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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1959
Page
9
Hale Smith vows were recited at the Wee Kirk O The Heather in Las Vegas on February 28 at 6 30 p m. The bride wore white brocaded satin with fur trim and black accessories. The groom and family joined a reception in Las Vegas then traveled to Baker and Barstow before returning home to the Smith ranch near Rio Bravo school.
Pilgrim Fellowship of the Union Congregational Church spent a day in Sequoia National Park Lodge Pole with twenty High School youths and sponsors Stanley Cook Burley Dooley Reg Hammond and Bert Ware leading activities including tubing and skiing. Participants included Charlie McClain Frank Ware Bill Schacht Brent Roberts Phillip Anderson Janet Jacobsen Herb Jacobsen Christy Neuman Donna Willis Carol Hooks Brenda Boels Larry Powell Marilyn Thomas Shirley Kendrick Doug Toewsette Dooley John Dooly Dana Bledsoe guests Allen Gill and Allen Gaede of Wasco.
The motorcar has driven the expansion of suburbs across the United States, reshaping urban and rural landscapes. It enabled commuters to live farther from workplaces, fueling residential sprawl and new patterns of development. The automobile transformed transportation, real estate, and city planning.
A Shafter Press column muses on how spring hats reveal personality, from a Tyrolean felt to exotic designs. The writer teases readers about gendered headwear and invites feedback ahead of Easter Parade coverage.
Robert Love and Dolly Jean Begley were honored at a Tuesday night wedding shower at Robert’s grandmother Minnie Butler’s home. Guests included numerous relatives and friends, games were played, prizes awarded, and many lively gifts were received.
Hal Mattley will be the guest speaker for a Business and Professional Women's Club meeting on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Shafter Motel. Theme is Lets Learn About our Community. Chairman Lorraine Christensen is assisted by Alva Preston, Helen Hasty and Nora Ockey.
Mr and Mrs Bill Hasbrook were honored with a farewell party by Pentecostal Church of God members and friends. They received a money tree gift and announced plans to start a new business in Garden Grove after leaving Shafter where Hasbrook ran a barber shop for twelve years. About fifty attendees attended the event to wish them well.
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