Ed Peters Discusses Potato Situation at Wasco Grange
Ed Peters, Shafter farmer and National Potato Council member, spoke to Wasco Grange about marketing programs and the coming state and national plans. He noted an increased advertising push as potato consumption fell from 198 to 118 pounds per person and urged progress toward acreage allotments and price supports. Ladies Night plans were finalized after the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Peters
Department of Agriculture
Peters
National Potato Council
Pacific Union College Choir Here Thursday
Pacific Union College's 38 voice A Cappella Choir performs a sacred concert Thursday evening March 31 at eight o'clock in the Shafter Seventh-day Adventist Church. The tour spans 22 concert and radio dates along the West Coast with an international flavor featuring Bortniansky Technesnokoff Christiansen Mozart Mendelssohn Dykes Grieg and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Coast
Pacific Union College
Shafter Seventh-day Adventist Church
Lerdo
Poplar Road
J. Wesley Rhodes
Seventh-day Adventist College
California
Napa Valley
Bortniansky
Technesnokoff
Christiansen
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Grieg
Kern Homes Bridge Club Honors Guests at Gatherin
Kern Homes Bridge Club recent guest night featured a shamrock motif in room and table decor. Prizes awarded: high to Mrs. Jean Téagarden, low to Mrs. McAdams, draw to Mrs. Claire Sill. refreshments served. attendees included Mrs. Elsie Randall and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern Homes
Tally and Terry Bridge Club
Jean Téagarden
Low
Mrs. McAdams
Claire Sill
Elsie Randall
Ethel Marmaduke
Rowena Tilton
Sally Mortimore
June Curtain
Helen Barker
Mary McAdams
Myrtle Wile
Ruth Harp
Jean Teagarden
Claire Mae Lundy
Ann Lennick
Peggy Finop
Former Shafter post mistress living in Okinawa
Lois Rosenstiel formerly Lois Berry and long time Shafter post mistress shares news from Okinawa via correspondence to Mrs. Hazel Nixon. She and Capt. J R Rosenstiel recently toured Japan and met General Douglas MacArthur while visiting interesting sites. They plan a visit to Shafter in May or June. Address: Hq. & Hq. Sqdn., 1st Air Division, APO 239 PM, San Francisco, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Lois Rosenteil
Okinawa
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
E Rosenstiels
1St Air Division
A.P.O
San Francisco
Calif
Choir Hosts 20 Voice Male Chorus Plus Audience Requests
A local concert feature presents a 20 voice male chorus with the choir, offering a program of pieces and accepting audience requests for favorites from years past. The event emphasizes Christian themes and the hope of eternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Maple District Activities and Cotton Growers Meeting
Mrs. Marion Wells second grade class enjoyed a Friday party at Maple school as a reward for high parent turnout at the last P T A meeting. Circus decorations and a miniature merry go round created a festive lunch room atmosphere with cookies animal crackers punch and two game records. Separately cotton growers from Maple district heard Ralph Bunje Western Cotton Growers Association legislative representative discuss the 1950 allotment plan and efforts to block a bill discriminating against western growers. Bunje and Mr W F Smith of Buttonwillow recently returned from Washington noting the need to monitor favorable legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Wells
Maple School
Lester Neufeld
Robert Sturges
Maple District
Ralph Bunje
Western Cotton Growers Association
Bunje
W. F. Smith
Buttonwillow
State Grange
Washington
Bruner Family Enjoys Southward Drive and Sunshine
Mr and Mrs Joe Bruner and their children Beverly traveled south last week. Mrs Bruner and the children visited her mother and sister. Mr Bruner’s summer complexion came from a golf game in warm sunshine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe. Bruner
Beverly
Mrs. Bruner
Mr. Bruner
Weekend Hill Drive Reaches Scenic Views Despite Detour
Mr. and Mrs. Al Pellet Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sherwin and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Berry enjoyed a Sunday drive through the hills. They planned to see the J. W. Lewis at Poso Flats but could not pass and rerouted their trip. They noted many wildflowers in bloom and abundant rains improving range conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Pellet
C. W. Sherwin
Guy Berry
J. W. Lewis
Poso Flats
