Woman Ends Flying Trip to East Coast Cities
Mrs. Mike Chrisman of 741 Kern Street ended a 10 day sightseeing tour to New York and Washington D C last week. Her sister Miss Bonita Wright of Los Angeles accompanied her. They visited Mr. and Mrs. William Chrisman of Saratoga and spent time in New York City and Washington D C. This was her first trip outside California.
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New York
Washington, D. C
Mike Chrisman
Kern St
Chrisman
Bonita Wright
American Airlines
Los Angeles
William Chrisman
Saratoga
New York City
Washington, D.C
Relatives Swarm Buhler Home for Sunday Dinner
A crowd gathered at 731 Fresno Ave to share Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Buhler. Attendees from Shafter included J. C. Reimer and family, Raymond Reimer, Clarence and Jean Reimer, Norman Berg and Chuck, and Elbert Enns and family. Albert Enns and four children joined later from Reedley.
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Adolph Buhler
Fresno Ave
J.C. Reimer
Lowell
Clarence
Jean
Raymond Reimer
Shafter
Norman
Berg
Chuck
Wasco
Elbert
Lavonne
Timmy
Donald Enns
Albert Enns
Reedley
Coleman Family Reunion Attendees Gather in Shafter
Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Coleman of 351 East Marengo Street attended a reunion at the home of Mrs. Coleman’s mother Mrs. Robert Waterfield in Bakersfield. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. George Kelley of John Day Oregon and Mrs. Waterfield of Los Angeles with Bob Waterfield of Indio. They planned to attend a Jehovah Witnesses national convention in Washington DC.
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L. N. Coleman
East Marengo St
Robert Waterfield
Bakersfield
Cal Waterfield
Los Angeles
Bob Waterfield
Indio
Bobsts Return From Newport Beach Vacation
Mr and Mrs Sherman M Bobst of Beech street return to Shafter after a three month vacation at Newport Beach Much of the summer was spent on fishing expeditions and cruises The largest catch was five albacore They were joined for a month by Mr Bobst s sister and husband Mr and Mrs Al Rapp of Bakersfield The Bobsts took two Catalina cruises On the first they were joined by Roy Koenig and his son Jim of Shafter On the second their son and his wife Mr and Mrs Jim Bobst joined for a five day cruise
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Sherman M. Bobst
Beech Street
Shafter
Newport Beach
Bobst
al Rapp
Bakersfield
Bobsts
Catalina
Roy Koenig
Jim
Jim Bobst
D. H. Potter
Dick Larsons
Fa Peters
Cal Poly
Don Knowles
Cliff Weaver
Pomona Fair
Eyron Hanson
Stonestreet
Bay Area
A. H. Bryant
Sharoni Avenue
Tom Dunham
Korea
Richland School
Oregon
Shafter High
C. C
Dusty” Rhoads
Kern Homes
Ben Brown
Klassen Drive
Junior Women to Feature Fall Fashions at Event
Fall fashions will be displayed in an Autumn setting at the Junior Women's Club fashion show at 8 p.m. Oct. 16 in the women's clubhouse. Children’s clothing from ABC Baby Shop Shafter and women's wear from Minette's Bakersfield will be modeled. Mrs. Robert McClain will serve as commentator. Horizon Girls Club members will handle refreshments. Mrs. Donald Zachary is general chairman with a committee including Paul Pilgrim Robert Mettler Louis Pelosi Herschel Rodgers Cecil Bridges Harry Thompson Marvin Neuman.
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ABC Baby Shop
Shafter
Minette’s
Bakersfield
Robert McClain
Beth Payne
Shafter High School
Horizon Girls Club
Donald Zachary
Paul Pilgrim
Robert Mettler
Louis Pelosi
Herschel Rodgers
Cecil Bridges
Harry Thompson
Marvin Neuman
Young Adults Hear Talk on South America
Attendance doubled at the second meeting of the Young Adult Fellowship held Sunday night at Union Congregational Church. Co chairs were Dick Smith and Don Knowles. Speakers Mr and Mrs Rolf Jacobsen shared stories and souvenirs from Argentina Brazil and Trinidad.
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Union Congregational Church
Dick Smith
Don Knowles
Rolf Jacobsen
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Trinidad
Grady Bartlet
Fred Starrh
Leona Gloeckler
Opal Day
Helen Holmes
Barbara Stone
Gloria Janzen
Harlan Hill
Joe Galante
Karmuth Anderson
Don Germaine
Dave , Channeson
Gordon Baker
Jacobsen
Victoria River Downs Station Largest World-Renowned Cattle Ranch
The Victoria River Downs Station in Australia's Northern Territory is the largest cattle ranch in the world, covering an area twice the size of New Jersey.
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Victoria River Downs
Australia
Northern Territory
New Jersey
Lynn Horn celebrates eighth birthday party at Manuel Park
A party in Manuel Park honored Lynn Horn on her eighth birthday. Guests included many children and relatives from Shafter and Oildale. Prizes were won by Gayland Dirksen Kay Martin and Darrell Janzen.
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Manuel Park
Lynn Horn
L. O. Horn
Cross St
Gayland Dirksen
Kay Martin
Darrell Janzen
Horn
Mesdames
Elliott Garrison
Bob Bann
Carl Martin
Shafter
Eugene Horn
Local Hunters At Frog Meadows Harvest Bucks Near Bakersfield
A Shafter group spends weekends deer hunting at Bakersfield Box near Frog Meadows. Two bucks were bagged two weekends ago by H L Sage W L Sage J T Duncan and Odel Duncan. Last weekend Mr and Mrs James Jacobs joined the party and they plan to hunt again this weekend.
