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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
3
Shafter residents share travels and visits across California and beyond. Ellen Kerr hosted in Bakersfield while Arvin and Reedley guests stopped by. families headed to Exeter Visalia and Topeka while others checked Los Angeles Pismo Beach and Oakland.
Mr. and Mrs. Ford Hudson return to Shafter after a two weeks vacation in the northern part of the state. Mrs. Hudson earlier visited relatives in San Jose. A group of Shafter men spent time at Huntington Lake with Bud Janzen Waldo Unruh Mike Janzen and Bob Stockton among them.
Local families report travel and visits across California. H R Janzen and spouse plan a northern state vacation and San Francisco fair. Texas visitors Mr and Mrs Witt stay with Mr and Mrs Halford before touring relatives. Laurence and family head to the north for a week and the San Francisco fair. Gloria Ruth Payne born August 8 in Berkeley. Annis's week in Lodi and San Francisco ends with return to Shafter.
Mrs. H. A. Rightmier and Walter Rightmire spent Sunday at Sawtelle visiting Byron Rightmire who is recovering nicely from an operation performed three weeks ago. Smiley Williams, colored, was sentenced to 15 days in the county jail after pleading guilty to petite theft and ordered to repay $7 to the plaintiff in Judge F. E. Manuel’s court.
Officials announce the start of an extensive modernization and store enlargement program. The project aims to update facilities and expand capacity, with work beginning before the end of the year.
A weeklong project at the Shafter Justesen store removes the wall separating the shop from the former Jake's barber shop allowing unified space for customers and services.
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