Social Realm Weddings and Community Events in Shafter
Miss Martha Harder and Charles Martindale wed at the Mennonite Brethren church in Shafter with 150 guests. Dan R. Glen and Sandra Marincovich wed at a home ceremony in Los Angeles. A bazaar at Union Congregational church and a surprise shower for Mrs. Jack White complemented a busy local social scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Harder
Bernhard Harder
Shafter
Charles Martindale
Bakersfield
H. D. Wiebe
Mennonite Brethren Church
Menno Warder
Los Angeles
Gladys Fast
Janet Mae Harder
Jack White
Fox
Eleanor Fox
Dan R. Glen
John Wall
Sandra Sonjia Marincovich
Justice of the Peace
H. A. Rightmire
Judge Rightmire
Pomona College Choir to Perform Bach Christmas Oratorio
Marian Harrison will join Pomona College choir in Bridges Hall Clare mont on December 10 for Bach Christmas Oratorio selections from parts one to five The 130 voice choir directed by Prof Ralph Lyman will perform for about an hour and fifteen minutes Janet Mae Harder celebrated her eighth birthday at a family party with friends then Christmas party plans were set by the American Legion Auxiliary for December 19 including a decorated tree and baskets of food donations
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Marian Harrison
George Harrison
Experiment Farm
Pomona College
Bach
Bridges Hall
Claremont
Ralph H. Lyman
Janet Mae Harder
H. J. Harder
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Taylor Tabb
Horses at Club Party and Sewing Circle Banquet
Mothers of the M B Sewing Circle hosted a semi annual banquet for about 85 members at the Mennonite Brethren church basement. A second item describes the Wedensday Afternoon club hi jinx luncheon with 80 members featuring a polo game on chairs and broom mallets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Sewing Circle
Mennonite Brethren Church
Mesdames J. J. Siemens
Jake Klassen
Abe Boese
John Niessen
Dan Wendland
John Friesen
J. E. Unruh
Wedensday
H. G. Scaroni
Dean Potter
Mesdames E. P. Jones
Clyde Zachary
B. C. Thomas
Nell Morgan
J. P. Howland
Christmas Dance Set By Shafter High Girls League
A Christmas dance will be hosted tomorrow evening by the Girls league of Shafter high school at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse. All members and alumni of the high school student body are invited. Arrangements are led by Nedra Latta Mark Jones Jane Pasley and Mary Katherine Lockard. Decorations feature a Christmas theme.
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Girls’ League of
Shafter High School
Nedra Latta
Mark Jones
Jane Pasley
Mary Katherine Lockard
Bakersfield Woman to Speak at P T A Meeting
Miss Hariette Buss of Bakersfield will address the Richland P T A meeting in the Richland auditorium on Tuesday at 2 30 p m. The talk covers spiritual development and a brief business session is scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
P.T. A
Hariette Buss
Richland P.T. A
Richland Auditorium
Sidewalk Work Concentrated South of Central Avenue
Crews will concentrate sidewalk installation this week in the area south of Central Avenue. Work covers Pacific Avenue Munzer Street and James Street with about seven miles of walk planned and substantial curb and gutter additions. Karl Teget resident engineer notes the project aims to extend the district’s pedestrian network.
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Central Avenue
Pacific Avenue
Munzer Street
James Street
Karl Teget
Mrs Birdie Holbrook Visits Relatives in California
Rio Bravo notes Mrs Birdie Holbrook of Los Angeles spent days with her ill mother Mrs Al Chorangle at the home of daughter Mrs E B Suydam. Newcomers to the community include Mr and Mrs Buck and family in a Ram sey property house leased by General Petroleum Oil Co. Joan Haag recovers from a broken arm from a home accident. Albert Mulhouse is in a San Fernando hospital from recent injuries. Mr and Mrs C L Martin spent the weekend in Bakersfield with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdie Holbrook
Los Angeles
al Chorangle
E. B. Suydam
Bakersfield
Little Albert Mulhouse
San Fernando
Rio Bravo Church Group Plans Christmas Program
The Union Sunday school schedules a Christmas program for December 22 in the school auditorium. A program committee and teachers met after Sunday school to discuss arrangements with Mrs. Carl Haag, Mrs. Clyde Zachary, C. A. Merrill, and the class teachers in charge.
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The
Union Sunday School
Carl Haag
Clyde Zachary
C. A. Merrill
Kiwanis Charity Show clears about 230 at Shafter
The Shafter Kiwanis club shows Frantic Follies at the high school auditorium last Thursday and Friday, with about 230 dollars net. Staging company representatives receive 50 percent of the first 300 dollars. A full report awaits ticket returns from out of town Kiwanis clubs.
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
Christmas And Crossing Reports For Business Men
A Business Men association luncheon heard updates on Christmas street decorations funded by the group and a city hanging of banners and a tree at James street and Central avenue. It also covered railroad crossing signals at Lerdo road and Shafter highway, with state and Santa Fe officials present, and discussed utility district ordinances for water conservation and sewer waste control. The group voted to buy a $5 tuberculosis bond for Kern County Tuberculosis association.
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P.V. McClure
Ford Hudson
Shafter Theatre
Business Men’s Association
Cafe Neuman
James Street
Central Avenue
Hudson
State Railroad Commission
Santa Fe Company
Shafter
Lerdo Road
Shafter Highway
Kern County Tuberculosis Association
Rio Bravo P T A to Hear Mrs Nelson Speaker
The Rio Bravo P T A meets at 2 30 Friday afternoon at president Mrs C A Merrill’s home. Mrs Thomas Nelson will speak and Mrs W B Wilson leads the program.
