Newlyweds Honored At Garden Patio Shower
Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Zack Mitchell were feted at a Friday evening wedding shower at the George Higbee home. Bride Alta Fern Hickson and husband, a World War II Army veteran, were center of a decorated gift table and games with several families and friends from Visalia, Bakersfield, and nearby towns in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zack Mitchell
George Higbee
Ary Avenue
Alta Fern Hickson
Aaron Hickson
Myrtle Mitchell
Ildale
Rev Breslin Honored at Farewell Picnic in County Park
A Sunday farewell picnic for Rev. Patrick Breslin of St Therese's Catholic Church honored the pastor who departs for a summer in Ireland. He received a purse for his trip, marking his first visit home since leaving Ireland in 1947. Attendees included Frank Sill and family, Hugh Sill and family, Mike Sresovich, Clifford Weaver, Al Weaver and family, John Butler and family, A G Mortimore and son, Jack Fleming and family, J W Frizzell and granddaughter, Burley Dooley and Roughter, Bill Brown and family, J C Hodges, Pete Nance and family, and William Fairbanks and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Breslin
St. Therese's Catholic Church
Ireland
Messrs. and Mesdames
Frank Sill
Hugh Sill
Mike Sresovich
Clifford Weaver
al Weaver
John Butler
Mother and Niece Visit at Home in California
Visitors at the Rolf A. Jacobsen home on Mannel avenue are Mrs. C. H. Mills and Miss Shirley Mills from Edgar Nebraska. The 18 year old high school graduate recently competed in a Lions Club beauty contest in Nebraska. They flew to California and Mrs. Jacobsen drove to the Southland to meet them and visit the beaches. A tea is planned for Friday afternoon. They will depart this weekend to visit Shirley's brother, a boot at the San Diego Navy base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolf A. Jacobsen
Mannel Avenue
Edgar, Neb
C. H. Mills
Shirley
San Diego Navy Base
Local Serviceman Home From Army Camp
Jack Thom son of Mr and Mrs Jackson 356 Cross Street spent last weekend home from Camp Roberts. He was honored at a barbecued steak feed in his yard with family and his fiance Miss Jimmie Faye Witcher. The group drove the serviceman back to camp late Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Camp
Jack Thom
Jackson
356
Cross St
Camp Roberts
Jimmie Faye Witcher
Wedding Shower Honors Future Bride at Home
A Saturday evening wedding shower at 18862 Santa Fe Way honored Miss Lois Arlene Brown, who will wed James Davis on July 4. Prizes went to Mrs. I. C. Lynch and Mrs. Albert Hendrix. Refreshments included cake and punch. attendees included Mrs. B. Hamlin, Jeff Ashmore, and many neighbors from Wasco, Taft, Porterville, and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Arlene. Brown
O. ’L. Brown
Santa Fe Way
B. Hamlin
Jeff Ashmore
Troy Aday
Harvey Bartel
Wasco
Fred Friedley
Howard Higbee
Kenneth Davis
JoAnn
W. .D. Brown
Travis Kirkindoll
Hattie Kirkindoll
Forrest Pettit
Porterville
L. C. Lynch
Taft
D. T. Nix
Deloris
Paul Ballard
Shirley
George Massey
C. Baker
Fresno shower fete for future mother Mrs Bob Wall
A stork themed shower was held on a Fresno avenue lawn Tuesday night for Mrs. Bob Wall formerly Jean Humar daughter of Mr and Mrs EF Humar of Portland Oregon. Guests included Mrs Hazel Brockett Mrs Eugene Strauss and Mrs Clayton Wikoff with many others. Gifts came from a large list of well wishers and a long distance call from the honoree’s mother added a personal touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno Avenue
Bob Wall
Johnny Siemens
Pixley
Alfred Newman
Tom Evecrett
Jean Humar
EF. Humar
Portland
Ore
M. M. Fenderson
Ira Birchfield
Gwen
Wasco
Eugene Strauss
Don Saulsbury
Henry Duerksen
Art Kirkman
Walter Zimmerman
Roy Brockett
Hazel Brockett
Reuben Dirksen
Janice
Lydia Fast
Geraldine Sabriar
Mesdames
William Neumann
Galen Rusk
Ted Voth
Dave Rueb
Dave Buller
Cleve Hutchings
