Alvin Lepp Weds Miss Koenig In Mennonite Ceremony
Iva Dell Koenig and Alvin Lepp were married at the Mennonite Brethren Church in a Friday evening service. Rev. Waldo Wiche officiated before a large wedding party and guests, with Dianne Loepp and Donna Warkentin among attendants and a four tier cake reception following. The bride is a Maple School and Shafter High School graduate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Loepp. Benedict Lepp is the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lepp of Orland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mennonite Brethren Church
Iva Dell Koenig
Martin Loepp
Alvin Lepp
Waldo Wiche
Tda Koenig
Esther Neufeld
Edna Penner
Dinuba
Miss Ruth Koenig
Corrina Lepp
Dianne Loepp
Donna Warkentin
Pete Warkentin
Calvin Lepp
Roy Koenig
Pacific Bible Institute
Edward Peters
Shafter
Arlyss Feil
Jona
Robert’ Pether
Luella Russell
Elvina Bergman
Irene Unruh
Marvin Jost
Menno Schellenberg
Larry Warkentin
Arlo Heinrichs
Gene Franz
Gospel Messengers
Maple
Maple School
Shafter High School
Fresno
Benedict
Frank Lepp
Orland
Piano Pupils Play Recital at Garrison Home
Mrs. Elliott Garrison hosted a Monday night piano recital at the Cross street home for her students Bonnie and Sharon Janzen and Kathy Miller. Bonnie played Criss Cross Dublin Town and All for Jesus. Sharon performed Tweedie Dum Tweedie Dee Three Clocks Country Dance. Kathy played Good Morning Little Yellow Bird Dark Eyes and Good Night Ladies. Mrs Garrison accompanied herself singing My Task by Ash while guests enjoyed cake and ice cream.
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Elliott Garrison
Garrison
Cross Street
Bonnie
Sharon Janzen
Albert
Kathy Miller
Herbert Miller
Criss ~ Cross
Dublin Town
Jesus
Sharon
Tweedie Dum
Tweedie Dee
Kathy
Yellow Bird
Mrs. Garrison
Gibsons Return From Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Gibson with Freda, Jan and Mike returned last week from a month long vacation to the Middle West. They started in Midway City Oklahoma and visited Ed Allen and family. The group then went to Oklahoma City and Chicago visiting relatives before returning home to Antlers and Dallas.
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Fred L. Gibson
Freda
Jan
Mike
Euclid St
Middle West
Midway City
Okla
Ed Allen
Oklahoma City
Terry Lewis
Chicago
Lakefront Drive
Museum and Aquarium
Gibsons
Ansters
Pauline Church
Dallas
Tex
Gibson
Local visit highlights Buttonwillow gathering
Miss Silvia Klemme of Bakersfield spent the weekend at the F. C. Hunter home in Buttonwillow enjoying a quiet county retreat and social time with neighbors.
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Silvia Klemme
Bakersfield
F. C. Hunter
Buttonwillow
Sewing Circle Rolls Bandages for Hospitals
Sewing Circle of the First Mennonite Church organized bandage rolling and sewing for hospitals in Famosa and India in Mrs Wesley Gorsching’s name. Mrs Jack Nikkel chaired. workers included Verna Schmidt and Mesdames Earnest Schroeder Jack Nikkel Albert Froese Albert Nikkel H J D Janzen John Reimer Henry Gaede J C Warneke Tony Heiler Wesley Gorsching D Boese P A Reimer and P J Gorsching.
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Famosa
India
First Mennonite Church
Wesley Gorsching
Pacific Street
Verna Schmidt
Earnest Schroeder
Jack Nikkel
Miss Fowler Weds Youth In Bakersfield Ceremony
Miss Wilma Jean Fowler daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford Fowler married Kenneth Warren Berkshire son of Mr and Mrs Holmes Berkshire in a double ring ceremony earlier this month in Bakersfield. The bride wore a white organdy street dress and was attended by Mrs Leroy Berkshire. Best man was Carl Berkshire. The couple reside in Bakersfield where Berkshire is employed by Gene Reid Drilling. Berkshire a graduate of Arizona schools and the bride a Shafter High School graduate.
