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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1948
Page
5
Shafter residents celebrated Thanksgiving with large family gatherings across homes in town and nearby communities. Many hosted relatives from Bakersfield Delano Dinuba Corcoran Reedley and other areas while some attended football games before or after meals.
Thanksgiving day gathering at the Woman's Club House formed a large reunion. A T shaped banquet table with chrysanthemum floral arrangements showcased turkey and trim mings. Entertainment included moving pictures by Ed Peters. Attendees from Shafter Wasco and Fresno included Siemens Peters and Schmidt families with many children. SEE PAGADENA PLAYE!
The Young People of the First Baptist Church held a hobo party starting at Mrs. C. Everts home and visiting several houses on Orange Street for food and activities. Miss Norma Jean Nix organized the event attended by Norma Jean Nix Dixie Sturges Marjorie Vannatta Jim mie Fay Witcher James Grumbles Waylon Sturges Jimmy Schmidt Donald Day Max Tudor I R Simonson Jay Raney Kay Raney Kenneth Witcher and others for a PRPORT Community Chest event.
Emil Stoller was celebrated on Thanksgiving day with a surprise birthday dinner hosted by Mrs. Stoller at their Lerdo Road home. Leah Stoller and Jack Stoller earned ladies and men’s high prizes in the evening bridge, while Rhoda Roscamp and Emil Stoller took low honors. Attendees included Henry Schnaidt, Jack Stoller, Earl Roscamp of Bakersfield, Ben Stoller, Dr. P. C. Guenther and their spouses, and the Stollers of Shafter.
About 65 Kern district No. 15 members attended the American Legion Auxiliary district meeting in Taft on Sunday November 21. Speakers included Mrs Grover Caster of Clovis press department chairman and Mrs William Snodgrass a recent national convention attendee in Miami Florida.
John Epp and Mr and Mrs Henry Kroeker hosted the holiday gathering with Barbara Fox and Nancy Shore joining from Miles City Montana and Oakland. Barbara Fox and Nancy Shore, students at Woodbury College, traveled home from Los Angeles.
A November 23 layette shower at the Rueben Dirksen home honored Mrs. Andrew Nightingale. Co hosted by Mesdames Reuben Dirksen and Ernest Ehrhardt. Prizes awarded to five guests. pink napkins and themed refreshments filled the event.
Thanksgiving night a birthday party was held for Lewis McCaslin with Mrs. McCaslin presenting gifts. Guests included Jack Grewell and family, John Pulcher of Oildale, Charlie McCaslin and sons of Edison, J A Bonds and daughters, Elmer Hicks family, Juanita Rodgers and daughter, Estaline Millard and sons, Alice Luker, Juanita Williams, and Dick and Jack Kelly of Byron. Dick and Jack Kelly, Byron, visiting Shafter for Thanksgiving with relatives.
Margaret Goertzen employed at the Bank of America has been confined to her home for one week.
Mrs. W. G. Shay returns to Shafter following a week in Dinuba prompted by the death of her father Lee Bond on November 11. Bond had lived in Shafter eight years before moving to Dinuba in September. Support Community Chest. News on arrival reports the family names and moves.
Mrs Don L Westfahl received a surprise layette shower Tuesday at her Bakersfield home 2308 Edwards Street Co hosts were Mesdames Reuben Becker and A W Northam of Shafter Guests included many Bakersfield and Shafter residents Gifts included baby book prizes for Ann Trotter Letha Westfahl and Lucille Bryan Door prize went to Norma Buller Centerpieces pink and blue bassinettes and umb rel a cookies were served Spanish cream chiffon cake and coffee Also noted were visits by locals to gain community chest support and various family and guest travels between Bakersfield Shafter and Pasadena areas
Mrs Fred Ruhlman entertained her bridge club with a dessert bridge Tuesday evening at her Manuel Avenue home. High score went to Mrs E B Stringham, second to Mrs W M Lowe, and low to Mrs T V Little. Attending were Mesdames Joe Frizzell Christine Roscamp E B Stringham T V Little Floyd Cooper Eyron Hanson P C Guenther W M Lowe and the hostess. BRISTOWS HAVE GUESTS Sunday dinner guests at the Rem Bristow home were Bud Easley and his fiance Pat Gail. Easley runs Easley's West Side Mortuary in Fresno. PPORT COMMUNITY CHEST
The American Cancer Society cautions that apart from heart and circulatory diseases cancer is the leading killer. A sore that does not heal may be cancer and should prompt a doctor visit.
A birthday party honored Mrs. Harvey Bartel of Wasco on November 22 with relatives and friends attending. Guests included Sol Bartel, Alex Kloeppel, George Neill and daughter Evelyn, John Kliewer family, Gary Bandhauer, and the Bartels’ daughters Marilyn Lavon and Charlotte. Card of thanks followed for flowers sent for Lee Bond’s funeral. Elizabeth Ingraham is ill at home.
California governments spent more on education than any other function in fiscal 1947, totaling $329,780,000 or one fourth of all state and local expenditures. Charities and corrections followed at $234,826,000, with protection, unemployment and disability, highways, and other items making up the rest of the $1,291,516,000 total.
California fish and game leaders invite sportsmen to submit recommendations on 1948 seasons bag and size limits. E L Macauley says written proposals from individuals and groups will be considered at two January regulatory meetings, with dates to be announced. Proposals should be mailed to the Division of Fish and Game, Ferry Building, San Francisco.
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