Women’s Fellowship Updates at Union Church
The Women’s Fellowship of Union Congregational Church voted to rename from Ladies Aid Society to Women’s Fellowship and planned social sections like sewing bridge book review and study groups. Night circles for working mothers, one meeting monthly per circle and a general meeting.
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Women’s Fellowship
Union Congregational Church
Ed Brown
Ladies Aid ‘Society
Shafter Ladies
Wasco
Shafter Women’s Fellowship
E. C. Eckman
Shafter
H. C. Henderson
John Jacobsen
Bridge party honors awarded at Golden West Avenue gathering
Mrs. P. C. Guent ie hosted a Tuesday evening bridge party at her Golden West Avenue home in Shafter. Honor went to Mrs. Eyron Hanson and Mrs. E B Stringham. A Valentine themed dessert followed with guests including Mesdames Floyd Cooper J A Roscamp T P Mann Joe Frizzell Wm Lowe E B Stringham and L L Morgan of Los Angeles.
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P. C. Guéntie
Golden West Avenue
Eyron Hanson
E. B. Stringham
Floyd Cooper
J. A. Roscamp
T. P. Man
Joe Frizzell
Wm. Lowe
Shafter
Mrs. L. L. Morgan
Los Angeles
Roscamps Celebrate Triple Birthday in Los Angeles Visit
Mrs J A Roscamp and Bob Roscamp of Shafter with Mr and Mrs Earl Roscamp and Bakersfield family visited Los Angeles at Mrs Roscamp's daughter's home. They marked a triple birthday for Bob Roscamp Antonia Roscamp and Gregory Muttart with a turkey dinner and a birthday cake inscribed with the three names.
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Roscamps
L.A
J. A. Roscamp
Bob Roscamp
Shafter
Earl Roscamp
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
For Sale: Complete Saw Filing Business Turnkey
Business for sale offering a working saw filing operation with tools and extras. Includes equipment and buyers can expect steady income. Phone contact listed with names and locations obscured in the ad.
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Dave
X Cycle
MacArthur aids search for missing sheep rancher near Lake Mead
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. MacArthur returned from St George Utah after aiding in the search for Wayne C Gardner missing in snow near Lake Mead. Gardner, brother-in-law of MacArthur and a renowned sheep rancher, trekked toward a mountain camp with 24 inches of snow and was not located after several days of aerial searches.
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D. J. MacArthur
St. George
Utah
MacArthur
Wayne C. Gardner
Lake Mead
Gardner
MacArthurs
Shafter
Wasco Hosts Kern County P T A Seventh District Meet
Wasco to host the Kern County P T A Seventh District gathering on Friday February 18 at Wasco High School auditorium and Wasco Elementary P T A luncheon. Guest speaker Mrs G W Luhr president of the California Congress of P T A will discuss Treasuring Traditions. About 250 attendees expected with entertainment by Mothersingers under Mrs Ray Borros and a 1 25 luncheon by Mrs C R Wedel. Dc C Chappelle to preside and Merle E Brown to deliver a Pep Talk.
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Wasco
Kern County
P.T.A
G. W. Luhr
California Congress of Parents and Teachers
Wasco High School
Wasco Elementary
Barfield
C. R. Wedel
P.-Tva
Calla
Mothersingers
Ray Borros
Luhr
P.T. A’s
Dc. C. Chappelle
Seventh District
Merle E. Brown
State Magazine
Sack Lunch Meeting Of Women's Club Tomorrow
The Wednesday Afternoon Club plans a 1:00 p.m. gathering at the Woman's Club House. Members should bring a sack lunch and a large turnout is expected. coffee will be provided. Mrs J H Revell will chair the business session with Mrs E C Eckman and assistants handling arrangements.
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Woman's Club
J. H. Revell
E. C. Eckman
Mesdames R. E. Arnold
Merrill Thomas
Ed Kirschenmann
Gathering at the Ros Camp Home for a Faculty Dinner
Tom Letizia and Mrs J A Roscamp hosted a chic dinner at the Roscamp home on Thursday with faculty friends Ed De Mello Jean Waffle Holger Hanson Betty Lund Rosamond Meyer and Bob Roscamp attending.
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Tom Létizia
J. A. Roscamp
Wasco PTA to hear Mrs Ise Ott on overseas experiences
Mrs John J Peters announces Wasco high school PTA will host this afternoon a talk by Mrs Ise Ott former Nelda Edenwood. She lived in Germany two years and will share overseas experiences while her husband remains stationed there. Carl Kelly recently confined to Fort Ord hospital with flu. he trained as Army officer candidate after passing basic tests. Bruner couple chaperoned Buttonwillow Bapt Church youth skating at Bakersfield Roller Dome. E J Peters left for Chicago for business.
