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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1951
Page
3
Lions entertained sons at a father son banquet in Lee's dining room. Roy Farrell, Richland School physical education director, reported that attendees watched University of California football games for entertainment.
At a recent American Legion Auxiliary meeting in Memorial Hall, chairmen announced needs and projects. Rehabilitation chairman Mrs. Art Kadel said West Los Angeles Veterans Hospital needs skid slippers and a notice will go out after purchase. she also mentioned the Carville leprosy colony subscription. Poppy chairman Mrs. J W Lassiter reported schools have materials for posters with prizes for best primary and junior high designs. Pan Americanism chairwoman Mrs. T P Rootes is compiling a California scrapbook for Uruguay schools or hospitals, asking for photos and stories. constitution and by-laws chair Mrs. George Enns gave a first reading of an amendment.
Services were held at the graveside Tuesday afternoon for Steven John DeShane infant son of Mr and Mrs John J DeShane of Sill Ranch Shafter The Rev Fr Patrick Breslin presided over the rites at the graveside
James M. Nugent, 21, son of Mr and Mrs J B Nugent of Beach Street, is stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi Mississippi where he is training to be a radio operator Nugent is a graduate of Shafter High School and Bakersfield Junior College.
Mrs Olive Tackett, recovering from a Feb 6 operation, traveled by train to Los Angeles to visit her cousin Mrs Woodrow Faulkner in El Centro. Snow halted bus service and a bus strike began delaying her route, forcing a train to San Diego where a five hour wait followed before she finally flew the remaining distance, spending about 50 minutes in flight after 20 hours of prior travel.
During the lettuce packing season five ice plants at Salinas produce more than 4500 tons of ice daily.
Mrs Harlin P Wilson is the new president of the Richland School PTA succeeding Mrs Lee Thomas. Other officers elected include Mrs Harry Thompson vice president Mrs Lee Bergman secretary Mrs Frank Russell treasurer Fred Hasty auditor and Mrs Dan Weitz historian. The PTA panel led by John Peterson discussed Conservation as It Is Taught in Our Schools with eighth grade panelists Floyd Leach Clarence Kastner Billy Hearn Dolores Higby Vernon Hanson and Doris Wilson. The sextet sang El Mart on De ManiNa and Jesus Joy of Man's Desiring with singers Opal Day Rosie Wiens Larry Thompson Kim Smith Michael Hernandez and Marjorie Mettler.
The Shafter High School chapter of the California Scholastic Federation will initiate 30 new members at a 5 30 p m potluck dinner in the high school auditorium. President Layton Lynch announced the initiates include Joyce Bell Jim Brown Karen Clarkin Daniel Contrerars Janet Correll Jim Correll Johnny De Vincenzo Anna Duggan Harold Joe Joyce Hall Joann Hearn Jay Jones Marjorie Liles Robert Liles Josephine Lopez Marion Mettler Paul Middleton Norma Nix Marie Nutt Mickey Perry Geraldine Reynolds Jennie Riley Marilyn Smith Mary Stephens Max Tudor Donna Weitz Chuck Wright Barbara Wroten Ken Cooper Patsy Harvey. The event will be assisted by fellow members Troy Smart Bert Fuller Harley Martin Kenneth Handel and Morton Brown. The note adds that the world's largest known gold nugget was found at Carson Hill in Calaveras county.
A series of births announced from Shafter Wasco and surrounding areas includes Alan Wayne Neu man born March 8 at Mercy Hospital weighing nine pounds one ounce, son David Vern Knoy born March 1 in Miss Freise's Maternity Home weighing seven pounds two ounces, Patricia Diane Gladden born March 6 at Wasco Maternity Home, six pounds four ounces, and David Wayne Thomas born March 4 at Wasco Maternity Home weighing ten pounds eight ounces. The families listed are Mr and Mrs Marvin Neu man, Mr and Mrs Fred Knoy, and Mr and Mrs Otis Gladden and Mr and Mrs Robert Thomas.
The Rev. and Mrs. Albert Neal and their daughter Brenda of Yreka visited Shafter last week to attend the funeral of the 16 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Roper at the Pentecostal Church of God.
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