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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1946
Page
3
A Christmas gathering at Mr and Mrs H H Gaede featured Hulda Gaede from Akron Pennsylvania and their three sons George Leonard and Harvey with their families all from Shafter.
James William Wilson died December 23 in Shafter at age 67. He is survived by wife Pearl Wilson and five children Lee Jack and Harry Wilson of Shafter Ruth Miller of Shafter Sue Dragoo of Fresno, 40 grandchildren, a sister Lizzie Devine and brother Robert L. Wilson of Missouri. He married Pearl Ann Sloan in 1906 and lived in Heizer Kansas before moving to Shafter 11 years ago.
Mrs Osborne and her husband Mr James Osborne welcomed guests during Christmas. The gathering included Mrs Osbornes brother Jamies Reily from Mount Shasta, described as assistant game warden. Also present were William Os borne from Emerald Bay Lake Tahoe and John C Reily Jr of Fresno.
Harold Hayes and Scott Beasley set a new sport record with Nevada as they played basketball in New York City and football in Hawaii within a week, flying 5000 miles between games. Bob Feller’s fast pitch clocks at 145 feet per second in army chronograph tests, a world mark surpassing 1939 Yankee Ailey Donald.
Mr and Mrs F D Davison hosted Christmas with their daughter and sons in Bakersfield and Shafter. Guests included Carl Steele and family from Shafter Ed Davison and family Rosco Davison and family.
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