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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1953
Page
2
A New Year’s Eve informal gathering occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Woodard on Maine Avenue. Attendees included J. H. Fuller John Jacobsen E A Brown and Mr and Mrs E Russell Kodet and later Pr H C Freedman Mr and Mrs Fred Bryant. Mrs Curtis Hair of Buttonwillow is seriously ill at Mercy Hospital.
The National Reclamation Association convention in Long Beach is cited as key to backing flood and waste water projects. Peters notes the California Districts Association seeks to route flood water from mountain streams into the San Francisco Bay via the Corps of Engineers plan. The group argues surplus water could serve districts with storage basins in the Central Valley Project. Directors vote to keep membership and raise associate dues from 25 to 40 dollars annually.
Mr and Mrs Scott McMichael and daughters Sandra and Nancy visited Ensenada and Tijuana on a Baja California trip. They stayed in a tourist motel at Ensenada and a hotel in Tijuana, noting green countryside, unpaved streets, goats and sheep, and local hand sewing, with photographer McMichael hindered by misty gear.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Finkbeiner hosted a New Year's Eve buffet at their 34T Cross St home. At midnight the gathering and many Volunteer Fire Department members rode a fire truck through the streets, followed by a caravan. Attendees included Melvin Parrett Elmer Ziemke Rod Nuckells Maurice Connell J.B. Miller Nick Johnson George Vine Dean Voth Clyde Vannatta Terry Bradshaw Pat Bradshaw Kathleen Warren Lavin Kliewer and L. A. Willis.
Mr and Mrs Dee A Walker of 304 Marengo Ave spent New Year Day with her sister and family Mr and Mrs Calvin Wood of Mettler Station The Woods were visitors in the Walker home Also visiting were L A Reeder recently returned from Korea en route to Florida to visit his parents
Cousins from Atalca Dero visited last weekend in the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Gib son on Euclid Avenue.
Shafter High School freshmen organized a New Year party for students with games sports events movies and dancing. Miss Margaret Riggs and Harlan Hill supervised. Publicity by Lillie Williams Bill Cargill Barbara Absher Patsy Sage Barbara Jobe Eilen Bradshaw Bobby Vignolo. Ticket sales led by Dale Morris. Refreshments arranged by Vernon Rumsey Valera Kirschmann Marlene Enns. Five students planned the entertainment Virginia Mendenhall Kay Dierkson Raynetta Mann Arlene Kadel Edward Ellis.
Mr and Mrs Theron Wright and family from Los Angeles formerly of Shafter spent New Year at the home of Mr and Mrs Alfred Weaver on Shafter avenue.
A Southern California kitchen guide offers varied potato preparations from Dutch potatoes and mushroom scalloped versions to potato soup and baked cubed potatoes. Recipes include Dutch style with parsley, onion, and water. mushroom scalloped layering with carrots and milk. potato soup with celery and parsley garnish. a warm potato ring with cheese. and slow baked cubed potatoes in a margarine and milk sauce.
A Cross street home hosted an abundance of visitors for the New Year celebration. Notable attendees included Albert Finkbeiner Elmer Ziemke Rod Nuckolls of Paso Robles Boyd Miller of Delano Maurice Connell William Connell Norman Voth Lavern Kliewer and R E Lewis of Bakersfield.
A Wednesday Afternoon Club meeting at Veterans Memorial Hall featured a full hour of musical entertainment by the Evelyn Scott Studio. The program included accordion and violin groups, vocal, piano and dance solos, with the Rainbows performing on electric instruments and dances such as a Hawaiian number and a Dance of the Gourds. Mrs. C. W. Christopher introduced the program. hostesses were Mesdames Burns, Rootes, Mortimore and Ruggenberg.
The Seventh Day Adventist home and school finance committee sponsored a pageant The Story of Life featuring scenes from preschool days to old age. Cast included Wallace Lee Zoanne Fenderson E Heinrichs Leon Pitts and many others with readings poems and musical numbers by a wide group. Dean Bowlie led the program as master of ceremonies.
Kern county plum growers meet at 2 30 p m January 13 in the PMA office 2045 M St Bakersfield to nominate a member and alternate to the plum commodity committee of the California Tree Fruit Agent. AN Kern county growers entitled to vote. Present representatives are J A DiGiorgio member and John Pauley alternate.
California taxpayers estimate Kern County population at 243,100 as of January 1, 1953, up 2 percent or 6,900 from 263,000 in January 1952. Since the 1950 census, county population is up 6.5 percent or 14,791 from 228,309.
A son, Gregory Eugene, was born January 6 at Mercy Hospital to Mr and Mrs Gerie Wilcoxon of 332 Faber Street. He weighed seven pounds eight ounces. Grandparents are Rev Sam Wilcoxon of Shafter and Mr and Mrs John Schenk of Menno.
Grumbles relatives from Saugus visit family in town this week. They stay with Mr. and Mrs Leroy Grumbles and visit his parents Mr and Mrs John Grumbles of Rosedale before returning home today.
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