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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1955
Page
4
The elective officers party planned for May 9 is postponed to September 12. A regular meeting is set for Monday with two Shafter candidates to receive degrees. All Shafter members are urged to attend.
In Saint Theresa church Sunday April 24, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller united in a double ring ceremony. Geraldine Little and Henry Miller of Wasco were married by Father Patrick Breslin with 150 guests at a reception in the Veteran's Memorial hall. Geraldine wore Chantilly lace over satin with orange blossoms. Lionel Moore led her to the altar as her brother. The couple plans to reside in Wasco after a background in local schools and farming affiliations.
Members of the Three Squares Dance club joined Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Smith for a Sunday afternoon garden party. The hosts showcased blooms including irises and pansies while guests from Bakersfield Wasco Belridge Shafter Wildwood and other areas enjoyed clippings to take home and angel food cake with coffee.
Harvey Gaede and his father Henry left Friday for fishing at Crowley Lake. Also fishing there are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Russell Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lachenmaier and Jan Emil Kirschenmann Ralph Lachenmaier and his brother-in-law Clarence Schreer of Lodi. One of the group called in Saturday reporting eight inches of snow and it was still snowing.
Mrs. Irvin Toews president of Richland district PTA Mrs Leonard Gaede secretary Mrs Lee Bergman and Mrs Bill Tillman attend the convention in Los Angeles Also attending are Mrs William Irvin president elect and Mrs Leonard Duck vice president elect of Shafter High PTA in the same trip.
A pink-and-blue baby shower honored Mrs. Lowell Reimer at the Los Angeles avenue home of Mrs. H R Peters with Mrs. Tommy Pember and her mother as co hosts. Prizes were won by Mrs. C F Ratzlaff and Kenneth Buller. Doris Buller took the door prize.
The Happy Lark Bluebird group held a Mother’s Day garden tea at Mrs. Jack Williams home. Daughters presented corsages to mothers, sang Bluebird songs, and shared a Bluebird Wish. Mary Tiberghein reported on camp fire program progress. many members and guests attended.
Beta Zeta chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma enjoyed a McFarland picnic with steak fry hosted by Edna Armstrong. Charlotte Chichester attended the California State convention in San Francisco on April 30 and reported on the event. Next meeting will be in Delano at Winifred Byrum’s home on May 15 to plan a regional conference, with members listed from Shafter Delano Wasco and McFarland.
A birthday luncheon for three year old Barbara Duck was hosted by her mother Mrs Leonard Duck at Manne Park on Thursday April 28. Lunch featured sandwiches salad punch ice cream and a decorated birthday cake. Guests included Leanna Harrington Ryan Spitzer Marilee Nelson Sally Pearce Frankie Martins Linda Michael Johnny Voth David and Susan Mason.
Don Knowles was reelected second vice-president at the 35th anniversary and convention of the California Mennonite Sunday School and Christian Endeavor conference held April 22 23 and 24 at the First Mennonite Church in Paso Robles. He was accompanied by his wife Gloria.
Rev. Mel Krug announces a 7 30 p m Sunday screening of Ambassad or of Christ at First Baptist as part of The Life of the Apostle Paul. The second Sunday features missions study at 6 30 p m with groups, and Rev Krug will preach Born Again by the Word of God at 11 a m.
Mr and Mrs Carl Lewis of Tu l are avenue welcome Shirley Louise born April 28 at Freise's Maternity home Bakersfield. Grandparents are Joe Mara Noah Lewis. 11 pound girl born to Mr and Mrs Bill Allen May 1 at Freise's Maternity home Bakersfield. Cleave Henderson announces Deborah Kay born April 27 weight 6 14. Grandparents Homer Stacy Shafter and Lee Henderson Famoso. Maurice Hoyt and wife San Jose announce second child a boy born April 28 in San Jose hospital weight 8 7 1 2 pounds with brother Steve. Grandparents Steve Roberts California avenue and Lewis Hoyt Campbell. Mrs Roberts left Wednesday to spend days with her daughter.
