Young People Attend Hay Ride and Halloween Barn Party
Teenagers from the Mennonite Brethren Church enjoyed a hay ride to a jack o lantern decorated barn hosted by the Menno Siemens family. Ghosts, games, and a snack spread followed a brief talk by Roger Neufeld as adults group chaperoned the event with several neighbors and church members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mennonite Brethren Church
Menno Siemens
Ernest Siemens
Henry Dick
Roger Neufeld
Melinda Fuller Celebrates 9th Birthday Party
Melinda Fuller was honored at a ninth birthday celebration hosted by her grandmother Mrs. H. W. Pat Kelly. Guests included Renata Payne Janet Merz Cyndy Spear Ellie Sill Judy Guenther Laura Horn Cary Kelly Tracy Thompson Kim Channeson and Kim Handel. The Mexican motif decor and tacos beans and tortillas were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melinda Fuller
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Renata Payne
Janet Merz
Cyndy Spear
Ellie Sill
Judy Guenther
Laura Horn
Cary Kelly
Tracy Thompson
Kim Channeson
Kim Handel
Myrtle M Davis Celebrates 75th Birthday At Home
Mrs Myrtle M Davis of 1023 Alamo Road marked her 75th birthday with friends and relatives at her residence. Attendees included Mrs Dewoody Mrs Bessie Sawder Mrs Dana Sharp and others. relatives included daughters and sons from Pico Rivera Oildale Sacramento Shafter Wasco. A fur party hosted by her and her Sunday school class featured cake coffee and punch.
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Myrtle M. Davis
Alamo Road
Dewoody
Bessie Sawder
Dana Sharp
Lorena Fraley
Lorraine Parker
Lessie Eagan
Eva Tunney
Averil Mouser
Nita Young
Juanita Moore
Modene Tenney
Pico Rivera
Calif
Odene Blakemore
Oildale
Bernie Burdett
Sacramento
Toe Davis
Southern Baptist Church of
Shafter
Cotton breeders showcase new varieties at Valley growers meeting
Detective continued notes commercial potential from Shafter station and Tulare County fields. Growers will see wilt resistant Acala improvements and several non Acala strains from Auburn 56 Caroline Queen and New Mexico 4447. Turner presents data on experimental Acala strains with higher first pick yields and possible greater will tolerance. A panel with county farm advisors and UC extension specialist Marvin Hoover answers questions. Sessions target Merced Madera Fresno Counties on Wednesday and Tulare Kings Kern Counties on Thursday starting 9 30 am luncheon provided by California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors.
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San Joaquin Valley
John Turner
Auburn
Alabama
South Carolina
New Mexico
Turner
U.C
Marvin Hoover
Merced
Madera
Fresno
Tulare
Kings
Kern
Fall Fashion Show Set by Shafter Woman's Club
The Shafter Woman's Club hosts its annual Fall Fashion Show on October 28 at the Sorority Shop Bakersfield. Members and their daughters model, with prize drawings and refreshments. Proceeds go to the Nurses Scholarship fund. Tickets from ticket chairwoman Mrs Art Kadel.
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Shafter Woman's Club
Sorority
Chester Avenue
Bakersfield
Shafter Woman’s Club
Donald Zachary
Arnold Koehn
Marshal Unruh
J. W. Frizzell
Weston Futtrell
Nurses Scholarship Fund
Art Kadel
Burley Dooley
N- R. Boggs
Local Couple Married In Shafter Plans Salinas Move
June Hearn and Bobby Day were married October 17 at the First Baptist Church in Shafter. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson, is from Shafter and a longtime student. Bob Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. Darby Day, recently left the Marines after three years and will resume work with the Forest Division at Monterey as foreman. The couple honeymooned in Carmel and will reside in Salinas after their return.
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June Hearn
Bobby Day
First Baptist Church
Shafter
Dale B. Klint
William Thompson
E. Orange
Darby Day
Beth Eden
Bob
Marines
Forest Division
Monterey
Calif
Carmel
Salinas
City Council Actions and Budgets Report
The council opened bids from auto dealers with bids to be public December 14. It accepted 343.20 for 50 feet of hose from Albro Fire Equipment. The garbage pit needs action, painting and repair work advised for the Fire building, and the Kiwanis Halloween Parade permit was approved. Dalke Brothers refused a license fee for the Scout Building, which the city waived. Fire marshal suggestion and balance of city accounts at 180968.24 noted.
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Packer
Council
Albro Fire Equipment Company
Brown
Finkbeiner
Dalke Brothers
Bill Irwin
Kiwanis Club
Kern County Fire Department
Will Ask For Donations to CROP Program
The Junior High Youth Fellowship at Union Congregational Church will ask for donations to the CROP program on Halloween. Youth will go trick or treating from 5 to 6 30 p m Saturday Oct 31 in the church area, each group led by an adult and carrying a CROP card.
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The
Congregational Church
Church World Service
Our Churches
Carlos White
Istian
Union Congregational Church
Mr. White
Talks by Linda Misner at Pentecostal Church of God
Linda Misner of The Teen Challenge New York will speak at the Pentecostal Church of God at 425 Shafter Ave from November 1 to 4. Dave Wilkerson discusses her work in The Cross and The Switchblade book. Young converts from major gangs will testify during services. Pastor Wayne Owen invites all.
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Linda Misner
New York
Pentecostal Church of God
Shafter Ave
Dave Wilkerson
America
Wayne Owen
PTA membership drive results at Shafter High School
Mrs. Elmer Richards urged parents to turn in PTA dues to their child’s advisory class. Winners in the membership contest were Todd’s advisory class in first place and Mears’s class in second.
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Elmer Richards
Shafter High School
PTA
Mr. Todd
Mears
Republicans Attention Opens Polling Day Transport
The Shafter Republican headquarters will stay open all day Tuesday November 3 and offer free rides to the polls. Call Pioneer 6-6223 to arrange pickup, as reported by Mrs. Dorothy Eckmann.
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Shafter Republican
Pioneer
Dorothy Eckmann
Book Review At Women’s Fellowship Salad Luncheon
Mrs Southwick reviews the book Dr Inger describing a missionary in China during a colorful fall luncheon at Union Congregational Church. Naomi Circle hostesses organized the event and Mrs John Turner led the meeting.
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Women's Fellowship
Union Congregational Church
Virginia
Naomi
John Turner
Margaret Southwick
Inger
China
Cotton Fires Hit Kern County Co-ops Across Week
Fire officials battled multiple cotton fires in Kern County during October. Losses included 50 percent at Shafter Co-Op bale yard, 6880 dollars in cotton plus 1000 in truck on a Shafter Co-Op load, 200 dollars for a Kern County Land trailer fire, and minor loss at Richland Co-Op lint trailer fire.
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County’ Fire Department
Shafter Co- Op
Shafter Co-Op
Kern County Land Company
Zerker
7Th Standard Road
Richland Co- Op
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Land of Flesh and Blood
al Janzen
Ed Nikkel
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Nikkel
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Lloyd Kroeker
Wilmer Enns
Melinda
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Shafter Station
Tulare County
California Planting
Shafter Press
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Virginia Frost
Mary Walhoad
Kathy Richards
Barbara Boggs
Miss Frost
Bakersfield College
James Magquist
Ann
Elmer &Richards
Emil Frost
W. T. Walhoad
Clyde Zachary
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Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mrs. Southwick
California
California League of Women's Voters
Kern County
NO On 14
Ralph Click
Chevrolet
Richland Chevrolet Co
Central Ave
Shafter, Calif
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