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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
2
The Ed Kirschennann family Mr and Mrs Fred Boehnke and Carolyn Spitzer will attend a four family reunion and dinner at Edison hall on Christmas Day. Thirty five members of the immediate family will be in attendance.
The Shafter High School Christmas assembly featured Ernest Graf's choral group delivering "O Come All Ye Faithful" and the Basque Carol "The Holy Child." The program closed with a bright rendition of "Deck the Halls" in a lively, festive style.
The Ladies Society of the Reformed Church held a Christmas gathering at Mrs. Ed Kirschenmann’s home with devotionals by Rev. Robert Klaudt followed by a potluck dinner. A short business meeting ended with Christmas carols and gift exchanges among attendees including Lydia Bender and several Mesdames Klaudt Mettler Handel and others.
A Welch melodic rendition opens the concert with a lighter touch. An early 16th century melody titled A Christmas Hymn follows in spiritual tones. Felix Bernard’s Winter Wonderland provides a rhythmic contrast. Silent Night closes the program in festive style.
Mr and Mrs Ira Schneider hosted a group of friends at their Shafter Avenue home last Thursday evening. After buffet refreshments guests played parlor games and drew gifts from a grab bag. a Xinas tree brightened the living room with guests including Vernon Schneider Kenneth Pitts Leon Pitts Eugene Johnson Ted Heinrichs Harold Schneider Clarabell Fenderson Pauline Largent and Roger Fenderson.
The couples club of Union Congregational Church met in the church hall for a Christmas party. Christmas carols were sung and Rev. Baker showed a holiday film. Cookies and coffee were served by hosts Arthur Kadel and Paul Pilgrim, with guests including Homer Craig Kenneth Pipkin Gordon Baker Gordon Smith Mert Weidmann and others.
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