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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1945
Page
6
Laurion Sales Drive opened with a staff skit in which a freshman learns about the Laurion yearbook. Editors and section chiefs outlined features and purchase details as students were urged to support the project.
Mr and Mrs J W Frizzell entertained last Thursday with Mrs Frizzell s two brothers G L Gryatt and wife from Glendale and W C Fryatt wife and two sons from Bakersfield as guests.
Funeral services for George Rohrback aged 54 of Buttonwillow were held Wednesday November 28 with burial in Shafter Cemetery.
Margaret Kattenhorn, a senior, was named Victory Bond Queen of Shafter High School after a Monday assembly, winning 420 votes. Barrie Burns, a junior, came in second with 415 votes, and Helen Mouser, a senior, was third with 20 votes. Gene Harless, student president, presented the crown while Principal Jack Hill praised the bond sale record and announced the winners. Music was provided by the high school bard directed by P. L. Arnold.
The Ernest J. Kump Company designs twelve new square classrooms for Richland with flexible sectional furniture, acoustic treatment, and indirect lighting. Exterior features pitched asbestos roofs and brick walls to blend with the district’s existing facilities, including the nearby cafeteria.
Mr and Mrs Irvin Fike hosted Friday night guests for Thanksgiving including Harvey Funk and son Bobbie and Etheleen Toews, with Charles Adams Marilyn Adams Ray Wright Alva Adams and others from multiple cities. Mrs Rose Logan and son Jim arrive in Shafter to visit Mrs J A Roscamp for about two months.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davis and their son from Tulare spent last weekend in Shafter with Mrs. Davis' mother, Mrs. Ralph Sanderson.
A former meeting at the Shafter County Building Friday at 2 00 p m will elect the 1946 Community Committeemen of the Agricultural Conservation Association. J H Fuller chairman says farmers should attend for the Kern County Handbook and conservation needs discussion.
Funeral services were held for 5 month old twins Jesse and Jennie, children of Mr and Mrs Gonzales Marchalor of Buttonwillow. Burial followed at Shafter Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Dan Wendland entertained for Thanksgiving dinner with guests including Mr and Mrs Wm Bestwater and daughter Lt Vonnex Mr and Mrs Harvey Gaede and son Kenny and Mr and Mrs Powell McCoy and daughter Sandra notations indicate a social gathering among local residents and military family members.
Mr and Mrs Ben Siesherdt and daughters Betty and Carol spent Thanksgiving Day with Rev and Mrs Chris Ummel and Gwendolyn.
The Central Valley Highway Association adopted a resolution urging the state legislature to revise gas tax allocations to favor rural counties. Assemblyman T H Werdel spoke on the current population based distribution while rural highways bear heavy use. County engineers reported top priority for the Central Valley route in federal aid programs and $170000 budgeted for Kern County sections.
A pre-Thanksgiving social in Shafter hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Allen C. Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown welcomed sixty two guests. An outdoor fireplace dominated the Anderson patio for the large gathering.
The Richland Elementary School District in Shafter California invites bids by 8 PM December 17 1945 for one or two GMC chassis ACR 520 series and one or two Gillig 64 passenger bodies plus one or two International K8 chassis and one or two Gillig 459C bodies. Bids must meet State Board of Education rules. The board may reject any or all bids and will open bids at Richland School. Merrill Thomas clerk notes specifications at the superintendent’s office.
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