Local Residents Share News and Births in Buttonwillow
MR AND MRS P GANN have returned to Shafter after 20 years in the Navy and will live at 248 Mannel with three daughters. MISS NONA WILSON daughter of Mrs Martha Wilson of Buttonwillow recovered from appendectomy. MRS DON BICKNER visiting parents Ed and Mrs Rueb as husband heads to Fort Ord. MARVIN JONES and wife Buttonwillow welcomed a baby boy born Nov 30 at Taft Community Hospital weighing 9 lb 12 oz. PFC BILLY JACK THOMPSON stationed in Europe, husband of Jimmie Witcher. BOB KELLEY returned from St Joseph to be with ill father Dr A H Kelley. REV MICHAEL COLLINS of Erie Ireland vacationing in America with brother Rev James Collins in Buttonwillow. MR AND MRS DAVE Sontag of Long Beach visiting aunt Mrs Eunice Sontag in Buttonwillow with plans to return after New Year. THE ADRON WHITSONS and George Vines hosted a breakfast after the Dance of the Month at the Whitson home on Golden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3. P. Gann
Shafter
Navy
Mannel
Marvin Jones
Buttonwillow
Taft Community Hospital
Dave Sontag
David
Carolyn
Ricky
Long Beach
Eunice Sontag
A Case of Moostaken Identity on Moose Hunt
Slim Smith recalls two days on a northern moose hunt. On the first day a mistaken moose call caused him to nearly shoot another hunter. on the last day a real moose was spotted and he carefully checked before firing. The tale offers a caution about rushing to judgment and aiming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slim Smith
Buttonwillow Telegrams of Thanksgiving and Local Visitations
West avenue notes show 26 people sharing sausage and eggs with coffee. Local residents return from service, visits in Shafter and Wasco, and lengthy travels to Kentucky North Carolina and Georgia. Families gather in Buttonwillow for holidays as service members plan further orders and reunions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Avenue
Del Kern Time Schedule Fragments Aired
Schedule fragment shows times 5 40 7 00 6 55 8 15 8 45 9 55 with labels Sunday and Monday and note White Goddess Mr. Scoutmaster unclear events and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Kern
Real Estate Talk and Local Visits Among Bakersfield Groups
Bakersfield real estate leader Gordon Simon will speak at the Shafter Chamber of Commerce meeting about future prospects for real estate and loans. A Castle Air Force Base selection team will visit Bakersfield in Room 216 Hopkins Building on Tuesday and Wednesday. Also noted are weekend visits by L. W. Oxford and Earl Byrd USN with local families, and D P Ratzlaff stopping to visit sister Mrs. Peter Buller amid a business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Simon
Bakersfield Realty Board
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Lee’s
Castle Air Force Base
Hopkins Bldg
Bakersfield
D. P. Ratzlaff
Henderson, Neb
Peter B. Buller
California Ave
California
Mr and Mrs John DeVin Cenzo celebrate 19th anniversary
Mr and Mrs John DeVin Cenzo of Jack Avenue celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary last Wednesday. They have lived in Shafter for 18 years and have two children, John and Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Devincenzo
Jack Avenue
Shafter
John
Mary
Bergens Visit Pismo Beach Friends Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs P L Bergen and family of Pismo Beach stayed with Mr and Mrs Clyde Zachary on Lerdo Avenue last weekend. They also visited Mr and Mrs J R Bergen during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Bergen
Pismo Beach
Clyde Zachary
Lerdo Avenue
J. R. Bergen
Thanksgiving Visitors From Los Angeles
Mrs. Fannie Mae Davis and her niece Mrs. Mammie Kennon of Los Angeles visited Mrs. Elizabeth Walker in Button Willow during the Thanksgiving holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Mae Davis
Mammie Kennon
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Walker
Buttonwillow
Family visits span weeks with relatives in Texas and California
The Walker family of Bowie Texas plan a one month absence while their son and daughter in law reside in their home. Jee dshaw and Karen Rae and Pete of Los Angeles spent last weekend with Mrs. Poe Branch in Smith's Private ne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Walker
Bowie
Tex
Jeedshaw
Aagyerean
Karen Rae
Péte
Los Angeles
Mrs. Poe
Smith’s
Sunday Dinner Guests of Mr and Mrs Bergman
Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs W W Bergman of Orange Avenue included Mr and Mrs Walter Penner with Joan and Burton of Reedley and Mr and Mrs Milford Wall with Gerald of Dinuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee W. Bergman
Orange Avenue
Walter Penner
Joan and Burton
Reedley
Milford Wall
Gerald
Dinuba
Day in Bakersfield with the Rapps and Bobsts
