St Marys Church Festival May 19 At Buttonwillow Grounds
St Marys Church plans a May 19 parish festival for about 1000 attendees on church grounds in Buttonwillow. Food offerings include barbecued chicken and spaghetti or beef and beans with salad and dessert from noon to 6 pm. The event is organized by the Altar Society, Men's Club, and Spanish Guadalupe Club with many volunteers listed as chairs and helpers across food booths games and decorations.
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St. Mary’s
Buttonwillow
Altar Society
Spanish Guadalupe Club
Jim Freyberger
Jim Antongiovanni
Art Torrigiani
Louis Betti
Frank Torrigiani
Tony Andreotti
Omar Young
Jack Frey
Dino Antongiovanni
Gino Chicca
Louis Ricci
Dino Romanini
Cochairmen
Lilly Toretta
Eda Giannini
Dolly Hoggard
Susie Romanini
Olympia Torigiani
Olivia Pierucci
Bruna Bellu
St. Mary’s Church
James C. Collins
Isabel Ornelas Jr
St. Mary’s Men’s Club
Surprise housewarming for Mrs D Muir Sr at Shafter area home
Mrs D Muir Sr received a surprise housewarming at her hen home on 729 Manuel on Saturday May 4. The event was organized by Mr and Mrs Marvin Neuman and Mr and Mrs Al Anderson. Attendees included numerous Shafter residents and relatives, with greeting cards and remembrances given. Some guests could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Muir Sr
Manuel
Marvin Neuman
al Anderson
Dave Muir Jr
Jack Cutherell
Harold Miller
Herb Neuman
Gideon Mettler
Rolf Jacobsen, Jr
Mother's Day Program Enjoyed At M B Church
A Mother's Day program at the Mennonite Brethren church featured the primary choir performing Mothers and God Will Take Care of You. The junior choir offered That's Why I Love Him and Saviour Teach Me Day by Day with narration about Mothers of the Bible. Mrs Lawrence Handel acted as setting host with Mrs Jim Klassen and Mrs William Siemens narrating, Mrs Lowell Bergman sang Cradle Roll Song, a trio sang Break Thou the Bread of Life, and other selections followed with instrumentalists and director Mrs Ed Nikkel. Pastor Henry Dick gave the invocation.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Mothers of the Bible
Lawrence Handel
Lee Bergman
Jim Klassen
William Siemens
Lowell Bergman
Oscar Bergman
Harold Wiens
Frank Martens
Art Penner
Elmer Unruh
Claviatta
Susanne Penner
Edward Peters
Ed Nikkel
Pastor Henry Dick
Whitson Musara Wedding Plans Revealed at Wesley Church
Miss Judy Whitson and Joseph Musarra Jr plan to wed June 15 at Wesley Methodist Church. Judy Whitson is from Bakersfield and Pomona. Joseph Musarra Jr. is Pomona Catholic and Cal Poly senior in industrial engineering. After marriage they will live in Texarkana, Texas for his further studies.
