Social Realm Celebrates Fortieth Anniversary and Birthdays
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Partridge marked their fortieth wedding anniversary with a party at home. Mil ton Lohr of Wasco and Mrs. Charles R. Codd of Long Beach were honored on birthday anniversaries. A turkey dinner followed by social time topped the gathering, with invitations sent to several families and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Partridge
Partridge Home
Milton Lohr
Wasco
Charles R. Codd
Long Beach
Partidge
Jacqlyn
Mary Jean
Barnard
Norma
Lois L. Berry
Party Night at the Es Wearin Era Club
Tke Shatter Press attended a Saturday party at the Es Wearin Era Club drawing steady attention. Mrs Phil Ohanneson won the women's prize. Phil Ohanneson dressed as an 1880s gentleman to take the men's award. Mrs Floyd Penn led the dance with a committee of Mesdames Taylor Tabb Ed Schnaidt and J A Roscamp assisted by Mesdames P L Arnold and A B McKinley. Refreshments of coffee and donuts were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Tke Shatter
Phil Ohanneson
Phil, Channeson
Floyd Penn
Mesdames
Flower show at Wednesday Afternoon club meeting
A flower show with prizes for best arrangements of garden and wildflowers is the feature of the Wednesday Afternoon club meeting at the clubhouse. Judge Mrs. Walter Emrick of Bakersfield will speak. entry times, nominations, and next season officers are on the agenda, with bridge and music to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Emrick
Bakersfield
County Garden
Shafter Club
M. J. Stockton
Glenn O O. Nay
Stockton
Paul Bower
Was‘co
J. H. Janzen
H. R. Janzen
Orvin Mettler
Bakersfield Relays Prep At Bakersfield Saturday
Shafter athletes selected by Coach Bill White will travel to Bakersfield for the Bakersfield Relays. Merwin Olson will run the A class 10 yard dash, Jess Combs in pole vault, Red Myers Glenn Bender and Ted Collins with Olson in the 880 yard and the medley relays. Olson may place in the 100. Top teams from Bakersfield Taft Tulare Hanford Visalia and other Kings and Tulare county schools participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An Petia
Shafter School
Wareigai
Ad Soke
Dbekersfield
Bill White
Merwin Ofson
Jess Combs
White
Olson
Bakersfield
Taft
Tulare
Hanford
Visalia
Kings and
Tulare County
Arvin Glider Meet Planned for April Weekends
Arvin booster representatives and Kern County Junior Chamber of Commerce announce a glider meet set for April 8 9 and 15 16. Southern California Soaring Association pilots will compete with prize flights over Bakersfield Taft and the Grapevine and potential new national flight records if weather cooperates. Notable southern California pilots will attend as runways are cleared at Arvin, with hopes for a yearly event due to ideal conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvin
Arvin Booster Club
Kern County
Wasco
California
Surveyors Set Sidewalk Grades For Local Streets
Cur rie Engineering surveyors began establishing sidewalk grades along Shafter streets as WPA funding negotiations progress. City council accepted the project proposal for Assessment District No 1 and Currie was directed to prepare plans and specs for sidewalks curbs and gutters on Central Avenue and other streets awaiting final government approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Currie Engineering Company
F. S. Currie
Currie
WPA
Central Avenue
Rain total for week 5.99 inches in Shafter area
The week brought 5.99 inches of rain to Shafter with 0.12 Sunday 0.23 Monday and 0.11 Tuesday at the experimental farm gauge. The season total compares to 8.33 inches last year as storms affect crops. wheat and cattle benefit while potato crops face damage and farmers weigh cultivation amid uncertain forecast. Weather from southern California covered the southern San Joaquin valley with variable fall and possible freezes ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Fter
San Joaquin Valley
California
Shafter Townsend Club Dinner in Richland Grammar Cafeteria
Guests from Wasco and Bakersfield attended a Shafter Townsend club dinner at Richland grammar school cafeteria. John Nikkel, club president, served as toastmaster while a program of vocal and instrumental music was presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco
Bakersfield
Shafter Townsend Club
Richland Grammar School
John Nikkel
Rough Board Set For School Play At Shafter High
A rough board cabin interior is built on Shafter high school stage under William White. Students rehearse for the April production of The Trail of the Lonesome Pine with chinked walls oil lamps burlap curtains and a rifle rack. A backyard scene with shrubs pump and outbuildings is visible through a door while the other door opens to the cabin interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
William White
Daintiness in Women Wins Men's Favor
The piece argues men prefer women who are dainty and well groomed, noting freshness in dress and personal care. It outlines routines such as bathing, applying deodorant, and wearing clean undergarments daily to maintain this image.
Job Hunting Girl Over 30 Faces Tough Competition
A woman over 30 seeking work recounts how age bias and layoffs leave older applicants competing with younger, cheaper workers. An adviser notes younger candidates are preferred for training ease and vigor, urging optimism and target matching to employers.
