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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1948
Page
4
Mr. and Mrs. Kay Bailey and baby Janice returned Wednesday from Oklahoma where they spent three weeks visiting relatives and friends.
Rev and Mrs Joe Allen Wilson and their daughter Glenna of Muskogee Oklahoma were Sunday dinner guests at the John W Westbrook home.
Shafter club members Herb Schirmer Charles Burns Les Hobson and Harry Mc Kintosh attended last week's Rotary meeting in Wasco.
Mr and Mrs Robert Warren spent the past weekend in San Francisco returning to Shafter Sunday evening via Watsonville, enjoying the Bay Area visit and travel home.
Mr and Mrs Joe Howell and daughter Melanie of Bakersfield were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Lincoln Goddard. The Howells and Goddards are college friends, becoming acquainted while attending Bakersfield Junior College.
Fred Taylor of Marysville visited in Shafter last weekend at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Taylor.
Barbara Baker Betty Montgomery George Bender and Don Long enjoyed a Sunday outing at Hobo Hot Springs with friends and family in attendance.
Mr and Mrs Charles Burns drove Barrie Burns to Stanford University in Palo Alto last Thursday to begin her sophomore year. Barrie serves as sophomore vice president of the YWCA and sits on the rally committee and the official welcoming committee for new students.
Mr and Mrs Phil Horwith and daughter Lessie of Bakersfield visited Shafter Tuesday night. Horwith serves as advertising manager for the Bakersfield Press, a local newspaper.
E B Eichman and George Ben der of Shafter and Abe Eichman of Delano returned Sunday night after a weeklong hunting trip to Huntington Lake and Buck Meadows.
Mrs Christine Roscamp and Robert Roscamp hosted Sunday guests from Bakersfield, Mr and Mrs Earl, along with Antonia Earl Jr and Thomas Roscamp.
Mr and Mrs Allen Anderson host Mrs Effa Maxwell of Healdsburg as a house guest. Maxwell arrived Wednesday morning for an indefinite stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Wishon hosted weekend guests from Reedley, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Blythe and their children. The Blythers are former Shafter residents.
Rev William S Harper writes from Lakeside California describing the settlement process and local features. He notes 1500 population, irrigation farms, cactus and chinchilla ventures, and a warm coastal climate with cool nights. He invites Shafter friends to visit and mentions no railroad but good road connections via Highway 80.
Kern County Union High School District officials project enrollment rising to 20 972 by October 1961 62 based on birth rates and migration trends. Superintendent T L McCuen cited births in 1930 33 and 1944 47 as factors and noted growth already evident in the 1952 53 period with 10 120 pupils.
This piece urges readers to approach the Bible as an eastern book rich in imagery and parables. It notes translations vary and warn against sole reliance on English wording, urging comparison of versions and adherence to progressive revelation rather than isolated proof texts. It highlights mercy and forgiveness as higher truths than strict retribution.
Mr and Mrs Robert Millard left last Saturday for a week long vacation They spent the weekend in Glendora at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Crutcher and after enjoying other visits in the south land will return to Shafter Sunday
The superintendent said careful planning targets future growth and that the 1947 bond issue will supply building facilities now needed. The district anticipates expanding facilities to handle imminent enrollment and program demands.
Clarence Neuman and Bill Stoller have been named to the troop committee for Boy Scout Troop No. 53 sponsored by the Shafter Rotary Club. President Glenn Nay said they will provide strong leadership alongside existing members Art Craig, Bill Dalke and Ralph Jacobsen. Floyd Raney is sponsor's representative and Kenny Pipkin is scoutmaster. Kenny Crocker was named assistant scoutmaster.
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