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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1949
Page
2
P. V. McClure urges economy in state Senate while noting political risks. A Chester man eats a 1.5 pound crab on a dare. Visit McClure Drug Store at 333 Central Avenue to view cosmetics and prices.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Hill and children Leon and Phyllis are vacationing at Pismo Beach this week. They will be joined today by Mr George Higbee and son Jerry and by Mr and Mrs Hatton H Tate. The group plans to spend a few days on the coast.
Mr and Mrs Ed Brown with sons Morton and Jackie and daughter Mary will depart tomorrow for a ten day vacation in Santa Barbara. They will stay at the Miramar Hotel during their trip.
Dr and Mrs Ryland Jacobus spend a month in Hyattsville Maryland at the home of Mrs Jacobus’s parents the Scotts. They left Shofter on July.
Mrs. C. H. Perry and her children from Tulare stayed three days last week at the Shafter home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Northam and family. The visitors are sisters.
A geographic report notes Donner Summit in Nevada County attains an elevation of 7113 feet. The figure highlights the high alpine terrain and serves as a landmark for travelers and hikers.
Miss Clara Nickel of Shofter and Misses Clare Nikkel Mildred Camy and Claire Anderson of Bakersfield will spend the coming weekend on a joint trip to Catalina Island.
Mr and Mrs William R Lachenmaier left last Saturday for Eureka for a three week vacation to enjoy the fishing in the region.
Mrs Dick Arnold receives birthday wishes on July 12. Ralph Beel and family return to Shafter from a week at June Lake, Brenda and Bonner joining them after their vacation.
Mrs Bill Neessen and children Bill and Kathleen visited Visalia last week at the home of Mrs Marie Giese, mother of Mrs Neessen.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Camp depart Tuesday on the Constellation to spend a week with northside friends in Chicago and plan to fly home afterward.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Schirmer plan a vacation tour leaving Shafter by car to Portland and San Francisco then by sea to Victoria British Columbia. They will stay at Lake Louise and return by coast to Seattle, Washington.
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