Shatterites Dress Up Kern County Potato Show
Shafter talent highlighted the Kern County Potato Growers convention fashion show at Bakersfield Country Club. Mrs. Clarence Neuman led the women’s events. decorations were led by Mrs. Herbert Neuman with a travel theme of Hawaiian scenes and giant paper potatoes as centerpieces. Guests passed through a wardrobe trunk and were handed child safe favors. place mats featured the Shafter Cotton and Ponto Festival with two colored tea towels given to attendees.
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Kern County
Yan
Marvin Neuman
R.A. Jacobsen
Dessert Affair Honors Faculty Wives of Shafter High
Faculty Wives and Women of Shafter High School were entertained at the home of Mrs. Lowell Todd on Acacia Street with co hosts Miss Shirley Harris and Miss Beverly Gist. The event preceded a Shafter Wasco Art Association meeting. Howard Doyle of Barker Brothers Bakersfield spoke and senior tea plans for Apr 26 were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High
Lowell Todd
Acacia Street
Shirley Harris
Beverly Gist
Shafter-Wasco- Art Association
Howard Doyle
Barker Brothers
Bakersfield
Carolyn Siemens Birthday Party Honoree
Mrs. Ernest Siemens hosted a Saturday afternoon party for her daughter Carolyn’s 11th birthday. Guests enjoyed softball, gift openings, and a wiener bake dessert after entertaining activities. Attendees included Christine Goertzen, Martha Mitchell, Janice Ralzer, Lois, Anna Marie Epp, and others from Bakersfield and Fresno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple
Ernest Siemens
Carolyn
Christine Goertzen
Martha Mitchell
Janice Ralzer
Lois
Anna Marie Epp
Donna
Karen Adamson
Karen Nickel
Rhoda Reimer
Carol Becker
Lana Lachenmaier
Gloria Schultz
Bonnie Janzen
Henrietta Loewen
Carol Froese
Nancy Envel
Bakersfield
Normabank
Fresno
Marva Duerksen
Ohannesons Show Europe Photographs at Potluck
The Ohannesons presented photographs of their Europe trip at a Union Congregational Couples Club potluck on Monday night. The next meeting plans a Chinese dinner and a miniature golf game in Bakersfield with several members in attendance.
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Europe
A. P. Ohanneson
Couples Club
Union Congregational Church
Bakersfield
Gordon Baker
Leonard Duck
George Collins
Fred Mason
Messrs
John Turner
Irvin Toews
Kenneth Pipkin
George Smith
J. Taylor
Noble Nelson
Cecil Tracy Returns Home After Glendale Hospital Visit
Cecil Tracy of Buttonwillow is back home after a short stay at Glendale Hospital for a general check up.
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Cecil Tracy
Buttonwillow
Glendale Hospital
Pathfinders Rockhunting Expedition Visits Coastal Sites
A Pathfinders group of 31 members toured Shell Beach and other coastal stops for a four day rockhunting trip. They visited Templeton Hidden Valley and Morrow Rock and attended a San Luis Obispo rock show featuring Death Valley onyx dishes after lunch.
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Shafter
Pathfinders
Shell Beach
San Luis Obispo
Lapidary
Death Valley
Belva Dirksen
M. M- Fenderson
Adrian Fenderson
Robert Neumann
LaVerna Wolcott
Stanley Wolcott
Dolores Swartz
Roy Pitts
Charlotte Pitts
J. Curry
Wanda Curry
Newlyweds Weidenbach Honeymoon Return in Wasco
Newlyweds Marvin Albert Weidenbach and his bride returned from a Palm Springs honeymoon and were married at First Baptist Church of Wasco before 150 guests. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Meta Roskam and the late John Roskam, wore a white lace ballerina gown. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Harold Thomas with maid of honor Marilyn Roskam and best man Albert Suckitt of Shafter. The couple now reside at 463 Cross St awaiting a new ranch home.
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Palm Springs
Marvin Albert Weidenbach
First Baptist
Wasco
Meta Roskam
John Roskam
Marilyn Roskam
Arlo Roskam
Harold Thomas
Kenneth Miller
Elias Wiebe
You
Weidenbach
Cross St
San Joaquin Cotton Ci Co
Bakersfield
Albert Weidenbach
Shafter
South Dakota
Central Market
Beams Visit Daughter in King City Family Notes
Mr and Mrs Thomas Beam with Joyce of 626 Central Ave visited daughter and family in King City. The Musick family hosted last weekend as Beams guests for two days with David and Lynn staying with them.
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Thomas Beams
Daughter
King City
Thomas Beam
Joyce
Central Ave
Leonard Musick
Musicks
David
Lynn
Beams
Patsy Kelly Wins 300 Scholarship at Stanford University
Patsy Kelly daughter of Mr and Mrs H W Pat Kelly of Shafter receives a 300 scholarship for outstanding work at Stanford University. Laguanita Hall presents the award to the outstanding senior girl living in the dormitory. Kelly plans June graduation in education with emphasis on kindergarten and primary work.
