Dr. Phillips Feted Departure From Shafter
Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Waymire hosted a social evening at the Legion Hall in Shafter in honor of Dr. J. W. Phillips of South Gate California who has been in town for a month and returned home this week. The event included dancing cards light refreshments and a guest list of local residents and visitors from Boise Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. F. Waymire
Legion Hall
J. W. Phillips
South Gate
Calif
Shafter
Phillips
Bob Reaney
Harry Sturm
Dee Walker
M. M. Kincannon
Earl Whips
Vernon Pierce
Phil Horwith
Thomas Wallace
Boise
Idaho
Steve Cottrell
Sherwins Leave for Ill Mother's Home
Mr and Mrs W L Sherwin and son Andrew left Saturday for Seattle Washington to visit Mrs Ida Beardsley Ill mother of Mr Sherwin They will be away five weeks and stop in Orland Calif and Albany Wash
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwins
W. L. Sherwin
Andrew
Seattle
Washington
Andersons entertain visitors at Martin Anderson residence
Mr Willard Hellman of Burbank and Mr Wayne Ranslen of North Dakota visited the Martin Anderson residence last Thursday, sharing a cordial social call with the Anderson family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersons
Willard Hellman
Burbank
Wayne Ranslen
North Dakota
Martin Anderson
Birds Visit in East Return from Oklahoma Trip
Mr and Mrs O B Bird return from a two week vacation visiting Ada Pauls Valley and Chickasha Oklahoma where they enjoyed time with friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
O. B. Bird
Ada
Pauls Valley
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Jacobsen Family Enjoys Northwest Coast Vacation
John and Mrs. Jacobsen returned to Shafter after a month trip from San Francisco to Victoria via Lake Tahoe Mt. Shasta Mt. Hood and Mt. Rainier. They visited Stockton Seattle Portland Vancouver Crater Lake Melscott and San Rafael enjoying fishing and seafood with friends along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Victoria
Canada
John Jacobsen
Shafter
Jacobsens
Stockton
Jacobsen
Grace Miles
Lake Tahoe
San’ Francisco
Dave Muir
Honolulu
Mt. Shasta
Mt. Hood
Mt. Rainier
Crater’ Lake ‘National Park
Crater’ Lake
Seattle
Portland
U.S
Vancouver
B. C
Melscott
San Rafael
Great Northwest
Templeton Guests Visit Brown Family in Boron
Mr and Mrs Leon Templeton and Mr and Mrs James Everett with Wyona Everett visited the home of the Templetons daughter Mr and Mrs Johnnie Brown in Boron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Templeton
Leon Templeton
James
Wyona Everett
Johnnie Brown
Boron
Pismo Sojourn Update From Local Gentry
Mrs. Robert Mettler departed last Thursday for a sojourn at Pismo Beach. She was joined over the weekend by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Neuman, Mr. Jim Albright, and Miss Marjorie Olsen for a seaside visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pismo
Robert Mettler
Pismo Beach
Harvey Neuman
Jim Albright
Marjorie Olsen
Expansion of Courses At Merced High School Report
The principal notes growth across departments with new courses planned in Spanish and art. Enrollment figures include 247 in mathematics, 349 in social science, 244 in business education, and 154 in home economics. The farm laboratory hosts many visitors as the agriculture program expands. Health checks cover 148 freshmen, 203 smallpox vaccines, 55 flu shots, and 478 TB X-rays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
California Polytechnic School
Merced
Delano
Madera
Oklahoma
Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Important Dates This Week In California
A compact list of notable dates tied to California history. Entries include events from 1846 to 1948 such as John C. Fremont arriving in San Diego, Brannan and Mormons in Yerba Buena, the first transcontinental airmail flight ending in San Francisco, and Harbor Day observances in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
John C. Fremont
San Diego
Samuel Brannan
Yerba Buena
Ug. 1
Army Air Force
San Carlos
San Francisco Bay
Cousins Cafe Closes for Month Vacation
Proprietors and staff of Cousins Cafe take a month off after closing Saturday evening July 31. Reopening date to be announced in the Shafter Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cousins Cafe
Moquists Move to Santa Maria for Summer Potato Shipments
Mr and Mrs Jim Moquist and daughter depart last Friday for Santa Maria to oversee shipments from the region for Emmanuel H Metter & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Maria
Jim Moquist
Moquist
Emmanuel H. Mettler & Sons
Maple District Family Reunion Notes and Births
Mr and Mrs William Bishop hosted a large reunion on Riverside Drive with twenty three family members present. Honored guest was 83 year old Mrs A K Bishof of Anaheim. A second baby born July 1 at Friese's Maternity Home in Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bishop
