County Choirs To Take Part In Anthem Festival
Seven Kern County choirs will participate in an anthem festival May 8 in Bakersfield. The event, organized by the Choral Conductors Guild of Southern California, will be conducted by Dr. Charles C. Hirt. The festival will be held at First Baptist Church on Mother's Day with plans for visual effects and possible guest artists. Afterward Kern groups will travel south to take part in another anthem festival.
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Kern County
Bakersfield
Se C. R. Mossman
Bakerfeld
Choral Conductors Guild of
Southern California
Kern
Southland
Anderson Guests From Burbank Visit Wells in Wasco
Mr and Mrs Cecil Davis of Burbank joined Mr and Mrs Elmer Anderson for a Friday evening visit. The group toured Wells in Wasco and enjoyed the social gathering together.
Eleanore King lecture tickets on sale in Bakersfield
Tickets for the Eleanore King lecture Glorify Yourself go on sale in Bakersfield at Wests Drug Store and Beautylux Beauty Shop with an 8 30 p m start at Washington School auditorium. The Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Alpha chapter sponsors the event to raise funds for the Lee Kane Memorial Fund in memory of the late Mrs Kenneth Kane.
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Eleanore King
Bakersfield
West’s Drug Store
Nineteenth Street
Chester Avenue
Beautylux Beauty Shop
Thirtieth Street
Washington School
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Miss King
University of Southern California
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn Motion Pictures Studio
Lenore, Aubert
Constance Dowling
Virginia Mayo
Los Angeles Examiner
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Lee Kane
Kenneth Kane
Russell Allen
Granddaughters Visit Shafter Grandmother
Miss Imadell Dansby and Miss Sue Tackett spent the week end at the home of Sue Tackett’s grandmother Mrs Martha Casey in Shafter.
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Imadell Dansby
Sue Tackett
Sue
Martha Casey
Shafter
Employers Night Highlights Shafter Women Club
The Shafter Business and Professional Women's Club hosted employers night at Wells Dining Room Wasco February 24 with Jeanette Wheeler presiding. Bakersfield juvenile officer Miss Mary Holman spoke on police powers to intervene with troubled youths and need for related legislation. Next meeting March 3 at Cawelo will focus on international relations and foreign residents' path to American citizenship.
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Shafter Business and Professional Women’s Club
Wells
Wasco
Jeanette Wheeler
Mesdames
Earl Northrop
Peggy Goodman
Mary Holman
Bakersfield
Campfire Girls Elect New Scribe at Richland School
The Cheskamay campfire group met February 24 in the Santa Fe building of Richland School with guardian Miss Lorraine Kleinkauf present. Helen Adams resigned as scribe. Lavonne Stoller was elected to replace her. Members will earn a dollar each for the Red Cross and a birthday honor. They plan a March 8 playlet for the PTA and a kite flying hike on April 2. Attendees listed include Janice Beaver, Helen Adams, Mary Revell, Eldeen Kimmel, Mary Gates, Lavonne and Lavelle Stoller.
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Cheskamay
Santa Fe
Richland School
Lorraine Kleinkauf
Helen Adams
Lavonne Stoller
Red Cross
Janice Beaver
Mary Revell
Eldeen Kimmel
Mary Gates
Lavonne
Lavelle Stoller
Garden of Fashions Walks Bakersfield March 9
Mrs. Lawrence I. Weill will narrate as Gamma Xi of Delta Theta Tau presents Garden of Fashions at Bakersfield Inn on Wednesday March 9. Fifteen mannequins and eight children will model spring and summer styles from Weill's department store with fabrics new to the season and descriptive accents by Mrs. Weill.
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Bakersfield
Lawrence I. Weill
Gamma Xi
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Bakersfield Inn
Weill
R. W. Hocking
Fred Moore
Hocking
Sorority
Ralph Thaxton
Lee Wagner
William Anderson
Robert Sisson
James Mitchell
H.j.mccarthy
S. M. Bryson
Joe Yant
Shafter and Wasco Masons Honor Past Masters
Masons of Wasco Lodge 583 F. and A. M. honored past masters at a Tuesday evening meeting in the Masonic Temple. Dr. Max Hendricks presided as Worshipful Master. one candidate received the third degree. The oldest member present, Humphrey Jones, has 53 years in the craft. Past masters singled out: Emil Bender, J. H. Fuller, Phil Channesson, Frank M. Wilkinson, Robert S. Miller, C. A. Campbell, H. P. Pritchke, Thomas F. Prather, J. L. Fidler, L. F. Barrows, Lester R. Smith, L. M. Parker, Fred Pritchke, Harry H. Pollock, C. A. Kleist, J. Hart Tener, J. W. Henderson of Long Beach, and William Hall Scott of San Jose.
