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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1955
Page
2
In a festive homecoming scene, Mrs Don Loewen of Fresno hosted friends and family including Lil- MR.AND MES and Frank Loe in a warm welcome. The event featured a holiday visit and reflections on the prior fall season, with neighbors noting the strong community ties.
Pasadena College students Paul Allen Dave Jones Bud Johnston and Ray Morford will sing at Shafter Church of the Nazarene Sunday evening worship. Rev R R Richey announced the appearance as part of the endowment travel program linking Nazarene colleges in California and Arizona.
Visiting at the Floyd Ra ney home last week were their sons Jay and Kay from San Jose where they attend college, and Ra ney’s daughter and son-in-law Mr Keith Behme and their new baby son who drove from Oregon. Over the New Year’s celebration the family exchanged holiday greetings and stories.
Birthday greetings note lists Mrs. Oscar Wiedmann Jan 7 Lorretta Becker Jan 7 Denie Hodges Jan 7 Elizabeth Voth Jan 8 Melvina Rowell Jan 8 wishing them happiness and good health.
The SHS Adult Evening School and Recreation Commission announce an introductory Pakistan film lecture by Hal Linker at Shafter High School, free to all. A question period follows. Upcoming talks include Peru by Clifford Kamden January 31 and other regional topics through March.
A. W. Eckmann of Fresno Avenue was installed as advisor of Unit 29 of the Sun Maid Raisin Growers of California at a Tuesday night meeting at the advisor’s home. Officers include John DeVincenzo as chairman and Jake Bergen as vice chairman. other members hail from Shafter Bakersfield Wasco and Arvin. The group noted Sun Maid is on Channel 24 Fresno’s Rusty Ranger program and that raisin tonnage fell in 1954 versus the year before. Meeting attendees included Johan De Vincenzo F C Wiebe W F Metter FR Nottingham J E Enns and A Noskbatin. The next gathering will feature a viewing of a television program.
The Shafter Rescue Mission served 91 guests for Christmas dinner on Thursday December 23, with 30 children among them. Mission meals currently occur three evenings weekly Tuesday Thursday and Saturday feeding 19 to 21 people each night. Donations of food are welcomed at 528 Central Ave.
Funeral services for Wesley Myrow 73 of 645 Santa Fe Street were held at Armstrong Funeral Home chapel in Shafter with Rev. Carl Anderson. Burial followed in Shafter Cemetery after his death by heart attack found by a daughter. He was born in Texas on April 15 1872 and had lived in Shafter 18 months. Survivors include sons S A of Shafter Curtis of Barstow and daughter Bessie Turnbow of Bouie Texas.
Several families in the Mexican colony express public thanks to Shafter residents for donations toward Christmas baskets delivered to the area. Mrs. Patricia Weinberger of La Estrella grocery conveyed the group’s gratitude.
John L. Peterson of 345 Walnut St receives a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from Brigham Young University. He has taught since 1950 at Richland Elementary, with prior posts in Buttonwillow and Duchesne Utah. His thesis studies salary growth and district pay schedules. He served three years in the U S Navy.
The Port of San Francisco revealed tariff amendments lowering demurrage on baled cotton and cotton linters effective Dec 27. Demurrage for compressed bales drops to 3 cents per ton per day from 4 1/2. Pier 92 monthly demurrage falls to 71 cents from 44 1/2 cents. Storage charges at Islais Creek Cotton Terminal reduce to 89 cents per ton from $1.48.
A fragment notes a few Shafter High School June 1954 graduates now in the Army at Fort Ord. Named are Floyd Kilgore Rex Allen Bill Peters Harold Nixon Charles Carter and Bill Thompson serving as an MP and soon to be discharged. Mr and Mrs Allen Bartel hosted the Pete Neufeld family for New Year’s Day.
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