The Richland PTA meets in the Richland cafeteria at 7 30 p m Tuesday with Bruce Crawford superintendent of Richland Schools giving a progress report on the Morreset survey. Cub Scouts present a skit and PTA music scholarships are awarded. Baby sitters will supervise young children during the meeting.
The Altar Society of St. Therese's Church met at Mrs. John Butler's Grant street home with Mrs. Dee Fairbanks presiding. Final plans were set for a rummage sale scheduled for Saturday May 14 next to Food Town market. refreshments of donuts and coffee were served. Attendees included Mrs. Ella Brown Emilene Hodges Celestine Weaver Dee Fairbanks Helen Weaver Carolyn Peck Sally Mortimore Hazel Frizzell Nattie Cortez and Sarah Carrasco.
The sermon titled Adam and Fallen Man emphasizes God as the source of man’s upliftment and cites 1 Corinthians 15 22 and Revelation 21 3 7 as guiding texts. It quotes Mary Baker Eddy on Science and Health contrasting popular theology with the Science of Mind and cites the creation narrative from Genesis to frame the topic.
Local Jehovahs Witnesses announce a special week in Shafter led by A L Borchardt of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. Meetings at 525 Kern St run almost nightly with a public address Sunday afternoon titled Conduct In An Unodly World. Public admission is free.
St Mark s Episcopal church service will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Brown Monday evening at 7 30 at 340 Manuel avenue with the Very Reverend E Leslie Rolls in charge Rev Rolls was elected Dean of the Southern Deanery of the Missionary District of San Joaquin in Bakersfield at St Paul s church May 1 St Mark s Guild will meet at the home of Mrs Brown at 10 o clock Tuesday morning May 24 A dessert bridge and canasta party will be held at the P L Arnold home 349 Sycamore avenue at 1 30 Wednesday afternoon May 11 Reservations may be made by anyone who is interested by telephoning 835 or 737 Mrs George Vine will be co hostess
The Dorcas Welfare Society of the Seventh Day Adventist church in Shafter plans a Mother's Day program on May 7 at 8 p.m. in Kern Academy auditorium. It features a pantomime A Christian Mother in the Home and a dialogue on Overseas Welfare, with essay contest winners and letters by academy students honored. An after program needlework auction by society members will follow.
Mrs Sie mens sister and husband Mr Frantz and wife from Wasco visit Ernest Sie mens from Wednesday to Saturday with daughter Darlene of San Jose accompanying.
Rev. Paul Edward Babbitt will preach Whose World Is This Any way at 11 o clock Sunday May 8 at the Union Don ational church Tulare across from the High A Mother's Day choir under L R Snively will sing and a nursery is provided Families are urged to attend together Sunday school starts 9 30 a m The Fumblers Class for men meets 10 a m under the trees nearby All men invited to attend
The High School Bible club known as CLOC Club completed a campus evangelistic crusade April 17 to 23 on the SHS campus. Meetings were held at the Mennonite Brethren church in Shafter and the First Baptist church in Wasco, sponsored by Shafter and Wasco Cloc clubs.
Funeral services for Mary Kroeker with Elder Stanley Hiten to officiate at Armstrongs Mortuary in Baton Rouge where she died May 1. She was 82 and served 15 years as a Seventh Day Adventist missionary. Survivors include a sister Anna Brown of Hanford and a son in Los Angeles. burial in Shafter cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Gaede and their children enjoyed the Song Festival at the Civic Auditorium in Fresno Sunday. They visited friends in Reedley on the way home. Mr and Mrs Harold Wiens and their family also attended the event.
Mr and Mrs Henry Turner 323 Pacific welcomed granddaughter and husband Claude Arwin from Los Angeles guests. Their daughter Clive Du Bois and husband and daughter Michele from Compton also spent the weekend with them.
An ad for Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures claims health through Christian Science. It states many have been healed after other methods fail and lists price and order details. Church services are noted with times for Sunday worship and Sunday School, plus a first Wednesday meeting.
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