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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1957
Page
4
Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Stringham during the Easter holidays were Jan Stringham of Whittier and Mrs. Rachel Blake of Los Angeles.
Community notices list weekly meetings for Rotary Lions Exchange Chamber and American Legion groups with varied noon and evening times. Also included is a Cancer Crusade appeal noting 75 000 deaths last year that might have been prevented by early diagnosis and urging checkups and donations to ACS.
An ad for T-4-L antifungal treatment claims fast action against athlete's foot, sloughing off infected skin within an hour. It offers a 40 cent refund if not satisfied and promotes its strong instant drying formula, available at Central Pharmacy in Shar ter, California.
Airman third class Wayne R. Mullins, formerly based at Belleville Michigan, is home on a 30 day leave. Upon returning to duty he will report to Parks Air Force Base for reassignment to overseas duty in Japan. Mullins attended Shafter High School and Bakersfield College, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Mullins of 160 West Lerdo Avenue.
Mrs. T N Anderson will sing the anthem and Rev. Paul Edward Babbitt will deliver the invocation. Organ selections span liturgical classics to 20th century pieces performed by Byron Hochholter Margaret Brennage Norman Nelson and Dennis Gaede. The program will be broadcast live on KWSO from 2 30 to 4 p m Sunday.
The article follows Mrs. Neufeld from Oklahoma schooling and teaching in Weatherford to Reedley California, noting her pastor husband, lifelong education at multiple universities, and strong Mennonite church ties. It also reports progress against cancer with American Cancer Society figures and local treatment projections for a 25 000 population city with 110 patients under treatment and 66 new cases this year.
Speakers included Maple trustee Ruben Siemens and 8th grade teacher Elmer Engle who served under Gribble for eighteen years. Mrs. Ben Giesbrecht presented a money tree to the Gribbles as Walter Haag acted as master of ceremonies and Barbara Wiebe played piano.
The Kiwanis Club will host a noon meeting at the Richland Primary cafetorium in honor of Public Schools Week. On May 2 classroom doors open from 6 30 to 8 30 p m with teachers present. Open House events on April 30 and May 2 showcase student achievements and classroom work for parents.
Harry West served as company president and community booster in Shafter. A December 23 1953 tribute saw hundreds honor his service as the organ was dedicated at Shafter High School in memory of a leader who likely would have attended the school if it had existed in his youth.
Personal notices list Mr. and Mrs. Phil Clarkin and other couples as Easter Sunday dinner guests at the Ruggenbergs. Week-end visitors to the Al Finkbeiner residence include the Bentons from Inglewood and others. Bristows and sons travel to visit the Channesons.
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