Carter family to move to Arvin for private employment
Mr and Mrs J W Carter plan to relocate to Arvin on February first so Carter can enter private work there after years with the United States experimental station in the local area. Dipping seed stocks continues at the F W Handel ranch with Henry Hildebrand and Harlen Wilson overseeing seed potato dipping.
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Arvin
J. W. Carter
Carter
Imto
United States Experimental Station
F. W. Handel Ranch
Henry Hildebrand
Harlen Wilson
Mrs Earlene Skaggs Returns Home From Hanford Trip
Miss Earlene Skaggs daughter of Cleve Skaggs arrived by train in Hanford Saturday night after visiting her father and brother for Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss. Earlene Skaggs
Cleve Skaggs
Hanford
Stollers Attend Tournament of Roses Parade
Mr and Mrs Emily Stoller drove to Los Angeles on Thursday to attend the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena on New Year Day and returned to Shafter shortly after the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Stoller
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Shafter
Rose Parade And Races At Santa Anita Draw Local Visitors
Mrs Thomas Wedge librarian and daughter Anabel watched the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena on New Year Day and spent a day at Santa Anita races. Shafterites Tommy Dorris Harry Bergen Harvey Neumann and Jack White were among those in the Rose Bowl crowd. Mr and Mrs Frank Cassie and baby Sigrid visited friends in Shafter Sunday evening before returning to Los Angeles via the valley route after New Year in Atascadero.
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Thomas Wedge
Anabel
Pasadena
Santa Anita
Tommy Dorris
Harry Bergen
Harvey Neumann
Jack White
Shafterites
Frank Cassie
Sigrid
Shafter
Cassil
Los Angeles
Atascadero
Shafter News Briefs Reach Dozens of Local Trips
Mrs Nina Hathaway Vibgarian and Miss Irene Branham visited Shafter library. Families traveled to Paso Robles Fresno Pasadena and Beaumont for holidays with relatives and friends. D L Schellenberg to Hillsboro Kansas for Tabor College board meeting and return in about 10 days. Mustard cover crop planted west of Shafter. Seed potatoes stored near the cotton gin. Philco radio prize won by Emil Stoller. George J Harrison to Washington DC for Experimental Station matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Hathaway
Vibgarian
Irene Branham
Shafter Library
D. L. Schellenberg
Hillsboro
Kansas
Tabor College
Washington
George J. Harrison
Government
Washington, D. C
Shafter Residents Return From New Year Festivities
P A Reimer keeps a crew pruning fruit trees in Shafter orchards. Dr and Mrs Taylor Tabb and Betty returned from Gilroy after New Years with relatives. Mr and Mrs Glen Nay also returned to Shafter via Santa Barbara and Atascadero. Darrell Janzen visited parents then returned to USC. The Camp family watched the University of Pittsburgh defeat Washington at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Reimer
Shafter Orchards
A. Camp
Shafterites
University of Pittsburgh
Washington
Pasadena
Porterfields Return Home After Arizona Holiday Trip
Mr and Mrs J H Porterfield complete an extended holiday tour of Arizona and are back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Porterfield
Arizona
Wasco area farmer preparing 300 acres for crops
Woods Stone, a leading local potato and cotton grower, leads a crew with several tractors and equipment to level and prepare about 300 acres of land a few miles north of Wasco for planting potatoes and cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods Stone
Wasco
Grose Couple Return From Oklahoma Holiday Visit
Mr and Mrs Vernie Grose return from Stuart and Arpelo Oklahoma where they spent Christmas and New Year visiting Mrs Grose's parents and relatives. Rain fell on the trip both ways and during their stay in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernie Grose
Stuart and
Arpelo
Oklahoma
Mrs. Grose
Mr. Grose
Ayers Family Moves Into Bay House Near Shafter
Miss Ruby Ayers and her brother Harley bought the Siebert home and moved with their parents Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Ayers from a ranch near Shafter into the new Bay House Tuesday.
