Mission Sale prep and community notices from Shafter
The sewing circle of the First Mennonite church meets October 11 at the West Puclid home of the Menno Schmidts to finalize fancy work for a November 3 church basement mission sale at 7 50 pm proceeds aid mission fields Hostesses served cake cream and tea The group includes Mrs Heller Janzen Neuman Bertha Reimer and others Mabel Kelly visits Vernon Rosses in Shafter D W Nikkel's daughter husband sail to Bethel Germany via Montreal Their son Clarence won a scholarship to Bethel University for theology Bauman to work with Mennonite Central Committee for study Ebenezer church Ladies Aid plans toy drive for Kern General Hospital and Wasco Cerebral Palsy School Elsa Krueger from Germany speaks at meeting A silent auction planned for November and guests include Martha Schmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Mennonite ™ Church
Menno Schmidts
West
Puclid
Darlene Schmidt
D. W. Nikkel
Madera
Montreal
Canada
Bethel
Germany
Shafter
Clarence
Lutheran University At
MFE
Bauman
Mennonite Central Committee
Ladies Aid Society of the
Ebenezer Church of the Reformed
Lydia Bender
Edwin Bender
Alfed Goehring
Kern General Hospital
Bakersfield
Wasco
Harlin Wilson
Elsa Krueger
Mmes
Emil Goehring
W. C. Handel
H. P. Wilson
Delmar Mettler
Robert Warren
Aduel Mettler
Dan Schnidt
Eugene Handel
Rachel Kirschenmann
Allen
Visitors from Shafter and Fort Sill salute local relatives
Mr and Mrs Clifford and their son were visitors in Shafter on Sunday. Nagel, a former health inspector in Shafter, and his wife were residents. Sergeant Jim Brown on a 21 day leave from Fort Sill will stay with his wife at the Grundy home until duties resume. Discharge planned in November. Mr and Mrs Jack Thompson recently returned from a two week visit in Oklahoma visiting their son John Herman at Oklahoma A and M and Mrs Thompson’s mother Mrs Kinsey in Stigler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford
Ersfield
Shafter
Nagel
Jim Brown
Jim
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
G. H. Grundy
Jack Thompson
John Herman
Oklahoma A and M
Stillwater
Pvt Rex Allen Heads Overseas To Heilbronn Germany
Pvt Rex Allen son of Mr and Mrs A J Allen of Fresno avenue left Sunday aboard an airliner from Burbank for New York where he will board for Heilbronn Germany for overseas service. Rex serves in the service battery of the 60th THFABN US Army and has been home on a 40 day leave. He was driven to Burbank by his brother James, a dinner guest at the home of Mr and Mrs Jess Combs on Scaroni avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Allen
A. J. Allen
Fresno Avenue
Burbank
New York
Heilbronn
Germany
Rex
60Th T.H.F.A.B.N
U. S. Army
James
Jess Combs
Scaroni Avenue
Two Birthdays Celebrated At Shafter Avenue Home
Two birthdays were observed Tuesday Oct 11 at the Eugene Handels home on Shafter avenue for Shirley Mettler and Lawrence Handel. Guests included Mr and Mrs Herb Handel and the Bob Bates family. The evening featured showing trip pictures to South Dakota and unwrapping gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Handels
Shafter Avenue
Shirley Mettler
Lawrence Handel
South Dakota
Bob Bates
Ndel
Herb Handel
Bob
Baze
Jake Hee Sessa
Surprise Birthday Party For Mrs. Lee Davis
Mrs. Lee Davis of 1023 Alamo street returned from Bakersfield to a surprise party planned by a group of ladies. They arrived around 2:30 but found her gone, left a note and cake, opened presents, and had their own celebration. Attenders included Odean Blakemore Lorena Fraley Alice Kern Vera Fraser Grace Tatum Nita Young Lorraine Parker Mabel Cotton Anna Colvard Vina La Rue Alice Stephos and Mrs Dick Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Davis
Alamo Street
Bakersfield
Odean Blakemore
Lorena Fraley
Alice Kern
Vera Fraser
Grace Tatum
Nita Young
Lorraine Parker
Mabel Cotton
Anna Colvard
Vina la Rue
Alice Stephos
Mrs. Dick Young
Former Shafterite Jack Baerg to Wed Miss Elkins
Former Shafter resident Jack Baerg will wed Miss Jane Ann Elkins of Fresno on Sunday October 30 at 2 30 p m in Fresno Elkins is employed by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co Baerg serves with the Army at Fort Sam Houston Texas Both graduates of Monterey Bay Academy class of 1954 and attended Pacific Union College Angwin last year Baerg also attended Kern Junior Academy in Shafter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Ann Elkins
