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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1949
Page
4
Guests at the home of Dr and Mrs Jim Hahn on Monday and Tuesday of last week were Dr Hahn s sister and family Mr and Mrs W P Park and daughters of Inglewood The children Marilyn and Bobby Hahn returned to Inglewood with the visitors and will vacation there for about two weeks
Mr and Mrs Robert McClain with sons Charles and Carl travel Friday for a month at Pismo Beach staying in Malory apartments. Mrs McClain will enter French Hospital in San Luis Obispo the week after July 4 for surgery. Mr McClain will make intermittent trips back to Shafter to manage business interests.
Mr and Mrs Oliver Unruh returned last week from a honeymoon trip to Canada and moved into the former residence of the John Jacobsens at 560 Acacia Street. Mrs Unruh is the former Miss Irene Kroeker of this city.
Mr and Mrs Carl Gunnarson and their son Charles with Ray Rexius and Miss Mary Ellen Boyd spent a Sunday motor trip to Shaver Lake. On the return they viewed the Friant Dam near Fresno.
Lincoln Goddard and family prepare a two week trip starting Saturday with stops in Glendale Oregon and Yerington and Reno Nevada. They will stay with the Martins, ranch partners and church minister, enjoying hunting and fishing, then return via Richmond San Jose Capitola and Alameda.
Miss Dorothy Fee a 6th grade teacher at Richland Elementary School attends summer sessions at the University of Hawaii. She is staying in the islands at the home of her sister Mrs Annabelle Reynolds a former Richland teacher.
Kiwanis club members wives and guests will gather for a Ladies Night barbecue tomorrow evening at the Hanley Witcher back yard. The event starts at 7 30 p m with feeds games and entertainment. A noon round table will be held at Cawelo. Mrs Handel and children returned from Pismo Beach with Mr Handel enjoying deep sea fishing at AviA.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Schirmer returned Friday from Los Angeles where they spent a week on a fall buying trip They enjoyed visits with friends and relatives in the southland The Schirmers will stay in Shafter about two weeks then depart for an extended vacation to Canada
Dr. and Mrs. Jim Hahn hosted his sister and family Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Kim and daughter Christine of Inglewood. They arrived in Shafter on their vacation trip from Big Bear and will depart for Inglewood today.
Miss Bett's Primary class in the Bible School of the Congregational Church helped Deanna Toews celebrate her sixth birthday on June 16. Cake, ice cream and punch were served by Deanna's mother, Mrs. Ervin Toews.
The report states that California's total mineral production in 1948 amounted to 1,099,703,000 dollars. It notes the District of Columbia corresponds to the City of Washington in terminology.
Mr and Mrs E C Eckman returned to Shafter from Salinas Thursday evening due to the critical illness of Ott Eckmann, Eckman’s brother. At departure, Ott Eckmann’s condition was reported unchanged.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Regester and children Robert Charles and Mary Ellen of Port Chicago return home Saturday after a week visiting Mrs. Hpaesser's parents Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gloeckier.
RECOVER FROM OPERATION Douglas and Deanna Toews, the children of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Toews, are recovering nicely from a tonsilectomy performed on June 21 at the Bakersfield Medical Center.
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Arnold were in Shafter from Thursday until Saturday of last week. They plan to spend the summer at their Camp Nelson home.
Huge sums of money must be attracted from people who invest savings into the telephone business to fund new equipment. To lure these dollars the company must pay a reasonable rate for use and sell services at fair adequate prices.
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