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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1969
Page
2
Front page items note a dedication ceremony for the Shafter Scout Building and Scout Sunday on February 9. Also listed are awards for Mrs John Walker for Camp Fire service and petitions for council races.
Mrs. Ruby Edwards presided at the Wasco Chapter No 489 Eastern Star meeting held January 27 in the Masonic Temple. Nine past matrons and three past patrons attended as Irvin Barr read a poem Time for Sale. Refreshments featured pink camellias and modern pop art candles.
The issue of a water rate increase sparks debate in town as the Chamber plans a decision today on the potato festival. Boy Scout Week observed with Shafter Scouts set to join a large parade and church service. Water board elections list Clarence Annum FE J Peters and Rolf A Jacobsen as directors. M Allen Johnston re elected treasurer assessor collector. Corrine Mettler and Harold Gerrish renew marriage vows at St Francis church in Bakersfield. Corrine is Mettler’s daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Spohn welcome their first childJulia Fern born Thursday January 30 in Tehachapi weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces Grandparents Dale and Mrs. Spohn and Mrs. Carl Hendricks attend the birth paternal great grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Spohn and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Neeley Shafter while maternal great grandmother Mrs. Nan Jones lives in Oklahoma Uncle Chris Spohn greets his first niece and Mrs. Charley Spohn is Ina Garland.
The Kern High School District Faculty Wives present Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet at Loew's Cinéma Valley Plaza to raise scholarships for collegebound students. Proceeds from last year reached 2000 dollars. this year aims to match or exceed that total. Show starts 7:45 p.m. February 26 with tickets 2.50 general 3.50 lodge. for tickets contact Bakersfield District Faculty Wives or call local organizers.
Lorraine Roberts of the Shafter Rest Home on Poso Street was honored Tuesday January 21 with a birthday party organized by Episcopal Church Women's group officials Mrs. Eleanor Kelly and Mrs. Delois Witcher. Her sister Mrs. Katherin Searles attended along with other residents.
The Shafter Play Center hosts a drawing Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Tops Market parking lot for a portable Sony TV. Proceeds aid the non profit center as it seeks a new building after fourteen years at 303 Pacific Ave. Contact Mrs. Gene Stark or Mrs. Rue Ferguson for donations or relocation help. Parent enrollments remain open for ages 3 to 5.
The Ladies Missionary Service of South Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church hosted a layette shower for Mrs. Jim Blank and her infant daughter Jennifer Lynn on Tuesday January 28 at 7 30 p m at 824 Minter home of Mrs George Jones. Attendees included Mrs B Hamlin Mrs Henry Ratzlaff and others from Shafter and Los Angeles.
Cub Scout Den 2 of Pack 913 met at Mrs. Joe Maniaci’s home for a taco dinner on January 29. Guest speaker Rick Guenther discussed scouting experiences and awards. Boys cooked tacos, wore swim goggles to chop onions, and devoured about four and a half dozen tacos.
Former Brenda Joy Stroub and Larry Joe Hundsdorfer wed at First Baptist Church Greenacres on the second day of December. The bride, daughter of Gene and Mrs Stroub, wore pink crepe with a matching veil. Swetta Hundsdorfer was maid of honor. Dan Feliz served as best man. A reception at 626 Central Ave followed with 25 guests. The couple resides at 1606 26th Street Bakersfield and plans a December 11 shower held by Mrs Roscoe Young.
The Women's Society of the Mexican Baptist Church hosted a taco and salad dinner for regional youth groups at 285 E. Lerdo Social Hall. Attendees included Bakersfield Mexican Baptist and Shafter United Methodist youth groups. Speakers from Los Angeles urged faith and education while music and gifts highlighted the evening. Around 60 attendees enjoyed the event supporting regional Baptist youth amid cultural displays.
Shafter Woman's Club co chairs a fundraiser to send care packages to boys in Viet Nam. The event is Tuesday Feb 11 at the Veterans Memorial Hall from 1 pm with games, cards, visits, dessert, coffee, and door prizes. Donation is $1. tickets from co chairs or club members.
Claudia Jones of 824 Minter Avenue Shafter joined 126 other nurses in the Los Angeles County Medical Center School of Nursing 73rd class receiving diplomas. Commencement was held February 1 at 9 30 a.m. in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
The Alpha Kappa chapter of Phi Epsilon Phi sorority invites the community to a Monday February 10 luncheon at Veterans Memorial Hall with lasagne as the main course. Donations are 1.25 with proceeds for philanthropic work. Lunch runs 11:30 to 1, with to go orders available. A Samsonite card table and chairs will be given as a prize. Publicity is led by Mrs. Bill Dauphin, Mrs. Darel Fletcher, and Mrs. Fred Allison. ticket and drawing chairmen are Jere Lloyd Robertson and Mrs. Don Zachary.
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