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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1949
Page
8
In a fragmented coastal note, residents including a couple named Arnold were away over a weekend as other locals at Henry Neufeyt and Eakeshesi areas hinted at plans to depart if they could.
Mr and Mrs D C Hill accompanied by Mrs Hills mother Mrs Pearl Rohrs of Claremont returned last weekend after a weeklong motor trip to northern California and Oregon. They praised perfect weather and the Redwood Highway color display with rhododendron and dogwood blossoms. They spent three days in Eureka two days in Klamath Falls and Tulelake and returned via Mt Shasta.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Harris of Bakersfield were overnight visitors Monday at the Shafter home of Mrs Jessie McClain, Harris' mother in law. The group later were dinner visitors that evening at Weit's in Wasco.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Butler and children Steve Tim and David of Los Angeles will reside in Shafter for two months. Mr. Butler, a potato buyer, will split time between Shafter and Edison area. They are living on Sycamore Avenue.
Mr and Mrs M H Marsh visited Pasadena yesterday on business. Mr Marsh manages the Rasco Variety Store locally.
Southern California Gas requests a 19 percent general increase in domestic and commercial gas rates from the California Public Utilities Commission. President F S Wade cites rising costs and the need for a proper return on investment to maintain service, with an estimated 75 cents more per month for about one million customers and at least $9 million in additional annual gross revenue.
Stockdale golf and country club members celebrate the completion of the present clubhouse with a Saturday evening anniversary dance in the Stockdale clubhouse. A terrace buffet supper is planned with Mrs Marvin Berry as chairman assisted by Mesdames David Dux Arnold Kirschenmann and Raymond Dempsey. Reservations may be phoned to Bakersfield 36276.
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