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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1948
Page
6
Maple School hosts the second annual P T A Carnival Thursday evening with 6 30 dinner in the lunchroom and an 8 o clock auditorium program. Prizes for costumes, a play by seventh and eighth graders, booths run by room mothers teachers Boy Scout and 4 H members, and various games and wares will fill the corridors.
Miss Juanita Buller and Mr and Mrs Wesley Buller from Pacific Union College Angwin visited their parents Mr and Mrs Dave Buller last weekend with family ties highlighted in the local society notes.
A group from the Shafter church attended the Home Builders' Retreat of the First Mennonite Church at Cambria Pines on the Harper Sibley ranch. The schedule included opening lectures by Dr Weins and Dr A We Gaede, talks on the family altar and Christian motherhood, a deep sea fishing trip for men, a weiner roast, and Sunday morning services before departure. Participants from Shafter listed include Rev John Bartel and Mrs Bartel, Al Nikkel, Henry Gaede and son Harold, Carl Neuman and son Richard, John Reimer, Anthony Heller and son Steven, and Mrs Pete Gorsching.
Mr and Mrs Bill Kadels hosted a southern fried chicken dinner at their home on Klassen Drive Sunday afternoon. After the meal the ladies visited while the men went rabbit hunting. Guests included Mr and Mrs Chuck Firkins and children Sally Ann Betty Donald, Mr and Mrs Roy Allen and Joyce Paula and Mike, and the hosts.
Buster Long was honored with a surprise party hosted by Mrs. Long at their North Shafter home on Saturday evening. Family and friends enjoyed games, a pink rose decorated cake inscribed Happy Birthday Daddy, and refreshments as gifts were opened.
Mrs Kentny Howell was honored by her husband at a dinner party Saturday evening at the Crystal Inn in Bakersfield. Guests included Howard Ferguson Dirk Larsen Robert Warren Arnold Koehn and the Howells.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. entertained Tuesday evening with dinner for Mrs. P. J. Albany of Bellridge California celebrating Albany's birthday. A birthday cake was served after dinner.
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