Isaacs
Portland
Warren
Alfred Voth
John Thom
Dan Voth
Harvey Blohm
Shafterites
Pete Gaede
Yucaipa
Thom
Gaede
Kern Academy
Lovely Bridal Shower Fetes Mrs Metheny
A belated bridal shower for Gwen dolyn Hall, now Mrs. Metheny, was held in the social hall of First Baptist Church. Hosts Thelma Sturges Geneva Nix Ruth Unruh and Ida Kattenhorn presided as guests enjoyed refreshments and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Thelma Sturges
Geneva Nix
Ruth Unruh
Ida Kattenhorn
Gwendolyn Hall
Paul Schuh
Bill Hildebrand
John Branner
A. W. Northam
E. V. Khattenhorn
Bill Frizzell
Floyd Barton
Oscar Jane
F. C. Raney
Rose Chandler
Fred Schardt
Jim T. Witcher
Paul Wiebe
Margaret Cooper
John Ratzlaff
Clementine Evarts
Lewis Hall
Vernon Hall
Warkentine
Jack Schmidt
D .R. Gwin
Bill Lacy
Maxine Hall
Jimmy Faye Witcher
Norma Jean Nix
Bobby Jean Sturges
Helen Warkentine
E. Walraven
Dee Hampton
Ruth Thompson
June Fast
Farwell Party Fetes Mrs Cliff Squier
Mrs Clifford Squier was the guest of honor at a handkerchief shower hosted by Mrs Ernest Hofman at 136 A Godey Road Kern Homes. The Squiers plan to move to the San Fernando Valley soon where he will teach in Southern California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
Cliff Squier
Clifford Squier
Ernest Hofman
Godey Road
Kern
Squiers
San Fernando Valley
Shafter
Bakersfied
California
Bridget
John Peters
John Jacobsen
Elmer Anderson
Harold Miller
Ike Peters
Jack Derrett
Dale Knoff
Virgil Farr
Richard Larsen
Don Hart
Frank Sill
Richard Arnold
Walker Frey
Phillip Jeffries
Robert McClain
Daughter Born to Worley Family in Shafter
Carolyn Ann Worley is the second child of Mr and Mrs Calvin Worley of Shafter. She arrived at Wasco Maternity Home weighing seven pounds four ounces on August 13. Mrs Worley is the former Pearl Stutts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Ann Worley
Calvin Worley
Shafter
Wasco
Worley
Pearl Stutts
Weishaar Family Returns From Utah Trip
Mr and Mrs Justian Weishaar and their children returned to Shafter after a week in Utah They visited Milford with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Mayer toured Salt Lake City Temple Square swam in the Great Salt Lake and traveled home via Yosemite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weishaars
Justian Weishaar
Shafter
Utah
Milford
Lloyd Mayer
Salt Lake
Temple Square
Great Salt Lake
Yosemite
Rules Return From Summer Tour
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ruth and son Melvin completed a month long 6000 mile tour through seven states and British Columbia. They visited Lodi Pacific Union College Crescent City Seattle Victoria B C Medicine Hat Glacier National Park Yellowstone Salt Lake City and Las Vegas enjoying sights and a plane crash scene and capturing color moving pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Ruth
Melvin
States
British Columbia
Oregon
Seattle
Victoria
B. C
Ruth
Butchart Gardens
Vancouver
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Mrs.Rub
Great Salt Lake
Shafter
Las Vegas
Church Group At Goddard Home In Shafter
The Young Peoples Mission Society of the First Mennonite Church met August 23 at Mrs. Lincoln Goddard’s home. Mrs. Vernon Neufeld presided as Goddards plan to leave Shafter for Oregon. The group sent flowers to new mother Mrs. Wade Singley. Refreshments were served. Attendees included Mrs. Vernon Neufeld, Mrs. Lester Neufeld, Mrs. Leslie Nusz, Mrs. Albert Froese, Mrs. Lincoln Goddard, Mrs. Elmer Zemke, and Misses Marilyn and Joyce Bartel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples’ Mission ‘Society
The
First’ Mennonite Church
Lincoln Goddard
Vernon Neufeld
Goddard
Goddards
Shafter
Oregon
Wade Singley
Lester Neufeld
Leslie Nusz
Albert Froese
Elmer Zemke
Marilyn
Joyce Bartel
Sunday Outing Features Flight to San Diego
Mr and Mrs Vernon Pierce and children Ronald and Nancy flew to Imperial Beach near San Diego Sunday to visit Pierce s uncle and aunt the Oliver Whites Ronald stays with the Whites until Friday and will learn oil painting from the Whites sister who runs a studio at Imperial Beach Back in Shafter the Pierces fly back Sunday night from the beach at 6 20 p m and land at Shafter airport at 8 30 p m The night flight was beautiful with a clear sky
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Pierce
Ronald
Nancy
Imperial Beach
San Diego
Pierce
Oliver Whites
White
Imperial’ Beach
Bakersfield
Pierces Sr
Shafter
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
North
Taft, Calif
Helen Neessen
Ore
Isaac
F. McCoy
Cross St. Shafter, Calif
Armee
K. W
A. C
Okla City
Kaiser
Ret
Wasco Plumbing CO
7Th St
Rules
Crescent City
Aquarium
Shafter Bowling Alley
Central Ave
David Unruh
Mgr
Stringham's Shafter Drug Store
the Recall Drug Store
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