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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1947
Page
16
American Legion Auxiliary members attending the Taft District meeting Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. Joe Henderson Mrs. Bert Hebel and Mr. and Mrs. Les Hobson.
Cub Scouts hold a wiener bake at Manuel Park at 7 30 p m on Friday. An election of new officers including cub scout master assistant and committeemen is planned. Parents are invited to attend to complete official business.
Mrs Adolph Mettler hosted a buffet supper Saturday night for her daughter Patricia Mettler and Harvey Neuman married Monday. The event included wedding practice details and gifts for the bridal party with many local family attendees from Bakersfield and Cuyama Valley.
A bridge luncheon was given Saturday at Cawelo by Miss Edna Prieve. Guests included Mesdames Cooper, Roscamp, Cosgrove, Kelly, Eckman, Vannatta, Brown, Bender, Frowine, Ruhlman, Bender, Todd, Arnold, Battaglia, Miller, Moquist, Parks, Channeson, Baughman, Putman, Freedman, and Horrall. Prizes went to Mesdames Cosgrove, Battaglia, Ruhlman, Miller, Cooper and Arnold.
A fragmentary list of residents and families appears in a community notice. Names include Marvin Neuman Clarence Neuman Herbert Neuman Elmer Mettler Mrs Robert Neuman Annette Albright Maxine and Claudine Albright Ella and Irene Lehr Patricia Mettler Harvey Neuman Rayne and Bob Mettler and Hershall Rodgers.
Sixty Shafter High School students earned honor roll for the six week grading period ending last week. The list includes Jean Anderson Carlene Bain Norma Bankston Dana Baughman Geraldine Becker Joyce Bender Lowell Bergman Betty Boyd and many others.
Dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Burley Dooley Sunday night were Messrs and Mesdames Joe Frizzell Jack Hill and Arthur Brownell.
Mr and Mrs Irvin Fike hosted Mr and Mrs Cecil Bowman and their daughters Betty and Carol of Bakersfield for a Sunday evening dinner.
Chief Petty Officer Earl Barton, after 12 years in the U S Navy and a recent return from Japan, spent the weekend with his brother Floyd Barton and Floyd's wife in Shafter. The Barton brothers have not seen each other in eight years.
Mr and Mrs John Lachen maier were in Los Angeles over the weekend visiting the city.
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