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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1949
Page
4
The Harpers relocate from Lakeside to Highland Park Illinois on June 21 to have Mrs. Harper near a medical center and under nursing oversight by their daughter. Mrs. Harper suffers chronic pleurisy and is advised to avoid housework for a period. Letters will be forwarded to 173 Lakeside Manor Road Highland Park.
Ten Maple senior scouts and their leader Ruben Siemens left early Monday July 11 for a camping trip to Mam moth Lakes. A committee of boys planned supplies transportation and loaded equipment. Two light pickups and one car form the caravan. They expect to return Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kay and son of Redondo Beach visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lachenmaier for a Thursday evening barbecue. The outdoor dinner included the Lachenmaier children Lana and Bruce.
Sunday visits at the Martin Toepp home included Mr and Mrs John Voth and daughter Louella of Wasco. In the afternoon, Mr and Mrs Julius Nerling of Wasco stopped by the Loepps.
Three members of the Shafter Seventh Day Adventist Church Mrs Mil ton Fenderson Mr Norman Ebel and Mr Marvin Duerksen attended the Masters Comrad s Camp at Wawona over the Fourth of July weekend They reported an interesting and informative meet with classes in leather work woodwork nature study reptiles and Indian lore plus Bible study A regular staff of cooks provided meals and campers took turns as cook s helpers Swimming and hiking were part of the recreation program Wawona camp is owned by the Seventh Day Adventist church and each summer hosts various age groups at regular camps.
Mr and Mrs Abe Goossen and children were weekend visitors in Reedley due to the illness of Mr Goossens father. They also called on Mrs Goossens brother and family in Springfield Missouri who will depart as missionaries to Africa in September.
Mr and Mrs Curley Tanksley travel to Santa Cruz to attend an Adventist camp meeting held in the city.
Captain James R. Rosenthiel and Mrs Ame Rosenthiel pause en route to a new assignment in Shafter after docking at San Francisco aboard the General S. Buckner. They shared home life on Okinawa with a quonset hut home and oriental treasures. Mrs Rosenthiel taught sewing to native girls and is daughter of Mrs. R. W. Partridge of Wasco. Also noted, Shirley Maypole, 16, swims 16 miles toward the English Channel from Battery to Coney Island en route to a Channel crossing attempt.
Mrs Glenn Cooper and her two sons Timothy and Joel stay with Mr and Mrs Fran Wiebe while belongings arrive from Florida. Cooper is paymaster ser vant in the United States Marine Corp and now stationed at Oceanside. The Coopers plan to establish a home near the base once they pass. Mrs Cooper is the former Margaret Wiebe. Mr and Mrs Robert Larimer and son Howard of Bakefield were Sunday visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmanuel Neuman and son Earl enjoyed a brief southern California trip from Sunday to Tuesday. They stayed in Azusa with Mrs. Jacob Ruth and Long Beach with Mrs. C. E. Thomas, traveling by boat and visiting Catalina Island overnight before returning by air.
Mrs. Jessie McClain hosted guests including her Bakersfield granddaughter Mrs. Wesley Middleton and daughter Kathy last Thursday at her home.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Guenther welcome back to Shafter from Milford Utah. He married Miss Idonna Denny on June 30 in Cedar City Utah. The couple reside at Zimmerman Apartments and he works for Gannon Construction in Bakersfield. Guenther's parents are Mr and Mrs William Guenther of San Luis Obispo, formerly Shafter residents.
Wasco farmer Frank Gafner suffered a painful hand injury last week after catching his hand in a dusting machine he was adjusting.
Mrs Jim Flanagan stayed in Shafter from Monday to Wednesday at her parents Mr and Mrs Roy Pasley then returned to Rosemond.
Mr and Mrs Sam Kinnaman came back last Sunday from Freeman California where they had stayed a month with their son Millard Kinnaman and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nicol hosted a Fourth of July pot luck at their Wasco area ranch. Guests enjoyed swimming and casual visiting after a noon and evening feast with homemade ice cream. Attendees included multiple Wasco couples and relatives from Shafter and Lompoc.
Six year old Kenneth OToole visits his grandparents Mr and Mrs D R Gwin in Sacramento for several weeks this summer. His mother Naomi Gwin grew up in the Maple district.
Mrs. C. V. McKenney, Chuck McKenney and daughter Lelani drove to Newport Beach to visit Mrs. Bea Chaplin, the daughter of Mrs. McKenney. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bray, the aunt and uncle of Mr. McKenney, in Huntington Beach.
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