Betrothal Told At Fresno Tea For Miss Smith
Engagement of Miss Drennan Smith to Ernest P Hofman Jr announced at a tea hosted by Mrs Henry Neufeld. Guest list included Fresno residents and Lemoore visitors with corsage scrolls given to each guest. Miss Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs Beverly B Smith of Fresno, is sister to Mrs Harold Greene. Hofman operates Hofmans Mobile Service in Lerdo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drennan Smith
Ernest P. Hofman, Jr
Henry C. Neufeld
Ernest Hofman
Shafter
Harold Greene
Henry Neufeld
Beverly Smith
Fresno
B. B. Smith
Miss Smith
W. E. Smith
Richmond
Edith Keyes Weston
Mesdames John, Dockstader
Lemoore
Elmer Anderson
Harold Miller
Robert Senn
C. J. Vignolo
Nell Jones
John Dockstader
Coberly-West Co
Hofman
Lerdo
Chest X Rays Taken by TB Groups
California tuberculosis associations run their Christmas Seal sale while providing free miniature chest X rays at over 400000 per year. Nineteen of sixty locals own or await equipment. others rent to conduct mass surveys. Authorities say early detection helps prevent spread and treatment begins sooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Peters Have House Guests
Mrs. Henry Peters has as her house guest her sister in law Mrs. Ann Loewen of British Columbia. She expects to stay about six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Peters
Ann Loewen
British Columbia
Intruders Fail To Stop Shafter Pep Rally Bonfire
Shafter high held a large pep rally before the Shafer Wasco game. An attacking Wasco group set fire to wood prepared for the bonfire, but Shafter students quickly sourced more wood and the rally proceeded as planned. The football players led a decisive victory that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High
Wasco
Shafter
Shafterites Quicky
Walloping
Rumor Claims Richland Teacher Leona Gibson Married
Rumor says Richland School teacher Leona Gibson wed on November 23 in the South. Mr and Mrs Joe Cosgrove and daughter Mary Beatrice had Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs Nichols in Taft, parents of Mrs Cosgrove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Leona Gibson
South
Joe Cosgrove
Mary Beatrice
Mrs. Nichols
Taft
Cosgrove
Tuberculosis Work Praised by Shafter Chamber Leader
Dr. Harold Freedman lauded the Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association for locating 35 TB cases in the Shafter district over the past year. He urged Christmas Seals purchases, noting Chamber of Commerce support of 25 dollars for seals. The meeting also discussed fiscal year changes, officer elections, annexation hearings, a bus route to Minter Field, and ongoing Mosquito Abatement plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Shafter
Harold Freedman
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Freedman
Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Board of
Art Hemingson
Dr. Morris
Mistletoe Word Origin Traced to Celtic Roots
Linguists note that the term mistletoe comes from Celtic language, translating to different twig. The claim highlights how a common holiday plant carries ancient linguistic traces across cultures.
Neumans and Wolfs Enjoy Weekend Bass Fishing Flyover
Mr and Mrs Bob Neuman and Mr and Mrs Elbert Wolf spent the weekend fishing in Lodi. They traveled by Mr Neuman’s plane and returned with a nice mess of striped bass.
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Bob Neuman
Elbert Wolf
Lodi
Mr. Neuman
Five Generations Celebrate Kay Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Kay marked 50 years of marriage with five generations present including Mrs. Alice Merrill 89 of Morgan Hill. They wed November 25, 1896 in Forest Grove Oregon and past lives span Oregon Madera Shafter and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. Kay
Kay
Alice Merrill
Morgan Hill
Merrill
Kays
Forest Grove
Oregon
Madera
Shafter
Mr. Kay
Illinois
Minnesota
South Dakota
Canada
Wesley
Merritt
Stanley
Exeter
Tehachapi
Mrs. Kay
Roy Merrill
Wesley Kay
Virgil Archer
Wasco
Doctor Kay
Encinitas
Calif
Clyde Bells Entertain At Chicken Dinner
The Clyde Bells entertain guests at a chicken dinner featuring Mrs Edythe Tabb Miss Betty Spry Mrs O. O. Osborn of Morgan Hill California and Mr and Mrs Bert Hebel of Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Clyde Bells
Edythe Tabb
Betty Spry
O. O. Osborn
Morgan Hill
Calif
Bert Hebel
Shafter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hinsdale
Elmer Thiedel
Seebee
Age
Ideal & Horsman Dolls
Gilbert
Western Auto Stores
Central
Munzer
Delano
Bakersfield
Ernie Hofman
Stewart
21St St
Dunkirk
Jean Francois Millet
Dunkerque
France
Walter Murray
T.B
Loewen Plumbing
California Ave
Beardsley
Bakersfield, Calif
Roberts Lane
North Chester Ave
Louis Wee
T. B. Association
Neumans
Water Well Drilling CO
Erla Electric Irons
Shafter Warehouse Co
Central Ave
W. H. Hitchcock
Lawrence Kattenhorn
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