Legion Auxiliary auction bridge party a record turnout
The American Legion Auxiliary held a Thursday night auction bridge and five hundred at the Legion hall. More than 75 attendees and 20 tables marked the event as the largest yet. Decorations were patriotic with red white and blue themes and log and red hatchet table markers. High scores in bridge went to Mrs. O. E. Wiedman and J. A. Roscamp. low scores to Mrs. Norval Fair and Ed Schnidt. In five hundred, top honors went to Mrs. F. E. Hook and Frank Munsey. Draw honors were awarded to Mrs. Ed. Schnidt.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
O. E. Wiedman
J. A. Roscamp
Norval Fair
Ed Schnidt
F. E. Hook
River Bank
W.W. Tannahill
Frank Munsey
E. W. Gage
Ed. Schnidt
Birthday Party for Mrs. Siemens in Shafter
Mrs. J. J. Siemens enjoyed a birthday gathering at her daughter’s home with family including Jake Siemens Ronald Barbara Jean Johnny Siemens Lena Isaac Art Neufeld and Ruben Siemens. An afternoon visit added Herbert Loewen Neufeld and Simon Peters. Herb Neuman hosted the annual high school staff meeting with a final layout for this year's Annual and refreshments.
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J. J. Siemens
Abe Isaac
Jake Siemens
Ronald
Barbara Jean
Johnny Siemens
Lena Isaac
Art Neufeld
Ruben Siemens
Herb Neuman
Gift Shower Fetes Shafter Matron Thursday
Mrs. H. H. Unruh hosted a gift shower for Mrs. Gaede at the Unruh home Thursday afternoon. Guests included D. W. Nikkel, Dan Loewen, Lydia Bender, Z. C. Bartel, J. R. Bergen, H. C. Janzen, Jack Neufeld, Abe Boese, H. R. Janzen, Pete Gaede, Frank Enns and Abe Isaac. The Maple Parent Teacher Association meeting will feature the Shafter high school girls glee club on March 8 at 7:30 at the schoolhouse, per Mrs. George Nikkel.
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Kern Academy P.T. A
Academy
Tena Hunter
Eva Buller
P. J. Gaede
King’s Heralds Quartet
Kern Academy
H. H. Unruh
Maple
Teacher ‘Association
Shafter High School Girls’ Glee Club
R. L. Gates
George Nikkel
Wednesday Afternoon Club Dance at the Clubhouse
Another successful dance was held by the Wednesday Afternoon club at the clubhouse Saturday night. The Shafter Bakery donated doughnuts and bread used for sandwiches. Hostesses were Mrs. A. B. McKinley chairwoman Mrs. Taylor Tabb Mrs. J. W. Frizzel Mrs. E. W. Crandall and Mrs. Walter Emerick Bakersfield.
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Shafter Bakery
A. B. McKinley
Taylor Tabb
E., W. Crandall
Walter Emerick
Bakersfield
Oriental Party at Shafter High School Friday
A high school home economics room hosted a so called Oriental party with over 50 students and teachers from Shafter High School. The event featured two groups representing China and Japan in target shooting and served sukiyaki and tea. Esther Brown won high point in bingo and Emma Jean West took second.
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Shafter High School
China
Japan
Tn Ae
Esther Brown
Emma Jean West
Tricot Club Hosts Calloway Picnic and Flower Bloom
Tricot club members and guests enjoyed a Saturday picnic on the Calloway bank. The group noted many wildflowers with blue lupins in bloom. Attendees included Mable Stockton Virginia Nay Dorothy Sanders Nedra Latta Lily Hein and Lucille Rogers.
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Tricot Club
Calloway
the Calloway
Mable Stockton
Virginia Nay
Dorothy Sanders
Nedra Latta
Lily Hein
Lucille Rogers
Gold Is Where You Find It heads to Shafter Theatre
Local premiere of Gold Is Where You Find It opens Sunday and Monday March 6 and 7 at Shafter Theatre. Starring George Brent and Olivia de Havilland, this Warner Bros Cosmopolitan Technicolor melodrama is set in 1870s California and explores a frontier gold rush tale.
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George Brent
Olivia de Haviland
California
Shafter Theatre
Warner Bros.Cosmopolitan
Hydraulic mining war reshaped California lands and law
Describes the hydraulic mining conflict where powerful water jets devastated hillsides, flooding farms and orchards, leading to extended, deadly warfare that nearly split California. The dispute ended with a court ruling favoring agriculturalists, expelling hydraulic interests from the region.
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California
Maurer Building Remodeled for Dairy Lunch
Remodeling of the J. H. Maurer building at Central avenue and Manzer street began Monday. The structure will house a dairy lunch once alterations are finished, with George Isaac as contractor.
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J. H. Maurer
Central Avenue
Manzer Street
George Isaac
Shafter Youth Injured in Bike Collision Tuesday
Charles McCaslin 18 of Shafter suffered slight injuries Tuesday when his bicycle collided with a machine driven by Jess Williams 23 of Shafter north of the city. McCaslin was treated and sent home.
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Charles McCaslin
Shafter
Jess Williams
McCaslin
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