Goertzen Klingenberg Nuptials At Bakersfield Church
Miss June Klingenberg and Pete Goertzen wed at Mennonite Brethren church in Bakersfield with Rev. Hiebert officiating. Attendants included twin nieces LaVenne and LaValle Stoller as flower girls. Honeymoon planned in San Francisco. groom linked to Southern Pacific. Shafter residents attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mennonite - Brethren Church
Bakersfield
June Klingenberg
City
Pete Goertzen
Shafter
Hiebert
Ed. Klingenberg
Kinkersfield
Elizabeth Goertzen
Southern Pacific Railway Company
San Francisco
LaVenne
LaValle Stoller
Emil Stoller
Margaret Goertzen
Shafter Junior Woman’s Club Hosts Lush Tea at Panero Home
Miss Aldine Janzen, as president, hosted a tea at the Panero home for Shafter Junior Women’s Club members and prospective members. Mrs. Clarence Neuman and Mrs. Elmer Anderson presided at the tea table. Guests included Mrs. John Peters and others from the Wednesday Afternoon club. L. Pack led refreshments and J. Logan handled decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest .Panero
Shafter Junior Women's Club
Aldine Janzen
Panero
Lloyd Pack
Lena Shultz
Clarence Neuman
Elmer Anderson
John Peters
C. J. ‘Vignolo
J. H. Fuller
L. Pack
J. Logan
Scouts Parade Then Theater Outing and Wedding Shower News
The Boy Scouts of Troop 53 took part in the Ki wanis Hallowe'en parade and adjourned to the Shafter theater. A wedding shower honored Miss Minchie Koop, with many attendees and gifts, as Alvis Smith of Wasco was announced as the groom. Also noted is tonight’s dance for Minter Field service men at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse hosted by local women’s clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Troop 53
Kiwanis Hallowe'en
Shafter Theater
Jerry Pitts
Truman Roberson
Billy Jo Jeffcoat
Billy Blizzard
Gregory Channeson
Lee Wade
Don Loewen
Troy Potter
Kenneth Hakill
John D. Hampton
Don Gaede
Fred Starrh
Arnold Enns
George Bender
George Cooper
Derrel Johns
Harvey Reimer
Kenneth Pipkin
Leroy Hunter
Minchie Koop
Alvis Smith
Waseo
Verlon Mouser
Larry
Abe Warkentin
Walter Warkentin
Wilbert Kirschenmann
W. ©. Smith
Peggy
Fort Duncan
Kenneth
Wasco
Virgil Goodwin
Della Mae
Sandra Kaye
Bakersfield
Robert Tatum
McFarland
Riley Marsh
A. L. Hunter
John W., Koop
Greeta Paslay
Velma Alexander
Robert Davidson
Janet
Iris Buckley
Wilmington
Arnold Koehn
Etola Crafton
Kenny Paslay
Helen Barling
Dudley Paslay
Lois Hamilton
Walter Rodgers
Leroy Allen
Letha Bartel
Linda Fadenrecht
Minnie Koop
Minter Field
Shafter Business and Professional Women's Club
Mesdames Maxine Sanders
Genevieve Cooper
Eloise Brinegar
Key’ Rodgers
Aldine Janzen
Lorraine Gaede
Camp Fire Girls Hold Pleasant Hallowe'en Party
The Tuhahi Camp Fire Girls hosted their annual Hallowe'en party in the Legion hall with 35 girls and three mothers in attendance. Activities included a spook-house fortune telling bobbing for apples and races. Hot chocolate pumpkin pie and doughnuts were served afterward. The Bill Brown family moved from the business district to 515 Calloway Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuhahi Camp
Legion Hall
Lawrence Baughman
Emil Bender
Phil Channeson
Bill Brown
Calloway Street
Women's Club Rummage Sale Planned for Saturday
The Wednesday Afternoon club votes to hold a rummage sale Saturday in the Handel building on Central Avenue. Mrs. T. V. Little presides, Mrs. O. T. Olson chairs the day, and Dorothy Wilkinson speaks on Nutrition and Diet. Three vocal numbers accompany the program followed by a social hour with cake and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handel
Central Avenue
T. V. Little
Jack Battaglia
George Harrison
O. T. Olson
Dorothy Wilkinson
J. J. Peters
L. A. Haydock
Mesdames S. A. Camp
J. L. Hill
M. Stockton
Pete
