Stollers Celebrate Golden Wedding Jubilee in Shafter
Henry Stoller aged 94 and his wife 85 marked 50 years of marriage with a Sunday dinner and open house. About 70 guests at the Stoller home on East Lerdo Avenue joined relatives from Freeman Menno Bakersfield and other towns. The couple, married in Scotland South Dakota 50 years ago, raised a large family and now boast 56 grandchildren 104 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Friends
Henry Stoller
Ben. Stoller
Valley Road
Walter Grossman
Pete
Bob
August Mettler
Beatha Bertch
Freeman, S. D
Andrew Bertch
Menno
S. D
Albert Weidenbach
Leroy Weidenbach
Marvin Weidenbach
Ben Stoller
Phyllis
Pat
Bill Stoller
Elaine
Glen
Curtis
Jack Stoller
Bakersfield
Emil Stoller
LaVenne
LaVelle
Scotland
South Dakota
Stoller
Shafter
Shafter Avenue
East Lerdo Avenue
Faculty Wives and Husbands Share Turkey Dinner in Shafter
The annual Christmas party at Shafter High School featured a turkey dinner Sunday evening. Burley Dooley acted as Santa, Ernest Graf led community singing, and guests enjoyed a game of What's My Line.
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Shafter High School
Burley Dooley
Santa Claus
Ernest Graf
Hal Williams
Carroll Teves
Bob Gates
Joan Bell
Beverly Gist
Deanne
Karen Jensen
Jennifer Collins
Pat Deckert
Judy
Dennis Jensen
Janie Eliades
Peggy
Billy Oary
John
Pamela
Susan Teves
Carol
Barbara Ottman
Christine
Tommy Williams
Grant Jensen
Messrs
Mesdames
Dan Bledsoe
M. A. Cornell
Jordan Eliades
Elliott Garrison
Walter Graigger
Dick Heber
Tom Letizia
Robert McLean
Sid Ottman
Tom Oury
Ed Schacht
Lowell Todd
Joe Galante
Shirley Harris
Harlan Hill
Sally Jung
Margaret Riggs
Jeanette Wheeler
Willis Butane Fetes Girls at Veterans Memorial Hall
One hundred Shafter Bluebirds were entertained Friday at a party in Veterans Memorial Hall given by Mrs. G. D. Willis and the Willis Butane Co with Mrs. M. Li Wiedmann assisting. A movie The Little Angel and comedies were shown the children who also were served ice cream Santa Claus cookies and candy canes. Groups present were led by Miss Karen Waterman Mrs. Robert Gliesner Miss Marian Mayer Mrs. Bill Brown Mrs Earl Ditmore Mrs D Handel Mrs C J Vignolo Mrs David Muir and Mrs R A Jacobsen chairman of the Campfire Council.
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Shafter Bluebirds
Veterans Memorial Hall
G. D. Willis
Willis Butane Co
M. Li Wiedmann
Karen Waterman
Robert Gliesner
Marian Mayer
Bill Brown
Earl Ditmore
Triple Party For Anniversary At Reedley Mennonite Church
A triple silver wedding anniversary was celebrated at the Old Reedley Mennonite Brethren Church attracting several locals last Saturday evening. The honored couples were Alvin Nickel and wife of San Jose, Herb Just and wife of Fresno, and Neil Eitzen and wife of Reedley, with many Nickel family members attending from Shafter and Reedley.
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Reedley Mennonite
Brethren Church
Alvin Nickel
San Jose
Herb
Just
Fresno
Neil Eitzen
Reedley
Shafters
John Nickel
Irvin Nickel
Johnny Nickel
Clara Nickel
Theodore Heinrichs
Trio Hosts Korn Friends at Bakersfield Luncheon
In Bakersfield at the Bakersfield Country Club a Thursday luncheon gathering hosted by Mesdames FE B Stringham Ed Warren and Eugene Mettler drew a large invite list from Shafter and Bakersfield including Mesdames McClain Frizzell Hanson Hill Lowe Rootes Baughman Nay Lundy Haycock Bender Jacobsen Arnold Bender Camp Cooper Freedman Guidera Harrison and many others. Also listed were Harold Greene Co J Vignolo Lachenmaier Mettler Muir Fuller Woodard Brown Cross Thomas Thomas Ohanneson Ohanneson Ohanneson Burns Peters Peters Peters Vanatta Gray Wed ge Wiedmann McKinley Hofman Little Mettler Frank Gibson Boyd North Baker Guenther McKinley Warren Wiedmann Armstrong Prieve.
