Busy California cook Bella Cota feeds body and soul
Barbara Hunt profiles Bella Cota a Shafter California Mexican cook and community helper who makes large enchiladas and Chicken and Rice for neighbors and organizations while caring for her husband children grandchildren and a 90 year old grandfather. Her story spans family tragedy in El Paso and a daughter Louise Prender funding a Holy Land trip.
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Bella Cota
Anna
Richland Primary School
Cota
Mexican First Baptist Church
Arthur
Bella
Augusting Beltran
California
Shafter
Belia
Louise Prendee
Louise
Louise Prender
Holy Land
Grandpa
Rosary Observance for Rafael G. Martinez in Shafter
Rafael G. Martinez 82 died Jan 27 in a Bakersfield hospital. Rosary was recited Jan 28 at 8 p.m. at St. Therese's Catholic Church Shafter followed by Mass at 10 a.m. and interment at Shafter Memorial Park. Survivors include widow Francsica four sons and twelve daughters with two sisters in Mexico.
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St. Therese’s Catholic Church
Shafter
Rafael G. Martinez
W. Tulare Sr
Bakersfield
St. Therese’s Church
Shafter Memorial Park
Father John Delany
Fancisca
Javier of
Ralph
Ruben
Monrovia
Consuela Marquez
Velia Marquez
Ester Lopez
Pixley
Henrietta Rios
Belen Lombrano
van Nuys
Sara Alcala
Luciana Gonzalez
Maria Escobedo
Mexico
Miss Jan Dargatz Wins Bakersfield Speech Contest
Ten year old Miss Jan Dargatz won the American Legion Speech Contest held in Bakersfield, capturing the top prize in a youth competition.
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Jan Dargatz
American Legion
Bakersfield
McNeal Services Held In Shafter For Charles A McNeal
Funeral services were conducted Monday in the Agee Funeral Home Shafter for Charles A McNeal 40 of 732 F Street Wasco. The service was led by W R Eagle and burial followed at Shafter Memorial Park. McNeal born in Missouri resided in Shafter before moving to Wasco six months ago. He is survived by his mother Fay Dow and Lorene McNeal of Shafter three sons Melvin Charles Allen all of Wasco three daughters Zelinda Yocum of Wasco Dureda Morganati of Orcutt LaVana McNeal of Wasco three brothers Herman of Cuyama Andy of Tex Billy of Ontario a sister Mildred Thornton of Oregon and two grandchildren. Pallbearers were Mike McNatt David Stewart Walt Cochran Moe Connell Leon Comstock and Donnie McMinn.
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Agee
Shafter
Charles A. McNeal
F St
Wasco
W. R. Eagle
Shafter Memorial Park
Mr. McNeal
Missouri
Fay
Lorene McNeal
Melvin
Charles
Allen
Zelinda Yocum
Dureda Morganati
Orcutt
LaVana McNeal
Herman
Cuyama
Andy
Tex
Billy
Ontario
Mildreg Thornton
Oregon
Mike McNatt
David Stewart
Walt Cochran
Moe Connell
Leon Comstock
Donnie‘ McMinn
Services Held for Carl Fitts 76 in Shafter
Services were held Jan 25 at Agee Funeral Home for Carl B. Fitts 76 of 140 E Tulare Sr who died Jan 21 in Shafter Interment followed at Shafter Memorial Park Rev John Davis officiated Fitts a Tennessee native lived in Shafter 20 years He was a Maple truck driver retired Navy WWI member of Teamsters Union and a 30 Year member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Survivors include his widow May two brothers Stanley Washington Rufus Merced three sisters Beatrice Lindquist Washington Sadie Adams Texas and Estelle Thompson Oklahoma
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Agee
Carl B. Fitts
E. Tulare Sr
Shafter
Shafter Memorial Park
John Davis
Assembly of God Church
Fitts
Tennessee
U. S. Navy
Teamsters, Union
Order of Eagles
May
Stanley
Washington
Rufus
Merced
Beatrice Lindquist
Sadie Adams
Texas
Estelle Thompson
Oklahoma
Richland Founders Day Set by P.T.A
The Richland Intermediate P.T.A. will hold its Founders Day meeting on Tuesday February 8 at 7 30 p m in the Shafter High School auditorium. The February theme is Working Together. Chairpersons are Mrs Martha Novak and Mrs Toni Johnston. Hostesses are mothers from the second and sixth grades.
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Richland Intermediate P.T.A
Shafter High School
Martha Novak
Toni Johnston
Fromm
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Barbara Hunt
Shafter Press
Calif
Mr. Marquez
Lila Mettler
Mary Lou Montoya
Richland School
Laurie Lynch
Jeff Lauderdale
Laurie
Dean Lynch
Richland
Jeff
Lauderdale
Moni Nixon
Tina Parker
Earl Williams
Laurie Pearson
Pete Espinosa
David Davis
Mary Reyna
Nancy Morales
Steve Deleasa
Lanette Johnson
Sharia Sisk
Irma Flores
Carl Fitts
Wilkinson & Company
F Street
Onnie Hubbards
CAN Coods
Aus
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