Final plans for 2030 Turkey event by Junior Women Club
The Junior Women's Club met at the club house on Wednesday evening to finalize participation in the 2030 club sponsored Thanksgiving event on November 13. They will run a day food booth with pumpkin and apple pie, beans, hot dogs, and coffee. Committees were named for serving shifts and setup. The meeting also announced a Halloween party and potluck for October 26.
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Turkey
Vivian Neuman
Mary Howell
Rita Miller
Lee Koehn
Shower of Gifts for Gordon Henley Bridal Shower
The Womars Club House of Wasco hosted a bridal shower for Mrs. Gordon Henley formerly Mary Ellen Weaver. About 50 guests attended including relatives from Glendale Shafter Bakersfield Azusa Springville and Wasco. Decorations featured red roses and chrysanthemums with a red umbrella over the gift table and a sheet cake inscribed Mary and Gordon. Hostesses were Mesdames C G Reed and A D Fry.
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Womars Club
Wasco
Gordon Henley
Glendale
C. G. Reed
A. D. Fry
Phillip Winsor
Pasadena
Frances Henson
Leland Windle
Willow
Azusa
N.S. Peterson
Springville
Emmet Henley
E. A. Roberts
Grace Reed
Bakersfield
Harperake
Fred Henley
Clifford Weaver
Shafter
The Gasoline Buggy and the Rise of Competitive Oil
A nostalgic look at early motor vehicles that reached only 20 mph and the impact of competition among automotive and oil companies. Standard of California touts decades of petroleum improvements driving better cars, oils, and fuels since the horseless carriage era.
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Standard of California
Early Days of the Martensdale Mennonite Colony Recalled
Settlers arriving October 1909 in Martensdale California near Lerdo recall the colony’s founding. About sixty five families faced sagebrush land and blank deeds, built shelter tents and a church, then moved to Rosedale after 1911. Many original families remain in Kern County communities.
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Martensdale
Lerdo
Mid-West
California
Julius Kruger
Mr Kruger
Jacob Kliewer
D. J. Klassen
Rosedale
Agnes Fast
J. D. Hofer
Fresno
Klassen
Mary Fast
H. H. Nikkel
Shafter
J. J. Fast
Calloway
Kern County
Shafter Area
J. E. Bergen
Arnold
Bertha
Henry Kohfeld
Marie
F. D. Enns
Regina
Otto Becker
Anna Fast
A. B. Neufeld
Abe Neufeld
Colorado
John Buller
E. J. Kruger
Lydia Friesen
Kruger
A F. Boese
Anna Burkhardt
Boese
Ortner Wolfe Family Plans Oklahoma Visit
Mr and Mrs Ezra Ortner and daughter Joana and Mr and Mrs Guy Wolfe left Oct 2 for Oklahoma to visit friends and relatives and expect to be away at least a month.
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Oklahoma
Ezra Ortner
Joana
Guy Wolfe
Schoolmates Host Nancy Isaac Birthday Party
A group of Nancy Isaac's schoolmates hosted a surprise 12th birthday party October 11 at Shafter park. The event featured games and refreshments with a yellow and white cake inscribed Happy Birthday Nancy holding 12 candles. Attending were numerous local families and friends including the Isaacs, the Few, the Voths, the Schneiders, and others.
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Nancy Isaac
Shafter Park
Nancy
Elmer
Isaac
Jimmy
Carol
Mitchell Few
C. R. Howe
Elizabeth Zimmerman
Shirley Werner
Charlotte Voth
Catherine Lorenz
Christine Owens
Audie Mae Pomeroy
Edwina Ruth
Shirley Neuman
Marlyn Barling
Connie
Betty Tanksley
Bobby Holmes
Claude Voth
Arlis Biloff
Billie Schneider
Dean Bowlie
Harold Neuman
Marjorie Voth
Noreen Horst
la Wanda
Donald
Dale Few
Chéscha May Campfire Group Names Officers for Year
The Chéscha May Campfire group held its first meeting on October 5 at the Santa Fe building of the Richland School. Guardian Miss Lorraine Kleinkauf and assistant guardian Miss Helen Holmes were present with officers elected: Dolores Nix president Lavelle Stoller vice president Lavonne Stoller secretary Mary Gates treasurer and Norma Craig reporter. Attendees included Delores Nix Lavonne Stoller Lavelle Stoller Janis Beaver Helen Adams Mary Revell Norma Craig Virginia Bender Mary Devincenzo and Mary Gates.
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Lavelle Stoller
Janis Beaver
Helen Adams
Mary Revell
Norma Craig
Virginia Bender
Mary Devincenzo
Mary Gates
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Lée Koehn
Glen Bultman
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Stamp & Coin Shop
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Iil
Standard
Edwards
Hills Bros
Ise Canterbury
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T-Bone
Porterhouse
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Washington
ScotTowels
Emily Pok
Sunnybank
Sven
Suzenne Trond
Lash LaRue
Dean Jagger
Cornel Wilde
Rachel and the Stranger
George Brent
Gene Autry
Edward G. Robinson
House OF Strangers
Marjorie Lord Strange
Mrs. Crane
Chéschamay
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