Local Social Notes Highlight Shafter Weddings and Gatherings
Social notices from Shafter Chronicle detail many gatherings including a Janssers home potluck luncheon and quilting, a aluminum party hosted by Mrs J R Bergen, and a surprise house warming for Dr and Mrs Jack A Lighthill. Bride Opal McKinney tied the knot with Robert Alton Harwell at First Baptist parsonage officiated by Rev Edgar H McAllister. Engagement announced for Hulda Anne Suderman to Rev McAllister with no wedding date set.
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Opal McKinney
Robert Alton Harwell
First Baptist Church
Edgar H. McAllister
Harwell
San Jose
Business College
Oklahoma
Hulda Suderman
G. G. Suderman
Hulda Anne Suderman
First Baptist Church of
Shafter
Miss Suderman
Mennonite Brethren Church
McAllister
Sunday School Party at Pentecostal Church Entertains Class Members
The Pentecostal Church of God Sunday school classes were entertained at a church party hosted by Mrs. W. H. Janssen and Mrs. W. C. Grose. Afternoon games and ice cream and cake followed. Attendees included Mesdames Ratzlaff, Grose, McClain, Brumbaugh, Windsor, Sly, and many others such as Laura Wade and Floyd Ratzlaff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentecostal Church of God
W. H. Janssen
W. C. Grose
Mesdames
Frank Ratzlaff
Vernie Grose
Q. McClain
Harold Brumbaugh
Elsie Windsor
Helen Sly
Barbara Sly
Hanna Jean Grose
Vivian Boone
George Miller
Vernier Whicker
Barbara Miller
la Verna Pyle
Junior Pyle
Josephine Baker
Fay Miller
Donald Windsor
Billi Baker
Adele Windsor
Lola Stewartt
Duval Windsor
Juanita Stewartt
Laura Wade
Floyd Ratzlaff
Basket Lunch Honors Wife of Pentecostal Pastor
Mrs. Ralph Miller wife of the Rev Mr Miller of the Pentecostal Church of God was honored at a lawn party Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Oliver Sly. Mesdames W C Grose Richard Griffeth Will Griffeth and Ernest Gray assisted Mrs Sly. A basket lunch was served and a social time followed. Mrs Miller and the Miller children recently moved to Shafter to join her husband. Attending the affair were
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Ralph Miller
Miller
Pentecostal Church of God
Oliver Sly
Mesdames
W. C. Grose
Richard Griffeth
Will Griffeth
Ernest Gray
Ohannesons Host July Fourth Swimming Party
Mr and Mrs J C Ohanneson entertained at their home the eve ning of July 4th with a swimming party. A picnic lunch followed on the lawn, hosted by Mrs Ohanneson. Guests included A B McKinley Clyde Zachary L Plymiale Ben Sill A P Ohanneson Bill Lachenmaier Murray Arnold S A Camp George Harrison Mrs J L Harris Bakersfield P L Arnold Jim McHenry Oakland Dick Arnold Daphne McKinley Donald Philip Zachary and Gregory Ohanneson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohannesons
J. C. Ohanneson
George Harrison
Mesdames
J. L. Harris
Bakersfield
P. L. Arnold
Jim McHenry
Oakland
Dick Arnold
Daphne McKinley
Donald
Philip Zachary
Gregory Ohanneson
Fourth is Spent At Santa Monica
Mr and Mrs R G Wells and children spent the Fourth of July weekend with relatives at Santa Monica. Baby Born To Richard Klines: An eight pound daughter Sharon Nadine was born Saturday to Mr and Mrs Richard Kline who reside near the experimental farm. Art Craig Takes Three Day Vacation: Art Craig fire warden stationed in Shafter left Tuesday night for a three day vacation. S J Segal of Bakersfield who was stationed in Shafter last year is serving in Craigs place. Guy Girard Visits Shafter: Guy Girard a member of the Bakersfield high school faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Wells
Santa Monica
Richard Klines
Sharon Nadine
Richard Kline
Art Craig
Shafter
S. J. Segal
Bakersfield
Craig
Guy Girard
Bakersfield High School
Mr and Mrs Janes Move Into New Home in Camp Tract
Mr and Mrs E P Janes moved this week into their new home in the Camp tract which they recently purchased from J H Porterfield who with his wife will move to McFarland to accept the principalship of the Mc Farland high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Janes
Camp Tract
J. H. Porterfield
McFarland
McFarland High School
Machines May Rule World Says Ogburn in Lecture
Dr. Ogburn warned that prediction machines will reshape power structures as automobiles erode states rights and lobbyists grow influence. He said homes have shifted from self production to factory goods and that future tech like television and automation will push work overseas, urging new industries to absorb displaced workers.
