Jeanne Thwaites to Speak at Potpourri of Arts and Crafts
The Shafter Woman's Club presents photographer and author Jeanne Thwaites on November 5 at Veterans Memorial Hall. Thwaites, born in Ceylon with Dutch Burgher roots, has lived in England Colombia and California and has two published books with a third in progress. Funds from the event support club philanthropies and community projects.
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Shafter Women’s Club
Veterans Memorial Hall
Jeanne Thwaites
Ceylon
India
England
Colombia
California
Life
West
Shafter
Thwaites
Susan Ruettgers
Anita Jane Camp
Shafter Woman's Club Philanthropies
Donna Bellows Honored at Bridal Shower
Bride-to-be Donna Bellows, daughter of Louise Bellows and the late Don Bellows, was the honoree at a bridal shower on Saturday October 11 at 335 Walnut Street. Hostesses were Mrs. Burt Jarrett and her daughter Marti. Donna will wed Phil Powell on December 20 at First Southern Baptist Church of Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Bellows
Louise Bellows
Don Bellows
Walnut Street
Burt Jarrett
Marti
Shafter
China Lake
Phillip Powell
Mel Powell
First Southern Baptist Church of
Fresno State
John Miller
James Bellows
Vernon Witcher
Jerry Britt
Milburn Cobb
Norval Winter
Steve Richardson
Tom Tucker
Dexter Whitt
John Peterson
Wesley Janzen
Mable Davis
Leon Bender
Carol Ogle
Marion Curry
Melody Powell
Susie Bellows
Almeta Maner
Lew Sutton
Charles Pope
Edith Ebough
Edward Cummings
Alameda
President Reports Juniors Activities At Shafter Club
Mrs Clifford Ratzlaff presides over the Shafter Junior Women's Club as it builds a year of projects. Halloween candy for the Kidney Foundation operates as does a Safety program at local schools. Donations to Operation Morale and PTA Carnival ticket booths are noted along with a November rummage sale and December Christmas Festival. A pancake supper funded a spring scholarship. Color books were sent to Rainbow Haven and a Sidewalk Art Show is planned for November 8. Five members will join the Halloween parade as clowns and a Halloween dance party is planned at the Stark home with a midnight breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Ratzlaff
Shafter
Kidney Foundation
Richland Primary School
Lerdo
Maple
Belridge
Shafter Play Center
PTA
Shafter Merchants
Jack Colvard
William Prout
Fenderson
Rainbow Haven
Tom Colvard
Gene Stark
BPW Hears Talk on Home Decorating
The Shafter Business and Professional Women's Club met on Thursday October 23 with Mrs Ed Gaede as guest speaker. Gaede an English and drama teacher at North High showed basic redecorating planning tips a room tour of Shafter Home Furnishing and mix and match groups for modern families. Members followed with a short business meeting at Mrs Fred Hasty's home and revealed secret pals as Mrs Hanley Witcher presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Business and Professional Women’s Club
Ed Gaede
Gaede
North High School
BPW
Fred Hasty
Hanley Witcher
Vic Crabb
Virginia Senior
Birthday Births Report From Bakersfield Herald
Stork Loft notes on Oct 4 1958 births at Memorial Hospital Bakersfield Tiffany Suzanne Harvey weighs seven pounds eight ounces joining sisters Jennifer eight and a half and Christen three. Parents are Mr and Mrs Robert Harvey of 215 Atlantic Barbara Robinson mother. Grandparents Lois Robinson and Riley Harvey. Also Stacy Katherine Enns born Oct 21 1958 at Memorial Hospital Bakersfield eight pounds three ounces mother Nancy Freese. Paternal John E Enns grandfather. Great grandmothers Mary Loewen and Anna Froese. Darrell Robert Lane of Newton Kansas announces first child Thomas Allen born Oct 10 1958 six pounds ten and a half ounces. father former Bakersfield resident route 4 and Shafter High School attendee.
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Robert Harvey
Atlantic
Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield
Tiffany Suzanne
Tiffany
Jennifer
Christen
Barbara Robinson
Lois Robinson
Riley Harvey
Stacy Katherine
John D. Enns
Fresno Avenue
Nancy Freese
Albert Froese
John E. Enns
Mary Loewen
Anna Froese
Darrell Robert Lane
Newton
Kans
Thomas Allen
Little Thomas
Route 4
Shafter High School
Bridal Shower Honors Mrs to Be Bunny Anderson
Bunny Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen Anderson of 189 Munzer Street was guest of honor at a bridal shower for her upcoming marriage to Ryan Jeffries son of Mr and Mrs Phillip Jeffries. The event Thursday Oct 16 at the Muir home 729 Manuel Avenue drew about seventy guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunny Rae Anderson
Allen Anderson
Munzer Street
Ryan Jeffries
Phillip Jeffries
First Presbyterian Church of
Bakersfield
Dave Muir
Manuel Avenue
Muir
Ray Durksen
Marvin Neuman
Archie Cowen
McFarland
Alpha Kappa Phi Epsilon Phi Installation Dinner
Mrs W Hamilton was installed as the 1969 70 president of the Alpha Kappa Phi Epsilon Phi Sorority chapter at a Bakersfield restaurant on Oct 16. Co officers installed include Mrs Clayton Hutchings and others. plans for November decorating, December Christmas party, and February Sweetheart luncheon for Cancer Drive were outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Thompson
Alpha Kappa Chapter
Phi Epsilon Phi Sorority
Wade Hamilton
Bakersfield
Clayton Hutchings
Marshall Unruh
Vernon Wilson
Paul Pilgrim
Roy Farrell
Marshall
Vernon’ Wilson
Don Zachary
Harvey Neuman
Gary Wilson
Shanna Camp Fire Group Elects Officers
The Shanna Camp Fire group held its first election with Susie Bellows as president and Pam Scott, Tory Britt, Becky Nixon, Brenda Witcher, Debbie New named to other posts. The group, sponsored by the Shafter Kiwanis Club, began on Sept 21 and contributed to the PTA Barbecue and Carnival at Richland School on Oct 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanna
Blue Birds
Jerry Britt
Jackson Street
Don Bellows
Susie Bellows
Pam Scott
Tory Britt
Becky Nixon
Brenda Witcher
Debbie New
Shafter Kiwanis Club
PTA
Richland School
Paternal and maternal grandparents named in Tehachapi and Newton
The article lists the paternal grandparents as Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Rex Lane of Tehachapi and the maternal grandparents as Mr. and Mrs. Bob Yotter of Newton Kansas. It also notes great grandparents as Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Ledford of Shafter.
