Niece Honored at Birthday Luncheon
A Friday luncheon hosted by Mrs. Irvin Fike celebrated the birthday of her niece Mrs. W. A. Wharton of Oildale. The event featured baked ham, yellow chrysanthemums, cake and ice cream, with attendees from Oildale and Bakersfield sewing fancywork after dessert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Fike
W. A. Wharton
Oildale
Mesdames
Rose Zerkel
O. A. Runyon
Howard Jones
Donald
Lee Runceford
Evening Circle Studies Playlet Readied for Future Performance
The Evening Circle of the Union Congregational Church met Monday at Mrs David Muirs home to read a playlet they may present later. Refreshments were served to Mesdames C J Vignolo Glen Nay Paul Pilgrim Phyllis Garrison Tom Hayhurst John Fuller and E C Eckman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Congregational Church
David Muir
Mesdames
C. J. Vignolo
Glen Nay
Paul Pilgrim
Phyllis Garrison
Tom Hayhurst
John Fuller
E. C. Eckman
Mrs Carleton Burlin Game of Los Angeles Visits Shafter
Mrs Carleton Burlin from Los Angeles was a Sunday visitor in Shafter with her son Carl Burlingame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton Burlingame
Los Angeles
Shafter
Carl Burlingame
HS Steers Win At LA Stock Show Prize Carload Herefords
Shafter High School agricultural department won first prize for the best carload of lightweight steers at the Great Western Livestock Show in Los Angeles. Glenn O Nay reported the Wasco Future Farmers of America carload owned Herefords earned Grand Champion fat cattle. the champion feeder pen also Herefords was entered by the Wasco FFA chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter ‘High School Agricultural Department
Los Angeles
Glenn O. Nay
Wasco
Farmers of America
Richland P T A Food Sale In Justesen's Store
Saturday morning at nine thirty a food sale will be held by the Richland School P T A in Justesen's Store with Mrs C J Vig nolo as Ways & Means chair and Mrs Kenneth Pipkin assisting. The Ladies Society of the Reformed Church to hold its annual Christmas party next Wednesday evening December 14 at six thirty with a potluck supper at Mrs Ed Kirschenmann’s home. Gifts will be exchanged and members should bring scrapbooks for confined Kern General Hospital children. Ness & Professional Women’s Club hosts a turkey dinner followed by dancing to Bill Earley’s band.
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Richland School P. T. A
Justesen
C. J. Vignolo
Ways & Means
Ken‘neth’ Pipkin
Ladies Society OF the Reformed Church
Ed Kirschenmann
Kern General Hospital
Ness & Professional
Bill Earley
Mrs Gottfried and Son Visit New Name Family
Mrs Mary Gottfried and her son Bill of New Name North Dakota visited the past Friday with Mrs Paul Smith and son Clifford Gott friend and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gottfried
Bill
New Name
North Dakota
Fried
Paul Smith
Cliffor Gottfriend
Glynn Spickler Spends Week in Shafter
Glynn Spickler a student at Moterey Bay Academy spent the past week in Shafter for undisclosed activities leaving campus for personal travel and returning with no reported incidents.
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Glynn Spickler
Moterey Bay Academy
Shafter
Mr and Mrs John Fuller Elected to Head O E S Wasco Chapter
Mr and Mrs John H Fuller of Shafter were elected Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron of Wasco Chapter No 489 Order of Eastern Star at a recent meeting. Other officers include Mrs Jan Hayhurst associate matron Lillian Pritschke secretary Margaret Hes treasurer Ruth Jacobsen conductress and Betty Probasco associate conductress. New members to be initiated Monday November 28. A birthday party followed with floral decor. Miss Lillian Pritchke senior past matron cut the cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Fuller
Shafter
Wasco
Order of Eastern Star
Jan Hayhurst
Lillian Pritschke
Margaret Hes
Ruth Jacobsen
Betty Probasco
Stella Pritchke
Fuller
Lillian Pritchke
Social Security Tax Rate Increase Announced
R A Riddell acting collector of internal revenue announced a social security law change to take effect January 1. Employers must withhold 1.5 percent on all wages and salaries up to the first 3000 per employee. New firms opening since October 1 should contact the nearest collector’s office for instructions.
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California
R. A. Riddell
Internal Revenue
Tate
Adventist Youth Sing for Sick and Shut-Ins
A group of Juniors from Shafter Seventh-day Adventist Church led by Mrs Theo Voth sang for sick and shut-ins last Saturday afternoon. The program featured hymns in homes of Mrs John Dollinger Mrs Anna Nightengale and Miss Ilona Weishaar with participants Catherine and Carol Lorenz La Wanda Few Donna Mae Wedel Norma Neuman Virginia Voth Alice Neuman Laura Gittinger Bobby Baerg Norman Isaac Marjorie and Charlotte Voth on accordions. Mrs Voth and Mrs Willar Neumann drove the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Seventh-day Adventist Church
Theo. Voth
John Dollinger
Anna Nightengale
Ilona Weishaar
Catherine
Carol Lorenz
la Wanda Few
Donna Mae Wedel
Norma Neuman
Virginia Voth
Alice Neuman
Laura Gittinger
Bobby Baerg
Norman Isaac
Gunther Proposes Postal Rules for Christmas Mail
Shafter postmaster George Guenther urges two cent postage on printed greetings and first class mail with return addresses to return undeliverable items. He also advocates broader city delivery use, urging businesses to adopt the service and for mail to include street addresses and house numbers to improve routing and limit shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
George Guenther
Guenther
Pat Kelly to Lead Kern Easter Seal Drive
W H Pat Kelly named ststation at Kern County Society for Crippled Children meeting in Bakersfield. Kelly, long active in youth work and president of the Kern County Council of Campfire Girls, will lead the 1950 Easter Seal drive with a $17 500 goal.
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Pat Kelly
Kern
Kern County Society For Crippled Children
W. H
Pat) Kelly
Stattisan
Bakersfield
Kelly
Kern County
Campfire Girls
John J. Peters Sr Golden Wedding to Be Celebrated
Shafter friends of Mr and Mrs John J Peters Sr of Burbank plan an open house on Sunday December 11 for their Golden Wedding Anniversary. The Peters family has long resided at 1231 North Maple Street Burbank and invites local friends to visit at five in the afternoon. Attending will include John J Peters Jr and Mrs Ike Peters plus Pete Peters of Burbank and Mrs Margaret Neufeld of Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
John J. Peters
Burbank
Peters
Maple Street
the & Tatas
Safer
John J. Peters, Jr
Ike Peters
Pete Peters
Margaret Neufeld
Ae Coe Neufeld
Hollywoodley
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Imall
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Wittenberg
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IAA
Jack Davenport
Typewriter Company
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Gus Poultry & Links
Valley Feed & Supply Co
Poso
Wrace
K — Truxtun
Adventist Youth
Gunther
Shafter Press
John J. Peters, Sr
Pty Tomerger Call
Bess Williams
Mgr
Estelle Robbins
Aletha Schaeffer
Clara Schnaidt
Followay
Holloway
Holloway's
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H. M. Holloway, Inc
Lost Hills
Barrows
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