Shafter Women Elect Club Heads and Local Social News
Lois L. Berry announces Shafter Business and Professional Women’s Club officers led by Mayme Brother and Dorina Sutton with diverse portfolios. Ella Immel travels to Washington. birthday party highlights and 60 attendees at Mennonite church event. Helen McBride named Shafter High campus queen as 180 of 200 yearbooks sold for coronation slated Feb 15.
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Shafter Business and Professional
Lois L. Berry
Mayme ‘Brother
Katherine Stubblefield
Dorina Sutton
Martha Gaede
Carol Pulcifer
Novella Stewart
Hazel Johnson
Helen Fast
Lena Shultz
Koleta Osborn
Louise Fairman
Rose Willis
Maybelle Powell
Helen McBride
Shafter High School
Camp Fire Birthday Ceremony For Minihhaca Tuhohi Groups
Camp Fire Girls from Minihhaca and Tuhohi join for a 7 o clock council fire. Highlights include Wohelp Echo Call, Pledge of Allegiance, Star Spangled Banner, March of Mankind, and a talk by Marjorie Olson. Bead awards and Trail Seekers ranks follow as lantern ceremony proceeds.
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Minihhaca
Tuhohi
Council
Paula Raney
Nyst
Mark Baughman
Shirley Thomas
Joyte Br.der
Juanita Lingo
Elaine Kiendt
Lapham Reynolds
Donna Baughman
March of Mankind
Marjorie Olson
Afternoon Club Plans February Meetings
Mré. Fred Vandenberg, arts and crafts chairman, will lead the next Wednesday Afternoon club meeting at the clubhouse in February. A Kern county luncheon on Friday February 14 will feature the topic My Home is My Hobby starting at 12 30 PM. Mrs R G Sanderson hosted friends at a social gathering Thursday with bridge prizes awarded to Mesdames J A.
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Fred Vandenberg
Arts and Crafts
Kern County
R. G.sanderson
J. A
Fashion Editor Praises Cotton As Style Fabric
Harper's Bazaar editor Carmel Snow lauds cotton as a top spring and summer fabric. She notes printed cottons with floral and butterfly patterns, cotton lace for blouses and evening wear, and corduroy cotton pique as smart choices for tailored suits and dresses.
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Carmel Snow
Harper's Bazaar
National Cotton Council
America
Wendell Vannatta Celebrates Ninth Birthday Party
A neighborhood party honored Wendell Vannatta on his ninth birthday with roasted Wieners, cake, ice cream, and decorations featuring Wendell and friends. Guests included Richard Friesen Richard Johnson Virginia Frizzell Donna Baughman Marie Baughman Bobbie Roscamp and Wendell Vannatta. Also, Leslie L. Robinson Post No 213 and Auxiliary held a March of Dimes supper at the Legion hall raising about 14 dollars.
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Wendell Vannatta
George Vannatta
Wendell
Bobbie Roscamp
Martie Baughman
Richard Friesen
Richard Johnson
Virginia Frizzell
Donna Baughman
Marie Baughman
Wendell V&nnatta
Leslie L. Robinson
Women Enjoy Home Meet By Business and Professional Women
Members of the Business and Professional Women's club met Thursday at the home of the Misses Carol Pulcifer and Ella Marie Crawford for a business session and social evening. Co-hostesses were the Misses Pulcifer and Lena Shultz Peters, vice president, seated?
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Business and Professional Women's Club
Carol Pulcifer
Ellamarie Crawford
Rulcifer
Fast
Lena Shultz
Peters
Time Given To Consider Election Petition In Shafter
Shafter City Council extended time to verify petition signatures seeking disincorporation of the city. City Clerk Frank Shaw aims to complete checks by the February 10 meeting and report on sufficiency. Also discussed expansion of the Dr Morris Mosquito Abatement district under Kern County Health for the Bakersfield area. No action taken pending review by the Business Men's association and residents before an estimated eight cent tax is proposed. Attending were Mayor Phil Channeson and Councilmen Glemanstray, Frizzell, Midgley, and Lachenmaier.
