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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1952
Page
4
The Shafter Motel bowling team swept Bowlers Motel three games to none to seize first place. Motel improved to 14 wins against 7 losses after a 1917 total and a high game of 669. Pill Tiberghein led men with 543 across three games and Evelyn Tiberghein topped women with 517 and 190.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Morgan together with Gloria Connie and Danny recently visited their sister Mrs Vic Page and family of Downey.
City Police Judge Frank G Shaw received chestnuts before Thanksgiving that were baked to dry them but forgot about them The oven noise drew Police Chief John Reily into a minor domestic mystery The chestnuts proved to be the source of the disturbance not exploding shells The Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston killed about 500 people on November 28 1942.
Wittenberg extends its lead in the minor league at the Sportsman Alley this week by easing past Agriform two games to one. Mocker's tops the single game with 901. Géne Stewart of the Press tops the three game series with 591. William Brown of Mocker's wins one game with 212. Mocker's defeats Shafter Firemen two to one in team play, Central Hardware bests West's Hotel, and the Press beat American Legion. A free turkey prize, donated by Wittenberg's, will be awarded during the week of December 7 in open and league games. Members listed in the 500 Club include Gordon Bennett, Sam Farl ing, P. V. McClure, William Brown, Earl Beadle, Harry Mayes, Les Reeves, Frank Migdatt, Ed Barron.
Drama classes at Shafter High School stage three plays at 8 p.m. in the school gym. The Christmas Play night was moved from December 5 due to a sports conflict. The featured production And Happy New Year comes from the advance drama class directed by Beth McClean with two debut pieces The Pampered Darling and Hillbilly Sue from the beginning class.
A large Peters family gathering occurred at the E. J. Peters residence on Thanksgiving Day with a noon roast turkey dinner, afternoon visiting, supper, and a film. Attendees include numerous Peters relatives and friends plus extended family from the Siemenses and Unruhs.
Guests in the Gaede residence on Thanksgiving Day included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krause and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gaede and family, and Mr. and Mrs. George Gaede and family.
E. J. Peters of the Maple District, president of the National Potato Council, will leave Sunday for points east to view the spud situation for next spring. His first stop is Washington, D. C., to confer with Department of Agriculture officials including Al Mercker and Whitney Tharin.
A surprise chicken dinner was delivered Sunday to Mrs. Cora Mayo of 818 Fresno Ave by her children and grandchildren. The gathering included Mr and Mrs Mac Mayo Mr and Mrs Leo Mayo and family Mr and Mrs Bill Baker and Johnny Mayo.
Funeral services for Mrs Wesly Nickel a former Shafter resident were held in Dinuba on Monday. Local residents traveled north to pay respects including her sister Mrs C C Reimer and her family Mr and Mrs Theodore Heinrichs and Mr and Mrs Jonas Nickel.
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