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John Jacobsen
P. L. Arnold
Pete Bender
S. A. Camp
Floyd Cooper
H. C. Freedman
Henry Guidera
George Harrison
Harold Greene
J. Vignolo
William Lachenmaier
Orvin Mettler
Dave Muir
J. H. Fuller
Oriental Theme Set For Coronation Ball At Shafter High
Shafter High School prepares a coronation ball in its gym with an Oriental theme titled Through the Moon Gate. The event features a float junk, cherry blossoms, a pagoda display, and an 8 30 start time. Queen candidate Jan Gibson and her court lead the ceremonies while student sponsors plan decorations tickets and dancing lessons.
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Shafter High School
Girl’s Athletic Club
Jack Bertrand
Maudie Crabb
Miss Shirley
Harris
Joseph Galante
Jan Gibson
Donna Weitz
Elaine Stoller
Wilma Fowler
Joyce Bartel
Joyce Allen
Miss Crabb
Linda Lynch
Sandra Tatum
Chris Williams
Jeanne Rhoads
Mark Larson
Bobby Hight
Mickey Allen
Donna Hare
Mrs Anderson to Join Husband In Germany Trip
Mrs. David Anderson formerly Mary Frances Ohanneson plans to depart Shafter in January to join her husband in Bad Krez nach Germany. She will be accompanied by her aunt Mrs. J C Ohanneson and will take Kathleen Mary, their daughter, to Europe for an extended tour.
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David Anderson
Mary Frances Ohanneson
Shafter
Bad Kreznach
Germany
Anderson
Atlantic
J. C. Ohanneson
Europe
Kathleen Mary
Junior Women Hold Annual Holiday Party
The Junior Women's Club hosted a Christmas party in the Clyde Zachary barn with gifts from Santa Bill Duerksen. Each guest donated three gifts to the Volunteer Firemen for distribution to needy children. Attendees included Mrs. Mettler and many members, with reports of a successful fashion show that netted 275 and plans to donate to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Fresno.
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Clyde Zachary Barn
H. C. Hight
Santa Claus
Bill Duerksen
Robert Méttler
Messrs
Mesdames
Bill. Duerksen
Marvin Lane
Harvey Neuman
Veterands Administration Hospital
Fresno
Don Zachary
Mike Sresovich
A. Wikoff
George Collins
Joel Thompson
Charles Hitchcock
Vernon Wilson
Cecil Hight Jr
James Jacobs
Miles Prendergast
Robert Mettler
Jorge Smith
Cecil Bridges
H. B. Hight
Marvin Neuman
Baby Dennis Keith Born at Mercy Hospital
Mr and Mrs A J Heinrichs of Lerdo Highway and Palm Road announce the birth of a baby boy Dennis Keith Saturday at Mercy Hospital. He weighed 9 pounds 6 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs A R Borders of Wasco.
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A. J. Heinrichs
Lerdo Highway
Palm Road
Dennis Keith
The
Mercy Hospital
Marilyn
A. R. Borders
Wasco
Maple Youths Present Annual Christmas Program
Maple School students present a combined musical and dramatic Christmas program tonight in the school auditorium. Principal Ralph Gribble announced featured attractions include The Bells of Olga's Sleigh, a brass quartet performance, a choral reading The Plot to Kidnap Santa Claus, a pageant Let Us Adore Him, and sections It Came Upon a Midnight Clear and Christmas music arranged by Hazel Bang and Helen Schelenberg with Elmer Engel directing the pageant.
