Wiener roast and swimming party at Wilson ranch in Rio Bravo
Social circle notes report a wiener roast mellow feed and swimming party at the W. B. Wilson ranch in Rio Bravo this week for the Senior Christian Endeavor of the First Christian Church Bakersfield. Families joined in. attendees include Harry Wilson Lee Wilhite Newell Green Paul Frye T. J. Daniels Frank Person Burl Hanville John Friesen Floyd Agee Carl Krauter S. I. Upshaw William Coker J. A. Townsend W. B. Wilson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Wilson
Rio Bravo
First Christian Church of
Bakersfield
Messrs. and Mesdames
Harry Wilson
Lee Wilhite
Newell Green
Paul Frye
T. J. Daniels
Frank Person
Burl Hanville
John Friesen
Floyd Agee
Carl Krauter
S. I. Upshaw
William Coker
Rio Bravo 4-H Club Hosts Water Party at Wilson Ranch
Members and families joined a swimming party at W B Wilson ranch on Thursday evening. After swimming, the group enjoyed a watermelon feed and a brief lawn business session. Several members plan to attend the 4 H club conference at Davis in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Wilson Ranch
Wilson Home
Davis
Carl Haag
R. W. Curtis
Frank J. Schierlmann
W. B. Wilson
Floyd Sears
Albert Lane
Irene
Frances Wilson
Einor Frances Schierlmann
Messrs
Clarence Rudolph
T. M. Martin
Rosalyn Sears
Jean Miller
Lois Lane
Joyce Ann Haag
Lena Farmer
Marjorie Calder
Marvin Lane
Johnnie Mayer
Robert Curtis
Philip Haag
Calvin Wilson
College Students Feted With Farewell Party
Christian Fellowship of Mennonite Brethren church hosted a farewell party for about 60 members bound for colleges. Departing students include Laura Frantz Ernest Siemens Frank Unruh Tabor College Hillsboro KS and Elizabeth Mary Epp Sarah Balzer Elizabeth Voth Bible Institute Los Angeles. Ed Peters gave an exhorting speech, Louis Becker read Trust and Smile, devotions led by Dave Unruh, and Miss Rosie Unruh Rubena Shultz shared a dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Fellowship Group
Mennonite Brethren Church
Shafter Perons
Laura Frantz
Ernest Siemens
Frank Unruh
Tabor College
Hillsboro
Kansas
Elizabeth
Mary Epp
Sarah Balzer
Elizabeth Voth
Bible Institute
Los Angeles
Ed Peters
Shafter Newlyweds Honored With Impromptu Party
Shafter newlyweds Mr and Mrs Steve Lobriar were surprised by 25 friends bearing gifts at their home. Connie Unruh and Lehman Thompson provided steel guitar music as refreshments followed. A farewell gathering for Nebraska guests Miss Florence Sterns and Miss Ellen McMasters was hosted by Miss Margaret Wiebe with games and snacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Lobriar
Shafter
Connie Unruh
Lehman Thompson
Florence Sterns
Ellen McMasters
Nebraska
Margaret Wiebe
Miss Sterns
Miss McMasters
Washington
Oregon
Surprise Birthday for Adolph Goertzen
A surprise birthday party honored Adolph Goertzen on his seventeenth birthday hosted Tuesday night by Mr. and Mrs. Pete Goertzen at their home. Guests included the Neuman, Unruh, Warkentine, Gaede, Gershing, Frey, and Krause families and several friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Goertzen
Pete Goertzen
Adolph
Mifred Neuman
Edna Neuman
Ruth Neuman
Rebecca Unruh
Olga Unruh
Hilda Gaede
Donna Gershing
Thelma Warkentine
Evangeline Frey
Ernest Neufeld
Vernon Neufeld
Lester Neufeld
Nikkel
Harold Janzen
Elmer Unruh
Oliver Eitzen
Ted Unruh
Virgil Warkentine
Jake Esau
Frank Krause
Arnold Funk
George Hiebert
Brothers of Shafter Matron Wed in Kansas
Miss Alice Clausen and David Suderman, both of Hillsboro Kansas, were married August 14 at Ebenfeld M B church Hillsboro. Suderman, a music instructor at Bethel College Newton, will reside there. ceremony led by Rev Logan Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Clausen
David Suderman
Hillsboro
Kansas
Ebenfeld M. B
Suderman
A. W. Gaede
Shafter
Ners Ac
Purse
Iarraige
Logan Martin
Newton
Bethel College
Payne's Nelly Don Agency Secured for Shafter Area
Payne's announces in the advertising columns that it has secured the exclusive agency for the Nelly Don line of dresses for Shafter and the Kern county area. The line is described as one of the most popular nationally advertised dresses and a big local sale is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne’s
Shafter
Kern County
Nelly Don
United States
Eye Color Claims as Life Indicator Stir Debate
