BPW Hosts Barbecue and Plans Home Nursing Course
Barbecued chicken dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Battaglia on Faber Street for the Business and Professional Women's Club. A chairmen's meeting at Miss Jeanette Wheeler's home set plans for a December 1 dinner dance at the Women's Clubhouse. A regular meeting outlined a two hour weekly home nursing course as a defense project with registration through Mrs. Horn or Miss Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Battaglia
Faber Street
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Jeanette Wheeler
California Avenue
Geraldine Mundt
Don Christensen
Mesdames
Margaret Smith
David Merkel
George Collins
L. O. Horn
Ora Allender
Mrs. Horn
Miss Wheeler
Mesdames Christina Unruh
Elmer Unruh
Jack Hare
Inez Moser
Lula Lefevre
Pomona
Mesdames Annett Albright
J. R. Schnidt
Letha Brock
Mary H. Kelley
Helen Holmes
Miss Holmes
Quartet Visits North Greenfield Nearby Family
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Butler of Shafter along with Rena and Mrs. Della Lackey spent the weekend in North Greenfield Monterey county visiting Butler’s seriously ill sister. They stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Beldon Coursey and joined relatives including Kenneth Baker and Johnny for Sunday dinner. Also present were the Courseys and two nieces with their families, Clarence Davis and Ernest Bennett families. THREE DEERS IN THREE WEEKS was reported by Shafter huntsmen above Kern Flats, as Charles Hitchock and L Charles Hitchcock plus companion hunted and trapped three trout limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Butler
Rena
Della Lackey
Shafter
Greenfield
Monterey County
Butler
Beldon Coursey
Kenneth Baker
Johnny
the Courseys
Nices
Clarence Davis
Ernest Bennett
Kern Flats
Charles H. Hitchock
L. Charles Hitchcock
Progressive Dinner Set By Auxiliary Firemen Members
The auxiliary to the volunteer firemen schedules a progressive dinner starting 6 30 p m next Monday with husbands as guests. Appetizers at 430 Cross St hosted by Mrs Marlen Jenson with Mrs Ed Bender assisting. Salad at Oak Street with Mrs John Notley and Mrs Don Little. Entree at 129 Lerdo Highway with Mesdames Wesley Gorsching Albert Finkbeiner and George Vine. Dessert at 205 California Ave with Mrs Orval Long assisting. Meeting at Mrs Long 536 California Ave last week and plans to sell soft drinks at Halloween dance October 26 in Memorial Hall. Next meeting October 18 at Mrs Wesley Gorsching Munzer Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlen Jenson
Cross St
Ed Bender
John Notley
Oak Street
Don Little
Vernon Pierce
Lerdo Highway
Mesdames Wesley Gors
Fest Group Named For Local Church
Officers of the Fest Committee at the Menonite Brethren Church were elected Tuesday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Duerksen 249 Faber Street Henry Duerksen was named chairman Jake Klassen vice chairman and Mrs Harry Peters secretary The meeting was led by non member John Wiens Those present included Thomas Petker Harry Peters Dan Wendland Jake Klassen and Henry Duerksen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menneite Brethren Church
Henry Duerksen
Faber Street
Jake Klassen
Harry Peters
John Wiens
Duerksen
Messrs
Dan Wendland
Neuman to Build $17,000 Home in September
Harvey Neuman will construct a $17 000 residence at 279 Cross St as September building permits lead the month. Total permit estimates for September reach $19 300 with additional permits issued for Anna Peters 300 Alvin Reich 700 J F Cooper 1000 and Henry C Guenther 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Neuman
Cross St
E. K. Grant
Anna Peters
Alvin Reich
J. F. Cooper
Henry C. Guenther
Special Service by Nazarene Church Feature Quartet
A special service will be held at the Church of the Nazarene featuring the Swale Sistrunk led quartet composed of Roy Hoover Stanley Wright and David with the group performing musical selections. The event highlights musical ministry and community worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
Pasa
Swale Sistrunk
Roy Hoover
Stanley Wright
David
Women's Clubhouse repair bid study announced
Bids are being prepared for repairs to the Women s Clubhouse at a several thousand dollar cost. The club president Mrs George S Collins announced at the year opening meeting that the board of directors has authority to let bids on the project. The luncheon followed by a music program featured Evelyn Scott Studio.