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Darrell Rex Lane
Tehachapi
Bob Yotter
Newton, Kans
W. T. Ledford
Shafter
Pakistani Dinner Delights at Shafter Hosts Enjoy Spiced Menu
Dr. and Mrs. V. T. Walhood hosted a Pakistani dinner featuring two West Pakistani agriculturists Shefiek-ur- Rahman and Muhamed Aslam. The feast included curried chicken rice pilau and 15 spices with lamb shami kebabs and pokora. Guests noted the dishes were very flavorful and hotter than usual. Also present were Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Leigh and others.
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West Pakistan
V. T. Walhood
Shafter
Shefiek-ur- Rahman
Muhamed Aslam
Pakistan
Rahman
Thomas Leigh
Mother
Roger R. Joppini
Mrs. Dorothy Zimmerman of Illinois dies. funeral held in Perry
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Zimmerman, born in Illinois and a former registered nurse, dies in Pittsfield Illinois. Funeral services were held Sunday October 26 at 2 p.m. at Bradbury Funeral Home Perry with Rev Arnold DeSutter officiating. Burial followed in McCord Cemetery Perry. Survived by daughter Mrs. Roger Joppins of Shafter another daughter Mrs Frank Stephens of Bakersfield a son Donald G Zimmerman seven grandsons four granddaughters and seven great grandchildren.
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Roger R. Joppins
Shafter
Illinois
Dorothy Mae Zimmerman
Bradbury Funeral Home
Perry
Ill
Arnold DeSutter
Perry Methodist Church
McCord
Zimmerman
California
Taft
Frank Stephens
Bakersfield
Donald G. Zimmerman
III
Cotton study trip to USDA station in Shafter
Mrs. Russell Kopdet and the John Nicholsons with Gary Wilsons Jack Frosts and James Moquists Rahman and Aslam are in Shafter for three months studying cotton production and research practices at the USDA Cotton Research Station on Ford Foundation grants. Both are serving in the Agricultural Extension Service in Pakistan. Dr. Leigh and Dr. Walhoad are members of the Research Station staff here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Kopdet
John Nicholsons
Gary Wilsons
Jack Frosts
James Moquists
Rahman
Aslam
Shafter
USDA
Ford Foundation
Agricultural Extension Service
Pakistan
Leigh
Dr. Walhoad
Shafter High Girl State Representative Reports 1969 Event
Shafter High School Girls State representative Carla Taffera reported on the 1969 Girls State Convention held in June on the Davis campus with about 500 California delegates. Vera Carter, the second gold star mother, died October 15 in Bakersfield. Grace Cox announced a Christmas TV giveaway and fund plans. The next auxiliary meeting is November 4 at Veterans Memorial Hall.
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Shafter High School
Carla Taffera
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans Memorial Hall
Davis
California
Faye Johnson
Vera Carter
Bakersfield
Grace Cox
Joy Fellowship Elects Mrs V Isaac President
Mrs. Vernon Isaac was chosen president of the J O Y Fellowship of the Mennonite Brethren Church for 1969 70 with the motto Jesus Others and You The year’s theme is Growing in Christ Officers include vice president Mrs Franklin Bergman finance chair Mrs Merle Lehman secretary Mrs Jack Groves and missionary correspondent Mrs Lowell Bergman Standing chairmen cover varied duties and Kern Crest Manor hospitality and clothing projects are listed The group meets monthly with night and day sessions and plans a December potluck February Sweetheart banquet and May Mother Daughter tea
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Isaac
J.O.Y. Fellowship
Mennonite Brethren Church
Jesus
Franklin Bergman
Merle Lehman
Jack Groves
Lowell Bergman
Kern Crest Manor
Chevy ButterScotch Squares Recipe
Recipe of the Week outlines a dessert method using Carnation Evaporated Milk dates raisins and butter crust. It details mixing butter sugar flour forming a crust baking then a coconut butterscotch topping with eggs baking again and cutting into 16 squares.
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First Southern
Ralph L.gardner
Tulare
Stork Loft
Bunny Anderson
W Hamilton
Alpha Kappa
Shanna Camp Fire Group
Pakastin
Jeff
Shefiekur Rahman
W. T. Warhood
JOY Fellowship
V. Isaac
Dennis Gaede
Lawrence Handel
Edward Peters
Arly Feil
Willis Reimer
David Ferguson
Henry Stinnett
Don Neufeld
Norman Friesen
Douglas Peters
Tulare Ave
Owen C
Onsum
Sr. High& Jr. High
Pilgrim Fellowship
Bible Fellowship
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