Double Ring Ceremony for Freda Mettler and C Brooks
Miss Freda Mettler and Clar ence Brooks wed in a Sunday afternoon service at the First Methodist Church of Bakersfield. Rev. Lynn A. Wood officiated as 150 friends witnessed vows, with music by Mrs. W. H. Hertz and organist Mrs. Josephine Sweeney. The couple will reside at Zimmerman Apartments in Shafter after a Carmel by the Sea honeymoon.
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First Methodist Church
Bakersfield
Freda Mettler
Clarence Brooks
Lynn A. Wood
W. H. Hertz
Josephine Sweeney
Richard Klein
McFarland
Harvey Schlattauer
Allen Mettler
Gideon Mettler
Harold Gerrish
Dan F. Mettler
Henry Dawson
Los Angeles
Elaine Klaudt
Vivian Handel
Evelyn, Handel
Shafter
Carmel By-The-Sea
Zimmerman Apartments
Pacific Avenue
Brooks
Et Omer
New Jr. Women Officers Slated at Dinner Meeting
At a April 27 installation in Wasco Mrs. Vivian Neuman became president of the Shafter Junior Women's Club. New officers include Mrs. Maxine Mettler as vice president and Mrs. Pat Neuman as correspondence secretary. The next meeting is set for May 11 to plan for the Spud Festival float and booth.
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West’s
Wasco
Vivian Neuman
Shafter Junior Women’s Club
Neuman
Maxine Mettler
Pat Neuman
Helen Neessen
Lois Curtis
Dorothy Neuman
Katherine Revell
Ed Brown
Arthur Brownell
Annabel Thompson
Thompson
Ruth Handel
Woman’s Club
Marie Eckert
Rita Miller
Mesdames
Vivian Crandall
Mildred Anderson
Dorothy Ne
Local nuptials tie Shafter pair in autumn ceremony
A Shafter couple exchanged vows with the bride educated at Richland School and Shafter High. The groom, son of Mrs. Henry F. Dawson of Los Angeles, manages the footwear department at Schirmer's in Bakersfield. Out of town guests included the Mettlers and Mrs. Lydia Palmer from Lodi and the Millers of Porterville.
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Richland School
Shafter High School
Kern Philharmonic Chorus
Shafter Junior Women’s Club
Bryant and Hitchcock
Benedict
Henry F. Dawson
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Schirmer’s Department Store
Henry Mettler
Laura
Lydia Palmer
Lodi
Henry Miller
Porterville
Gold Pocket Found Near Sonora Fetches 360000
A single gold pocket near Sonora yielded 360000 during Gold Rush Days, drawing attention to mineral finds and regional treasure lore.
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Sonora
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs. Fred Neuman
Norma and Shirley Neuman with their grandmother Mrs. J P Weitz hosted a surprise party for Mrs. Fred Neuman on April 28 at the Neuman home Riverside Avenue. Guests included Mrs. Dan Weitz and daughters Dorma and Dorothy, E V Neuman and daughter Janice, J P Weitz and family, Fred Neuman and his sons Jimmy and Harold, plus the hostesses. A birthday cake inscribed Happy Birthday Mother and ice cream were served.
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Norma
Shirley Neuman
J.P. Weitz
Fred .Neuman
Neuman
Riverside Avenue
Dan Weitz
Dorma
Dorothy
E. V. Neuman
Janice
J. P. Weitz
Fred Neuman
Jimmy
Harold
Grape Acreage in Shafter Exceeds Eleven Hundred Acres
Shafter district reports over 1,100 acres of grapes for the year led by Thompson varieties at 900 acres. Major growers include Henry Mettler with 120 acres, Lachenmaier Brothers, and Poppy Farms owned by Harry West. Em H. Mettler & Sons also hold sizable holdings in the region.
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Shafter
Thompson
Henry Mettler
Lachenmaier Brothers
Poppy Farms
Harry West
Em. H. Mettler & Sons
Somerone Socal Sre
Boendotor Aig
BPW Club To Select New Officer Group
The Shafter Business and Professional Women's Club will choose officers for the coming year at a Thursday night meeting on May 5 at 7 o'clock at Motel Canelo. Members Fern Morse Clara Chnaidt and Lorraine Gaede present the nominating slate. President Jeanette Wheel-
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Shafter Business and Professional Women’s Club
Motel Canelo
Fern Morse
Clara
Chnaidt
Lorraine Gaede
Jeanette Wheel
Edison Spud Harvest Shifts Prices and Shipments
Edison area began potato harvest a week early with small green 6 to 8 oz tubers. First carload sold at 5.00 per 50 lb sack, then dropped to 2.00 as demand lagged. Shafter activity light, 13 cars shipped yesterday all unsold, routes to Los Angeles San Francisco and Stockton. Old holdovers clean up. Kern County must ship quality to improve the deal.
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Edison
Kern County
Shafter
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Stockton
Washington Lady Visits Relatives in Bakersfield Area
Mrs. Margie Cardwell of Montesano Washington arrived by air for a visit with friends and relatives. She is hosted by her son Joe D. Glover and wife at 3417 Lake Street Bakersfield and by her mother Mrs. James Bell of Shafter, with more visits planned to the Murphy and Duke families. She will return home by air on May 9.
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Margie Cardwell
Montesano
Washington
Joe D. Glover
Lake Street
Bakersfield
James Bell
Shafter
Gale Murphy
Ruth Duke
Plums and Peaches Grow Here This Year
Lachenmaier Brothers, Shafter growers, raise 35 percent more acres of Santa Rosa Plums this year per county agricultural agent Ned Smith.
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Lachenmaier Brothers
Shafter
Ned Smith
Local Auxiliary Dinner Hosted by Bakersfield Unit No 26
Shafter and Wasco Legion Auxiliary members will be the dinner guests of Bakersfield Unit No 26 on Friday evening April 6 at Bakersfield Legion Hall. The event follows a Bakersfield unit membership drive against Shafter and Wasco. local members should contact Leona Richards by tonight or Wednesday morning. Members meet at 6 p.m. in front of the new Legion Hall before departure to Bakersfield.
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Shafter
Wasco Legion Auxiliary
Bakersfield
Banks Return Home From Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Bill Banks returned to their Shafter home last Friday from Chickasha Oklahoma. They were called east two weeks ago by the grave illness and passing on April 24 of the mother of Mrs Banks Mrs Arthur Johnson. The Banks were accompanied by Mr and Mrs J E Evans Mrs Evans and Mrs Banks are sisters.
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Bill Banks
Shafter
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Banks
Arthur Johnson
E. Evans
Evans
Bride Shower Hostess Details Clarified
In correction of a previous note, Sion Social Stocker organized the bridal shower for Marie Balighman with assistance from Wanda Sneed.
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Sion
Marie Balighman
Wanda Sneed
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C. Brooks
Anne
Les Hobson
Dial
K — Truxtun
New. Jr
D. E. Striplin
Dave Eberlein
18Th Ave
Delano
Frank Hornkohl Laboratories
Truxtun
Mrs. F. Neuman
BPW Club
Shafter Press
Washington Lady
Chevron
Ray Albert
Poso
Briday Shower
Rose Goldstein
K St
Brink Drive
Til Health
J. J. Baerg
D.C
al Ave
Sam Plone
Jack Hare
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Northern California Electrical Bureau
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