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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1955
Page
8
We express heartfelt gratitude for the beautiful expressions of sympathy and the floral offerings during our recent bereavement. Mrs. Eunice Good and family extend thanks. Also, Son Jimmie Sains and family express appreciation for the floral tributes.
Four of Golden West avenue has been confined to bed after a light heart attack last week. He is expected to rest for several weeks so his office will be closed until September 1. Harold Garde was an overnight guest Saturday at the home of his sister and her husband Mr and Mrs Frank Krause of College Heights near San Fernando.
Mrs Elmer Neufeld and son Mervin attended the capping ceremony for 15 nurse candidates at Good Samaritan hospital chapel in Los Angeles Shirley Neufeld the top student at Bishop Johnson School of Nursing received her cap from the superintendent after the lamp light and oath ceremony She had earlier won a Bakersfield Women’s Club scholarship to Bakersfield College and began summer classes before a brief trip home ahead of holiday traffic
Mr and Mrs Jonas Nickel welcomed Mrs Nickel's relatives for a weekend gathering including Mrs Ron Hook and family visiting from California, the Booth Rugiers from Santa Clara, and the Funk family from Punk and Virgin Ponk. The group spent Monday at the parents' Pixley home before returning home.
Mrs Wilburn Ingham and children Kathy and Kenneth return home to Loma Linda after a two week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs P T Wall. Ingham, a student at the college, brought his family for the visit and returns to his summer job. Mr and Mrs Frank Loewere report their son Donald recently graduated from Fresno State College and will work in Fresno this summer before college next fall.
Mrs. Ernest Wiens chaired a Maple 4-H gathering last week to review and check project record books. Members held a meeting focusing on accurate record keeping and achievement progress.
The group of girls voted to send a delegate to the state 4-H convention to be held at Davis in August. Apple pie a la mode and iced tea were served. Named present include Beverly Nightingale Dane Loepp Karen Wiens Norma Ni Soll y and others like Lela Kelley Evelyn Penner Ruth.
Wittenbergs Arnold Dora Mae and Kenny hosted guests including Mixon relatives. Les Wilhites from El Centro visited with W K Wilhites in Shafter along with Kenneth Wilhites. John Caton and wife from Los Angeles joined Mixon’s sister and parents in the gathering with Canoga Park visitors also present.
Miss Lillian Loewen, a student nurse at the Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing in Oakland, is identified in a recent campus notice as part of the nursing program. The brief item highlights her enrollment status and school affiliation within the Oakland Kaiser hospital network.
A woman on vacation spends a month with Mr and Mrs Frank Loewen. Sue arrived Sunday and Monday visitors included Mr and Mrs Walter Lewis of the Bay area and the Al Berendsens from the Shell booster station. The Lewises are Petra Lewis’s parents, roommate of Sue at nursing school.
A mother from Hillstrip Kansas is spending a month with her daughter Mrs. Allen Barte continuing family visits.
Mr and Mrs Robert Wall and daughter Canday enjoyed a weekend at Bass Lake recently. They found fishing poor yet the scenery made the trip worthwhile. The family also visited Yosemite to see the fire fall which held special interest for them.
Glenn Morris woke from sleep when a burning ember from a camp fire fell on his sleeping bag at Quaking Aspen during a weekend camping trip. The incident occurred Sunday night and caused a brief scare but no serious injuries were reported.
The Morris family trip with Mr and Mrs Glenn Morris Sr includes Mr and Mrs Dale Morris and Miss Janice Morris with Miss Elvesta Jones. The group reported a fine time though fishing was poor, making for a pleasant outing despite low catches.
Visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Spiva were Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Clark and daughter Debra of Canoga Park. The Spivas plan a short trip to Los Angeles to visit Mrs. Elmer Spiva mother. A grandmother from Oklahoma and an uncle from New Mexico are visiting.
Weekend guests at the J. W. Wrays of Merced Avenue included two Wrays sisters and their husbands, Walter and Mrs Baker of Long View Texas, Earl and Mrs Cook and daughter Helen of Stockton, and Private Jackie Wray of Camp Irwin. Karen Sanderson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sandy Sanderson, stayed two weeks with her grandmother Lula Kolb enstetter in Tujunga.
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