Women hear UC expert on family business readiness in Bakersfield
Miss Julia Pond of the University of California spoke at a Bakersfield Farm Bureau event, advising women on managing family business matters. She urged inventories of legal papers assets and liabilities, current wills, and the use of fireproof boxes to protect valuables, with involvement from local attendees.
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Shafterre
Julia Pond
Ye University of California
Jean Fritz
Serp County
Bakersfield
Hhe Farm Bureau
Junty
Pond
Eenough Bout
Commercial
Shafter
Kilgore Birthday Party Honors Patricia Kilgore
A Kilgore residence hosted a party on Thursday March 11 honoring Patricia Kilgore on her eighth birthday. Games included Pin the Tail on the Donkey with prizes to Janet Little and Johnny Kadel. Green and yellow decorations, cake, ice cream, hot chocolate, and color coded place settings were used.
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Kilgore
Patricia Kilgore
Janet Little
Johnny Kadel
Mickey Jones
Freddie Guenther
Carolyn Grewell
Janet
Linda Little
Personal notices from Shafter crowd attendees and visitors
Local social items list MR. AND MRS. MERT WIEDMANN and others visiting flower shows markets and family gatherings. Notes include trips to Shafter and San Luis Obispo, visitors from Oakland Ontario and Canada, a birthday on Kiddie Karnival, a tonsillectomy recovery, and travels to Stockton Kingsburg Reedley and Cayucos. Several relatives, missionaries, and refugees are mentioned along with minor health updates.
Camp Fire Group Fetes Sponsors Host Mothers in Civic Parlor
The O Ki Ci Ya Pi Camp Fire Group held a Monday evening program at the Congregational Church with mothers and sponsors as guests. Performers included Donna Weidenbach Sharon Janzen Betty Tillman Patsy Howard and Deanna Toews with musical pieces on accordion piano and saxophone. A Spook Dance followed and punch and cookies were served beside a peach blossom centerpiece.
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Congregational Church
Donna “‘Weidenbach
Sharon
Janzen
Betty Tillman
Deanna Toews
Patsy Howard
God
Legion Auxiliary
Mesdames
Tony Rootes
Phyllis Hight
J. P. McCoy
Rolf Jacobsen
Shafter Camp
Janet Tudor
Sharon Janzen
Donna Weidenbach
Lillian Pineda
Bertha Lopez
Arlene Gallego
Marie Toews
Evelyn Scott
Teacher of the Week Miss Ludtke at Shafter High School
Miss Darlene Ludtke, a first year Shafter High dramatics and public speaking teacher, earns Teacher of the Week honors. She hails from Blue Earth Minnesota and lives in Milwaukee Wisconsin. With a University of Minnesota degree in education and double majors English and Public Speaking, she leads students preparing All-School play Arsenic and Old Lace and plans radio and TV show experiments plus the annual pageant.
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Darlene Ludtke
Shafter High School
Miss Ludtke
Blue Earth
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
University of Minnesota
Eg Shafter
Cocoa Tasted Better in Past
Chocolate once used high quality flavor varieties and careful harvesting and fermenting. Now cheaper varieties and easier growing methods have become common, reducing flavor as these labor intensive processes are abandoned.
Kites Fly At Freddie Guenther Birthday Party
Kites were the main attraction at Freddie Guenther ninth birthday party in Los Angeles. Scouts and Cub Pack members attended after a kite flying session, followed by dinner with Freddie’s family and Mrs. Guenther assisting as den mother Mrs. Art Kadel.
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Freddie Guenther
George Guenther
Los Angeles
Freddie
Gary Sanderson
Gary Bailey
Bibi Carrasco
Ricky Horton
Johnny Alexander
Johnny Cunningham
Johnnie Kadel
Tommy Alexander
Kenneth Coleman
Stevie Ruggenberg
Johnny Putman
Johnny Fosdick
Howard Fuhk
Herbie Jacobsen
Tommy Ware
Guenther
Art Kadel
Cuyama Valley Soil Survey Published for Kern County Farmers
Kern county ranchers can obtain a new 48 page soil survey of the Cuyama Valley after more than a decade of University of California research. Hal W. Schwalm announced the illustrated report, designed to help landowners understand soils with five sections including area description maps inventory and a full soil map.
