Shafter Man to Wed Wasco Woman Miss Shirla White
Miss Shirla White and Jerry Heiser plan to marry June 27 at the First Methodist Church Wasco. The bride is a 1958 Wasco High School graduate daughter of Mr and Mrs Murphy White of Wasco. Rev Ernest L Friend will officiate. Heiser, in agricultural work, will enter the Coast Guard for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirla White
Murphy White
Birch Street
Wasco
Jerry Heiser
Clarence Heiser
Shafter
Wasco High School
Ernest L. Friend
First Methodist Church
Bakersfield
Heiser
United States Coast Guard
Miss White
Demple TolbertHonored With Bridal Gift Shower At Mannel Park
Demple Tolbert future bride of Doyle Amos received a gift shower hosted by Mmes Douglas Mitchell and Ronnie Huntington last Thursday evening at Mannel Park. Guests included Mrs Jack Harris Charles Barnhill Menno Schmidt Willie Mitchell Minnie Barnhill Wesley Ryker and Clarence Kreath as friends and relatives brought gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demple Tolbert
Doyle Amos
Mmes
Douglas Mitchell
Ronnie Huntington
Mannel Park
Mmnes
Jack Harris
Charles Barnhill
Menno Schmidt
Willie Mitchell
Minnie Barnhill
Wesley Ryker
Clarence Kreath
Bender Fathers Feted Sunday at Local Picnic
A Mannel Park pot-luck luncheon honored the Bender family fathers. Wives and children hosted with an afternoon of visiting. Attendees included August and Virginia Bender, Edwin, Leon, Gerald, Carol, Larry, Janice, and siblings Jimmy, Keith, Kathy, and Marlene Hamman plus Mel Vaux and Russell Hamman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannel Park
Bender
Messrs
Mmes
August Bender
Edwin Bender
Leon Bender
Mel Vaux
Russell Hamman
Virginia Bender
Gerald Bender
Carol
Larry Bender
Janice Vaux
Jimmy
Keith
Kathy
Marlene Hamman
Former Residents Visit Community
Mrs. Jack Wilcoxon and her daughters Gail and Yvonne of Orland California are visiting at the home of Reverend and Mrs. Sam Wilcoxon on Kern Street. They will stay three weeks while her husband Jack completes an agricultural loans course in Davis. His employer is Bank of America.
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Jack Wilcoxon
Gail
Yvonne
Orland
California
Sam Wilcoxon
Kern Street
Wilcoxon
Jack
Davis
Bank of America
Lila Burkett Weds Sly Oliver Sly in Shafter Home Ceremony
Pioneer residents Lila Burkett and Oliver Sly were married in a simple Thursday ceremony at the bridegroom’s Nickle Street home. Pastor Frank Higgins read the service at the Pentecostal church. attendees included Mrs. W. H. Brown, Mrs. Walter Boggs, and Jim Stewart.
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Lila Burkett
Oliver Sly
Shafter
Nickle Street
Frank Higgins
The
Pentecostal Church
Greenfield
W. H. Brown
Walter Boggs
Jim Stewart
Sly
Former Residents Mark 40th Anniversary
Former Shafter residents Mr and Mrs H A Warkentin of Turlock recently celebrated forty years of marriage with an open house at the Adolph Goertzen home on State Street. They were joined by family members including Mr and Mrs Waldo Willems and family of Salem Oregon the Ben War Fresno and Mr and Mrs John J Nickel and their children of Berkeley.
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Shafter
H. A. Warkentin
Turlock
Warkentin
Adolph Goertzen
State Street
Waldo Willems
Salem
Oregon
Berkeley
Voc Nursing Class Social Evening at Bakersfield College
Voc nursing class at Bakersfield College celebrated the end of their first semester with a party at Irene Greer’s home on 11th Street. The 14 students and instructor Mrs Patricia Tillman attended a social hour after refreshments, discussing future training. Members listed include Alberta Wieman Lois Tubbs Barbara Washington Lea Simmons Earlene Hensley Dille Webb June Healey Rita Tubbs Violet Davenport Patricia Williams Melba Cup Ethel Isaac Willie Mae Patterson. U.S. Marines landed in Korea in June 1871.
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Bakersfield College
Irene Greer
Mrs Gene Guenther Nominated Club Woman of the Year
Shafter Juniors name Mrs Gene Guenther as Club Woman of the Year for her year as vice president and wide civic service. She has worked with March of Dimes, recreation, blue birds, polio clinics, and church activities while supporting veterans and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Guenther
Shafter Juniors
Herb Spitzer
Guenther
March of Dimes
Well Baby
Ways and Means
Blue_ Birds
Richland School
P.T.A. Magazine
Congregational Church
Blue Birds
Veteran's Hospital
Los Angeles
Wasco Bethel installs new officers at June ceremony
Wasco Bethel No 138 International Order of Job's Daughters held an installation Saturday at the Masonic Temple in Wasco. Acting as installing officers were Carolyn Lane and past honored queens Lynn Jacobsen Dorothy Weitz Marlea Wagner Pat Cornell Ver na Peters Linda Smith and Donna Hare. New officers include Carol Witcher honored queen Lila Gill senior princess Kathy Betts junior princess Penny Peters guide Deanna Toews marshal with Bethel Guardian Irvin Barr and the Bethel Choir also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco Bethel
No 138
International Order of Job’s Daughters
Masonic Temple
Wasco
Carolyn Lane
Lynn Jacobsen
Dorothy Weitz
Marlea Wagner
Pat Cornell
Verna Peters
Linda Smith
Donna Hare
Kathy Betts
Penny Peters
Deanna Toews
Christine Neuman
Susan Lindgren
Sharon Giddings
Marcia Craig
Carol Berendsen
Judy Garner
Sharon Peters
Mary Thompson
Janet Wingate
Mary Kay Muir
Paula Thomas
Lynn Wiedmann
Linda Logan
Connie Hare
Marilyn Thomas
Bethel Choir
Brenda Boel
Janice Handel
Susan Heiser
Gerri Neuman
Jill Peters
Barbara Robinson
Susan Rustigian
Ellen Shuford
Gail Wipf
Beckey Witcher
Doug Thompson
Carol Hooks
Susie Mullins
Bill Thompson
Ronald Witcher
Bethel Guardian
Holy Bible
Irvin Barr
John Peterson
Larry Meredith
Frank Ware
Double Birthdays Celebrated Thurs at Thompson Home
A surprise party honored Mildred Thompson and Mae Smith last Thursday at the Thompson home in North Shafter. About 200 relatives and friends attended and presented gifts and money for purchases. Mrs Thompson plans a barbecue table and bench. Mae Smith will buy a summer outfit and luggage. Refreshments included ice cream and cake.
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Mildred Thompson
Mae Smith
Thompson
North Shafter
Hale Family Visit to Barstow on Desert Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Hale with daughter Rossamund and son Kevin traveled to Barstow for a business trip. The family enjoyed a pleasant outing with a cool high desert breeze, visiting the Royal Nelsons, sightseeing, and the children swimming.
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Hale
Desert
Clay Hale
Rossamund
Kevin
Barstow
Hales
Royal Nelson
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Central Hardware
John Anderson
Sporting Goods
Coleman
Clarence Neuman
Tony Brown
Vera Moor
Lois Edwards
Don Loveless
Phone Pioneer
Central Avenue
Shafter Society
Dorothy Hale
U.S
Korea
Wasco Bethel NO. 138
Carol Witcher
Lila Gill
National Trust and Savings Association
Ff, D. L
St. Los Angeles
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