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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1936
Page
8
Farmers in the Shafter district watched a light shower on Saturday marking the first rainfall of the new year. The one tenth inch adds to a yearly total of one and twelve one hundredths inches. Officials at the Shafter government experiment station say the district’s six inch average is unlikely to be reached this season.
A late word shows the Bakersfield Woman's Club will accept Shafter Woman's Club invitation to attend and join in the reciprocity dinner set for January 1. County clubs have been invited and several acceptances already received, making the event a notable addition to Southern San Joaquin county women's calendars.
Dr T H Radcliffe, minister, leads Sunday service at 10 A M with morning worship and sermon Great Expectations. Church school at 9 A M with superintendent Mrs A W Eckman and primary superintendent Mrs Sherman M Bobst. adult Bible class led by W A Livers. An invitation is extended to the public of Shafter and nearby.
The Christian Science Society in Wasco holds Sunday services at 11 A.M. and Sunday school at 10 A.M. with Wednesday meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at 8 p.m. The lesson topic for Sunday is Life. High School notes report on Home Economics Club, snow trip plans, readings by Reba Evans, Barba Caldwell, and Selma Mettler, and social chair appointments. The Student Body Executive Board has organized a new constitution with nominations planned for the next semester.
Edna Lucille Grose and Harold Robert Brumbaugh wed in a Shafter Pentecostal ceremony on January 15 at 8 PM. The bride of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Grose wore white satin with tulle veil and orange blossoms, and carried white carnations. Bridesmaid Dorothy Dorris wore pale blue, with pink carnations. Best man Vernie Grace, brother of the bride, stood beside, as ushers Thelma McNeely Pearlie Davidson Norma Lee Cloud Mary Virginia Edwards dressed in pastel organdie. The couple plan to reside in Escondido after the ceremony. Mrs. J C Ohanneson received a Red Cross service award for Kern County.
Shafter residents and visitors are listed from a Sunday gathering at Green Ho to engagements with the Arnold family. Dr. Kippenbrock and Dr. Seivers visited, and a dinner dance at the El Tejon Hotel preceded university studies. A list of ill or recovering locals includes John Wilson and Mrs. Retzlaff, while a box of books will aid tuberculosis patients.
For sale white rose seed and potatoes northern grown. See Enns Service Station or P. D. Enns.
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