Two Buttonwillow Youths Named 4-H All Stars for County
Barbara Olsen and Donald Mattson, both longtime 4-H members from Buttonwillow, were chosen as county 4-H All Stars. Barbara, 9 years in 4-H, has a herd of 22 registered Angus and shows at Kern County Fair Cow Palace and Great Western. Donald, 16, with seven years in 4-H and four projects, is Bakersfield High School senior and president of Buttonwillow Community Chat. The pair will be honored at the county event and attend the statewide All Star convention at Berkeley University.
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Buttonwillow
Barbara Olsen
Donald Mattson
Barbara
Ted Olson
Donald
DeWitt Mattson
Kern County
Cow Palace
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
University of California At Berkeley
Buttonwillow teachers share summer travels and studies
Buttonwillow Union School teachers Hazel Cooper Ruth McBride and others recount summer plans and experiences. They visited Fresno State Bakersfield Detroit Greenfield Village Washington New York Philadelphia Boston Plymouth Portland Niagara Falls Montreal Toronto Casper Salt Lake City Virginia City and more across 18 states and 2 Canadian provinces. They studied art biology early childhood education and sociology and took part in field trips and a Marshall College program.
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Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow Union School
Hazel Cooper
Ruth McBride
Fresno’ State
Bakersfield
Detroit
Mich
Greenfield Village and Museum
Washington, D. C
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
Plymouth
Mass
Portland
Maine
Niagara Falls
Montréal
Quebec
Canada
Toronto
Hamilton
Ontario
Casper
Wyoming
Bad Land
South Dakota
Mt. Rushmore
Salt Lake City
Utah
Virginia City
Nev
Gertrude Steen
Fresno State
Stu
Buttonwillow Ladies Night at Lions Club Gala
The event drew 60 guests for a turkey dinner and dance at the Crystal Inn Bakersfield. Local social notes mention hospital recovery, family visits, weekend trips for abalone fishing, and oil company transfers affecting Buttonwillow residents.
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Lions Club
Crystal Inn
Bakersfield
Man with fishing mania traverses long distance
A traveler from W. Va. to Newhall covered 2500 miles in two days and nine hours. He notes no hobby but confesses a spasmodic mania for fishing during the summer. Delmer Q. Nel-
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Ington
W. Va
Newhall
Delmer Q. Nel
Junior Red Cross Assembly Showcases World Costumes
Buttonwillow Union School hosts a Junior Red Cross assembly on November 15. Pupils present a TV style playlet about helping overseas boys, wearing actual country costumes supplied by Mrs. R L Adams. The elementary band debuts cream slip on sweaters with a lyre, baton twirlers perform a colored drill, and girls organized without a teacher commend their self directed effort led by Gladys Martin.
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Buttonwillow
Red Cross
Buttonwillow Union School
America
Red__Cross
R. L. Adams
Hawaii
Japan
China
Philippine Islands
Latvia
First Canasta Party At Buttonwillow Hall
The American Legion Auxiliary held its first progressive canasta party at Buttonwillow Community Hall on November 14. Winners were Glen da Rey for first prize, Carlos Rey for second, Kay Ringdorf for third, with Mildred Armstrong earning the booby prize.
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Buttonwillow
American Legion Auxiliary
Hall
Glenda Rey
Carlos Rey
Kay Ringdorf
Mildred Armstrong
Buttonwillow American Legion auxiliary meeting notes
Buttonwillow American Legion auxiliary unit held its regular meeting on November 7 at the community hall with Mrs. Ruth White presiding. Guest Mrs. Gladys Farrand of North Hollywood discussed needed articles for hospitalized veterans and shared ideas for auxiliary work. Special sergeant at arms Mildred Armstrong was announced, and refreshments were served by Joy Sandlin and Ethel Rey.
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Buttonwillow
American Legion Auxiliary
Ruth White
Gladys Farrand
North
Hollywood
Birmingham Veterans Hospital
Los Angeles
Ethel Rey
Mildred Armstrong
Minnie Baluni
Joy Sandlin
Geni Weber
Olivia Pierucci
Ruby Threewit
Mary Louise Parsons
Joy Mae. Mole
Breakfast Bridge Club Hosts Event at Greene Home
Buttonwillow hostess Mrs Eu genia Greene welcomed members of the Breakfast Bridge Club on November 15 at her Buttonwillow home. Prizes were awarded to attendees including Mrs Ethel Reese Mrs Sindle Keyes Imogene McBeth Ruth McCree Glady Goodwin Helen Goodwin Emma Drisdome Irma Jones Alberta Johnson and Mildred Harvey all of Bakersfield.
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Buttonwillow
Eugenia Greene
Ethel Reese
Sindle
Keyes
Imogene
McBeth
Ruth McCree
Glady Goodwin
San Luis Obispo Pair Visit at Kemp Home
Miss Leslie Henning and Mrs Mary Jos of San Luis Obispo visited the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Kemp in Buttonwillow weekend. Mrs Ross, formerly in the Buttonwillow grocery trade, is now a registered nurse in her current profession.
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San Luis Obispo
Kemp
Buttonwillow
Leslie Henning
Mary Jos
Charles Kemp
Ross
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Clarence Kelley
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Los Angeles Examiner
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Margaret Montez
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Imogene Yarbrough
Gaiga
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Breakfast Bridge Club
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Bob Hope
Fancy Pants
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Web
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Holden Gloria
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Robert Lowery
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