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Shafter
Frank Shaw
Shaw
Phil Channeson
Counsellne Glema An Tray
Ove. W. Frizzell
H. Midgley
William Lachenmaier
Nine Scores Better 200-Mark In-League Bowling
Gordon Bennett led the Commercial league at Neuman alley Thursday with a 243 as nine bowlers topped 200. Wells and other peers posted notable scores in the Thursday evening lanes.
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Gordon Bennett
Neuman Alley
Wells
Local Storms Boost Shafter Rain Total to 4.35 Inches
Rain in the Shafter area over the past week raises the season total to 4.35 inches, according to records at the experiment farm north of town. Last January’s season total was 2.29 inches, with farm records showing 24 inches on January 24, 62, January 26 and .05 on January 27.
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Shafter
Experiment Farm
Cocoa as Money and Royal Cocoa Drink in Mexico
A historical note recalls how cocoa seeds served as currency in parts of Mexico and royal access to beverages, illustrating cocoa's esteemed status. The second item reports Benton Purtle of Tulare California finding his stolen car via an unsigned postcard claiming the vehicle was at a San Jose service station and warning his wife to remove keys.
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Mexico
Benton Purtle
Tulare
Calif
San Jose
Doves Survive to Multiply in Texas County Hunt
White-winged doves once near extinction rebound with 4 000 hunters bagging 50 000 doves in the first week of the open season in a Texas county.
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Texas
Gum Exports Rise in British Honduras Mahogany Lead
In London the Imperial Institute notes gum as a valued export basis chicle for chewing gum ranks just after mahogany among British Honduras exports, despite some Britons labeling gum vulgar.
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London
Imperial Institute
British Honduras
Furniture finish haze from oil based varnish corrected by wax
Hazy furniture finish is caused by oil in varnish. Applying liquid wax dissolves the oil to clear the finish. Cloudiness often appears on mahogany pieces aged 10 to 25 years old, especially with older lacquer finishes.
Nine-Year-Old Hooks Four-Pound Rainbow Trout
Nine-year-old Homer Campbell of Spokane Washington fished from a boat in Liberty Lake using bacon on a small hook. Within a minute he pulled up a four-pound rainbow trout.
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Homer Campbell
Spokane
Wash
Liberty Lake
Japanese Women Authors Dominate Literary Scene
A 1920s Collier's assertion claims Japan uniquely features all top writers as women, noting for over a millennium men produced few works of lasting merit.
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Japan
Collier's
First Aid to the Ailing House Resources
Home repair guidance covers summer rust prevention for heaters, cleaning and oiling inside surfaces, storing smokepipes, and opening doors. It also answers plaster wall refinishing, radiator repainting, slow floor drainage, and building cesspools with government bulletin reference, plus dog deterrent options.
Honor Roll Listed At Shafter High School
Shafter High School releases its honor roll for the spring semester listing students such as Evelyn Barron Letha Bartel Edith Barton Betty Bayles Jo Anne Becker Richard Becker Leland Bell Alice Bender Mary Bella Kenneth Burkhard Rena Butler Nell Chinnis and others California Scholarship Federation members include Letha Bartel Betty Bayless Joanne Becker Alice Bender Mary Bolla Kenneth Burkhard Rena Butler W R Cloud Robert Curtis Harvey Dahl Doris Davis Francelia Hansen Jean Henderson Mable Hiebert Irma Hodel Irene Kroeker Maimie Kroeker Lois Lane Charlotte Seedom Louise Livers Pearl Mason Elsie Mettler Ruben Mettler Donna Neufeld Rulah Neumann LaRue Neuman Patricia Stringham Inez Swan Merton Wiedmann and Lenora Wittenberg.
