Potato Buyer and Family Return from Hawaii Visit
Mr and Mrs Charles Burns and their son Robert of Nampa Idaho returned to Shafter Monday after a two week visit in Hawaii. They flew to the islands and back on the S S Lurline. Burns a well known potato buyer has been in Shafter during the potato season and returns to Idaho today with his family.
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Charles Burns
Robert
Nampa
Idaho
Shafter
Hawaii
Islands
S. S. Lurline
Burns
Madeline Nicol
Sequoia Visit The Henry Smiths Vacationing at Sequoia Park
The Henry Smiths are vacationing this week at Sequoia National Park, enjoying the park’s scenery and outdoor activities.
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Henry Smiths
Sequoia National Park
Higbees Take Two Week Vacation to Lake Tahoe and Carmel
Mr. and Mrs. George Higbee are spending a two week vacation at Lake Tahoe and Carmel, taking a break from daily routines. The trip includes leisure time and sightseeing along the scenic California and Nevada shores.
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Higbees
George Higbee
Lake Tahoe
Carmel
Engagement announced for Mary Sue Myrick and Milton McCoury
Mr and Mrs Dudley H Myrick of Shafter announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Sue to Milton V McCoury of Oroville California. Miss Myrick attends Sh after Union High School while McCoury serves in the United States Navy. They plan to wed in August 1949.
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Dudley H. Myrick
Shafter
Mary Sue Myrick
Milton V. McCoury
Oroville
Calif
Miss Myrick
Shafter Union High School
McCoury
Wayne Wood on Week-Long Stay at Pismo Beach
Wayne Wood enjoys a week at Pismo Beach staying with his parents Mr. and Mrs. H Forrest Wood, owners of Wood's Shoe Store in town.
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Pismo Beach
Wayne Wood
Wayne
H.forrest Wood
Wood
Lachenmayers Visit Tule Lake California
Mr and Mrs John Lachenmaier returned to Shafter after a trip to Tule Lake California joined by T W Osborne who has stayed in Shafter for the potato season and resides in Tule Lake The group stayed a few days at the Osborne summer home at Crescent Lake Oregon.
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John Lachenmaier
Shafter
Tule Lake
Calif
T. W. Osborne
Osborne
Crescent Lake
Oregon
Maple District Scouts Plan July Trip to Horseshoe Lake
Maple Boy Scout Troop No. 77 approves a camping trip for July 24 led by scoutmaster Ruben Siemans with several adults. They own tents cooking gear and a rubber life raft for boating and fishing at Horseshoe Lake Mam moth Lakes district. Public notices recount local camp meeting attendance and odd home projects while urging readers to share news with Madeline Nicol.
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Maple Boy Scout Troop No. 77
Ruben Siemans
Horseshoe Lake
Mammoth Lakes District
Kern County
Huntington Lake
Wasco residents share travel tales and plans for fall
Mrs. Dana Caswell, sister to Mrs. Jake Ebel, visited in Little Rock where another sister, Ida Schleckenghast, resides. The car trip with Wasco friends included Boulder Dam Grand Canyon and Painted Desert stops. Caswell will resume work at Sprouse-Reitz in Wasco after a brief rest. Bob Nikkel returns home from Fresno State for the summer and eyes Spreckels Sugar Bakersfield work and UC as a sophomore pre medical student. Mrs. Jake Ebel and son Norman.
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Dana Caswell
Jake Ebel
Little Rock
Arkansas
Ida Schleckenghast
Wasco
Boulder Dam
Grand Canyon
Painted Desert
Caswell
California
Sprouse-Reitz
Bob Nikkel
Dave Nikkel
Fresno State
Spreckels Sugar Company
Bakersfield
University of California
Jacobsen Family Returns Home From Hawaii Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Jacobsen and son Rolf Jr. arrived back in Shafter after a three week trip to the Hawaiian Islands aboard the S. S. Lurline. They visited Honolulu on Oahu and viewed water sports, the Dole Pineapple Corporation, and sugar cane farming. The voyage to Los Angeles took four days and five nights each way, with a rough return voyage.
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Rolf Jacobsen
Rolf Jr
Shafter
Hawaiian Islands
Jacobsens
Honolulu
Oahu
Waikiki Beach
Dole Pineapple Corporation
Jacobsen
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Harbor
Harold Miller
PISMO BEACH TRIP
Mr and Mrs T J Ellis Jr and family spend a few days in Pismo Beach during a stopover from their home area. Ellis is employed with the S A Camp Company.
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Pismo Beach
T. J. Ellis Jr
Ellis
S. A
Zachary Vacation Trip to Grant's Pass Oregon
Mr and Mrs Clyde Zachary are enjoying a month long vacation in Grant s Pass Oregon with sightseeing and leisure plans during their stay in the area.
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Zachary
Mrs
Clyde Zachary
Grant’s Pass
Oregon
Arrowhead Visit Vacation Planned for Grandquist Family
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Grandquist and their children left Friday morning for a two week vacation at Lake Arrowhead.
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Arrowhead
Herb Grandquist
Lake Arrowhead
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