Louise Livers Honored By Redlands University
Louise Livers daughter of Mr and Mrs William A Livers of Shafter is pledging Alpha Xi Omicron at the University of Redlands. She edited the Shafter High School yearbook Laurion and was active in Forensics and Girls Letter clubs. At Redlands she is social chairman of Tawasi and a Spurs member majoring in speech with a minor in English and literature. She participates in dramatic events including Yellow Jacket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha XI Omicron
University of Redlands
Louise Livers
William A. Livers
Shafter
Shafter High School
Miss Livers
Laurion
Tawasi
Spurs
National
Kathleen Janzen Named As Tawasi Club Member
Kathleen Janzen daughter of Mr and Mrs John F Janzen 379 Shafter Highway Shafter now a freshman at University of Redland was chosen for membership in the Tawasi club on campus She is a Shafter High School graduate who served as social chairman of student body activities editor of the yearbook participated in debate led the Pep club and belonged to the California Scholarship Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Janzen
John F. Janzen
Shafter Highway
Shafter
University of Redland
Miss Janzen
Shafter High School
California Scholarship Federation
Executive Board Of RB & P. W. Club To Meet
The executive board of the Shafter Business and Professional Women's club will meet at Mrs Kay Rodgers home next Tuesday evening to perfect final arrangements for the candle light initiation ceremony at Motel Canelo on Thursday evening Nov 19. The ceremonial will be a formal affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Business and Professional Women's Club
Kay Rodgers
Motel Canelo
Shafter Library Hours Listed By Librarian Mrs Wedge
Mrs Thomas Wedge Shafter librarian provides weekly opening times detailing Monday 1 to 5 and 6 to 8 p m Tuesday 9 p m to noon and 1 to 5 p m Wednesday 9 a m to noon and 1 to 5 p m Thursday 1 to 5 and 6 to 8 p m Friday 9 a m to noon Saturday 9 a m to noon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wedge
Shafter
Shafter Rotary to Enter Armistice Parade with Hearse Float
Shafter Rotary will be represented in Bakersfield's Armistice Day parade next Wednesday by a horse drawn hearse float bearing the legend Keep Em Dying. The hearse is loaned by Harry West, a major collector of horse drawn vehicles. Walt Fillmore will handle ribbons over the two black cars, with Orr Mettler Bates Dewey Harold Green and Bill Lachenmaier as standard bearers and outriders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Rotary Club
Bakersfield
Shafter
Harry West
California
Walt Fillmore
Orr
Mettler
Bates’ Dewey
Harold Green
Bill Lachenmaier
Principal Errol Janes Return at Shefter High School
Errol Janes resumes duties as principal of Shefter High School after months in Santa Barbara for health. He reports being in good health. During his absence Harold Porter led McFarland High School between his own school and Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Errol Janes
Shefter High School
Santa Barbara
Janes
Harold Porterfield
McFarland High School
Shafter
U C Students Turn Crops Drive Into Food for Victory
On Berkeley campus more than 800 UC students joined a Food for Victory crop drive replacing the traditional brawl. They harvested 1904 logs of tomatoes, 574 sacks of walnuts, and 222 hampers of pens, with 16 walnut trees knocked. The sophomore class won by 17 points as earnings backed war stamps and bonds totaling about $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
University of California
Rider from Shafter Post Office Leaves Hospital Week After Crash
John Roskam of the Shafter post office staff was injured in a motorcycle accident but left Bakersfield Hospital Monday and is recovering. The report notes 3000 Mexican workers loaned to California to aid the sugar beet harvest and mentions bonds buying bomb dust for bums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roskam
