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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1952
Page
2
Friends gather at Lakeside in Shafter to honor Mrs. Della Harper widow of Rev. Stanley Harper. Hosted by Mrs. Clyde Bell with co hostess Mrs. G L Starrh guests included Mrs Leland Bell and Mrs Jim Albright and many former friends.
A long list of gentlemen and ladies includes A. J. Hemingson A. W. Eckmann Jim Albright and many others such as T. P. Rootes Walter Poznoff Leland Bell Don ald Zachary Clyde Zachary E C Eckmann E B Stringham Sally LaMarr George Vamnatta M L Wiedmann H A Thomas George Harrison E A Brown Jack Hare Connie R A Jacobsen Ned Smith Charles Burns A P Channeson James Rosential James Jones J W Lassiter G L Starrh Clyde Bell and Miss Mary H Kelly Mrs Harper, a guest of Mrs Hemingson, left Sunday night to visit friends in Bakersfield and later in Los Angeles.
Fresh cranberry recipes offer salads relishes sauces and desserts for the season. Dishes include Five Minute Cranberry Sauce Fresh Cranberry Relish Cranberry Mousse Teamed Cranberry Pudding Jellied Cranberry Salad and a cranberry dessert mold with gelatin and pineapple.
Mr and Mrs W L Smith of Buttonwillow announce the engagement of their daughter Evelyn to Robert Scales son of Mr and Mrs M F Scales of Shafter The bride elect is a Bakersfield High School graduate and attended Pacific Bible Institute in Fresno The fiance is a Shafter High School graduate and attended Bakersfield College and Pacific Bible Institute He is now stationed at Terminal Island in Long Beach and plays football for the Navy team.
Campfire Girls eighth grade group will pack a Christmas box for needy children using proceeds from a doll sale. Blue Bird and Horizon Club girls receive Campfire Logs donated by Woodard Motors. Sixth graders to place Camp Fire calendars. Kiwanis awards honor Horizon Club and other Campfire groups. No council meeting in December.
Despite poor weather the Little Seven League hosted a girls volleyball Play Day in Rio Bravo's new gym. Seven schools participated with ten minute games under officials H C Orlich, A D Lovelace, R D Briggs and Bill Benton.
Mr and Mrs George J Harrison of Shafter avenue entertained a small group of friends at their home Saturday evening for dinner and card games. Their guests included Mrs J C Ohanneson, Mr and Mrs A P Ohanneson, and Mr and Mrs T P Rootes.
An executive board for the four women missionary circles of First Baptist Church was elected at Mrs. L. A. Kattenhorn’s home. Mrs. Fred Schardt named president of the Women’s Society, which includes Maranatha Berean High School Girls and Kings Daughters groups.
Twenty couples joined a progressive dinner hosted by the Couples Club of Union Congregational Church. After a ham dinner, officers were elected with Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Toews as new presidents. The group toured Herb Neuman’s home for shrimp cocktails, then dined at several member homes with desserts and a planned December 22 Christmas party for members' children.
A birthday dessert honored Mrs. C. W. Farrell of Bakersfield last week in the home of her son and daughter-in-law Roy and Mrs Farrell on Beech Avenue. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Farrell, Virginia, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Farrell and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Farrell, all of Bakersfield.
A Sunday dinner honoring Bill Ross of the Navy and his wife was hosted at 260 Father St by his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs W H Mouser. Ross, attending naval school in San Diego, arrived in Shaf ter Saturday evening and stayed with his wife and her parents Mr and Mrs Nelson West.
Birthday greetings were exchanged at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Selvidge and family of Buttonwillow over the weekend. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Earl Twitchell of Los Angeles who were on a hunting trip.
The Wednesday Afternoon Club meets at Veterans Memorial Hall on December 3 at 12 30 pm for a luncheon and the 37th club birthday. Members will bring a gift around 1.25 and a toy for donation to the Shafter Fire Department which will distribute them to Needy children at Christmas. Mrs Bruce Crawford chairs the program and Mrs E B Stringham heads the luncheon. luncheon committee members include Mesdames Horace Gray William Bender R M Jacobus A J Hemingson Phil Ohanneson and Leonard Duck.
Miss Ella Mae Starrh daughter of Mr and Mrs G L Starrh of Poplar Avenue arrives home this week for Thanksgiving with family. The Whit tier College senior music student travels with her roommate Miss Islands.
Stout LC reports births at Mercy Hospital November 20 and 24. Jerilynn Dee Willis, 5 pounds 6 ounces, born November 20 at 9 15 p.m. to Pete and wife at 325 Faber Street. William Bruce Connell, 6 pounds 14 ounces, born November 20 at 8 10 p.m. to Bill and wife of Riverside Avenue. Grandparents J B Stanford and W A Connell visit. other families include Jesse Young of Buttonwillow and Glen McGuire of Minter Village.
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