Junior Women Club Plans Events and Philanthropy
The Junior Women's Club hosted a potluck dinner at its Wednesday meeting with Violet Neuman Genevieve Craig Berit Pipkin and Dorothy Neuman in charge of social duties. They planned a public event at Stockdale Country Club on February 15 and a formal dinner dance on March 15 for members and guests. Members donated food and clothing for a needy family in Shafter. The next meeting is a Valentine party on February 12.
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Violet Neuman
Genevieve Craig
Berit Pipkin
Dorothy Neuman
Stockdale Country Club
Shafter
Auxiliary And Husbands Enjoy Social Evening
A social evening and pot luck supper was enjoyed by Auxiliary members their husbands and family at their last regular meeting Tuesday night with dancing following. A collection of 9.00 was contributed for a new bell gavel. On the hostess committee were Mesdames G L Starrh Vada Westbrook J B Henderson and Bert Hebel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames G. L. Starrh
Vada Westbrook
J. B. Henderson
Bert Hebel
Hampton Couple Plan Move To Shafter Residence
Mrs J D Hampton of Long Beach visits Mrs Roy Paslay. the Hamptons plan to move to Shafter once a residence is secured.
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J. D. Hampton
Long Beach
Roy Paslay
Hampton
Shafter
Shafter B P W Club chronicles active 1946 year
The Shafter Business and Professional Women’s Club completed a year of service with a large Christmas party at Cawelo. They held two monthly meetings covering topics from international relations to education and legislation, installed new officers in May, funded a local girl’s junior college year, and sent aid to Finland and Poland while supporting Red Cross and Legion Auxiliary funds.
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Cawelo
Shafter Business & Professional Women’s Club
Shafter
Poland
Red Cross Tuberculosis Fund
The
Legion Auxiliary
Ben Evans
Norway
Finland
Sweden
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Silent Era Of Baseball Remains In Memory And Record
Reports note Babe Ruth’s symbol of a Golden Age and a career home run record unmatched. The piece cites 1946 football injuries, safety gear calls, and rule changes, with quotes from Sharkey and Dempsey on training. It mentions racing driver John Cobb and Bonneville speed plans. The Los Angeles Times drops betting odds in sports stories amid college football concerns.
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American Football Coaches Association
Jack Sharkey
Jack
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
John Cobb
Utah
Bonneville Salt Flats
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles Times
Paul Zimmerman
Legion Women Complete Year of Service in Shafter 1947
The Shafter American Legion Auxiliary marked a busy 1947 aiding veterans and families while funding children’s and community needs. Members conducted rummage sales and events, sold poppies, aided 6 local families, supported St Die funds, and started plans for a public dinner to fund a new Legion hall. Officers changed from early 1946 to present, led by President Helene Hobson and Mary Louise Starrh among others.
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Shafter
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Inyo- Kern Naval Hospital
Legion
Bakersfield
Winter Root Vegetable Storage and Creative Use Guide
A reader shares a Christmas gift of a root cellar and explains storing cabbages turnips beets and carrots from a garden for winter use. Advice covers preparing turnip cups with butter lemon juice sugar and baking, plus serving ideas with peas beets and turnips marinated in French dressing.
Women's Club Ends Busy Year
Shafter's Wednesday Afternoon Club capped a busy year under president Mrs. Ed Brown. The group backed a teen-age dance program with Roy Farrell and Bernie Morris and received Red Cross support via Mrs. Ned Smith. Building renovations refreshed the club house with new paint, draperies, chairs, and dishes. A senior dance was a social highlight, and speakers like Dr Evelyn Berger and Mrs Charles Milton of Bakersfield showcased programs. The club funded projects including a Cancer Clinic in Los Angeles and a women's domicile in Yountville. Officers installed May 1946: Ed Brown, Ned Smith, Ted Vignola, John Jacobsen, and replacement Mrs Harold C Freedman.
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Shafter
Ed Brown
Los Angeles
Yountville
Ned Smith
Ted Vignola
John Jacobsen
Record
Harold C. Freedman
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Shafterites
Professional Directory
James B. Hahn
Optometrist
Pacific Street
A. Poloynis, O.D
10Th Avenue
Delano
Vernon Pierce
James St
Sam L. Becker
California and
Santa Fe Avenues
J. C. Penner
Notary Public—Tax Service
Central Ave
O. G. Ohlsson
Osteopath
Pacific Avenue
Shafter Press
L. H. McGrane
O. D
Sunset
Henry W. Voth
B.P.W
Bert Ware
Pat Kelly
Paul Newell
Chester James
John Reily
Herbert C. Goldman
Kern County
al Mortimer
Chanpson
Babes
Genevieve Cooper
Alvina Enns
Sylvia Baughman
Beulah Bartlett
Rose Willis
Helen Holmes
Annette Albright
Leah Wolfe
Florence Smith
Delphine Martin
Babe Ruth
Child Welfare and Community Service Committee
Department
Legion Posts
St. Die
France
Legion Hall
J. W. Lassiter
Tom Roots
Floyd Raney
Glenn-Nay
Hansen
George Enns
Jack Hare
Helene Hobson
Mary Louise Starrh
Iva Finkbeiner
Edna Camp
Sea Wolf
Grace Annis
Laura Hare
A. W. Gaede
H. C. Freedman
Central Avenue
Oscar Makoff
Public Accountant
Income Tax Service
Oregon
Tehachapi and
Porterville
Wasco
D. M. Wasson
Paint & Body Shop
Roy Farrell
Bernie Morris
Red Cross
Evelyn Berger
Charles Milton
Oldershaw
Myers’ Model Shop
Knotts Street
H. O
O Gauge
Eeery Bice
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