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Thomas Nelson
Patents Rise Above Two Million Since 1799
The patent office reports granting more than 2 152 000 patents since 1799 roughly 1.7 patents per hour. The milestone marks cumulative output of the U S patent system since its founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Patent Office
Christmas Dinner Plans Change at Darrel Thorpe Home
Darrel Thorpe frets over his morning tirade to Edna on Christmas Eve. A rushed quarrel over inviting Mrs Darby ends with Edna planning to skip Christmas, but a phone call from Wheatley reveals Mrs Thorpe arranged a proper celebration with a tree and trimmings, hinting at a warm reconciliation.
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Darrell Thorpe
Edna
Mrs. Darby
Darrel
City
Wheatley
Daniel
Daniel Wheatley
Christmas Snowstorm Trek to Rio Train Stop
Mary Lou, stranded by a late storm, takes in a three year old girl named Annette Pollard from a Denver stewardess and arranges care at the station. Eddie the conductor helps arrange shelter and calls Rio to reunite the child with her father, with plans for a doll as a Christmas memento. The next morning the train reaches Rio and a waiting red-haired man greets them.
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Chicago
Mary Lou
Eddie
Mary
Lou
Denver
Gear
Annette Pollard
Cheyenne
Rio
Wisconsin
Grandma Pollard
Annette
Pies of Bettbebet Bethlehem Christmas Carols Gather
On Bethlehem hillsides visitors from many lands join shepherds to sing carols on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning recalling the life and words of Jesus of Nazareth as they remember the season.
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Bethlehem
Jesus of Nazareth
Bethlehem Christmas Travel Delayed by Modern Transport
In Bethlehem for Christmas, reports note that modern transportation allows departures from America to be made later than in the past. Travelers cite improved routes and schedules enabling late departures with reliable arrivals.
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Bethlehem
America
Reckless Driving Charge Filed After Village Crash
Carl Choate of Shafter faces reckless driving charges after a Friday crash just south of town near the Gospel Mission church. The other aboard were Walter Baerg F B Johnson Ernest Estey Lomopoc none were seriously injured. Constable John Reily reported Choate missed a prior court appearance and sentenced him to five days in jail for contempt. He will answer the reckless driving charge when released.
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Carl Choate
Shafter
Walter Baerg
Gospel Mission Church
Choate
F. B. Johnson
Baerg
Ernest Estey
Lompoc
John Reily
California Highway Patrol
Bell system handles sixty eight million daily calls
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company reports that the Bell system processes 68,000,000 calls each day, representing a little over three percent of all calls for each telephone in the network.
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Helio
Bell System
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Shafter Men Active In Sale Of Christmas Seals
Shafter men active in the Kern County Tuberculosis Association drive to sell Christmas seals include Judge F. E Manuel the Rev. Alfred T Chandler and E C Eckmann. The sale benefits county and national associations. Last year Kern County spent about 3500 on tuberculosis work and Stony Brook Retreat.
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Shafter
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Martindale
Union Oil Company
Union Congregational Church
Ladies Aid
Mesdames Neils Pedersen Sharman Bobst
Marion Hitchcock
Virginia Nay
Ruth Merkel
Zen
Dorothy Johnson
Rosalie Hitchcock
Sue Wilson
Violet Neuman
Ellen Wallace
Nita Hughes
Dorothy Dalke
Lena Panero
Emma Lachenmaier
Louise Fox
Eloy Bergen
Mary Crandall
Dean Lockard
June Lachenmaier
Mary Catherine Lockard
Tommie Lockard
Norma Neufeld
Phyliss Prieve
Eleanor Reimer
Patty Stringham
Letha Bartel
Rhona Mettler
Lorena Kroeker
Irene Kroeker
Ruben Mettler
Marvin Lane
Kathleen Janzen
Leland Bell
Glenn Bénder
Miriam Klaudt
Marie Gaede
Jake Neufeld
C. E. Gaede
Jake Gaede
Fresno
O. Montgomery
H. H. Gaede
George Gaede
John Gaede
John Reimer
Carl Neuman
Charles Starrett
Black River
Melvyn Douglas
Joan Blondel
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Richard Arlen
Andy Devine
Legion OF Lost
Sing Wi Pomona Choir
June Nikkel
Geraldine Sanger
Mary Ann Ritchey
Charla-Sue Alexander
Karlene Wells
Eva Mae Kliewer
Dana Baughman
Dolores Friesen
Girls’ League
Rio Bravo Church
Katherine
Edelman
Mary, Lou
Reds
A. S. Ediger
D. W. Gloeckler
Fresno Ave
Maple School
Kolbenstetter
Merced Ave
D.wittenberg
Tulare Street
Henry Kirschenman
Shafter Ave
E. V. Kattenhorn
Shafter Avenue
Neufeld Farms
Wasco
Town Hall Cafe
Rio Bravo
C. A. Unruh
Marengo, Shafter
Main Street
Riverside Avenue
Duehren
Nebraska Ave
Long Beach
Calif
Gator
Home Appliance Co
Emil Stoller
Mgr
Young’s Grocery
North Shafter
Bill Friesen
W. M. Barnes
Tulare , Avenue
LARKO
Shafter Mercantile Co
Siemens & Hitchcock
Semesan Bel
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