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Bakersfield
Wilma Jean Fowler
Clifford Fowler
Kenneth Warren Berkshire
Holmes Berkshire
Leroy Berkshire
Carl Berkshire
Gene ‘Reid
Berkshire
Arizona
Shafter
Wasco Wedding Unites Betty Brooks and Army Youth
Betty Brooks daughter of Mr and Mrs King Brooks wed A 1c Raymond Marquardt in a Wasco Methodist Church ceremony on July 10 Rev Merle Clark officiated. The couple attended by Mrs Dee Hampton and her son. The bride, employed at Wasco Branch Bank of America, plans to stay in Wasco while her husband, in the Air Force for three years, serves at Camp Stoneman.
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Maple
Wasco
Betty Brooks
King Brooks
Raymond Marquardt
Merle Clark
Dee Hampton
Shafter
Bank, of America
Camp Stoneman
Ther
Air Force
Brooks
Morgan Ranch
Clear Lake
Barstow
Alice Brooks
John Brooks
Bob
San Bernardino
State
Army medical unit graduate to report to Ft. Lewis soon
He completed basic training at Camp Pickett Virginia and will report to Ft. Lewis Washington for reassignment within the United States. Out of town wedding guests included the bride's grandparents Reverend and Mrs Herman Janzen of Reedley former Shafter residents and Mrs Jack Singer with her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Marvin Davis of Culver City. Bridegroom's parents unable to attend due to Mr Lepp's illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pickett
Ft. Lewis
Wash
United States
Herman
Janzen
Reedley
Shafter
Jack Singer
Maple School
Marvin. Davis
Culver City
Davis
Cherie Singer
Mr. Lepp
Susan Walker Becomes Seven at Parental Birthday Party
A party in Beech Avenue at Mr. and Mrs. John Walker home celebrated Susan Walker’s seventh birthday. Gaily decorated dining room, yellow and blue cake centerpiece, games with prizes, and each guest received a favor. Attendees included Roberta Townsend Barbara Smith Peggy Fowler Barbara Boggs Brian Curtis Ricky Barwick Wayne Brown Randy Boggs Johnny Joe Jimmy Fowler Jill Panero Susan Fowler Christina Aranjo and Brian O’Neill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walker
Beech Avenue
Susan Walker
Roberta Townsend
Barbara Smith
Peggy Fowler
Barbara Boggs
Brian Curtis
Ricky Barwick
Wayne Brown
Randy Boggs
Johnny, Joe
Jimmy Fowler
Jill Panero
Susan Fowler
Christina Aranjo
Brian O'Neill
Births in Shafter and Buttonwillow Families
A son born at 7 am Sunday at Mercy Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Bortz of Shafter weighs seven pounds with a sister. In Buttonwillow Mr. and Mrs. Don Hughett welcome Kathleen Ann born July 15 at Cottage Hospital weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces, the fifth child in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Son
Mercy Hospital
Leo Suckut
Wasco
Franklin Bortz
Shafter
Buttonwillow
Mrs
Don Hughett
Cottage Hospital
Kathleen Ann
Shirley Hendricks to Marry Dick Deopere at First Baptist
Miss Shirley Hendricks daughter of Mrs Nick Johnson of 622 Pacific street will wed Dick Deopere at 1 p m Sunday in the First Baptist Church. Deopere a petty officer on the USS Curtis was due to arrive in San Diego yesterday after service in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley. Hendricks
Nick Johnson
Pacific Street
Dick Deopere
First Baptist Church
Deopere
Curtis
San Diego
Korea
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Howell Studio Phot
Mr. and
Miss Koenig
Shafco
Call
Shafco Plumbing & Electric
California Ave. Shafter
California
del Monte
del Monte A
Tastewell
Libby
Briardale
Betsy Ross
Armour’s
Sunshine Krispy Ackers
Vox Dhe
Prem
Swift
Astewell—Ra Cherries
ED Sour
Miss Fowler
Army
Stork Loft
Shirley Hendricks
Irvine
Central Valley Highway
Hemingson
Shafter Mercantile CO
Central
Sante FE
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