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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1959
Page
7
Pacific Telephone manager Truman F Blair warns of the biggest Christmas rush as operators staff holiday hours to handle calls. Delays are likely so callers should place greetings before or after the peak days and use Direct Distance Dialing to speed connections.
The campaign promotes spending with local Shafter merchants to support the community economy and keep revenue within the town. Local business owners encourage residents to shop locally to sustain jobs and services.
Citizens observe a solemn Christmas as world tensions loom in 1950. Shafter Chamber of Commerce reports growth with a new office and paid secretary manager. Kiwanis and clubs run charity drives for Korea and Christmas gifts for children.
Miss Lela Kelley set to marry Jerry McCright on December 31. Lela was surprised at a lingerie shower hosted Thursday evening by Miss Janeen Pace of Wasco. Guests included Mrs. Silas Kelley and Mrs. Roy Pace among others. a red flannel nightgown and a decorative cake were part of the celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Neufeld announce the birth of their first child, a son named Scott David, born at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital on Tuesday morning December 15, weighing 8 pounds. Grandparents listed as Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Neufeld of Shafter and Mrs. Elsie Whitworth of Wasco.
Kevin Norton Knox, the first child of Dale and Neva Knox of Wasco, arrives at Memorial Hospital on December 16 weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. His maternal grandparents are Otto and Neva Becker of Shafter, their fifth December grandchild, and great grandparents J E Bergen of Shafter.
JoAnn Adele Jones was born December 13 at Sacramento Hospital weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces. She is the first child of Mr and Mrs Roy Jones Jr and the first grandchild of several relatives from Shafter and Bakersfield. The mother is former Diana Mettler, and the Jones family visited from Rancho Cordova.
California’s nonfarm payroll rose to a record 4,650,000 in 1959, up 4 percent from 1958, despite a prolonged steel strike. John F. Henning, Director of Industrial Relations, stated gains spanned finance, trade and services, surpassing pre-recession levels set in 1957.
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