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Wesley Methodist Church
Judy Whitson
A. G. Whitson
Shafter
Bakersfield
Oxford Court
Joseph Musarra Jr
Joseph Musarra
Pomona
Miss. Whitson
Shafter High School
Bakersfield College
California State Polytechnic College
San Luis Obispo
Texarkana, Tex
Musarra Jr
Rick Savage Engaged to Fresno Farmer Jr Miss True
Lavonne M True daughter of Rev Ira True Jr Fresno and Rick L Savage son of Samuel J Savage Shafter announce December 14 wedding date. True was Fresno County Junior Miss 1967 and the couple disclosed their betrothal at a candle passing ceremony at Pasadena College where both study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavonne M. True
Ira True Jr
Fresno
Rick L.savage
Samuel J. Savage
Maple
Shafter
Fresno County
Pasadena College
First Church of the Nazarene
Roosevelt High School
Mee France
Shafter High School
Pasadena
Northern Women’s Golf Association Iron Tournament Results
The Northern Women’s Golf Association held a Thursday play with Barbara Hahn Nadine Maclin and Katherine Cesare tied for second in the second flight and Sally Payton at 81. Margo Sundberg led the first flight with 79. Ginger Somers and Katy Ogle tied 80s. Carmen Olivaret 81. A meeting planned two consecutive Thursdays May 16 and 23 for club championship. Betty Strong new member. Nine hole tourney June 6 followed by no host luncheon at Ranch Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Women’s Golf Association
Barbara Hahn
Nadine Maclin
Katherine Cesare
Sally Payton
Margo Sundberg
Ginger Somers
Katy Ogle
Carmen Olivaret
Woods
North Kern
Betty Strong
Bakersfield
Ranch Inn
Generals Crush Arvin Bears in Tast Golf Match
Shafter Generals defeated the Arvin Bears 5 1/2 to 1/2 in the final dual golf match of the season. Shafter improved to 8-2 and will compete in South Sequoia League play at Bakersfield Country Club Tuesday. Ray Steiber shot 36 and Steve Hair 39. Other Shafter scores: Gary Somers 42, Kenny Corrie 49, Gary Byrd 50, Anthony Koehn 52.
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Shafter Generals
Arvin Bears
Shafter
Bakersfield Country Club
Martch
Ray Steiber
Steve Hair
Gary Somers
Kenny Corrie
Gary Byrd
Anthony Koehn
Case settled for eighteen thousand four hundred fifty dollars
A Shafter chlorine fumes case arising from a potato shed injury involving 20 people settles out of court for 18450. Louise Jolly and Dolly Lemmon filed damages of 75000 each with 17 other claims plus one for 25000. The incident occurred May to July 1962 at a potato shed leased to General Potato and Onion Co. Read with Wallace & Tiernan, supplier of wash chemicals.
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Shafter
Louise Jolly
Dolly Lemmon
James King
Zuckerman Brothers
General Potato and Onion Co
Lerdo Highway
Wallace & Tiernan
Greg Jacobus
Jamaica
Big Country Store Wins Jamaica Trip Prize
Greg Jacobus and Beverly depart for Jamaica for an all expense paid trip awarded to Fike's Chrysler Plymouth as top dealer in a nationwide contest. Jacobus will stay one week at the Jamaica Hilton with thanks to SHafter customers for their loyalty to Chrysler and Plymouth models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Greg Jacobus
Beverly
Fike
Fike’s
Jacobus
Jamaica Hilton
Shafter
Board of Trade releases Kern County media directory
Kern County counts a broad media landscape with more than twenty newspapers three television stations and fifteen radio outlets in a new Board of Trade directory. President Richard Ledwidge commends the watchdog role of local media as a public service for democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Board of Trade
Satest
Kern
Richard Ledwidge
Ledwidge
Shafter Track Members At Fresno Relays
Shafter track competitors fared at the West Coast Relays with the distance medley relay taking sixth in 10.47% effort. Jim Brown set a school shot put record at 54 feet but finished unplaced, while Jan Stuebbe and Tim Robnett posted solid times without medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laird Parker
Shafter
Tom Alvidrez
Mike Bender
Joe Janzen
Tate Tee
Jan Stuebbe
Tim Robnett
Selma
Jim Brown
Vince Rodriguez
Bill Kroeker
Mike Enns
Tony Flores
Luis Prado
Raymon Aaron
Generals
Alvin Bryant
Ted Moquist
Richard Gaeta
Lt. Michael Allen Receives Army Aviator Silver Wings
Second Lieutenant Michael R. Allen, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Allen of Shafter, earned his silver wings at Hunter Army Air Field Georgia on April 24 after completing a 16 week helicopter pilot course. He trained in gunnery tactics for helicopter support of ground troops and received instruction in helicopter maintenance and survival techniques.
