Local Girl Enters Skating Contest at Santa Ana
July 5 at Skate Ranch in Santa Ana. More than 900 amateur skaters from the southland entered the Southwest Pacific Coast Regional Championship Roller Skating Meet. The queen coronation and a judging panel including Santa Ana Mayor Dale Heinly opened the week long event. Fifty nine divisions offered multiple events, with entrants such as the Martinez family Lupe Nicho Mary Sabedra and the Marcus girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ana
Southland
Dale Heinly
West Coast
Bride Elect Is Given Party Sun
A pre-nuptial shower honored Lupe Arismendez, bride elect of Manuel Sabedra, hosted at the Sabedra home with gifts and cake. Attendees included Mrs. Robert Geana, Mrs. C. Arismendez Jr., Mrs. J. Arismendez, and many neighbors and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lupe Arismendez
Manuel Sabedra
Robert "Geana
Mary
C. Arisnendez, Jr
Cruz Sabedra
Sabedra
Arismendez
Mesdames
Andrew Martinez
Art Rios
C. Prendez
Carmen Palomo
Art Palomo
T. Enfante
George Prendez
Juanita Garcia
Danny Escalante
Joe Nedi
Verna Schmidt to Wed Harold Wiens
Verna Schmidt of Shafter and Harold Wiens of San Jose plan a wedding at the First Mennonite church. Schmidt, a Richland graduate, worked at Shafter Mercantile and Westinghouse in Sunnyvale, attends San Jose College night classes, and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Menna Schmidt. Wiens, son of Mr and Mrs Wiens of San Jose, graduated from Abraham Lincoln school, later worked at Sun Control Awnings, and attends San Jose College night classes. They will reside in Shn ose after marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menna Schmidt
Wiens
San Jose
Miss Schmidt
Richland School
Shafter High School
Cloc Club
Shafter Mercantile Company
Westinghouse
Sunnyvale
Benedict-Elect
Orchard Grammar
Burnette
Abraham Lincoln School
Sun Control Awning Company
First Mennonite Church
Mrs Boyd and family spend summer in Colorado area
Mrs J H Boyd and children Kenneth and Pam enjoy a summer in Ft. Collins Greeley and Denver. Mrs Boyd attends summer school at Greeley Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Boyd
Kenneth
Pam
Ft. Collins
Greeley
Denver
Mrs. Boyd
Greeley Teachers College
Mrs. Geo Guenther Hosts Birthday Party
Mrs. Geo Guenther celebrated a recent birthday with a party at the home of Mr and Mrs R F Heinlein. Close friends attended and shared sandwiches cake and coffee. Mrs Guenther received several useful gifts. Also present were Mr and Mrs Geo Guenther.
Candles n Cake events listed 1957 dates
A sequence of daily names appears for Candles n Cake events spanning Friday July 5 to Thursday July 11 1957. Names include Nita Epp M C Wilder Nadine Mouser Byron Carroll Dorothy Dalke Ramona Contreas Dave Muir Jr Edna Hampton Minor Rootes Bill Dalke Marjorie Voth Bennie Nixon Jerry Anderson Dave Unruh Albert Patterson Mrs Robert Butler Phil Zachary Lillian Wilson Teddy Leon French Joe Smith Don Zachary Russell Enns Jessie Dirck George Haworth Jr Lillian Wilson Woodrow Wilson Bryce Putnam and David Kadel.
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Nadine Mouser
Byron Carroll
Dorothy Dalke
Ramona Contreras
Dave Muir, Jr
Edna Hampton
Bennie Nixon
Jerry Anderson
Dave Unruh
Albert Patterson
Robert Butler
Phil Zachary
Lillian Wilson
Teddy Leon French
Joe Smith
Jessie Dirck
George Haworth, Jr
Woodrow Wilson
Bryce Putnam
David Kadel
Reba Fay Hales Given Birthday Party
Mrs L R Hales hosted a Sunday afternoon party at the family home for her daughter Reba Fay turning ten. Willie Grimas served as co hostess with guitar solos and singing entertainment. Roses decorated the rooms as 30 guests enjoyed ice cream drinks cookies and well wishes.
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L. R. Hales
Reba Fay
Willie Grimas
Local Youth Joins Marines For Basic Training
James Odell Smith son of Homer H. Smith and his buddies Benny Ray West and George Absher depart July 15 for basic marine training in the San Diego area. He plans a six month service and will return to Bakersfield Junior College to study in the school of electrical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Odell Smith
Homer H. Smith
Benny Ray West
George Absher
San Diego
Bakersfield Junior College
Elec
Visiting family from Gaffney enjoy state vacation spots
Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Le Master with daughters Nancy and Judy and Mrs. Robert Littlejohn of Gaffney South Carolina are visiting the home of Mrs. J. L. Hill. The visitors accompanied Mrs. Hill to Shafter after her trip to Gaffney and have been enjoying various vacation spots across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. LE Master
Nancy
Judy
Robert Littlejohn
Gaffney
South Carolina
J.L. Hill
Hill
Shafter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Martinez Family
Lupe Nicho
Mary Sabedra
Marcus Girls
California
Ceoene Ede
Shatter Press
Castellano
C.alvearandome
Connie Rios
Maria Gallego
Patsy
Weinberger
Virginia Rodriguez
Esther
Rita Chavez
J. Arismendez
Mary Arismendez
S. J. Crawford
Pete Buller
Dora Ulrich
Bakersfield
Barbara Coulter
Max Tudor
Fay Tudor
Shirley Caire
Fresno
Frank Manning
Carpinteria
Jean Thomas
Mickey Perry
Verna Schmidt
Harold Wiens
Maytag Shop
E. Lerdo
Wedgewood
Frigidaire
Emil G. Stoller
Heinlein Home
Mr. and
Nita Epp
M. C. Wilder
Minor Rootes
Bill Dalke
Marjorie Voth
Don Zachary
Russell Enns
Cavelo
Ney
Irvine
Central Valley Hiway
Phone Pioneer
Reba Fay Hales
Rete Eee
Joff Poe
Kern County
Pioneer
Fairview
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