Arlis Hutchings
Andrew Nightingale
E. Humar
Ray Trusty
Tehachapi
Bill Ingham
John Westermeyer
la Sierra
Cornelius Nightingale
Mrs J P McCoy Named 1953 President of American Legion Auxiliary
Mrs J P McCoy was installed as president of the American Legion Auxiliary at Memorial Hall on a Tuesday evening. Installing officer was Mrs Zola Loustalot of Bakersfield, with Elmer Richards as first vice president and T P Rootes as second vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. McCoy
American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Hall
Zola Loustalot
Bakersfield
15Th
Elmer Richards
T. P Rootes
H. C. Hight
Earl Wipf
J. W. Lassiter
Don Bellows
Elmer Eckert
Goertzens Family Returns From Nation-Wide Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Goertzen with Kathy and Joan and Mrs. Elizabeth Goertzen and Miss Margaret Goertzen return home after a two week cross country tour. They visited Flint Ontario Niagara Falls New York Lancaster Washington Yellowstone Park and Turlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Goertzen
Kathy
Joan
Elizabeth Goertzen
Margaret Goertzen
Flint
Mich
Goertzen
Ontario
Can
Niagara Falls
New York State
Lancaster
Shafter
Washington, D.C
Johnny Nickel
Goertzens
Couples Club Potluck and Swimming Party Planned
Couples Club members from Union Congregational Church held a potluck supper in the county park followed by a swimming party at Richland Pool on Monday night. Vice presidents Mr and Mrs Fred Mason oversaw arrangements. They plan July and August meetings and voted a camp scholarship for Patsy Cornell to attend Pilgrim Pines Camp near Yucaipa for a week. A donation was approved for the Mary Lou Collins Memorial Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Congregational Church
Richland Pool
Fred Mason
Patsy Cornell
Church Nursery
Pilgrim Pines
Yucaipa
San Bernardino Mountains
Mary Lou Collins
Mrs Wipf Elected District Veep In Visalia Event
Mrs Earl Wipf treasurer of Shafter American Legion Auxiliary was elected vice president of the 15th district in Visalia last weekend. She will chair child welfare for the district and has held district posts in Pan Americanism Education and Community Service among others. As Kern County Council president in 1952 and council chaplain in 1951 she has long served auxiliary duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wipf
Shafter
American Legion Auxiliary
Visalia
Wipf
South Dakota
Shafter Group
Kern County Council
Comical Hats Mark Debbie Neuman Sixth Birthday Party
Mothers lent comical hats for Debbie Neuman’s sixth birthday party on Griffith Avenue. Jill Peters won funniest hat and Margaret Baker won prettiest. Guests included Christine Neuman Saundra Moor Jill Peters Penny Peters Merrilee Malory Marsha Craig Janet Howell Ann Maquist Robin Neuman Geraldine Neuman. Birthday cake ice cream and punch were served with Chinese fans and suckers as favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie Neuman
Herb Neuman
Griffith Avenue
Jill Peters
Margaret Baker
Christine Neuman
Saundra Moor
Jill
Penny Peters
Merrilee Malory
Marsha Craig
Community mothers and attendees listed for event
Sherry Wheeler Janice Blumkin and Carolyn Williams attended with mothers Mesdames Kenneth Howell Harry Blumkin James Moquist Greg Maiory Harvey Neuman Jarvis Wheeler and Jack Williams present for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry Wheeler
Janice Blumkin
Carolyn Williams
Mesdames
Kenneth Howell
Harry Blumkin
James Moquist
Greg Maiory
Harvey Neuman
Jarvis Wheeler
Jack Williams
First Child Born at Cottage Hospital to Huston Family
Deborah Lee named as the first child born Wednesday at Cottage Hospital to Mr and Mrs Fred Huston of Shafter. The baby weighed six pounds with grandparents Mr and Mrs Walter Huston and Mr and Mrs N F Waymire of Shafter. A daughter born June 12 to Mr and Mrs Bob Harrison of Bakersfield. The mother Marianne Devlin of Rio Bravo is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Devlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Lee
