New Bluebird Officer Elected At May Meeting
Shirley Linda named president of the Hummingbird group of Bluebirds at a May 5 meeting held at guardian Mrs Wesley Linda home. Carol Hooks elected secretary and Patricia Kirschenmann treasurer. The Fresno trip planned by Mr and Mrs John Walker and children Susan and Alan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hummingbird Group
Bluebirds
Wesley Linda
Shirley Linda
Carol Hooks
Patricia Kirschenmann
Fresno
John Walker
Susan
Alan
Superior Lease
Wheeler drafted for second term as club president
Shafter Business and Professional Women's Club met May 5 at Motel Cawelo. Jeanette Wheeler was drafted to serve as president for another year following Clara Schnidt’s resignation. Officers named were Florence Smith as vice president Vivian Crandall as recording secretary Katherine Wheeler as treasurer. The group voted $10 to Bluebird guardians for recreation equipment and invited Virginia Currie to be installing officer on May 19 at 7 p.m. in Cawelo. Dorothy Donahue urged district assemblymen to rescind proposition No. 4. Present were numerous club members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Business & Professional Women’s Club
Motel Cawelo
Jeanette Wheeler
Clara Schnidt
Miss .Donahue
Vivian Crandall
Genevieve Cooper
Letha Brock
Fern Morse
Betty Waymire
Jean Bristow
Alvina Enns
Annette Albright
Lorraine Gaede
Helen Hobson
Geraldine Mundt
Sylvia Baughman
Katherine Wheeler
Martia Gloeckler
Beulah Bartlett
Blythe Monroe
Mary Kelly
Esther Possehl
Local Homes On Tour Demonstrate Creative Reuse
Groups toured homes showcasing adaptive reuse from a two story bar racks house to adobe heat with old bricks. Walter Nicol T P R Ss and Lee Berg man residences highlighted color, space, and storage upgrades. At Shafter Woman's Clubhouse lunch hour reviewed fashion history with costumes from Mrs Hill and Mrs Sturges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Nicol
T. P. R Ss
Jake Hill
Thelma Sturges
John Scaroni
Extension Service
Travelogue of Styles to Feature Local Models
Apparel for men and women will be shown in the Palm Room at Bakersfield Inn tomorrow Wednesday May 11 at eight. Narrator Vicki Clark Mrs Lee Clark of Bakersfield will present the program with Alice Funk as emcee and music by Mrs Vernion Flaming. Models led by Mrs Walter Verhaag will include men and women and proceeds go to the Y W C A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Coffee’s
Bakersfield
Business Girls’ Club
Young Women’s Christian Association of
Palm Room
Bakersfield Inn
Lee Clark
Vicki Clark
Alice Funk
Vernion Flaming
Walter Verhaag
Y.W.C.A
Shafterites Attend Final Season Dance Dinner
Members of the Las Allegras dancing club enjoyed the season finale at a formal dinner dance on Wednesday evening May 4 in the Palm Room of the Bakersfield Inn. Shafter attendees included Ed Schacht Wesley Linda Lowell Todd Jack Hill Burley Dooley Dusty Rhoads Al Mortimore and Kenneth Pipkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Allegras Dancing Club
Palm Room
Bakersfield Inn
Shafter
Messrs and Mesdames
Ed Schacht
Wesley Linda
Lowell Todd
Jack Hill
Burley Dooley
Dusty Rhoads
al Mortimore
Kenneth Pipkin
Elder Wall Speaks at Seventh Day Adventist Church
Elder Dan Wall and Mrs Wall from Lodi stayed with P T Wall over the weekend. Elder Wall delivered the 11 o'clock sermon at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on May 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Wall
Lodi
P. T. Wall
Elder Wall
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Families Travel to Coast for Summer
Mrs Jim Ball and son Wayne and Mrs Homer Watson and children Gerald Ray and Carol and Mrs G W Watson drove to the coast for the noon trip. Mrs G W Watson will remain there for the summer while the others returned to Shafter Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ball
Wayne
Homer Watson
Gerald
Ray
Carol
G. W. Watson
Shafter
Pomona Visitors Stay Weekend in Willard Neumann Home
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Neumann and daughter Edna Lois visited the Willard Neumann home for the weekend. They returned to Pomona on Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
E. C. Neumann
Edna Lois
Willard Neumann
Chinese costumes showcased in Kern County tour
