Shafter Graduates Off to College
Shafter High School graduates of the class of 1949 will pursue higher education at colleges across California and beyond. Dana Baughman enters Holy Name College in Oakland as a freshman, with Tom Fletcher at St Mary’s College in Moraga. Patsy Kelly attends Stanford in Palo Alto, Nikkel at Tabor College in Hillsboro Kansas, Norman Fortenberry at a Bible School in Gilroy, Jack Janzen at California Polytechnic in San Luis Obispo, Sue Alexander at Fresno State, Everett Eyrand at La Sierra College in Arlington, and Bakersfield College lists Lowell Bergman James Crabb Gene Duerksen Mickey Hair Jim Janzen Ella Mae Starrh Phil Weyand and Betty Wilcoxen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
California
Dana Baughman
Holy Name College
Oakland
Tom Fletcher
St. Mary’s College
Moraga
Patsy Kelly
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Nikkel
Tabor College
Hillsboro
Kansas
Norman Fortenberry
Bible School
Gilroy
Jack Janzen
California Polytechnic
San Luis Obispo
Sue Alexander
Fresno
State College
Everett Eyrand
la Sierra College
Arlington
Bakersfield College
Lowell Bergman
James Crabb
Gene Duerksen
Mickey Hair
Jim Janzen
Ella Mae Starrh
Phil Weyand
Betty Wilcoxen
Mary E Weaver Weds Gordon Henley In Southland Ceremony
Mary E Weaver of Shafter marries Gordon Henley of Wasco in a candlelit ceremony at the Glendale home of Mr and Mrs Frances Henson. Rev Miller Brockett officiated with matron of honor Mrs Phillip Winsor and best man Dr Phillip Winsor. A reception followed and the couple plan a Bakersfield home and continued college study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Frances Henson
Mary Ellen’ Weaver
Scafter
Gordon Henley
Wasco
Miller Brockett
Seventh-day Adventist Church of
Pasaden
Henson
Phillip Winsor
Pasadena
Bakersfield
Henley
Shafter High School
Clifford Weaver
Shafter
Bakersfield College
Benedict
Fred M. Henley
Kern Academy
la Sierra College
Riverside
Sharon Jane
Michael
Elaine Klaudt Weds A Kirschenmann In Reformed Church
Elaine Klaudt and Aaron Kirschenmann wed in a Sunday ceremony at Ebenezer Reformed Church Shafter before 150 guests. Rev Robert Klaudt officiated with a reception in the Wormls Club House and a Paso Robles honeymoon trip follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Klaudt
A. Kirschenmann
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Shafter
Aaron Kirschenmann
Robert Klaudt
Vivian Handel
Walter Hertz
Bakersfield
Evelyn Handel
Marvin Kirscenmann
Harold Schnidt
Elmer Mettler
Walter Kirscenmann
Girls Stater Betty Stringer Captivates Auxiliary Meeting
Betty Stringer Shafter Girls State representative addressed 360 attendees at the American Legion Auxiliary fall meeting in the Veterans War Memorial Building. Mary Lou Collins presided as Stringer described Girls State activities including mock trials and government visits in Sacramento. Jack Hare announced the October 15 dedication and October 16 district meeting in Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mss
Betty Stringer
Shafter
Sacramento
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans War Memorial
Mary Lou Collins
Miss Stringer
Jack Hare
District National Defense
Legion
Auxiliary
Birthday Celebration for Mrs Suckut in Cuyama
Mrs William J Suckut was honored with a surprise birthday party at the Cuyama home of her daughter Mrs C H Thompson The event featured a barbecue dinner desserts and ice cream and cake About twenty valley friends attended Family members from Shafter Stockton and Santa Maria were among the guests
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William. J. Suckut
Cuyama
C. H. Thompson
Leo Suckut
Judy
Lisa
Lloyd Suckut
Wm. J. Suckut