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George S. Collins
Evelyn Scott Studio
Shafter
Battle Ewing
Surprise Party Held in Honor of Roberta Liles
A surprise birthday party for Roberta Liles, president of Shafter High School’s Horizon Club, was held last week in the Clyde Zachary barn on Lerdo Highway with about 30 attendees. Mrs. Liles and Miss Margie Liles hosted assisted by Barbara Stone. The event featured a weiner roast outdoors and dancing in the barn with many friends listed as guests and gift linders from Caroline Spitzer Karen Clarkin and Carl Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Liles
Shafter High Schools Horizon Club
Clyde Zachary Barn
Lottie Liles
Margie Liles
Barbara Stone
Weiner
Lerdo Highway
Betty Grundy
Deanna Bergen
Wilbur ‘Stocker
Kyle Hill
Kathy Thompson
Dean Thompson
Bobby Dixon
Norma Neuman
Harold Lynch
Laverne Liles
Doris Bowlie
Mickey Perry
Jerry Mixon
Morton Brown
John Notley
Wayne Horn
Wendell Vannatta
Henry Rice
David Muir
Shirley Pearce
Jack Anderson
Joline Waymire
Max Tudor
Jeannie Trantham
Susie Roberts
Donna Hare
Jimmie Witcher
Mary Jane Crawford
Caroline Spitzer
Karen Clarkin
Carl Anderson
Shafter Firemen Benefit Dance Set for Oct 26
The Shafter Fire Department plans its annual benefit dance at Veterans Memorial Hall with guest musician Jimmy Thomason. The event runs 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Proceeds go to the firemen insurance benefit fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Fire Department
Veterans Memorial Hall
Albert Finkbeiner
Jimmy Thomason
Engels Spend Weekend on North Visit
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Engel of 208 West Lerdo Highway spent a weekend visiting friends in Reedley and Fresno. They joined a baby shower for Mrs. Bob Heindrichs and visited the Justs in Fresno. Their daughter Mrs. Gene Lowen accompanied them to meet her husband’s relatives Carl and Loewen in Fresno.
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H. G. Engel
West Lerdo Highway
Reedley
Fresno
George Kliewer
Kliewer
Engel
Bob Heindrichs
Herbert Just
Justs
Engels
Gene Lowen
Carl Loewen
Couple Wed In Nevada At The Hitching Post
Miss Shirley Hight and Max Pearce united in marriage at The Hitching Post Las Vegas Nevada on September 26. The bride is a Shafter High School alumna class of 1951 employed at the State Theater. The groom, a Navy World War II veteran, is also employed by the State Theater.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Shirley Hight
Robert Hight
California Avenue
Max Pearce
O. L. Pearce
Elm Street
Shafter High School
State
Bri
Navy
State Theater
Elizabeth Ingram Circle Set to Craft for Bazaar
The Elizabeth Ingram Circle meets at the church this afternoon to make hand made articles for sale at the Women’s Fellowship bazaar in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ingram
Women’s Fellowship
Community Notes Share Local Events And Updates
A busy week brings a card party at Cawelo Motel hosted by Mrs. Floyd Cooper and Mrs. Sylvia Baughman. The Junior Women’s Club hosts a fall fashion exhibit at the Women’s Clubhouse. Bakersfield Antique Club met at Mrs. Charles Burns’s home with Shafter members attending. Assemblyman and Mrs. H. W. Pat Kelly celebrate silver anniversary. Local sick list grows. Mrs. Kenneth Howell back from surgery. Mrs. E. Fitzsimons remains ill. Kenneth and family visit from Van Nuys. Patricia Ann Fowler treated for liver disease at Kern General Hospital and will miss school for three months. Two-story homes are scarce in Shafter. residents note only a few. Mrs. A. W. Eckman and a phone interruption are mentioned. Mr. and Mrs. Colier J. Duncan plan house changes on Poso Street. Reg Hammond to reside near the high school staff. A new house on Jack Avenue is under construction by Mr. and Mrs. John Jacobus. Norma Neuman and family to visit the southland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cawelo
Floyd Cooper
Sylvia Baughman
Antique Club
Bakersfield
Charles Burns
Shafter
H. W
Pat” Kelly
Kenneth Howell
E. Fitzsimons
Pacific Street
Kenneth Fitzsimons
Sherry
Candace
van Nuys
Patricia Ann Fowler
Kern General Hospital
A. W. Eckman
Star
M Colier J. Duncan
Poso Street
Reg Hammond
Mar
Jack Aven
John Jacobus
Norma Neuman
Southland
Cocktail party before Lions Club dinner held at Memorial Hall
A social gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Marvin Neuman on their residence street preceded the Lions Club Ladies Night dinner at Memorial Hall. Attending were Greg Malory Harry Thompson and couples Mr Mrs Tom Hayhurst Mr Pilgrim Mr Handel and Mr Mullins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Neuman
Late Avenue
Lions Club
Memorial Hall
Greg Malory
Harry Thompson
Messrs
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ABC Baby Shoppe
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Darlene Weyand
Ryland M. Jacobus
Fresno Veterans Administration Hospital
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Rolf Jacobsen
M. L. Wiedman
Freezer Food School
Ruth Stoffer
Miss Stoffer
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