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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1947
Page
6
The Junior Women’s Club reports rapid progress in serving local needs this year. They sponsor Camp Fire girls under Miss Schaffer, donate a large Christmas basket, and contribute to national and county projects including the Freedom Train, Kern County tuberculosis drive, and Red Cross drives.
The Congregational Church held a Christmas sermon and Sunday School program on December 21 planned by Mrs. Ed A. Brown with help from Mrs. Richard Kirkham, Rolf Jacobsen Jr, and the Brown family. Primary children delivered canned foods for baskets. the morning offering of about $15 plus a Ladies Aid sale pushed the total to about $35 for needy families. Baskets of food and clothing were distributed by Mrs. Bert Hebel and Mrs. Emmett Lilly, reflecting a spirit of sharing. Some Russian settlement stone huts on the Farallone Islands remain.
Children who received the diphtheria vaccine in the Shafter area on December 10 should return January 5 for a second shot to complete the protective series. Dr. William C. Buss, county health officer, announced clinics at Maple School 9 30 a.m Kern Academy 10 30 a.m and Lerdo School 1 p.m. to provide the dose.
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