Social Realm Notices and Club Events
A roster lists many Delano and Bakersfield residents invited to a St Patricks day dance at the Wednesday Afternoons clubhouse, with Library Club of the school handling decorations and entertainment. Also reported is a surprise housewarming for Bill Stoller, and a March 19 performance of A Ready Made Family by the Wednesday Afternoon club with J. Peters Ike Peters and others in the cast. Phoebe Glanzers hosted Jolly Juniors games night on Tulare Avenue with Beulah Neuman winning high score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Club
Nél Chinnes
Wayne Heffley
Opal Hakill
Florence Kimbriel
Carol Pulcifer
Mesdames G. L. Starrh
J. P. Howland
Joe W. Frizzell
Chariss Buns
Mesdames J. J. Peters
Ike Peters
J. L. Hill
Ira Unruh
Wendall Allen
Dick Arnold
Beulah Wynne
William McClain
Dick Eckmann
J. L. Fuller
P. L. Arnold
Phoebe Glanzers
Jolly Juniors
Tulare Avenue
Beulah Neuman
Leona Reimer
Nell Chinnes
Eleanor Eckmann
Miriam Klaudt
Vera Neuman
Chorus To Sing At Maple School Monday Evening
A Mennonite Brethren church male chorus will present a full evening program at Maple school auditorium Monday at 7 45 p m. The event, arranged by Maple PTA, includes a brief business session led by Mrs Abe Isaac. The public is invited to attend. Home Ec Club Girls Plan To Entertain
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple School
Mennonite Brethren Church
Maple P.T.4
Abe Isaac
Tode
Camp Fire Girls Represent Shafter Unit at San Diego Conference
Eleanor Eckmann Irene Hofman Donna Neufeld and Opal Hukill will represent the Shafter high school Camp Fire Girls unit at a conference to be held in San Diego in winter. The event will join a larger Kern county group traveling south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Eckmann
Irene Hofman
Donna Neufeld
Opal Hukill
Shafter High School
Camp Fire Girls
Sreuib
Beeth
Kern County
Former Shafter Man Married in Las Vegas Ceremony
Chan Ning Crandall son of Mr and Mrs Earl Crandall of Shafter wed Miss Vivian Roch daughter of Mrs J D Roch of DeLeon Texas in Las Vegas Nevada. They plan to live in Lompoe where Crandall works for Johns Manville company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Shafter
Channing Crandall
Earl Crandall
Vivian Roch
J. D. Roch
DeLeon
Texas
Las Vegas
Nevada
Lompoe
Crandall
Johns Manvitte Company
Fuqua Funeral Service Held For Mrs Fuqua
Funeral service for Mrs Fuqua was conducted at the Fuqua chapel with officiating by Jackson. Interment followed in Shafter cemetery. Wasco and Bakersfield Odd Fellows and Wasco Rebekah lodge members assisted with graveside rites. Mrs Williamson and Mrs Welch aided by Rebekah members. Mrs Fuqua was a past grand of the Rebekahs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cemcoal
Fuqua
Finst Arch
Shafter
Ean Jackson
Home Department Meets on Dress Finishing Topics
Rio Bravo Miss Myrtle Lang, chairman of the Home department, announces a meeting in the school cafeteria on Thursday afternoon March 20 at 1 30. The subject is dress finishing. Mrs Lane has returned home after a stay in Kern General hospital. Mr and Mrs Ray Calder announce the birth of Gau tester born Friday March 7. Monolith residents Mr and Mrs Hubert Perry visited the Leonard Duck family Friday evening. Week end guests at the Duck home were Mr and Mrs J L Winchester and Mr and Mrs Sam Winchester of Fresno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lang
Home Department
Lane
Kern General Hospital
Ray Calder
Ol & Gaugster
Hubert Perry
Monolith
Experts doubt rattlesnake age from rattles
Scientists argue the number of rattles does not accurately indicate a rattlesnake’s age. They note snakes rarely reach more than 10 or 12 buttons as newer rattles often break off.
Ventilation and home cooling tips from a country home column
The article advises wide attic ventilation to cool houses in summer. It describes using roof traps, attic floor traps, open stairs, and cross ventilation with windows downstairs. A large slow-speed fan helps move air outward. It also notes attics can reach 150 degrees on hot days and cooling continues after sundown.
