Buttonwillow Twins Win College Degrees at Graduation
Mr and Mrs R A amson of 271 Dunford Street Buttonwillow celebrate as son Richard 24 and daughter Christine 21 receive bachelor of arts degrees. Richard majored in mathematics and will pursue graduate work at UC Santa Barbara after Navy service and V-12 college program. Christine is one of two women in her chemistry class and plans to teach in high school.
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Buttonwillow
R. A.mson
Dunford St
Richard
Ughter
Christine
University of
Fornia
Santa Barbara
Oregon State College
Navy
LSM
South Pacific
Abbott and Costello Set Tonight at Veterans Memorial Hall
Abbott and Costello headline a free Shafter recreation program at Veterans Memorial Hall in a show titled In The Navy with Powell and the Andrews sisters. The program starts at 7 p.m. Next week features The Daltons Ride Again with Alan Curtis and Lon g Jr. On July 20 the duo returns.
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Abbott and Costello
Veterans Memorial Hall
Ick Powell
Andrews Sisers
Daltons
Alan Curtis
Long, Jr
Protzman Boxer Wins First Prize at Show
Mr and Mrs Charles Protzman of Standard Oil Lakern Station own a champion boxer dog Arch Duke of San Joaquin. The Protzmans and Mr and Mrs Lud Dremel of Bakersfield entered the Long Beach Harbor City Kennel Club show where Arch Duke won home first prize.
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Charles Protzman
Standard Oil Company
Lakern Station
Protzman
Lud Dremel
Bakersfield
Long Beach Harbor City
Ties Bring Back Teaming With Curtis and Johnson
The program lists Alan Curtis and Rita Johnson joining the act as the duo teams up again in another set of ties.
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Alan Curtis
Rita Johnson
Politics Plays Dirty Trick on Shafter Youth
J C Warneke of Shafter High School attended Boys State at Sacramento for a week. He ran for sheriff and lost learning democracy. Another Shafter delegate John Kelly was elected state senator, gaining practical government experience. Seven hundred twenty five youths attended the program.
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Shafter Youth
J. C. Warneke
Shafter High School
Boys' State
Sacramento
Sheriff
Warneke
Shafter American Legion
Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter
John Kelly
Buttonwillow Girls Host Combined Weiner Roast and Swim
Misses Beverly Johns Dolores Hunter and Wilma Rogers hosted a June 29 combined weiner roast, swimming party and hayride. The group left Dolores Hunter’s home on a hayride furnished by Fred die Palla and traveled to Taft Beach for the event.
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Beverly Johns
Dolores Hunter
Wilma Rogers
Freddie Palla
Taft Beach
Buttonwillow News Highlights Local Marriages and Visits
News from Buttonwillow covers marriages of Royce Nelms and Miss Bonnie Stam in Yuba City, Peggy Williams and Faye Rutledge wed in Las Vegas, and visits by Mr and Mrs Bill Napier to Chico. The paper also notes hospital progress for Carlos Rey, a fishing trip to Bishop, and a minor airplane incident involving William Brodbeck.
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Bonnie Stam
Royce Nelms
Yuba’ City
Nelms
Bill Napier
Chico
Napier
Buttonwillow
Peggy Williams
Faye Rutledge
Las Vegas
Bishop
Louis Ricci
Carlos Rey
Carl Weber
Marino Pierucci
Nelson Lewis family enjoys weekend at Pismo Beach
Mr and Mrs Nelson Lewis and family spent a recent weekend at Pismo Beach relaxing and enjoying the outing.
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Nelson Lewis
Pismo Beach
Wedding Guests Honor McKinleys at Bakersfield Dinner
Mr and Mrs William McKinley were the honored guests at a June 22 Bakersfield dinner hosted by Mrs Elizabeth Ghilarducci mother of the bride. The couple honeymoon in Northern California and plan to return home in July.
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William McKinley
Bakersfield
Elizabeth Ghilarducci
California
Minter Village Girl Honored On Tenth Birthday Party
Judy Rae Allgood celebrated her tenth birthday in Minter Village on June 23 with games, folk dancing, and discs. Attending were Patsy Weatherton Nelda Pearson Ann Arterburn Nancy Arterburn Judy Ann Scott Janie Scott Janan Hayes Donna Sue Ford Rachel Cabello Betty June Gates Roney Gates Joan Cavanaugh Sonny Cavanaugh Sharon Brown Mickey Pearson Orville Pearson Robert Steady Claude Stac Cunningham Gloria Jean Ford Lynn Weatherton Gerald Allgood and hosts Mrs Roy Weatherton and Mrs Bud Cavanaugh.
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Minter Village
Judy Rae Allgood
Patsy Weatherton
Nelda Pearson
Ann Arterburn
Nancy Arterburn
Judy Ann Scott
Janie Scott
Janan Hayes
Donna Sue Ford
Rachel Cabello
Betty June Gates
Roney Gates
Joan Cavanaugh
Sonny Cavanaugh
Sharon Brown
Mickey Pearson
Orville Pearson
Robert Statey
Claude Stac. Cunningham
Gloria Jean Ford
Lynn Weatherton
Gerald Allgood
Allgood
Roy Weatherton
Bud Cavanaugh
Weekend Getaways and Community Notes Include Local Visits
Dale Korzan and Ida enjoy a month in South Dakota before she attends Berkeley summer classes. San Mateo couple Mr and Mrs Gino Chicca visit Mr and Mrs John Chicca. Mary Louise Parsons recovers from a serious bat injury at a Donkey Baseball game. Kenneth Wegis Dick Jeffries and Tilton Tracy had a thrilling fishing trip above Quaking Aspen, returning to Upper Kerniver Fork.
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Dale Korzan
Ida
South Dakota
Kenneth Wegis
Dick Jeffries
Tilton Tracy
Aspin
Kerniver Fork
Family Reunion Planned in Modesto for Hunter Relatives
Mrs A R Greeling of Shawnee Oklahoma sister of Chalmer Hunter of Buttonwillow is a house guest at the Hunter home. The family planned a family reunion at Modesto June 25 with relatives of that city.
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A. R. Greeling
Shawnee, Okla
Chalmer Hunter
Buttonwillow
Hunter
Modesto
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Christine and
Richard Benson
OUR Service
Marvah Refrigerator
Loewen Plumbing & Electric Shop
California Ave
C. T Kemp
Harry Koch
Weed
Colorado
Behrens Memorial Hospital
Glendale
Kenneth Ringsdorf
Paullina
Ringsdorf
Mrs
Ray Carlson
Sam Rodehaver
el Paso
Tex
C. T. Kemp
San Francisco
William C. Brodbeck
Edith Steffins
Lincoln,Calif
Hardy H. Hair, Sr
Long Beach
Arizona
Davino Ghilarducci
Henry Woolner
Laguna Beach
Minter
Gino Chicca
San_Mateo
John Chicca
Mary Louise Parsons
Singer Electric
Bank of America National
Association
United States
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Kobe
Shanghai
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Guam
Bank OF America
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Statewide Bank
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Federal Reserve System
Servel
Southern California Gas Company
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