Shafter Woman's Club Holds Musical Installation Ceremony
Shafter Woman's Club installs officers Bev Hawkins president Gretchen Kirk second vice president Alma Smith recording secretary Luciel Walker gade wae Catherine parlimentarian Irene Siemens a editor Nine Leigh and Helen Hasty directors. May luncheon guests at Rice Bowl Bakersfield included nursing scholar Anita Cantu and her mother Nellie Martinez. President Hawkins Catherine White and Elizabeth Peters reported on the California Federated Women's Clubs state convention in San Jose. District and state awards were presented, with Dean a Root first in spiritual prose and Laura Hare first in watercolors Vienal Arte Theodora Richard earned four creative writing certificates. Club won first district awards for the President's Project on Prevention of Child Abuse ESO library services spiritual values in Home Life citizenship and crime reduction in Public Affairs and for Visual Arts.
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Elizabeth Peters
California Federated Women's Clubs
San Jose
Deanna
Root
Laura Hare
Theodora Richard
ESO
Ming
Shafter Club
Shafter Woman's Club
Nina Leigh
Public Affairs
General Federation of Women's Clubs
GFWC
Deukmejian
Bev Hawkins
Graham
Shafter Woman's Club installs 1985-86 officers
Shafter-Wasco AARP group meets in Shafter Veterans Memorial Building with Alma Smith as secretary and Catherine White among officers. Alvin Walker of Shafter will present New Zealand slides and commentary from a 1964 bicycle trip. Board meets at Shafter Library. 1985 dues due to Lois Robinson. Club earns multiple awards for aging, public affairs, crime prevention, and child abuse prevention, with Bev Hawkins as district chair. Musical interlude by the Graham family.
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Shafter Woman's Club
Alma Smith
Catherine White
New Zealand
AARP
Shafter-Wasco
American Association of Retired Persons
Shafter Veteran's Memorial Building
Russell
Board of Directors
Class of 1950 celebrates fifth reunion in Bakersfield
The Shafter High School Class of 1950 marked its 35th anniversary reunion on Saturday May 4 at the Chalet Basque Banquet Room Bakersfield. Honored guests included Mrs H W Pat Kelly Mrs Jesse Mouser Mr and Mrs Dusty Rhoads and Mr Joe Galante Purnelly at Baker Street masters ceremonies were Glyn Scales of Anchorage Alaska and Louie Jenkins Borden of Houston Texas. Several hours of visiting followed self introductions with music from a jukebox and some dancing. The event celebrated forty years since graduation and attendees anticipated the next gathering.
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Shafter High School
Bakersfield
H.W. “Pat” Kelly
Jesse Mouser
Dusty’ Rhoads
Joe Galante Purnelly
Baker Street
Glyn Scales
Anchorage
Alaska
Louie Jenkins Borden
Houston
Texas
Death Notice for Johnie Fowler Jr in Buttonwillow
Funeral services were held May 7 at 2 p.m. in Mish Funeral Home Oildale for Johnie Raymond Fowler Jr who died May 2 at home in Buttonwillow after a sudden illness Rev Bill Jones officiated and interment followed in Hillcrest Cemetery He was a native of Bethany Oklahoma and had lived in Buttonwillow five years He managed the Buena Vista Motel for two years He is survived by his wife Geraldine Fowler of Buttonwillow his mother Gladys Fowler of Oildale his children Debra Jones Dennis and Jeanne Fowler all of Bakersfield Lorie Lee Jenkins of Ridgecrest Ruth Ann of Broadhead Wisconsin his brothers Gerald and David Fowler of Bakersfield Jaems Fowler of Broadhead Wisconsin his sisters Lois Mary Sherry and Wilma Mae all of Bakersfield and seven grandchildren.
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Oildale
Johnie Raymond Fowler, Jr
Buttonwillow
Bill Jones
Hillcrest Cemetery
Fowler
Bethany
Oklahoma
Buena Vista
Geraldine Fowler
Gladys Fowler
Debra Jones
Dennis
Jeanne Fowler
Bakersfield
Lorie Lee Jenkins
Ridgecrest
Ruth Ann
Broadhead
Wisconsin
Gerald and
David Fowler
Jaems Fowler
Lois
Mary
Sherry
Wilma Mae
Nazarene Pastor Rev Sampson to address CBMC luncheon
George Wise the Shafter QO 8 Men Committee chair announces guest speaker Rev Sampson of the Church of the Nazarene. He has pastored Shafter for about two and a half years and will share his personal testimony. All men are invited to Thursdays CBMC lunches at Yee's Steak House in Shafter beginning at noon.
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Church of the Nazarene
Rev. Sampson
CBMC
George Wise
Shafter QO
Shafter
Yee's
Givens announce birth of son Chad Anthony in Bakersfield
Givens of Shafter announce the birth of Chad Anthony at Memorial Hospital Bakersfield at 9 04 a.m. April 26. He weighed nine pounds six ounces and measured 22 inches. Sisters Candie and Rebecca are seven. Grandparents Ina and A D Smith of Santa Maria and Toy and Lee Givens of Byhalia Mississippi. A baby shower was hosted by Ina Smith and Linda Parker.
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Tony
Diane Givens
Shafter
Chad Anthony
Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield
Candie
Rebecca
Ina and
A.D. Smith
Santa Maria
Toy and
Lee Givens
Byhalia
Mississippi
Ina Smith
Linda Parker
Host families sought for summer exchange students
Educational Resource Development Trust seeks host families willing to open their homes to high school and college students for a month this summer or next school year. Students come from Europe and the Americas and the Philippines. ERDT covers medical insurance and funding. families provide room and board.
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Europe
South and Central America
Philippines
The
Orient
Educational Resource Development Trust
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Shafter Woman’s Club
Gretchen Kirk
Luciel
Perfor
Hamman
Alvin Walker
Bill
Evelyn Walker
Walker
Shafter Library
Sunset and
Lois Robinson
Luciel Walker
Nina
Johnie Fowler
Stringham’s
Shafter Drug Store
Givens
South Shafter Ave
Rent the Rug Doctor
Bonnie Hubbard
U.S.C.A
W.L.C
ERDT
Nellie Ballew
P.O
Central Shafter
Kern Travel
Truxtun Ave
Mon
Bakersfield & West
Kern County
Bank of America
Nt&sa
FDIC
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