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MAPLE
Olga
Maple School Ol
Ralph Gribble
Maple School
Gribble
H. H. Lowen
Adesta Fedeles
Willard Neufeld
Donald Neufeld
Kenneth Gaede
Leroy Balzer
Santa
Mrs. Opal Ratzlaff
Helen Schellenberg
Santa Claus
Hilda Wiebe
Elvesta Jones
Hazel Bang
Miss Schelenberg
Elmer Engel
Clubs to Fete Children at Christmas Party
Senior and junior women club members will entertain children Tuesday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Hall in a Christmas party sponsored by the Wednesday Afternoon Club. Mrs. George Collins says Junior Women's Club members and their children will receive special invitations. The family-night, postponed from earlier this month, will feature toys for children delivered by Santa Claus, played by Mrs. R. A. Jacobsen, plus movies and refreshments.
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Veterans Memorial Hall
George Collins
Santa Claus
R. A. Jacobsen
Mrs Walter Nicol Attends Azusa School Retirees Reception
Mrs Walter Nicol traveled to Azusa last week to attend a reception honoring two retiring Azusa school teachers with whom she had been connected years ago. She then visited relatives in Pasadena.
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Walter Nicol
Azusa
Friends Honor Mrs. Carl Penner With Kimberlina Layette Shower
A layette shower for Mrs. Carl Penner of Wasco was given at Mrs. Jimmy Thiessen’s home on Kimberlina Road. Co hosts were Mesdames Lee Bergman Ernest Siemens and Ed Nikkel. Prizes went to Mesdames Oscar Bergman Ernest Schultz and Albert Enns. Refreshments included petti fours with baby faces ice cream cookies coffee and nutcups. Attendees included Mesdames Ernest Bartel Otto Pauls Arthur Kopper Dave Strauss Willard Janzen Don Klingenberg Al Janzen Henry Isaac Ernest Schultz Harry Schultz Pete Goertzen Ernest Wiens Waldo Wiche Jake Bergen Oscar Bergman Albert Enns Lee Bergman Ernest Siemens Ed Nikkel Jim thiessen and Marl Penner. Gifts came from Mesdames Adolph Goertzen Bill Goertzen Vernon Kroeker Elmer Engel Abe Neufeld Frank Russell Leonard Gaede John Balzer and John Schultz.
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Carl Penner
Wasco
Jimmy Thiessen
Kimberlina’ Road
Medames
Lee Bergman
Ernest Siemens
Ed Nikkel
Oscar Bergman
Ernest Schultz
Albert Enns
Pettifours
Mesdames
Ernest Bartel
Otto Pauls
Arthur
Capitola Visitors Tour Death Valley and Las Vegas
Capitola residents Mr and Mrs Al Tomkin visited Mr and Mrs T P Rootes at 767 Central Ave. The group traveled to Death Valley and Las Vegas returning to Shafter Sunday night. Rootes expect their son Minor home from Santa Barbara today where he is a senior college student.
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al Tomkin
Capitola
T. P. Rootes
Central Ave
Death Valley
Las Vegas
Nev
Shafter
Rootes
Minor
Santa Barbara
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs Rieker
A surprise birthday party was held last week at the home of Mr and Mrs Dan Schnaidt West Lerdo Avenue. Guests included Mr and Mrs Solomon Hehn, the Schnaidts and family, and Mrs Rieker. The group was served angel food cake jello and coffee.
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Rieker
G. J. Rieker
Dan Schnaidt
West Lerdo Avenue
Solomon Hehn
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Elaine Fleming
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Henry Stollers
Willis Butane
Karl Johnson
T. V. Little Dee
Martha Schneider
Helen Froese
Ruth Wedel
Margaret Strauss
E. A. Brown
Clara Isaac
R. W. Rodgers
J. G. Ebel
O. G. Ohlsson Willam J. Duerksen
Shaftep
James St
Triple
Trio
Mrs. Anderson
Sae
Maple Youths
Yule
Heisey, Fostoria
Seneca
Imperial
Esterbrook
Remington Portable Smith-Corona
Royal Portable
Sylvan’s
West Coast Pottery
James Street
Kimberlina Layette
Columbia Bicycle
Saucy Walker
Dolly
Tintail
Kodak
Duaflex II
Osea
Shafter Drug Store
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