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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1949
Page
3
Last week Mr. and Mrs. John Guensher Jr. and daughter Jones hosted guests including Dr. and Mrs. P. C. Guenher and Ar. Donald Guenther of Salem.
A surprise birthday party for Marjorie Voth was held Thursday evening July 7 hosted by her mother Mrs. Ted Voth. Guests included Lu Ella Tremble Virginia Voth Barbara Aday Patsy Aday Louemmia Johnson Charlotte Voth Wanda Few Catherine Lorenz Carol Lorenz Helen Warkentine Dick Voth Johnnie Howell Roger Moore and the honoree and hostess.
Dr and Mrs P C Guenther plan a six week motor trip starting Sunday through the midwest and Canada. They will drive via Salt Lake City and Denver with stops at Bryce and Zion National Parks. Mrs Guenther will visit a brother in Minneapolis while Dr Guenther sees relatives in the Dakotas and Saskatchewan.
A group including Mr and Mrs Harold Miller Mrs Butler Mr and Mrs Ed Jenfeld of Waco Miss Ruth Bayles and Ray Roberts of Los Angeles traveled to Las Vegas Nevada from Friday to Monday and are quartered at the Hotel Las Frontier.
Captain J. R. Rosenstiel and Mrs. Rosenstiel return to the United States after 25 months on Okinawa and 15 months in the Orient aboard the USS General Buckner. They traveled from the Orient to San Francisco and then to Shafter where they will stay until reassignment. Mrs. Rosenstiel, Lois Berry, is from a prominent county family and was Shafter postmaster for years.
House guests in the home of Dr. and Mrs. O. G. Ohlsson Tuesday to Friday were Mrs. Henrietta Schroeder and her son Richard, both of Chicago Illinois. The guests are school friends of Mrs. Schroeder.
Mr and Mrs Gideon Richert and daughter Lavon returned home after a week long 1800 mile motor journey via Las Vegas Milford Ely Nevada Lake Tahoe and visits to Crystal and Lehman caves A Sabbath service in Sacramento featured Elder Happenstah of La Sierra College with 15 churches represented The family also visited Mrs Richert's cousin Harry Suckitt in Galt California
Richard Ingle of Norman Oklahoma visited the J. W. Rose family and other friends last week while traveling to San Francisco on business.
Mr and Mrs P T Kehn of Wasco and Dr and Mrs P C Guenther of Shafter spent Sunday driving to Pismo Beach Morro Bay Cayucos and San Luis Obispo.
A dessert wedding shower honored Jennie Dobrenek Echenique of Shafter, now Mrs. Louis M. Echenique, with relatives including A M Dobrenen and sisters in attendance. Banquet at Bakersfield Inn Normandy Room hosted over 50 guests prior to her May 16 nuptials at Mission in San Luis Obispo. The couple will reside at 1803 Buena Vista Drive in Bakersfield.
Freda Holsonbake employed at Brock's in Bakersfield spends a few days in Shafter visiting her aunt Mrs. George Higbee and family. She is a former Shafter girl.
Mr and Mrs Lol Bartel sold their home at 314 Faber Street and moved this week to Wasco.
Local pastor B A Reile reports the church has raised about 3000 of a 6000 dollar local goal for a six week house to house drive. The campaign ends July 16 marking the 41st year of worldwide humanitarian work through Christian missions.
Mr and Mrs Al Finkbeiner depart Shafter by car for a month long vacation visiting brothers and sisters. First stop Pampa Texas to see a brother then Bradford to visit another, then Baltimore to see a sister and Laurens South Carolina to visit three more brothers. They will travel to Washington DC for a sightseeing trip during Baltimore stay.
Miss Beulah Bartlett and Miss Blythe Monroe of Shafter, with Miss Esther Bartlett of Los Angeles, left Wednesday for a two week trip to Flynee Lake. They will camp themselves and enjoy outdoor living on the trip.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Siemens and their four children moved into 341 Faber Street after purchasing the home from Mr and Mrs Sol Bartel. The family settled in Tuesday, marking a new chapter in the neighborhood.
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