Martyr Type Has No Place for Quiet Courage
Mrs. Richard Mather Boardman preaches living with calm in hardship and joy in life. A prominent New York school founder and grandmother, she maintains vitality and a busy social life while facing challenges with a step by step approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mather Boardman
Latta Highlights at Redlands Writers Week
F F Latta a Shafter high school teacher and League of Western Writers president spoke at the University of Redlands opening Writers Week. He gave talks at a Sunday noon luncheon and round table and Monday morning assembly. He discussed a July Treasure Island convention and local history topics. Approximately 250 league members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Latta
Shafter High
League of Western Writers
University of Redlands
Latta
Redlands University
Los Angels
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Lawrence Nelson
Redlands
Bakersfield
San Francisco
Latta States
League
Rupert Hughes
Thirty Babies Examined at Local Well-Baby Conference
Thirty babies were examined at the regular monthly well baby conference held Friday at the American Legion hall. The Kern County health department officials local doctors and members of the American Legion auxiliary conducted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Hall
Kern ‘County Department. of Health
American Legion Auxiliary
Louise Schneider Dies in Bakersfield Hospital
Louise Schneider 76 a Shafter resident for 10 years died Tuesday at Kern General Hospital Bakersfield after a sudden illness. She was born in Russia and lived in Kansas Oklahoma and California. Survived by five sons Ezra Carl Isaac William H C Schneider two daughters Louise Fox and S D Sinner two brothers A C Ortner and Christ Ortner Funeral services Saturday at 2 30 p m in the German Adventist church with Elder H E McWhiney officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Schneider
Shafter
Kern General Hospital
Bakersfield
Schneider
Russia
America
Kansas
Schneiders
Oklahoma
California
Ezra
Carl
Isaac
William
H. C. Schneider
Louise Fox
S. D. Sinner
Richland School Opera Offers The Magic Beanstalk
Final rehearsals proceed for Richland school operetta The Magic Beanstalk to be staged April 14 and 15. Alfred H. Smith directs assisted by Edythe Magee with Ida B. Engle costume team, Alberta Lantz choreographs dances, and cast includes Jane Paslay Julianna Murray Evans Leona Reimer Dora Neufeld and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred H. Smith
Edythe Magee
Ida B. Engle
Edna Wisely
Frances Whitmore
Alberta Lantz
Jane Paslay
Jack
Julianna
Leona Reimer
Murray Evans
Asas
Giant
Dora Neufeld
Gypsy Ann
Shafter High Band Performs at Rotary Meeting in Neuman
The Shafter high school band directed by P. L. Arnold presented a 15 minute program at the Shafter Rotary Club meeting in Café Neuman. Rev Clarence R Wagner of Delano spoke on where allegiance centers likening life to baseball and stressing a higher loyalty than business or state. Wagner secretary of Delano Rotary praised church ties, and letters from Kromeriz and Prague clubs were read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
P. L. Arnold
Clarence .R. Wagner
Delano
Shafter Rotary Club
Café Neuman
Wagner
Delano Rotary Club
Kromeriz
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Grover Youngs
Shafter Club
W. Larson
Bakersfield
Stenographer Rises To Santa Fe Presidency
Edward J. Engel, longtime Santa Fe stenographer turned executive, was named president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company to fill the vacancy created by the death of Samuel T. Bledsoe. Engel, born July 28, 1874 in Havana Ohio, began with the railroad in 1899 and rose through the ranks to executive vice president before the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Engel
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Mr. Engel
Samuel T. Bledsoe
Edward Kenneth
Pennsylvania
Havana
Ohio
Ephraim
Maria Almina (Myers) Engel
Republic
Business
Sandusky
Nellie Edwards Grover
South Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Louisa Carpenter DeCew
Chicago
The
Santa Fe
E. P. Ripley
Engel Named Executive Vice President of Santa Fe
The Santa Fe system elevates Mr. Engel to executive vice president following long service as assistant to the president since 1910 and as chief clerk in the president's office. His ascent reflects his deep familiarity with operations, traffic and finance across the railroad network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engel
Santa Fe
Mr. Engel
Edward P. Ripley
Wm. B. Storey
Samuel T. Bledsoe
New hall started at Shafter Farm Workers camp
A new recreation hall with four rooms began construction this week at the Shafter Farm Workers camp. It will sit east of the current hall and provide space for activities and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hall
Shafter Farm
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Walter Bergen
Johnnie Siemens
Leonard Gaede
Laurence Annis
Harvey Gaede
Ernest Schnidt
Harlan Wilson
Dick Eckmann
Eckmann
Arthur Johnson
E. P. Jones
F. L. Hudson
Laurence Baughman
Walter Eckmann
Gienna O. Nay
Ed. Brown
Bessie G. Thomas
Frank Latta
Virginia Rexius
Carl Gunnarson
Las Vegas
Nevada
Ford Gilbert
First Methodist Church
Gunnarson
Jacob Rexius
Roy Arnold
Kingsburg
Lake Mead
Boulder City
Shefter Theatre
Shatter
Townsend
By Patricia Lindsay
Annabella
Louise ‘Schneider
Richland
Hancock Gas
Darby Day Hancock
All
KEM & CO
P. V.'s Corner
Tadys
Aggue Caintty
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Pacific Street
Sierra Vista Tract
H.J. Harder
Building Service
Shafter, California
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