Forum Series Starts Next Week at East Bakersfield High
A winter series of the McKenfeld Open Forum begins Thursday January 15 at East Bakersfield High School auditorium. Six meetings feature two sessions of motion picture and lecture. Willis Sargent opens with Who Made Two Worlds detailing US Russian relations and wartime diplomacy.
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Mckenfeld
East Bakersfield High School
Robert H. Young
Bakersfield
Colge
Bakersfield Evening High School
T. L. MecCuen
Kern County Union High School
Guy W. Garrard
William van Ewert
Mr. Young
Avery Allen
Willis Sargent
Sargent
United States Navy
Ambassador Winant
London
Admiral Stark
Yale
Harvard
Syracuse University
United States
Russia
Mother of Glen Putman Honored at Holiday Tea
Guests and friends gathered at Mrs. Glen Putman’s home on Friday December 26 for a cordial afternoon tea in honor of Mrs. Glen Putman Sr who is visiting her sons and family through the holidays. Attendees included Christine Roscamp Lena Gladden E C Eckman Ed Brown Bill Brown R A Jacobsen T P Rootes George Vannatta Elizabeth Indam Joe Cosgrove Jack Hare A H Hemingson W T Kinman A P Channeson a Xe Hill Pie Arnold Glen Nay Emil Bender Dick Arnold and the hostess.
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Glen Putman
Glen ‘Putman
Mesdames Christine Roscamp
Lena Gladden
E.C. Eckman
Ed Brown
Bill Brown
R. A. Jacobsen
T. P. Rootes
George Vannatta
Elizabeth Indam
Joe Cosgrove
Jack Hare
A. H. Hemingson
W. T. Kinman
A. P. Channeson
A. Xe “Hill
P.ie Arnold
Glen Nay
Emil Bender
Dick Arnold
Mrs Westbrook III Ill With Pleurisy Improves
Mrs J W Westbrook has been ill recently with pleurisy but is now much improved.
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Mrs. Westbrook III
J. W. Westbrook
Fire Chief Reports 1947 Inhalator Calls
Fire Chief Melvin Parrett of Shatterer City Fire Dept presents a year’s report on resuscitator and inhalator use. Thirteen calls, six lives saved, others died en route or prior to arrival. several rescues noted including February 1 and May 18. No charges for machine. call county department at 678 for immediate dispatch.
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Melvin Parrett
Shatterer City
Naval
Wasco
Parrett
Surprise Birthday Party for Frizzell at Home
Mrs. Frizzell hosted a birthday dinner for Joe Frizzell on Sunday evening December 28 at their home. Guests included Peter Ohanneson T P Rootes E B Stringham Joe Cosgrove John Peters Bill Frizzell Virginia Frizzell and Greg Ohanneson. A birthday cake with candles was served and later guests watched colored film of a summer vacation trip shown by Mr Stringham.
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Joe Frizzell
Compromise in Babyhood How to Ease Conflicts
The article discusses early parent child conflicts beginning around eight to nine months and offers a method called the "magic three days" to avoid power struggles. A mother describes dodging protest episodes by briefly yielding on small demands, allowing the child to calm and eventually conform to parental guidance.
Art Interest Grows Across California After War Influx
A post war influx of artists has sparked a California renaissance attracting thousands of art students to study under modern masters in etching sculpture and related fields. Many applicants face limited admission as schools run at capacity and wait lists stretch toward the 1948 fall term.
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California
Dinner guests with the Curtis Carter family
New Year’s Day gathering included Mr and Mrs Russell Hamman and their children Jimmie and Keith visiting the Curtis Carter family for an evening meal.
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Curtis Carter
Russell Hamman
Jimmie
Keith
Open House Welcomes Friends at Brown Home New Year
Mr and Mrs Ed Brown hosted an open house over New Year's Eve drawing many friends to their home. Guests called to wish them well and share in the celebration.
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Ed Brown
Birthday Dinner Honoring Mrs Paul Newell At Wascoon Motel
In Wascoon on Friday January 2 Mrs Paul Newell was honored at a dinner party at Wests Motel. Guests included Mr and Mrs John Compton Mr and Mrs Charles Holden of Bakersfield Mr and Mrs Charles Burns plus the host and Mrs Newell of Shafter. A decorated cake was presented to the honoree.
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Paul Newell
West’s Motel
Wascoon
John Compton
Charles Holden
Bakersfield
Charles Burns
Newell
Shafter
Thirteen Month Old Lana Kay Marchano Dies in San Jose
Lana Kay Marchano daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Marchano of Sunnyvale and formerly Shafter died from pneumonia at a San Jose hospital on January 4. Funeral services were held January 6 at Hays and Wyant in Sunnyvale with burial at Palo Alto Cemetery. She is survived by her parents, grandmother Mrs Weyand of Shafter, grandmother Mrs Marchano of Sunnyvale, five aunts and other relatives.
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Darlene (Weyand)Marchano
Frank Marchang
Lana Kay
San Jose
Hays and Wyant
Sunnyvale
Palo Alto
Darlene
Shafter
I. E. Weyand
Marchano
Dan Toews
Frank Cunningham
Manuel Burnel
Rose
Frances Marchano
Frank Marchano
Widow Mrs France Reunites Family in Shafter
Mrs. Charles L. France now lives in Shafter with her daughter Mrs. Lee Willoughby and family. She previously resided in Corona and moved to join her daughter after her husband died last month.
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Charles L. France
Shafter
Lee Willoughby
France
Corona
Mrs Irma Neuman Visits Friends in Bay Region New Year
Mrs Irma Neuman spent a few days visiting friends in the San Francisco Bay region during the New Year holidays and returned home this week.
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Irma Neuman
San Francisco Bay Region
Mrs Fike Visiting Jack Battaglias in Oroville
Mrs. C F Fike from Gkoville California is a house guest of the Jack Battaglias in Oroville California. The brief social note records a visitor staying at the Battaglias home.
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Oroville
C. F. Fike
Gkoville
California
Jack. Battaglias
Nay Family Vacation North to Southland Holiday Visit
During New Year Holidays Mr and Mrs Glen Nay visited Long Beach to watch the Rose Parade and football game on television in comfort. They traveled via San Luis Obispo where Mrs Edith Harris, her mother, joined them in Shafter for a brief vacation.
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Shafter
Southland
Glen Nay
Long Beach
San Luis Obispo
Nay
Edith Harris
Nay’s
Visitors at D. Hampton Home
Monday evening guests at the D. Hampton residence were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pasley of Shafter.
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D. Hampton Home
Mrs
Roy Pasley
Shafter
Johnson Family Visits From North Dakota to Shafter
Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson and daughter from North Dakota visit in Shafter with brothers Jake and William Johnson. Fidel Norman Johnson and family also stay, as Edna Johnson from Loma Linda returns with Elder Johnson. Bert Couch of Hollister and family join the gathering. Pat Eller visits Ray Oseeys for New Year’s Day.
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Pat Eller
Ray Oseeys
Bakersfield
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