Meat Cooking Class Brings Fun and Learnings to Local Women
Local women attended a meat cooking session led by Miss Jean Fritz using the Stretch Your Meat Dollars pamphlet. They learned buying tips, meat care, and recipes, then shared lunch. Organizers urge those with ideas for next year to contact chairwoman Mrs. Albright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Fritz
Gene Guenther
James Guenther
F. C. Raney
Jack Thompson
Wallace Weyand
John Notley
Frank Roselle
Albright
Five oldest mothers honored at First Mennonite tribute tea
At First Mennonite Church a Mother's Day tribute honored five senior mothers led by 92 year old Anna Enns. Others named were Katharina Beese, Sarah Reimer, Sarah Ratzlaff, and Anna Froese. June Nikkel and Leona Heller organized the event with a small reception, musical readings, and a German reading. About 30 persons attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Mennonite Church
June Nikkel
Leona Heller
The
Missionary Association
Anna Enns
Enns
Mmes. Katharina Beese
Sarah Reimer
Sarah Ratzlaff
Anna Froese
Nancy
Grace Froese
Jake Neufeld
Sears Scholarship For Local Youth
Lawrence youth Wayne McCombs won a Sears Foundation merit scholarship as one of 100 four year scholars. He plans to attend the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, to study chemistry and pursue a career as a science teacher. He is a senior at Wases Union High School and has been on the honor roll. He ranked among the nation’s top scorers on a nationwide college aptitude test of 162,000 seniors from 12,500 high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Wayne McCombs
Robert S. McCombs
Poplar Avenue
J. C. Penner
Shafter
Sears Foundation
McCombs
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Wases Union High School
WUHS
Mothersingers to sing for Wasco PTA event
Mothersingers led by Mrs Grisso with Mrs McConnell as accompanist will perform for Wasco Elementary School PTA on Thursday May 16 in the afternoon. Selections include The Pizzicato Polka Song Let My Song Fill Your Heart A May Morning and Autumn Leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grisso
McConnell
Wasco Elemen- School
P.T.A
Auxiliary Meeting Highlights at Memorial Hall
The American Legion Auxiliary met Tuesday evening at Memorial Hall with Bonnie Wipf presiding. Verna Peters is announced as this year’s candidate for girl state and Vertta will leave after school ends for Sacramento. Delegates Elgie Heinlein Juanita Davis and Isabel Crawford were named to attend the auxiliary convention in Long Beach from June 27 to 30. Members supported chili welfare and the poppy program for Poppy Days May 24. A Bakersfield dinner fundraiser is planned for May 13 at the Bakersfield post following a membership challenge. J W Lassiter has returned home from Bakersfield Hospital after a period of illness and hopes to soon greet friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Hall
Oreahlenh
Bonnie Wipf
Pat Cornell
Verna Peters
Vertta
Sacramento
Long Beach
Elgie Heinlein
Juanita Davis
Isabel Crawford
Chili Welfare
Nature Club field trip to desert and bug observations
On Saturday the Nature Club explored a desert area observing a striped lizard and various animal skeletons. They learned about sow bugs and pill bugs, their habitat under boards, feeding on small soil animals, and noted numerous grub worms. Next Saturday at 10 o'clock a meeting at the primary school and then Manner Park invites all.
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Nature Club
Kames
Manner Park
L Cunninghams Honored On 78th Birthday In North Fork
J L Cunningham father of Mrs Vernon Ross was celebrated Sunday for his 78th birthday with open house and a pot luck dinner. Sons Bob Alfred and Tom all of North Fork organized the event with daughters Nola Whitley and Edna Ross and son Estes of Clovis helping. About 90 people attended.
Duerksens Open House At New Poplar Avenue Home
Mr and Mrs C Duerksen pioneer residents opened their new Poplar avenue home to friends last Sunday. Visitors dropped in for cookies and punch and presented a set of five tongs as a gift. Dozens of neighbors and townspeople from Riverside avenue and beyond attended the welcome event.
