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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1946
Page
4
Arrangements are complete for the Masket picnic of the Texas Club to be held Sunday at 10 am atreliver Park near Bakers field for all former Texans and their families. For details contact Mrs Ruth Gluyas secretary or A Roy Nisbett president.
Mr and Mrs Dan Loewen honored their son Wallace Loewen and his wife at a reception held at their home recently. Several out of town guests attended including Mr and Mrs Leslie Holmes and family Mr and Mrs H H Lepp and Mr and Mrs Reinheld Richard of Bakersfield Mr and Mrs J H Loewen Miss Esther Nichel and Mr Melvin Poews of Dinu
Frederick Mettler marked his sixth birthday May 15 at his parents home Mr. and Mrs. Roland Mettler hosted a party attended by Morrell and Ward Pfeifle Darrell Donald and Janet Mettler Belve Ann Mona Vie Moore Nancy Pierce Dennis Gaede Paula McClure Sharon Weidenbach Frankie Ware Stanley Gamegan Jon Johnson Leon Johnson Phylis Pat Stoller Ronnie Carol Witcher and Maureen Mettler Mothers present included Mesdames Bert Ware Arnold Pfeifle Alvin Weidenbach Ben Stoller Simon Mettler F W Mettler and Mylo Mettler.
Mrs Rose Zerkel of Oildale entertained her daughter Mrs Er Vin Fike and Mesdames Wilber Stocker Dumont for dinner Thursday night.
Roy A. Contreras S 1 c of Shafter received his discharge from the Navy on May 14 at the Naval Separation Center in San Pedro He enlisted December 7 1943 in Los Angeles and served overseas aboard the U S Independence from November 1944 to March 1946 participating in the battles of the Philippines China Sea and Okinawa Canteras attended Shafter High School before joining the Navy.
Mr and Mrs C G Lindquist host son Gordon A Lindquist of Pasadena and cousin Marvin Chinberg of Los Angeles as weekend visitors at their home.
Mr and Mrs Lee Bergman along with Cecil Bergman attended the song fest given by the Mennonite Church on Sunday afternoon at Fresno.
Rose Is Discharged Navy airman Rose Jr 2 c son of J W Rose of Shafter was discharged May 14 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center in San Pedro He enlisted April 5 1944 in Los Angeles and went overseas after boat training He served at Naval Air Stations in Honolulu Pearl Harbor and Palmyra and received the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon Victory Medal and American Area Ribbon A Shafter High School graduate he worked at Rose Crome Farms before enlistment.
Miss Edna Prieve, a Richland Grammar School teacher, has been confined to her home for several days with a broken ankle. She is improving but still relies on crutches.
Pvt. Doy F. Fennton has completed basic training at the Anti Aircraft Replacement Training Center in Fort Bliss Texas and is assigned to occupation troops. He received anti aircraft artillery training on 40 mm automatic guns and was inducted February 21 1946. he is the son of Flora Fen ton of Shafter.
Mrs. Les Hobson recently traveled south to visit her daughter Mrs. Ralph Locke and son Kenneth Crocker and their families. Letha Bartel, in training at Huntington Memorial Hospital, was in Shafter Tuesday visiting her family.
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