Potluck and Dance With Hard Time Theme Event
The American Legion and Auxiliary co host a potluck dinner and dance on Saturday night November 5 at seven o five in the Veterans War Memorial Hall. Dink Carol and his band will provide music for dancing and attendees are asked to dress in a hard time theme. Prizes will be awarded to the worst dressed man and woman. Records by Rem Bristow and Bill Banks will be played between dances. Ladies are asked to bring a dish such as meat salad vegetables or dessert.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Veterans Warn Memorial Hall
Dink
Carol
Rem Bristow
Bill Banks
Circle Seven Club Prepares Food
The Circle Seven Club met at the Clifton Bridges home to arrange a food box for a family in financial difficulty due to the husband's illness. Members present included Mesdames J. B. Revel, Eugene Hill, George Higbee, Barney Vanwinkle, Rex Revel, Luther Holsonbake, and Miss Helen Rother. Mrs. George Higbee to host next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Seven Club
Clifton Bridges
J. B. Revel
Eugene Hill
George Higbee
Barney Vanwinkle
Rex Revel
Luther Holsonbake
Rosedale
Helen Rother
Bakersfield
New Baby Janet Jans Reported At Mercy Hospital
Reverend and Mrs Gordon Jans celebrate the birth of a daughter named Janet Faye on Saturday evening October 22 at 8 25 pm at Mercy Hospital. Both mother and infant are reported doing nicely and the father is proud.
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Gordon Jans
Janet
Faye
Mercy Hospital
District meet elects new president at Fresno gathering
Mrs. Harry Thompson presided over the San Joaquin Valley Junior Women's Clubs district meeting in Fresno. After Evelyn McCallum of Wasco resigned as president, Fresno’s Mrs. Faye Haas was elected to the role. Thompson remains district vice president.
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Harry Thompson
San Joaquin
Uncle Visits Irvin Fike Highlights Kansas Relative
A visitor on Monday and Tuesday at the Irvin Fike home was John Siefert, uncle of Irvin Fike, from Harrington, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Fike
Mr. Fike
John Siefert
Harrington, Kansas
Spanish Dinner Set for Tonight at Woman's Club House
Tonight from 6:30 to 8:00 St Therese society hosts a Spanish dinner at the Woman's Club House with Mrs Joe Frizzell as general chairman and Mrs Henry Guidera as food chairman. Menu includes enchiladas Spanish beans green tossed salad and dessert. Bingo will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Therése’s Altar
Woman’s Club House
Joe Frizzell
Henry Guidera
Shafter High Rally Spurs 26-0 Strathmore Loss
A rally in the Shafter High School Auditorium followed Strathmore High's 26-0 defeat to Shafter High on General's turf. The event energized supporters and helped cement the upset outcome.
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Strathmore High
Shafter High
Shafter High School
Local Teachers Attend Delano Health Workshop
Chairman of the Health Committee for Shafter High School Mr. Gerald Hedden and Miss Betty Lund attended a Delano High School health workshop on Saturday October 15. The meeting aimed to address classroom health promotion through a representative committee and featured Marston Girard outlining planning, sex education, and general health needs. Doctor Johns from UCLA spoke on general health problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Gerald Hedden
Betty Lund
Delano High School
Marston Girrard
Office of
County Health Coordination
Doctor Johns
University of California At
Los Angeles
Pep Club Plans Transporting Band Rooters to Exeter
Shafter High's Pep Club met to arrange transport for about 125 students and the band to Exeter for the football game. Buses depart at 5 p.m. and return around 11 45 p.m with parent signatures required for all travelers.
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Exeter
Shafter High
Ernest Graf
Glyn Scales
Jerry Johns
Graf
Picnic at Hart Memorial Park by Circle Seven Club
Members of the Circle Seven Club and families enjoyed a Sunday picnic in Hart Memorial Park. A basket lunch with roasted weiners and marshmallows followed by time with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Revel and son Johnny Ray and other families from Bakersfield including Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Bridges and son Jerry and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hill with Leon and Phyllis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Seven Club
Hart Memorial Park
J. B. Revel
Johnny Ray
Clifton Brigdes
Jerry
Eugene Hill
Leon
Phyllis
Rex’ Revel
Freda Holsonbake
Bill Coffee
Bakersfield
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Smith at Mercy Hospital
A daughter named Carol Lynn weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces was born on October 20 at Mercy Hospital to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Smith of the Channeson ranch. The family has another daughter and Mr Smith works as an agricultural engineer at the Shafter Experimental Station.
