Birthday Celebrations for Randall Searcy Two Years Old
Randall Searcy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Searcy, enjoyed two July birthday gatherings. The first barbecue at home featured hamburgers, cake with a cowboy design, and gifts as friends attended. A second party honored Randall and two July birthdays, with Miss Rena Butler baking the cake and guests present including the Winters and Dircks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Searcy
Vernon Searcy
Pete
Randall
Norval Winter
Carron
A.C. Winter
Rena Butler
Jesse Dirck
Dirck
Miss Butler
Claude Mitchell
Shirley
Terry
Barbara
A. C. Winter
Birth Announcement for Douglass Eugene Neufeld
A baby boy named Douglass Eugene Neufeld was born July 2 1954 at Norton Air Force Base San Bernardino to S/Sgt. and Mrs Eugene P B Neufeld. Weighing 7 pounds he has a sister Lori Anne. The father is stationed with the U S Air Force in Weisbaden Germany and the mother plans to join him soon. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs E A Dahinden Joplin Missouri. Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs C A Sowder Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene PB. Neufeld
Norton Air Force Base
San Bernardino
Douglass Eugene
Lori Anne
Neufeld
U. S. Air Force
Weisbaden
Germany
E. A. Dahinden
Joplin, Mo
C. A. Sowder
Shafter
Donna Michael Birthday Party Held At Kern Street
Donna Michael celebrated her sixteenth birthday on Saturday July 10 at 8 pm hosted by her parents Mr and Mrs Francis Michael of Kern Street. Guests enjoyed games and cake with white birthday cake trimmed in red roses. Present were Bill Peters Raynetta Mann Barbara Absher Stanley Hamilton Charles Carter Carolyn Wilson Finis Ashmore Sue Phillips Barbara Davis Bill Lamas Rita Tiberghien Don Stewart James Womack Wesley Haworth Harold Nixon Carroll Crabb and Vernice Taber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Michael
Francis Michael
Kern Street
Donna
Bill Peters
Raynetta Mann
Barbara Absher
Stanley Hamilton
Charles Carter
Carolyn Wilson
Finis Ashmore
Sue Phillips
Barbara Davis
Bill Lamas
Rita Tiberghien
Don Stewart
James Womack
Wesley Haworth
Harold Nixon
Carroll Crabb
Vernice Taber
Miss Kern County Pageant Seeks California Representatives
Bakersfield contestants Maureen Jost 19 Betty Jo Chapman 19 Frances Ewing 18 Shirley Upton 19 Judy Parks 18 Mary Ann Cox 16 Nina Hicks 18 Carolyn Thurston 16 Joan Potter 18 from Bakersfield North-of-the-River area plus Wasco Ridgecrest China Lake Mojave compete for a trip to Sacramento on Aug 29 to join other California finalists at the state fairgrounds. State winner receives a 1000 dollar savings bond while runner-up gets 500 dollars and third place a Johnson prize. judging emphasizes beauty and figure 80 percent poise and personality 10 percent each. A B Newby president of the trade board crowns Miss Kern County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maureen Jost
Betty Jo Chapman
Frances Ewing
Shirley Upton
Judy Parks
Bakersfield
Mary Ann Cox
Nina Hicks
Carolyn Thurston
Joan Potter
North-of-the-River
Lou Hosman
Chris Mosley
Wasco
Paula Byrum
Ridgecrest
China Lake
Sharon Kealy
Susan Neither
Mojave
Sacramento
California
U. S
A Johnson
A. B. Newby
trade+ board
Kern County
Around Town Notes From Local Residents
Mrs Cectl Bridges and others spent the first three days of the week at Pismo Beach. The Byrds of Santa Fe Way plan a San Diego navy visit. the Guenthers hosted their niece and husband Gene Evans from Huntington Park. Beckham recovering from major surgery in Taft. Lassi ter family hosted a Los Angeles couple this weekend. Floyd Raney and families were Sunday visitors. Finise Bailey to undergo major surgery at Mercy Hospital on July 18. Letters and cards appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cectl Bridges
State Avenue
Leland Bell
Beech Avenue
Hershall Rodgers
Cross Street
Pismo Beach
C. B. Byrd
Santa Fe Way
Navy
San Diego
George Guenther
Los Angeles Avenue
Gene Evans
Huntington Park
J. W. Lassiter
California Avenue
L. H. Coker
Los Angeles
Floyd Raney
Finise Bailey
Santa Fe Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Local residents plan/travel and family notices
Mrs. Jim Hodges and family plan a Morro Bay trip. Mrs. Byrd and son Gary Lee join Linda for a week in Long Beach Tijuana and Catalina. Burl Jones returns from Tule Lake. Lewis McCaslin family camping near Fresno. W C Handel family to Lake Tahoe. Stolwart family arrive. Elaine visits Canal Zone. Howe and Weitz family to Lake Tahoe. Donna Hare and Shirley LaCarte visit Santa Barbara. Ed Kirshenman family leave for a month at Lake Tahoe. Paul Susoeff and Ray Van Ness visit Avila. Pilgrim Fellowship swim party and watermelon feed. Miss Georgia Lippens to visit Johnny Rosales. Rev Wiebe ordained in LA. Wiebe accompanies by Mrs Wiebe. Johnny Penner hosts in Beth Eden home. Edna Janzen family return from Oklahoma. J C Reimer family at Hartland Camp. stop in Reedley. Mrs Pennington to Minneapolis for a month East. Flora Schneckenberger settles in San Francisco Crown-Zellerbach. Marilyn Noriega and Camille Corsaro summer in Mexico. Leon Templeton family reunion attendees listed.
