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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1958
Page
5
Rio Bravo P T A announced a Bar B Q and Student Body Carnival with tickets on sale October 16 at 1.50 for adults and 0.50 for children. The event will be held with Mr Herman Rains organizing the Bar B Q and a fun filled evening for all.
Pat Kelly discussed the eighteen propositions on the November ballot with the Ruchland Elementary Faculty Wives group. Michele Cooke and Fran Kendrick served treats after the meeting led by Ida Kattenhorn, with plans for a Christmas basket project and a progressive dinner set for November 5.
At the Ed Jensen home northeast of Cawelo, 32 friends and relatives gathered for a layette shower honoring Mrs. Larry Grisham who expects a baby in early November. Hosted by Mrs. Jensen and assisted by Mrs. Ernest Unruh, the event featured bingo games, gifts for the mother to be, and refreshments of raised doughnuts Paradise pudding coffee and punch.
The Pacific District conference of the Women’s Missionary Service will meet in Bakersfield at the Mennonite Brethren Church from November 8 to 11. Officers and members from Washington Oregon and California attend the executive board meeting at Mrs D C Bartels Rosedale home with Mrs Henry Marte Reedley as president and Mrs Henry Isaak Shafter as vice president.
Shafter Wasco area announces the birth of Sherry Denise Pelham on October 5 at Wasco Maternity Home, weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces. She is welcomed by grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mixon of Shafter and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson of Wasco, with Mr. Sam Pelham as a parent. Mrs. Pelham is Norma Mixon.
A rambling column by Peggy Evans blends home life with letters urging local groups to list their meetings For publicity. It also promotes a cattle auction in California with details on Dr John Webinger and Sons herd sale at the Santa Clara County Fair Grounds featuring 73 lots and guaranteed terms.
Marlyn Barnes was surprised on her fifteenth birthday when friends gathered at the Wilkins home. Guests enjoyed music, refreshments, ice cream, cake, and punch. Attending were Linda Wadley Shirley Bryant Janice Putman James Webb Linda Sellars Robert McDaniels Carol Wiebe Evelyn Schellenberg Bernice Maxine Searcy Eldin Jim Carroll Leslie Sells Darlene Wray John Barnes Denzil Cheatwood McFarland. Also present were Raymond Wilkins Roy Wilkins Delain Wilkins C H Carroll Otto Searcy Mike Sharon and Steve Wilkins.
The Richland Teachers Club met October 20 at 4 p.m. in the Richland Library with Bruno Merz, field consultant for the Central Section of the C.T.A., as guest speaker. He spoke on legislation and teacher credentials and school benefits from proposed changes. Committees and chairs planned future meetings while the Social Committee served coffee and cookies.
A morning social at 407 Elm honored prospective Shafter Junior Women's Club members on October 16. Hostess Mrs. Herb Spitzer and president Mrs. Dean Lynch greeted guests including Mesdames Handel Johnson Rice Rice Johnston Little Del Rio Meyer and others, fostering introductions among guests and new members.
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