Quiz Program Tops P.T.A. Founder’s Day at Shafter High
A PTA Founder’s Day event at Shafter High featured a quiz contest with panels of parents and students. The math and science questions were posed in a spelling bee style. parents scored a point for each correct answer, and they won overall.
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Shafter High School
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Dad
Don_ Maupin
Brenda Boel
Leonard Gaede
Stéphomore
Bert Ware
Frank
Leonard Duck
Jim Webb
Barbara
Sharron Itel Becomes Bride Of B P W Member
The marriage of Sharron Itel daughter of Mrs Lillian Itel of Bakersfield to Joe Grumbles son of Mr and Mrs Manuel Grumbles 159 West Orange Avenue was celebrated February 23 with a double ring ceremony at First Baptist Church Rev Melvin Krug officiating. Betty Grumbles served as maid of honor and 50 guests attended. The event followed by senior career day activities hosted by the Business and Professional Women's club with eighteen seniors speaking on school activities and civil defense plans. Lorraine Christensen chaired the Career Day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SHARRON_ITEL
Joe Grumbles
Sharron Ittel
Lillian Ittel
Bakersfield
Sharron
Manuel Grumbles
West Orange Avenue
Melvin Krug
First Baptist Church
Walter Jones
Betty Grumbles
Miss Grumbles
Jessie Grumbles
Janice Schardt
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Pat Cornell
Sharon Nusz
Dorothy Crane
Kathleen Giles
Elnora Lane
Christeene Jones
Pat Fuller
Terri Fenton
Della Migdat
Lorraine Christensen
Helen Hasty
Clara Schnaidt
Rowena Merkel
Dinner Honors Daughter of Ted Thompson
Festive 14th birthday dinner at 636 Sunset Avenue celebrated Christine Thompson with guests arriving at 5 PM and dinner at 7 PM. Prize winners included Whicker, Martha Turner, Mary Walhoad, and Rosamund Hale. guest list featured Charlotte Freedman, Sandra Davis, and Diane Strader. The event also marked a going away to Tehran, Iran with her family.
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Ted Thompson
Sunset Avenue
Christine
Whicker
Martha Turner
Mary Walhoad
Rosamund Hale
Charlotte Freedman
Sandra Davis
Diane Strader
Anne
Teheran
Iran
House Guests From Emerson Henderson And Fresno
Visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Peter Bulle were Mr and Mrs Arthur Bleyhel of Emerson Mr and Mrs John Kliever of Henderson Nebraska and Mrs Jake Kliever of Fresno and her husband
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Peter Bulle
Arthur Bleyhel
Emerson
John Kliever
Henderson
Nebraska
Jake Kliever
Fresno
David Woodard Celebrated With Theater Party
A theater party honored David Woodard for his tenth birthday last Saturday. Friends gathered at 364 Manuel Road then attended a matinee at the State theatre. Guests included Mike Dalke, pelts Bonders, aw rEg, eddy uggen, and Jimmy Eckmann.
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David Woodard
Manuel
State Theatre
Mike Dalke
Pelts Bonders
Aw rEg
Eddy Uggen
Jimmy _Eckmann
Mrs Norma Olson Feted at Saturday Tea
Mrs Norma Olson was honored at a Saturday afternoon tea hosted at the home of Mrs Annette Albright and co hosted by Sylvia Baughman. Claudine Rodgers led the tea service and Marjorie Albright greeted guests. Olson widow of O T Olson formerly Shafter resident and longtime Richland school superintendent.
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Norma Olson
Annette Albright
Sylvia Baughman
Claudine Rodgers
Marjorie Albright
Olson
O. T. Olson
Legion Auxiliary Hosts District Meeting in Shafter
More than 100 members attended the 15th district quarterly meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary on Sunday February 24 in Shafter. Mrs L B McKinnon California national vice president spoke on membership while Assemblyman H W Kelly and Mary Johnston addressed needs of hospitalized veterans and volunteer work.