Noted Missionary And Editor To Speak At Mennonite Brethren Church
Dr. Rowland V. Bingham of Toronto leader of the Sudan Interior Mission and editor of Evangelical Christian will speak Friday night at 7 30 at the Mennonite Brethren church accompanied by Rev. Theory. The event promotes interdenominational evangelism with a program including Bible readings and prayer services. The public is invited to attend with a full church schedule announced by Rev. H. D. Wiebe and J. P Glanzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowland V. Bingham
Torronto
Canada
Sudan
Africa
Evangelical Christian
Mennonite Brethren Church
Bingham
India
Sudan Interior
Mirs
Ben Neufeld
Helen Koehn
Shafter
Affrica
T.thcory
Publc
H. D. Wiebe
Lachenmaier Lands Aircraft With Damaged Wheel
Bill Lachenmaier of Shafter landed a Hammond bi plane at Kern County Airport near Bakersfield after a landing wheel failure. He had about 20 hours solo and was practicing when ground observers saw a broken landing strut. Buchner Flying School owner Buchner warned him and then flew in to guide the landing which occurred safely without damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy. Lachenmaier
Shafter
Kern County
Bakersfield
Lachenmaier
Duel Buchner
Buchner
Leichenmaier
Cardig
Coventhal
Ninth Ward
Lowenthal
Atkinson
Night Riders
Blumley
Izzy
Pop
Tady
Spindt to Speak at Shafter Student Assembly and Rotary
Herman A. Spindt head of UC placement for Berkeley and LA branches will speak at Shafter high school student assembly in the morning and address the Shafter Rotary club at noon next Tuesday. He is a former Kern County Union High School district superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman A. Spindt
Shafter
Shafter High School
Card of Thanks to Shafter Community
The Fuqua and Della Mae Heathington families thank friends in Shafter for sympathy and assistance during their bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
W. O. Fuqua
Della Mae Heathington
Value of Wheat Field Based on Yields and Costs
The claim compares a 20 acre field yielding nine bushels per acre with a single acre yielding 20 bushels. It rests on the estimate that eight bushels are required to plow plant and harvest one acre of wheat.
Church News Highlights At Deme Doo and Plymouth House
CHURCH NEWS notes Sunday School at 9 45 a m with Miss Carol Pulcifer directing Religious Education Junior Choir rehearsals at 4 p m Tuesdays church services at 11 a m The Master Lesson choir led by Kenneth Helvey Doris Davis piano Christian Youth meets with Miss Patty Stringham Plymouth House 300 p m Nursery for small children during morning service Mennonite Brethren church at 400 Kern Pastor H D Wiebe leads service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deme Doo
All Chandler
Carol Pulcifer
Kenneth Helvey
Doris Davis
Patty Stringham
Plymouth ‘House
First Baptist Church Services March 16 1941
William Jackson pastor announces Sunday schedule with Bible school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. The day includes Young People’s Union Prayer League at 6:30 p.m. and Evening Worship at 7:30 p.m. Midweek prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. Choir practice at 8:30 p.m. A warm welcome is extended to newcomers without a church home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
William ‘Jackson
A. Schmidt
School of Our Heavenly Father
Young People’s Union Prayer League
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Local services brief share faith events and police drama
Pentecostal Gospel Mission in Shafter lists Sunday school at 9 45 a m with Vhasti Reynolds as superintendent and morning worship at 11 a m with the pastor speaking. The Junior P Y P A band meets at 6 45 p m led by J W Rose. St John’s Catholic notes Mass and confessions with parish activities. A police station scene shows a father confronting his son Izzy over crime and reform school threats ending in a stern family confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentecostal
Gospel Mission
Shafter
F. L. Doyle
Vhasti Reynolds
J. W. Rose
Sewing Classes Begin Under Singer at Wasco
The first in a series of sewing classes under Singer Sewing Machine Co. was held in Wasco on Tuesday afternoon. Attendees were local ladies learning machine sewing, with plans for ongoing sessions. George Puhlman is the authorized Singer dealer in Wasco, and the Home Appliance Co. is his.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Wasco
George
Puhlman
Singer
ROTC In 275 Schools With 154000 Cadets
The Reserve Officers Training corps operates in 275 schools with about 154000 students enrolled. Units are spread across the system, reflecting broad participation in military training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Glanzer
Sewing Circle
Mary Harder
Elizabeth Wiebe
Susan Deare
Delano
Emma Fleming
Marie Neufeld
Sarah Ratzlaff
Mesdames
P. J. Gorsching
H. C. Froese
H. H. Gaede
J. Reimer
J. J. Unruh
Nettie Unruh
J. Gaede
C. Neuman
Anna Enns
H. J. D. Janzen
Suller
Bill Stoller
Idk
Mesdames Schenmann
Albert Herr
Salvin Mettler
Glanzer
McFarland
Joyce Townsend
Florence Barling
San Diego
Felowship
First Mennonite Church
J. P Glanzer
General Christian Endeavor
Bill Lachenmaier
Church News
Kern
St.John's Catholic
Sid and
Broadway
Owen McMullan
Robert Louis Stevenson
California
Alaska
Owii
Rossini
Gene Autry Melody Ranch
Richard DIX
Errol Flynn
Brenda Marshall
Tara
Shafter Mercantile Co
Federated Stores
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