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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1948
Page
3
Fragmentary data from a ledger style OCR shows box numbers and partial measurements. The readable items include box 14 marked pk, 25 8 on and box 17 40s with er 13S. No clear event or entity context is present.
Charles J. McColgan warns new residents of California may owe income tax returns under the California Personal Income Tax Law. Residents are those in California for non temporary purposes and must file if income for any year equals or exceeds exemptions of 3000 for single and 4500 for married or head of a family. Uncertain residents should write to or call the Franchise Tax Commissioner offices statewide for guidance.
Sunday visitors to the Al Anderson home included Mr. and Mrs. Sam Smith and Mr. and Mrs. George Bovett of Strathmore. The two couples are cousins of Mr. Anderson.
Francelia Hansen formerly of Shafter married Milton L. Willadsen in Dur ham at Dur ham Community Church last Saturday evening. The bride daughter of J P Hansen and Mrs Hansen, groom son of Ed Willadsen. ceremony featured white satin gown and water of orchids. Guests from Shafter included George Starrh and Ella Mae Starrh, Marion and Herndon Hitchcock.
Bank of America Shafter branch manager Joseph V. Cosgrove will join more than 600 branch managers and administrators for a working management conference April 17–19 at Asilomar California on the Monterey peninsula. L M Giannini presides with E A Mattison as general chairman. A P Giannini will be guest of honor.
The Sill family hosted a barbecue at Hugh Sill’s home Sunday evening with many attendees from Bakersfield and Shafter. Attendees included Dan Sill and family, Ben Sill, Charles Sill and family, Jack Sill, B H Sill, Joe Soloman and family, Loretta Soloman, Fred Furness, Frank Sexton, Louie Careux, Howard Freeman and family, Steinbeck, Betty DeYoung and son, Bill Gannon and family, George Seiler, Frances Lohr, Chas Charleston and family, Jack Bresenham and family, Wayne Crabtree, Joe Haggard, Jerry Elrod and family, Odin Sutton, Madge Bresenham, Dorothy Potts, Nan Cudahay.
A home party Saturday evening celebrated the birthdays of Robert Neuman and Al Anderson, one day apart on March 28 and 29. Attendees included numerous Neumans, Andersons, and friends from Shafter, Bakersfield, Wasco, and Taft.
Nationwide potato news reports colder weather and showers slowing shoots and delaying spring digging. March on hand stocks stand at 60.92 million bushels, down 20 percent from a year ago, with Edison district expected to supply the West Coast while southern states face light April to June yields. Local fields green but uneven, East car shipments near 1 000 carloads daily, Maine holding 40 percent of March holdover.
Mrs. Ceseal Townsend a Richland primary teacher and Ade R. Greer a Shafter post office employee wed in a surprise Las Vegas ceremony at Gretna Green Chapel. Reverend Albert C. Melton officiated a double ring ceremony at 10 p m. The couple returned to Shafter Easter Sunday where Mrs Greer will continue teaching and they plan to reside.
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