Kathleen Collins Weds Philip Lancaster in Summer Ceremony
Kathleen Ann Collins and Philip Grey Lancaster wed in a double ring ceremony at Union Congregational on August 23 in Bakersfield. Rev. Kenneth Cragg officiated before 175 guests as daisies and yellow chrysanthemums adorned the church. The bride, bridesmaids and groomsmen wore yellow accents. couple to reside in San Diego where he studies biology and she earned a home economics degree from SDSU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Ann Collins
Philip Grey Lancaster
Union Congrega
Daisy Garthe
Kenneth Cragg
Northminster Preschurch
Bakersfield
Robert Krause
Robert Snively
Charlotte Freedman
Carolynn Williams
Shafter
Susan Lancaster
China Lake
Linda
Lori Vannatta
Susan Walstron
George Collins
Zane Grey Lancaster
Michael Dalke
Fairfax
San Diego State College
Bakersfield College
Rick Galyen
San Diego
Lee Marshall
Ete Fehn
Neil Fieri
al Finkbeiner
Larry Vannatta
Peter Guenther
Wendell Vannatta
Dean Corley
Linda Vannatta
Edna Janzen
Carmel
San Diego State
Lancaster
Katy
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Earl Emmons
Ridgecrest
Robert Keatley
al Finkbei
Marion Hitchcock
Grass Valley
Robert Marsh
Susan
Kappa Nu Initiation Set for Sept 17 by Sorority
Kappa Nu Chapter of Delta Theta Tau plans the initiation of new members on Wednesday September 17 following the sorority's first fall meeting held September 10 at 295 Walnut Street, with rehearsal scheduled September 15 at 7 30 p.m. at 601 Sycamore Street. The president Mrs Alma Fuller reported the chapter ranked sixth in National Philanthropy for 1968 69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Nu
Delta Theta Tau Sororty
Phil Bryant
Walnut
Alma Fuller
Harold Green
Sycamore Street
Fuller
Falls
Texas
Secret Pals Revealed by Lady Lions
The Shafter Lady Lions held their first meeting of the new club year on Monday September 8 with dinner and an order of business led by president Mrs Dee Voth. Members revealed last years secret pals using a hat passthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Lady Lions
Dee Voth
Marilyn Gladden
Helen Hanner
the Mines
Tiny Meyer
Linda Haws
Delores Meyer
Barbara Maniaci
Connie Kruger
Deanna Boel
Sue Millard
Eloy Larson
Ginger Somers
Janet Gilbert
Susie Dobbs
Beth van Blair
Barbara Todd
Gladys Grisham
Pauline Cook
Marjorie Smith
Mary Kerber
Dorothy Dalke
Frances Perry
Shafter Man Commissioned in Air Force
SAN ANTONIO Arthur N Brownell Jr son of Mr and Mrs Arthur N Brownell 315 Village Ave Shafter has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the U S Air Force after graduating from Officer Training School Lackland AFB Texas He is assigned to Mather AFB Calif for navigator training His wife Nancy daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald D Hughes Arcadia Calif is a Lambda Chi Alpha member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Arthur N. Brownell Jr
Arthur
N. Brownell
Village Ave
Shafter
U. S. Air Force
OTS
Lackland Afb
Tex
Brownell
Mather Afb
Calif
Nancy
Donald D. Hughes
1401
S. Third, Arcadia, Calif
Lambda Chi Alpha
Shafter Junior Women plan year activities at first meeting
Mrs. Clifford Ratzlaff presided at the Shafter Junior Women's Club opening session on the patio at Mrs. Jon Johnston’s home. Special guests included district and state officials. Teen Center reports noted 309 teens over 32 days with 27 chaperones. Plans call for Halloween candy sales for the Kidney Foundation and advent calendars for Epilepsy Society, plus drives for March of Dimes, Heart, and Cancer. Christmas Seal Campaign support also approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Ratzlaff
Shafter
Jon Johnston
Kenneth Handel
Collins Crosby
Bill Gladden
William Prout
Tom Colvard
Fine Arts
Henry Rice
CIP
Kidney Foundation
Epilepsy Society
Tuberculosis and Health Association of
Kern County
Jack Colvard
Engagement Announced for Ruth Ellen Janzen by Kingsburg Couple
The engagement of Ruth Ellen to Delbert Janzen is announced by her parents Mr. and Mrs Ed Ratzlaff of Kingsburg. Future groom’s parents Mr. and Mrs Willard Janzen of Fresno, long-time Shafter area residents, share the news. Ruth Ellen, a Kingsburg High School graduate with life membership in the California Scholarship Federation, attends Fresno Pacific College and participates in the yearbook staff and the oratorio society. Delbert Janzen, a Wasco High School graduate, attends Fresno Pacific College, runs on the track team, and sings in the college concert choir which recently toured Europe. The couple planned to chair a December event whose proceeds benefit a Shafter High School scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ellen
Delbert Janzen
Ed Ratzlaff
Kingsburg
Willard Janzen
Fresno
Shafter Area
Kingsburg High School
