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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1945
Page
3
Chief Detective Phil Fickert of the Bakersfield Police Department and Mrs. Fickert enjoyed a chicken dinner at the O. C. Hamrick home Sunday night. Mrs. Fickert is Mr. Hamrick's sister.
Seaman 1c Richard Johnson of the U S Navy is recuperating from scarlet fever at the Navy Hospital in Coronado, according to word received by his parents Mr and Mrs Earl Johnson.
Mr and Mrs B J Spinner and their children Marilyn and Paul visited the home of Mrs Spinner's brother Mr and Mrs P V Mc Clure and family recently.
Shafter will wear poppies on Saturday May 26 to honor soldiers who died in World War I and World War II. Proceeds aid disabled veterans and their families. The event is led by Mrs. J W Lassiter and Mrs. Floyd Raney with volunteers selling crepe paper poppies on the streets.
Notice of sale of property deeded to the state for delinquent taxes lists parcels in Kern County including Wilshire Heights and Johannesburg with minimum bids. Names include J L McKitrick and Belle Morrison, with dates spanning 1932 to 1942 and a minimum bid of ten dollars. Betty McClain of Oildale is noted as another guest.
Mrs. P. L. Arnold and Mrs. Dick Arnold co hosted a one o clock bridge luncheon at the P L Arnold home with a Mexican motif in decorations. First prize went to Mrs. Art Johnson and second prize to Mrs. Sylvia Baughman. Other guests included Mrs. Lena Gladden and many others.
Mrs. J. M. Heekin and daughter Mary depart Sunday for Merced after visiting Judge and Mrs. E. K. Grant. En route, Mrs. Heekin will stop to visit a sister in Porterville.
Mrs. Sylvia Baughman and two daughters Donna and Marie spent Sunday with her sister and husband at White River. The girls helped their uncle brand his cattle for the first time. Mrs. Baughman reports a fine display of wild flowers in the area.
Local club ladies attended the Federated Women’s Club district board meeting in Fresno on Wednesday. Named in attendance were Mrs. T. V. Little Mrs. Ed Brown Mrs. J. C. Channeson and Mrs. T. P. Rootes.
Mrs. Les Hobson in Buffalo New York on a four month visit shares details of the frigid weather she has experienced while traveling east, sending postal cards to friends in Shafter.
Sergeant and Mrs. George Butts visited the Thomas home for a few days while he is transferred to Minter Field from La Junta Colorado.
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