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Bay House
Ruby Ayers
Harley
Siebert
Ruby
C. G. Ayers
Shafter
Ayers
Jessie Gwin Visits Sister in Sacramento
Miss Jessie Gwin spent a week with her sister Miss Naomi Gwin in Sacramento where Miss Gwin is attending a nurses school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Gwin
Naomi Gwin
Sacramento
Miss Gwin
Mrs Phelps Visits Van Gorkoms in Santa Cruz and Delano
Mrs. A E Phelps of Santa Cruz is a guest at her daughter Mrs C C Van Gorkom in town. The Rev and Mrs Van Gorkom, with Mrs Phelps, drove to Delano Monday for business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Phelps
Santa Cruz
C. C. van Gorkom
Gribble Family Attends Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Mr and Mrs R E Gribble and son Richard attended the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena on New Year s Day then drove to Ontario to visit relatives and friends for several days They returned home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Gribble
Richard
Pasadena
Ontario
Local Society Notes and a Nose Injury at Maple School
Occupy New Home Mr and Mrs Cornelius Sie bert moved into their new home on California street Monday. The P P Ben family entertained last Sunday guests Mr and Mrs Michael Goehring and Rev and Mrs A Funck. Mr and Mrs Woods Stone and daughter Virginia left Wednesday for L A to stay several days. Randall Jones suffered a broken nose during a ball game at Maple school last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Siebert
California Street
P. P Ben
Michael Goehring
A. Funck
L. A
Woods Stone
Virginia
Randall Jones
Maple School
Richland School
Frances Dedrick
Margaret Jones
American Legion Auxilary
Richland
Wasco Women’s Club
Wasco Girl Scouts
First Baptist Church installs gas furnace in auditorium
During the past week the First Baptist Church installed a natural gas furnace in the church auditorium to replace a fuel oil heating system. Utah fruit grower E. R. Stringham of Bountiful arrived yesterday for a visit at the home of his cousin, Shafter druggist E. B. Stringham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
E. R. Stringham
Bountiful
Utah
E. B. Stringham
Shafter
Santa Fe Officials Inspect Valley Traffic Conditions
Several traffic department officials from the Santa Fe railroad visited Shafter on Tuesday to survey valley traffic for the coming year. Attending were J. R. Hayden traffic manager Elmer Johnson P. P. Hastings freight agents all from San Francisco N. H. Asp from Los Angeles refrigeration department manager and G. F. Harrison Fresno divisional freight agent.
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Traffic Department
The
Santa Fe Railroad
Shafter
J. R. Hayden
Elmer Johnson
P. P. Hastings
San Francisco
N. H. Asp
Los Angeles
G. F. Harrison
Fresno
Move In New Home Mr and Mrs Alvin Epp and Family
Mr and Mrs Alvin Epp and family moved into a new home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Epp
Goes To Kansas on Trip Ends in Hillsboro
D. L. Schelenberg left by train Saturday evening for Hillsboro Kansas on a trip and expects to return to Shafter within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
D. L. Schelenberg
Hillsboro
Shafter
Montgomery Starts Extended Southern and Western Swing
G C Montgomery left via the Santa Fe Monday for a three month swing through the southern and middle western states. His first stop is Memphis Tennessee followed by Lilbourn Missouri and Hot Springs Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Montgomery
Santa_Fe
Memphis
Tennessee
Lilbourn
Missouri
Hot Springs Arkansas
Stringhams Return From West Coast Holiday Trip
Mr and Mrs E B Stringham return from a holiday vacation combining business and pleasure. They visited Los Angeles and San Francisco where they witnessed and participated in events during their travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Stringham
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Beards Return From Orange After Sixty Year Clark Anniversary
Social notes report Mr. and Mrs. E A Beard returning to Shafter from Orange where they joined in the sixtieth wedding anniversary celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Clark. Fifteen descendants attended as the Clarks marked 60 years of marriage amid travel earlier in the week.