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Kern County
Cuyama Valley
University of California
Hal W. Schwalm
Kern County Farm Adviser
Cuyama
Birthday Greeting for April Joy Rodewald
The first birthday for April Joy Rodewald was celebrated at the Rodewald home on Beth Eden. April’s Bakersfield grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ross Rodewald attended the family gathering.
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Wesley Haworth
G. R. Haworth
Rodewald
Don Rodewald
Beth Eden
Bakersfield
April
Ross Rodewald
Club Observes Library Week With Local Members
The Flags Blue Bird group under Mrs Harold Greene observed Library Week touring the library last week. Refreshments were served after the meeting by Mrs Al DeWitte with help from her daughter Katina. Members included Magg Vis Arlys Arnold Jessie Munoz Cissy Greene Diane El Ra Mitchell Mary Hisson Judy Ta Inal De Witte Mrs Travald Greene and Mrs Jim Hodges assistant leader.
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Flags Blue Bird Group
Harold Greene
al DeWitte
Katina
Magg Vis
Arlys Arnold
Jessie Munoz
Cissy Greene
Diane Elra Mitchell
Mary Hisson
Judy Tainal de Witte
Witte
Travald Greene
Jim, Hodges
Gene Guenther Couple Hosts Sunday Gathering
Mr and Mrs Gene Guen Ther hosted a Sunday gathering with Jeanie, Woody, and Cal in attendance, sharing a family moment and casual social time.
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Gene Guenther
Jeanie
Woody, Cal
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Jim Criner
Delbert Graves
Lone Graves
Wasco Southern Baptist Church
Oak St
Wasco
Ives
Clarence Tackett
Merced Ave
Carnell Keys
Wayne Campbell
Sal‘lisaw
Oklahoma
J. T. Brooks
Weaverville
Cal
Charles Trueblood
Donna Gayle
Delano
Frank Roselle
Clayton Montgomery
Scott McMichael
Walter Nicol
Ben Giesbrecht
George Gaede
Jesse Combs
Leonard Duck
Elmer Neufeld
H. S
Phil Walker
H. S. Gymnasium
First Southern Baptist Church
Corner
Kern & Sunset
Sam Wilcoxon
Dean Moore
B.T.U
Jack Maxberry
W.M.U
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Cecil Pool
Lela Thomas
R. H. Dunn
India
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Furleigh
Tibet
Joe Thompson
Joe
Ella Wasiblow
Bodine
Agnes Gluszvyk
Oakland
Theodore. Will
Germany
United States
Walter Bergen
San Lutis Obispo
Walter
Cal Poly
Buel Mouser
Shafter Drug Store
G. A
H. CC. Thiessen
Southgate
George Wiens
William Siemens
Reedley
Norval Winter
Los Angeles Ave
Stockton
Kingsburg
Vernon Lawson
Cross Street
Leonard Melville
Lakeside
Golden West Ave
J. W. McArthur
L.A
Bob Bann
Harry Engledinger
Durand
Janet Thompson
Fresno
Maudie Crabb
Clifford Crabb
Donna Hare
Jack Hare
Harvey. Garde
Ruben Siemens
Phil
Allen Bartel
J. C. Channeson
Faber
Hawaii
Channeson
Apter
Mercy Hospital
Madera Ave
Lloyd Miteneil
Minter Field
Bakersfield Hospital
Clarence Phillips
Santa Maria
Hardy Ramay
J. B. Hearon
San Francisco
Mrs
Ray Hearon
Camp Fire Group Fetes
KWSO
PTA
Ervin Toews
America
Daytona Beach
Chrysler
H.p
Ervin E
Central Valley
Shafter, Calif
Cuyama Valley Survey
Poody
Bob Wall
Fred W. Mettler
Bill Thompson
Martin Andersen
Alice Biloff
J. T. Badgett
Thomas Wedge A. Peter Channeson
Abe Buller
Paul Dirksen
Jessie Hein
Billy Cummings
Willard Neumann
Glen Nutman
Patricia Hane Ei Im Sei
Veteran’s Legion Hall
California
James Street
Goodman and Jackson
Berkeley
Hemingson
Shafter Mercantile
Justesen
Angel Food
Dungan's Bakery
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