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John J. Peters
Ise Ott
Wasco
P.T. A
Silas’ Kelly
Carl
Fort Ord
Kelly
Kennneth
Army
Joe Bruner
Community Baptist’ Church of
Buttonwillow
Bakersfield
Steinbergers Visit in Walter Nicol Home
Mr and Mrs Harold Steinberger and children Anna and Tim visited the Nicol home Friday. Delayed by weather and car trouble, the party from Sacramento had planned a longer stay after a winter trip through Oregon Washington Idaho and Nevada. They near-missed a cold night on a stranded highway. Mrs Steinberger and Mrs Nicol are sisters. Announcement made for a baby shower on February 10 for Derek to Mr and Mrs Rudolph Wittenberg. The Wittenbergs’ former Wasco connection includes Ileen McCombs, daughter of Mr and Mrs W G McCombs. Grandparents are D Wittenberg and spouse of Maple district.
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Harold Steinberger
Anna
Tim
Walter Nicol
Steinbergers
Sacramento
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Phoenix
Arizona
Nevada
Steinberger
Mrs. Nicol
piTth
Derek
Rudolph Wittenberg
Wittenberg
Ileen McCombs
W. G. McCombs
Wasco
D. Wittenberg
Maple District
Wittenbergs
Experiment Pair Attend Meeting in Washington and Baton Rouge
Mr. Scott McMichael of the United States Experimental Station at Shafter returned from a monthlong trip east and attended industry talks in Washington, D. C. He joined meetings of the Southern Agricultural Workers at Louisiana University in Baton Rouge with George Harrison and Lloyd Bringerhoff. McMichael visited his father in Pennsylvania and witnessed the inauguration parade. Mrs. George Harrison visited family in Berkeley as her husband travels.
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Scott McMichael
United States Experimental Station
Shafter
Qas -In
Washington
D. C
Southern Agricultural Workers
Louisiana University
Baton Rouge
George Harrison
Shafter Station
Lloyd Bringerhoff
McMichael
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C
Norman Frazier
Little Barbara
Berkeley
Rio Bravo P T A to Sponsor Play Reading
The Rio Bravo P T A invites residents to a Thursday evening program at the school featuring Mrs. Fred Henry performing a reading of Life With Father. A brief business meeting precedes the event and refreshments follow in the cafeteria with Mrs. Paul Wilson leading hospitality.
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Bakersfield
Rio Bravo P.T. A
Fred Henry
Father
P. m
Henry
Paul Wilson
L A Visit by Mr and Mrs Robert McClain and Family
Mr and Mrs Robert McClain and their children spent a weekend visiting in Los Angeles and nearby areas, staying with relatives and sightseeing.
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L. A
Robert McClain
Los Angeles
Honorary Life Congress Membership for Mrs Jennie Wiebe
Maple PTA honored Mrs Jennie K Wiebe with an honorary life membership in the California Congress of Parents and Teachers last Tuesday. The event celebrated her early PTA leadership in Maple dating to the 1920s and her ongoing commitment to school and youth welfare.
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Mrs. Wiebe
Life Congress
Maple Pta
California Congress of Parents and Teachers
Jennie K. Wiebe
Maple
P.T. A
Wiebe
P.T.A
Arthur Ehrhorn
Gilbert Adams
I ‘Structor
Charlene Kroeker
Roger Ehrhorn
Bobby Strauss
Donald Isaac
Harlech
Raised Eyebrow Teases Kern County Culture And Crime
A Bakersfield Beat column mixes satirical notes on local papers and radio, idle chatter about performers Benjamin Goodman and Lester Brown, a jump from a second story window, income tax jokes, and quirky town life in Shafter. The piece highlights local humor, health counting, and a weekend burglary scene with urban quirks.
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Bakersfield
Californian
Fran
Mac Hochman
Mac
Five Element
Benjamin Goodman
Brisfld
Lester Brown
Man
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Congregational Church Ladies
Peacock Dairy
Central Ave
Mrs
E. J. Peters
Chicago
Mr. Peters
Shafter Press
Haydn
Given
Frank Wiebe
Elizabeth Paloma
Lillian Loewen
Helena Loewen
Susie Isaac
Margaret Peters
Madeline Nicol
Elizabeth Peters
Thelma Sturges
Maple Scout Troop No. 77
Mammoth Lakes
Goldie Wiens
Ruben Siemens
Gaede
Lester Neufeld
Pete Neufeld
Jesse Combs
Henry Penner
Aaron Warkentine
Marion Wells
Central Hardware
Adv'ment
Etara
Ornae
Henry Ward Oecher
Eliot McClure
U.S. Dept. of Health
California
James Street
Central Avenue
PARCO
Chuck” Clements
Armstrong
Adolph Goertzen
Eva Unruh
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