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Ogburn
Third House
Tropics
Australian Native Killer Slain After Five Years
Northern Territory police end a five year hunt for Smiler, a feared Aboriginal outlaw. His body, riddled with spears, was found in the northern jungle after a pursuit that began near Arnhem Land and Minoru district. The killer had murdered at least five natives and slain rival suitor Jackie after a love triangle with a local girl.
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Sydney
Australia
Northern Territory
Smiler
Arnhem Land
Jackie
Minoru
Hall
Arnhem Land Reserve
California claims nation’s tallest corn stalks in San Francisco
J A Morden of Turlock sent four cornstalks to the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce claiming a seven acre crop eighteen to twenty two feet tall with three years average height above nineteen feet. The plot yielded 231 tons ensilage and 1285 kernels on one ear as evidence against Iowa Illinois records.
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San Francisco
Iowa
Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
J. A. Morden
Morden
Champness Recalls Record in First Talk Over the Air
I Champness spoke on KERN Friday night recalling his 1934 platform. He argued he cut office expenses while maintaining department efficiency and highlighted a budget with smaller line items relative to work. He pledged active, countywide service and impartial law enforcement with no political machine.
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I Champness
Champness
Kern
Sheriff's Office
Kern County
Death of H. E. Stavenhagen reported in Bakersfield
Herman Edwin Stavenhagen died in a Bakersfield hospital after a brief illness. He had lived in Shafter for one year and was a native of Wellington Texas. His body was sent to Lubbock Texas for burial and funeral services are planned. He leaves parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stavenhagen and a brother Hoyt, both of Texas, along with uncles, aunts, and cousins in Texas and Shafter.
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Herman Edwin Stavenhagen
Lubbock
Texas
Bakersfield
Stavenhagen
Shafter
Wellington
Joe Stavenhagen
Hoyt Stavenhagen
E. C. Henderson
A. P. Keen
Free in the land of gold Theodore F Bayless poem
A poem discusses freedom as a universal good noting free roads water advice maps food air mountains rivers worship freedom of thought speech and love. It contrasts life in the west with broad claims about liberty and generosity attributed to Theodore F Bayless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free West
Theodore F, Bayless
Ocean Otter Sighting Prompts Mammalogists to Move Meet
The American Society of Mammalogists readies its first Western meeting when a notable sea otter herd surfaces off Monterey. The convention shifts from Berkeley to Monterey to view the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Mammalogists
Western
America
Monterey
Berkeley
Millionth UC Berkeley Library Book Acquired
The University of California library at Berkeley reached 1,000,000 volumes with the final volume bought on the 85th birthday of former librarian Joseph C. Rowell. The book is numbered as the first in the second million, preserving the millionth for Rowell's memoirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California Library At
Berkeley
Joseph C. Rowell
Rowell
Water Required for Sugar Production
Report shows roughly 6,000 tons of water are needed to produce one ton of sugar. This figure highlights the water intensity of sugarcane and beet processing and underscores agricultural water demands.
Pediatric Lectures On Maternal Care Begin In Utah
Dr. Amos Christie, pediatrician from the University of California in D C, leads a two month series of post graduate lectures on maternal and infant care across Utah. The program is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Christie
University of Californiatoo
D. C
Utah
Fourth Largest Island Borneo Noted
The article discusses Borneo as the fourth largest island in the world, detailing its ranking and general geographic significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borneo
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