Christmas Party Of M B Sewing Circle Held At Mrs Harder’s
The Social Realm reports the annual M B Sewing Circle Christmas party at Mrs Henry Harder’s home. Attendees enjoyed festive decor, games, and gift exchanges followed by carols a devotional on If Christ Had Not Come by Miss Rosie Unruh and a poem read by Mrs Bill Siemens. a buffet supper concluded the evening with numerous ladies and young Misses in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Sewing Circle
Henry Harder
Christ
Rosie Unruh
Christ Mas
Bill Siemens
Louie Becker
Mrs. Harder
Johnny Balzer
Emil Stoller
Bill Bestwater
Dave Strauss
Glenn Bergthold
Johnny Schultz
Charles Martindale
Elmer Klassen
Harvey Gaede
Leonard Gaede
John Suderman
Harry Peters
John Kliewer
Harold Unruh
Bob Carter
Agnes Koehn
Vivian Bartel
Edna Nikkel
Edna Beese
Anna Ruth Bergthold
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Frank Annis
Richland Teachers Plan Holiday Travel and Activities
Richland teachers map Christmas holidays with visits to Northern and Southern California. Many will stay with relatives, entertain guests at home, and observe Christmas in Shafter or travel to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Oakland, and other cities. The season includes Legion Auxiliary events, a charity gift box program, a children’s party, and a December 29 holiday dance by the Wednesday Afternoon club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
California
O. T. Olson
Shafter
Los Angeles
Roy Laugesen
Kenneth Bayless
Marie Cakin
Jean Ramage
Frances Whitmore
San Francisco
Elizabeth Otto
F. FE
Martha Gloeckler
Ned Marksheffel
R. E. Gribble
Edythe Magee
Ellamarie Crawford
Taft
Martha Gaede
Reedley
Eunice Gains
Alhambra
Edna Wisely
Colton
Corrine Hedges
Upland
Karl Wells
Roland Evans
Bakersfield
Christmas Party Sparks Joy at Dalke Home
Mrs Ennis Hughes and Mrs Johnny Dalke hosted a Christmas party with bunco and a treasure hunt. High prize went to Miss Patty Stringham and gifts included a fireside set for Mr and Mrs E B Stringham. Attendees included Stringham Norin Mayfield Hughes Dalke Janzen Delaoine Strumptt Dahl Wallace and Elvin Schmidt from Wasco and Wasco area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis Hughes
Johnny Dalke
Dalke
Patty
Stringham
E. B. Stringham
Messrs and
Mesdames Stringham
George Norin
Buren Mayfield
Eg Janzen
Was
Delaoine Strumptt
Wasco
Luella Dahl
Patty Stringham
Ellen Wallace
Elvin Schmidt
Elmer Dahl
Afternoon Tea at Lachenmaier Home Tuesday
Mrs. William Lachenmaier hosted an afternoon tea Tuesday at the Lachenmaier residence at Central and Maine avenue. Attending were Mesdames Thornburg and Milton Lohr of Wasco and a list of local residents including R A Jacob sen E A Brown William Bender Peter Bender Emil Bender G A Wittmayer J P Fox L E Ply male Kathryn Weigum Ed Warren Orvin Mettler John Lachenmaier and Gene Mettler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lachenmaier
Lachenmaier
Central and
Maine Avenue
Mesdames Thornburg
Milton Lohr
Wasco
R.A. Jacobsen
E. A. Brown
William Bender
Peter Bender
Emil Bender
G. A. Wittmayer
J. P. Fox
L.E. Plymale
Kathryn Weigum
Ed. Warren
Orvin Mettler
John Lachenmaier
Gene Mettler
Injured Child Expected Home Early Next Week
Robert Hugh Major a 21 month old infant who was hurt when backed over by a car remains in Kern General hospital Bakersfield in a good condition. Doctors expect the child to be returned home early next week after treatment for a bruised chest and crushed left arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hugh Major
Kern General Hospital
Bakersfield
Local Fishermen Return Saturday With Bass Limit
Mr and Mrs Emil Kirschenmann and Mr and Mrs John Lachenmaier of Lodi brought limits of bass to Shafter after a three day San Joaquin river trip west of Stockton Several bass weighed more than 20 pounds Lawrence Hudson of Porterville accompanied the party The Lachenmaiers planned to stay several days in Shafter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Kirschenmann
John Lachenmaier
Lodi
Shafter
San Joaquin
Stockton
Lawrence Hudson
Porterville