Shafter
William Leiske
Alvin
Harrie Robson
Stockton
Sam Knittel
Santa Maria
Margery Callen Feted at Shower
The First Baptist Church of Shafter hosted a surprise bridal shower Tuesday for Margery Callen, fiancé of Allen Mettler. Co hosts A W Northam B E Andrews R L Gates and Elpha Walraven led games and a gift box reveal while lavender silver decor framed cake ice cream and punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Shafter
Margery Callen
Allen Mettler
Mesdames A. W. Northam
B. E. Andrews
R. L. Gates
Elpha Walraven
John
Ratzlaff
Lawrence Rattenhorn
F.C. Raney
Allen
Marge
John Brannar
William Brown
Clementina Evarts
Fred Hasty
Ida Bell Johnson
Elmer Kattenhorn
Lawrence Kattenhorn
John Ratzlaff
Fred Schardt
Paul Schuh
Sam Sheffield
Cornelius Wedel
Frank Wiebe
Mesdames
H. B. McBride
Paul Wiebe
Cecil Loveless
Bill Hildebrand
Katherine Ryan
Local Tile Firm Office Closed After Accident
The California Tile & Roofing Company shuts its Shafter Motel office until November 1 due to a week ago accident that injured owner Mrs. Hazel Langford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Tile & Roofing Company
Hazel Langford
Shafter Motel
Operation Mrs Jake Schmidt Reported In Bakersfield Hospital
Mrs Jake Schmidt underwent a major operation early this month in a Bakersfield hospital. The report notes the procedure and the location, with no further personal details or outcomes provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Schmidt
Bakersfield
California History At Local Library
Shafter Branch Library adds a diverse set of California history books. Fiction spans Cathedral in the Sun Vermilion and Grim Journey with Donner party and Golden Gate Bridge tales. Non fiction includes Tintypes in Gold California Through Four Centuries and Laughter on the Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Shafter Branch
Anne Fisher
Old
Monterey
Carmel
Jones
Birney
Donner
Missouri
Marjorie Roberts
Don Sterling
Golden Gate Bridge
Jackson
Gold
Black Bart
Rattlesnake 1Drom Bell
Dick Fellows
Hanna’s
Parton
San Francisco
Telegraph Hill
Farewell Potluck Fetes Les Hobsons
A garden party at Bert Hebel’s home honored Mr. and Mrs. Les Hobson as they prepare to leave Shafter, marking their wedding anniversary with a gift of crystal and sterling from a group of friends and neighbors. The attendees included George Starrh Clyde Bell Floyd Raney and family J W Lassiter Roy Robinson P C Guenther and the Hebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Hebel
Les Hobson
Shafter
Hobsons
Crystal
Sterling
George Starrh
Clyde Bell
Floyd Raney and
Jay and
Kay
J. W. Lassiter
Roy Robinson
P. C. Guenther
Bert. Hebel
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Lee Lee
Wasco Plumbing CO
7Th St
Lincoln
Mercury
Lincoln Club
Biscay
Kitchen-Boyd Motor CO
Chester Avenue
Mary E. Weaver
Southland
Leland Winkle
Willow
Azusa
Rollie Bucknley
Bell Dy
Stewart Clark
Jay
Los Angeles
Tillie Windle
Billie Holcolmb
Rachael Kirschenmann
Wormls Club
Lydia Bender
Edward Schnidt
Clarence Brooks
Maxine Hall
Paso Robles
Shafter Avenue
Riverside Drive
Kirschenmann
R. Klaudt
Wisconsin
Richland School
Bank of America
William Kirscenmann
Herbert Spitzer
Henry Kirscenmann
Shirley
Edwin Preszler
Bernice
Charlene
Milo Mettler
Arnold Kirschenmann
Fred Delzér
Marvin Bender
and Spitzer
Harlan Cox
Raymond Kauk
Earl Roscamp
Roland Mettler
Harold Gerrish
Wilburt Kirschenmann
Ernest. Schnaidt
Harold Schnaidt
Ed Schnaidt
Ewald Goehring
Oscar Schaeffer
Edward Delzer
Tehachapi
BY Helen Neessen
Mrs. Wm. Suckut
Acme Pipe & Salvage CO
Union Ave
Joe Marsh
Main Street
Buck Blake
Buck
California History At Local Library
Les Hobsons
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