Experience With Ezra Suderman
Fourteen years of experience backs Ezra L. Suderman who in early May took charge of the service department at Irvin Fike's Chrysler Plymouth in Shafter. Suderman, wife and two children live at 149 Golden West Avenue and hail from Hillsboro Kansas. He completed six years of Master Technician Conference attendance, aimed at advancing technical service knowledge. He emphasizes this training as crucial in an era of high compression engines and power brakes where customer satisfaction is essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra L. Suderman
Irvin Fike
Chrysler Plymouth
Shafter
Suderman
Mary Elizabeth
Charles
Golden West Avenue
Hillsboro
Kansas
Fike
Residents Purchase George Smith Home on Maple Street
Prospective buyers at 276 Sunset Avenue have completed purchase of the George Smith residence on Maple Street and planned to move in this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Avenue
George Smith
Maple Street
Cal-Vet Plan Sees Record Vet Student Enrollment
More than 7,800 California veterans used Cal-Vet state educational aid in the spring term, up from about 7,000 a year earlier, while state funding fell by at least 500000 dollars this fiscal year. World War II veterans remain the majority, but Korea veterans enrollment is rising as they exhaust GI Bill benefits and seek state assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Veterans Affairs
J. Marvin’ Russell
Korea
Keep Your Family Safe by Home Hazard Checks
County health officer urges immediate home safety actions. Inspect for hazards like rotten porch boards and missing rails, teach family to avoid shortcuts, and mobilize neighbors and local agencies to reduce home accidents beyond the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae C. Buss
George
Kern County’ Health Department
P.T.A
Division of Health Education
Graduation program budgeting and student allowances note
The passage discusses entry into a program and remarks that increased budgeting of allowances yields no meaningful effect. It emphasizes program funding and student financial support in the context of graduation timelines.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stork
Glenn Nay
Jacob Horst
H. L. Weishaar
John Hewit
Christine Grundy
Rachel Morse
William Bestwater
Vernon Schneider
Glen Putman
Fuly
Wilma Kurtz
Jake Krogher
Esther Voth
David Muir
Patricia Stoller
Alma Kurtz
Miss Kern
Jim Hodges
Pacific Avenue
Morro Bay
Epo Byrd
Gary Lee
Voth Lane
Cecil. Byrd
Linda
Long Beach
Tijuana
Catalina
Burl Jones
Poso Drive
Tule Lake
Lewis Mce Caslin
Pacific
Fresno
W. C. Handel
Glenn
Aber St
Lake Tahoe
Bill Stolwart J
Elaine
Willard
Canal Zone
Mrs. M. L. Howe
Dan Weitz
Dorothy
Donna Hare
Jack Hare
Golden West
Shirley LaCarte
Kingsburg
Santa Barbara
ED. Kirschenman
Patricia
Thelma
Wayne
Paul Susoeff
Ray van Ness
Central Avenue
Avila
Pilgrim Fellowship of the
Union Congregational Church
Ralph Beel
Faber
Georgia Lippens
Wilmington
Johnny Rosales
Beth Eden
Miss Lippens
Mrs. Rosales
Revére Waldo Wiebe
Shafter M. B
Wesley Guenther
Johnny Penner
Lordo Roci
John Rosales
Edna Janzen
Robert
Earl Love
S. Shafter Avenue
Oklahoma
J.C. Reimer
Clarence
Jeannie
Lerdo
Hartland Camp
Reedley
Minneapolis
L. R. Pennington
Mexico
Marilyn Noriega
Frank Noriega
Camille Corsaro
Dominic Corsaros
Leon Templeton
Vernon Templeton
Doris
Johnnie Brown
Boran
Howard Snyder
Buttonwillow
Odell Templeton
Carl Templeton
James Everett
America
United
Te Tescowey
The
Advertising Council
Ezra Suderman
Kelly & Somers
Your
Erate
A. Ca
TON
Hapter Press
P.O
Shatter
Meyne
City and
Mee Safeway
Crown Colony
Bey É &S
eCide Aelia
Sox
Steee Ea
Irvine
Shafter, California
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