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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1957
Page
5
A group of Sandra Hampton’s classmates secretly organized a birthday tribute during the school day last Friday. Some friends formed clubs that excluded her, and at dismissal she headed to her music lesson, then went home.
Vernie Parrott Jr. celebrated his eighth birthday with a Cupid motif at home. Guests included Patsy Self and Kay Friedly as prize winners. Winners, attendees, and including Dennis Foreman and Le Roy Hase enjoyed games, cake, hot chocolate, and gifts.
Parents teachers and students gathered for a PTA coffee hour to discuss teen discipline. The session stressed tailored rules and consistency for individual children and featured student moderator Ernest Panero and participants Margaret Freedman Margaret Osborn Leonard Duck and Larry Hamilton.
In local birth notices Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wall welcomed a seven pound twelve ounce son named Rod ford Douglas born January 31 at Memorial Hospital. Also listed is Susan Elaine daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson born weighing five pounds with brothers Phillip and Jay and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Martin Anderson. Additional births include Pamela Denise to Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Eidsen of Fresno and Timothy Blaine to Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hearon of Stockton born February second at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.
Fragmentary notes describe reporter continued on page one with references to Arctic harbor, Nazi destruction, and a Wright engaged in producing comprehensive coverage on Germany. The page features color graphs and imagery.
The article notes a Mrs America contest offering about $10,000 in prizes. It emphasizes homemaking skills over bathing beauty, with judging based on cooking sewing ironing and related housekeeping talents alongside personality appearance and community and family interests.
Mara announces funeral services for Reggie Green William E Faulk Ted Stevens and Lou Stowers. Pallbearers listed include J B Atkinson Larkins Rogers Gerald Stowers R S Dickinson Alfred Sanchez and Charles Blackmar.
Oak Brae Camellia Farm from the Berkeley hills offers a full package for homeowners. It includes 24 large camellia plants, a lath-house kit with construction plans, and year long care provisions with greenhouse protection against frosts and sun.
A former Shafter resident, Mrs. Frank Krause, recalls the Pacoima Junior High School crash that killed eight. She notes how planes struck near the south side, sparing her husband, a teacher rehearsing with eighth graders. Teachers aided students as explosions raged. one injured boy died and others faced severe injuries.
James Grady and James Potts sledding with Marie Grady collided with a tree during a toboggan outing. James Grady was knocked unconscious and suffered badly skinned legs but recovered after first aid and returned home with his party. He is the grandson of Mrs. Fred Biggs of 192 West Orange Street.
Shafter High School elected a mixed group of leaders for the spring semester. Gene Lytle will lead the senior class with Jerry Lauderdale as vice president and JoAnn Mettier as secretary. Other senior roles include Allene Anderson as social chair and Pat Sherrell as yell leader.
A Wasco Christian Science church service on Sunday presents a lesson sermon themed on four possibilities for God. The scriptural reading includes Jesus healing the woman with the issue of blood from the King James Bible, paired with a science and health selection about Spirit and matter abiding by one lawmaker. The golden text from II Corinthians 3 17 proclaims Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty.
Lowell James Smith son of Mr and Mrs Art Kirkman 471 West Lerdo Ave Shafter will be honored as a senior and receive a B A in music this spring at Pacific Union College Angwin California during Senior Presentation exercises in the college auditorium. He is among 70 seniors to be recognized. D E Rebek field secretary of the General Conference of all Adventists conducts a survey of ministerial potential in Adventist North American senior colleges.
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