Ohannesons Host Holiday Social After Coronation Ball
Ohanneson family held a Tuesday night post dance gathering at home in Shafter after the Coronation Ball at Shafter High School. Bakersfield and Shafter couples attended and stayed for refreshments and a social hour. Their daughter Mary Frances, home from the College of the Pacific, plans to return in January. Saw it in the Shafter Press.
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Phil
Ohanneson
Shafter High School
Bakersfield and
Shafter
Mary’ Frances
College of the Pacific
Legion and Auxiliary Fill Christmas Baskets
Ten Christmas baskets were filled Monday night after the American Legion and Auxiliary potluck supper in Memorial Hall. Gifts were exchanged and dancing followed. Claude Camp played Santa Claus. Chairman was Mrs. James Hahn. Program chairmen were Ben Laverty and Elmer Ziemke. A bake sale was auctioned to Lee Thomas.
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American’ Legion
Memorial Hall
Claude Camp
Santa Claus
James Hahn
Ben Laverty
Elmer Ziemké
Eake
Lee Thomas
Volunteer firemen hold potluck supper at fire house
The Volunteer Firemen and their auxiliary plan a potluck supper this evening at the fire house.
Miss Goldie Gipson Crowned Queen Of Coronation Ball
Goldie Gipson was crowned queen of the Coronation Ball at Shafter High School Tuesday night. She opened the dancing with student body president John Kelly as escort. The Royal Court included four princesses Margie Liles Joyce Bell Sybie Nelms Jimmie Faye Witcher and maid of honor Vivian Handel. Flower girls Cheryl McClure Sandra McCoy and pages Stevie Hill Dickie Witcher accompanied the procession.
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Goldie Gipson
Royal Court
Margie Liles
Joyce Bell
Sybie Nelms
Jimmie ‘Faye Witcher
Vivian Handel
Barbara Stone
Girls' Letter Club
Cheryl McClure
Sandra McCoy
Stevie Hill
Dickie Witcher
Little Wally
Boy Scouts Hold Yale Christmas Party and Meeting
Troop 59 boys at Yale held a Christmas party in Scout Hall on California Street. Each received a knife and cookies with ice cream were served. They organized to play Troop 53 basketball next year, as Don Germaine led in Scoutmaster Anderson’s absence. Escorts for the royal court included Kenneth Cooper Jack Thompson Bert Fuller Delbert Black and Bobby Baze.
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Boy Scouts
Scout Hall
California Street
Don Germaine
Elmer’. Anderson
Mendenhall
The
Royal Court
Kelly
Kenneth Cooper
Jack Thompson
Bert Fuller
Delbert Black
Boby Baze
Christmas Spirit Lifts Shafter Community Activities
Shafter residents celebrate the season with a Yule reading hour at the library and Christmas parties by service and women’s clubs. Students return home for holidays from out of town colleges while Richland and Shafter high schools end term with carols and Christmas programs.
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Shafter
Christmas Cheer and Civic News From Local Pages
Children write to Santa for gifts on Christmas morning while a future garbage man declares his career dream. Nancy Gucc i hosts a pay party for Josephine Banducci Beverly Johns Janette Luchetti and Patti Lewis on December 14. Reginald Hight son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Hight spent a week at home from the San Diego Naval Air Base. Local Cub Scouts exceed gifts at their monthly Pack Night Christmas party.
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Josephine Banducci
Beverly Johns
Janette Luchetti
Patti Lewis
Nancy Gucci
Reginald Hight
Cecil Hight
Klassen Dr
San Diego Naval Air Base
Christmas Confusion Echoes in a Child’s Question
A parent muses on Christmas as the child asks what it is. The scene contrasts grown up explanations with a child’s simple curiosity, captured in a domestic moment that hints at family holiday meaning.
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Ohannesons
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Edelman Meat CO
State Ave
Valley Pride
Ray’s Grocery
Merry
Bakersfield
John Kelly
Goldie
Yale
Paul and
Maxine Sanders
Maxine
Maquist
Shafter Library
Thomas Wedge
Richland
Shafter High Schools
Gorge Guenther
North Pole
Garbage Man
Mote
Turkeys
Wittenberg
Poultry and Fish Market
Santa Fe Hwy
Noel
Harvey Gaede
Pontiac Shafter
Bobby
Shafter Concrete
Thompson Bros
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