Colvards Host Housewarming With Sunday School Friends
Mr and Mrs Jack Colvard were surprised by a housewarming hosted by Sunday School friends from First Baptist. About twenty guests attended with games refreshments and a social hour. Reverend Menno Schellenberg led a devotional and a gift was presented. Attendees included Jack Hiam mons Cecil Hampton Vernie Parrott Norval Winters George Bender Max Pearce Carlton Moon Reverend Melvin Krug Bob Wiebe Mrs Bill Hildebrand Rachel Anderson and Reverend Menno Schellenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Colvard
First Baptist Church
Menno Schellenberg
Messrs
and Mines
Jack Hiammons
Cecil Hampton
Vernie Parrott
Norval Winters
George Bender
Max Pearce
Carlton Moon
Melvin Krug
Bob Wiebe
Bill Hildebrand
Rachel Anderson
B P W Install New Officers Thursday
Edna Ross was installed as Shafter B P W president for 58 59 at a Cawelo dinner. Lorraine Christensen installed Dottie Boyd Ann Stoller Georgette Kadel Mary Vaughn Mary Kelley Irene Tilley. Irene Tilley received gifts for past service. Inez Moser honored with pink carnations corsage. Guests included Nora Ockey Rena Sharp Effie Dueck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Ross
New Shafter Business and
Cawelo
Lorraine Christensen
Dottie Boyd
Ann Stoller
Georgette Kadel
Mary Vaughn
Mary Kelley
Irene Tilley
Inez Moser
Nora Ockey
Rena Sharp
Effie Dueck
Troop 913 Attends Dodgers Knothold Gang Day
Richland area Troop 913 and parents joined Los Angeles Dodgers fans on Knothold Gang Day. Twenty eight boys plus scoutmaster Lew Sutton and fathers Reg Hammond Jack Dauphin John Dalke Vern Smith Leonard Gaede and Lewis Woodard toured the ballpark, collected pennants caps pictures autographs a baseball and sunburn relief and despite a Dodgers loss the group called the trip glorious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Parent Teachers Association
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
Pittsburg Pirates
Knothold Gang
Lew Sutton
Reg Hammond
Jack Dauphin
John Dalke
Vern Smith
Leonard Gaede
Lewis Woodard
Retiring Shafter High custodian recalls decades of service
Janzen, head custodian at Shafter High School since September 1, 1928, retires after 29 years at the campus. He witnessed enrollment grow from 54 to about 900, and the faculty rise from three to over 40 as seven principals led the school. He drove a school bus for 27 of those years, logging roughly 250000 miles without a scratch. He plans to relax and enjoy spring weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Aes
Janzen
Elmer Perry
Kern County High School
Grant Jensen
South High School
Bakersfield
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Arthur H. Johnson
Eighth Graders Register for SHS in Shafter
Shafter High School principal Arthur H. Johnson reports preliminary eighth grade registration is complete with plans for final freshman registration on August 29. Elementary districts Buttonwillow Lerdo Richland and Rio Bravo feed Shafter HS with an expected 295 ninth graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Arthur H. Johnson
Shafter
Willow School
Johnson
Buttonwillow
Lerdo
Richland
Rio Bravo
Rogers Visit Ties Toews Family in New Mexico
Recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Toews were Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Rogers and their children from Los Alamos New Mexico. Mrs. Rogers is Mrs. Toews sister. In California the Rogers attended a convention in San Francisco and left the children to visit Aunt Marie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Toews
R. N. Rogers
Los Alamos
New Mexico
Rogers
Toews
California
San Francisco
Marie
Seniors Tour Bakersfield College Campus on College Day
Sixty five members of the Shafter High senior class toured Bakersfield College on a designated College Day. About 1800 county students were invited to explore 21 special interest groups guided by counselors and department chairmen detailing courses and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Bakersfield College
Don Murfin
Relief Workers Install Officers At Spring Banquet
The Mission Relief Workers spring banquet last Thursday installed officers for 58 59 with H H Nikkel as president and Hilderbrand as vice president, Emma Nickel secretary, John Reimer treasurer. Miss Edna Thiesen spoke on life below the border and showed slides. A mixed quartet and a meat loaf dinner followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Relief
Mesdames
H. H. Nikkel
Henry Hilderbrand
Emma Nickel
John Reimer
Frend H. H. Dick
Edna Thiesen
Mexico
Taft Gideon George Decker to Speak at Luncheon
George Decker of Taft, an active Gideon, is announced as the luncheon speaker for the Business Men's Com event. Public invitation extended. Jay Atkinson confirms attendance. During 1955 to 1957 California used over a trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Experts note Koran lacquer ware inlaid with mother of pearl as world’s finest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Decker
Taft
Gideon
Jay Atkinson
California
Elective Officers to Be Guests Monday in Wasco
Kern County Chapters of O E S will be guests of Wasco chapter Monday April 12 at 8 p m Ruth Grisso chair man will have the Mother Singers entertain All members of the Order are invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
O. E
Wasco
Ruth Grisso
Order
Also Mentioned on This Page
Johnson-Neuman
Edith Martin
Marbrook
Alice
Kayser, Cannon, and Hanes
Kayser
Ware
Johnson-Neuman CO
Central Ave
Shafter, Calif
B.P.W
Troop
New International Tevek Federal
Tace
F. Fire
Central Valley Hwy
Phone Pioneer
Shafter High
College
George Globe
Agouetanet
Ceomandy Air Wobes
Liire
Wisin
Chester Avenue
Leeds
Florence
Kern .County
Central Hardware
Tony Brown
S. B
Barney) Gill
Shafter Friends
Sanitex
Enterprise
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!