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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1940
Page
4
Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 marked its twenty first founding with a dinner at the Legion hall on James street. Guests and Auxiliary members attended a Patrick motif evening with talks and dancing. Shafter Legion post and Auxiliary post anniversary timings were noted.
Miss Helen Flaming hosted the BDorcas Sewing Circle at First Mennonite Church Friday evening. Devotionals were led by Flaming and refreshments served with attendees including Mesdames George Hiebert Lester Neufeld Jake Flaming and several Misses Neuman Gaede Esau Warkentin Froese Neuled Reimer Gilan zer Unruh.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Short hosted a Sunday family gathering in Shafter with relatives visiting the flower fields and sharing a picnic lunch. Guests included Mr and Mrs Nevin Burrell Tulare Mr and Mrs H Canfield and family Mr and Mrs Jack Short and family Mrs T E Vines and family Mr and Mrs D S Clarke and family Lindsay and Mr and Mrs Julio Palmero Visalia.
Breakfast was served to girls of the senior class and women of the faculty at Shafter high school on Sunday morning. Arrangements were made by homemaking students under Miss Katherine Goode. Committees included Marie Jones general chair, Clara Nikkel menu, Evelyn Hop ken and Stella Nixon table arrangements, Nadine Duke Jessie Nelms and June Gregory serving, and Freda Neuman invitations and place cards. Attendees listed include Mary Katherine Lockard Norma Neufeld Letha Becker Muriel Gage Marie Jones Clara Nikkel Helen Nikkel Ruby Froese Alvera Willard Freda Neuman Rohna Mettler Loa Starrh Helen Sly Thelma Warkentin Stella Nixon Marie Abbott Hattie Me cham Jessie Carrasco Charlotte Herman Emogene Thompson and faculty Miss Sarah Stys Miss Frasquita Sullivan Miss Lena Shultz Miss Helyn McCormick and Mrs Roy Laugesen.
Mary Crandall Howell was honored Tuesday evening at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Sub Deb members at Norma Neufeld’s home. Chinker checks were played by guests and corsages of sweet peas were given by the hostesses. Betty Osborn won a prize during the evening with a list of co-hostesses and guests including Norma Neufeld Eleanor Fox June Lachenmaier Eleanor Reimer Phyllis Prieve Mary Katherine Lockard Tommie Lockard Dean Lockard Eloy Bergen Helen Fast Roberta White Virginia Nay Virginia Gunnarson Peggy Buyers Rosalie Hitchcock Dorothy Johnson and Mrs Earl Crandall.
Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 American Legion Auxiliary members met at the Legion hall Tuesday to plan buying and selling 550 Memorial Day poppies. Acting president Mrs. P. C Guenther led the session in place of Mrs. Taylor Tabb. A social hour followed with hostess Mrs. J. P. Hansen and assistance from Mrs. Frank Annis. Other attendees included Mesdames Glenn O. Nay Lois Berry Eurith Weston G. L. Starrh George Enns H. G. Comfort Floyd Raney F. P. Vandenberg P. C. Guenther W. E. G. Little and Pete Bender.
Edward Little was feted Friday night at his home on his eighty second birthday. Family and friends from the V. E. G. Little and T. V. Little clans attended with Mrs. V. E. G. Little hosting. He has lived in Shafter since 1920 after homesteading in Manitoba, Canada in 1882.
Mrs Barnes of the Kern County library staff will discuss Snow Covered Wagons at the book section meeting. Other Donner party titles will be mentioned by the librarian during the Monday 2 PM gathering at Mrs Vandenberg's home.
Mrs Walter Bergen hosted the M A S St Patrick Day gathering at Woods Stone ranch. President Mrs Harvey Gaede led a business meeting to plan spring social and club affairs. New member Mrs Raymond Mettler joined. guests included Mrs Paul Wilson and others as pastel Peas and greens themed the refreshments.
Mincheca Camp Fire group entertained Wasco Girl Scouts with an Easter party Friday night March 15 at the Legion hall. Easter games preceded ice cream cake and Easter eggs served by Mrs. H. C. Neufeld and the refreshment committee. After refreshments the girls enjoyed folk dancing. Committees included decoration Vivian Little Donna Neufeld Juanita Ling Doris Jean Nicks Neema Fenton Mrs. QO. T. Olson entertainment Mary Lou Gwinn Audrey Little Loretta Jacobs Miss Edythe Magee refreshments Elizabeth Daniels Wanda Holmes Elsie Schmidt and Mrs. H. C. Neufeld.
Mrs Mae Safford of Bakersfield spoke on travels through Mexico the Hawaiian Islands and the Orient at a Wednesday Afternoon club meeting. Mrs W E G Little described Peace Gardens on the American Canadian border while Vivien Little and Audrey Little sang Oh Canada. Hostesses were Mesdames George Norin H C Neufeld O T Olson and Phil Channeson.
Rio Bravo couple Mr and Mrs Clyde Zachary and sons visit relatives in Santa Cruz during Easter. J Bell of Venice and Mrs James Forbes of Placienta visit relatives here. Oscar Rice returns from Mercy hospital after an operation. Several locals travel to Los Angeles and Kingsburg for weekends. Mrs T M Martin spends a weekend in Los Angeles with relatives and her son Whiting. F J Schiermann hosts a small group at home with guests including Glen Wood Frank Munsey Albert Lane P L Bergen C L Martin Elnor Schierlmann and Paul Enns.
Mr and Mrs Harold Wenthrup of Lodi visited Shafter over the weekend at the Pete Bender home. They are en route on a journey to Boulder Dam and other scenic western spots.
Easter vacations started yesterday at Shafter high school Richland Shafter elementary and Rio Bravo elementary schools Maple school began Friday and will extend through the present week, with classes resuming Monday morning per school principals.
Mollie Herman Coolidge who ran Floral Art in Wasco for six years opens a new shop in Shafter at Ruhlmans. Ann Blankenship will manage the shop offering Easter corsages, potted lilies, blooming plants, wedding and funeral flower displays, and a wide range of cut flowers.
The Wasco churches report Easter activities with sermons on the resurrection. Union Congregational lists services and baptisms with guest organist Richard Hetz and youth sacrament study. First Baptist and First Mennonite note Sunday school, morning worship, and evening sermons. Evangelical Reformed details English and German services and Good Friday events. St John’s Catholic Church schedules masses and confessions. Christian Science Society observes Sunday services and Sunday school.
Duwayne Taylor, a Marine stationed in Shanghai, describes watching the South Station and race course bombings, the doomed Chinese battalion escape into the International settlement, and ongoing bombardments. He recalls a tense incident with a Japanese car near the Chinese flag, and notes evidence of brutality but no widespread U.S. women abuse. Taylor expects to finish his enlistment in San Diego after visiting Shafter.
Absent voters may apply for ballots for the Shafter city election on April 9 at City Clerk Frank Shaw’s office until April 4. Upon application the clerk delivers or mails an official ballot with envelopes. the ballot number and delivery date are recorded on the application or registration affidavit, and a list of absent voters is filed with the precinct inspector before election day.
Mr and Mrs Ray Michael of Long Beach are visiting in Shafter at the home of their cousins Dr and Mrs P C Guenther.
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