Ministerial Association thanks Shafter Press for church page support
Rev Bernard E Andrews secretary of the Shafter Ministerial Association expresses gratitude for the paper’s generous space devoted to church activities and the weekly church page. The letter commends the editor and staff for their useful service to the community. A separate note reports a three week vacation trip for Mr and Mrs John F Grumbles La Verne Liles and Mr and Mrs James Leak traveling by auto with plans to stop in Pauls Valley Oklahoma and visit relatives in Chicago Illinois.
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Ofter
Shafter
Shafter Press
John F. Grumbles
la Verne
Family enjoy California vacation over holidays
Mrs. Geraldine Myrick and her daughter Sandra return from a two week trip to Grass Valley California. Mr. Myrick traveled from Shafter to join his family during the holidays.
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Geraldine Myrick
Sandra
Grass’ Valley
California
Mr. Myrick
Grass Valley
Shafter
Local Men on Deep Sea Fishing Trip
A group of local sportsmen returned Sunday night after a three day deep sea fishing trip off the Coronado Islands. They chartered a boat from Ensenada and fished for yellowtail, with several fish taken. Participants included Harry Sturm Melten Kin Cannon Emil Kirschenmann Bill Stoller and E H Lilly. During the 4th of July weekend Sturm Kin Cannon and Lilly reported a fine catch off the San Diego coast.
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Coronado Islands
Ensenada
Mexico
Harry Sturm
Melten KinCannon
Emil Kirschenmann
Bill Stoller
E. H. Lilly
Sturm
KinCannon
Lilly
San Diego
Helms Family Weekend Visit To Salida
Mrs. J. H. Helms traveled to Salida with Don Ray Bernice Dale and his wife Marie to visit her mother and relatives. A nephew and niece joined them back to Shafter. Dale Helm and family then returned to their Utah home Monday night after an extended stay with his parents.
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J. H. Helms
Salida
Don
Ray
Bernice
Dale
Marie
Shafter
Dale Helm
Utah
Adamsons Attend Adventist Camp Meeting in Lynwood
Mr and Mrs Mortis Adamson attend the 7th Day Adventist Camp Meeting in Lynwood with family and church members.
Port Chicago Visit By Shafter Residents
Misses Linda and Leona Gloeckler of Shafter spent a weekend at Port Chicago with Mrs. Wallace Regester, sister of the Gloeckler girls. Oliver Van Horn and Joe Van Deusen, also of Shafter, joined the visit in the bay district location.
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Port Chicago
Linda
Leona Gloeckler
Shafter
Oliver van. Horn
Joe van Deusen
Gloeckler
Wallace Regester
Bay District
Maple District hires two new teachers for 1948 49
Maple school announces contracts for the 1948 1949 term. Miss Goldie Wiens of Horn Oklahoma will teach first grade and Gilbert Adams will teach seventh and eighth grades. Adams is currently at San Francisco State College. John Wiens sworn onto the Maple District School Board replacing Ed Peters.
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R. E. Gribble
Maple School
Goldie Wiens
Horn
Oklahoma
Gilbert Adams
Berkeley
John Wiens
Maples District
Ed Peters
Paul Wiebe
Herbert Loewen
Mrs Wall Visits Daughter in Nurses Training at Loma Linda
Mrs. P. T. Wall drove to Loma Linda over the weekend to visit her daughter Harriet now training as a nurse. The Misses Clara Belle and Juanita Fender also accompanied the outing from college.
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P.T. Wall
Loma Linda
Harriet
Clara Belle
Juanita Fenderson
Sturges Family Visits Bay Area San Lorenzo Trip
Mr and Mrs Robert Sturges and family spent several days in San Lorenzo visiting his brother and family. In the Bay Area they enjoyed trips to the zoo Golden Gate Park and a ferry boat ride with family companionship and sightseeing.
