Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in Shafter
Mr and Mrs P P Bender marked their Golden Wedding at home on January 8 surrounded by children grandchildren and great grandchildren. A program featured readings songs and an address by Rev A Funck with selections by Gladys Handel Lorena and Annie Bender Dolores Met tler and others, tracing their long life from Russia to Menno to California. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren attended as the couple recalled their journey from 1888 marriage to farming and relocation to Shafter where they now reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P. Bender
Gran
A. Funck
Bender
Joyce Bender
God
Emil
Wm. Bender
Messrs
August Bender
F. W. Handel
FE. F. Handel
August Mettler
Emil Bender
William Bender
Albert Bender
Lydia
Ella Bend
Harlin Wilson
Aduel Mettler
Edwin Bender
Gladys Handel
Leon
Laura
Alice
Esther
Victor Bender
Delores Mettler
Clarence Bender
Robert Mettler
Virginia Bender
A. Punck
Scheid
Menno
Lodi
California
Shafter
Sewing circle suspends meetings for two weeks at Mennoite Brethren church
Mrs. Menno Siemens hosted the M. B. Sewing circle followed by a housiness meeting to cancel sessions for the next two weeks due to revival meetings at the Mennonite Brethren church. Group singing was led by Mrs. Johnnie Balzer and Rubena Schultz gave the devotionals before refreshments for group members and several other ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menno Siemens
M. B. Sewing Circle
Mennonite Brethren Church
Johnnie Balzer
Rubena Schultz
Jack Kliewer
Harvey Gaede
Walter Bergen
Johnny Balzer
Abe Karber
Don Klingenberg
Ed Peters
John Suderman
Johnie Siemens
Rubena_ Schultz
Edna Boese
Vivian Bartel
Luella Klassen
Evelyn Unruh
Aldena Boese
Ella Wiebe
Juanita Neufeld
Verna Balzer
Mary Ann Epp
Amanda Johnson
Alma Penner
Enda Nikke
Dinner Fetes Shafter Couple On Silver Wedding
The twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs D O Moore of Shafter was celebrated with a surprise dinner party. A silver gift was presented to the honored couple. Moore runs the Moore cotton gins at Shafter and Rosedale with guests including J C Channeson P L Arnold C A Campbell Clyde Zacahary and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. O. Moore
Shafter
Moores
Moore
Rosedale
D.O. Moore
J. C. Channeson
P. L.’ Arnold
C. A. Campbell
Clyde Zac
M A S Group Entertained at Mrs Johnnie Siemens Home
Members of the M. A. S. society were entertained Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Johnnie Siemens. A short business session preceded an afternoon of sewing on fancy work. Refreshments were served to Mesdames Walter Bergen, Ernest Schnidt, Lawrence Annis, Harvey Gaede, and Miss Evelyn Unruh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. S. Society
Johnnie Siemens
Walter Bergen
Ernest Schnidt
Lawrence Annis
Harvey Gaede
Evelyn
Unruh
Honor Students Feted With Party By C S F Group
The C S F group hosted a party for honor students and faculty on Thursday evening. The lively event featured games and refreshments such as jello cake and tea as the celebration continued.
Modern Tarzan Scales Trees Near Riga Latvia
Foresters encounter a man ape hybrid near Riga who escapes into a tree. After being shot at he falls to the ground and is found naked with long hair. He cannot speak, but reacts to meat and fruit offered to him. The man is identified as a farm laborer who had vanished years ago.
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Latvia
Riga
Elephants in Circus Herds and Daily Habits Revealed
A New York Times essay notes elephants nurse from between the forelegs and secrete odor during rutting. Males become wild after ten days of rut, influencing circus practice to keep only females in the herd except pygmy males. Elephants eat large hay rations, drink substantial water, and enjoy mud. They learn to hold a tail for guidance and display curiosity about trunks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Circus
Smoke Particles Drift Slow Through Air Believe It Or Not
Dr Thom as M Beck explains in the Chicago Tribune that smoke consists of small solid particles suspended in air. These particles are denser than air yet fall slowly due to balanced weight and air resistance, while electric charges prevent coalescence and make removal harder than for gaseous impurities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Beck
Chicago Tribune
First lifeboat inventor debate and eye muscles speed
The article notes a French inventor in 1765 for the first lifeboat and credits English men Lukin Greathead with pivotal roles and a Newcastle lifeboat launched in 1789 saving many lives. It also mentions eyelid muscles as the quickest reacting in the body, often protecting the eye from sudden blows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Answers Magazine
Lukin
Why Marathons Are Named After Marathon Hero
The piece recounts the origin story of the marathon name from Pheidippides the Greek runner who supposedly ran from Marathon to Athens to report a victory and died of fatigue. It notes the 26 miles and 386 yards distance linked to that legend and explains how the term now labels endurance events.
