Community youth duty urged by Mrs Bradbury at club meeting
Mrs J C Bradbury of Ceres urged the Wednesday Afternoon Club to strengthen youth through community action and school support. She called for more school nurses dental care and first aid training for parents to handle emergencies. She emphasized recreation to prevent delinquency and noted prison costs versus housing needs. She urged women to push legislation aligned with these aims. Brazil China and the United States were noted as top bean producers in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Bradbury
Ceres
Bradbury
Bradebury
Particuar
Artist Mrs Blomquist to Speak at Shafter-Wasco Meeting
Mrs Robin Blomquist of Buttonwillow noted artist will be guest speaker at 7:30 p.m. January 25 in Room 9 at Richland School. She is wife of Buttonwillow school superintendent C L Blomquist and has ties to the San Diego art community, teaches in Escalon, and belongs to the Stockton Art League.
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Robin Blomquist
Buttonwillow
Shafter-Wasco Art Association
Richland School
Bloquist
C. L. Blomquist
Buttonwillow School
Associated Arts
San Diego
Academy of Fine Arts
Latham’ Foundation
Escalon
Stockton Art League
Kern County
Blomquist
Lowell Todd
A. W. Eckmann
Stork Shower Held For Mrs. Godbey
A stork shower for Mrs. Robert Godbey was hosted by Mrs. Marvin Sexton and Mrs. Carl Stevens in Shafter last Wednesday. Guests from Shafter and Buttonwillow attended. prizes went to several ladies. gifts from Bakersfield and others were sent. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Carey and their son Ralph moved to Shafter where Carey will run a radiator shop.
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Shafter
Bob ‘Hearn
Herman Osborne
Bill Carver
Harold Flam
J. Ellis
Steven Ashmore
William Hearn
Nuet Bradshaw
James’ Bradshaw
J. . B. Bradshaw
Lynn ‘Norris
Delbert Sexton
Ray Hearn
B. Perry
H. C. Bryan
Nancy ‘Hearn
Nancy McDonald
Buna Ashmore
Joan Hearn
Ralph. E. Carey
Ralph
Art Group President Fred Hasty Heads Meeting
At the gathering, Fred Hasty presides as president of the art group. A display of flower arrangements will be presented by Mrs. Dick Pratheg of Waseo.
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Fred Hasty
Dick Pratheg
Waseo
Constance Escalante Becomes Bride Of Joseph Aguilar
Constance Escalante wed Joseph Aguilar in St. John's Catholic Church Wasco. The bride daughter of Mrs Jeronima Escalante wore white satin with a flowered lace bodice and long train with lace sleeves and fingertip veil. Her bouquet featured white carnations and a lavender orchid.
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Constance Escalante
Joseph
Aguilar
St. John's Catholic Church
Wasco
Jeronima Escalante
Rosalie Rios
Wedding in Shafter Details of Attendants and Birth Announcements
Matron of honor Alice Domingues led a bridal party in yellow satin while attendants wore moss pink gowns and carried carnations. Best man Ralph Flores and other groomsmen included Lucio Lopez and Rolph Carrasco. A son and a daughter were born to local families in Shafter and Kern Homes with weights listed for each newborn.
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Alice Domingues
Angie Aguilar
Nattie Rio
Dolores Savola
Beatrice Arieola
Sally Herrera
Ralph Flores
Lucio Lopez
Rolph Carrasco
Florentino Merredia
Felix Arreola
David Vasquez
Richard Lopez
David Decola
Shafter
Mr. Aguilar
Dalke Family Visits Long Beach After Accident
Mr and Mrs John Dalke visit Long Beach with Michael and Jack J. Dec 19 Janzen involved in a rail freight car accident and hospitalized at Seaside hospital Long Beach. He is reported as doing well and expected home by early February. The couple plans to reside in Shafter after a brief honeymoon.
