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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1938
Page
2
American Legion proposes a permanent Scout and Cub meeting hall with community group cooperation. Glenn Nay announces plan to Exchange club and Business Men's association. committee formed to pursue site and construction for Scout HQ and activities.
Miss Marie Riba, assistant dental hygienist for Kern county health department, examined 27 children aged twenty months to three years in Shafter Nursery. Seven require fillings. she urges parents of two to five year olds to have teeth checked and cared for to ensure sound permanent teeth later.
Two dwellings on Mr. Woods Stone’s Pond ranch are near completion and will be ready for occupancy early next week. Stone has 330 acres devoted to potatoes, sugar beets and cotton, with one house for his foreman Dick Buller and family and the other for ranch employees.
Frank F. Latta was the guest speaker at the Home Economics club meeting Tuesday afternoon.
The Ladies Aid Society of Union Congregational church held its first 1938 meeting Thursday afternoon with Mrs Alma Partridge hosting. Devotionals led by Mrs I W Koop. Group singing with Mrs J H Portev eld at the piano. Officers elected include Mrs S M Bobst president and Mrs Nels Pedersen vice president. A tribute gift was given to Mrs Bobst. Committees were named for the year and refreshments served by Mrs Partridge and two granddaughters. The next meeting is February 10 with co hosts Mrs Wiedman and Mrs Hampton.
Miss Alvina Hildebrand celebrated a birthday with a Sunday afternoon party at the Henry Hildebrand home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ernest Schultz Paul Hire Zelma Wienz Clifford Hodel Viola Nikkel and Leland Bergman. Monopoly provided the main diversion and refreshments were served as she cut the birthday cake.
Members of the M A S gathered at Mrs Henry Unruh’s home to make a quilt for former member Mrs Fay Whitney now in Lompoc. Hostess assisted by sister in law Mrs Pete Klassen served refreshments and they roasted wieners over an open fire.
A Shafter branch of the National Federation of Sub Deb clubs was organized Tuesday night when six girls met at Miss June Lachenmaier’s home to elect officers. Eleanor Fox was named president with Mary Crandal as vice president and Ebener Reimer as secretary. Members include Elsie Cradal, Norma Neufeld, Eleanor Riemer. Meetings will be held each Tuesday at the Lachenmaier residence.
The American Legion held a well attended regular meeting at the Legion hall on Monday evening. An oyster feed organized by Joe Henderson and Jack Janzen with help from their wives drew one of the largest crowds in years. A plan to seek aid from the Exchange Club and Business Men's association for a permanent Boy Scouts meeting hall was discussed with Pete Bender naming a Troops committee and delegating Glenn Nay to contact the Rerengee club.
The regular meeting at the clubhouse drew about fifty members. The flag salute and club song book singing opened the program, led by Mrs J H Porterfield at the piano. R L Gates of Shafter high school conducted band and glee club numbers, with solos by Vivian Bartel and Monna Latta. A report on infantile paralysis drive buttons sales was read by Mrs M R Hare. A social hour followed hosted by Mesdames Lamb, Lachenmaier, Gamegan and Penn.
Mr and Mrs Phil Ohanneson hosted a five oclock supper at their home last week. The gathering included friends and neighbors enjoying light refreshments and conversation in a cordial social setting.
The American Legion Auxiliary hosted a house warming at the new George Enns home in the Wall tract. A brief business meeting was led by president Mrs Frank Annis. Members' reports followed before Mrs Enns received a pottery gift and refreshments were served by several auxiliary members.
Members of the Richland and Maple Teachers' club gathered for their regular monthly meeting with Rose M. Willis presiding and Harold Delevan in charge of the program. Herbert L. Healy county superintendent of schools was the guest speaker.
Captain Roy Galyen head of the Kern division of the California highway patrol reports 143 traffic deaths in Kern in 1937, up 25 percent from 1936. Of the fatalities, 52 occurred on the Golden State highway and 78 on rural roads, with 99 residents of Kern and 44 from other areas.
Sixth grade pupils from University Elementary School staged a rhythmic performance on the Los Angeles campus to depict the work of a linotype machine. The graduation exercises drew attendees from the Family School Alliance, a division of California elementary and rural education.
Shafter high school Colonels topped Tehachapi middleweights 41 to 23 Saturday at Tehachapi. Voth led the Colonels with high scoring, tied by Berni of Tehachapi. Earlier the locals won 21 to 19 in overtime against Wasco.
Berkley Neustadt and P. E. Hoover, long time Anglo California National Bank executives, were added to the bank's board. Neustadt, tied to California auto finance since 1923, rose to assistant vice president in 1932 and later oversaw installment loans. Hoover, joining in 1933, is recognized for loan expertise and serves on the finance committee shaping loan and investment policy.
The Kern county Y M C A announces its annual meeting for Tuesday evening January 25. Election of officers will be held at the gathering with A. W. Eckmann of Shafter serving as president and presiding.
The Church With the Message and Melody led by Minister Wm J Bestwater lists January 23 services at 9 15 am Sunday school with H A Janzen and Abe Isaac as superintendents 10 30 am morning worship with Rev J J Penner Reedley 6 30 pm Y P C meeting 7 30 pm evening service with Rev Penner The agelistic services will continue next week The public is invited and attendance has been very encouraging.
Union Congregational schedules a 9 50 a m church school and 11 a m service titled An Implement for Memorable Living led by Alfred T Chandler with Alfred Smith and Miss Marie Cakin as guest soloist. A 6 30 p m Student Christian Meeting will be held at Frank F Latta's home for a fireplace discussion.
The Wasco branch of The Mother Church in Boston Massachusetts holds 1 am services and 10 am Sunday school with an evening meeting on the fourth Wednesday at 8 pm. The Lesson Sermon titled Truth uses the Golden Text from Psalms and cites correlative passages from Science and Health, emphasizing truth over error.
The fragment asserts truth as spiritual power and dishonesty as human frailty that forfeits divine aid, framing honesty as a moral force while condemning deceit as a loss of grace. No further context or names are provided.
Standard Oil abandoned ECL 1741 after no showings of importance were found. The wildcat reached 8500 feet, marking the field's northernmost bore. Casing had been set and the drill aimed to widen the producing area.
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