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Pheidippides
Athens
Marathon
Why Fish Come to Top of Water
Goldfish rise to the surface and mouth open when oxygen in the water is low. Change the water and add balanced aquarium life with plants to offset oxygen loss and keep the tank healthy.
Ivory as a preferred material for engraving
Ivory ferries durable, fine grained texture and adhesive hardness make it ideal for engraving. Its homogeneous density and lack of brittleness yield a smooth surface, lasting quality, and resistance to chipping, aiding detailed engraver work.
Why Grass Leaves Are Green
The green color of vegetation comes from chlorophyll, formed only in cells exposed to light and not without iron. Chlorophyll is a complex nitrogenous substance with green and yellow pigments, essential for carbohydrate formation, making plants without it, like fungi, parasitic or saprophytic.
Why Sneezers Spread
Scientists explain sneezing spreads diseases through airborne droplets carrying influenza virus. Tiny liquid droplets disperse into air. even after evaporation, germ laden particles remain in the atmosphere. Influenza viruses can stay viable for about thirty minutes and infect others sharing the air.
Why Boat Lights Are Enclosed
The Bureau of Navigation and Marine Inspection states that enclosing boat lights is required by law because ribbed glass increases the visibility of the light over distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Navigation and Marine Inspection
Potato Growers Organize Meeting In Wasco
Preliminary steps toward forming the Shafter-Wasco Potato Growers Cooperative were taken at a Monday night gathering in Wasco. W. Heock presided as books containing articles of incorporation and by laws were given to attendees for signing. Directors named include W. Hitchcock Z. C. Bartel and J. J. Siemens of Shafter and Kurt Kecker and G. L. Klassen of Wasco. The organization will elect a board of directors at the January 24 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter-Wasco Potato Growers Cooperative, Inc
Wasco
W. Heock
Shafter
Z. C. Bartel
W. Hitchcock
J. J. Siemens
M. Lindsay
Kern County
W. H. Hittchcock
Shaffer
Kurt Kecker
G. L. Klassen
Richland P T A Holds Meeting Tuesday Afternoon
The Richland Parent Teachers Association met Tuesday afternoon. Le ee’s first grade presented a play titled The Vegetables Come to School. Mrs. M R Hare chaired the Infantile Paralysis Control and Research committee brief. Principal speaker Mrs. W B Schultz of Bakersfield discussed Christian Citizenship. Miss Marion Harrison sang a vocal solo with accompaniment by Mrs. J H Porterfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
R. L. Gates
Maple P.T. A
George Nikkel
Glee Club
H. A. Karpe
Bakersfield
Freda Mettler
Marion Harrison
Amanda
Luella Johnson
Rhona Mettler
Erma ‘Wendlend
Leela
Rhoda Kirschenmann
Barbara Caldwell
Vadis Neve
Josephine Greer
Afid
Esta Lee Combs
Richland
Parent-Teachers Association
Lee
Infantile Paralysis Control and Research Committee
M. R. Hare
Shafter
W. B.schultz
J. H. Porterfield
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Lerdo Road
R L. McClung
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General Delivery
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Route 1
California Avenue
James Street
K. G. Neufeld
Duehren
Central Avenue
J. E. Conley
Myers Addition
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Riverside
P. J. Buller
F Street
Montreal
Mont Royal
Jud Tunkins
Lowe Brothers
Porterville
Minnesota
Senator Sorghum
Richland P.T. A
Dick Foran
Little Brother
Shafter Mercantile Co
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