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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1951
Page
6
Mr. and Mrs Esta Packett with Dale and Estaleen of Modesto stayed overnight in Shafter with Mrs Packett's sister and family, Mr and Mrs Alonzo Cross of 30382 Orange Ave. They were traveling to McAllister Oklahoma to visit Packett's parents Mr. and Mrs P G Turney. The Turneys will accompany them back to Shafter.
Campfire Girls discussed a beach trip planned for next month at Mary Margaret Revell's home Beech Avenue. The group, including Mrs Don Christensen guardian, will travel to Modesto for a three month California visit.
Patsy Henley daughter of Mrs Adell Walker of Bakersfield spent a week with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs J A Crafton at 180 California Ave On July Fourth she and her cousin Michael swam at Richland pool during the Craftons visit Also noted are visits from Dock Nichol of Pixley and Louis Wright of McFarland
Miss Darcy Medenwald and her aunt Mrs Kenneth Medenwald, both of Hankinson North Dakota, stayed with Mr and Mrs Paul Dirksen on Riverside drive. Mrs Medenwalds husband is stationed at Camp Roberts. They were hosted to dinner by Miss Medenwalds cousin and family, Mr and Mrs Leonard Craft of Thomas Lane.
William Ratzlaff traveled to Donaldson Ohio to visit Rev and Mrs Vernon Neufeld and their family. He toured First Mennonite Church parsonage area, rode in a new Pontiac, and noted prosperous countryside while flood detours blocked planned Kansas relatives visit. He attended a Chicago White Sox versus St. Louis Browns game. ranch care was by Harold Reimer during his absence. Also mentions Morrow Rock as the Gibraltar of the Pacific.
The speaker emphasizes learning real facts before judgment about others. By studying migratory habits, people discover biases fade when true information is known. The message urges looking closely at neighbors before assuming differences and promoting tolerance.
A stream of family notices from Shafter and surrounding towns details visits and travels. Readers learn of Ralph Hugins and Coodeys visiting kin in Shafter, Fred Parker groups from Marysville hospital stays, Tatum grandparents hosting, Laver ty family heading to Bass Lake and Yosemite, Ziemke and Nuckolls visiting Gillette and Portland, Janet Bailey celebrating her second birthday, and several couples on vacations or honeymoons across California.
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