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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1938
Page
3
Community notices recount visits from Arvin official Tucker to Shafter and tempers on social evenings. Residents host guests from Saskatchewan to Oklahoma, while locals travel to Visalia and Fresno for friendly gatherings.
Oklahoma guest Mrs. Henry Grunau of Enid visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. Brown of north Shafter and plans to stay through Christmas. Also noted are Bakersfield reception attendees for the Grand Master of the Odd Fellows lodge and luncheon guests including Mrs. E. P. Jones Mrs. J. B. Williams and Mrs. Walter Emerick, a former Shafter resident and club past president.
Mrs. Mabel Mofett Ed Moses of Los Angeles and Dr. Lawrence Nelson of Redlands visited the Latta home as directors of the League of Western Writers. An official meeting occurred during the day.
Elmer Unruh won the junior senior division and Reuben Mettler won the freshman sophomore division at Shafter High School. Louise Livers and Merton Wiedman placed second and third in the freshman sophomore group, while Donna Goersching and Pauline Potts took second and third in the junior senior division. About 200 students participated with talks limited to five minutes. The three winners in each group will represent the school in a debate program set for next semester.
Don Ogden, promoter, says at least eight three round bouts are planned for a boxing show organized by Shafter high school sophomores. Eugene R. Ford coaches the boxers who train with notable enthusiasm and a spring class tournament may follow. Several experienced boys are preparing, with the date not yet set.
State council of education meeting in Los Angeles urged immediate rerouting of school buses to avoid railroad crossings. E P Janes of Shafter High School led the push with affiliated groups backing the action.
Shafter high school delegates reported a five year C S F member in Shafter and an invitation rejected at Lindsay. Dinuba will host the spring meet as delegates found the Lindsay program enjoyable and educational. Attendees from Shafter included Louise Livers Amanda Johnson Leonora Wittenberg Ruben Mettler and adviser Mrs Amelia Cornell.
National directors of the League of Western Writers met at F. F. Latta’s home to discuss literary awards and plan accepting a new Sonora Mexico chapter. Awards include 40 dollars for unpublished drama poetry or stories and 50 dollars for an acting book by a member. Ed Moses Mabel Moffet and Lawrence Nelson attended with proxies from four directors to form a quorum.
A proposed county ordinance would make rabies vaccination mandatory for dogs. Dr. Joe Smith, county health officer, cited rabies epidemics causing $2,344.54 in direct county costs from January 1 to September 30 this year.
The columnist muses on the idea of an automatic mouth shutter for backseat drivers. A wife who tells her husband where to drive and when to stop becomes a humorous target for the joke about Hancock gas and sensible backseat conduct.
The ordinance mandates dog licensing only after presenting a vaccination certificate. License fees are 2 dollars for males and 4 dollars for females, with the county covering the vaccination cost.
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