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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1949
Page
2
Mr and Mrs La Verne Kliewer announce the arrival of their first child a daughter named Karen Lou born at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield at ten oclock Saturday October 22 weighing seven pounds four ounces both mother and baby are doing nicely and father is recovering.
The Kern Academy P T A held a rummage sale in the academy assembly hall Saturday evening raising eighty dollars. Jack Guthrie of Lodi officiated as auctioneer. Donations included household articles and dishes. Sandwiches ice cream and pastries were served by the P T A finance committee chaired by Mrs Bowlie.
The Shafter Business and Professional Women's Club hosted a social tea in Memorial Hall with yellow and white chrysanthemums and silver service. Mrs. Alvina Enns and Mrs. Clara Schnidt poured, President Jeanette Wheeler received guests, and Joyce Morris performed with piano. door prizes went to Mrs. Mary Lou Collins and Lorraine Kleinkauf.
Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Koker and Mr. and Mrs. Ott Peters of Los Angeles and the F C. Raneys of Shafter, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lassiter.
Miss Rosemary Vogt formerly of Bakersfield now resides in Shafter with her sister and husband Mr and Mrs Herman Davis. She will commence her Senior year at Shafter High School.
Shafter Rotarians at Wasco club gathering last week at West's included Floyd Cooper and E B Stringham.
Mr and Mrs Charles Pasley spent Friday and Saturday of last week in Santa Barbara to attend a pipe convention.
Last week Dave Strauss won the Schneider and Wikoff Magic Key campaign prize a three burner hot plate in a promotional drawing.
Jim Flanagan of Rosemond spent the past weekend visiting his wife at the home of her parents, the Roy Paslays.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Brownell were Sunday visitors to Los Angeles at the home of Mrs Brownells parents.
Mrs. Fred Bertkau of Wasco, long time resident, recently stayed as a guest in the home of Mr and Mrs Scott Mc Michael. She sold her Wasco property last fall and moved to Santa Barbara on business.
A grass fire swept across 2500 acres of land operated by Bing Crosby's cattle company near Los Banos in Merced County, prompting firefighting response.
The cotton crop in the lower San Joaquin Valley is about two weeks ahead of normal, signaling a strong early-season development and potential early harvest window for growers in the region.
The American Legion Auxiliary will host a tea at 8 p.m. November 1 in the new hall with Georgette Kadel as chairman and the executive board as hostesses. The Wednesday Afternoon Club meets November 2 at 2 p.m. in the clubhouse with Mrs. George W. Cornelius, state chairman of applied education, as guest speaker. Hostesses include Mrs. Charles Burns and aides Mesdames S A Camp P C Clarkin J C Cody and J A Roscamp.
A business meeting will be followed by dessert at the next gathering of the Business and Professional Women's Club on November 3 at eight o'clock p.m. in the new American Legion Hall. Jeanette Wheeler will preside.
Mrs. Dorothy Trew of Wasco represented the Wasco Shafter Community Concert Association at a Bakersfield round table on cultural opportunities in Kern County, organized by the Kern County Chamber of Commerce.
Filing notice of intention to wed in Bakersfield on October 21 lists Billy Anderson 21 and Virginia Ann Carter 17 both of Shafter. Applying for license on October 20 were Floyd Byrd 31 and Marline Lena Scharber 26, both.
Mr and Mrs. O. D. Handel and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Albright were among visitors in Lodi last week. They traveled north to attend the weekend wedding of Miss Yvonne Suess, niece of Mr. Handel and cousin of Mr. Albright.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Smith became parents to a baby daughter born October 20 at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield.
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