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Carol Lynn
Kenneth Smith
Mercy Hospital
Smiths
Channeson Ranch
Mr. Smith
Shafter Experimental Station
Voters League Presents Women’s Voters Program
Bakersfield League of Women’s Voters members Mrs. E. Ben Evans and Mrs. G. G. Lane discussed the November ballot propositions at the Wednesday afternoon club meeting. They urged a yes on Nos 1 2 and 3 while addressing other positions. The program was chaired by Mrs. T. V. Little with brief business remarks by Mrs. Arthur Brownell. A floral tea table and hospitality work framed the event led by Mrs. John Jacobsen and hostess chairs Mrs. P. L. Arnold assisted by Mrs. Gordon Baker and Mrs. Ned Smith.
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E. Ben Evans
G. G. Lane
Bakersfield League of Women’s Voters
T. V. Little
Arthur Brownell
John Jacobsen
Campfire Girls Plan Felt Lapel Pins For Halloween Parade
The Ches-cha-may campfire group met October 19 in the Santa Fe Building. Members work on felt lapel pins and learn firemaking skills. They plan to march in costume in the Halloween parade with La Velle Stoller La Venne Stoller Mary Gates Mary Margaret Revell Janice Beaver Eldeen Kimmel Virginia Bender Norma Jean Craig Delores Nix and Helen Janet Adams present.
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Santa Fe
la Velle Stoller
la Venne Stoller
Mary Gates
Mary Margaret Revell
Janice Beaver
Eldeen Kimmel
Virginia Bender
Norma Jean Craig
Delores Nix
Helen Janet Adams
Birthdays at Ohanneson Cabin Honor Two Women
At Camp Nelson cottage tess hosted a birthday gathering for Mrs. Phil Ohanneson and Mrs. Charles Burns. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John J. Peters Jr. and others, with cakes and gifts amid autumn sunshine. Mrs. J. C. Ohanneson was noted as older.
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Tess
Camp Nelson
Phil Ohanneson
Charles Burns
John J. Peters, Jr
Bill Bristow
J Kaney
David Ohanneson
Gloria Guimara
Ohaneson
J. C. Ohanneson
Tipton weekend visit to Mrs Ball and family
Mrs Sybie Ball and her children Wayne and Kathleen spent the weekend with Mrs Ball’s parents Mr and Mrs Otis Smith in Tipton.
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Tipton
Sybie Ball
Wayne
Kathleen
Teachers Breakfast at Cawelo Highlights Local Club Event
The Richland Teachers' Club held a breakfast in the Cawelo Motel banquet room on Saturday morning October 22. Decorated card tables featured Halloween motifs. Dr. Fred Zannon, Kern County Director of Education, spoke, with vocal duets by Rosie Wiens and Gladys Hyland prior to the meal.
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Cawelo
Richland Teachers’ Club
Letha Brock
Ednar Prieve
Barbara Chapman
Etta Henry
Betty, Johnson
Fred Zannon
Card of Thanks for Bonnie McNew in Hospital
Mrs. Lillie Bell expresses gratitude to all who visited and sent cards for Bonnie McNew confined at Kern General Hospital.
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Bonnie McNew
Kern Gen
The Cleft Rock Captures Valley Water Struggle in Fiction
Review praises Alice Tisdale Hobart's The Cleft Rock for dramatizing the San Joaquin Valley's water conflict and human struggles. It notes vivid, sometimes bleak depictions of ranchers facing depleting water tables, political battles, and the tension between privilege and poverty, with the author conveying the area’s character and aura.
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Alice Tisdale Hobart
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
Church Building Fund Reaches Twenty Six Thousand
Laymen of Union Congregational Church collected pledges during a four hour Sunday canvass visiting 180 families. Of 163 pledges, totaling over 24 000 dollars, the drive aims for 30 000 dollars. By week end 181 pledges had been recorded totaling over 26 000 dollars. A committee was named to study forming a men s fellowship for the church.
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Union Congregational Church
Curtis R. Schumacher
Board of Home Missions
New York
Gordon J. Baker
Schumacher
Glen “Slade” Putman
Vernon Wilson
Putman
Richard Kirkham
Jack Hill
Gordon Smith
William Lowe
Wesley Linda
Councilmen Faces Criticism Over City Dealings
The Press reports on allegations that Shafter councilmen conducted city business during wartime with items from stores owned by council members. Records show past councils engaged similarly and cite figures for McClure Loewen and Russell. Officials defend actions as wartime necessity and say critics seek to force resignations using a vague law.
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Shafter
Judge Shaw
P. W. McClure
McClure
Russel
Loewen
McClure Drug Store
Russell
Shafter Generals Dominate Strathmore 26-0 in Home Victory
Shafter High's Generals extended their Kern County lead to 20-0, overpowering Strathmore 26-0 at home. Edwards sparked the attack with a 60-yard drive, Scales and Houston connected on a TD, and Martin converted repeatedly as Shafter wore down the Spartans.
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Shafter High Generals
Kern County
Walloping
Strathmore
Generals
Edwards
Martin
Metheny
Spartans
Jruns Scales
J Houston
T. D. Martin
Strathore
Partans
Exeter
Shafter
Scales
Q. B
Ilegally
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