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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
3
William Goertzen and Martin Loepp report that their cousin Henry Goertzen of Inman Kansas was accidentally electrocuted while pumping out a flooded basement after recent rains. He leaves a widow and four children.
John Nightingale son of Mr and Mrs Dan Nightingale of 403 West Euclid Ave visited home last week before departing tomorrow for overseas duty from San Francisco He has served a year in the army and was stationed in Colorado He attended Shafter schools A family gathering at home included Elmer Loren Mrs Anna Nightingale and others with a dinner at Pismo with Mr and Mrs Joseph Nightingale.
Mr and Mrs D Ss Kay of Shafter Avenue left Monday morning for a two week vacation at Santa Cruz.
Maple district residents Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Gwin sell their home and five acres to Abe and Mrs. Neufeld of Shafter. The Gwins plan to move Sept 4 to 285 Marengo in Shafter. Neufelds will move into the property so children can enroll at Maple School on opening day. Mr. Gwin served as custodian and bus driver for Maple School for 10 years and will continue at his current job.
Scoutmaster Kenneth Pipkin reports Troop 53 sponsored by the Rotary Club will start the fall and winter schedule with the first weekly meeting Tuesday night. About 25 boys aged 11 and older are invited to attend as potential recruits. During summer the group met monthly at the Scout hall.
Kern county youths may take a California Highway Patrol officer exam and return to a state job after military service. The state personnel board accepts traffic officer applications until Sept 8 with exams set across California in October. Jack Hare warns there are no schools guaranteed to prepare applicants for the exam.
Miss Altarene Mc Kennon and her brother Jackie visit their mother Mrs George Faustino in San Luis Obispo during August. They plan to return to Shafter to start school next month.
Ralph Gribble, principal of Maple School, reports the building has been repainted and remodeled for the Sept. 5 opening except for a final dusting. Cafeteria changes include removing cupboards to relocate the refrigerator for convenience.
Mr and Mrs Menno Siemen and Barbara return from a 10 day motor trip to Northern California and Oregon. They visit Healdsburg with Victor Newfield and family and fish for salmon at Trinidad. The trip includes Crater Lake and a extended stay at Lake Tahoe.
Mr and Mrs J B Moser and Leroy of Shafter Avenue have driven to Texas to visit relatives and plan to return this weekend.
Mrs. Marion Wells of the Maple teaching staff has returned to Shafter after a session at the Arizona State Teachers College. She has been guest of her daughter Betty in San Francisco and plans to spend several days in Southern California before school starts.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Craig and their two children Marcia and Randy returned from a three week vacation to Shaver Lake Santa Cruz and San Francisco. They were joined by Mr and Mrs Marvin Neuman at the Robert Neuman cabin. They visited Mrs Craig's brother and family Mr and Mrs Henry Seeger in Santa Cruz.
The Reimers attended the wedding of their son Wallace in Kansas. They visited relatives in Garden City and Minneola, then joined church services in Buhler where Rev. J. Toews, formerly of Shafter, ministers.
A family dinner last week celebrated John Dooley s eighth birthday hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs Burley Doddley at 165 Golden West Ave Guests included Mr and Mrs Ed Schacht and their son William as well as the Dooleys daughter Annette
Jimmy Hinton of Bakersfield is visiting his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd R. Pitzer at 1075 Park Lane for the week.
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