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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1952
Page
3
An Acacia street couple welcomed a daughter born last Friday Leap Year Day at 10:30 a.m. in Miss Freise's Maternity Home. The newborn weighed about six pounds and was given a simple, unpretentious name.
A prose piece reflects on a Leap Year baby Mary Elizabeth born on a day that makes her age lag by four years to 1956 for her first real birthday. It muses on future hopes, appearances, marriage prospects in 1972, and the idea she will always claim youth by calendar age.
At a St Therese Altar Society meeting in Mrs. Jack Fleming's home plans were set for a 9 a.m. March 23 dedication of the new church on Lerdo avenue by Bishop A F Willinger. A ham and eggs breakfast will follow at Veterans Memorial Hall with tickets on sale for members and friends. A May 2 Memorial Hall card party was planned with prizes and Co chairs Mrs Frank Contreras and Mrs Hugh Sill. A possible Cotton and Potato Festival booth in May was also discussed.
A box social for Junior Women and guests is set for Saturday night at the Clyde Zachary barn on Lerdo Highway. Square dancing after supper is planned by chairs Mrs To Spear and Mrs Louis Josi. The next sab meeting will be held at the home of ul Pilgrim in Qtoss.
BPW members discussed a Career Day for high school students at the home of Mrs. Annette Albright. The BPW will sponsor the girls with Rotary Club handling the boys as youths visit local businesses. The meeting featured slides by Miss Ora Allender on Hawaii and refresh ments hosted by Mrs. Inez Moser.
Robert Combs of Long Beach visits his brother Jessi Combs and family on Scaroni avenue to see his mother Emma Combs. He arrived Monday evening and spent Tuesday visiting friends in Bakersfield, MA. Mrs Roy A clues Wardsheng Monday evening visiting with his mother Mrs Otha Carter on East Marengo Avenue.
The Southern Baptist Church Girls Auxiliary and guests the Royal Ambassadors staged a scavenger hunt on Tuesday evening. A six-person team won candy prizes, then punch and cookies were served. Mrs. Benny McLeod led as counselor and Barbara Wilcoxon as social chairman.
A family dinner celebrated Mr. and Mrs. George Wiens on their 45th wedding anniversary at 201 Marengo Ave Shafter. Relatives from the Johnson, Siemens, and Wiens families attended with a rocker gift. two sons could not attend Calvin in Kansas and Henry a Gotebo Oklahoma principal.
Mr and Mrs Pete Goertzen of 256 Euclid Ave visited San Jose for the weekend with their sons Philip and Jimmy. They spent Sunday in Bakersfield as guests of Mrs and Mrs Clarence Klingenberg and family.
Miss Doris Durham and Gerald Huffman were married in the Community Baptist Church at two o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev. Gene Vaught officiated. Mrs Huffman is from Atlantic City New Jersey. Huffman works for Buena Vista Water Co in Buttonwillow. They plan to make their home here after a brief wedding trip.
Weekend with daughter Mrs Ellen Burton of Mailford and son in law Mr Ernest Burton. She will enter Kern General Hospital on 12 for major surgery. Address 30749 Madera Ave.
Mrs Don Bellows was elected historian to replace Mrs Claude Camp at the American Legions Auxiliary meeting in Veterans Memorial. A subscription renewal to Star Magazine was approved and funds were donated for a gasoline fund for outings by patients at Carville Leprosarium. March 14 Is deadline for department citation applications. Next meeting March 18 features Campfire Girls entertainment with hostess Mrs J P McCoy.
Mrs Ernest Siemens represented the Richland PTA at Wahanka Campfire Girls at Mrs Ben Peters home 254 Faber St The PTA sponsored the group Prizes were awarded for games and refreshments served Adults present included Mrs Siemens Mrs Floyd Barton guardian and Mrs Peters assistant guardian Children present included Carol Barton Nadine Bellows Nona Johnson Verna Peters Nancy Pierce Beverly Shultz Clara Tate and Rosalyn Tatum
Katie Collins daughter of Dr and Mrs George S Collins celebrated her fifth birthday Saturday afternoon at 268 Sunset Street. Games were played and Easter pails with shovels lollipops and eggs were given. Refreshments included birthday cake ice cream and punch. Mrs Collins was assisted by Margaret Freedman. Parents present were Dr Harold Freedman and Mrs Ernest Panero. Children present included Charlotte Freedman Jill Panero Margaret Baker Sandra Moor David Woodard Leonard Vannotta and Lynn Ann Wiedmann.
A small ad fragment lists prices for common items: 29¢, 23¢, 16 oz 29¢, 55c. It shows per unit and bundle pricing typical of a local newspaper ad.
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