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E. A. Beard
Shafter
Orange
Mrs. Beard
Mrs
Harvey Clark
Clarks
Beards
Business Men to Meet Here This Evening
The regular monthly meeting of the Shafter Business Men's Association will be held this Thursday evening. This being the first meet of 1937, all business men are urged to attend as there are many matters of importance to be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Business Men’s Association
Shafter Library Adds Glass Sign at Entrance
A new glass sign with gold lettering reading Kern County Free Library Shafter Branch is now mounted on the entrance side, listing hours. The sign was installed on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Library
Kern County Free Library
Shafter
Sunday worship schedule and Revelation study note
Sunday services at 9:30 morning and 10:30 German service with a 1 4 6 text from John to the seven churches in Asia and an 7 o'clock English Bible class. Saturday catechism at 9:00. The note says Revelation will be expounded as prophetic language linked to Moses and the Prophets to understand the book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Asia
Boy asks mother if he is descendant of a monkey
A boy in Altoona asks his mother if he is descended from a monkey. She replies she does not know his paternal lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Altoona Tribune
Eckmann Family Reunion Ends After Rose Parade Visit
A reunion at Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Eckmann’s home concluded New Year’s Day after watching the Rose parade and Rose Bowl game in Pasadena. Attendees included Otto C. Oskey of Redwing Minnesota and Eckmann’s sisters in law Mrs. Cassius Blowers and Mrs. James Scribner. The Oskeys plan a stop in Tucson, Arizona to visit their son. It marked Mrs. Eckmann’s father’s first California visit, though her mother had been there before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. G. Neufeld
D. K. Blair
Bakersfield
C. H. Neufeld
Bekersfield
Albert Swain
Wasco
John Suderman
Oliver and
Johnny
Los Angeles
Henderson Martins
Adohr
Reseda
Wesley Janzen
United States Navy
Colorado
A. W. Eckmann
Pasadena
Otto C. Oskey
Redwing
Minn
Eckmann
Cassius Blowers
James Scribner
Mrs. Oskey
Tuscon
Arizona
Mrs. Eckmann
California
Richland School Sees Stable Enrollment at 960
Twenty one new pupils enrolled at Richland School on Monday morning January 4. About the same number left Shafter during the holidays, keeping current enrollment at 960 and roughly steady since early December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Shafter
Shafter Couple Nora Dickson Weds Virgil Pitman
Miss Nora Dickson and Virgil Pitman, a popular Shafter couple, were married at the Baptist church parsonage on New Year’s Eve with Rev. C. C. Van Gorkom officiating. The ceremony was intimate with close friends attending. the couple will reside in Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Dickson
Virgil Pitman
Shafter
Baptist Church
C. C. van Gorkom
Witnes
Pitnens
Little Things and Quiet Strength in Daily Life
The advice urges patience in small tasks and calm endurance of daily annoyances. It notes that quiet resilience prepares one to face unforeseen trouble without breaking. Focus is on inner steadiness and steady character when difficulties arise.
Happiness and Experiences Reflections on Memory
A reflective quote discusses how happiness hinges on the experiences we choose to remember, noting that pleasant or unpleasant moments shape our outlook as years pass. It emphasizes personal selection of memories as a path to happiness.
Sixty Acres for Sale Near Shafter in Arroyo Grande
Classified ad lists FOR SALE sixty acres of land three miles from Shafter comprising Lots 22 23 and 24. Contact O M Withrow Arroyo Grande California. 35t3e
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
O. M. Withrow
Arroyo Grande
Calif
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Paso Robles
Pete Goertzen
Thiessen
Francis Coffman
Porterville
Mrs. C. D. Hanson
J. J. Siemens
G. J. Siemens
Tehachapi Mountains
Orvin Mettler
Midwest
Middle Western States
H. H. Unruh
Emil Stoller
Philco
Emil
J. P. Harris
Shafter Dairy
Lester Engelson
Santa Barbara
Mr. Engelsons
Beaumont
John Nielsen
South
Frank Nicol
Taylor Tabb
Betty
Gilroy
Glen O. Nay
Darrell Janzen
Santa Fe
Neufelds
Walter Emrick
George Harrison
Janzen
J. W. Frizzell
P.T. A
Richland P.T. A
Alberta Lantz
Mary Grisset
Oaklahoma
Louis Becker
Fairview
Becker
Malinda Janzen
San. Jose
San Jose
Canada
Peter Dueck
British Columbia
H. M. Dueck
G. J .Siemens
H.H. Dueck
Reformed
Pastor
Shafter Mercantile Co
Shefter Press
Fern Marriott
Cal
Prop
Baltimore Hotel
Arthur J. Fry
Comor
Electrolux
Shafter Furniture Co
Jenkins Lumber CO
O. L. Schopp
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