Hawaii Motif Sparks Party For 10th Birthday
A Hawaiian costume party was planned and held at the Acacia street home of Chris tine Neuman, celebrating her tenth birthday. Guests included Deanna Toews, Susan Heiser, Geri Neuman, Karen Sanderson, Karen Morris, Susan Vignolo, Bunny Anderson, Debby Neuman, Linda Wadley, Sandra McMichael, Darlene Rose, Janet Tudor and Julie Todd. Refreshments were cake and punch with Hawaiian flowers and Miss Neuman received favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Neuman
Clarence Neuman
Acacia Street
Mig
Neuman
Deanna Toews
Susan Heiser
Geri Neuman
Karen Sanderson
Karen Morris
Susan Vignolo
Bunny, Anderson
Debby Neuman
Linda Wadley
Sandra McMichael
Darlene Rose
Janet Tudor
Julie Todd
Housewarming for Mr and Mrs Unruh at 415 Walnut Street
Friends of Mr and Mrs Marshal Unruh hosted a housewarming Tuesday evening at their new home 415 Walnut Street. Hostesses Mrs John Everett and Mrs Epo Byrd led a potluck supper. Guests included Paul Dirksen Ed Jensen Ernest Unruh Rudy Nightingale Pete Dirksen Max Mitchell Harvey Lesler Junior Dixon Dean Voth Norman Voth Ray Sloane Mrs Sarah Richards Mrs Cecil Byrd and Miss Hazel Uselton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal
Unruh
Walnut ‘St
John Everett
Epo Byrd
Messrs
and Mesdames
Paul Dirksen
Ed. Jansen
Ernest Unruh
Rudy Nightingale
Pete Dirksen
Max Mitchell
Bakersfield
Harvey Lesler
Junior Dixon
Dean Voth
Norman Voth
Ray Sloane
Sarah Richards
Cecil Byrd
Hazel ‘Uselton
Hamburger Fry and Movie Party Marks 11th Birthday
A movie party and hamburger fry celebrated Bobby Thompson's 11th birthday at 235 Orange Ave. Guests included Donald Blumkin Dennis Kiecin Paul Bellows Vern Kern Jimmy Eichman Maurice Cotton and Teddy French after the cinema outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Thompson
W. M. Thompson
Orange Ave
Thompson
Donald Blumkin
Dennis Kiecin
Paul Bellows
Vern Kern
Jimmy Eichman
Maurice Cotton
Teddy French
Friends Honor Newlywed at Shower Party
Mrs. Marcelino Cor tez formerly Nattie Rios was feted at a bridal shower hosted in the home of Mrs. Johnny Rodriguez 232 Ash Street. Hostess Mrs. H H Weinberger assisted by Mrs. L Dee Wilson and Mrs. Rodriguez. Refreshments included angel food cake with bananas and whipped cream hot chocolate and coffee. Attendees included Mesdames Manuel Rios Nestora Escalante J W Frizzett Constance Aguilar Fannie Vera Lottie Liles L Charles Hitchcock Manuela Alvear Mike Saez Elmer Heinlein and Misses Esther Marquez Edna Prieve Dolores Sabala Belén Marquez Mary Arimendez Lupe Arizmendez. Gifts were sent by Mesdames H Co Freedman Ryland Jacobus Charles Pineda J B Moser Howard Higby Dave Flores Joe Neri and Jack Fleming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcelino Cortez
Nattie Rios
Johnny Rodriguez
Ash’St
H. H.’ Weinberger
L. Dee Wilson
Mesdames Manuel Rios
Nestora Escalante
J. W.frizzett
Constance Aguilar
Fannie Vera
Lottie Liles
L. Charles Hitchcock
Manuela Alvear
Mike Saez
Elmer Heinlein
Esther Marquez
Edna Prieve
Dolores Sabala
Belen Marquez
Mary ‘Arimendez
Lupe Arizmendez
Mesdames H. Co. Freedman
Ryland Jacobus
Charles Pineda
J. B. Moser
Howard Higby
Dave Flores
Joe Neri
Jack Fleming
Girls Plant Rose Bushes In Ceremony In Shafter
Shafter girls join 3,700,000 Campfire and Bluebird members in birthday activities planting rose bushes at Richland School and civic sites. The Birth day project theme is Down to Earth as Bluebirds and Campfire Girls participate. A Sunday uniform church visit is planned with dress at school, per Mrs. R A Jacobsen. Other events include a cake baking contest and a float for the Cotton n Potato Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campfire
Bluebird
Shafter
Richland School
Bluebirds
R. A. Jacobsen
Shafter Cotton ’N Potato
Surprise Party For City Woman At 341 Cross St
