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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1959
Page
9
Lorin Da Haworth weighs 7 pounds 15 ounces at birth to Mr and Mrs Raymond Haworth of Shafter. Mrs Haworth is the former Sandra Patrick. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Elby Patrick and Mr and Mrs G R Haworth.
Mrs. Carl Wells hosted a Shafter High School Faculty Wives and Women's Club meeting with festive holiday decor and a film on Silent Night. The gathering featured carol singing, holiday treats, and an exchange of home made gifts, aprons, candies, and cookies.
The Happy Blue bird group held a weekly meeting at Mrs. Thomas Beam’s home to craft gifts for fathers. On Saturday November 28 they hiked Kern River near Taft with sack lunches, viewed oak trees, jackrabbits, and birds, then rested on a log. Attendees included Caroline Carassco Connie Fuller Maurine Revell Brenda Neeley Rhonda Powell Patricia Cate Joyce Beam Barbara Cox and new member Karen Sage. Leader: Mrs. Thomas Beam.
Announcement of the engagement between Phoebe Springer of Bakersfield and Dennis Heinz of the Maple district. Phoebe, a nurse trained in Denver, works with Dr. Marion Barnard in Bakersfield. Dennis, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Wall, studied at Korm Academy and Newberry College, now an X ray technician for Dr. Barnard. Plans for the wedding are not definite.
Canadian visitors from Abbotsford B C Mr and Mrs Isaac Deck and son Albert Dyck with his wife stayed at relatives homes over the weekend. The Dycks are connected to Mrs C C Reimer and their visit included Elizabeth Ewert of Reedley. A Sunday gathering at the Reimer home brought together the two families and the Reimer children and spouses from the Shafter area.
Mrs Ohanneson travels to Mexico visiting Taxco Cuernavaca and Mexico City during November 20 to 27. She tours Alameda Park Cuerna vasaca and the opera house with a Tiffany glass curtain. She photographs weddings Aztec sites gardens pyramids and expresses a wish to return.
C A Wichert, age 90, celebrated with 90 family members at a Thanksgiving gathering. The Reedley resident, living in a local aged care home, traveled to San Jose for a birthday event at the Mennonite Brethren Church dining hall. Eleven of his children joined a turkey dinner and a short program with family photos. Attendees from Shafter included Mr and Mrs Janzen and their grandchildren Judy, Sharon, Darrell, and Connie. Mrs Janzen is Wichert’s daughter.
Mr and Mrs William Goertzen and their four children hosted Thanksgiving Day with a large family gathering. Guests included Reverend and Mrs Dan Goertzen and three children from Santa Clara, Mr and Mrs J B Dahl and family from Reedley, Mr and Mrs Dave Schmidt, and Mr and Mrs Laurence Elrich and three children from Bakersfield. Ed Goertzen and daughter from Garden Grove and Vernon Goertzen from San Diego also attended.
Four women from Wasco traveled to Santa Monica's Brentwood Veterans Memorial Hospital to assist mentally disturbed veterans in Christmas shopping. They helped select family gifts, wrapped presents, and bought items from the hospital gift shop benefiting Wasco American Legion Auxiliary. About 119 veterans visited. lunch was taken at the hospital cafeteria and purchases supported handicapped and blind veterans. The group concluded the day with dinner at Tip's restaurant.
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