Masquerade Prom Set At Shafter High School
Shafter High School selects Masquerade Magic as the site for the annual junior senior prom on May 28 on the school patio with Perry Johnson and his orchestra. Masks will be issued and a special unmasking ceremony is planned. Decorations in pink and silver backdrop the event. Committee chairs include Doris Ilson LaVonne Toll er LaVerne Liles and several others.
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Shafter High School
Perry Johnson
Jackie Brown
Joyce McDonald
Barbara Ore
Doris Ilson
LaVonne
LaVelle Toller
Patsock
Barbara , Prickett
Glenda Jest
Bob
Virginia Taylor
Eorge Larson
LaVerne Liles
The Egg Came First In This Tale
Bill Clanin's Special Education Class at Richland School announced the birth of a chick from a home made incubator. Fertile eggs from a hatchery were kept at 100 degrees and high humidity for 21 days and 12 hours. A tiny beak appeared as the chick hatched, witnessed by the students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clanin
Richland School
Stork Shower Honors Mrs. John Laughlin
Mrs. John R. Bonnie Laughlin was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by Mrs. Clyde West and Mrs. Trudy Robey at 439 West Lordo. Prizes went to Mesdames James Hood Orville Baxter Clifford Weaver and J. B. Witcher. luncheon followed with cake and punch as a stork cake theme graced the gift table. Laughlin's husband, aboard the USS Mattaponi, is due for Navy discharge in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R
Bonnie) Laughlin
Clyde West
West Lordo
James Hood
Clifford Weaver
Maurice Howe
MecCuller
Trudy Robey
Charlene Chambers
Eddie Gaither
Charles Osborn
Lowell Webb
Paul Colvard
Cartwell
Newton Holt
Ted French
Frank Contrerres
J. B. Henderson
Jess Norris
Bowen Osborn
Ben Grundy
Matha Waters
New Pool Hours at Richland Schools This Weekend
Roy Farrell announces new pool hours at Richland schools pool opening Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 2 to 5 p.m. beginning this weekend due to public demand.
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Roy Farrell
Richland
Dinner Guests Among BakersfieldResidents in July 1931
Mr and Mrs Otto Zimmerman Miss Alma Zimmerman and Roy Skaggs were dinner guests of Mrs M Jones of Bakersfield on a Sunday in July 1931.
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Otto Zimmerman
Alma Zimmerman
Roy Skaggs
M. Jones
Bakersfield
New Maple School PTA Installs New Chairman
Maple-Maypoles with pastel decorations hosted a Maple School PTA meeting last week. First grade mothers served cake and punch as officers and chairmen, including Mrs Heinrichs and Mrs Willard Janzen, were ratified for program, hospitality, publicity, health, student welfare, and more. The event closed with a band program by Anthony Desiderio and a 4-H dress display. summer plans were outlined.
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PTA
Henry Penner
L. H. Bryant
Elbert Franz
Ben Giesbrecht
Heinrichs
Willard Janzen
Waldo Unruh
Walter Nicol
Jonas Nickel
Don Watson
Hazel Haag
John Balzer
Herb Toewen
R. F. Gribble
Helen Schellenberg
Ruben Siemens
Ernest Siemns
Paul Wiebe
Oscar Beeseman
Allen Bartel
Spud Heinrichs
Harvey Gaede
Jess Combs
Elmer Engel
Fibert Franz
Karen Bartel
Maple
Anthony Desiderio
Rhea Raub
Siemens Outlines Christian Business Meeting Report
Bill Siemens plans to give a verbal report with colored slides on the Christian Business Men's Committee convention held at Grand Canyon. He and Mrs. Siemens attended with 365 delegates from California and Arizona plus a few from Chicago and New York. The three day event featured inspiring talks, music, and unity, with sightseeing and blooming cactus noted. The Siemens stayed at Bright Angel Lodge with Theodore Heinrichs and family also in attendance representing Wasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Siemens
Christian Business Men's Committee
California
Arizona
Chicago
New York City
Siemens
Bright Angel Lodge
Theodore Heinrichs
Heinrichs
Wasco
Butte County Records 2680 Farms in 1950 Census
According to the 1950 Census of Agriculture, Butte County listed 2680 farms. The figure reflects farm operations across the county during that census year.
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Butte County
Lerdo Pupils Visit Catalina on School Trip
Thirty four Lerdo School eighth graders traveled to Catalina Island on Friday May 14 1954 under supervision of Gerald F E Miller and Erwin Waite. They toured a tropical bird park an underwater glass bottom boat trip with flying fish and sea lions and saw the Wrigley and Greys homes. All trip costs were covered by student project earnings except transportation funded by the Lerdo School Board.
