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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1946
Page
7
Mrs Meron Robe, daughter of Balakers field, visited the home of Mr and Mrs FB Nichols for a weekend. Ruben Mettler, son of Mr and Mrs Henry F Mettler, will enter Cal Tech in Pasadena.
Delano hosts a three day Delano Wine and Harvest Festival October 11 to 13 highlighting grape and wine growing in the San Joaquin Valley. Exhibits decorations and the festival program feature the grape and wine motif with talks and a color educational film "Wine Growing in America" plus music dancing and pageantry downtown.
Juanita Battaglia a reviews the Shafter American Legion Auxiliary achievements led by former president Mrs J W Lassiter. Activities include rummage sales hospital gift baskets baby showers and fundraising for child welfare and war bonds. Barrie Burns’ Girl State trip is praised as shaping future women voters and the group notes its first prize for a poppy window win.
Mrs Frieda Mooney Koerner former national commander of the Disabled Veterans Auxiliary warns that California faces juvenile delinquency from a depleted teaching staff. She supports Proposition 3 to guarantee a $2400 annual minimum salary for public school teachers without new local taxes.
Miss Ella Mae Starrh came home from University Hospital in San Francisco this week much improved and on the road to good health. Her mother accompanied Ella Mae to the hospital.
Mrs Oscar Hamrick returned from a four day business trip to San Francisco Sunday. She bought supplies for the Hamrick family stationery and office supply stores in Shafter and Delano.
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