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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1951
Page
4
Miss Hamilton of Wasco and Wayne Osteen of Shafter announce their upcoming wedding set for this Saturday. The couple, engaged in ranching and residing at 204 Ash Street, will marry after Miss Hamilton’s 1950 Wasco High School graduation.
Five honor guards for 25 years of continuous Auxiliary membership will be awarded at the American Legion birthday dinner sponsored by the Awanninanacian Awwiliarw fAMLICL sual SIS RIVER. Recipients include Miss Marian Hitchcock and Mesdames Anna Zimmerman Henry Neufeld George Enns and Frank Annis.
Mr and Mrs Cari Kuhlman of South Shafter announce the engagement of their daughter Rita Marchman to Richard Hearn son of Mr and Mrs R L Hearn.
Mesdames John Westbrook, Robert Neuman, J L Hill, Art Kadel, Jack Hare, Harold Freedman, Albert Finkbeiner and Claude Camp are named among attendees at the local gathering. The record highlights several participants believed to represent prominent households in the community.
Three days of dinners card parties and fashion revues will highlight the Kern County Potato Growers Association annual meeting March 27 to 29 in Bakersfield. The program includes a Fashion Blossoms for Summer show, a luncheon, bridge and canasta, and a buffet dinner and ball at Hotel El Tejon.
Little Charlotte Clour of Rose Day was confined to bed with illness but her birthday was still celebrated by family members at home. Attending were her parents Mr and Mrs Albert Clour Jr an aunt Miss Wilma LaRoux grandmother Mrs Clara Clour and family friend Ralph Sarti of Oildale.
A wedding shower for Mrs Roy Packard formerly Beverly Proctor was hosted at Mrs Roy Proctor’s home on Orange Avenue with co hosts H B Walker and Calvin Fowler. Jello cake and punch were served and the prizes in shower games went to the groom. Guests included Norma Neuman and many Packard relatives along with several other friends and gifts were received from multiple local residents.
Shafter couples will wear formal attire for the Dance Club's traditional St Patrick's Day dance. Committee members include Robert McClain A B McKinley Max McKinley Orvin Mettler Robert Mettler Harold Miller A G Mortimore David Muir C E Mullins H C Neufeld and Clarence Neuman.
The Business and Professional Women's Club hosts a dinner and social for senior high school girls at the Women's Clubhouse. The event caps a day of job shadowing in town offices. Miss Jeanette Wheeler chairs. Mrs. George Enns handles dinner. Miss Blythe Monroe leads the program. A brief BPW business meeting will cover the Delano district convention on Apr 7.
Birthday party for Jennie Riley, 14, at Clyde Zachary barn featured dancing and eating before an open fire. Guests included Joline Waymire, Jan Gibson, Elaine Stoller, Mary Jane Crawford, and others, with Mrs. J. L. Hill as chaperone.
The third birthday of Bobby Gloeckler was celebrated with a party and ham dinner at his parents home, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gloeckler of Tulare Avenue. Also celebrating were Mrs. S. C. Long and Mr. C. C. Gloeckler.
A compiled list noting March birthdays including Ronnie Harrison on March 10 Kathy Bergman on March 11 Harold Warkentin on March 12 Linda Wilson on March 12 Ronald Warkentin on March 14 Donald Warkentin on March 14 Dan Loewen on March 17 W. E. Nicol on March 17 Mrs Rose Schaeffer on March 17 Mrs O L Seago on March 19 Bob Wall on March 19 Fred W Mettler on March 29 Bill Thompson on March 20 Martin Anderson.
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