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Catalina
Lerdo
Gerald FE. Miller
Erwin Waite
Lerdo School
Cane
S. S. Catalina
Avalon
Wrigleys
Zane Greys
Pee-Wee Baseball Party Invites Local Players
Pee-Wee baseball invites were sent in baseball shaped cards for a practice and supper hosted by Mr and Mrs Greene at Sycamore. Frank Greene umpired at the high school diamond and supper followed in the Greene yard with assistance from Mrs Hofman and Mrs Ernie Hofman. Players listed include Mike Crafton Raleigh Fortenberry Art Brownell Bryce Chase Gary Sanderson Doug Schultz Herbie Jacobsen Bobby Irwin Reg Hammond Johnny Evert Dickie Lauderdale Bill Ford Rodney Becker Charlie McClain Jimmy Whitson Ronnie Baker Corky Parrett Dickie Witcher George King Kenneth Mettler and Pudge Greene.
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Cissy Greene
Susan Vignolo
Mike Crafton
Raden Fortenberry
Art Brownell
Bryce Chase
Gary Sanderson
Doug Schultz
Herbie Jacobsen
Bobby Irwin
Bobby
Reg Hammond
Johnny Evert
Dickie Lauderdale
Bill Ford
Rodney Becker
Charlie McClain
Jimmy Whitson
Ronnie Baker
Corky Parrett
Dickie Witcher
George King
Kenneth Mettler
Pudge Greene
Adobe Officers Club Preceded Mission Dojores at Presidio
The Adobe Officers Club in the Presidio of San Francisco was constructed before Mission Dojores, marking an earlier phase of fortifications and officer housing in the post for the base.
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Adobe Officers Club
Presidio of
San Francisco
Kay Vine Named B.P.W. President
Kay Vine is named president of the Business and Professional Woman's Club with Lottie Liles as 1st vice president and Minnie McCormic as 2nd vice president. Bonnie Howell becomes treasurer Irene Tilley is corresponding secretary and Roberta Prendergast recording secretary. Retiring officers include Rowena Merkel Kay Vine Helen Hasty Clara Schnidt Jane Whitson and Lottie Liles.
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Business and Professional Woman's Club
Cawelo
Lois Menderhausen
Central District
B.P.W
Kay Vine
Lottie Liles
Minnie McCormic
Bonnie Howell
Irene Tilley
Roberta Prendergast
Rowena Merkel
Ist
Helen Hasty
Clara Schnidt
Jane Whitson
Spellacy Campaign Stop in Shafter for Kern County Coroner Bid
Joseph Joe Spellacy campaigned in Shafter for the Kern County Coroner seat. He formerly ran Mascot Oil at Maricopa and now works with Hanah-Ross Tool, on leave during the race. Spellacy was born in Muncie Indiana and has lived in Kern County since 1904, with ties to Bakersfield Taft and early work in the Yellow Aster Mine at Randsburg.
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Joseph
Joe” Spellacy
Shafter
Kern County
Joe Spellacy
Mascot Oil Company
Maricova
Hanah-Ross Tool Company
Muncie
Indiana
Micheal A. Spellacy
Taft
Bakersfield
Joe
Yellow Astor
Randsburg
Local Soldier Finishes Non Com Training
MUNICH Germany PFC Junior Nix 21 son of Mr and Mrs Arlie Nix Route 1 Shafter Calif recently graduated from the Seventh Army Non Commissioned Officer Academy in Munich Germany A gunner in the 95th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion he successfully completed a five week course in leadership of units map reading and other military subjects Private First Class Nix entered the Army in February 1953 and completed basic training at Camp Roberts Calif before arriving overseas last August.
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Munich
Germany
Nix
Arlie Nix
Route 1
Shafter
Calif
Seventh Army
Ficer Academy
95Th
Army
Camp Roberts
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Dorothy Weitz
Karen Burnquist
Donna Johnson
Grant
Rom
Asquerade Bom
Jess R. Dorsey
Senate
Chevrolet
Chrysler Imperial
Ford
Dodge
G.M.C
Stude de Soto
S. A. Camp Motor Co
Fox Theatre
International
Stork
John Laughlin
Maple School
Ernest Wiens
Spellacy
Hamptons
Bank of America National
Dyer OF & Building
Norman Hampton
Taber Avenue
Yuba City
Julie
P-G Ok
Prcimc Gas and Clec
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