Former Shafter Boy Weds Olivehurst Bride Evelyn Mosley to Hyman Cotton
Announcement from Shafter notes the marriage of Evelyn Mosley of Olivehurst to Hyman P. Cotton of Shafter. Vows were exchanged in Olivehurst on February 12. Cotton, a Shafter High School alumnus, served in the Air Corps ground forces from 1945 to 1948 with fourteen months overseas. They will reside in Olivehurst where Cotton will work in a lumber mill.
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Shafter
Evelyn Mosley
Olivehurst
California
Hyman P. Cotton
Cotton
L. F. Cotton
Shafter High School
Air Corps
Tulare Man Visits Shafter Ahead of Surgery Mission
Paul Jackson of Tulare visited Shafter on Monday afternoon to meet friends before traveling to Los Angeles for an operation that may enable him to walk again. Friends wish him success.
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Paul Jackson
Tulare
Shafter
Los Angeles
Mrs Paslay III Confined at Home This Week
Mrs. Chester Paslay has been confined to her home this past week. Friends extend wishes for a speedy recovery and to be up and around soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Paslay
Return from Oklahoma Gorschings Visit Clinton Ill Relatives
Mr and Mrs P J Gorsching returned to Shafter on Thursday after a two week trip to Clinton Oklahoma called by illness of two of Mr Gorschings sisters.
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P. J. Gorsching
Shafter
Clinton
Oklahoma
Mr. Gorsching
Obituary of H. H. Neufeld by Family
Henry H. Neufeld born August 16 1888 in Newton Kansas, grew up in Fairview Oklahoma. He moved to Reedley and Shafter California, joined Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church, worked as a carpenter and farmer, and died February 15 1949 at age 60. He leaves Susie Neu feld wife, children Elsie Smoot Raymond Lindsay Ernest Eugene, six grandchildren, brothers and sisters, and many relatives.
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Henry H. Neufeld
Abraham
Anna Eitzen Neufeld
Newton
Kansas
Fairview
Oklahoma
Jesus Christ
John Unruh
Susie Brown
Virginia
Balko
Reedley
California
Shafter
Shafter -Mennonite Brethren Church
UAL
Heaven
Susie Neufeld
Elsie Smoot
Raymond
Lindsay
Ernest
Berkeley
Eugene
Washington D. C
Birthday Party Scene For Louise Jenkins and Jerry Johns
Louise Jenkins and Jerry Johns were celebrated at a Woman's Club House party on February 22 for their 17th and 16th birthdays. Junior students at Shafter High with games, cake, and gifts, the couple were joined by a large group including family Friends and classmates as they enjoyed cake ice cream and records after the event.
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Louise
E J. Jenkins
Jerry
Carl Johns
Shafter High School
George Washington
Joyce Morris
Johns
Benny Day
Mary O'Dell
Don Millard
Dwane Stewart
Alvin Johnson
Larry Royal
Leé Wilson
Senn Boy Recovering After Tuesday Surgery
Christopher Senn son of Mr and Mrs Robert Senn is recovering nicely after surgery performed Tuesday morning at Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield.
Youth Round Table Planned at Grand National Junior Expo
Plans announced by Porter Lesnon for a Youth Round Table during the Grand National Junior Livestock Exposition and Arena Show at the San Francisco Cow Palace. More than 50 urban youths and 50 from FFA and 4-H will join a dinner conference on April 11 to discuss issues with movies games and dancing planned. The 1949 event is expected to draw over 1200 young exhibitors with beef and dairy cattle swine and sheep entries exceeding 4000.
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Porter Lesnon
A District Agricultural Association
San Francisco-San Mateo
San Francisco
Cow Palace
Auxiliary Host to Legionnaires
The American Legion Auxiliary hosted a shadow social at the Woman's Club House on Tuesday evening February 15 for Legion members their spouses and guests. The Buttonwillow unit attended and attendees bid on box lunches. Jolene and James Waymire delivered a pantomime sketch while Mary Lou and Bob Reaney performed a dream sequence act.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Buttonwillow
Jolene
James Waymire
Spike Jones
Mary Lou
Bob Reaney
Mrs Herbert Neuman Visits Los Angeles This Week
Mrs Herbert Neuman spends the week in Los Angeles visiting her mother Mrs Ruth Stanton and other relatives. She plans to tour local sights and return home at week’s end.
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L. A
Herbert Neuman
Los Angeles
Ruth Stanton
Shafter Veterans Enter County Cotton Contest for Cash Prizes
Thirty one Shafter veterans compete for 2500 dollars in Kern County cotton contest prizes. Winners will be announced at the Winners' Awards banquet on March 1 at Bakersfield Inn. Contestants completed a year of on farm training and cotton production from land preparation to marketing.
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Shafter
Bakersfield Inn
Bakersfield
Kern County Union
DeMello Serves as Secretary of Kern Fraternity Chapter
Ed DeMello a Shafter high school teacher serves as secretary of the Kern County and Bakersfield Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month on the Bakersfield High School and College campus.
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Ed DeMello
Shafter
Kern County
Bakersfield
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
DeMello
Al Anderson Seeks LA Trip For Shafter Business
Al Anderson leaves Shafter on Tuesday for Los Angeles to discuss a business trip evaluating yield per acre at 20 percent cost per pound 20 percent net profit per acre 20 percent and overall quality and use of records. The panel includes Russell Kennedy chair Charles Elwood Frank Jepps James Camp Hugh Jewett T H Bleecker Bates Dewey C B Dickey George Harrison Ed Peters and W L Smith from Shafter U S Experimental Farm Maple District.
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Ing
Russell Kennedy
Charles Elwood
Frank Jepps
James Camp
Hugh Jewett
T. H. Bleecker
Bates Dewey
Shafter
C. B. Dickey
George Harrison
Shafter U.S. Experimental Farm
Ed Peters
Maple District
W. L. Smith
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Mrs. Paslay III
Kimball
Music Store
H. H. Neufeld
And
Lincolns
Kitchen-Boyd Motor CO
Lincoln
Mercury
Chester Avenue
Louise Jenkins
Jerry Johns
George
Shafter Press
KERN
al Anderson
Smith Corner
Mene Dawes
Ladys Choice
Campbells Tomato Soup
Monarch
Washington
Rome
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