Shafter High Dents Earn F Membership
Shafter High School announces the 21 local students who earned C S F memberships for the recently completed term. Points are based on letter grades and term reports, with eligibility requiring 12 points for full-term attainment. Local honorees include Loretta Becker, James Boyd Crabb, Lloyd Handel, Vivel Heaton, Carlene Faye Jordan, Bill Kinman, and others.
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Federa
Shafter High School
Oo Becker
Loretta Becty Boyd
James Crabb
Lloyd Handel
Vivel
Ray Heaton
Carlene Faye Jordan
Bill Kinman
Kirschenmann
Leland
Margie Liles
Kay Ra- Joy Rutland
Ella Mae
Betty Jean Stringer
Betty Wilcoxon
Williams
Father’s Day Song by C O Eckels praises dad too
A verse on Mother's Day contrasts with Father’s Day, noting Pa’s rough side and deep affection toward children. It argues for a day to honor fathers, while a second note mentions Ocean-going steamers on the Amazon river reaching 1500 miles above the mouth.
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Amazon River
Shafter Social Notes From June 1937 Local Pages
Har’ Wilson hosts birthday at family home with J A Hylton E V Harmon and local residents. P A Schmidt to wed Edna Bixell in June in Los Angeles. couple to reside in Shafter. Schmidt a well known rancher. Selma Mettler to marry Richard Klein at Reform Church. Mettler grad 1936 from Shafter High. Mary Fast Mennonite Sunday school party includes many local boys. reservoir swimming. Edna Prieve honored with ten voyage dinner party before east trip. bridge played. Willem Camp and brother Jim spent weekend boating in southern waters. 1926 item notes Margaret Thiessen wed John Peters in LA. Peters trucking in Shafter. Spud Carnival Queen contest adds Anna Kliewer. others previously named. C Gloeckler builds modern ranch house west of Shafter. E K Grant returns from Santa Barbara trip. daughter Gladys to work hospital job. 20 years old.
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P. A. Schmidt
Edna Bixell
Los Angeles
Schmidt
Shafter District
Miss Bixel
Noah Bixel
Shafter
Selma Mettler
Dan F. Mettler
Richard Klein
David Klein
Idaho
the Reformed Church
Alfred Funck
Miss Mettler
Shafter High School
Richard Klien
Isabel
South Dakota
Mary Fast
Mennonite Brethren Church
J. S. Balzer
Jimmy Gloeckler
Harold Klassen
Charlie Klassen
Wesley Balzel
Arthur Penner
Johnnie Wiebe
Leroy
Wesley Janzen
John Klassen
Eugene Kliewer
John
Martin Bergthold
George Neufeld
Clarence Klassen
Clarence Harder
Edna Prieve
Richland Grammar
Ed Warren
Mrs. Warren
Mer
Gene
Mettler
Bill Bender
Pete Bender
Emil Bender
Eva Thornberg
Wasco
Katie Weigum
Bill Lachenmaier
George Jacobsen
Willem Camp
Jim
Anna Kliewer
J. P. Kliewer
Kliewer
Mettler Fruit Co
Lucile McCoy
Enid Heath
Emma Weitz
Do. C. Gloeckler
E. K. Grant
Santa Barbara
Gladys
Santa Barbara Hospital
Miss Grant
Friends Bid Don Loewens Farewell
Mr and Mrs Don Loewen were honored at a farewell party in Shafter. They earned AS degrees at Bakersfield Junior College and plan to attend UC Berkeley for summer and fall terms with Don pursuing sanitation engineering. Dolores Ratzlaff Loewen is a Wasco native and Shafter High alum.
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Don Loewen
Shafter
Bakersfield Junior College
University of California At Berkeley
Don
Shafter High
Social Gathering Honors Unruhs at Shafter Park
A potluck gathering at Shafter Park honored Mr. and Mrs. August Unruh and daughter Mrs. Kittel from Lehigh Kansas. Attendees included Gus Wey C D Kittel Wally Wey Gary J E Unruh A F Beese Harvey Funk family Nickel Duerksen Irvin Nickel Dale John Nickel Henry Nickel Leland Unruh Ida Bartel and others. San Francisco has eighty elementary schools.
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Shafter Park
August Unruh
Kittel
Lehigh
Kansas
Unruh
Irvin Nickel
Shafter
Gus Wey
Gus Weyand
Shafter Hosts Open House for Newcomers Geisler Family
Mr and Mrs George Geisler welcomed friends at an open house on Faber Street in Shafter. The Geislers moved from El Centro and he recently joined Stringham Drug Store as a pharmacist. Attending couples included Annabelle and Harry Thompson Paula and Merwin Schirmer Jane and Bob McClain Vivian and Herbert Neuman Elsie and Bob Warren Lee and Arnold Koehn Beverly and Marvin Lane Mary and Kenny Howell Louise and Greg Malory Ruth and O D Handel Norma and Elmer Anderson Leora and Ben Peters and June and Harry Blumpkin.
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George Geisler
Shafter
Faber Street
Annabelle
Harry Thompson
Paula
Merwin Schirmer
Jane
Bob McClain
Vivian
Herbert Neuman
Elsie
Bob Warren
Lee
Arnold Koehn
Beverly
Marvin Lane
Mary
Kenny Howell
Louise
Greg Malory
Ruth
O. D. Handel
Norma
Elmer Anderson
Leora
Ben Peters
June
Harry Blumpkin
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Capital
Patsy Kelly
Miss Peters
Southern Pacific
Sacra
C. O. Eckels
Forrest Jones
Wittenberg Poultry & Fish Market
Santa Fe
Shafter Press
Har’ Wilson
W. B. Wilson
Shafter Progress
Margaret Thiessen
John Peters
Peters
Anna Thiesen
Wasco High School
Lachenmaier Real Estate
J. J. Peters
Don Loewens
Presidio
San Francisco
Lima
Peru
Shafter Business Men's Association
Railroad Commission
Shafter Utility District
J. O. Hart
Loewen Plumbing & Electric Shop
ABC
Loewen
Plumbing & Electrical Shop
California Ave
Sugar Belle
Albers al
Rosy Ane
Ab Og
Safeway
Aya Tee Ayal
Ralston
Swansdown
Fa Flour
Ben Hou Fon
Sno-Cola
Ivory Snow
Lane Merrill
White King Sc
Uae
SAP
Smowy Peak
Geislers
el Centro
Geisler
Stringham Drug Store
J. J. Baerz
D.C
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