Three Shafter men begin Air Force basic training
Three young men from Shafter start 54 days of intensive U S Air Force basic training at Parks AFB near Oakland California. Vick P. Loftin Alvin Hopkins and Dwight D Harvey are the airmen. Harvey was in the 1954 Shafter high school graduating class.
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Shafter
U. S. Air Force
Parks Afb
Oakland
Calif
Vick P. Loftin
Willis Williams
Alvin Hopkins
C. A. Hopkins
Dwight D. Harvey
Riley Harvey
Air Force
Shafter High School
Harvey
Scout Troop Plans May 9 Event With Family Games
John Sloas Jr and Teddy Heinrichs earned tenderfoot badges at a Monday April 25 meeting. Billy Peters received a tenderfoot award at the April 26 closing ceremony. Leaders discussed fire making and an Explorer Post 953 invitation for older scouts.
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John Sloas, Jr
Teddy Heinrichs
Tenderfoot
Billy Peters
Post
Kenneth Pipkin
Explorer
Explorer Scouts Offer Free Curb Painting with Donation Request
Scouts paint house numbers on curbs free of charge and request a small donation to support the explorer post and its program. Summer camp at Huntington Lake offers a week of swimming rowing canoeing hiking fishing and handicrafts with details from the scoutmaster.
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Explorer
Explorer Post
Apson
Huntington Lake
Maple Notes on Local Events and Personal Moves
Maple Notes reports Frank Enns driving his daughter to Midland Texas to rejoin her husband and returning home. The Longhorns’ exhibition and opening games in San Angelo were wins. Attendees included Mrs Fenie Wilcox of Bakersfield and her mother. Lillian Loewen and Shirley Neufeld attended Barbara Siemens and Edward Peters wedding. Neufeld to complete nursing cap in June. PTA convention trip is planned to Long Beach with Mrs Ben Giesbrecht and Mrs Jesse Combs and Mrs Arthur Ehrhorn taking part.
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Dale Scales
Midland
Texas
Frank Enns
Scales
Enns
San Angelo
Fenie Wilcox
Bakersfield
Lillian Loewen
Shirley Neufeld
Barbara Siemens
Edward Peters
Loewen
Frank Loewen
Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing
Oakland
Neufeld
Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles
Bishop Johnson School of Nursing
Elmer Neufeld
PTA
Long Beach
Ben Giesbrecht
Maple Pta
Jesse Combs
Arthur Ehrhorn
Wasco High School
Poly Royal Visitor Attends Cal Poly Crowning
Mrs Jesse Combs an honored guest at the Poly Royal at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo last week joined by her daughter Mrs George Fasutino and granddaughter Miss Altarene McKinnon one of the royal princesses. Crowning ceremonies were held Friday evening with engraved bracelets given to each princess. Mrs Combs noted crops poultry and livestock as highlights and about 15000 people attended the event filling town facilities.
Arrive in Japan Mr and Mrs Daniel Whiffield
A notice reports the arrival of Mr and Mrs Daniel Whiffield in Japan. The brief item notes their names and the event of arrival, with no additional details.
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Japan
Mrs. Daniel .Whiffield
Family reaches Japan base home after voyage
Mrs. Edward Danzler says her daughter Sandra and she arrived safely in Japan and are living in a five room house at Johnson air force base. The ship journey lasted thirteen days. Sandra is slowly adjusting after not recalling her father Sgt. Edward Danzler and is gradually getting acquainted. Mrs. Danzler says she is enjoying experiences in the Orient.
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Edward Danzler
Sandra
Japan
Johnson
Air Force Base
Sgt
Mrs. Danzler
Orient
Mennonite Brethren Choir Meet Held in Fresno
A large local crowd gathered in Fresno on Sunday for the annual singing meet of Mennonite Brethren church choirs held at the municipal auditorium. Spud Heinrichs supervised the event and visitors included Mr and Mrs Frank Enns of the Maple district who stayed overnight with Mr and Mrs Henry Kohfeld.
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Fresno
Spud Heinrichs
Frank Enns
Maple District
Henry Kohfeld
Wasco
Kohfelds
Reedley Visit Weekend Ends With Family Gatherings
Mrs. Herman Janzen of Reedley visited her daughter Mrs. Martin Loepp from Wednesday to Saturday. On Saturday Loepp hosted her sisters Mrs. Pete Warkentin and daughter Donna and Mrs. A G Pen.
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Herman Janzen
Reedley
Martin Loepp
Loepp
Pete Warkentin
Donna
A. G. Pen
Surprise birthday visit and plans for party
Mr s Loepp receives a surprise visit from her daughter Mrs Rey nold Dueck and family from Uba to celebrate her birthday. Mrs Janzen returned home with them. Loepp children planned a surprise party for an upcoming birthday Thursday evening.
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Ner
Reynold Dueck
Uba
Newfields Return Home After Wedding Visit
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Newfield and family came to attend the wedding of Miss Barbara Siemens and Edward Peters. They visited Mrs. Menno Siemens and later joined Arthur Newfield in Bakersfield and the Wall family in Shafter before returning to Healdsburg.
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W. G. Newfield
Barbara Siemens
Edward Peters
Newfield
Menno Siemens
Healdsburg
Arthur Newfield
Bakersfield
F. F. Wall
Shafter
Whitfield Daughter Accepted to Kaiser School of Nursing
Wanetta Whitfield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Whitfield, will begin studies at the Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing when the new term opens next fall. She has just received notification of her acceptance after traveling to Oakland for the entrance examinations.
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Wanetta Whitfield
Daniel Whitfield
Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing
Oakland
Fishing Trip Held By Boys Athletic Club
The Boys Athletic Club took eight boys to Isabella Dam on April 23 for fishing and swimming at Democratic hot springs. Participants were Dickie Koop Johnny Kadel Ray Warren Carl McClain Tommy Caraway Alan Poznoff Steve Nelson and Glen Putman. A second trip is planned for Saturday with hiking and a school visit. For details contact Joe Galante Shafter 9009.
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Isabella Dam
Maple PTA to Host Progress Through Homemaking Meeting
The Maple PTA meeting on Tuesday May 10 at 8 p.m. closes the school year with a style show by upper grade girls in Mrs Jeanette Clark's home economics class and music by Wasco Union High School first graders under Mrs Rhea Raub. C Y Green Wasco High will speak and first grade mothers provide refreshments.
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Maple Pta
Jeannette Clark
Rhea Raub
C. Y. Green
Wasco Union High School
Ben Giesbrecht
Allen Bartel
Bartel
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Dwight Harvey
Leonard Johnson
Madaline Nicol
Nancy Pierce
Larry Fink
Harlan Hill
Henry Moroski
Hill
Newfields
Boys Athletic Club
Mation
Joe Galante
Shafter 9009
Miles Don Young
Raa
U. S
TV Opportunity
Shafter Press
Shafter, Calif
Radio-Television Training School, Inc
Chevrolet
Daytona Beach
Florida
E. Central Ave
Ant
Flint
Michigan
Richland Chevrolet Co
Fisher
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