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Wasco Lodge 583
Masonic Temple
Starlight Circle
Eastern Star
Max Hendricks
Humphrey Jones
Emil Bender
J. H. Fuller
Phil Channeson
Frank M. Wilkson
Robert S. Miller
C. A. Campbell
H. P. Pritchke
Thomas F. Prather
J. L. Fidler
L. F. Barrows
Lester R. Smith
Fred Pritchke
Harry H. Pollock
C. A. Kleist
J. Hart Tener
J. W. Henderson
Long Beach
William Hall Scott
San Jose
Maple District Activities and Local Family News Row
Maple School boys basketball teams and coach Mr. Gilbert Adams enjoyed dinner at the Sturges home after Kiwanis carnival games. A team roster lists Ronald Hancock Irvin Gonzales Jerrel Robinson Joe Moreno Elvey Gonzales and the B team includes Bobby Strauss LeRoy Borders Donald Isaac Dean Heaton Alfred Gomez and Simon Continevers. Meanwhile church and family events unfold with baptisms birthdays and weekend visits across Bakersfield Los Angeles and Mt. Abel.
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Maple School
Gilbert Adams
Robert Sturges
Kiwanis
Ronald Hancock
Irvin Gonzales
Jerrel Robinson
Joe Moreno
Elvey Gonzales
Bobby Strauss
LeRoy Borders
Donald Isaac
Dean Heaton
Alfred Gomez
Simon Continevers
Mrs Ehrhorn Called to Portland for Father’s Heart Attack
Mrs. Arthur Ehrhorn was summoned to Portland Oregon early last week when her father suffered a heart attack. He was rushed to a hospital and placed under an oxygen tent. In her absence her sister in law Mrs Melvin Friesen and her two
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Arthur Ehrhorn
Portland
Oregon
Weekend Visitors and Events In Wasco Community
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Jeffreys of Long Beach visited the home of Mrs. Jeffrey's brother, Mr. Ralph Gribble. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nicol attended the Public Relations dinner sponsored by the Wasco Elementary Teacher's Club. speaker was Mr. Robert Gros who has traveled through Europe and Asia. Mrs. Robert Sturges called a
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J. J. Jeffreys
Long Beach
Walter Nicol
Wasco Elementary Teacher’s Club
Robert Gros
Europe
Asia
P T A Board Plans Pot Luck For Father’s Night
Shafter P T A board met at Maple school Friday to arrange the next two months. A pot luck supper will mark the annual father’s night on March 8 with Pete Neufeld as program chair and Walter Nicol as supper chair. Mrs Abe Isaac will plan an April musical program. Principal Gribble reported welfare work and authorized actions for arising needs.
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P.T. A
Maple
Pete Neufeld
Walter Nicol
Abe Isaac
Gribble
Birthday Party for Bobby Gloeckler
The Jim Gloeckler home hosted a birthday party for their son Bobby who turned one year old on Sunday February 20. Attendees included Leona Gloeckler C. C. Gloeckler S. C. Long Laurence Gloeckler Donna Bill Long Leroy Halloran and children Dorothy Woody from Yermo Jim Gloeckler Beverly Barbara and the honoree Bobby.
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Jim Gloeckler
Bobby
Leona Gloeckler
C. C. Gloeckler
S. C. Long
Laurence Gloeckler
Donna
Bill Long
Leroy Halloran
Dorothy
Woody
Yermo
Beverly
Barbara
Hollands Visit Tulare In Law Family Gathering
Mr and Mrs T L Holland spent Thursday visiting their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Herman Holland at Tulare. The casual family gathering highlighted a shared Midwest to West Coast connection and filial ties among the Holland families.
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Hollands
Tulare
T. L. Holland
Herman Holland
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