Oscar Elkins
No. Hughes
Fresno
Jack Baerg
Shafter
Jack
John Baerg
Brazil
Baerg
Merced
Miss Elkins
Fresno of
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Army
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Monterey Bay Academy
Pacific Union College
Angwin
Kern Junior Academy
West brook couple completes San Francisco visit
Mr and Mrs John W Westbrook of 433 Gibson Lane returned home after a week in San Francisco. They traveled with W s niece and husband Artie Williams of Dos Palos visiting Earnest Mack and families. They stayed in Leos Banos with Jack Francisco and toured the zoo parks science bath fish aquarium and the Golden Gate Bridge. Mr and Mrs Clarence Winter of La Habra were weekend guests of Opal Frys on Tulare Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Westbrook
Gibson Lane
San Francisco
Bay Area
Artie Williams
Dos Palos
Earnest
Mack
Leos Banos
Jack Francisco
Zoo
Science Bu
Fish Aquarium
den Gate Bridge
Clarence Winter
la Habra
Opal Frys
Tulare Avenue
Ben Brown Celebrates 65th Birthday at Home Party
Ben Brown was honored on Friday evening when his wife invited children to a birthday gathering at their Klassen Avenue home. Guests included John Schultz Wasco Fred Brown and family Bakerstreet Nikkel and family Shafter Wesley Brown and son Shafter and Bob Garrison New York who arrived as a surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Brown
Klassen Avenue
Ben
John Schultz
Wasco
Fred Brown
Bakerstreet
Nikkel
Shafter
Wesley Brown
Bob Garrison
New York
Richland Teachers Club Hears Rep Pat Kelly
About 75 Richland teachers and spouses attended a program at the school cafeteria presided by J. H. Peterson. May Newcomb, legislation chairman, introduced Assemblyman H. W. Pat Kelly who spoke on recent education legislation and related problems. Refreshments were served by May Newcomb and her committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
J. H. Peterson
May Newcomb
H. W
Pat” Kelly
Notleys Return from Sierra Hunting Trip
Mr and Mrs John Notley Sr return from a 10 day hunting trip in the Sierra mountains near Dinky Creek and Coolidge. They were visited by their son John Notley Jr and wife and Mr and Mrs John Peterson for three days. They got two bucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Notley Sr
Sierra Mountains
Dinky Creek
Coolidge
John Notley Jr
John Peterson
Bill Irwins
Mrs Yvonne Wipf Honored as 15th District President
Mrs Yvonne Wipf was honored last Wednesday afternoon at the Walnut street home of Mrs Louise Bellows when auxiliary members held a party in her honor upon her election as 15th district president The group presented her with a briefcase Refreshments of cranberry crisp and coffee were served by hostesses Mrs Irma McCoy Mrs Marie Eckert and Mrs Bellows Attending besides the honoree were Mmes Elgie Heinlein Isabel Crawford Nellie Lassiter Ann Raney Adelaide and the hostesses
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvonne Wipf
Louise Bellows
Walnut Street
15Th District
Isabel Crawford
Nellie Lassiter
Ann Raney
Adelaide
Nellie Lassiter Substitutes at Taylor's Bakery
Nellie Lassiter is taking Sybal Ball's place at Taylor's Bakery in Justesens store while Mrs Ball recovers from pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Lassiter
Sybal Ball
Taylor’s Bakery
Justesens Store
Mrs. Ball
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tony Heller
H. J. D. Janzen
Carl Neuman
Bertha Reimer
Jack Nikkel
Don Knowles
Albert Froese
Carol Froese
Mabel Kelly
Clovis
Vernon Rosses
Poso Street
Mennonite Education Institute
Vancouver
Wood's Shoe Store
Central Ave
Santa Fe
Kern County
Louise Neufeld
Mary Tiberghien
Don Irwin
Elmer Richards
Sprouse-Reitz
Hallowe'en
Candy Novelties
Ty Goodflyear
Tex
Frank Russell Mfg
Pacific
Sprouse
Reitz
Merrill Lamley
Pvt
Heilbronn, Germany
Shafterite
Richland Teachers Club
Pat Kelly
Pentecostal Church of God
Shafter Ave
West Ash
Ray J. Smith
First Southern Baptist Church
Kern & Sunset
Sam Wilcoxin
Buel Mouser
B.T.U
Norris Thompson
Waalu
Bess Mouser
Thurs
Ohn
Notleys
Taylor's
Dungan’s
Justesens Mkt
Centent-Ave
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