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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1947
Page
3
Juanita Battaglia thanks Shafter readers for yearlong cooperation in providing news and social items for the Shafter Press. She notes reader involvement makes the paper more interesting and urges continued friendly telephone contacts to keep community life connected even during busy weeks.
Doctor Guy L. Kay of Redding spent a weekend visiting the D. S. Kays, sharing time and conversation during the stay.
Mr and Mrs W C Grose traveled to San Bernardino to see Mrs Grose s brother H C Tankley in the hospital with double pneumonia His condition was reported as improving upon their return on Tuesday Tankley formerly resided in Shafter
J J Dollinger and his wife visited his sister Mrs J H Lor enz last week before returning to Grants Pass Oregon where he serves as pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church after a trip to Brooklyn New York to see Mrs Dollinger's mother who was seriously ill.
Recent guests at the T. V. Littles home in Morro Bay were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Honey. The Littles plan a weekend motoring trip to Barstow and will return to Morro Bay Monday.
Mr and Mrs Henry Neufeld visited Mrs Neufelds brother FE A Guenther of Salem Oregon in San Francisco last weekend Guenther had planned to visit in Shafter but illness kept him in San Francisco
Mrs. Herbert Anderson of Bakersfield will speak on Mexico at the Business and Professional Women's Club dinner Thursday January 23 at 7 30 p m in Canelo. She is a Mexico authority and Bakersfield Junior College professor's wife. Singers Mariana Saeng Josephine Aguilar Emma Campos Angelina Ariza perform Spanish selections with Gladys Highland on piano. International Relations Chairman Dorothy Satran programs assisted by Maurine Schaeffer and Loraine Gaede.
A bridge luncheon was given Thursday by Mrs. P. C. Guenther for her mother Mrs. Ella Immel, her houseguest. Guests included Mrs. Christina Roscamp, Elizabeth Ingram, C. G. Lindquist, Oscar Weidman, W. M. Lowe, Fred Ruhlman and Ben Stoller. Prizes went to Mrs. Ingram, Mrs. Ruhlman and Mr. Stoller.
Mr and Mrs J H Lorenz traveled to Lodi on Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs Lorenzs uncle G G Dollinger who died at age 83.
Mr and Mrs W C Grose welcomed weekend visitors Mr and Mrs Clif Sprague from Portland Oregon and Mr and Mrs T E Miller from Fresno California for a social gathering at their home.
Mrs Elizabeth Rice received word from Irene Major Kiewicz formerly with the Guayule office in Shafter now employed in Tokyo Japan. Kiewicz has been in Tokyo five months in the legal section of G HQ SCAP. She went from Shafter to Stanford to complete her work and was previously vice president of Western Fiber Glass Supply Company of San Francisco.
Mrs. C. H. Stone of Laramie Wyoming, the former Betty Murphy, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Gale Murphy. They returned to Shafter January 6 from San Francisco where Mr. Murphy met them. Mrs. Stone plans to return home January 19.
Dinner guests recently of Mrs. W. O. Smith were her daughter Mrs. Robert Tatum, her husband and daughter Beverly.
Michael Marsh two years old son of Mr and Mrs Art Marsh is in Kern General Hospital with pneumonia. His condition is reported to be improving.
Mrs Louis Homfeld writes of a Paris to Frank furt air journey from New York with stops in Newfoundland and Shannon Ireland. The trip faced engine trouble stopping en route and fog over Frankfurt delaying landing. She and Lt Louis Homfeld are staying at Kitzinger with two maids in her apartment.
Recent visitors at the A. B. Krugers included Mrs. Kruger's brother Bruce O Neal and family along with Mr. and Mrs. J J Haupt of Covington Kentucky, visiting the household.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Haycock and Mrs Elizabeth Rice were dinner guests of the Haycocks Tuesday evening in celebration of Don Haycock birthday.
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