Visitor leaves Shafter for Honolulu after two month US stay
Mrs L B Loring sister in law of Mrs Victor Bowlie left Bakersfield by plane this week bound for her Honolulu home. She spent a week visiting in Shafter and had been in the United States about two months called home by her mother’s death in Ohio. Mr Loring works for the Department of Agriculture in Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L B. Loring
Victor Bowlie
Bakersfield
Honolulu
Hawaii
Shafter
Lorirng
United States
Ohio
Loring
Department of Agriculture
Wedge Installed Vice President of County Library Group
Mrs Effie Wedge librarian of the Shafter branch was installed last week as Vice President of the Kern County Library Branch Assistants Association. Incoming president is Mrs Martha Van Horn of Bakersfield. Installation occurred during the group 12th Annual Meeting and luncheon in Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Wedge
Shafter
Kern County Library System
Kern County Library Branch Assistants Association
Martha van Horn
Bakersfield
Wedge Couple Undertakes Month-Long Colorado Trip
Mr and Mrs Thomas Wedge are on a month long motor tour reaching Colorado where they plan visits to Canyon City Denver and Colorado Springs. During Mrs Wedge absence from the library her daughter Mrs Harry Thompson will assume her duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wedge
Colorado
Canyon City
Denver
Colorado Springs
Wedge
Harry Thompson
Mrs Elmer Anderson Shower Honoree At Ike Peters Home
At Ike Peters country home last Tuesday evening a layette shower honored Mrs Elmer Anderson. Co hosts were Mrs Dick Larson Mrs Kenneth Howell and Mrs Wallace Tucker. Guests included Mesdames Jim Maquist Phil Jeffries Henry Neufeld George Enns Ike Peters Dick Arnold and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Peters
Elmer Anderson
Dick Larson
Kenneth Howell
Wallace Tucker
Mesdames Jim Maquist
Phil Jeffries
Henry Neufeld
George Enns
Dick Arnold
Harry Thompson
Dan Bledsoe
Harold Miller
Arnold Koehn
Channing Crandall
John Channeson
Jarvis Wheeler
Robert Senn
Robert Warren
Marvin Lane
Merrymakers Dance Club
Bakersfield Inn
Dave Muir
Richard Arnold
John Jacobsen
O. G.ohlsson
Dick’ Larson
Shafter
Jess Parks
Fred Bryant
Bakersfield
Grace Miles Visits from Stockton
Mrs Grace Miles left Shafter Sunday after a ten day visit at the home of her daughter and husband Mr and Mrs John Jacobsen. Mrs Miles was feted at several social gatherings during her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Miles
Shafter
John Jacobsen
Mrs Ruth Ingalls Visits Shafter Relative
Mrs Ruth Ingalls of Pismo Beach has been a Shafter visitor at the home of her daughter Mrs Robert McClain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ingalls
Pismo Beach
Shafter
Robert McClain
Layette Shower Honors Mrs. Leon Pitts
Mrs. Leon Pitts received a surprise layette shower at the Ira Schnei der home on Shafter Avenue with pink blue and white decor and baby clothing cutouts. Guests joined games like pinning and removing safety pins from a clothes line, with prizes to Mrs. Irwin Duerksen and Mrs. Robert Holmes. Phil Jeffries hosted a Merrymakers Dance Club gathering at Bakersfield Inn for friends later. attendees listed from Shafter and Bakersfield.
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Leon Pitts
Ira Schneider
Shafter Avenue
Kenneth Pitts
Vernon Schneider
Irwin Duerksen
Robert Holmes
Ed Angell
Harold Brown
Eugene Johnson
Arthur Mitchell
Willard Neumann
Clifford Gottfried
Ernest Earhardt
Leonard Sammons
Austin Wikoff
Aubrey Ashmore
Ezra Schneider
William Isaac
Leola Fitterer
Hazel Brockett
Robert Perkins
Henry Duerksen
Ed An
Surprise Shower Honors Doris Gilwitz With Gifts
Doris Gilwitz was surprised by friends at Miss Joan Riley’s home on Wednesday night. The party raised wardrobe funds after a fire destroyed her Wasco area home and featured musical numbers by multiple performers and refreshments. A group of students and the senior class of 1949-50 contributed donations and gifts.
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Doris Gilwitz
Joan Riley
Gilwitz
Wasco
Louise Jenkins
John Kelly
Jenny Riley
Bertram ‘Fuller
Barbara Becker
Ernest Hughes
Margie Liles
Sybie Nelms
Edna Rodgers
Bonnie Williams
Kyle Hill
Tom Kelly
Kenny Cooper
Margie Vannatta
Mary Mitchel
Jolene Waymire
Jerry Johns
Evelyn Rikard
Royce Cornelson
Darleen Weyand
Doris Loewen
Betty Grundy
Shirley
Hight
Wanda Horn
Wilma
Boucher
Dorothy Kroeker
Kay Roberts
Erma Mitchel
Carolyn Spitzer
Joan Peters
Susie Roberts
Bobbie Liles
Goldie Gipson
Frankie Guenther
Kay Crawford
Shirley Cramer
Dana Mamiedell
Mary Edwards
Bertram Fuller
Mary Channeson
Rosie, McNew
Dolly Mixon
Pete Hei
Jerry Mixon
Ray Crafton
Bonnie Bender
Barbara Stone
Betty Stringer
Ilene Schaeffer
Lee Riley
T. P. Rootes
Marvin Mouser
Herschel Rodgers
Fred Neuman
Norman Neuman
Jimmie Neuman
Johnson & Neuman
Schirmer’s Department Store
Shafter Mercantile
Shafter News Agency
Honor Society Opens Fall Season
Delta Kappa Gamma Beta Zeta Chapter opened its fall season with a meeting at Miss Wini fred Durham's De lano home. Members from Shafter McFarland and Wasco attended, including Beulah Bartlett Blythe Monroe Jeanette Wheeler Lorraine Kleinkauf Dorothy Kirkham Dorothy Blanchard Faye Trask Edna Armstrong Marie Lorenzo Shyrie Summers and Theresa Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Bartlett
Beta Zeta
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Delano
Winifred Durham
Shafter
Blythe Monroe
Jeanette Wheeler
Lorraine Kleinkauf
Dorothy Kirkham
McFarland
Dorothy Blanchard
Faye Trask
Edna Armstrong
Marie Lorenzo
Wasco
Shyrie Summers
Theresa Burke
Hallowe'en Party Celebrates Billy Duerksen's Second Birthday
An October 13 birthday party for two year old Billy Duerksen at 235 Euclid Avenue featured Halloween decor, balloons and pumpkin favors. Guests included Richie Pasley Pamela Evans Chuck Kirschenmann Ronnie Evans Denny Evans Margie Ashworth and Nancy Barling with cake ice cream and punch served.
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Hallowe’en
Billy Duerksen
Bill Duerksen
Billy
Euclid Avenue
Richie Pasley
Pamela Evans
Chuck Kirschenmann
Ronnie Evans
Denny Evans
Margie Ashworth
Nancy Barling
Lois Knight Finds Confidence Through Arthur Murray Training
Lois Knight started shy and unsure, took lessons at Arthur Murray's, gained self confidence and became a popular dance partner. She now teaches at Arthur Murray's helping others build confidence and skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Knight
Arthur Murray’s
Arthur Murray's
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