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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1949
Page
4
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baker announce the birth of their son Jack David born September 21 at Cottage Hospital Oil Dale by Caesarean section weighing seven pounds three ounces. Mother and child rest at Bakersfield home of Mrs Baker's parents and expect to stay in Shafter. Baker is the former Miss Lola Freeze.
Mrs. Lucille Crawford learned of her father Bill Hanna's death on September 24 in North Hollywood. He had just turned 77 the day before. Funeral services were held at Hart Memorial in Los Angeles with Mrs. Crawford accompanied by Mrs. Elmer Heinlein. Hanna is survived by his wife six daughters and one son.
Mrs. W. H. Lowe hosted her bridge club at 190 Grant Avenue last Tuesday evening. Dessert followed by bridge. honors awarded to Mrs. Joe Frizzell and Mrs. E. B. Stringham. Attending were Mesdames Tom Rootes E. B. Strimgham Eyron Hanson P. C. Guenther Christine Roscamp J. L. Hill and the hostess.
At a Bakersfield meeting the Kern County section of the Southern California Association of Teachers of English outlined events for the 1949-50 school year. Miss Jeanette Wheeler of Shafter leads the membership drive and English teachers in Kern County schools are invited to join.
Mrs. Dorothy Trew of Wasco was approved as a substitute teacher for Shafter High School during last week's Kern County Union High School District board meeting.
Mrs. Jessie Adamson has been confined to Kern General Hospital by illness. The report notes she is hospitalized for medical care and recovery in the facility.
The third birthday of Denney Evans was celebrated on Saturday October 1 at the home of his maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Roy Pasley. Guests from Wasco Shafter and nearby communities attended bringing gifts and well wishes.
The Rio Bravo P T A opens its fall session with a school cafeteria potluck. Members of the town’s softball champions attend as guests and teachers are introduced. President Jewell Pannell leads, naming committees and outlining the year’s carnival plans.
Mrs John Ohanneson and Mrs Phil Ohanneson visited Los Angeles for several days last week. They were joined by their husbands before the weekend and returned to Shafter on Saturday evening.
An 80 year old woman from Natchez Louisana traveled alone by train to California and stayed twelve days with Mrs Elmer Heinlein in Shafter.
Mr and Mrs Donald McClain of San Diego and Mrs Katie Hoeful of St Louis Mo were recent guests for a week at the home of Mrs Jessie McClain During their stay Mr McClain celebrated his birthday in Bakersfield at the home of his sister Mrs Gerald Harris Mrs McClain returned with the visitors as far as Los Angeles for a few days visit at the home of her daughter Mrs D H Sanders
Mrs. Ben Brown of Shafter learned on September 23 of the death of her brother Fred Wichert of Fairview Oklahoma. The heart attack was listed as the cause. Mrs. Brown had recently visited his home during a summer trip to Oklahoma.
Mr and Mrs Darby Day and son Bobby and daughter Roma Joe with Mr and Mrs Bennie Day depart Shafter on September 21 to establish residence and enter business in Beaverton Oregon.
Miss Donna Dalke of Shafter participated as a model in the Sigma Phi Gamma sorority fashionette luncheon held last Friday in the Palm Room of the Bakersfield Inn.
Beverly Bartel celebrated her second birthday Sunday at the Wasco home of her parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Bartel. Guests included her maternal grandmother Mrs J E Klassen of Shafter paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Sol Bartel of San Jose and many relatives. Refreshments followed opening of gifts with ice cream cake apple pie and coffee served.
Roger Fenderson Bob Wall and Norman Ebel motored to Old Mexico for a recent weekend trip.
Mr. and Mrs. William Guenther of San Luis Obispo were weekend visitors in Shafter at the home of their son and daughter in law Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Guenther.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Williams were visitors on Sunday of last week at the Avenal home of Mr and Mrs J Rowell and daughters Punky and Jackie.
Mary and John Devincenzo joined members of the First Baptist Church of Wasco junior department at an outing held recently at the ranch home of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Williams in Wasco.
Mr and Mrs Dwire Camp Miss Lorraine Kleinkauf and Donald Christiansen were recent Sunday visitors to Pismo Beach full of local interest and social detail.
Wasco Wasco Lions Club met on Tuesday of last week at Weit's in Wasco with Dave Unruh of Shafter as the guest speaker.
Mr Henry Gaede of Bazine Kansas was an overnight guest on Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Dan Loewen.
Roy Pasley resumes duties with the Santa Fe Railway in Bakersfield after a two week vacation at his Shafter home.
A statewide campaign by Parent-Teacher associations and teachers groups urges a Yes vote on Proposition 1. The measure seeks 250 million dollars in bonds to fund new California school buildings, addressing the worst building shortage in history. Over 100,000 children are in swing shifts and another 100,000 attend in makeshift spaces. no organized opposition is expected. Election set for November 8.
Mr. and Mrs. John Harms and Mr. and Mrs. Orville Schenkosky from San Jose visited for dinner at Dan Loewen’s home. The Harms stayed overnight and the Schenkoskys were guests for the night at Wallace Loewen’s home.
Mr and Mrs Harold Witcher of Bakersfield welcome a baby daughter Kath leen Ann born Friday evening September 23 in a Bakersfield hospital weighing five pounds six and one half ounces confirming a healthy arrival.
Notices of intention to wed were filed in Bakersfield last week by Howard E Haworth 19 of Shafter and Ellen Leona Chambers 18 Wasco and Sam Roberts 22 Wasco and Theodor Shia Kennedy 20 Shafter.
Bates Dewey Jack Battaglia Clarence Neumann E G Shaw and F W Handel of Shafter were among visiting Rotarians at Wasco club’s Monday meeting. A musical program featured baritone Allen Bartel and bass Waldo Unruh.
Mr I Brizendine and his wife completed a sixteen day trip visiting relatives in Philadelphia and friends in Kansas. Mrs Brizendine will stay in Kansas and Oklahoma for two more weeks. He works as a telegraph operator for the Santa Fe Railway Co.
Mrs J C Channeson is back in Shafter after two weeks at her cabin Camp Nelson. She spent the time at Camp Nelson and returned on Sunday of last week to Shafter.
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