Wayne Horn to Wed Teacher From Washington Next June
The engagement of Miss Betty Payne of Ellensburg to Wayne Horn of Shafter was announced. They plan to marry in June at the Presbyterian church in Ellensburg. Payne, daughter of Harold and Mrs. Payne, is a Washington State College graduate and a teacher in Puyallup. Horn is son of Lawrence and Mrs. Horn, educated in Shafter, discharged from the Army, and works in farming with his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Horn
Washington
Betty Payne
Ellensburg
Shafter
Presbyterian Church
Miss Payne
Harold A. Payne
Rt. 2
Washington State College
Alpha Chi Omega
Puyallup
Horn
Lawrence. Horn
Shafter School
Bakerstic Lege
Toe Washington
Jack Wray
Fort Ord
Jack
J. W. Wray
Merced Ave
Shafter High School
R. W. Rodgers
Jeanne ‘Trantham
Charles E. Starnes
G.M
Navy
Hunters Point
San Francisco
Starnes
Charles Starnes
Clarkson
Kentucky
Local births announced for multiple families
Beech avenue couple announce the birth of their fourth child and first son Billy on December 17. Alex Dobrenen reports birth of son Michael on December 23, joining siblings Susan and David. Kyle Hill and wife announce first child a girl born December 23 while stationed with the Army at Carthage North Carolina. Grandparents are Mrs Lorene Hill of Shafter and Mr and Mrs Watkins of Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Sharp
Beech Avenue
Billy
Alex Dobrenen
Michael
Dobrenens
Susan
David
Kyle Hill
Army
Carthage
North Carolina
Lorene Hill
Shafter
Ms. Watkins
Bakersfield
Kits to Be Presented at Cub Pack Meeting
Cub Pack 13 will hold its monthly meeting at 7 30 p m next Monday in the Richland cafeteria. Skits will be presented by two dens and Cubmaster Ross Miller urged Cubs and their parents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Pack 13
Richland
Ross Miller
Cubs
Troop Conducts Overnight Trip in Kern County
Fred Mason and Scout Troop 903 took a winter overnight trip up Kern County. The group studied rock formations soil conservation and vegetation changes between seasons and practiced survival if lost. They assembled compact kits containing food rations and first aid supplies. Den Trout and Leonard Duck assisted Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Mason
Boy Scout
Kern County
Mason
den Trout
Leonard Duck
North Dakota visitors in Shafter visit relatives
Mr and Mrs Walde mar Gottfried of North Dakota are visiting relatives in and around Shafter to spend time with family and see local sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Shafter
Waldemar Gottfried
George Guenther
Los Angeles Ave
Dance of Month Club Holds New Year’s Eve Party
The Dance of the Month club will hold a New Year’s Eve dance for members and guests Friday night at the Veterans Memorial hall. About 70 couples are expected to attend with Roy Lee and his orchestra providing the music. Co chairs are Jack and Ben Thompson with committee members Bill and Peggy Duerksen and Sandy and Vera Sanderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Memorial Hall
Jack
Ben Thompson
Roy Lee
Bill
Peggy Duerksen
Sandy
Vera Sanderson
Shafter Families Reunite with C. D. Reimer Kin in Dinuba
Shafter families traveled to Dinuba on Sunday for a C. D. Reimer reunion. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Reimer with Suzanna, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Reimer with Jeannie and Clarence, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Reimer with Douglas, Virgil and Carolyn, Mr. and Mrs. Wyer with Peter and Skie, Mrs. Harry Peters, Col, and Mrs. Joanne Linda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Dinuba
C. D. Reimer
Lowell Reimer
Suzanna
J. C. Reimer
Jeannie
Clarence
Willis Reimer
Douglas
Virgil
Carolyn
Wyer
Peter
Skie
Harry Peters
Col
Joanne Linda
Mr and Mrs Burley Dooley Move Into Beech Street Home
Mr and Mrs Burley Dooley have completed moving into their new residence on Beech Street, marking a fresh start for the couple in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Burley Dooley
Beech Street
Local residents attend Maple Leaf Christmas party in Shafter
More than 250 Maple Leaf Enterprises staff members gathered for the annual Christmas party at the Veterans Memorial hall in Shafter. Other items note E K Grant returning from San Francisco visit, Army sergeant Jim Brown and wife Betty Grundy, and seasonal family visits across California and North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Leaf Enterprises
Veterans Memorial Hall
Shafter
Business and Professional Women Hold Holiday Party
Members of the Business and Professional Women gathered at Mrs. Leona Vanatta’s Croa street home for a festive Christmas party. Attendees included Mrs. Vanatta, Mary Kelly, Minnie McCormac, Annette Albright, Lottie Liles, Clare Schnidt, Helen Hasty, Irene Tilley, Iva Finkbeiner, and Kay Vine, with guests Mrs. Clyde Vanda and daughters, Mrs. Tom Rootes, Mrs. Leonard Duck, Mrs. Ellen Sandel, and Mrs. J. L. Newcomb. The next meeting will be January 4 at Mrs. Helen Hasty’s home with Mary Kelly chairing and “Your Financial Future” as the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Vanatta
Croa
Vanatta
Mary Kelly
Minnie McCormac
Annette Albright
Lottie Liles
Clare Schnidt
Helen Hasty
Irene Tilley
Iva Finkbeiner
Kay Vine
Clyde Vanda
Jeri and
Karen
Tom Rootes
