First Child Born to Flores Family in North Kern Hospital
The first child of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Flores of 152 West Lerdo arrived on Monday June 9 at North Kern Hospital weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Olveda of Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen Carie
Johnny Flores
West Lerdo
North Kern Hospital
Felipe Olveda
Shafter
Ryan Scott
Janzen
N. Mariposa
Fresno
Ryan
St. Agnes Hospital
Kyle
Rayn
Sandy McCoy
J. P. “Blackie
McCoy
Jake Janzen
Dan Wendland
E. H. Catter
Blackwell, Okla
G. C. McCoy
Bakersfield
C. Janzen
Medord
Okla
Tom Redding
John Ross
Union, Delano
Karen Ann
Delano Hospital
Karen
Kevin
Frosts Entertain Outgoing Officers of Rotary Club
Outgoing officers and directors of the Shafter Rotary Club and their wives were hosted at a patio dinner by Mr and Mrs Emil Jack Frost at 408 Manuel Avenue. Frost retires as club president. Hoffmann to succeed as president and Evron Barber to become secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Rotary Club
Emil
Jack) Frost
Manuel Avenue
Frost
Shafter Club
Paul
Ruth Hoffmann
Tut
Collie Anderson
Evron
Priscilla Barber
Irv
Sylvia Nickel
Bill
Goldie Siemens
Pat and
Eleanor Kelly
Bulletin
Dave
Michelle Cooke
Hoffmann
Evron Barber
Harold Greene
Women On Tour Of Foreign Lands
Mrs. Carl Stephenson and companions toured Ohio New York City and Washington visiting churches universities and the United Nations. They joined a Methodist Seminar Mission tour to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico viewing demonstrations and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Stephenson
Huntsville
Ohio
Leota Adams
Eva Hall
Hall
Leota
Adams
Columbia University
United Nations
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Madison Square Garden
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Camp Fire Fly-up Held in Shafter
The Blue Bird Fly-up of the Shafter District Camp Fire Girls was held at the Richland Primary cafetorium. Third grade Blue Birds graduate to Camp Fire next year. ceremony featured candles songs and patches presented by leaders and fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Richland
Ann Christensen
Horizon Club
Phil Zachary
Blue Bird
Merry Blue Birds
Robert Albright
Shana
Chester Neufeld
Joyce Bigson
BPW Club Fish Fry Welcomes New Members in Shafter
The Shafter Business and Professional Women's Club hosted a fish fry at Vernon and Edna Ross's home on Thursday evening June 19 to welcome seven new members: Wana Owens Evelyn Little Berry Gloeckler Maria Vande Valk Millys Crawford and Mary Austin. Also present were guests including Harold Fisher Frances Banks Lorene Hill Stephen Buckie Eva Hall and others visiting from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Business and Professional Women’s Club
Vernon Ross
Johanna Brewer
Wana Owens
Evelyn Little
Berry Gloeckler
Maria Vande Valk
Millys Crawford
Mary Austin
Harold Fisher
Sprouse-Reitz
Frances Banks
Lorene Hill
Shafter
Stephen A. Buckie
Leota Adams
San Joaquin Gardens
Fresno
Leota
Eva Hall
John Baxley
Sammy
Ted
Troy
Tollhouse
Carol Williamson
Clovis
Ed Johnstons Go to Yuma for Funeral
Ed Johnston and his wife travel from Shafter to Yuma Arizona to attend the funeral of Don L Johnston who died at his home in Yuma He would have turned 40 on June 28 Active in Babe Ruth Baseball in Yuma he managed the same team for 13 years The obituary lists survivors including Ginger Donnie Zola Marie Becky parents and siblings The Johnston family had lived in Shafter before moving to Yuma in 1951 Fox’s brother and family hosted a fish fry at Delano The text also notes a separate club meeting endorsing two assembly bills AB 190 and AB 182 with telegrams sent to Senator Stierns and a brief bingo game reported
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Johnston
Shafter
Yuma
Ariz
Don L. Johnston
Johnston
Babe Ruth
Ginger
Donnie
Zola Marie
Becky
H. D. Johnston
Alvin and
Leon
Edwin
Ruth Watson
Hills
Calif
Kathryn Holland
Fox
John Ross
Delano
Hanley Itcher
Club
Walter Stierns
Boy Scout Hall
Sunset Avenue
Shafter Junior Women’s Club
Clifford Ratzlaff
Anderson Amusements
Ratzlaff
Ron Kloeppel
Boy Scout