Miss Beulah Bart lett had Chinese costumes brought from China modeled by Mrs. Jack Thompson and Mrs. Harlan Wilson. Card table exhibits from Home Department meetings were displayed. Mac Lindsay spoke on county growth and agricultural development. Thelma Sturges and committee served coffee and punch. Dorothy Wilkinson organized the tour as Home Demonstration Agent for Kern County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Beulah Bartlett
Jack Thompson
Harlan Wilson
Home Department
Mac Lindsay
Thelma Sturges
W. Weyand
G. L. Starrh
Dorothy Wilkinson
Kern County
Lerdo Students Present Program and Open House
Lerdo school hosted a Thursday evening program May 5 followed by an open house where parents viewed pupil exhibits. Superintendent Gerald Miller welcomed attendees as ensembles and choirs performed pieces from Grand March to America with piano, strings, brass, and novelty acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lerdo
Gerald Miller
Koedner
Hinga
Johnstone
Liebestrum
List
Charlene Warren
Scotland
Rex Martin
Kern
Haydn
Harvey Wilson
Sharon Queen
Lester Rohr
America
Junior Women's Club Meets Tomorrow for Festival Plans
The Junior Women's Club convenes tomorrow night May 11 at eight at the Woman's Club House. New officers will preside as final plans are made for the Potato Festival float entry and food booth. Members are urged to attend with hostesses listed as Mesdames Annabel Thompson Violet Neuman Berit Pipkin and Helen Neessen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Mesdames Annabel Thompson
Violet Neuman
Berit Pipkin
Helen Neessen
Bluebird Group Hosts May Day Music Afternoon
The Bluebird group and the Merry Girl Blue birds with Mah kah wee campfire members held a music appreciation afternoon on Monday May 2. Miss Weitz organized the event to support torch bearer rank progress as campfire members worked on ranks. Refreshments included ice cream bars cake and punch. Attending Bluebirds were Mary Brown Patsy Cornell Nan Davidson Bobby Jean Sturges Ruby Sanders Judy Schultz Dorothy Weitz Verna Peters. Mahkahwee attendees included Marijane Crawford Maudie Crabb Donna Weitz Donna Hare Donna Mixon Joyce Allen Elaine Stoller Dixie Sturges Delores Nix Karen Clarkin Marilyn Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluebirds
Mahkahwee
Miss Weitz
Mary Brown
Patsy Cornell
Nan Davidson
Bobby Jean Sturges
Ruby Sanders
Judy Schultz
Dorothy Weitz
Verna Peters
Marijane Crawford
Maudie Crabb
Donna Weitz
Donna Hare
Donna Mixon
Joyce Allen
Elaine Stoller
Dixie Sturges
Delores Nix
Karen Clarkin
Marilyn Smith
Texans Visit Burks Home as Mrs Burks Recovers
Miss Elva Atchley Mrs Elbert Crawford and son Junior and nephew Bill of Dallas along with Mr and Mrs Oscar Horton of Ventura visited Mr and Mrs John Burks on Friday. Mrs Burks is recovering nicely from a leg injury suffered in a recent fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elva Atchley
Elbert Crawford
Bill
Dallas
Texas
Oscar Horton
Ventura
John Burks
Burks
Tackett Visitors Share Weekend at Clarence Tackett Home
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tackett and children Jeanette Lynn and Patricia, with Ruth and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wilson and daughter Barbara Jean, of El Cerrito, visited over the weekend in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Tackett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles. Tackett
Jeanette
Lynn
Patricia
Ruth
Claude Wilson
Barbara ‘Jean
el Cerrito
Clarence Tackett
Baby Ralph Theodore Olsen Born to Alec Olsen Family
The birth of a son, Ralph Theodore, on April 4 at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, is announced for Mr. and Mrs. Alec Olsen of Shafter. The parents are missionaries on furlough from Africa and well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alec Olsen
Shafter
Ralph Theodore
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
Africa
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Shirley Linda New Bluebird
Emil Stoller
Harold's
Seventeenth
Truxtun
Ball Carpet Co
Mohawk & Magee
Shafterites
Pismo Beach
24Th St
Bonnie and
Oscar Larg
JR. Women’s
Bluebird Group
Tackett Visitors
Alec Olsens
Greenhorn Mountains
Roderick Jameson
Glennville
Calif
Wm. B. Carpenter
Stringham’s
Pharmacy
Sig
Macy Service
Shafter Drug Store
Fuqua’s Cafe — Drive-In
Central & James
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