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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1953
Page
2
Mrs E B Stringin hosted a buffet style ham dinner last Sunday night at the Bakersfield Country Club. Attendees included Shafter Drug Store employees and their guests who later gathered at Stringhams home for cards and gifts.
The Union. Congregational Church hosts a candlelight Christmas Eve service at 11 o clock led by Rev. Gordon J. Baker with a 10 45 prelude of carols on church steeple chimes. Choir members led by L R Snively perform and narrators present We Three Kings and other anthems as the congregation joins in.
Mrs. Wesley Buttermore of San Diego arrived Monday night to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Burns. She will be joined tonight by her husband. Christmas dinner guests will include Mr and Mrs A P Ohanneson Mr and Mrs Charles Eggleston Los Angeles Mr and Mrs Jon Ohanneson and family Mrs Horace Gray and Mr and Mrs Buttermore.
The ninth birthday of Jimmy St Mars was marked at his parents home 201 Euclid St. Guests included Jerry Graves Clyde Ratzlaff Jerry Hamman Marlen Witcher Donald Firkin Jerry Taylor Keith Hamman Micky Allen Steven Wedel Roger Hanson Gerald Berry Billy Thompson and others. Prizes went to Jimmy Hamman Marlen Witcher and Jerry Taylor. Balloons and candy favors, cupcakes, ice cream and hot chocolate were served.
Members of the supper club were entertained Saturday evening by Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison and Mr. and Mrs. William Lowe at the Harrisons Cross Street home. Table centerpieces featured a tree with Christmas balls and a tray of colored balls. Guests included Messrs. and Mesdames E. B. Stringham, Glenn Nay, S. A. Camp, D. H. Lundy, P. L. Arnold, J. C. Channeson, Francis Tracy, and the hosts.
Friends of Olga Nato joined her fourth birthday celebration Saturday at the Nato residence 30707 Martinez Ave. Guests included Jimmy Orazco Oscar Sepeda Clara Suentez Rosie De la Rosa Reuben De la Rosa Robert Suentez Virginia Nieto and Tony Nieto. Cake cookies and ice cream were served.
Christmas Eve guests tonight at the Roy Farrell home Beech Avenue Bakersfield include Mr. and Mrs C W Farrell with Virginia and Mr. and Mrs Lee Farrell and family. On Christmas Day Roy Farrell will dine with her brother Lyle Johnson and family of Bakersfield. Others include Mrs Rose Johnson and Mr and Mrs Walter Brockman of Bakersfield.
Mr and Mrs Dea Reynolds of Fresno announce the engagement of their daughter Doris Geraldine to Carl C Beach son of Mr and Mrs Webb Beach of Stonestreet No wedding plans yet Miss Reynolds is a senior at Shafter High School and vice president of Girls Athletic Association She is an assistant yell leader and Horizon Club member Mr Beach is also a Shafter High senior and was halfback for the Generals and a Hi Y member
Mar vis and Marlys Arnold marked their seventh birthday with a party at their new Gibson Lane residence. Ice cream and animal decorated cakes were shared with guests including twin brothers Jackie and Johnny, Nancy Stepp, Janie Channeson, Jimmy Smith, Janie Gottfried and Douglas Fenderson.
Employes of Stringham's Shafter Drug Store enjoyed a Christmas dinner Sunday night at Bakersfield Country Club. Afterward they returned to the Stringhams' Faber street home for a gift exchange. Attendees included E. B. Stringham, M. L. Wiedmann, Bob Kelley, Don Knowles, Al Wedel, Leroy Witcher, Walter Bergen, Dick Lyndh, Mrs. Wayne Hooks, Mrs. Bill Thompson, Karen Burnquist and Eric Hanson.
Violet West became the bride of Don Benson at the Assembly of God Church last weekend. Rev Mildred Mara officiated a single ring ceremony as a living manger scene unfolded. The couple, attended by Mr and Mrs Everett Thompson, will reside at Minter Village.
Friendly gathering in a Legion Hall honored Beverly Ann Johns daughter of Judge and Mrs C A Johns and bride elect of G B Glasgow of Bakersfield. The couple plan a January 3 wedding at First Methodist Church Bakersfield.
An office party honoring the birthday of Dr Henry Voth was held Tuesday afternoon with cake and coffee. Present were Mrs Bill Neal Mrs Kenneth Marchman Dr V F Gontero Mr and Mrs Frances Michaels and Dr Voth.
Santa distributed gifts Monday night at a Couples Club party in Union Congregational Church. Children joined relay games as cookies and cocoa were served. January officers will be presented. a potluck with Whittier College choir is planned in Shafter.
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