Indonesians Honored at Kern County Graduation Banquet
Veterans' Memorial Hall in Oildale hosts a graduation for Indonesian cadets with A. W. Noon presenting a plaque to Makki, honoring the group. Supervisors Holt Walker Salzer Ming attend, reception to follow at junior college teachers lounge. James Hennesey notes cadets to split duties, some returning to Indonesia after training, others remaining for instructors. Ground school at Minter Field covers aviation and related subjects.
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Veterans’ Memorial Hall
Oildale
A. W. Noon
Taft
Board of Supervisors
R. M. M. Perdanakusumma
Kern County
Makki
Indones
Ian
County
Kern
Noon
John Holt
Ardis M. Walker
Charles P. Salzer
Fldyd Ming
William G. Rea
James Hennesey
Taloa Academy
Minter Field
Washington, D. C
State Department
Washington
Indonesia
Iennesoy
California
Arvin Pastor Elected Head of Congregational Churches
The Arvin pastor, son of J A Peterson of Shafter, was elected moderator replacing Rev. Dr. John S. Whiteneck of Bakersfield. Other officers named include Rev. Elmer J. Windisch and Rev. Charles Thomas with Ernie Hofman as alternate national meeting delegate. A worship service opened the program led by Rev Gordon J. Baker of Shafter.
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J. A. Peterson
Shafter
John S. Whiteneck
Bakersfield
Elmer J. Windisch
Wasco
Charles Thomas
Oildale
Ernie Hofman
Gordon J. Baker
G. W. Mitchell
Windisch
First Pastor Leads Shafter SDA Church Story
The Seventh Day Adventists in Shafter began with shared space on Lerdo and Poplar. A church was built and dedicated in 1921. The Rev Thiel, later joined by G J Zenk Alfred Funck Klaudt, oversaw growth and language split into German and English services.
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Lerdo
Poplar
Andreas Edelmann
E. H. Mettler
F. W. Handel
Thiel
Shafter
G. J. Zenk
Scotland
S. D
Zenk
Alfred Funck
Highmore
Munzer
California
Ebenezer
Ford
August Bender
Adolf Kirschenmann
Albert Weidenbach
Emil Kirschenmann
Allen Zenk
W. C. Handel
Ed Kirschenmann
Simeo Mettler
Emil Stoller
Lydia Bens der
Ladies Society
Dinner Guests and Family Notes Across Bakersfield
Dinner guests at the Ben Becker home were nephews Victor and Linford Becker from Fresno with wives, both Pacific Bible Institute students. Kenneth Buller reports from Korea where he serves as a medical technician and mechanic. Hunting at Heatah Salt Flats includes Rol lin, Dargatz, J. H. Maurer, L. M. Dargatz of Shafter and Bakersfield shooters. Revered L. C. Lynch and family from Taft visited W. K. Graves and J. Cotton of Shafter. Pacific Bible Institute visitors Benny Giesbrecht and Harold Reimer were home for the weekend. Oliver Sly returns from a two week trip, deer hunting. Ed Schacht and son Bill dined with the Garrisons while Mrs. Schacht travels to Ohio for a funeral and Chicago visit.
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Reben Becker
Victor Becker
Linford Becker
Fresno
Pacific Bible’ Institute
Bertha Neufeld
John Buller
Kenneth
Korea
Pacific Bible Institute
Benny Giesbrecht
Ben. Giesbrecht
Merced Avenue
Harold Reimer
C. C. Reimer
Tulare Avenue
Oliver Sly
Yreka
Slys
ED Schacht
Bill
Elliott Garrison
Cross St
Schacht
Ohio
Chicago
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Liberal
Shafter Maytag Shop
E. Lerdo
F. Gutcher
America
Pontiac
Ee Unisteel
Fisher
Gaede Pontiac
PTA
Prince
Princess
Arvin
Pema Ph
Manuel
Walnut Streets
Panero
O. K
Pacific
E. R. Harris
Heatah Salt Flats
Rollin, Dargatz
J. H. Maurer
L. M. Dargatz
L. C. Lynch
W. K. Graves
Sunset St
J. Cotton-of-Shafter
Mr. Lynch
Freewill Baptist Church
Smith's Corner
Hallowe'en
Bob
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