Shafter
Bakersfield
California
H S Girls Launch War Stamp Drive At Shafter High
Shafter high school students in the Girls League, led by adviser Miss Marjorie Benson, form a war stamp drive. A V shaped backdrop decorates the main hall while committees handle decorations, selling, and yarn crafts to support patriotic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rs Patriotic
Shafter High School
Girls’ League
Stamp Office
Irene Tiefmann
Bonifie Scales
Margore Bergman
Florence Kimbriel
Thelma Warden
Pauline Ensey
Rachel Rey
Lucille McMillan
Miriam Klaudt
Ada Hakill
Shirley Thomas
Mother Of Irrigation Official Dies At Wasco
Mrs. Bertha Pixley aged 77 long time Wasco resident died recently and funeral services were held in Bakersfield with interment in Santa Paula. She was mother to R. W. Pixley director of the Shafter Wasco Irrigation district and H. O. Pixley of Wasco. Native of Salem Missouri she came to California 51 years ago and later settled in Wasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Pixley
Wasco
Santa Paula
Bakersfield
R. W. Pixley
Shafter-Wasco
H. O. Pixley
Pixley
Salem
Missouri
California
Rotary meeting covers new dimout regulations in Shafter
Neil Huffsmith of Pacific Gas and Electric addressed Shafter Rotary Club about General DeWitt’s proclamation and local ordinances on dimout rules. He warned of $300 fines for first violations and possible Army spot checks, while promising business outreach and enforcement vigilance. Guests included W B Camp Al Eckmann George Kunst and Harold Porterfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Huffsmith
Shafter
Sheffer
By Camp
Washington, N. C
Emory Gay Hoffmen
County Chamber of Commerce
National Capital
Hoffman and Corp
John Reily, Jr
W. B. Camp
al Eckmann
George Kunst
Bakersfield
Harold Porterfield
Delano
Bay shipyards amid dense poles and second growth
Report describes San Francisco Bay shipyards surrounded by miles of poles and second growth timber between Marysville and Oroville, noting dense vegetation and rugged landscape impacting yards infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Bay
Marysville
Oroville
Buy Bondi Tt Pays to Advertine in The Presa
In The Presa, Buy Bondi Tt makes a payment to Advertine as part of a local commerce exchange. The note highlights a transaction between named entities and implies continued business ties within the community.
Farmers Gain Caution On Extra Fire Precautions
Farm leaders urge expanded fire prevention as insurance limits leave barns vulnerable. Charles Parker of the Federal Land Bank of Berkeley warns a fire destroys a building beyond replacement with coverages capped at 1000 dollars. Emphasizing faulty flues, the piece urges checking stovepipes, chimneys, and keeping water handy and extinguishers ready for quick action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Parker
Federal Land Bank of
Berkeley
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Wile
Minter
Camp Fire
R.F.D
Redlands University
Tawasi Club
RB & P. W. Club
Terry and the Pirates
Carin
Wow Chow
Shafter Library
Shafter Rotary
U. C
Bonds
H. S. Girls
J.E
Siemens
Maple School
Albert Lane
Rio Bravo
Phone
Riverside
Kern Academy
Abe Toews
Beth Eden
Frazier Mountain Park
Box
Oakland
Sam L. Becker
Lerdo Road
A.B . Kruger
Angeles
Shafter Ave
Kattenhorn
Foustomi
Fresno Ave
Santa Fe Road
H. D. Fast
the Shafter Press
Stockton
Rineee Oeed
Grose
L. M. Potts
Munzer Street
Hermart
Unruh
Ben Brown
Klassen Street
Sunset Avenue
P. L. Arnold
Hallowe'en
Southwest
A. J
Jack” Zimmerman
J. C. Penner
Notary Public
Shafter County
Shafter Drug CO
San Joaquin Pipe & Salvage Company
Chester Ave
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