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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1952
Page
2
Mrs Lottie Cummings entertained relatives Sunday afternoon at her home 528 Sunset St. Guests included her brother Bobby Gray of Altus Oklahoma and another brother with his wife Mr and Mrs Lee Gray of Tehachapi. The Oklahoma man is visiting Tehachapi.
Mrs Paul Wilson will be installed as president of the Rio Bravo Parent-Teacher Association. New officers include John Walker, N R Boggs, Mary Skidmore, Frank ONeill, Eleanor Cortopassi, and Wanda Dozier. The Seventh District meeting follows a luncheon with James Robinson as guest speaker on Growing Toward Maturity.
Stanley Holman celebrated his 21st birthday with an open house hosted by his mother Mrs. Alvin Reich at the Sportsman Cafe. Holman works for L. A. Camp Co and resides at 209 Euclid Ave.
Egron Hanson of Stone Street left Sunday for Los Altos to spend a week working on a friend's home.
More than 800 members from Mothersing er groups statewide performed in the annual Parent Teachers Association convention in San Francisco last week. Delegates from Richland Shafter High Maple Rio Bravo Wasco High and Wasco Elementary stayed at the Drake Wiltshire hotel with 3303 attendees. The program featured a children’s tour and a address by Dr. Walter Loban on family morals noting mercy loyalty and human dignity as essential values.
A five year old Thelma Kirschenmann birthday party featured an egg hunt and games. Girls received jewelry and boys received airplanes as favors. Refreshments included cake ice cream and punch with Patricia Kirschenmann assisting her mother. Guests included Randy Craig Marsha Craig Bruce Lachenmaier David Woodard Jimmy Ruggenberg Janet Blum kin Charlotte Freedman Ann Ma quist Carol Williams Jill Panero Leonard Vannata Oscar Sepido Dwight Goehring and Jimmy Spitzer from Bakersfield plus Veda Isaacs Joyce Isaacs from Wasco.
Mr and Mrs P J Gorsching announce the engagement of their daughter Jean to J C Warneke son of Mrs Ona Warneke of Merced Avenue The wedding is set for May 29 at the First Mennonite Church Jean a 1951 Shafter High School graduate active in Spanish Science Club and Girls Athletic Association is employed at Shafter City Hall Her fiancé also a 1951 graduate played left end for Shafter High football and attended Bakersfield Junior College
A kitchen shower for Miss LaVonne Bartel of Shafter and her fiancé James Nale of Wasco was hosted by Maple Leaf employees at the Wasco home of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Franz. Guests included Maple Leaf board members and staff, with supper and a comedy film following a roses centerpiece and refreshments. The couple are to wed at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the First Baptist Church in Ulacan.
Mr and Mrs Sam Regd of Shafter welcomed a boy weighing seven pounds four ounces on April 19 at Freise Maternity Home with grandmother Mrs Katie Regehr of Shafter. Roy and Jean Bartel Schroeder welcomed their first child on April 18. Mrs Bartel visits from Shafter to help. A son arrived at 4 30 Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Walker of Tulare Avenue in hospital weighing seven pounds.
Ruth Ingalls of Pismo Beach was a recent guest in the home of her daughter Mrs. Robert McClain on Tulare Avenue. Also visiting were her sister Mrs. Marilyn Smith of Craig Colorado and her child en route to meet Mr. Smith in Los Angeles.
Private James V. Rash formerly worked as a machine operator at the Shafter Press and is now stationed with the Army at Fort Belvoir Virginia where he is expected to begin basic training.
Mr and Mrs Earl Cum Mings of Shafter visited in Glennville with her parents Mr and Mrs Wa W Fitzpatrick Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs J C Bi with Marcy and Mr and Mrs Ed Sween spent last weekend at California Hot Springs.
Queens continues reporting on festival events as directors from the Shafter and Bakersfield chambers convene at the Kern County Chamber of Commerce roundtable in Hotel El Tejon Bakersfield. Paul Newell hosts with committee members outlining the fifth annual show and related parade and dance plans.
Rev Waldo Wiebe left yesterday for Fresno to lecture at Pacific Bible Institute and will stay until tomorrow. He is scheduled to address students and local congregants during his visit.
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