A German insurance doctor cited by Pearson's London Weekly says brown-eyed people are a bad risk after 30 years of experience, while blue or gray eyes allegedly signal long life. Medical specialists dispute the theory noting aging can alter eye color and hair shade, weakening the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
London Weekly
Shafter Defeats Bakersfield 7 6 In Pitchers Duel
Rejuvenated Shafter, led by Harvey Gaede as player manager, edged Bakersfield 7 to 6. Red Cunningham and the Bakersfield lineup chased runs through seven innings, with Lachenmaier twice ruled safe on steal attempts and Unruh delivering a late homer to seal the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Harvey Gaede
Bakersfield
Red” Cunningham
Texaco
Owl
Lachenmaier
Gaede
Cromb
Unruh
E. Schultz
Campbell
Taylor
Trent
Sapp
Nikkel
Substitutes
Heath
Neufeld
Coombs
Annis
Freels
Arner
Cunningham
M. Mascon
Hollingsworth
L. Etchenique
J. Etchenique
J. Masconi
Davis
Morris House Washington Residence in Philadelphia Details
The Morris House at 526-530 Market Street in Philadelphia housed George Washington from December 1790 to March 1797 after Sieur John Holker's former property. Robert Morris leased the ruins for rebuilding and a $3,000 annual rent as his executive mansion. John Adams later lived there as president until spring 1800 when the capital moved to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Washington
Battle of Lake Champlain 1814 Invasion of New York Fails
General Prevost commanded 12 000 troops in an 1814 invasion by Lake Champlain. On September 11 Commodore MacDonough won a pivotal victory against a superior British squadron, severing supply lines from Canada. Prevost abandoned the invasion and withdrew his forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Champlain
George Prevost
New York
Maldonough
Canada
Prevost
The Silver Sword Plant in Haleakala Crater
The silver sword plant grows in the crater of Haleakala haw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crater
Haleakala
Haw
Valley Agricultural Teachers Visit Kern Cotton Station
Thirty four agricultural instructors from the San Joaquin valley toured the United States Experimental Station in Kern County on Tuesday. It was the second day of a cotton school for instructors under the State Bureau of Agricultural Education continuing through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Joaquin Valley
United States Experimental Station
Kern County
State Bureau of Agricultural Education
Los Banos
Bureau of Agricultural Education
Gordon L. Smith
George Harrison
L. B. Nourse
Shafter High School
Kern County Park
Rio Bravo Notes Weekend Travels and Visits
The column lists local residents and guests visiting or returning home from trips to Pismo Long Beach Greenhorn Mountain and Bakersfield including Mr and Mrs Oscar Rice Miss Eudora Baldwin Miss Dorothy Boosinger Carl Kruger D O Moore Nadine Kruger E L Songer of Shafter Clarence Calder Hannah Calder K Leonard of Nebraska Hazel Waddel Ann Hensel R W Curtis and others en route to Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Rice
Pismo
Eudora Baldwin
Long Beach
Dorothy Boosinger
Carl
E. G. Kruger
D. O. Moore
Miss Moore
Jastro Park
Bakersfied
K. Leonard
Nebraska
Clarence Calder
Hannah Calder
Jack Ranch
Hazel Waddel
Ann Hensel
Blythe
R. W. Curtis
Alaska
Summer Visitors and Travels Across California
Mrs. T M Martin and son Rafe joined by Donald Young and Lincoln Goddard drove to Berkeley for a summer visit. Mrs C L Martin visits son Roy in San Francisco. Mr and Mrs J W Sasser and daughter Marjorie return to San Pedro from a visit with Tom Devlin. Mrs Daisy White and daughter Lora visit Bakersfield. Lora White visits Leis Mayhew in Greenfield. Mrs Harold Peterson hosts her Sacramento mother for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weigus
Canada
Rafe
Donald Young
Lincoln Goddard
Martin
Berkeley
C. L. Martn
Roy Martin
San Francisco
J. W. Sasser
Daugher
Marjorie
San Pedro
Tom
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Cotton
Payne
Service
Wilson Ranch
America
Shafter, Calif
Georgia Mae Muse
Charles Arthur Greer
Alfred Funck
Reformed Church
Janzen Funeral Home Ambulance Service
California
Axminster
Shatter Furniture Co
Ming Party
Glenn O. Nay
Howard Dickinson
C. A. Cazeley
Delano
B. R. Denby
Fresno State College
Shafter Theatre
Central Avenue
Bill Boyd Muriel Evans
Rustler’s Valley
Featu
Rochelle Hudson
Jack Haley
Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra
Russell Patterson
Judy, Anne
Zeke
Clark Gable and
Jean Harlow
Saratoga
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