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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1956
Page
2
A Central Hardware employee has resigned her position and relocated to Bakersfield while planning to continue in her job remotely or with new arrangements.
A Bakersfield business directory item lists Brandt Investment O Real Estate and Insurance at 144 18th St with Louis J Brandt contact, plus J C Penner Real Estate Notary Public Insurance at 248 Central Ave Shafter, and Acme Finance offering all types of loans at 1219 18th St with free parking in Bakersfield.
Joan Panagiotopoulos and Robert William Albright wed at Ebeneker Reformed Church in a seven pm ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Angelino Panagiotopoulos of Manchester, wore an ivory satin gown with Chantilly lace and pearls. Guests numbered 150 and a reception followed at the Veterans Memorial Hall. The couple plan a trip to New Hampshire and Massachusetts. she remains a secretary at Wilson and Cordoni, he pursues farming and studies at Bakersfield College.
Miss Jeanette Wheeler hosted Shafter Business and Professional Women's monthly meeting. Minnie McCormac presided. Reports by Wheeler and Lorain Gaede covered the District Federation Winter Conference at Bakersfield Inn. Announced March 24 Section Four meeting in Delano, April 16 17 Spring Conference in Hanford, May 25 26 State Convention in San Francisco, and a Miami Biennial Convention this summer. Next potluck dinner February 16 at Veteran's Memorial hall. Cal dak trays presented to Wheeler. refreshments served. Hostesses listed. SHAFTER PRESS CLASSIFIED ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Kern County Chapter presents King Richard Ellsasser, leading organist, in a recital at Harvey Auditorium Bakersfield on March 6. Adults pay 1.50 and students 1.00. tax included.
Forty four Shafter home makers joined a county Home Advisor tour to Los Angeles last Thursday. They visited a woolen fabric house and a Farmers Market, had lunch in a cafeteria, and watched a T V telecast dinner at the Tick Tock. Participants included Mrs Les Nusz Mrs Gideon Richert Mrs Vernon Lawson Mrs Don Christensen Mrs Justin Weishaar Mrs Fred Neuman Mrs Edwin Toews and Mrs John Scaroni.
The Pentecostal Young People Association held a Friday January 26 evening in the church social hall. Twenty nine teenagers played bingo and checkers and made fudge and popcorn with cakes. Participants included Pat Coble Wanda Fowler Patsy Fowler Oliver Cates Wayne Jer Boyce Hicks DeWayne Hight Charles Mitchell Chet Fowler Joyce Carr Barbara McIlwain Verna Schmidt Joe Hicks Kathlene Ball Hazel Hight Bernice Peters Barbara Davis Patsy Sage Janice Luker Alberta Sage Nell Thompson Martha Mitchell Betty Reed Helen Smith Douglas Mitchell Jo Ann Fields Wendell Cates.
A Shafter Women's Club luncheon featured IBM film A Direct Line to Business Decision shown by Labonte and Hollis. The film explained memory devices like magnetic drums and cores, claims speed, training needs, and that data processing will create jobs.
Mrs. Tena Weins marked her 69th birthday on a Thursday while confined to home. Her daughter Mrs. Lawrence Glöcker invited friends for an afternoon visit including Reimer, Anna Enns, Abe Koehn, Dave Wittenberg, Elizabeth Wair, and John Penner. Mrs. Bill Handel sent a gift. The piece closes with a note on Branciforte, California, a Spanish pueblo near Santa Cruz Mission built in July 1797.
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