Cottage Hospital
Fred Huston
Shafter
Walter Huston
N. F. Waymire
Bob Harrison
Bakersfield
Marianne Devlin
Rio Bravo
Tom Devlin
Stockers Celebrate Silver Wedding Anniversary Dinner
A dinner at Maison Jaussaud honored Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Stocker for 25 years of marriage. Attendees included their son Wilbur Joe, and daughter and husband Earl and Mrs. Melvin of Taft. The couple, longtime residents of Pueblo and now in Colorado and California, are grandparents to Pamela and Danny Melvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maison Jaussaud
Wilbur Stocker
Faber St
Wilbur Joe
Earl Melvin
Taft
Stockers
Pueblo
Colo
Denver
Colorado
California
Stocker
Irvin E. Fike
Pamela
Danny Melvin
Grape Growers Seek Exemption From Stabilization Plan
Growers around Lodi in San Joaquin County urge exclusion from a proposed stabilization plan. Farmers argue the measure should not apply to their vineyards and seek special considerations or carve outs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi
San Joaquin County
Exe- Joaquin County
Ramona Ovas Attends Pan American Youth Congress
Ramona Ovas of Shafter returned Sunday from San Francisco where she represented the Shafter Seventh Day Adventist church at the Pan American Youth Congress. She was one of about 1800 district delegates and the five day event drew around 10 000 attendees with 18 000 on Saturday. She will report on the congress at 8 p.m. during the church young people’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona Ovas
Shafter
San Francisco
Shafter Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Miss Ovas
Americas
Hawaii
South America
Central America
Roy Whickers Visit Son and Family in Long Beach
Roy Whicker and his wife depart from 431 Klassen Dr to visit their son Eugene Whicker and family in Long Beach. Eugene and wife welcome a son Larry Gene, their second child. The couple also visit a daughter, Mrs. Dennis Davis, and family. Care of the house is by Leta Whicker the elder. Their nephew Cliffore Whicker and family from Kansas recently visited. Chester Fortino buys a 25 acre orchard near Hollister for $50,000 from May G Camp ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Whicker
Klassen Dr
Long Beach
Eugene Whicker
Eugene Whickers
Of¢A
Larry Gene
Shafterites
Dennis Davis
Leta Whicker
Chester Fortino
Hollister
G. Camp
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. H. Tate
James Bowling
Richard Weaver
Jack Perry
Lavon Holsonbake
H._H. Tate
Ray Rose
Messrs
Diana
Janie
Peggy
Patricia
Eugene Hill
Phyllis
Leon
Willard Rose
Lydda
Dennis
Rex Revel
Jerry
Clifton. Bridges
Lee
Ann Lois
Charles Bridges
Gale
Clay
Bobbie
Luther Holsonbake
David
Lynette
Janine
Rosedale
Donnie Taylor
Fred Ward
Buddy Hickson
Jimmy Burnett
Jerry Higbee
Dwayne Holsonbake
Gabe Biggs
Los Angeles
Max Holsonbake
Jewel Rose
Darrell Stone
Freda Holsonbake
L. Dargartz
Breslin
O.E
John Lachenmaier
Sharon Nusz
H. B. Duerksen
Told Greene
Harold Greene
Lavonne Bestwater
Gideon Richert
Albert Wilson
Wilbur Wilson
Lester Klein
Velma Howe
Eugene Neufeld
Mary E. Musser
Adolph Goertzens
Veep
Neuman Girl
Youth For Christ
Frances Walker
Musser-Kelly
Mary E. Muss
Fellows
Thomas S. Kelly
J. R. Musser
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Manne Ave
Miss Musser
Kelly
Patsy
Steth
Ae Ahal
Rock Bottom
Hart Gate
Goodyear
Marge
Goodsyear Truck Tire
Irvine
Central Valley
Conrab
Roy Whickers
del Kern Drive-In
George Montgomery
Angela Stevens
Jack McCall, Desperado
Mark. Stevens
Jean Kent
Ricardo Montalban
Pier Angeli
Yvonne DeCarlo
Cyd Charisse Sombrero
MacDonald Carey
Eer van
Rock. Hudson
Julia Adams
John Payne Coleen Gray
Kansas City
Richard Widmark
Don Taylor
Gobi
Mickey Rooney
Peggy Ryan
ALL Ashore
Dickies
Dickie
Hemingson
Sante Fe
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