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Shafter People
Bakersfield Box
Frog Meadows
W. L. Sage
J. T. Duncan
Odel Duncan
James Jacobs
Nurse Captain Mandaville Transferred to Japan Hospital
Captain Gladys I. Mandaville daughter of Judge E K Grant was moved to an Army hospital at Osaki Japan after completing a year in Korea She served as a nurse with a mobile hospital about 12 to 15 miles from the front near Yargun North Korea and wrote home detailing the scenery as more beautiful in the north.
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Gladys I. Mandaville
E. K. Grant
Osaki
Japan
Korea
Birth announcements from Shafter and Wasco families
Multiple birth notices list Randal Harmon Clements born Sept 13 at 6 07 pm weighing 7 lb 15 oz, Susan Elizabeth Buckland born Aug 31 at 8 lb 1 oz, Gary first child, and other siblings. Grandparents include William Buckland and H H Nikkel. Additional births include a daughter for Roger Frantz and a son Larry Dale Frantz with Mercy Hospital details and weights. Gloria Ann Janzen born Sept 24 at Mercy Hospital weighing 9 lb 1 oz.
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Susan Elizabeth
Miss Freise
Darrell Buckland
West Tulare Avenue
Gary
William Buckland
Dowling, Mich
Mercy Hospital
Roger Frantz
Wasco
H. H. Nikkel
Santa Fe Way
Shafter
Gloria Ann
W. W. Janzen
Cross St
H. J. D. Janzen
Harley Prather
Indianapolis
Ind
Local Newlyweds to Return This Week from Honeymoon
Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. David H. Baerg, wed last month in Bakersfield, are due back in Shafter this week. The bride, Mary Alice Sitter, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar L. Sitter of Lamont, and the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Baerg of Riverside Drive, Shafter. The couple plan to live in Shafter after returning.
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Shafter
David H. Baerg
Southland
Bakersfield
Mary Alice Sitter
Oscar L. Sitter
Lamont
Jacob Baerg
Riverside Drive
Shaf
Madison, Tenn
Housewarming for H. L. Sage at Poplar Avenue Home
A housewarming hosted by Mrs. W L Sage for Mr. and Mrs. H L Sage occurred at their new residence 18431 Poplar Ave last week. Guests brought gifts and were served cake punch and ice cream in the home formerly occupied by Dr. and Mrs. James B Hahn now of Wasco.
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Walter Baerg
Rudy Nightingale
Kenneth Heinrichs
Bobbi Baerg
James Barnard
John Scaroni
Carlos Tassy
Leland Bell
Marie Nix
Ray Waller
O. B. Burden
Harry Buller
Edna Miller
Jean Simpson
Maroon Crepe
H. L. Sage
Poplar Ave
W.L. Sage
James B. Hahn
Wasco
Postal Savings System Inaugurated at 48 Offices
The United States Postal Savings System began on January 3 1911 simultaneous at forty eight post offices nationwide with a formal opening note.
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United States Postal Savings System
Shafter PTA Carnival Sparks Warm Community Pride
A brisk town turnout at the Shafter PTA carnival left residents with a warm sense of community. Highlights included a livestock auction and the community exhibit placing highly, with local residents like Mrs. D. H. Potter greeting friends for 36 years.
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PTA
Shafter
Beverly Ehrhorns 10th Birthday Celebrated at Home
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ehrhorn hosted Beverly Ehrhorns tenth birthday on Sunday. Church friends from her Sunday School class joined the celebration along with Arlene Ehrhorn, Roger Ehrhorn, Wanda Nale, Patricia Lequieu, Maurlene Lequieu, Jenna Dean Kleiner, and Vera Kroeker. A storybook cake with a small doll and ribbon streamers complemented a green and white table theme as gifts were opened and games were played.
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Arthur Ehrhorn
Beverly
Wanda Nale
Patricia
Maurlene Le+quieu
Jenna Dean Kleiner
Vera Kroeker
Arlene
Roger
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Buhler
Sherman
Nora's Beauty Salon
Emily Kuhlman
Helen Erwin
Mae Rodeen
Effie Ingram
Eighteenth Street
Cesar Romero
Forrest Tucker
California
Marie Wilson
Del-Kern Drive-In Theater
Irma
Robert Sterling
Wilson
Stagecoach
Barbara Hale
Lorna Doone
Roy Robbins
Venable Lane
Tony Curtis
Paul Douglas
Sun
Mon
John Wayne
Flying Leathernecks
Sensation
Shafter Theater
Errol Flynn
Adventures of
Don Juan
Douglas Kennedy
Chain Gang
Maple Leaf “Ag
the Voice of China
Sunshine Boys
KWSD
Lynn
Shafter Présa
Veterans Memorial Hall
Shafter Police and Fire
Clark ‘Loft
Wates As
Tagg Vende
Larry Dale
Mercy Hos
Ash St
Carol
Gus Bender
Evelyn Martin
Locust Ravine
Charles E. Lord
Trinity Methodist Church
Elizendale
Emma Kisling
Porterville
Susan Baerg
J. E. Heinrichs
John Baerg
Pixley
Andrew Nightingale
H. L. Sages
Central Hardware CO
O. G. Ohlsson
Julius Kurtz
W. R. Lachenmaier
Elizabeth Zimmerman
Eva Buller
Emil Bender
S. A. Camp
Marvin Kirschenmann
Anna Voth
J. F. Richert
R. H. Janzen
A. W. Eckmann
Johnny Battaglia
Berthan Janzen
Marie Janzen
Robert Neumann
Nancy Isaac
Bill Frizzell
Arthur Ehrhorns
Clara J. Schnaidt
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