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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1937
Page
5
John Dalke has returned from Santa Barbara where he went for medical treatment. Mr and Mrs Charles Hansen and their son Charlie and Hansen's sister drove to Tehachapi Sunday.
J F Donleavey of Fresno visited Shafter this week, spending time in the city and meeting local residents. He toured local sites and discussed regional affairs with community members.
Mr and Mrs Ben Stoller welcome daughter Phylis Jeane born Thursday at Bakersfield hospital. Beloved by family in Shafter Edison and Taft weekend trips noted as they travel with relatives. Wildflowers seen in fields with poppies dominant along the trip. Mr Lufkin from St Louis visits Shafter. Dr Stewart Nill buys 50-foot lot by American Legion hall for temporary residence and future home plan.
Mr and Mrs Weinberger drove to Los Angeles Saturday night and spent Sunday at Cabrillo Beach and Point Firman, enjoying the seaside.
Krauter Nursery of Bakersfield began landscape work on the new F Schnaidt residence. Nearby projects completed by the same firm include Clyde Bell's adobe home, Miss Katherine Parish's new house, and Abe Isaac's new place. Norris residents visited Shafter for Sunday. Dinner guests at the Bergens Rio Bravo included Ike Peters and others.
Mr and Mrs Bill Conley drove to Norris on Sunday where they visited Mr and Mrs Hood Walker and family at their home.
A new bakery delivery route from Shafter Bakery will bring goods to farm homes near Shafter. The truck began its first run on Wednesday and will service only outlying districts. In other news librarian Mrs. Thomas Wedge of the Shafter Kern County Library reviewed Marjorie Medary's Topgalant for regional librarians at Wasco, focusing on children's literature and history.
Elizabeth Hopkins has left Santa Paula Hospital Ward and is convalescing at her sister’s home. She has been absent from Richland school teaching duties for the past three weeks.
Several Richland grammar school and Shafter high teachers traveled to San Jose and the Bay Region for a weekend. Northbound travelers include William B. White Harold Delevan Miss Irmgard Breklebaum Miss Margaret Jones Miss Alberta Lantd and Miss Alice Echante.
In Southland Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Lindquist and son Gordon and Alfred Smith spent the week end in Los Angeles. F. L. Kinyon a Shafter mail carrier had his car wrecked in Bakersfield Tuesday afternoon in a collision with a car driven by C. E. Robinson of the farther city. Both men escaped injury. To Stockton Chris Handel made a business trip to Stockton on Tuesday. R. C. Hansen of Los Angeles visited his son C. D. Hansen this week.
Miss Roselly Willemes, visiting at the Ed Peters home, leaves by automobile Tuesday to return to Canada. She will visit Chico California for two weeks then swing through several states and expects to reach home in about two months. Richard Wells was a weekend visitor in Los Angeles. Mr and Mrs Jack Neufeld welcomed a nine pound baby boy Saturday at the Abe Strauss Home. Both mother and baby are reported doing well. At Shafer Lake over the weekend A W Eckmann and wife attended the San Joaquin valley Y conference originally set for Sequoia but moved due to deep snows.
New member Al Nikell is welcomed into the Shafter volunteer fire department after being taken into the organization Tuesday night. William White, Shafter High School coach, presided at the San Joaquin Valley athletic directors meeting in Wasco Monday evening. The Western States conference is announced for Fresno on March 18 19 and 20.
The grounds around the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse are being cleaned by a crew of men. Another group is also giving the area around the America Legion hall a spring cleaning. Patronize Press advertisers.
The Congregational church choir met Thursday for a pot luck supper and Easter practice directed by Mrs. Porterfield with about 23 members. The Shafter library hosts Book Forum discussions each Tuesday at 10 am starting with Anthony Adverse and race prejudice topics.
Mr and Mrs O E Wiedmann entertained with several tables of Pinochle Saturday night Refreshments were served to Mr and Mrs C G Lindquist Mr and Mrs R G Sanderson Mr and Mrs F F Latta Mr and Mrs J P Hansen Mrs J Stoner Mrs Tillie Straut Mrs Gladys Griest and Mr Ed Skolbenstetter Mr Gl Sanderson and Mr C Walton a visitor from Oregon
Mrs. Katie Unruh celebrated with a birthday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lowen in Shafter on Sunday evening. Guests included John Enns Henry Lowen Mr and Mrs Strauss Mr and Mrs Dave Strauss Mr and Mrs Ralph Kersley of Bakersfield John and Bertha Unruh of Wasco Mrs Nellie Bukler of Redwood City and other locals.
Board of Supervisors petitions to close two roads in Shafter Town First Road District Kern County California filed February 23 1937 with details of road segments and meeting time 11:00 Monday March 1987 in Court House all interested may appear and be heard F E Smith Clerk
Senior class members of Shafter high school held a steak bake at Calloway canal early Friday. The upper classmen gathered around a fire at 6 o clock with slabs of meat cooking. Walker Fry organized the event, assisted by Garnet Riley and Gregory Malofy.
The article explains rabbits are born blind with short fur in grass nests lined with fur. Litters of two to six emerge in spring and summer. It also cites Liberia founded in 1822 as a settlement for freed American slaves, becoming an independent republic in 1848.
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