Leonard’ Duck
Ellen Sandel
J. L. Newcomb
Mary ‘Kelly
Camellias in Garden Design and Care Notes
Camellias offer graceful foliage and long bloom, ideal as hedges or focal specimens. Japonica provides double flowers and aristocratic bloom, while Sasanqua is earlier with lighter form. For planting choose sun exposure, soil mix of loam leafmold peat moss, moist summers, and monthly acid fertilizer after bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Littlefield
Plant World
Donchelari
Julia Drayton
Afternoon Club Teaches on Mental Health Services
Members of the Wednesday Afternoon club meet January 5 for a tea at Memorial Hall at 1 30 pm. Dr David Hewes a psychologist from the Henrietta Weill Child Guidance Clinic Bakersfield speaks on services to mental health as they relate to the clinic. He is introduced by program chair Mrs John J Peters. Hostess chairman is Mrs Art Brownell with helpers Mrs J L Ifill Mrs Fred Mason Mrs Ross Harrington Mrs George Harrison and Mrs Dan Bledsoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hall
David Hewes
Fred Mason
Ross Harrington
George Harrison
Dan Bledsoe
New Congregational Pastor Arrives in Shafter
The Rev Paul Edward Babbitt and family begin ministry at Union Congregational Church in Shafter after four and a half years in Corona Del Mar. His first Sunday January 2 features The Changing and the Change less. Communion at 11:00 and visitors welcome. Sermon January 9 titled The Church of the Open Door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Corona DeMar
Paul Edward Babbitt
Union Congregational Church
Babbitt
Wisconsin Visitor Honored at Christmas Tea
Mrs. Anna Barlow of Wisconsin was honored at a Christmas tea hosted by Mrs. A P Ohanneson at her Merced Avenue home. About 20 guests attended the festive event. Mrs. Barlow also joined a luncheon at the Bann home before departing December 28 for Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Anna Barlow
A.P. Ohanneson
Merced Avenue
Barlow
Robert Bann
Cross Street
Ohanneson
Mechanic Don Bellows Returns From Los Angeles Training
Garratz motor company mechanic Don Bellows has returned from training courses in Los Angeles on motor tuneup hydraulic power brake and power steering repairs. Other staff slated to take the course include Bill Hildbrand parts manager and mechanic Dick Biggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Bellows
Garratz Motor Company
General Motors
Los Angeles
Bill Hildebrand
Dick Biggs
Maple School presents Christmas pageant with all students
The annual Christman program at Maple School delighted a full auditorium as first to fifth graders performed. The Toys Party directed by Helen Schellenberg and Rhea Raub featured a wide cast of named children and elaborate costumes, while Toy land Town showcased intermediate grades with Barbara Wiebe at the piano. The pageant included Come and Worship with Mary Viola Harrison and Joseph Jimmy Blanton, plus international children from nine countries. Special vocal numbers were provided by Nancy Engel Bonnie Heinrichs and others, and Principal Ralph Gribble praised staff and mothers for costume work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Key
Maple School
Helen Schellenberg
Rhea Raub
Darlene Nye
Mary
Sally Franz
Walter Loewen
David Cook
Santa Claus
Ronald Peace
William Lovett
The
Tin Soldiers
Mary Long
Sharon Giesbrecht
Mavis Nixon
Lydia Penner
Bruce Bryant
Bruce Wiebe
Janice Gaede
Spinning Tops
Robert Herndon
Ellen Johnson
Janice Broom
Larry Shields
Charles Coody
Sammy Nevarov
Johnny Harrison
Lloyd Golbher
Gwen Cook
Karen Watson
Sandy Bartel
Janet Klingenberg
Ruthie Neufeld
Doyle Key
Janice Schultz
Debby Kroeker
Rickey Scott
Gary Wood
Donald Enns
Larry Schellenberg
Donna Gloeckler
Donald
Travis Tyler
Arkansas
Barbara Wiebe
Janet Peterson
Evelyn Ewert
Bevery Neufeld
Ronald Phillips
Marilyn Schellenberg
Sharon Balzer
Jane
Mickey Bartel
John
Hazel Haag
Christ
Elmer Engel
Supper — Grade
Viola Harrison
Joseph
Jimmy Blanton
Angels
Evelyn Schellenberg
Karen Nickel
Beverly Ehrhorn
Shepherds
Grayson Atchison
Ronald Evans
Jimmy Kroeker
Wise Men
Stanley Askew
Donald Whitfield
Ronald Watson
Mary Coody
Doris Wright
George Ramey
Mexico
Dianne Hunter
Holland
Roger Steelman
Spain
Gordon Heinrichs
Greece
Albert Penner
Russia
Norita Rusk
Switzerland
Wayne Watson
Scotland
Ronald Kroeker
China
Johnny Kroeker
Carol Wiebe
Karen Bartel
Beverly Nightengale
Ramona Buhler
Vonnie Enns
Douglas Heinrichs
Nancy Engel
Bonnie Heinrichs
Rhoda Reimer
Ralph Gribble
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Stork
Kern
Pyrenees
Sumner Stra
Hel Tisch
Harvey Friedley
Art Hemingson
Ruth Handel
Frankie L. Lilly
W. J. Nickel
Sarah Fadenrecht
Joyce Bender
Jan Irvin Fike
Dave Fuller
Jan Lawrence Becker
Jan Lowell Todd
H. C. Hull
A. J. Allen
Kelly & Samers
James
E. K. Grant
Jim Brown
Jim
Betty Grundy
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Shirley Hobbs
Fresno
Mr. Hobbs
Fresno Veteran's Hospital
Bob Townsends
Ricky
Tony
Betty Sullivan
Betty
John Leeds
Beech Ave
Anthony Sullivan
Wasco
San Diego
Angeles Gore
Otta
Dorothy
Church of the Open Door
George Globe
Chester Avenue
Leeds
Neth, Gaede
Willard Neufeld
Johnny Janzen
Jesu Bambino
H. W. Pat Kelly
Harvey Gaede
James Street
Shafter, California
Canterbury
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