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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1951
Page
4
Shafter High School presented a humorous play titled Eh during Public School Week and featured the Glee Club performing three numbers. The songs were He Met Her On The Stairs, Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, and Love Is The Sweetest Thing.
Red apples and tiny blackboards set the tone for an appointive officers party at the Wasco Masonic Temple. Guests wore apple name cards and tables featured schoolhouse decor as Ida Jane Rawcliffe and Margaret Deverney attended as deputy grand matrons. Five new members were initiated at the prior meeting with an April Showers theme.
The Shafter High School Playday themed World of Sports was sponsored by the Girls Athletic Association and the Girls Letter Club. About 100 girls from Shafter Wasco and Bakersfield High Schools registered for two play periods featuring softball basketball and volleyball. A luncheon and program followed with each school presenting acts for entertainment.
Della Steele as chairman and attendees Penny Christenson Wilma Bell Katherine Putman Shafter Visitors Laura Hare Vivian Crandall Julia Potter Wanda Fowler Nellie Lassiter will attend. The next meeting is a stated memorial gathering scheduled for May 14 at the Wasco Masonic Temple.
MAPLE-Word reports the birth of third son to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin H. Wright of Los Angeles. The baby named Richard Lorin weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces and was born March 6. Mrs. Wright is former Margaret Suderman, daughter of G. G. Sudermans of Maple district now in Phoenix. The elder Superman suffered a stroke about a month ago, but shows signs of improvement after care at home.
Gail Maureen Hitchcock born at Mercy Hospital in Shafter weighing eight pounds six ounces. Donny Glen Cronnan born at Mercy Hospital weighing seven pounds twelve ounces. Armelia Hernandez born at Wasco Maternity Home to Shafter residents weighing eight pounds. Grandparents listed for each family. Mother of Gail is Virginia Frizzell Hitchcock.
The American Legion Auxiliary will present a slate of new officers at Memorial Hall next Tuesday. Nominating committee members include Mrs. Frank Annis and Mrs. J. P. McCoy, with Mrs. George Enns deceased last week. An election will replace Mrs. Enns on the executive board. The group hosted a Veterans Memorial Hall banquet for 35 with guest Mrs. Helen Waitz of Bakersfield speaking on Uruguay. Lois Scott of Delano attended as junior past district president. dinner was arranged by Mrs. J. B. Miller.
Maple PTA sponsors a 2 p.m. May 8 screening of Self Examination for Breast Cancer in Maple School auditorium. Dr. Lucille B. May from Bakersfield will discuss afterward. Film organized with Kern county American Cancer Society and invites all women who have not yet seen it. Maple School is on Fresno Avenue, west of Wasco Pond Road.
Vernon Partin celebrated his eleventh birthday with a county park party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Partin. Cub scout group members attended. Refreshments included potato salad beans sandwiches cupcakes and ice cream. Assistants were Mrs. Parker Mrs. Irvin Toews Mrs. J Whittaker and Charles Dirksen.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Eagle and their son Cecil visited with his sister Mrs Jewel Hawkins at Corcoran on April 22. The brief note records family gathering and location.
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