Social events and gatherings mark Shafter community life
A Mennonite Brethren ladies party at the Klasses home featured readings and songs with a large invite list. Joe Neuman family reunion and turkey dinner followed by a Congregational aid sale and barbecue planned for 311 James Street. Yuletide dances and junior club events drew large crowds as Shafter High School Girls Glee Club prepared in new uniforms for a Christmas program.
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P. P. Remple
Mennonite Brethren Church
Beautiful Ranch
G. L. Klassen
F. B. Dueck
Henry Hildebrand
H. A. °.Warkentine
Dan Loewen
H. A. Janzen
Peter Penner
E. J. Thiessen
A. F. Boese
J. C. Penner
Congregational Aid
Society of the Union Congregational Church
S. M. Bobst
James Street
Girls’ Glee Club
Shafter High School
R. L. Gates
Contract Bridge Club Entertained By Mrs G Harrison
Mrs. George Harrison hosted the contract bridge club at her Experimental Station home Thursday afternoon. Two tables were in play with dessert served after several rounds. Present were Mesdames A. Peter Channeson, Ted Vignola, J. W. Hester, John Fuller, H. C. Neufeld, O. T. Olson, D. Moore, and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harrison
Contract Bridge Club
Experimental Station
A. Peter Channeson
Ted Vignola
J. W. Hester
John Fuller
H. C. Neufeld
O. T. Olson
D. ©. Moore
Clyde Zachary
Rio Bravo
G. Harrison
J. C. Channeson
Shafter
C. A. Campbell
James P. Moore
C. P. Morgan
Wasco
J. R. M. Jones
W. B. Camp
Bakersfield
D. O. Moore
Rosedale
Initiation Held Thursday For New F F A Members
Shafter Chapter F F A conducts a large initiation at the American Legion hall with ceremony, music by Jack Kliewer, and refreshments. New members include Roland Bergen Arnold Kohen Charles Harris James Head Merle Annis Ray Fast Carl Glenn Ed Handel Paul Hodel John Myer Henry Ratzlaff Dale Spohn Jack Stewart Howard Cain Alvin Roberson Leland Bell Levi Gorsching Jerome Horn Wilbert Kirschenmann Bob Teague Elmer Warkentine and Charles Wykoff.
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Shafter
American Legion Hall
Jack Kliewer
Eveyone
Roland Bergen
Arnold Kohen
Charles Harris
James Head
Merle Annis
Ray Fast
Carl Glenn
Ed Handel
Paul Hodel
John Myer
Henry Ratzlaff
Dale Spohn
Change Date For Richland P.T.A. Meeting
Richland P T A meeting date moved from Tuesday afternoon December 7 to Tuesday December 14. The Kindergarden room hosts at 2 30 with speaker Mrs Janet Woodburn on Peace on Earth. Miss Gloeckler's pupils sing carols and Alfred Smith plays two piano pieces.
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Richland P.T. A
Kindergarden
Janet Woodburn
Miss Gloeckler
Alfred Smith
Auxiliary Has Busy Christmas Week in Shafter
Maples grammar school plans a December 22 Christmas party with a student eighth grade skit. Isaac Wall of Shafter and Lydia Seibel of Kansas wed in Dinuba on November 20. Luncheon Club hosts in Rio Bravo with local notables. American Legion Auxiliary held a Tuesday meeting, packing hospital pillows and jackets for veterans, and voting to donate to nursery school. Meeting date set for December 14 during Christmas week.
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Maple Grammar School
Elizabeth Devine
Isaac Wall
Shafter
Lydia Seibel
Kansas
Dinuba
Wall
Lachenmaier & Neuman
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Grace Annis
Taylor Tabb
George Enns
Glenn O. Nay
Elizabeth Ingram
Joe Henderson
Julius Zimmerman
Cornelius Siebert
H. G. Comfort
Frank Annis
Shatter Girl's Marriage In Kansas Revealed
Word of the marriage of Miss Sally Nickel of Shatter to Buford L. Cline of Beggs Oklahoma is contained in a Hillsboro Kansas letter. The couple wed at the Mennonite Brethren church in Hillsboro with Rev J W Vogg officiating. They will reside in Beggs Oklahoma where the groom works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Nickel
Isaac Nickel
Shatter
Hillsboro
Kansas
Miss Nickel
Buford L. Cline
Beggs
Oklahoma
Mennonite Brethren Church
J. W. Vogg
Cline
Koala Classification Confounds Kids in Class
In a science lesson students learn the koala is a marsupial not a monkey or bear, placing it in a class with kangaroos. The note clarifies its pouched anatomy and distinctive lineage.
Lack Of Chilling Weather Here Baffles Blossoms
The Shafter area reports an unusual warm December with roses and other flowers still in bloom. U.S. Experimental Station meteorologist George Harrison notes temperatures about two degrees above normal and only one light frost, aided by dry conditions and clear days. Meanwhile railroad officials announce a plan to add emergency radio links with a 500 watt transmitter at Norden and a 50 watt unit at Emigrant Gap to safeguard train movements under all conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
George Harrison
United States Experimental Station
Harrison
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Norden
Emigrant Gap
Southern Pacific to Use Short Wave Radio for Train Safety
Southern Pacific plans to implement a short wave radio system to safeguard train movements in emergencies. Pending FCC action, construction permits are granted and initial work has begun, with full operation aimed soon after the first of the year in the snowshed region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Federal Communications Commission
Lucknow Bagpipes Exhibit in Edinburgh Museum
The Lucknow bagpipes, played during the relief of Lucknow, are on display at the Scottish Naval and Military Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland. The exhibit highlights the historic instrument and its link to the siege and relief operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucknow
Scottish Naval and Military Museum
Edinburgh
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Joe Neuman
Suan
Neuman
Dora Krausé
Canada
Bob Neuman
Emanuel Neuman
Fred Neuman
John Nelson
J. Rubb
Bill Neuman
Messrs
Augustolf
Emanuel Neuman, Jr
Aid Society
Mesdames Taylor Tabb
A. B. McKinley
Miss Kirschenmann
Otto Handel
Ruth Kirschenmann
Adolf Kirschenmann
Chris Handel
The
Reformed Church
Alfred T. Funck
Miss Landers
New
Tricot Club
Dorothy Landers
Mable Stockton
Rosalie Hitchcock
Monna
Nedra Latta
Virginia Nay
Emia
John C. Penner
Standard Oil Company OF California
Richland P.T.A
Maple
Shatter Girl
Valentine's Cafe
Sore Tek
Expres
Swift's
SWIFT
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Toyland
Payne
Nelly Don
Paynes
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