Mrs Clementine Everts Guests Attend Shafter High Concert
Mrs. Clementine Everts of Shafter, guest of Mrs. R B Sturges, attended a Shafter High School music department concert at Maple School auditorium and enjoyed luncheon at the Sturges home. Mrs. Everts has been ill, making the outing a welcome treat. Mr and Mrs John Wiens traveled through snow via ridge route to attend their relatives golden wedding in Hillsboro Kansas and returned in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clementine Everts
Shafter
R. B. Sturges
Shafter High School
Maple School
Sturges
John Wiens
Hillsboro
Kansas
Marilyn Hahn Birthday Party At Hahn Home
Marilyn Hahn celebrated her sixth birthday Sunday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. James Hahn with games movies and a gift opening. The party included relatives and friends from Wasco Shafter Delano and local guests with hors d oeuvres ice cream punch and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Hahn
James Hahn
Hahns
Marilyn
Barbara Elaine Hahn
Doris
Bonnie
Evelyn Bownie
Wasco
Shafter
Julie Marie Todd
Connie Hare
Arline
Katherine
John Kadel
Rosaline
Freddy Guenther
Jacqueline
John Battaglia
Sandra
Pamela McCoy
Nancy McMichael
Tommy Marsh
Cheryl McClure
Joyce
Ruth Sexton
Wilma Jean Kurtz
Janet Biloff
Kat
Beverly Ann Ziemke
Royce Costello
Delano
Donna
Joan
Patricia
Cheryl Hahn
Wasco Shafter Concert elects new Wasco Shafter officers
Audience at Gorodnitzki concert in Wasco heard results for Wasco Shafter Community Concerts officers. Elected were Irvin J. Barr as president Harold Britain first vice president Violet Hemingson third vice president Arnold Burnett treasurer Larry Stalin Margaret Peters and Glenn Compton Dorothy Hull Ruth Wedel as board members Dorothy Trew named second vice president. Officers to serve one year with four members held over two years Violet Prather Helen Crowder Beatrice Clark A D Jackman. New board to begin duties and lead the annual membership drive in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco
Wasco- Shafter
Irvin J. Barr
Harold Britain
Violet Hemingson
Shafter
Arnold Burnett
Larry Stalin
Margaret Peters
Glenn Compton
Dorothy Hull
Ruth Wedel
Dorothy Trew
Arthur Clemens
H. S. Giddings
Rolf Jacobsen
Ray McCoy
McFarland
Pete Neufeld
Violet Prather
Helen Crowder
Beatrice E Clark
A. D. Jackman
For Sale: 6 ft Frigidaire and Case cultivator
For sale a 6 ft Frigidaire operating well and a lightly used 2 row Case cultivator. Fits Case D C S C C model tractors. Contact Clarence Kattenhorn at corner Los Angeles and Shafter Aves.
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D.C
S.C
C.C
Clarence Kattenhorn
Los Angeles
Shafter Aves
Shafter High Band and Glee Club Concert at Maple School
Maple School hosted a Wednesday assembly featuring Shafter High School band and the girls glee club under music instructor Robert Graf. Graduates Iva Dell, Ida Koenig, Stanley Buller, Norman Buller, Benny Giesbrecht, Esther Neufeld, Eva June Howard, and Joyce Morris are noted. Ella Mae Starrh accompanied piano. programs included Amercans We, Pauanne, Grieg concerto, Chimes of Victory, Ten Little Indians, He Met Her on the Stairs, In My Garden, Beauty Shop Quartette, Great Day and Harlem by Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple School
Shafter High School
Robert Graf
R. E. Gribble
Maple
Graf
Iva Dell
Ida Koenig
Stanley
Norman Buller
Benny Giesbrecht
Esther Neufeld
Ella Mae Starrh
Harlem
Newell
Gribble
Kern County Fish and Game Group Plans Annual Barbecue
Kern County Fish and Game Commission sets April 24 for its fourteenth annual barbecue at Hart Memorial Park Bakersfield. Event aims to boost memberships and fund propagation of fish and game with a field day for sportsmen featuring riding groups pistol skeet archery rifle demos and other events. Grand prize is a horse and saddle plus a Cocker Spaniel puppy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Fish and Game Commission
Hart Memorial Park
Bakersfield
Bob Gunning
Louis Burtch
Les Arnold
Ed Rous
Arthur Finch
Homer
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Ed Peters
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Professor Rhodes
Bill” Young
Kern Homes Bridge Club
Hotpoint
Automati
Schneider
Wikoff
Wiens
Barbara
Wasco-Shafter Ass
Bates Dewey
Coberly West Shafter Gin
Tulere St
Lisnics
D. E. Striplin
Dave Eberlein
18Th Ave
Shafter High Band & Glee Club
County Fish & Game Group
James ST
Ball Carpet Co
Mohawk & Magee
Leo St. Hilaire
Contour
Fourteenth Street
Leo
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