Tate Birthday Dinner Honored Wendell Tate on 31st Birthday
A May 23 birthday dinner at the Hatton Tate home 741 Shafter Avenue celebrated Wendell Tate turning 31. Family and friends attended including Paul Wendell, Jess Tate family, Luther Holsonwake family, George Higbee and Gene Hill clans with children.
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Tate
Hatton Tate
Shafter Avenue
Wendell Tate
Paul Wendell
Jess Tate
Clara
John
Shafter
Luther Holsonwake
Luke
David
Lenette
Jeanie
Rosedale
George Higbee
Jerry
Gene Hill
Leon
Phyllis
Rio Bravo
Harold Farr Goes On Maneuvers
Retired Harold S. Farr of Shafter will take part in maneuvers at Yakima Washington from May 20 to June 4. He is assigned to Houston Company of the 23rd Infantry Regiment with other units of the 2nd Division for field life training.
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Harold S. Farr
Virgil Farr
Shafter
Yakima
Washington
Houston Company
23Rd Infantry Regiment
Dorothy Worley Elected Queen of Wasco Job's Daughters
Dorothy Worley was elected Honored Queen of Wasco Bethel 138 in a May 16 meeting at the Wasco Masonic Temple. New officers include Veda Galbreath, Sharon McDaniels, Ramona Gilmore, and Charlotte Crowder. Karen Adele Clarkin of Shafter was initiated and Worley will represent Wasco Bethel at Oakland grand convention. Refreshments were served by Shafter members.
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Dorothy Worley
Wasco Bethel
Job’s
Wasco Masonic Temple
Worley
Veda Galbreath
Sharon McDaniels
Ramona Gilmore
Charlotte Crowder
Phyllis Peters
Clarence Kleist
Wasco
Eastern Star
Mr. Kleist
Masonic Lodge
Karen Adele Clarkin
Shafter
Bethel
Miss Worley
Oakland
Patsy Kelly
Bonnie Bender
Ella May Starrh
Betty Wilcoxon
The
Hellman Guests Weekend Visitors From Burbank
Mr and Mrs Willard F Hellman Jr of Burbank were weekend guests of Mrs Hellman s parents Mr and Mrs Martin Anderson.
Elmer Mettler to Wed Bakersfield Girl Forsyth
Mr and Mrs Henry Forsyth announce the engagement of their daughter Geraldine Forsyth to Elmer Mettler of Shafter. No wedding date is set. Geraldine attends Bakersfield High School active in Tri Y G A A and Highlight Club.
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Henry Forsyth
Brundage Lane
Bakersfield
Geraldine Forsyth
Elmer Mettler
Shafter
Henry F. Mettler
Atlantic Avenue
Miss Forsyth
Bakersfield High School
Tri-Y
Annual Picnic of Faculty Wives and Women's Club Held
The Faculty Wives and Women's Club hosted their annual picnic for the entire faculty on a Monday evening in Manuel Park. A potluck offered many deli cious dishes and after dinner games were played. Co chairs were Mrs Leta Bledsoe and Mrs Ruth Rhoades.
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Manuel Park
Leta Bledsoe
Ruth Rhoades
Messrs
and Mesdemes P. L. Arnold
Dan Bledsoe
Joe Bruner
al Cornell Et Dooley
Robert Gates
Jac Wesley Linda
Glen O. Nay
Jae Rhoades
Robert Richards
Ed Schacht
Lowell Todd
Misses Merle Hilbert
Ruth Hilbert
Betty Luni
Rosie Meyer
Margrette Smithberg
Jean Waffle
Jeanette Wheeler
Ed DeMello
Tom Letizia
Dick Heber
Ernest Graf-and-Holger-Hanson
Shafter Agent Named Assistant Manager at Prudential Bakersfield
Leslie L. Harms of Shafter has been promoted to assistant manager in the Bakersfield District Agency. He joined Prudential in 1947 and moved to Shafter in 1949 after earlier work in Fresno. Harms served in the European theater during World War II and lives in Shafter with his wife and two children.