Lachenmaiers
Special Canadian Stamps Mark Visit of King
Ottawa announces sales of special one ten size stamps marking King George VI and Queen Elizabeths visit to Canada starting May 14. The stamps feature Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose on the one cent, the national war memorial on the two cent, and the King with Queen on the three cent stamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Sea Serves as Postman For Lighthouse Keeper
Leonard Hart, keeper of the Hanors lighthouse off Guernsey, uses the sea as a postman. He places letters in watertight tins and casts them into the tide to wash ashore on the South Devon coast where passersby return them to the post. The letters are delivered to F Hart of Woodlands Combe Martin North Devon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Leonard Hart
Hanors
Guernsey
F. Hart
Woodlands
Combe Martin
North Devon
South Devon
Cake Eaters Praised By Nutrition Authority
Chicago report notes Dr. James A. Tobey of a New York nutrition authority praising cake. He told an American Bakers Association session that Marie Antoinette’s remark was apt for diet and that cake is a flourishing food. He argued a populace well fed on cake would have no stomach for revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marie Antoinette
France
New York
James A. Tobey
American Bakers Association
Marie
Card of Thanks from Shafter clubs for nursery school party
A note of gratitude from Mrs Opal Butts supervisor and staff thanks the Shafter Rotary club Shafter Kiwanis club and Shafter Business Men's association for their contributions that funded a Christmas party for children at the Shafter Farm Workers camp nursery school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter Business Men's Association
Shafter Farm Workers’ Camp
Opal Butts
We Files Plea of Guilty But Jury Acquits Him
Eddie Guidon, a Negro from Memphis, pleaded guilty to operating a whisky still but a U S district court jury acquitted him. Judge John D. Martin questioned Guidon who said he made none. The judge urged a change of plea and the jury quickly returned a not guilty verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Eddie Guidon
United States District Court
John D. Martin
Guidon
Bey 10 Weathered 7000 Volts In Jolt At Home
London doctors marvel at Ernest Stevens a 10 year old of Cookham Rise after a 7000 volt flash from a fallen telephone wire burned the ground and left him badly burned yet he recovered fully within hours. The boy’s stamina stunned physicians at Maidenhead hospital where he was treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ernest Stevens
Cookham Rise
Maidenheaxad
Death completes strange cycle of coincidences
Sacramento report notes the 81 year old Mrs Sidney M Pyle mother of the late Cash and Carry promoter who set up bunion derbies died in Santa Rosa completing a 28 year cycle of coincidences. Her husband and her parents also died at 81 and each death occurred at 6 10 a m on a Sunday.
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Sacramento
Calif
Santa Rosa
Sidney M. Pyle
Co. Co
Pyle
Los Angeles
Sailboat Enthusiasts Live The Trailer Life In Northwest Lakes
Spokane area sailors trailer craft between about 70 inland lakes in eastern Washington and northern Idaho seeking favorable winds. The growing scene includes 100-plus craft near Spokane and 30-plus moored on Lake Coeur d Alene, with boats from Moth class to 24-foot auxiliaries costing around 50 dollars and up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Idaho
Grand Coulee
Columbia
Spokane Sailing Club
William Stockdale
Stockdale
Lake
Coeur d'Alene
Man’s Jaw Dislocates as He Lifts Beer Stein
In Salt Lake City Fred Stanford 37 trips home dusty road then seeks beer. On lifting a stein his jaw dislocates and Patrolman Clarence T. Smith the weightlifting champion of the Salt Lake police snaps his mouth shut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Fred Stanford
Stanford
Clarence T. Smith
Salt Lake
Old Well Believed Dug By Wayne's Expedition
