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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1946
Page
9
All district schools will be dismissed for the day as teachers attend the annual Mutual Teachers Institute to earn required credits for eligibility. Attendance at the meeting is mandatory for educators across the district to maintain certification.
Enhall is Ed Pfe Lawrence Mendelhall son L. M. Mendelshal of Shafte recently discharged from the Separation Center at Lewis Washington.
A collection of curious notes on long ago practices and scientific trivia. It covers palm cultivation costs, water dissolving glass, costly gold chains, salt usage by industry, bacteria on houseflies, ancient ransom values, colonial prices, tomato juice consumption, Sirius B density, and Egyptian bread seeds.
Janzens entertain Mr and Mrs Elvin Smith of Oklahoma and Mr and Mrs J B Warkentin of Reedley at their home. Mrs Smith is the cousin of Mr Janzen and Mrs Warkentin his sister. Norma Hamrick of Los Angeles visited her father Oscar Hamrick in Shafter over the weekend. Her brother Bobbie now lives in Shafter and attends Shafter High School.
The American Legion Auxiliary and their husbands held a potluck supper on Tuesday April 2 instead of a regular meeting. Entertainment featured songs by Joan Crawford and community singing. The club now sponsors a drive for discarded tooth brushes to be used by the veterans hobby shop and asks members to donate. They are also preparing scrap books for the U.S.O. and layettes for the needy.
The Shafter Cubs set to meet the Beardsley Cubs at the primary building of Richland School in Shafter on Sunday April 14 at 2 00 pm. The Shafter team seeks revenge after a one point loss to Beardsley two weeks ago at Beardsley.
Four students won Brighten-up Shafter drive essay contest honors in 6th to 8th grades and high school. Donna Dalke John Kelly Kenneth Cooper Kathryn Roberts received $5 first prizes with $3 second and $2 third prizes. Winners were announced at the Shafter Business Men's Association meeting and will have their essays printed in the Press.
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