Wasco Wedding Joins Harris Nixon in 1960s Service
Linda Dean Harris daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Harris Wasco wed Jerry DeWayne Nixon son of Mr and Mrs Riland Nixon Shafter in First Baptist Church Wasco before 185 guests Rev Vernon Carr officiated. Bride wore full lace gown with daisies in hair. reception featured yellow decor and a four tier cake.
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First Baptist Church
Wasco
Linda Dean Harris
J. B. Harris
4Th Street
Jerry Dewayne Nixon
Riland Nixon
Shaw
Shafter
Vernon Carr
Pentecostal Church of God
Pam Earl of
Diane Harris
Oildale
Sherry Nixon
Grady Bartletts Celebrate With Pot Luck Supper
Mr and Mrs Grady Bartlett of 304 Pine St hosted a backyard pot luck Sunday June 23 to honor their Shaklee Distributor achievements. Senior Supervisors Lawrence and Lillian Annis pinned hosts with Supervisor gold. three new assistant supervisors Ella Thies Delano and Herman and Marilouise Guelker Richgroves were pinned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Bartlett
Pine St
Selma
Shafter
Lawrence
Lillian Annis
Bartlett
Bakersfield
Ella Thies
Delano
Herman
Marilouise Guelker
Richgroves
Grady
Mrs. Bartlett
Emma _ Mettler
Nan
Walden Daughrity
Delane
Neil
Flora True
Annis
Stockton
Daniel F. Mettler
Selma Barrett
Rose Franz
John
LaVerne Everett
Everett
Irene Siemens
Ida Bender
Jim Ball
Brooks Templeton
True
Shaklee
UCLA Guest from Afghanistan Hosts Visit in Wasco
Abdul Yasir of Afghanistan completed two years at UCLA earning a master’s in education and stayed with Mr and Mrs Joel Unruh and their sons in Wasco. He lectured at the Peace Corps training center in Colorado last summers and will return there next summer before guiding Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education in Kabul.
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MAPLF
Abdul Yasir
Afghanistan
UCLA
Joel Unruh
Wasco
Peace Corp
Colorado
Kabul
Ministry of Education
Dan Frantz
Maple
Wasco Mennonite Brothers Church
Max Kernshaw
Inter
National Students, Inc
Jerusalem
Isaaelis
Abe Ediger
USC
Ammen
Jordan
Russell Messick
M.L. Corcoran
Nick Remple
International Minerals and Chemical Corporation
Remple
Tool Thieves Strike Twice Over Weekend in Shafter
Two tool thefts were reported to the Shafter Police Department during the weekend of June 27 28. Barney Graves reports $15 in tools taken from a station wagon at 465 Shafter Ave. Lee Oxford of Anaheim reports $12 in tools stolen from an unlocked car at 144 East Central.
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Shafter
Barney Graves
Shafter Ave
Lee Oxford
Anaheim
E. Central
Richland Board approves Santa Fe property sale letter
The Richland Board of Trustees authorizes sending a letter to the City Council about selling the Santa Fe Property Parcel No. 1 at Sunset and Central Valley Highway. If sold to a public organization, public bidding may be waived, bids not required, with prior price history noted.
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Richland Board of Trustees
Santa Fe
Sunset and
Central Valley Highway
Richland Board
Lingerie Shower Honoring Miss Jeannie McWhorter
Miss Jeannie McWhorter, bride to be of Hartey Blankenship, is celebrated with a lingerie shower hosted by her aunts at the McWhorter home in Shafter. Attendees include family and friends. prizes were awarded in games, and a blue green cake centered the table.
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Jeannie McWhorter
Hartey Blankenship
Pentecostal Church of God
Charles McWhorter
Kenneth~ McWhorter
E. Marengo
Darriel McWhorter
Harold Combs
Mickey Clark
Gail McWhorter
Norma Lewis
Joyce Sharp
Carl Clark
Bobbie Lewis
Jerry Taylor
Wayne McCormick
Kenneth McWhorter
Don McCaslin
Eddie Welch
Rodger Fenderson
May McCoy
Aviola Whorton
Newton McWhorter
Richard McWhorter
Noah Lewis
E.B. Graber
Beam and Ridge Exchange Vows at Baptist Church
Miss Wilma Joyce Beam daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Beam and Dennis Lee Ridge son of William Ridge of Puyallup Washington and Mrs RW Davis of Shafter were married at the First Baptist Church Pine Street on Saturday June 15 at 8 p.m. in the presence of 150 guests. Rev Bill Adkinsson presided.
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Wilma Joyce Beam
Thomas Beam
Central Avenue
Dennis Lee Ridge
William Ridge
Puyallup
Washington
R.W. Davis
Cross Street
Shafter
First Baptist Church
Pine Street
Bill Adkinsson
Shafter Free Will Baptist Church
Rhonda Powell
Lungren
Karen Henderson
Joyce
Melody Colvard
Mike Ridge
Steve Botsford
Glen McClintock
Reorganization Bill Advances in Legislature for Kern County
Assemblyman Ketchum and Senator Stiern push a reorganization bill to aid Kern County school districts. Richland District reps report unique local problems to the county committee. A wedding service at the church featured roses, music, and a reception. bride wore blue satin, groom’s family in lime. couple honeymooned in Washington state. Out-of-town guests came from Bakersfield Oildale Wasco Tehachapi San Diego and Van Texas. The bride, Ridge, is a Richland Elementary alum and Shafter High School athlete. groom currently a Navy seaman. Their new home is at SUSI/2 Jarvis Street Diego.
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Kathy Rinker
Patti Camp
Wasco
Harris
Morro Bay
Shafter High School
Bakersfield College
Army Reserve
Bank of America
4Th Street
Harold Nixon
Norwalk
Randy Philips
Fairfield
Vernon Carr
Los Angeles
Harold Pratt
Newark
Ketchum
Stacy
Senator Stiern
Kern County
Penner
Richland
Scott Johnston
Shafter
Joyce
Dennis
Kenneth Bergman
Sue Hildebrand
Janet Crabb
Glenda Salisbury
Brenda Stroub
William C. Smith
Jack Musick
J. Wilson
Ken Elkins
Charles Smith
Cathyrn Smith
Bakersfield
Oildale
Sam Merrel
Robert Tumey
Bobbie Trout
Slim Lytle
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Jerry Nixon
Linda Wait
Corvallis Ore
Buttonwillow
Scott m. Naye Jr
Corvallis
Ore
Lin
Mrs
Hershel Wait
Rickreall
Grady Bartletts
J. Unruhs
Joe Agee, Jr
South Shafter
Stephen Moore
Lee Moore
Pacific
San Diego
U.S. Navy
Steve
California School Board Association
Anderson
Fred Starrh
Shafter Recreation Commission
Hanley Witcher
David Cooke
Phil Zachary
California School Boards Association Assembly
Zachary
Assembly
Shafter Press
American
England
California
Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis
Lee Ridge
Beam
Ridge
Baptist Church
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