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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1959
Page
7
3 bedroom home with 1600 square feet, 2 baths, hardwood floors, large living and dining rooms, fenced yard near central Shafter. $12 500 with reasonable terms. Also income property with multiple units listed by Zenk Real Estate. Corner lot in Hofman Tract with curbs and gutters. Call PI 6 2577 or FA 7 7145 for details.
Real estate ad promoting FORDAL HOMES by DALKE BROS and Gaede Real Estate. New 3 bedroom 1 3/4 bath homes on large Pine and Maple Streets with 2 car garages, family rooms, hardwood floors, and trade ins. Prices range from 13 950 to 15 500 with immediate occupancy.
ERNIE HOFMAN, REALTOR at 430 James Street lists home and lot opportunities. A qualified buyer can put $4900 down on a FHA loan for a 2 bedroom home in Golden West with various lot and down payment options. Jost and Fordall homes on multiple streets priced from $13,950 to $16,950 with 25 percent down or fixed down payments and closing costs. Contact ERNIE HOFMAN at Pi 62116.
Classified ad fragment shows sale listing continuation for farm equipment. Reads like a rural classifieds item with brief sale notation and location implied. No full details available beyond incomplete text.
Rural property listing near Pixley California offers multiple tracts from 1 to 160 acres. Properties include developed land with cotton allotments, 2 to 3 bedroom homes, wells, pipelines, and irrigation. Prices range from 6 300 to 32 000 with varied down payments and annual terms.
Property offers 16 acres with 7 acres in cotton allotment on plan A and a three bedroom home. Includes a 10 hp pump and irrigating well in a good location south of Pixley. Full price 14000 dollars, terms 6000 dollars down and balance 1000 dollars yearly with interest.
Real estate broker Claud C. Brewer is listed with offices at 828 Front Street Pixley California. Office phone Plaza 7-3503 and residence Plaza 7-3320 are provided for contact.
The annual bazaar hosted by the women of St Mark's Episcopal church at 135 Shafter Avenue will run tomorrow December 3 from 11:00. A silver tea service will be served midday as part of the event featuring mouth watering baked goods Christmas candles and center pieces.
Vicky Sue Fowler, 11 days old, is the first grandchild on both sides. Born Saturday November 21 at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital at 12:30 PM, weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Chet Fowler of Bakersfield, grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fowler of Shafter and Rever end and Mrs. W. L. Rowland of Fullerton, great grandmother Mrs. Nora Fowler of Shafter. Mother is the former Donna Rowland.
Mrs Paul Anderson was honored at a baby shower on 7th Standard road. Hosts were Mrs Clarence Anderson Mrs Aaron Varkentin and Miss Rachel Anderson. Guests included Mesdames Maynard Wilder James R Anderson D R Gwin Elhy Patrick Bill Hildebrand Melvin N Krug Aaron Warkentin Clarence Kattenhorn Lawrence Kattenhorn Don Lewis Menno Schellenberg Clarence Anderson Ralph Anderson Mrs Jessie Kattenhorn Mrs Ruth Meadows Mrs Hazel Scott Mrs Idabelle Johnson Mrs Grace Wilder Miss Rachel Anderson Miss Margaret Warkentin Miss Edith Warkentin and Miss Mildred Scott.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Johnson hosts a housewarming after Sunday church services to celebrate moving into their new home at 438 Atlantic Avenue. The event featured a tab centerpiece money gift, cake and coffee, with friends including Art Penner Jess Karber and many others in attendance.
Mrs H W Lang of Bakersfield will address the Women’s Fellowship of the Union Congregational Church on Thursday December 10 at 7 30 p m. The program chairman invites all interested friends to attend with music by a Shafter High School string trio Caroline Smith Ruth Gates and Norma Neufeld accompanied by Martha Craig at the piano.
Mr and Mrs Leon Morgan and Grace Cox attended the Kern County Council pot luck and business meeting in Bakersfield on Saturday November 28. The event took place at Post 26.
The Business and Professional Women will hold their annual Christmas Dinner on Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in the Veterans Memorial Hall Georgette Katiel is chairman announced this week. The group will sing carols with Mrs Dan Cooke accompanying at the piano. Music will be provided during the dinner.
Ricky Dwayne Kastner was born Saturday November 28 at Mountain View Hospital in San Luis Obispo to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence R Kastner. He weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces and measured 22 inches. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack C Dauphin of Shafter and Chloe Kastner of Bakersfield. Mrs Dauphin traveled to assist with the newborn.
The Harvest Festival at the church seated about 115 people for a festival dinner. Rev J B Toews, from the Missions Board of the Mennonite Brethren, spoke. Special music was by a local ladies trio. Rev David Block noted that two Moody Science films titled The Quest were shown last Sunday.
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