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Frank Wiebe
Robert Larimer
Howard
Yosemite
Larimers
Brookville
Penn
Washington, D. C
Niagara Falls
Robert Sturges
San Lorenzo
Bay Area
Zoo
Golden Gate Park
Millers Host Barbecue Supper
Mr and Mrs Harold Miller hosted a barbecue dinner party at their Sycamore Street home last week. Several friends attended in the back yard, including Dan Bledsoe Dick Arnold Art Brownell and L D Butler.
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Harold
Miller
Sycamore Street
Messrs and Mesdames
Dan Bledsoe
Dick Arnold
Art Brownell
L. D. Butler
Michael Brown At Jamesson Camp Glenville
Young Michael Brown enjoys a two week stay at Jamesson's Boys Camp in Glenville highlighting a local youth program discovery and leisure activity during summer.
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Michael Brown
Jameson
Glenville
McCombs Host Family Dinner Before Penner Vacation
The Robert McCombs home in Waste hosted an outdoor barbecue to farewell Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Penner as they begin a six week Canada trip. Attendees included McCombs family, Penner relatives, and the Nikkel and Bergman families of Shafter.
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Robert McCombs
J. C. Penner
Canada
Mrs. McComb
Johnny Penner
Rickey
Betsy
Ed Nikkel
Jimmie
Bobbie
Cecil Bergman
Art Penner
Shafter
Penner Guests Attend Santa Cruz Wedding
Mr. Jess Penner and Mr. John Penner of Shafter attended the Santa Cruz wedding of Harry Weddell Jr. and Miss Norma Condit. The ceremony took place at the Twin Lakes Baptist Church in Santa Cruz.
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Jess Penner
John Penner
Shafter
Santa Cruz
Harry Weddell Jr
Norma Condit
Twin Lakes Baptist Church of Santa Cruz
Russian River Visit With Mrs Anderson Summer Home Guests
Mrs. Bill Brown and her daughters Sharon and Mary spend two weeks with Mrs. Anderson at the Anderson summer home on the Russian River.
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Russian River
Bill Brown
Sharon
Mary
Allen Anderson
Anderson
Shafterites Attend Wasco W. H. Baggs Family Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. William Jameson with children Jean Joyce and Johnnie joined Mr. and Mrs. Ferman Steel and Ellen and Charles Rogers, all of Shafter, for a Wasco Wasco Wasco reunion honoring the W. H. Baggs family and held recently in Wasco.
Illinois Trip For Mr and Mrs Lawrence Katten Horn
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Katten Horn will soon return from a two week trip to Illinois visiting relatives and sightseeing.
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Illinois
Lawrence Kattenhorn
Business Trip to Riverside by Mr Dick Arnold
Mr Dick Arnold of the Baumel & Kurtz firm is spending the week in Riverside on business. He is tied to Baumel and Kurtz.
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Dick Arnold
Riverside
Baumel & Kurtz
Wedding Anniversary Trip Highlights Kings Canyon Vacation
Mr and Mrs LeRoy Alien are on a two week vacation to Kings Canyon and will celebrate their 14th wedding anniversary on July 14 while away from Shafter.
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LeRoy Alien
Kings Canyon
Shafter
Fresno Visitors At Ray Zeeb Home
Mr and Mrs Elmer Schmidtgall and sons of Fresno were Sunday visitors at the Ray Zeeb home.
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Fresno
Elmer Schmidtgall
Mrs. J C Channeson and Mrs. W H Jahant at Camp Nelson
Mrs. J C Channeson of Shafter and Mrs. W H Jahant of Wasco are vacationing at Camp Nelson.
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Camp Nelson
J.C. Channeson
Shafter
W. H. Jahant
Wasco
Local calls touted as cheap long before modern rates
An old column extols telephone use, noting costs fall below a nickel and praising the service as a mighty helper. It suggests the more people use the line the more valuable the system becomes, comparing future growth to past decades along the coast.
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Stas
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