Head Start hailed as successful in state program
State Board hears 15 percent sample of 50,000 California children in Head Start show seven months yielding 14 months of intellectual growth, equal to 17 IQ points, with improved school attitudes and stronger parent community ties. Critics say national study misleads. advocates urge longer, earlier, broader coverage and better follow-through in later grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Riles
Westinghouse Learning Corporation
Ohio University
Riles
Vacation Bible School At Union Congregational Draws 90 Attendees
The Union Congregational Church hosted a Vacation Bible School last week with 90 children from pre-kindergarten through 7th grade. Missionaries Jim and Gail Williams from Fresno visited and will depart in August for Mexico. they presented films of overseas work to each age group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Congregational Church
Tom Almberg
Jim
Gail Williams
Fresno
Williams
United States
Mexico
VBS
Don Camp
Charles Brannan
Roy Farrell
Jim Albright
Jim Franklin
Elmer Richards
Mervin Neufeld
Susan Bell
Monica Brannen
Sharon Allison
Anna Hunter
Mary LaGrange
Diana Wiedmann
Kindegarten
Patsy Janzen
Virginia Nickelson
Sandy Phillips
Joan Ryan
Pat Angerson
Anita Jane Camp
Shirley Mizener
Marica Krause
Judy Adams
Wilma Guenther
Diana Jeffries
Vacation Bible
Ruth McMillan
David Nash
Vicki Johnson
Jane Zachary
Dana Nickelsen
Michael Phillips
Mothers Entertained by Merry Sunshine Blue Birds
Mothers invited as guests for cake and punch at the Merry Sunshine Blue Birds meeting. Girls listed include Laura Barton, Linda Brown, Sherri Fender son, Tracy Hiebert, Laura James, Vickie Jones, Debbie Packard, April Pierce, Mary Alice Ramirez, Cindy Schaefer and Edie Warkentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Schaefer
Tracy Hiebert
Mary Alice Ramirez
Laura James
April Pierce
Vicki Jones
Sherri Fenderson
Debbie Packard
Linda Brown
Edie Warkentine
Merry Sunshine Blue Birds
Laura Barton
Vickie Jones
Rosalie Pierce
Margaret Barton
Horn
Bakersfield
Couple Honored at Informal Party in Bakersfield
Mr and Mrs J J Del Rio hosted an informal party Wednesday June 18 honoring Alan Del Rio and his fiancee Lillie Leake of Bakersfield. Attendees included Jerry Thompson Brian Kathy Mizener Emma Giles Susan Del Rio and others from Shafter Bakersfield Wasco and surrounding areas. The event featured cake ice cream coffee and punch with scrapbooks and work boxes decorated in burlap and felt Sun and bird motifs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. del Rio
Alan del Rio
Lillie Leake
Bakersfield
Alan
Lillie
Jerry Thompson
Brian
Kenneth Youngblood
Kathy
David Mizener
Shatter Girls to Join Foreign Tour
Two Shatter residents Joanne Fenderson and Pam Pitts will charter a jet July 3 from Oakland to attend the Seventh-day Adventist World Youth Congress in Zurich Switzerland. They travel via London then Europe to join about 1 000 US youths at the July 22 opening. The group will tour Germany France Switzerland Austria Italy Belgium and England and return in late July after a 25 day trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Seventh-day Adventist World Youth Congress
Zurich
Switzerland
Joanne Fenderson
Orange
Pam Pitts
Mark Avenue
Shatter
London
Europe
California
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Hawaii
Lncal
United Nations
Shafter
United States
Germany
France
Astria
Italy
Belgiim
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stork Loft
Aedles
Andrs. Vernon Ross
Dorothy Gross
Shellie Gross
Alta Pigg
Visalia
Cordiella Ross
Lancaster
Kentucky
John Cunningham
Frosts
Rotary Club
First Southern
Ralph L. Gardner
Kern
Tulare
BPW Club
Vernon
Edna Ross
Vi Crabb
Ann Stoller
Mildred Fike
Ed Johnstons
Pauline Groves
Shafter Press
154 Central
Miguel Montes
Montes
Vacation Bible School
Joe Dale Lawrence
U.S. Army
Viet Nam
Fort Carson
Colorado
Springs
Shafter Hig School
Joe R. Lawrence
East Lerdo
Brown
Fenderson
Hiebert
James
Schaefer
Wayne Horn
Disneyland
Fries Bakery
the Circus
Shatter Girls
E. Tulare Ave. Shafter
Owen C. Onsum
Sr. High& Jr
Pilgrim Fellowship
Bible Fellowship
Congregational Church
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