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15Th District
American Legion Auxiliary
Shafter
L. B. McKinnon
California
American ‘Legion Auxiliary
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Mary Johnston
Veterans Hospital
Fresno
Luzelle
Nursery to Hold Four Workshops
Three representatives from the Shafter Play Center attended a Kern County Council meeting at Bakersfield College to plan four workshops for the coming year. Officers elected included Mrs Barbara Hoyt secretary treasurer Mrs Ethel Rosella director of the Shafter Play Center and Mrs Honor Gonzales publicity and Mrs Dorothy Hewes Los Angeles Council representative. The program featured a film Those Who Dare to Teach on nursery school operations and topics included preschool science music and dramatic play. Members brought sandwiches and were served salad vegetables fruit and coffee.
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Shafter Play Center
Kern County
Association For Nursery Education
Bakersfield College
Jorvaugh
Barbara Hoyt
Ethel Rosella
Honor Gonzales
Dorothy Hewes
Los Angeles Council
Future Bride Is Honored Thursday
Miss Darlene Schmidt, bride to be, received a pre nuptial shower last Thursday at the home of Mrs. Tony Heller. Social chair for the Sewing Circle of the First Mennonite church hosted the event with Mrs. Jack Nikkel assisting. Games included unscrambling names of household items and creating telegrams from the words Best Wishes. Prizes went to Mrs. Albert Froese and Mrs. Jack Nikkel.
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Darlene Schmidt
Tony Heller
Ladies of the First Mennonite Church
Heller
Jack Nikkel
Darlene
Albert Froese
Delphian Society Presents Program on Brazil
The Delphian Society met at Mrs Ikes Peters Wasco on February 27. The program discussed Brazil Colossus of the South led by Mrs Arthur Ehrhorn. The next meeting at Mrs John Peters March 13 at 10 00 a m will debate Latin American Mind.
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Delphian Society
Ikes Peters
Wasco
Brazil
South
Arthur Ehrhorn
John Peters
Shafter High School Dramatics Present Melodrama at Bakersfield College
Shafter High School drama department staged an old fashioned melodrama Parted On Her Wedding Morning at Bakersfield College as part of a Carnival of Plays. Faith Trueheart was played by Kay Stieber with Leroy Simpson Louise Fufer Goldie Mahan and Pat Cornell in supporting roles.
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Janet Chapman
Shafter High School
Harvey Stone
Leroy Simpson
Pat Cornell
Bakersfield High School
Shafter High School Drama Department
Bakersfield High
Dramatics Et
Faith Trueheart
Kay Stieber
Louise Fufer
Goldie Mahan
Shafter
Cldes
Dis
Candles n Cake Calendar of February 1957 Events
Calendar entries list names for several dates in March 1957 including Virgie Britt M M KinCannon Leona Heller Peters Michael Rich Kenny Gaede Jerry Dean Holmes Wesley Barry Iva Finkbeiner Frederick Gaede Sandra McCoy Arthur Fenderson Marian Gittinger Jess Combs Al Anderson and Earl Weill with events spanning March 1 to March 7.
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Virgie Britt
M. M. KinCannon
Leona Heller
Oe Peters
Michael Rich
Kenny Gaede
Jerry Dean Holmes
Wesley Barry
Iva Finkbeiner
Frederick Gaede
Sandra McCoy
Arthur Fenderson
Marian F. Gittinger
Jess Combs
al Anderson
Earl, Weill
Birthday of Pioneer Gloeckler Commemorated
Charlie Gloeckler an early Shafter pioneer was honored for his 78th birthday last Thursday evening. He arrived from Waltheim Saskatchewan and farmed on Scaroni ranch. Friends and family gathered at the Reedley rest home then visited the Gloecklers. The event featured a Bible verse contest and stories of hunting and fishing trips.
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Charlie Gloeckler
Shafter
Gloeckler
Waltheim
Saskatchewan
Scaroni
Reedley
Lawrence Gloecklers
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