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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1959
Page
5
Mrs. Ida Kat announced a Den 5 outing for PTA Pack 913 with Wayne Smith Jim and Jerry Donald joining. They traveled by car to the Richland Aquatic Center for refreshments then held a Wiener roast at the city park and plan a skating party in August.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nightingale and their two children, Terry and Kevin, vacationed with friends and relatives visiting Ventura with Mrs. Francis Brown and Mrs. Nightingale’s sister, Anson Worley. They toured San Diego Zoo, crossed to Tijuana, and enjoyed Disneyland before returning with Bill Thompson.
The Tri Club of the First Baptist Church was hosted by Mr and Mrs Leland Olsen at their Buttonwillow residence on Friday night July 24. Ice cream and cookies were served. Attending were Bruce Branner Bill Dauphin Noel Willesen and Rev Menno Schellenberg.
The Layton Widenbachs and the Irvin Rohrbachs vacationed together starting July 11. They visited Report Lake Sea and June Lake then Silver Lake and Lake Tahoe camping and fishing. They returned home via the Sacramento route through Shafter on Sunday July 19.
Mr and Mrs Howard Banks and family Rhonda Ann and Mark travel to Salinas California to attend the Koaco rodeo. Their grandson Thornton returns home for an indefinite stay. Mrs Banks notes Mark enjoyed seeing his cowboy hero Paladin in Have Gun Will Travel at the rodeo.
A July August birthday gathering was held at the North Hollywood home of Mr. and Mrs. William Hanna. Honorees included Mrs. Avis Barnes and Mr. Clint Crawley as guests enjoyed a weddinglike celebration with Deufie.
Nancy Blair and Jimmy Smith exchanged vows in a double ring ceremony on July 24. The couple wore formal attire and were joined by guests who enjoyed a chicken fry cake ice cream and lemonade after the ceremony.
Mr and Mrs W S Fincher residing on Shafter Avenue had dinner with their children Jeanie and Dee Jr Keith and Johnny from Porterville Mr and Mrs Jim Carrell and children Billie Steven Nan and Tony from Hanford Hospitalman Ill class L A Reeder Jr his wife and children Lee and Alma Lee from Oakland Mr and Mrs Jack Wray and Don Wray both of Shafter and grandsons to Mrs Fincher.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy after bereavement and is signed by Mrs. Schneider and Family from Shafter. An American Dairy Association survey notes that families using home delivery buy more milk than store buyers.
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