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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1947
Page
3
A large blaze last week destroyed the Dan Felie cabin on Corn Camp Road about 414 miles west of Buttonwillow. Damages to buildings and contents were estimated at 2000 dollars by the County Fire Department. The cabin was occupied by the Bob Cauza family. owner Dan Felice resides in Buttonwillow.
Merrel Edwi n Helton 18, of Wasco, was treated at Kern General Hospital after a machine gun bullet he held exploded. He sustained burns and cuts to his hand and was reported in good condition by officials.
Marvin Dirksen, a Cal Poly San Dimas student, was home for the weekend. He is the son of Pete Dirksen of North Shafter.
Bill Brown learned that the film This Can't Happen to a Dog shown at Shafter Theatre features the famed dog Grif of Roseford. Grif is sire to Freida of Roseford, Bill’s dog, though he did not bring Freida to see her father perform. Week-end visitors to North Shafter included Mr and Mrs Howard Feldmann and family of Glendale and Mrs J W Martin of Fergus Falls Minnesota. Mrs Martin stayed in Shafter to spend the week with the Holmeses. The group visited Sequoia Park for the weekend.
Scout Troop 53 held a meeting at Kern Fire House. two patrols formed with Lion Patrol led by Kenneth Handel and Eagle Patrol led by Don Enns. Bill Kinman and Kay Raney serve as assistants. An overnight trip to Greenhorn Mountains is planned for October 18-19. Attendance open to youths 12-15, meetings every Tuesday at 7:30. Kenneth Pipkin volunteers as assistant to Scout Master Don Loewen for the trip.
Mrs D C Henderson, who had been working in Sunnyvale, returned home this week.
A boy learns to ride a bicycle to prove his skill for an ad job at a shop published at 169 central Ave Shafter Kern County California. The tale names James E. West, later Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America, illustrating the lesson Demonstrate rather than talk.
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