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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1947
Page
2
Elliott J. Taylor, Kiwanis International district Lt. Governor from Reedley, California, will visit the Shafter club on April 23 during their regular Wednesday meeting. He will join local Kiwanis members for the afternoon following the meeting.
Mrs Elizabeth Ingrams granddaughter Mrs Willow Pelot of Inglewood visited her grandmother at home last week providing a brief family social note from the community.
A 45 minute concert by the High School Music Department delighted 6th 7th and 8th graders of Richland Grammar School. The high school band performed several numbers and the girls glee club presented a short program under Mr Graf. Mr Curtain the Richland School music director praised the neighborly spirit and cooperation of the high school and its students.
The Cheskehamany Camp Fire Girls under Mrs. O G Ohlsson and Mrs. Betty Waymire hosted a tea for their mothers and sponsors, the American Legion Auxiliary, at the Legion Hall. Andrea Eckert MCd, with songs, piano pieces, and a closing group song, as La vonne Bestwater and Mary Jane Crawford styled Camp Fire themes.
Shafter Chatter notes two traffic violations during noon hours in front of Richland School. A woman in a coupe did not stop for crossing students and a speeding driver, likely over 40 mph, passed near the intersection. The article urges motorists to observe school traffic rules and use caution at all times.
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