Campfire Girls Honor Sponsors with Council Fire Tea
Campfire Girls held a council fire and tea on March 19 at the Santa Fe school in honor of their sponsor The American Legion Auxiliary and the girls’ parents. The event featured a World Friendship theme with travel posters flags and world costumes. A candlelight ceremony highlighted love friendship health and work. Miss Blythe Monroe led a trip to Europe while Mary Ann Devincenzo and Norma Craig played piano. Refreshments followed with a tea table centering a campfire girl and world globe. Participants included Eldeen Kemmel Mildred Miller Norma Craig Lavonne Stoller Lavelle Stoller Janice Beaver Phyllis Higgins Helen June Adams Mary Ann Devincenzo Mary Gates Ann Kadel Virginia Bender and guests from the Benders Stollers DeVincenzos Gates Beavers Mundt Bland Brock Kemmel Hahn Horwith Sturm Homer Craig and Bartlett Monroe Kleinkauf Callen.
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Santa Fe
American Legion Auxiliary
Blythe Monroe
Europe
Mary
Ann Devincenzo
Norma Craig
Globe
Eldeen Kemmel
Mildred Miller
Lavonne Stoller
Lavelle Stoller
Janice Beaver
Phyllis Higgins
Helen June Adams
Mary Ann Devincenzo
Mary Gates
Ann Kadel
Virginia Bender
Ed Bender
Jerrold
Emil Stoller
Patsy
John DeVincenzo
Mesdames Gates
Beaver
Mundt
Bland
Brock
Kemmel
Hahn
Horwith
Sturm
Homer
Craig
Bartlett
Monroe
Kleinkauf
Callen
Bridge Group Meets at Mrs Roscamp’s Card Party
Mrs Christine Roscamp entertained her bridge club last week with a gathering of Mesdames P C Guenther Elizabeth Ingram William Lowe Oscar Weidman Lena Gladden T V Little E B Stringham. prizes went to Mesdames Lowe Ingram and Weidman.
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Christine Roscamp
Mesdames P
Central Valley Highway work nears completion in Kings County
Captain J R Hayes reports 4 culverts and 2 bridges on the Central Valley Highway widened to 35 to 54 feet at a total cost around 8000 dollars. Project aims include river flow control by Pine Flat Dam and potential shortening of Alcorn and Dutch John Bridge pending dam status. The Central Valley Highway Association continues pushing for full 102 mile route inclusion in the State System.
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J. R. Hayes
Kings County
10Th Ave
Grangeville Boulevard
Dutch John Bridge
Central Valley Highway
Central Valley Highway Association
Board of ‘Supervisors
Joe Hunter
Capt. Hayes
Alcorn
Dutch John
Pine Flat
Central Valley Highway Association, Inc
Board of Supervisors
Fresno
Tulare
Kern
Yorks Visit Tehachapi Trips with Sister and Family
Edgar P. York of Kay's Shoe Repair Shop spent the weekend with his sister Mrs. K C Stevens and family in Tehachapi. He calls the trip wonderful with nice weather. He notes the mountains’ wild beauty and recalls past travel difficulties seeking the scenic regions.
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Edgar P. York
Kay
K. C. Stevens
Tehachapi
Rubs Surprised on 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Dave Rub were surprised Sunday on their 25th wedding anniversary by Mrs Rubs sisters Mrs Sam Dirksen and husband and Mrs Ted Hoeger and her husband and son Floyd who brought a anniversary cake with 25 candles ice cream and sandwiches Also present were their daughter Florence of San Jose and Zeke Mullard visiting from Pacific Union College.
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Dave Rub
Rub
Sam Dirksen
Ted Hoeger
Floyd
Florence
San Jose
Zeke Mullard
Pacific Union College
Local Girls Celebrate Joyce Dirksen and Eveligena Ashmore Birthday
Mrs Art Dirksen and Mrs Mabel Ashmore hosted a surprise party Saturday evening at Kern Academy cafeteria after a school program in honor of Joyce Dirksen and Eveligena Ashmore. The honorees received identical gifts, a bed lamp and book ends, and a skating and refreshment reception followed.
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Art Dirksen
Mabel Ashmore
Kern Academy
Joyce Dirksen
Eveligena Ashmore
Bridge Luncheon Held at IngramsHome
Mrs Elizabeth Ingram and Mrs George Vannatta hosted a bridge luncheon at Mrs Ingrams home last Friday Prizes went to Mesdames Glen Nay and Joe Frizzell Others present included Mesdames P C Guenther Jack Hare Art Brownell Ed Brown Oscar Weidman Art Hemingson Lena Gladden E B Stringham and Christine Roscamp
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Elizabeth Ingram
George Vannatta
Kern County Seeks Bigger Share of Postwar Tourism Revenue
Bob Hughes of the All-Year Club reports Kern County captures a proportionate share of Southern California tourism earnings. For 1947 travel year, Southern California hosted over 3.1 million visitors who spent about 467.3 million dollars. Hughes notes postwar tourism rose but spending did not, prompting a stronger 1948 travel campaign.
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Kern County
California
Bob Hughes
All-Year Club
Southern California
Roundtable
Southern
Hughes
Southern California Promoted as All Year Vacation Land
All-Year Club promotes Southern California as the sole four season vacation region in North America. The campaign aims to attract visitors year round through Kern County’s desert, mountains and valleys, described in brochures and news releases sent to major newspapers. Hughes notes no single county is singled out and the region is marketed as a package of 11 counties.
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California
North America
Kern County
Hughes
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs George Gaede
Mr and Mrs George Gaede welcome a baby girl named Janice Christine born at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield. The newborn weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces and arrived one week ago on Tuesday.
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George Gaede
Janice Christine
Mercy
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Jackie Horst
Kenneth
Leon
J. W. Pitts
Harold Schneider
Ann Hinkle
Kenneth Zimmerman
Eleanor Tisch
Darlene Johnson
Marvin Dirksen
Marie Nightengalle
Glenn Stickler
Merlyn Mauk
Elsie
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Claremore Fenderson
Harlan Cramer
Harold Brown
Carl Stevens
Ted Heinrich
Bob Morehead
Harold Mauk
Ingrams
Bakersfield
Sonora
Farmers Insurance Group
Fupronion
Stee
T. J. Russell
Santa Fe Way
Shafter Auto
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
Save
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Shafter's
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ED Food Center
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