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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1951
Page
4
A 225000 acre national forest reserve is documented in Glenn county records. Officials highlight the vast expanse designated for conservation and public use.
Francis Jayson of Kern County Insurance Center Bakersfield and Sam Becker of Shafter recently spoke to Joseph Galante's students on auto insurance problems.
Mr and Mrs Martin Anderson of 240 Pacific Street spent Sunday at Frazier Park with their brother and family, Mr and Mrs Art Anderson, who are building a summer home there.
One of several trucks recently delivered by Mr Fike for use in the region, signaling expanded local resources and fleet capacity.
Funeral services for Mrs. Emil F. Kliewer 63 who died Wednesday at 160 Poso St will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Mennonite Brethren Church with Rev. Waldo Wiebe officiating and burial in Shafter Cemetery. She was born December 11, 1887 in Newton Kansas and lived in Shafter 27 years and California 33 years. Surviving are her husband four sons Raymon Neufeld Porterville Ernest Neufeld Berkeley Marlin Neufeld San Jose Eugene Neufeld in the Air Force one daughter Elsie Smoot of Shafter two stepdaughters Ruby Heinrichs Stockton and Edna Retiche Lodi 11 grandchildren two great grandchildren four brothers and three sisters.
E. J. Peters of Maple district, president of the National Potato Council, spoke on experiences from a Pennsylvania fair. Don Maupin of Kern County outlined contrasts between the California White Rose and the Maine developed Kennebec. A display showed potato appearance differences. Clarence Neuman of Shafter also attended.
The county association president served as master of ceremonies and stressed delivering a potato to market that will appeal to the house wife.
Weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Powers included Mr. and Mrs. H. Meeks and family of Porterville and Melvin Smallwood of Fresno, who left Monday for military service.
One hundred fifty Campfire Girls received honor beads for six months of work at the semi annual Council Five meeting held Monday evening in the Women's Clubhouse. Assemblyman H. W. Kelly urged adult involvement in youth activities. The Aowakiya Campfire Group led by Mrs. E A Brown directed the program with guests Miss Mary Broadus Kern County Campfire Council executive secretary and Mrs. Sugdenfield in attendance.
Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Onstead of Baudette Minnesota arrived in Shafter for a visit with friends Mr. and Mrs. Jack Manweiler on Santa Fe avenue. The Onsteads telephoned from Amarillo and flew to Bakersfield to be greeted by their hosts.
J C Jacobsen senior of Oakland is visiting with his son and family. Mr and Mrs John F Jacobsen reside at 655 Pine Street Wisconsin.
The district program began as the girls marched in double file singing Wohelo and formed a circle around the campfire. Doris Ward led the flag salute with Ruby Sanders as announcer while Mrs Don Christenson’s Bluebirds welcomed two new groups to the circle.
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