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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1960
Page
13
Maple PTA last week featured a first grade pantomime Five Little Farmers using life size barnyard animals as stage props. Miss Arlene Ehrhorn led the performance while Elmer Engel and Opal Ratzlaff’s classes contributed remarks on upcoming state PTA matters and local education topics.
Mrs. Lillian Unruh was honored at a Tuesday morning birthday gathering after moving into a new home. Guests included many friends such as Mrs. Elbert Franz and Mrs. Frank Russell, who hosted with cake and coffee. A electric clock was among the gifts, with several attendees listed and two daughters-in-law unable to attend.
The ceremony unites former Shafter girl Miss LaVonne Enns daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Enns Fresno with Elwin Classen son of Mr and Mrs Louis Classen Paso Robles in an April 9 Butler Mennonite Brethren church wedding.
Maple 4-H Club girls complete last stitches for the annual Dress Revue set for Saturday evening April 30 at the Maple School. Out of 18 members, 16 are in clothing, with county winner advancing to the state contest for a trip to the 4-H Congress in Chicago. Public is invited to the 7:30 program with no admission. judging closes April 27.
Mr and Mrs James Waters and Phyllis of 233 East Euclid returned from a two week vacation starting in Los Angeles with relatives and friends. The party then toured San Francisco enjoying sight seeing and a wonderful time. It was their first San Francisco visit and they plan to return soon.
Members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church attended a Saturday concert by the Monterey Academy band. Local youths Richard Voth and Robert Neuman are in the group. On Sunday Wasco hosted Linwood Academy Choral with Ronnie Duersken, a Shafter native now living in Linwood, attending. the Wasco event was held in the new Adventist Church opened last month.
Mr and Mrs Willam Port and their children traveled to Los Angeles last week to attend the marriage of his father Paul E at a church ceremony in the city.
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