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John Dalke
Michael
Long Beach
Jack J
Janzen
X Seaside Hospital
Family potluck honors Rodgers couple in Shafter
Fifty one members of the Rodgers family gathered at the home on Los Angeles avenue for a potluck dinner. Special guests included LeRoy Thompson Minestie of the Church of Christ in East Bakersfield and Joe Wilson of Shafter's Church of Christ. Mr Rodgers, 78, and Mrs Rodgers, 73, move to Shafter in 1926 and remain active in church work. Two grandchildren joining the service this week were William Rodgers of Wasco and Robert Walter Rodgers of Shafter.
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Mrs. A. L. Rodgers
Los Angeles Avenue
LeRoy Thompson Minestie
Church of Christ
East Bakersfield
Joe Wilson
Shafter
Rodgers
Church of Christ Work
William Rodgers
Wasco
Robert Walter Rodgers
Dinner Parties Hosted by Channesons Honor Engagement
Two dinner parties were given by Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Channeson of Merced and Manuel avenues. A dinner Friday honored Miss Edna Beth Payne's engagement with guests Ruth Hilbert, Bill Chapman and Edwin Wilson. A Sunday dinner included Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Mortimore Don Ruggenberg and Lewis Woodard.
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A. P. Channeson
Merced
Manuel Avenues
Edna Beth Payne
Ruth Hilbert
Bill Chapman
Edwin Wilson
Payne
Channeson
Messrs. and Mesdames
A. G. Mortimore
Don Ruggenberg
Lewis Woodard
Dance Club Plans Informal Meeting
The Shafter Dance Club will hold an informal meeting at 9 30 p m Saturday in the Women s Clubhouse. Decorations follow a spring theme with Floyd Cooper and wife in charge. A cocktail party precedes the dance with J H Fuller and wife in charge.
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Shafter Dance Club
Floyd Cooper
Harold Greene
Messrs. and Mesdames
Williams . Brown
Evening Circle Forms Monthly Dinners and Knits for Veterans
The Evening Circle of Union Congregational Church planned regular monthly family dinners honoring members with birth month themes and began knitting lap robes for veterans in wheelchairs. Members present included Mrs. J. C. Channeson, Marvin Hoover, David Muir, Gordon Baker, E. C. Eckmann, T. P. Rootes, Tom Hayhurst, Glenn Nay, and John Jacobsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Congregational’ Church
Tomoe
Mestames J. C. Channeson
Marvin Hoover
David Muir
Gordon Baker
E. C. Eckmann
T. P. Rootes
Tom Hayhurst
Glenn Nay
John Jacobsen
Afternoon Circle Meets at Rootes Home
The Afternoon Circle of Union Congregational Church met at Mrs. T. P. Rootes home at 767 Central Ave to plan and begin layettes for the fall bazaar. The next meeting is set for February 8 at Mrs. Clyde Zachary’s Lerdo Avenue home.
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Rootes
Union Congregational Church
T. P. Rootes
Central Ave
Clyde Zachary
Lerdo Avenue
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RADIO
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Dixie Darling
Oklahoma Playboys
Delano Barn
Hiway
Delano
Johnny Gaede
Ighest
General Electric
Stork
Mrs. Godbey
Mr. and
Joseph Aguilar
Matron
Clifford Gottfried
Janie Lynne
Gary
Dan Voth
Russell J. Nix
Kern Homes
Mercy Hospital
Douglas Lee
Leonard Johnson
Delores Vernis
Kaylene
Dalkes
Recap Company
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Pre
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Marguerite Chapman
Kansas Raiders
Mickey Rooney
Barbara ‘Fyler
James Stewart
Barbara Hale
Walli
Joseph Cotten
Ben Johnson
Joanne Dru
Donald O'Connor
Gloria DeHaven
Yes Sir
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Baby
Graucho Marx
Vera Ellen Love Happy
Joan Fontaine
Robert Ryan
Chrysler
Schneider
Wikoff
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Sunbeam Coffeemaster
Sinbegyn
Linden Waffle
Siinbeam iRonmaster
Sunbeam
America
Home Appliance & Furniture. CO
Central
Shafter Mercantile CO
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