In Paulding Ohio Rich ard Lieder dug into a sink hole on his farm to uncover a long abandoned well. He believes the well was built by General Anthony Wayne and his troops along the old Wayne trail near the historic camp site used during conflicts with Native Americans 150 years ago. The wooden casing appears hollowed and is cut from a log.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulding
Ohio
Here
Richard Lieder
Anthony Wayne
Wayne Trail
Lieder
Family Misses Diploma First Time in 12 Years
ST. JOSEPH MO. For the first time in 12 years Mr and Mrs Paul Westpheling have no diploma to hang on the wall. The family has almost enough sheepskins to paper the wall with diploma from nine schools collected by six children. Four children remain in school and the yield is expected to start again next year with at least eight more graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Paul Westpheling
Pontiacs Take First Half of Basketball Play
The Pontiacs beat King Lumber 34 to 13 at the high school gym. Voth led Pontiacs with 11 points while Jim Taylor and Dude Moore paced King Lumber with five each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiacs
King Lumber Company
King
Automen
Pontiac
Voth
Jim ‘Taylor
Dude” Moore
Harrell
Potter
Zimmerman
Gaede
Handel
King Lumber
Stillman
Vannatta
Moore
Taylor
Rexius
Nursery Children Enjoy Christmas Party at Shafter Camp
Children ages two to five at the Shafter Farm Workers camp nursery school are entertained today at a Christmas party organized by supervisor Mrs Opal Butts and staff. Gifts for 45 pupils come from the Shafter Rotary club Kiwanis club and Business Men's association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Farm Workers’ Camp
Opal Butts
Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Falcon Oil tops King Lumber in tight 39 37 finish
Falcon Oil defeated King Lumber 39 to 37 as Kingmen rallied from a 24 16 halftime deficit. Jim Taylor led King scoring with 16 points while Elmer Unruh paced Falcon with 12 points and Ernest Schnidt added 10. Vic Voth filled in for injured Johnny Gaede with six baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Lumber
City Basketball League
Falcon Oil
Kingmen
Moose” Peters
Jim Taylor
Taylor
Vic. Voth
Johnny Gaede
Elmer Unruh
Falcon
Ernest Schnidt
Lawrence Annis
Falcons
King
L. Annis
Schnidt
Unruh
Nay Declines Shafter Fire Chief Post
Glenn O Nay declines to serve as chief of the Shafter Volunteer Fire Department. He remains city councilman and fire commissioner and will cooperate and advise if called upon. Last week Nay was elected chief with Jack Hare, who replaced Olver Sly as department head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn O
Nay
Shafter
Jack Hare
Hare
Olver Sly
Swedish Mile Compared To American Mile
The Swedish mile is defined as an elongated unit equal to the American mile in length. It marks a historical measurement used in Sweden and abroad, reflecting how the two systems align in distance.
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Ethel Livers
Louise Neufeld
Edna Prieve
Alma Fuller
Mayme Brothers
Legion Auxiliary
Laurence Baughman
Marion Harrison
P. C. Guenther
Santa Claus
George Harrison
B. Handel
J. P. Hanson
J. P. Harris
J. B. Henderson
Margaret Hetz
J. P. Howland
Clubhouse
Lois L. Berry
Post Office
Dalke Home
Hristmas
Sally Hester
el Portal
Motor Court
Sea
Nutrition Authority
Wasco, Calif
Mecca
Ibn Saud
Damascus
Kaaba
Arabia
Taif
Ton Sand
Akbar
God
Alhamdulillah
Aldahli
Bey
Grand Coulee Dam
Wayne
Glenn O. Nay
Fuqua
Zimmerman Bros. Ranch
Kimberlina Road
I. F. Beese Place
Los Angeles Avenue
H. J. Nicks
A.S. Ediger
D.W. Gloeckler
Fresno Ave
Maple School
Cuyama Valley
Call
Stevens St. Taft
Salewell
Box
Central Avenue
Tulsa
Oklahoma
C. Fanning
Dianne
Town Hall Cafe
Rio Bravo
Robert Neuman
Paul Enns
Munzer Avenue
Lerdo Road
Tulare Avenue
Liston
H. J. Harder
Central Ave
Shafter Highway
Santa Fe Crossing
Will Kimmel
P. O
Iceland
Department of Commerce
America
Imger
Loewen
Dan Loewen
Candies
Kodaks
Leatheric
Yardley
Old Spice
Cara Nome
Nhalter Drug Store
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