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Patsy Kelly
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Shafter
Stanford University
Laguanita Hall
Laguanita
Miss Kelly
Pitts Couple at Pismo Beach Work for Biloff in Shafter
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Pitts are at Pismo Beach where Pitts works for Elmer Biloff, who is also from Shafter.
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Kenneth Pitts
Pismo Beach
Pitts
Elmer Biloff
Shafter
Betrothal announced for Esther Neufeld and Eddie Eidsen
Mr and Mrs John H Neufeld announce the engagement of their daughter Esther Neufeld to Eddie Eidsen son of Mr and Mrs Ed Eidsen of Shafter The couple plan to marry after wedding plans are finalized Esther has worked as a Maple Leaf secretary and attended Maple School Shafter High School Pacific Bible Institute Bakersfield High School and Fresno Junior College Eddie is a Bakersfield High School and Fresno Junior College graduate who began basic training at Camp Pickett Virginia Both are from local families with roots in Shafter and Bakersfield
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Esther Jon. Neufeld
Eddie Hidson
John. H. Neufeld
Miss Neufeld
Maple Leaf
Maple School
Shafter High School
Pacific Bible Institute
Fresno
Eidsen
Ed Eidsen
Shafter
Camp Pickett
Bakersfield High School
Fresno Junior College
Picnic Honors Oklahoma Family
A Sunday afternoon picnic at Manuel Park honored the arrival of Mr and Mrs Jake Heinrichs and Lorraine of Fairview Oklahoma. Hosts were Mr and Mrs Sam Becker with a list of guests including Mrs Louise Neufeld and several relatives from Fresno Bakersfield Wheeler Ridge and Rosedale.
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Manuel Park
Jake Heinrichs
Lorraine
Fairview
Okla
Heinrichs
Louise Neufeld
Sam Becker
Milton Richards
Wheeler Ridge
Geraldine Patkosky
Fresno
Katie Heinrichs
Bakersfield
Messrs
Mesdames Wallace Duerksen
John Nord
Rosedale
John Heinrichs
Albert Janzen
Ben Giesbrecht
Don Klingenberg
Maple School Pupils Honor Classmate Heading to Africa
Seventh and eighth graders at Maple School honored Lois Epp as she prepares to join her family in the Belgian Congo mission field. Helena Loewen hosted the party at her home with games, a picnic supper, and gifts for Epp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple
Belgian Congo
Lois Epp
Out-of-Town Visitors At Otis Gladden Home
Last weekend visitors called on the Otis Gladden family, with the Hearn and Mehan households hosting relatives. Dell Gordon and Louise and Leo Mehan from Dell, and Sandra Hearn from Ventura were part of the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Gladden
Roy Hearn
James Hearn
J. E. Mehan
Louise
Leo
Dell Gordon
Bill Hearn
Sandra
Ventura
Gladdens
R. L. Hearn
Mrs Steve Roberts Interviewed on San Francisco Radio
Mrs Steve Roberts of Lerdo Avenue was interviewed on a radio broadcast Saturday morning during her visit to San Francisco.
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Steve Roberts
Lerdo Avenue
San Francisco
Newlywed Friends Fete Mrs Donnie Dart at Santa School
A post nuptial party honored Mrs. Donnie Dart former Frankie Frantham at the Santa School building. Guests included Mesdames Idabelle Johnson Camp Eleanor McWilliams Ruth Mullins Louise Neufeld Elsie Deckler Nina Lockhart and Don Christensen plus Opal Carter Ora Alexander Rachel Rolf. Absent were Mrs. Letha Brock and Martha Gloeckler.
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Donnie. Dart
Frankie ‘Frantham
Santa School
Mesdameg Idabelle Johnson
Dwire ‘Camp
Eleanor McWilliams
Ruth Mullins
Louise Neufeld
Elsie Deckler
Nina Lockhart
Don Christensen
Opal Carter
Ora’ Alexander
Rachel Rolf
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Shatterites
Spud
Hugh Sill
Harold Greene
Tipa Henderson
Bates Dewey
Philo Jeffries
Robert McClain
Harold Miller
Claré¢nce Neuman
Ben Peters
Paul Pilgrim
Dan Weitz
Bert Ware
Esther Neufeld
Carolyn Siemens
Ohannesons
Movies of
Freer
Lge
Albert Suckitt
Glenn Bender
Wesley Janzen
Dungan’s
Oklahoma
Amana
Upright Food Freezer
Electrical Testing Laboratories Inc
New York, N. Y
Wheeler
the Friendly Family Furniture Store” Shafter
Africa
Helena Loewen
Herb Loewen
Dottie Brantley
Janice Balzer
Jimmy Nevarov
Elwood Enns
Leroy Balzer
Bobby Patterson
Charles Mitchell
Allen Baede
Donald W. Neufeld
Donald Peter Neufeld
Roger Buller
Wayne Siemens
James Jones
Elmer Engel
John Balzer
Loewen
Dolo
E. Marengo
Bes
Johnson
Letha Brock
Martha Gloeckler
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