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Hunter Army Airfield
AHTNC
Michael R. Allen
Roy R. Allen
Pine
Shafter
He Aso
Apprenticeship Program At Bakersfield College Since 1939
John Van Osdel, director of Vocational Education, notes Bakersfield College has offered an Shelley Maloney Act apprenticeship since 1939. The program trains in plumbing carpentry electronics sheet metal painting and decorating with Purdue exam eligibility. Students sign with an employer and study 144 hours yearly for four years to become journeymen. Contact Van Osdel at 871 7120 ext 277.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Osdel
Bakersfield College
California
Shelley-Maloney
van Osdel
Open House at Shriners Hospital in Los Angeles
Shriners Hospitals Los Angeles unit to host a two day Open House on May 18 19 from 1030 a m to 4 p m at 3160 Geneva St. The event honors National Shrine Hospital Day and presents free orthopedic care for children under 15 as part of a North American network. The Shrine also runs burn institutes in Galveston Boston and Cincinnati for major burns treatment and research.
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Los Angeles
Shriners Hospitals For
National Shrine Hospital
Vierling Kersey
Board of Errors
Geneva St
North America
The
Shrine
the Shrine
Burns Institutes
Galveston
Tex
Boston
Mass
Cincinnati
Brown Named to Information Post in Kern District
George Kenneth Brown a Kern County television commentator was named Supervisor of Public Information for the Kern County Joint Union High School District. He will assume the post July 1 and leave Channel 23 to devote full time to coordinating the district’s public relations program, seen as a vital liaison between citizens and schools. Acting Superintendent Dr. John Eckhardt praised the trustees’ choice.
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George Kenneth
Ken) Brown
Kern County
Kern County Joint Union High
Brown
Bakersfield
Channel 23
En Brown
John Eckhardt
Snow Gates and Valves Seal Irrigation Equipment
Snow Irrigation Supply Co promotes Now Snow Gates and Valves packing to seal valves against leaks. The ad claims exclusive features only offered by Snow Gates and Valves and directs readers to see their concrete pipe yard for supplies.
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Snow Irrigation Supply Co
Littlejohn Wise Wedding Plans Set for August
Mr and Mrs Freeman Elwell Littlejohn announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Ann to George William Wise son of Mrs Wofford Benjamin Camp Bakersfield and the late George William Wise of Trenton South Carolina She will graduate from Limestone College with a BA and he from Clemson University with a BS They plan an August wedding RAISIN CENTER Fresno CA described as the raisin center of the world.
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Freeman Elwell Littlejohn
Gaffney
S.C
Margaret Ann
George William Wise
Wofford Benjamin Camp
Bakersfield
Trenton
Clemson University
Clemson, S
W. B. Camp and Sons
McFarland
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Vickie Chicca
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Eda Torigiani
Julia McKinley
Flora Ghilarducci
Lena Pierucci
Bingo
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Edith Torigiani
Adda Kemp
Yolanda Betti
Arthur Ghilarducci
Albert and
Anthony Ghilarducci
Roy Belluomini
Bob Morrasy
Joe Alvidrez
Linda Giannini
Carla Cauzza
Sandra Torigiani
Joyce Andreotti
Esther Pella
Jessie Romanini
Olivia Barulich
Meda Banducci
Jennie Riccomini
Gladys Banducci
Jennie Cauzza
Bina Ballengee
Norma Torigiani
Gladys Delfino
Janette Palla
Judith Whitson
Randy Franz
Richland
Women’s Christian Temperance Union of
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Rose Franz
Beech
D. Muir
M. B. Church
Lavonne True
Rick Savage
Fresno Farmer Jr
Miss
First Baptist. Church
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Edward M. Rhoades
Family Bible Hour
Fresno Relays
Michael Allen
Silver Wings
Shriners Hospital
Snow Gates & Valves
Imsueanc
Joe Kirk
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Union Dental
Chester Avenue
OPA
Habla
18Th & K Sts
Littlejohn
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter Press
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