Friends of Mrs. Albert Finkbeiner surprised her with a pot luck supper for her birthday at her 341 Cross St home. Guests contributed to the meal and a group gift. Attending were Mr and Mrs L A Willis, Mr and Mrs Maurice Connell, Mr and Mrs Elmer Ziemke, Mr and Mrs Steele, Mr and Mrs J P Mi, and Mr and Mrs Finkbeiner. Later visitors included Mrs Leonard Vannatta, Mrs Clyde Vannatta, and Mr and Mrs P V McClure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert. Finkbeiner
Cross St
L. A. Willis
Maurice Connell
Elmer Ziemke
Steele
J. P, Mi
Finkbeter
Leonard Vannatta
Clyde Vannatta
P. V. McClure
Students Feature Patriotic Motif In School Event
Kern Junior Academy and grade school students staged a Sunday evening patriotic program in the Assembly Hall. Rhythm band from grades 1-3 wore red white and blue and depicted Columbus voyage with a boat scene. Upper grades performed plays and displayed large hand drawn backdrops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
Assembly Hall
Margaret Sackett
Christopher Columbus
America
Columbus
Willard Neumann
George Wister
LaVerne Wolcott
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
A Life
I Korea
Buttonwillow Elementary PTA series ends with parent events
Three successful parent teacher parties concluded at Buttonwillow Elementary School with a pot luck dinner, motion pictures, and informal discussions. Principal L N McClure and Superintendent Albert Lackey praised high parent turnout and helpful suggestions from the sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Albert Lackey
Dorothy Fawn
Margaret. Cutjland
Curtis Graves
Lackey
L. N. McClure
Open House At Pixley Home Of Mr and Mrs John Seimens
Mr and Mrs John Seimens of Pixley former Shafter residents host a two day open house at their new Terra Bella road nine room house. The Y shaped residence includes a two car garage and was equipped with a heating and cooling system by Schneider and Wikoff of Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Siemens
Pixley
Shafterites
Terra Bella Road
Schneider and Wikoff
Shafter
Travel themes lead Kern County Potato Growers show
The Kern County Potato Growers Association plans a March 23 24 convention in Bakersfield with a travel themed fashion show. Judds will stage the event at Bakersfield Country Club after a luncheon. Gail Nelson will perform an Island dance and Los Flojos Quartet will provide music before a dinner dance to close. Tickets from the Potato Growers office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Potato Growers Association
Judds
Bakersfield Country Club
Potato Growers Office
Truxtun Ave
Clarence Neuman
Kern County
New Orleans
New York City
Gail Nelson
Los Flojos Quartet
Calvin Conren Jr
Harold Green
Bates Dewey
John Akmen
Dinner Honors Newlyweds at Rodgers Home
A dinner honoring newlyweds Mr and Mrs Melvis Donnie Carr was hosted by Mr and Mrs R W Rodgers at 146 Beth Eden Street. Guests included Jean Trantham Tommy Trantham C L Golding and Donna Bakersfield Al Rodgers Hershal Rodgers Pat Rice Billy Edna Rodgers and others. The couple married March 7 in Mexico. Carr leaves for Army service March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvis
Donnie Carr
R. W. Rodgers
Beth Eden Sr
Frankie Lee Trantham
Shafter
Jeannie
Tommy Trantham
C. L. Golding
Donna
Bakersfield
al Rodgers
Hershal Rodgers
Patrice
Billy
Bob Rodgers
Gary
Edna Rodgers
Mexico
Shafter High School
Richland School
Aith Carr
Delano
Texas Technical College
Lubac
Tex
San Diego
California Ave
Three Birthdays Celebrated by Dargatz Family
On Monday Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Dargatz and their son Richard, age 10, along with neighborhood friends, held a party in the afternoon with games and ice cream. Guests included Janice Kroeker, Danny Kroeker, Charlotte Freedman, Leon Banks, Donna Banks, Joan Fleming, Ricky Summers, Penny Summers, Bobby Hammond, Jo Bill Heaton, Evelyn Dargatz, and Richard Dargatz. A birthday dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. Dargatz and Richard followed in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Dargatz
Richard
Sunset Street
Janice
Danny Kroeker
Charlotte Freedman
Leon
Donna Banks
Joan Fleming
Ricky
Penny Summers
Bobby Hammond
Jo Bill Heaton
Evelyn
Richard Dargatz
Mrs. Dargatz
