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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1953
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Richard Jones and Mr and Mrs Paull Bodenhamer spent last weekend in Trona as overnight guests of the Bodenhamers. On Sunday the two couples motorcycled to Edwards Air Base where they were the guests of Jones and his wife.
Mrs. Menno Schellenberg and her son Larry recently returned from Gary Indiana after five days visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Glenn and other relatives. It was her first trip home in 11 years and Larry met his aunts and uncles. They traveled home in a car driven by Mrs. Schellenberg’s sister Mrs. Ramona Carson who is staying here awaiting word on joining her husband. Carson’s Army chaplain husband has served in Korea for seven months and plans to send for his wife soon from Japan.
The San Francisco Public Library houses a bound file of the Chronicle from 1885. It preserves local news, announcements, and period details from that year for researchers and readers.
Northern division winner likely San Joaquin Memorial of Fresno toppled Sanger last weekend while Shafter faces Wasco to claim Southern division and the 20 30 trophy. Coach Dan Bledsoe's Generals boast injury returnees including Carl Beach and Rudy Prender as they line up for Friday night clash.
A layette shower for Mrs. Sherwood was hosted by Ollie Mae Oliver and Gladys Miller. Guests included Charline Shores Norma Freeborn Claudine Kirkpatrick Joyce Andreotte Bessie Bilyeu Ruth Lawson Veda Elvington Mattie Dempsey Florence Laughlin Mary McCarter Elsie Shores. Gift givers were Natalina Ghilarducci Elsie Crum Lela Sivils and Doris Richards. Hayes vetoed twelve bills during his presidency.
Cecil Meadows of Kern county airports told Shafter Chamber of Commerce that with sufficient funding a rocket could reach the moon in 24 hours at 10000 mph. He cited Mars in six months and Pluto in 40 years, and noted rockets have reached 5000 mph while Wright brothers flew in 1903.
Representatives of Shafters Women’s Fellowship attend a luncheon hosted by Wasco Women’s Fellowship honoring Mrs. W. T. M. Cook of Santa Ana, state president of Southern California Women’s Fellowships.
Judge E. K. Grant announced today the appointment of Mrs Carl Taffera as the new clerk in the Shafter Judicial Township Court.
Ella Mae Starrh of Shafter is among 1016 students enrolled at Whittier College for the first semester of 1953-54. The roll includes students from Southern California, 24 other states, Hawaii, Alaska, and several foreign countries. adult students total 133 in extended day courses at the Poet school.
Fred L. Starrh of the 44th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis Washington returned to his base after spending two weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs George Starrh on Poplar Avenue Also home were Starrhs daughter Ella Mae and a classmate Carolyn Drain from Whittier College The group traveled to Lakewood near Los Angeles to see another daughter and her family Mr and Mrs William K Grainger They also visited a son Mr and Mrs Gerald Starrh and family of Glendora
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