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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1948

Page

3

Wasco Eastern Star Holds 21st Birthday Meeting

Wasco chapter No. 489 Eastern Star met in Wasco Masonic Temple to observe its twenty first anniversary. The meeting announced the resignation of Associate Patron A D Jackman for health reasons and noted plans to attend the Grand Chapter in Sacramento October 19 with Mrs Robert L Jones Mrs J H Fuller and Charles Lee.

Wasco Order of Eastern Star Wasco Masonic Temple Robert L. Jones Rea Hardaway Delano A. D. Jackman Sacramento C.es J. H. Fuller Charles Lee Shafter Rita Jacobsen Pearl Christensen Bessie D. Mouser Julia Potter Juanita Battaglia Mary L. Starrh Lester Smith Star Point J. O. Spilsbury

Handcrafted Wooden Haypress Built in 1868

A wooden haypress at Sutters Fort in Sacramento was handmade in Plumas County in 1868, reflecting frontier craft and regional work of the period.

Sutters Fort Sacramento Plumas County

Puccini Opera at Bakers Field High with Merola

San Francisco Opera general director Gae tano Merola conducts La Boheme in Bakersfield High School auditorium Monday October 18 at 8:30 p.m. Doors open 7:30 p.m. Performers include Bida Sayao Jan Peerce Lois Hartzell Francesco Valentino Otalo Toyo George Cehanovsky Salvatore Baccaloni and others with Armando Agnini as stage director.

San Francisco Opera Company Gaetano Merola Bakersfield Paris Puccini Bida Sayao Jan Peerce Lois Hartzell Francesco Valentino Otalo Toyo George Cehanovsky Salvatore Baccaloni Max Lorenzini Norman Benson Armando Agnini

Pink and Blue Shower for Mrs Leonard Johnson

Mrs A W Northam and Miss Goldie Wiens hosted a pink and blue shower October 1 at the Northam home in Shafter for Mrs Leonard Johnson of Wasco. Guests received dress shaped game books and prizes went to C H Perry Tulare Ed Peters Lloyd Gularte Dan Franz Wasco and Harrold Wiens Shafter.

A. W. Northam Goldie Wiens Leonard Johnson Wasco Pacific Avenue Shafter Tulare Ed Peters Lloyd Gularte Dan Franz James Bobst Art Penner Waldo Unruh Harold Wiens Wallace Loewen Harvey Funk Adolph Buhler Cecil Bergman Vernon Kroeker Willard Janzen Ann Fleishauer Mesdames Lloyd Kroeker Gene Enns Alvin Nikkel Spud Heinrichs Albert Franz Roger Franz Lloyd Galarte Bob Marlatt C. H. Perry Mesdames Irvin Toews Ed Nikkel Bill Goertzen Allen Bartel Pete Neufeld George Wiens Peggy Nikkel

Maple District Activities and Local News Update

A P T A membership drive aims to pull in the largest class by percent for a prize. Five year old Tommy Bruner injures his collarbone again with X rays planned. Mr and Mrs Paul Wiebe visit San Francisco to hear Governor Dewey and attend an Oklahoma Santa Clara game. Woods Stone back at Lerdo Road ranch after Porterville farming weeks. W M Gribble of Orange visits son R E Gribble, Maple School principal, after wife’s death. Camp Fire Girls camporee at Kern River Park, Mrs Sturges and daughter Dixie participate. Mrs Ethel Phillips in Hickory teaching misses Kern County supplies. July August school season and cotton picking vacation noted.

Tommy Bruner Joe Bruner Paul Wiebe San Francisco Robert Sturges Dixie Kern County Kern River Park Ethel Phillips Hickory Okla

Surprise Birthday Dinner Honor Guest At Local Event

On Monday evening an honor guest attended a surprise birthday dinner. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hasty and Mr. and Mrs. Bruner hosted by another local family.

Joe Bruner Fred Hasty

Surprise Birthday Dinner for Bruner Reveals Hidden Plans

Lawrence Kattenhorn notes Bruner believed his party was the day before as Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sturges and family joined for dinner, making the second gathering a total surprise. Dr. Fritz Kayser now practices with another physician in San Jose and has bought a home for his family. Mrs. Kayser, formerly Miss Thelma Fisher, taught several years at Maple School.

Lawrence Kattenhorn Bruner Robert Sturges Fritz Kayser San Jose

Dixie Sturges Joins Wasco Bethel of Job's Daughters

Dixie Sturges was initiated as a new member into the Wasco Bethel of Job's Daughters, marking a milestone in the local youth organization. The ceremony highlighted the group's values of service, sisterhood, and community involvement.

Dixie Sturges Wasco Job’s Daughters

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