The report notes a Bakersfield gathering including Mr. and Mrs. A E Rapp with their brother and family, joined by Mr. and Mrs. S M Bobst and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bobst with Becky and Enola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
A.E. Rapp
S. M. Bobst
Mrs
Jim Bobst
Becky
Enola
Family Visitors Share Holiday Cheer in Local Homes
Mrs. Harriet Pingenot of Minneapolis arrived to spend the month with her daughters and family, Leonard Sammons at 18405 Poplar Ave. Sally and Susan Sill, daughters of Bakersfield residents, visited Bill Brown on Sycamore Street. Thanksgiving guests at 248 Faber Street included the Pinkham family and Stephen of Fresno plus Roscoe Kaiser of Delano. Mrs. S. M. Britt of Fresno returned from Chillicothe, Texas after ten days visiting her sister and husband J. F. Mesick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Pingenot
Minneapolis
Minn
Leonard Sammons
Poplar Ave
Sally
Susan Sill
Hugh Sill
Bakersfield
Bill Brown
Sycamore Street
William Lowe
Faber St
Harold Pinkham
Stephen
Fresno
Roscoe Kaiser
Delano
Monds Move Into New Home On Walnut Street
Mr and Mrs Reg Hammond of Poso Street have moved into their new residence at 373 Walnut Street. The home previously belonged to Mr and Mrs T L Holland and has been purchased by the Hammonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reg Hammond
Poso Street
Walnut St
T. L. Holland
Hammonds
Local Visitors And Thanksgiving Guests At Area Homes
A. C. Burnett of McMahan's Furniture hosted guests including Mrs. Anna Reiker on West Lerdo Avenue. C Palmer of Shafter visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Richter in Santa Cruz, niece and family of the Bender household. PFC Bert Fuller and PFC Wayne Horne, home on a four day pass from Fort Lewis, visited Kern Street families. Thanksgiving visitors included Oscar Rice and Ray, Cary, Butch and Jimmy Rice, and Mr. and Mrs. Buel Mouser with Cynthia and Stanley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Reiker
C. Palmer
California Avenue
Dan Voth
Anna ‘Reiker
West Lerdo Ave
Shafter
Henry Bi. Richter
Santa Cruz
William Bender
Bender Avenue
Bert Fuller
Pfc
Wayne Horne
Fort Lewis
Wash
Bert
J. H. Fuller
Wayne
Lawrence Horne
J. M. Mouser
Kern Street
Mrs
Oscar Rice
Ray, Cary
Butch and
Jimmy
Harry Rice
Buel Mouser
Cynthia
Stanley
Potato Market Measures Aim To Curb Shipments
The article discusses a policy order affecting potato producers led by Mehren. It notes potatoes are in surplus and stresses keeping monthly movement under about 24 million bushels to avoid a market glut, with early California growers facing the main risk and needing shipment controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mehren
California
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Nona Wilson
Martha Wilson
Mercy Hospital
Don Bickner
Ed Rueb
East Lerdo
Fort Ord
Billy Jack Thompson
Europe
New Jersey
Jack Thompson
Jimmie Faye Witcher
Shafter Drug Store
Bob Kelley
St. Joseph, Mo
A. H. Kelley
Michael Collins
Erie
Ireland
America
James Collins
St Mary’s Catholic Church
San Francisco
Adron Whitsons
George Vines
Whitson
Golden
Adv
Joe Marsh
Moostaken
Slim
United States Brewers Foundation
Don
Yans
Kings Department Store
Central Ave
Schneider
Wikoff
General Electric
James St
Central Hardware Co
Children’s
Kirby
Dick’s
Poultry & Fish Market
Central Valley
Joe Sharp
Larry
Cuyama
She
Aletha Schaeffer
Rose Schaeffer
West Marengo
Grady Bartlett
Cpl
Lowell Glen Ralls
Korea
Matt Ralls
William Hearron
Pamela
Wasco
Wayne Burrow
Richard Patterson
Taft
Burrow
Stanley Martin
W. J. van Brandt
The
God
Porterville
ED Gaedes
Cross Street
Les. Horne
Golden West
Glen Putman
Glen Putman, Jr
California Street
Titus
Okla
Roy Kelly
Carlos Rey
George Rusk
Jack Wood
Galen Rusk
Bob Rusk
Pixley
Lionel. Nightengale
Lorene Hill
Kentucky
Georgia
North Carolina
W. C. Camp
Hamlet Lemaster
Billy Hinsley
Jake Hess
Massillon, C
Jack Fleming
Kern. St
Hess
Ettera
Buttonwillow Second Community Baptist Church
Dick Adams
John Holm
Vista
Alaska
Shafter Area
Air Force
Max Bartlow
Max
Janet
Bruce
Klassen Dr
Tulare
Charles Bartlow
Modesto
William Bartlow
Thomas Beam
Bill Beam
Ventura
South Carolina
Kit Carson
Pacific Union College
Anguin
Marvin Dirksen
Pete Dirksen
Russell Bonlie
Victor Bonlie
Monroe Dirksen
Jacob Dirksen
Allen Bottorff
J. N. Bradshaw
Poplar Avenue
Reuben Becker
Lloyd Unruh
Geraldine
Loretta
Lawrence
Roger
Michael Becker
Frank Wiebe
Glenn Cooper
Coopers
Oceanside
Marine Base
Camp Pendleton
Mel Vaux
Janice
Ed Bender
Golden West Ave
Cochise
John Jones
Compton
L. W. Oxfords
Blythe
Earl H. Byrd
USN
de Diego
O. B. Byrd
Santa Fe Way
Kelly & Somers
Your Shafter Insurance Agents
Wheeler
Virginia
Billiards Cafe
Gaylord Fox
McMahan
Kern County
A. C. Burnett
McMahan’s Furniture Store
Anson
McWhorter’s Jewelry
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