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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1958
Page
7
The Fifth Grade Sunday School class at Union Congregational Church was entertained on the church patio by their teacher and her husband Mr and Mrs Turner. They played games and enjoyed cookies ice cream and fudge with youngsters including Cheryl Adams and Mary.
Mr and Mrs Ed Brown of Manuel Avenue held a private open house on Saturday November 29 to mark their twenty fifth wedding anniversary and celebrate their son Jack s twenty first birthday. Guests included out of town relatives and Stanford friends. Jack s birthday party followed a family gathering at the Shafter Motel dining room.
The Women's Auxiliary of St. Mark's Episcopal Church presents the annual Silver Tea and Bazaar on Thursday December 4 from 12 to 5 p.m. Mrs. Virgil Farr is general chairman and Mrs. Phil Channeson is tea chairman. Items for sale will include stuff-
Jeannette Wheeler hosted a gathering for the Faculty Wives and Women's Bridge Section on Wednesday evening. Guests included Mesdames Wes Anderson Dick Fulcher Walt Johnson James Stone Mylene McDonald Ed Schacht Jack Fisk Leonard Robertson Richard House and Misses Ruth Bush Judy Williams and Jeannette Wheeler.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Bergman hosted a dinner at Woolgrowers Cafe Bakersfield for their parents Mr and Mrs Frank Bergman in honor of their fortieth wedding anniversary They were married in Hillsboro Kansas on November 28 1918 The Bergmans have two sons Cecil and Franklin five grandchildren and have lived in Shafter for 12 years Mrs Marvin Hoover visits from Clovis New Mexico and travels to Los Angeles with Mary Wallace for Thanksgiving Mrs Wallace plans to stay in Shafter through Christmas holidays
Ted L Cooper joins Shafter High School faculty this year. A Pittsburgh native, he earned a BS and MEd from Houston University and specializes in art education. He served as a recreation specialist in the Army. Cooper and wife Wilma have two sons and praise the school’s facilities and community atmosphere.
Neighbors share a holiday gathering with the Mettlers hosting Delmer and W. F. Mettler and Fred Kline while the Neumans and Unruhs from Shafter Bakersfield Corona Del Mar Wasco gather to enjoy a large Thanksgiving meal. Charles Hitchcock Jr and family relocate from Jack Avenue to Pacific Street in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Montgomery hosted friends Mr. and Mrs. Donald Douglas of Napa, California, who visited Monday while their sons worked in Los Angeles and at shipyards in Shafter. The Douglasses have long ties with the Montgomeries dating back 25 years in a southern California town.
Mrs. Burl Beaver and daughter Sandra left Ash Street for Cor tez Colorado where her husband works for Superior Oil Company. Their son remains in Bakersfield for his second year at college while Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abbey will reside in their house during the absence.
Blue Birds spent a busy hour before the holiday with the group singing their Blue Bird song and making pinecone turkey centerpieces to take home. They designed cut and colored Indian dresses from large paper sacks and enjoyed refreshments as Mrs. Marvin Lane read a Thanksgiving story.
Elmer Nightengale of Paso Robles visited the Dan Voth home on Sunday. The group drove to Frazier Park to Mrs. Voth’s sister’s cabin for a day in the snow. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Huddleston of San Bernardino, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bovey, and Jennie Nightengale of Hollywood.
Richland faculty men and their wives spent an entertaining evening participating in a progressive dinner. Couples gathered at Dick Southwick's residence for dip and tomato cocktail, then traveled to Dick Scott's home on Shaw for the salad course, and the Reg Hammonds hosted pie and coffee. Attendees included Ray Wie, Bob Snively, Vince Sakowski, Joe Norris, Bill Kendrick, Lawrence Kattemero, Tom Dick, Southwick, Dick Scott and Tom Carmody.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Annis and the Lawrence Annis family of Arvin attended the wedding of Durward Annis to Miss Marcella Persvyk at the Presidio in Santa Barbara. Twenty out of town guests joined a dinner party and a 45th anniversary toast for the Annis couple followed. Durward and Marcella will reside in Los Angeles where he works as an insurance adjustor.
Local families welcomed returning students and relatives for Thanksgiving. Twin sisters Lavenne and Lavelle Stoller home from college in San Francisco. Z. Robert visiting Berkeley. Gerald Bender with Ed win Bender. Mary and Jack Brown from Mannhef Avenue. Barbara Wroten from Fresno State. Lavina Ruth Unruh and Phil Johnson from Fresno State visiting Merced Avenue homes.
Mr. and Mrs. John Grumbles depart by streamliner for Oklahoma for thirty days. They visit their daughter in Elmore, then Ed Grumbles in Watts, and Emma Bell in Brady. Granddaughter Mrs. George Haworth hosts Christmas dinner with family from Shafter and Bakersfield.
Weekend guests over Thanksgiving stayed with daughter Mary and her husband Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sager near Covina. The Sager siblings Eric Steven and Tommy the IRS group and other relatives visited during the holiday period.
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