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Fede Shafter High School
Evelyn Barron
Letha © Bartel
Edith Barton
Betty Bayles
Joanne Becker
Richard Becker
Leland Bell
Alice Bender
Mary Bella
Kenneth Burkhard
Rena Butler
Nell Chinnis
W. R. Cloud
Bob Curtis
Elsie Dahl
Harvey Dahl
Doris Davis
Ernest Evans
Linda Fadenrecht
Eleanor Fox
William Gunnerson
Phillip Haag
Francelia Hansen
Mary Ellen Hansen
Walter Hei
Jean Henderson
Mabel Hiebert
Irma Hodel
Jack Hakill
Louella Johnson
Pansy Jones
Buck Kimbriel
Johnnie Klassen
Vera Klassen
Miriam Klaudt
Minnie Koop
Irene Kroeker
Maimie Kroeker
Lois Lane
Charlotte Leedom
Louise Livers
Tommie Lockard
Pearl Mason
Elsie Mettler
Ruben Mettler
Rita Micekeye
Mitchell
Betty Mark
Dens Neufeld
Lees O'Niel
Sarah Paloma
Bill Pearce
Iris Perry
Kelly Pierce
Alvin Roberson
Jewel Rose
James Son
Leonora Songer
Dudley Steele
Patricia Stringham
Phoebe Wiebe
Merton Wiedmann
Lenora Wittenberg
Alma Wycoff
California
Play In Produce Scores From Neuman Alley Continue
Play in Produce league at the Neuman alley continued this week with listed scores. Scores include multiple games and player performances, reflecting ongoing competition in the local league.
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Neuman Alley
E P Janes Nominated to Lead Kern Wildflower Committee
E P Janes was recommended as chairman of a Kern County Wildflower committee at a Monday meeting. The group plans a study on a permanent wildflower preserve, with potential inclusion of other county areas, and tourism publicity is being organized for a strong wildflower year. Lerdo Road to be a state highway was discussed, but no action pending current state funds. county will maintain the road for travel and the nearby air field development.
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E. P. Janes
Kern County
Shafter Business Men's Association
Crawford
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Shafter
Janes
Lerdo Road
Army Air Field
Mrs. T. V. Little Resigns From Kern Library Post
Mrs. T. V. Little resigns after 20 years as head of the Kern County Free Library schools department. Her March 1 departure ends a 16 year run guiding book distribution to 101 elementary schools and overseeing the teachers library.
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Weeld
Kern County
Little
Teachers’ Professional Library
Continental Oil Wildcat to Spud KCL No. 2 Near Shafter
Continental Oil plans to spud KCL No. 2 at a wildcat site west of Shafter in Section 35 27-24. Crews finish preliminary work and expect drilling to begin within days on the upslope through Shafter Greeley Wasco fields. Prognosis suggests Vedder zone around 12 500 feet could yield a new field.
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Continental Oil _ company
Shafter
KCL
Death of Missionary Mrs Pankratz Reported Here
Mrs Pankratz wife of Rev Pankratz who serves in India was received Sunday evening by Mennonite Brethren church members. The couple own property in the Shafter district and had many friends here. Mrs Pankratz had been ill for some time.
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H. Pankratz
India
Mennonite Brethren Church
Mrrs. Pankrantz
Mr. Pankratz
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P. C. Guenther
Ella
Immel
Bellingham
Washington
Anna Rempel
Mennonite Brethren
Helen’ McBride
Sanderson
Arch of Dimes
Furi
Taicr
G. Bennett
B. Elder
J. Boutwell
Northrop
Ide
J 'K. Warren
C Neuman
Dd. Arnold
D. Merkel
A. Wolf
Jack’s Garage
H. Gaede
D. Mettler
H. Hansen
J. Janzen
B. Munger
E. Burkett
S. Wenger F. Mocker
E. Wallace
Lachenmr
R. Lachenm
H. Schnaidt
E. Lachenm
Cafe Neuman
B. Neuman
M. Cain
U. Bbatron
D. Unruh
B. Perry
H. Martin
FE. Neufeld
J. Gaede
Roger B. Whitman
Saar
Neuman & Sons
Merkel H. Neuman
Neuman
Siemens & Hitchcock E. Brown
R. McCarty
Johnn
Pontiac
Il. Annis i
A. Peters
Ww. Bergen
E. . Schwaidt
Navy
B. Stoller
W. Bender
A. Rogers
S. Mettler
B. Ferguson
Enos Mosher Co
R. Jacobsen P. Bender
E. Neuman
B. Bestwater
W. Lachenm
Johnson's Firestone
F. Burcham
Chevrolet
R.lachenm
Zumwalt
T. V. Little
Kern
Marengo Ave
Frederic
Betty Field
Kenny Baker
Patsy. Kelly
Union Congregational Church
Alfred T. Chandler
Christian Youth Meeting
Siemens & Hitchcock
Walker Street
Ween
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