Riverside Drive
Bishop
A. K. Bischof
Anaheim
Bishof
Alga Revels
Fred Byrd
Tulare
Robert Rorick
Susan
Kay
Pond
Friese
Bakersfield
Rorick
Virginia
Woods Stone
Niessen announces birth and family updates appear in local notes
Mr and Mrs Donald Niessen announce the birth of a son Michael Don on July 10. Zelma Wolfe Niessen a 1947 Wasco High graduate. Karen Burnquist spent the weekend at Pismo with grandmother Mrs J R Anderson of Maricopa. Dr Fritz Kayser and Mrs Kayser plan to move to California August 4 with three children. Thelma Fisher formerly taught at Maple School and Dr Kayser seeks private practice on the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Niessen
Michael Don
Maple School
Niessen
Zelma Wolfe
Wasco High
Karen Burnquist
Pismo
J. R. Anderson
Maricopa
Fritz Kayser
Toledo
Ohio
California
Thelma Fisher
Kayser
Sh after G I Arrives In Anchorage Alaska
Corporal David Crawford son of Mr and Mrs Sidney J Crawford has arrived at Anchorage Alaska where he will be stationed indefinitely. Crawford enlisted in the Air Corps on October 4 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Crawford
Sidney J. Crawford
Anchorage
Alaska
Corp
Crawford
Air Corps
Carmel Vacation For Annis Family In California
Mr and Mrs F B Annis depart for a two week vacation to Carmel California. They will visit sons and families in Bakersfield including Duard Annis and Lawrence Annis. The Annis sons have taken a Carmel home for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmel
F. B. Annis
Calif
Bakersfield
Duard Annis
Lawrence Annis
Annis
Osborne kin visit Buck Osborne residence on Orange Avenue
Recent guests at the Buck Osborne residence on Orange Avenue included Osborne's aunt who arrived Saturday and stayed through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Osborne
Orange Avenue
Mr. Osborne
City Officials Meet in Tulare on Collier-Burns Funds
Dan Loewen and Frank Shaw attended a Tulare conference of city officials to learn how to obtain funds owed to cities under the Collier-Burns Act recently enacted by the state legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulare
Dan Loewen
Frank Shaw
Local Cotton Seed Distributors elect officers in Tulare meeting
H L Pomeroy of Bakersfield was re elected president of the California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors at the Tulare annual meeting. L W Frick of Arvin is re elected vice president and L B Nourse of Bakersfield as manager secretary and treasurer. The report shows 275 members, 14 500 tons of seed planted, and a seed value of 2 175 761. A field day at the Shafter Experimental Station is planned with Lamont Frost Bates Dewey and Allan Bartel named to organize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Pomeroy
Bakersfield
Kern County
California Planting
Tulare
L. W. Frick
Arvin
L. B. Nourse
Frick
California Cotton Cooperative Association
Hugh S. Jewett
Stanley Pratt
Jewett
California
South
George J. Harrison
Shafter
Lamont Frost
Bates Dewey
Allan Bartel
Wasco
Harrison
Shafter Experimental Station
Floyd Nelson
Madera
W. C. Britton
Firebaugh
Kay at San Jose
D. S. Kay of Shafter Avenue is spending the summer with his niece and family at San Jose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay
San Jose
D. S
Shafter Avenue
Lane Family Vacation In Pismo Beach With Thornebergs
Mrs. Marvin Lane and her young son enjoy an extended vacation in Pismo Beach joined by Mrs. Lane's parents the M. C. Thor NBergs of Wasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanes
Pismo
Marvin Lane
Pismo Beach
Children Dennis and Sharon Kirby At Van Horne School
Dennis and Sharon Kirby, children of the S. L. Kirbys, attend Van Horne boarding school in Castro Valley at Hayward, California. They have been there for three weeks and will return to Shafter soon with Mrs. Kirby, who will leave for the Bay Area this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
Sharon Kirby
S. L. Kirbys
van Horne
Castro Valley
Hayward
Calif
Shafter
Kirby
Bay Area
Sisters Visit in Shafter Vacation Tale
Sisters visit Mr and Mrs Marvin Mixon of Lexington Oklahoma during a vacation in Shafter staying with Mrs Mixons sisters and families Mr and Mrs Barney Vanwinkle and Mr and Mrs Ivel Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Mixon
Lexington
Oklahoma
Shafter
Mixon
Barney Vanwinkle
Ivel Hunt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Phillips
America
Kimball
Tracy
Music Store
John Jacobsens
N. Johnston
Eighteenth Street
Shafter and
Wasco Area
Dutch Boy
Shafter Paint Store
J. E. Wilkerson
Central Phone
MAPLE
Robert Sturges
Fresno
Mammoth Lakes
Bobby Jean
Dixie Sturges
Greenhorn
Paul Wiebe
A. M. Larson
Los Angeles
Shafter G.I
Osborne
Auto Parts
Lerdo & Munzer
Loewen Plumbing Plumbing
California Ave
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