California Scholarship Federation
Fresno Pacific College
Janzen
Maple Elementary
Wasco High School
Pacific
Shafter High School
Nellie Pine
Bakersfield College
Ratzlaff
Sequoia District
Shafter
Veterans Memorial Hall
Kenneth Handel
Collins Crosby
Marilyn Hollis
Press
Chamber of Commerce
Wasco
Jim Hamilton
Earl Neuman
Lee Fike
Joe Kirk
Coffee Social Welcomes New Faculty Wives
Shafter High School Faculty Wives hosted a coffee social on September 6 at the Neal Olsen residence welcoming Mrs. Jordon Kanikkenberg wife of the new principal and Mrs. Ed Janzen and Mrs. Howard Walker wives of new faculty members. Incoming president Mrs. Olsen assisted with serving. Attendees included Mrs. Dan Bledsoe and many other local staff spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordon Kanikkeberg
Shafter High School
Ed Janzen
Howard Walker
New High School
Neal Olsen
Harris Drive
Olsen
Kanikkeberg
Beckers Return From Detroit Trip Highlights
Sam and Mrs Becker traveled to Detroit to visit their son Rodney then visited relatives in Fairview Enid and Wichita. They attended a niece wedding in Kansas City and toured the Ford Museum in Dearborn plus stops in St Louis Chicago Wisconsin factories and other states. The 6000 mile trip included golf with Rodney and visits to Rev Earl Becker in Salem and a cousin in Chicago. James Myron Eads earned a BA in English at UC Riverside. Lucille Bennett reports hubcap theft from her car in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Becker
Detroit
Rodney
Fairview
Ohka
Enid
St. Louis
Dearborn
Mich
Ford Museum
Sam
Chicago
Dennis Becker
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Minn
Billings
Mont
Spokane
Wash
Salem
Ore
Earl Becker
Susan Del Rio Complimented at Vernon Bridal Shower
Miss Susan Del Rio wed Carey Long after a Vernon Vernon Wilson home shower on September 3. Hostesses Mrs. Margaret Lott and Pam Long coordinated yellow and white decor with a daisy pool display and a three tier fountain. Attending guests were from Wasco Shafter Bakersfield and Wasco residents, with Patrice Rodgers sending a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan del Rio
Carey Long
Vernon Wilson
Hofman Court
Margaret Lott
Bakersfield
Pam Long
Wasco
Debbie Hoggard
Donna Coleman
Debbie Parrett
Betty Richards
Sue Lewis
Lori Neuman
Marsha
Carla Absher
Cindy Paul
Shafter
Carol
Gail Kirschenmann
Patrice Rodgers
Church Women View Slides of Clark Goehring
The Ladies Society of Ebenezer Reform Church held its monthly meeting in the church hall on Wednesday September 10 with Lydia Bender presiding. Life Scout Clark Goehring displayed slides and a exhibit about his Idaho National Scout Jamboree trip. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Aduel Mettler and Mrs. Ernest Hauck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Goehring
Ladies Society of the Ebenezer Reformed Church
Church Fellowship Hall
Lydia Bender
Idaho
Aduel Mettler
Ernest Hauck
Victor Bender
Alfred Goehring
Calvin Goehring
Russell Hamman
Henry Hoeker
Rachel Kischenmann
Delmer Mettler
Dan Schnidt
Calvin Stuebbe
Herman Schultz
Jim
Pot-Pourri of Arts and Crafts by Shafter Woman's Club
The Steering Committee of the Shafter Woman's Club plans a day-long Pot Pourri of Arts and Crafts fundraiser for November 5 at Shafter Veterans Memorial Hall. Chairwoman Mrs. E David Cooke leads a team including Mrs. Channesson Petrie Little Hill Brown Todd Voth and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WOMEN
Shafter Woman’s Club
Potpourri of Arts and Crafts
E. David Cooke
Lowell Todd
T.V. Little
J. L. Hill
Henry Voth
Shafter Veterans’ Memorial Hall
Shafter Library
Cooke
John Channeson
Tom Petrie
T. V. Little
Ed A. Brown
Henry
Leota Adams to Do Mexico Volunteer Work
Mrs. Leota Adams will leave soon for Guadalajara Mexico to do volunteer work in a new Methodist church for several months. During her absence her sister Mrs Eva Hall will occupy her residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leota Adams
Guadalajara
Mexico
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kathleen Collins
Philip Lancaster
MR. and
Mrs
Marilyn Atthley
Clive Woodbury
Gary Keatley
Rosemary Albert
Idun Tellen
G.S. Collins
Maurice Andress
Tim Andress
Vincent Peterson
Hanford
Karen Gross
Tucson
Ariz
Diane Corley
Brian
First Southern
Ralph J., Gardner
Kern
Tulare
Lady Lions
Shafter Man
Air Force
Ruth Ratzlaff
Bhased
Sam Beckers
James M. Eads
Riverside
James Myron Eads
University of California, Riverside
Mr. Eads
Superior Lane
Lucille Bennett
East Euclid
Beth Eden
Selma Bartlett
Woman’s Club Pot-Pourri of Arts & Crafts
Eva Hall
Fred Buckingham
Porterville
Sunnymead
Tulare Ave
Owen C
Onsum
Sr. High& Jr
Pilgrim Fellowship
Congregational Church
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