Balzer Penner Tie the Knot in Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
Sharon Balzer and Barry Penner wed June 10 in a double ring ceremony at the Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church with 350 guests. The couple, both Tabor College graduates, will live in Kansas City Kansas where he attends dental school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Balzer
Barry Penner
Mennonite Brethren Church
Barry Pennner
Kansas City
Kans
Kansas City School of Dentistry
Shafter Mennonite Brethren
H.H. Dick
Dan S. Penner
Hillsboro
John Balzer
Orange Avenue
Shafter Plans Park Development and Tax District Talk
The Shafter Planning Commission proposes Hudson Parkette redevelopment into a ball park with budget funds, though council may favor storm drainage first. A recreation district is suggested as a solution to funding, noting Wasco’s success with similar layout. Laird Parker and Barbara Jacobus win summer foreign assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laird Parker
Barbara Jacobus
Shafter
Shafter~ Planning Commission
Hudson Parkette
Wayne Wood
Wasco
Wedding Date Set For SHS Grads
Mr and Mrs Vance Mason announce the engagement of their daughter Judith Ann Thompson to Gary T New Both are Shafter high school graduates. The couple will be married Friday June 30 at 9 p m at the Presbyterian church Bakersfield California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Let Hemingson
Leroy Balzer
Fremont
San Diego
Penner
Shafter
Tabor College
Bakersfield College
Vance Mason
Rt. 1
Box
Bakersfield
Judith Ann Thompson
Rosalee
Gary T. New
Corona
Claude L. New Sr
Beth Eden
Shafter High School
Evans Products Company
Presbyterian Church
17Th Street
Conference Sets Budget and Debates Social Issues
The 1967 California-Nevada Methodist Conference approves a 2,145,415 program budget matching last year’s total. Members donated 11,704,818 for church work, averaging 91.60 per person. Delegates urge temperance, wage a push for mental health funding review, gambler controls, and broaden Nevada’s economy beyond gambling. Merger talk with Evangelical United Brethren Church advances. Bishop Tippet speaks on retirement path at Stockton event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist World Service
Reagan
California Senate
Nevada
Laxalt
Sacramento
Methodist Burches
Methodist
Methodist Board of Christian Social Concerns
Methodist Church
Evangelical United Brethers Church
Tippet
Conference Ag
Stockton Civic Auditorium
Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated By Frantz
Dr. and Mrs. Adolf I. Frantz celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at the Mennonite Brethren Church Fellowship Hall in Shafter following their June 18 reception. The couple, married in McPherson Kansas on June 17 1917, have three children Evelyn Robert H and June. Their family includes grandchildren and in laws among the Heydons and Tylers with ties to Bucknell Yale Stanford and Colorado State University. Their son Robert H Frantz heads a Grants Pass clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf I. Frantz
Hofman Court
Mennonite Brethren Church
Helen Rogalsky
McPherson, Kans
McPherson College
California
Stanford
Hillsboro
Kans
Tabor College
Yale
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
Arizona State University
Tempe
Europe
Frantz
Shafter
Evelyn
Danny Ballard Jr Celebrates Fourth Birthday Party
Danny Lee Ballard Jr marked his fourth birthday on Wednesday May 31 with a party at their home 303 Oak hosted by his mother Mrs. Danny Ballard Sr. Various family friends attended including Miss Lydia Rogalsky missionary in Swaziland and Dr. A I Harms. The program featured music scripture reading invocation and a family tribute led by Dr. Robert Frantz concluding with a benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Lee Ballard, Jr
Danny Ballard
Oak
Patricia
Molly McMeans
Jenny Johnson
Lorri Hester
Peter
Angie
Joany Dellavalle
Bryan Rosales
Toni Pescatore
Janice Ballard
Danny
Jerry Ballard
Paul Ballard
James Hester
Ray Rosales
Leon Ebling
Jim Ebling
Frances Denny
Aaron Warkentine
Shafter
Shirley
Frantz
Lydia Rogalsky
Swaziland
South Africa
Mennon
Gaede
Reedley
Ora Hays
Mesa
Ariz
William Bergeson
Crestline
A.I. Harms
Pomona
Harms
Visitation
First Baptist Church
Robert H. Frantz
Jimmy Tyler
Robert Frantz
Menno S. Gaede
Patti Frantz
Leslie Tyler
C. Arlin Heydon
Tim Heydon
Raymond L. Tyler
Jeffery Tyler
A. J. Harms
Adolf I. Frantz
Adolph I. Frantz
Henry H. Dick
Chevrolet Delivers Lower Prices and Sporty Handling
The message highlights Chevrolet offering lower prices and refined dimensions that deliver near sports-car response, emphasizing value and driving appeal.
Cotton Wives Tea Held At Mrs Handel's Home
The Cotton Wives invite wives of cotton farmers and others in Shafter to a membership tea at 728 Sycamore the morning of Wednesday between 10 and 12. Mrs J H Jack Brown is area publicity chairman with Mrs Handel as co chair. Brown and Handel aim to enroll local cotton industry wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Handel
Sycamore
J.H. Jack Brown
Shafter
Handel
Cotton Wives Group
Brenda Perkins Celebrates Fifth Birthday at Manuel Park
Brenda Perkins turned five with a party at Manuel Park hosted by her mother Mrs Johnnie Perkins and assisted by Mrs Buford Butler. Games and prizes were enjoyed by Ronda Carroll and Kenny Harlander. attendees included Scotty Brenda Donna Stephen Kenny Harlander Pam Sandy Scott Paul Randy Scott Cristene Butler and more while gifts came from Jolee Banks and several relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Perkins
Manuel Park
Johnnie Perkins
Buford Butler
Ronda Carroll
Kenny Harlander
Brenda
Scotty
Donna
Stephen
Pam
Sandy Scott
Paul
Randy— Scott
Cristene Butler
Ronda
Terilyn Carroll
Jolee Banks
Henry Perkins
Shafter
Margaret Wilbourn
Bakersfield
Bill Goodale
Oildale
Gene Grinstaff
Porterville
Snow Gates and Valves Marketing Pitch
Snow Gates and Valves promote rustproof leak resistant valves with Snow Round Rubberized Packing. Parker izing prevents rest and stops packing rot, offering exclusive sealing features for irrigation systems. Concrete Pipe Yard is listed as a point of sale.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Janet Dick
Shaffer
Shirley Unruh
Kathy Penner
Connie Reimer
Kameron Balzer
Kameron
Gail Bergen
Sally Franz
Richard Penner
Arlin Penner
Clair Penner
LaHabra
Dale Thiessen
Lowell Bergman
Curtis Bergman
Lowell Berg
Mr. and
Mrs. Berry Penner
Russia
East Berlin
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Baltic States
Finland
United States
Shafter Merchants
SHS Grads
American Legion
American Legion League
Legion Ball
Rocky Mountains
Greer
Leslie
Jeffrey
James
Tyler
Bucknell
Dupont
Connie
Danny Ballard Jr
Chevrolet
America
Automotive News
Richland Chevrolet Company
Cotton Wives Membership
Mrs. Brown
Mr Handel
Sr. High & Jr. High
Pilgrim Fellowship
Bible Fellowship
Shafter-Press
Snow Gates
First Southern Baptist Church
Dexter C. Ogan
Buel Mouser
Training Union
Horace Womack
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