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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1957
Page
3
Friday evening April 12 marks the annual concert by the musical group. Belridge School hosts the event with no admission charge and invites all parents and friends to attend.
Mrs. William Goertzen hosted a birthday gathering with homemade noodle soup and fried chicken. A two inch chiffon birthday cake was presented by Mrs. Joe Turner, as guests including the Lachenmaiers, Turners, Epps, Siemens, Russells and the Goertzens enjoyed the surprise event. The couple, back from a two week Old Mexico trip, reported three marlin caught and shared Spanish religious literature enjoyed by locals.
PFC Merle B. Moore age 19, of Shafter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Moore, has been assigned as a longshoreman in the 105th Transportation Company at Fort Eustis Virginia. He enlisted in January 1955, trained at Fort Lewis Washington, and was last stationed in Goose Bay Labrador. He attended Shafter High School and worked as a farmer before joining the Army. Weekend visitors at the Askew home included relatives from Bakersfield Wheeler Ridge Shafter and Stockton.
The Richland Teachers club held its regular meeting on March 18 in the Richland School library with coffee and cookies. President Mary Todd presided as officers for next year were elected: Tom Flanagan president Larry Schellenberg first vice president Betty Horn second vice president Virginia Senior secretary Lois Robinson corresponding secretary Larry Kattenhorn treasurer Irma Clemens primary building representative Lew Sutton intermediate building representative and upper building representative.
Shafter High School PTA members and guests will attend the Richland District PTA meeting on Tuesday April 9 at 7 30 p m in the Richland School Cafeteria Shafter Avenue Doris Bondurant reports The program led by Betty Horn includes Attitudes Pay Off discussion by Dr R L Cramer A concert by the Rich ard Southwick orchestra will precede and follow the formal program New officers installations postponed to May and all business dropped for the event Hostesses are third and fourth grade room mothers A board meeting will cover procedure reports five parent education meetings and an eighth item on the agenda.
Mrs Velma Guenther spent the weekend in Porterville visiting her niece and her husband Mr and Mrs Bill Carter. Garter a former Shafterite is employed with the Whesler Furniture Co of that city.
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