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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1956
Page
3
After a church business meeting the Women's Miss Unit and Jr G A Girls held a gathering with donuts coffee and punch. Members gave short talks on foreign missions as Lois Barton and Wanda spoke amid notes on Philippine Republic ore shipments.
John William Nickelsen and his San Francisco bride Catherine E. Straub are honeymooning in Palm Springs and the Southwest before settling in Shafter where Nickelsen works as an entomologist. The wedding party included Bertelsen of San Francisco who gave the bride away, and Elizabeth Barton as matron of honor with Mary Prato and Dorothy Smirle as bridesmaids. Best man Pio Pierini led the ushers William Souther and Vernon Barton at a Treasure Island Officers Club reception.
The Toyota Camp girls led by Mrs. Richard Jones visited Moss Rest Home Bakersfield Sunday to host a Valentine party for elderly residents. They gave each guest a cookie and a handmade Valentine along with memory books. The group toured rooms and later watched cars get washed then served ice cream. Participants included Phyllis Mills Margaret Canes Mrs Vale Wood and friend David Jacobsen from Long Beach visiting Connie Wood with her aunt and uncle the Benders.
Seven Shafter girls were named to Job's Daughters Honored Queen's committee at a Wasco meeting. Members include Dianna Jensen, Christy Neuman, Marilyn Thomas, Paula McClure, Joan Eckmann, June Thompson, and Patsy Cornell. A silver tea is planned during the queen's reign, with a grand guardian visit anticipated in March and a Go To Church Sunday set for May. A practice for the deputy grand guardian visit with Mrs. Irvin Barr is scheduled for Feb 18.
The Junior Women's club will hold a rummage sale on Saturday February 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Food Town corner. Proceeds go toward the Build a Better Corner fund project of the club.
On Monday February 6 Cub Scouts Den 4 and Pack 953 watched 12 year old magician David Gordon of Bakersfield perform at the den mother Mrs Ver non Wilson home. Cubs attending included Michael Lane Byron Carroll Teddy Ruggenberg Danny Sanderson Glenn Wilson Timmy Hayhurst Gary Buckland den chief Charles McClain and Mrs Lu Carroll who assisted.
Mrs. Dutch William arrives from Paragould Arkansas with her sons Sammy and David and stays as house guests at the home of Rev. Sam Wilcoxon. Mrs. William is described as a niece.
Reverend Wilcoxon and Mrs. Albert Williams visit Shafter California, driving Mrs Williams back to Paragould after a two month stay. Highlighted by planned tours of local sights and California attractions for the visitors.
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