Santa Helpers Deliver Toys and Food for Christmas
Santa helpers will distribute toys to children and give Christmas food baskets to keep families fed and warm on the holiday. Local church workers supplied the food, and many Shafter homes display traditional decorations. A nativity scene at Rolf A. Jacobsen’s Manne1 avenue home is highlighted. Most Shafter businesses close. post office hours are limited and schools reopen January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bender
Shafter
Christ
Manne] Avenue
Rolf A. Jacobsen
Christmas Dinner Guests and Local Holiday Notices
Christmas dinner guests visited or planned gatherings with families across Shafter including Fowler Corbin Fox Campbell Brown Mason and Zank households. Community events covered include the Shafter-Wasco Ginning Co Christmas party and March of Dimes campaign plans plus arrival of guests from multiple states for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Area
Shafter-Wasco Ginning Co
Christmas Visiting Plans Span Bakersfield area
Local notices list numerous households planning Christmas gatherings with relatives in Bakersfield Oxnard Riverside and San Bernardino. Families include Sharp Adcock St Mars Howe Saunders Fortenberry Unruh and Froese among others with travel to and from Wasco Shafter Whittier and Oak Harbor. PFCs Fuller and Horn return from Fort Lewis for leave and holiday meals.
Staudacher Returns From Moscow for Holidays
Bill Staudacher arrived Monday from Moscow Idaho where he studies at the University of Idaho to spend the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs W R Staudacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Campbell
Richmond
Charlie Foster
Beech Avenue
Fred Mason
Oak Street
E. E. Hall
Oildale
Masons
Henry C. Klassen,Jr
Bruce and
Bryan
San Francisco
A. Buckingham
Eva Hall
Adam
Huntsville
Ohio
Dick Adams
Buttonwillow
Ira L. Chamberlin
Huntington Park
Fred Schardt
Walnut Street
Earnest Schroeder
Stevie
Timmy
Poso Street
Lancaster
Ezra C. Schroeder
Bill Totten
Denver, Colo
Norman Fortenberry
Stanley of
Armiona
Ray Fortenberry
Munzer Avenue
Whittier
J. R. Wright
Ralph Gribble
Gribble
Bill Staudacher
Moscow
Ida
University of Idaho
W. R. Staudacher
Bryant Son Returns From March AFB Riverside
SGT Gene Bryant was home last weekend from March Air Force Base in Riverside. He is the son of Mr and Mrs L J Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Howe
Jo Saunders
Shafter Highway
Howe
Everett Eyrand
Travis Air Force ‘Base
Pfc
Bert Fuller
Fort Lewis, Wash
J. H. Fuller
Tulare Ave
Wayne Horn
Lawrence Horn
Sill Ranch
Gene Bryant
March Air Force Base
Riverside
L. J. Bryant
Local Residents Gather for Memorial Event
Families including O. D. Handel and family of Shafter Edwin Pressler and family Walter Kirschenmann and family Earl Roscamp and Clifford attend a community event hosted by Mayor and Mrs Adolf Kirschenmann on Faber Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Kirschenmann
Faber Street
Messrs. and Mesdames
O. D. Handel
Shafter
Edwin Pressler
Walter Kirschenmannn
Earl Roscamp
Clifford
Notable Guests at Smith Bayless Ha worth affair
Attendees included Mr and Mrs George Smith Mr and Mrs Gerald Bayless Mr and Mrs George Haworth Jr Ed Lucas Barbara Stone Jack Bayless and Marilyn Bartel at the event reflecting community ties and social connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Gerald Bayless
George Ha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Santa Fe
Noel
Hitchcock Auto Parts
Munzer St.” Shafter
Shafter Billiards
J. W. Fowler
Stone Street
F. N. Corbin
Carol
Watsonville
John Fowler
Bakersfield
Ralph Cunningham
Ray Fowler
Roy Fowler
Public Utility District
SPUD
John P. Fox
Tulare
Oak Streets
Jack Williams
Carolyn
Barbara Fox
Miles Williams
Medford
Ore
C. L. Brown
Blythe
Glendale
Phoenix
Ariz
Barbara Davis
Homer Davis
Bartersville
Okla
Lorene Hill
Mannel Avenue
McFarland
Wayne Hill
Kyle Hill
Manuel Avenue
Fort Bragg
N.C
Steve Zank
Erwin, Pa
Franklin Bortz
Los Angeles Avenue
Zank
Bortz
Mrs. L. A. Boetcher
Morro Bay
W. C. Handel
L. J. Kirschenmann
Lloyd
University of California At Berkeley
Kenneth
University of California At Davis
Glen
Shafter High School
Jake Kroeker
Messrs
Mesdames
Abe Kroeker
Lorene
Dinuba
A. J. Buller
Reedley
Paul Wolgemuth
Los Angeles
Leland Kroeker
Leroy Janzen
Kroekers
Elizabeth Friesen
Buhler
Kan
Rose Schaefferd
Reiker Lane
Fort Campbell
Phil Zachary
Clyde Zachary
Roberta Liles
Harold Reed
Marty Becker
C. E. Fenderson
Clarabelle Fenderson
Orange Avenue
el Paso
Tex
Eugene Strauss
Cheryl
Charles Lee
Gideon Streyle
Tehachapi
Fred Streyle
Tucson
Cross Street
Hershal Rodgers
Bob Mettter
Don Zachary
Cecil Bridges
Harvey Neuman
Charles Eggleston
A. P. Channeson
Merced and
Manuel Avenues
Francis Tracy
Riviera
George Harrison
Clara Schnaidt
United Nations
Merry Christmas
Clara J. Schnaidt
Central Ave
Joe Sharp
Larry
Cuyama
Edison
Jack Adcock
Russell ST
Henry Froese
Ben
Albert Froese
Gene Yeager
Dea. Reynolds
Fresno Avenue
J. R. Beamer
Albuquerque, N.M
Oliver Unruh
Wasco
Sam J. Unruh
Hillsboro, Kaw
San Bernardino
Oscar Slifer
Dorothy Fee
West Lerdo Avenue
Charlotte. Anthony
Oakland
Clayton Kay
Palm Springs
Harvey Funk
Lerdo Street
Ed Coolahan
Bruce
Cedric
Turlock
Frank Stanton
Herb Neuman
Griffith Avenue
Neuman
Santa Claus
Michael Leak
John Grumbles
Bert Collins
Shafter Press
Lucky Kid
Gordon Baker
George Vine
Shafter Fire Department
Best
Shafter Body & Paint Shop
State Ave
Truxtun
Maxberry's Union Service
Five Point Market
South Shafter Hwy
Connie
Louie Pelosi
Hira
Harvey Gaede
Pontiac
Lerdo
Shafter Concrete
Heppy Holidey
OK Rubber Welders
E. Lerdo Ave
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