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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1944
Page
6
Francelia Morss daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Morss spent the weekend at home. Miss Hansen is a student at Fresno State Teachers College.
The Kern County Club of Adult Blind announces its annual Christmas party at Mrs. Charles Morgan's home 418 Francis St Park on December 16 evening. All members and families invited. Committee includes Mrs. Charles, Mrs. A L Higgins, Mrs. Cora Patty, Mrs. Charles ONeal and Mrs. Bob Rush. Guests bring a present up to 50 cents to be exchanged by lot.
Mr and Mrs J G Ebel visited their son Pvt Norman Ebel in the Medical Corps stationed at Fort Lewis Washington. They stayed at the guest house and enjoyed meals there. They toured Olympia Capitol Building and traveled to Seattle and Mt. Rainier. Fort Lewis spans about 95000 acres and their son announced a furlough forthcoming.
The Regular Bridge Club met at Emil and Mrs Stollers home with Henry Bakersfield George Niel Wasco and Ed Schnaidt plus Ben Stoller and P C Guenther and others. Pvt Dasy Kingston WAC sister of Mrs Ed Brown visited over the weekend while Pvt Norman Ebel was home on furlough. Henry Nelson RM3c USN spent the weekend in Shafter and John Phipps Passo Verdes Estates and Anna Kearns visited the Senn family in Shafter.
The church offers Sunday School for senior and junior departments and morning worship led by Rev. J. J. Toews at 10 a.m. Evangelistic services follow at 7:30 p.m. with prayer meetings and Bible classes midweek. The weekly lesson centers on the universe evolved by atomic force.
The Union Congregational Church at 309 James Street announces Sunday School at 9 45 a m with Walter E Haag as superintendent and a morning service at 11 00 a m featuring hymns and a junior church program. A special Christmas Eve service with a choir and message is planned for December 24 with envelopes available for a Christmas offering.
Mrs Arthur Johnson will host a Christmas bridge dessert at her home on December 14 at 8 p.m. Guests will include Mesdames.
Cpl. James T. Dorris with the Engineers has been in overseas service for two and a half years. Vultee aircraft significance noted as BA.
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