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Leslie L. Harms
Prudential
Shafter
Bakersfield
J. Donald Geiger
Harms
Fresno
Party Honors Students at Kern Academy
On the closing day May 20 Kern Academy hosted an informal party for students. Miss Pauline Largent and Mrs. Lloyd Wikoff supervised grades one to five as they played games and hiked, then returned to the school cafeteria for cake and ice cream.
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Kern Academy
Pauline Largent
Lloyd Wikoff
Overnight guests visit for Dr Guenther home
Overnight guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. P. C. Guenther on Friday and Saturday of last week were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lynn Birkett of Apple Valley.
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P. C. Guenther
Sam Lynn Birkett
Apple Valley
Bridal Shower for Paula Raney Here in May
A surprise bridal shower honored Paula Raney daughter of Mr and Mrs F C Raney of Shafter on May 14 at the First Baptist Church social hall. She will wed Keith A Boehme of San Jose this summer with hostesses Mesdames Wiebe Ratzlaff Kattenhorn Sturges Hasty and others arranging games and a bride cake ceremony. guests listed include many local residents and the honoree.
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Paula Raney
F. C. Raney
Shafter
First Baptist Church
Miss Raney
Keith A. Boehme
San Jose
Frank Wiebe
John Ratzlaff
Lawrence Kattenhorn
Robert Sturges
Fred Hasty
Margaret Kattenhorn
Mesdames B. E. Andrews
Floyd Barton
John Brannar
Clementine Evarts
Robert Gates
D. R. Gwin
Oscar Jones
E. V. Kattenhorn
L. A. Kattenhorn
E. R. Richards
Walkers Visit Isaabella Hosts Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Ardis Walker of Isaabella were weekend guests at the home of Mr and Mrs A Peter Ohanneson. The visit highlighted a social gathering with local hospitality and cordial exchanges.
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Ardis Walker
Isaabella
A. Peter Ohanneson
Paula Raney Engagement Is Announced
Paula Frances Raney of San Jose and Keith Allen Boehme of San Jose will wed at First Baptist Church of Shafter with Rev. B. E. Andrews presiding. Miss Raney, daughter of Floyd C. Raney of Shafter, works for North American Insurance in San Jose. The couple plans to reside in San Jose.
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Floyd C. Raney
Shafter
Paula Frances Raney
San Jose
Keith Allen Boehme
First Baptist Church
Indiana
Richland School
Shafter High School
F. C. Raney
Santa Fe Railway Company
Robert G. Boehme
Remington-- Rand Company
Steinhart Aquarium Construction in Golden Gate Park 1923
Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park was constructed and equipped in 1923, marking a milestone in the city’s museum and science facilities.
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Steinhart Aquarium
San Francisco
S. Golden Gate Park
Sixth Birthday for Annette Dooley Hosts and Prizes
Mrs Burley Dooley hosted a Tuesday afternoon party on May 17 for her daughter Annette’s sixth birthday. Outdoor games included pin the tail on the donkey won by Ronnie Linda and Cheryl McClure, and a peanut hunt won by Shirley Linda and Art Brownell Jr. Refreshments featured cake and ice cream with paper hats made by John Dooley. Present were Ronnie Linda Cheryl McClure Janet Rhoades Johnnie Loewen Art Brownell Jr Roy Warren Bill Schacht Carol Hooks Bobbie Hart and the honoree. Unavailable were Paula McClure Cheryl Cohen Cohen Mary and Sharon Brown.
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Ronnie
Shirley Linda
Julie Todd
Dana Bledsoe
Stevie Hill
Cheryl McClure
Janet Rhoades
Johnnie
Judy Loewen
Art Brownell Jr
Roy Warren
Bill Schacht
Carol Hooks
Bobbie Hart
John Dooley
Paula McClure
Cheryl Cohen
Cohen
Mary
Sharon Brown
Fremont Describes San Joaquin Valley as Barren Waste
In 1846 General John Fremont described the San Joaquin Valley as a barren and worthless waste, a stark early assessment of the region's landscape. The remark reflects historical views of the valley before later development and settlement transformed its status.
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John Fremont
San Joaquin Valley
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