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C. Duerksen
Poplar Avenue
Duerksens
Riverside Avenue
Messrs and Mines
Jake Waggoner
Abe Harder
Abe Zachariah
J. F. Richert
J. R. Fries
Richland
California Public Schools
Richard Scott
Arthur Brownell
Shere
Artie
Births in Wasco and Bakersfield Families
Mr and Mrs John Marquez of Buttonwillow welcomed a daughter born May 6 at Wasco Hospital. Mr and Mrs Alvin Smith of 926 Maple Street Wasco welcomed a son born May 7 at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield weighing 8 pounds 10 ounces. He has two sisters Katherine and Shirley and a brother Gerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marquez
Buttonwillow
Wasco Hospital
Alvin Smith
Maple Street
Wasco
Smith
Shafter High School
Mercy
Sixth Grade Honors Fred Swehla On His Birthday
The sixth grade class taught by Fred Swehla surprised him with a birthday celebration at school on May 3. Students congratulated him and presented a cake along with gifts and many cards. Committee members were Shirley Fowler Sheryl McClure and Joyce Clayton.
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Fred Swehla
Swehla
Punch
Shirley Fowler
Sheryl McClure
Joyce Clayton
White Cloud Girls Plan Camp Out For Feather Award
Members of the White Cloud troop led by Mrs. Raymond Brooke will camp on the Brooke lawn to earn their feather at a future Fly Up. Each girl brings sleeping gear and the group will cook breakfast before breaking camp Saturday morning.
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Kern County
Bes Room
Tveat
Red Warne
Covent Garden Opera House
England
Nan Merriman
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
The
Musical Association
National Ballet of Canada
Sadler’s Wells Ballet Group
Celia Franca
North America
Miss Franca
Giselle
Peter Channeson
Shafter
Shafter-Wasco
White Clouds
White Cloud
Raymond Brooke
Brooke
Missionary Association Meets Tuesday at First Mennonite Church
The Missionary Association of the First Mennonite Church met at Mrs. Bertha Reimer’s home on Golden West Avenue with Mrs. Al Nikkel presiding. Members packed Christmas bundles and rolled bandages for global relief while some embroidered for the Fall bazaar. Refreshments followed for attendees including Mrs. P. J. Gorsching and Mrs. Ramon Jantz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Association of the First Mennonite Church
Bertha Reimer
Golden West Avenue
al Nikkel
Mmes
P. J.gorsching
H. J. D. Janzen
al Fr
John Kellar to Receive Medical Degree at CME Commencement
John Kellar of Shafter from the 1957 CME graduating class will earn his MD degree at the 45th annual commencement exercises on June 7 and 8. He is among 98 CME School of Medicine graduates forming the overall class of 218.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kellar
Shafter
College of Medical Evangelists
Kellar
C. C. Kellar
P.O
CME School of Medicine
Has Surgery Patient Henry Duerksen Returns Home
Henry Duerksen, recently operated on at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, is back home and recovering well. Friends report he is getting along fine and on the mend.
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Henry Duerksen
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
Wasco Spud Dinner Set for Wednesday
The Nation's Potato Dinner in Wasco features greetings, a Westward to Wasco theme, and honors for California Long White Potato leaders. Four hundred potato recipe entries are in for prizes with Saturday May 1th deadline. Tickets cost 2.50 and sales flow through local commerce.
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Wasco
Central Valley Empire Association
California Long White Potato Advisory Board
P.O. Box
Fresno
Wasco High School
Wasco Chamber of Commerce
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Dorothy Fee
Benny Laverty
Charlotte Bartel
Lynn Wiedmann
Nick Charves
Mexico
Central
South America
Selal
Sears
J. W. Lassiter
Bakersfield Hospital
Central Ave
Phone Pioneer
Bookler
Bhat
Raves Anand Vai Xpenan
Der
Nature Nook
BY Victorine Bair
Stork Loft
Missionary Assn
Tab Hunter
Natalie
Wood
Young Love
Aati Ray
Joceyh Brando
Ae Frame Albertson
Arn Cies
Alee
WarnerCover
Lloyd Nolak Virgina
Tom & Jerry Cartoon
Cunningham
North Fork
Seiced
Union Oil Company
Chryslers
Plymouths
Plymouth
Chrysler
Imperial
Central Valley Highway
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