Ruth Ann Roskam to Marry Marvin Weidenbach in Wasco
Mrs. Meta Roskam of Bakersfield announces the pending marriage of Ruth Ann Roskam to Marvin Albert Weidenbach. The ceremony will take place at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the First Baptist Church of Wasco with close friends attending. The bride is a Wasco graduate employed by San Joaquin Cotton Oil Co. The groom, formerly of Central Market, was educated in South Dakota and currently farms. they plan to live in Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meta Roskam
Bakersfield
Ruth Ann Roskam
Marvin Albert Weidenbach
Albert Weidenbach
Shafter
First Baptist Church of
Wasco
San Joaquin Cotton Oil Co
South Dakota
Central Market
Elizabeth Ingram Circle Honors Mrs Knight at Shower
Members of Union Congregational Church honored Mrs Harold Knight with a layette shower held Tuesday afternoon at her James Street home. The Knight baby boy arrived March 2 at Miss Freise's Maternity Home. hostesses were Miss Marion Hitchcock and Mesdames James Jones Gordon Baker and George Starrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ingram
Union Congregational Church
Harold Knight
James Street
Knight
Freise
Marion Hitchcock
James Jones
Gordon Baker
George Starrh
Young Guests Aid Thompsons Third Birthday Party
Seventeen young guests helped celebrate the third birthday Saturday afternoon of Joe Thompson, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Thompson, 149 Golden West Ave. A cowboy theme appeared in favors cups of candy paper hats and in the cake served with punch and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Thompson
Golden West Ave
Jeff
Becky Hoover
Annette Dooley
Sheryl McClure
Mary Thompson
Liam Harrington
Peggy
Bill Oary
Susie
David Mason
Margaret
Rennie
Kathy Baker
Art Kelly
Kathleen
A Gordon Baker Family Leaves for Southern Visit
Mr and Mrs Gordon Baker and their family of Shafter Avenue left yesterday for a trip to the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Baker
Shafter Avenue
Southland
Shafter Student Joins Fresno General Nursing Capping
Joan Gardner of Shafter High School took part in the capping exercises at Fresno General Hospital marking a step in the St. Vincent's College of Nursing program. She was among 56 students, with Rev. and Mrs. Marvin Jost and many local families in attendance at the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Gardner
Shafter High School
Ruby
Joyce Kimmel
Iva del Doenig
Henry Gardner
Close Friends Kin Witness Wedding in Buttonwillow
Miss Jane Nelson and Mr. Mark Campbell wed in a simple ceremony at the Community Baptist Church Buttonwillow on St Valentine s Day. The bride entered with her father Delmer Nelson and was attended by Judith Annard Rebecca Nelson. Rev Gene Vaught officiated with music by Richard Patrick and a duet by Rev and Mrs Leland Whitaker. Ushers were Dwain Rom and Glen Myers. The couple will reside in Burbank where he is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Jane Nelson
Mark Campbell
Community Baptist
Lovely
Delmer Q. Nelson
Judith
Annard Rebecca Nelson
Gene Vaught
Oajs
Buttonwillow Church
Ri*chard Patrick
Leland Whitaker
Reverend Whitaker
Dwain Romof Burbank
Glen Myers
Ae Coens
Burbank
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Lerdo. Hwy
D. L
Dolores
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Dick Smith
Sarah Johnson
Richard Neumann
Keith Hammon
Harvey Gaede
Sam Oblander
Erdman Siemens
Erma Radmsen
Louella, Wikoff
W. C. Handel
Janet Gaede
Dan Loewen
W. E. Nicol
Rose Schaeffer
Bob Wall
Chrysler New
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Imperial
Plymouth
LUXE
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Tommie Touchstone
Margaret Cutland
Marie Tracy
Larry McClure
Richard Patrick
Thomas Busby
Minnie Busby
George Touchstone
Bruce M. Crawford
Richland
Leikis
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Rodgers
Mrs. Knight
Aid
Thompsons
Stewart-Warner
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Central Ave
RCA
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