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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1952
Page
21
An official explains a safety program requiring proper tractor-trailer hook ups including safety chains and functioning electric stop lights. The measure aims to protect cotton growers and other motorists by reducing potential accidents on the road.
Mr and Mrs C C Duerk Sen of Riverside Avenue return from a two week trip to New Mexico their former home and to Colorado where they visited their daughter Mrs Wilbur Schiedemann.
Mr and Mrs G E Evans and their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Herbert Spitzer drove to Bakersfield Saturday night for supper at the Bamboo Chopsticks.
Mr and Mrs H J D Jan Zen of 145 Golden West Ave and Mr and Mrs B J Harder of Delano spent last weekend in Santa Barbara visiting their Harders' daughter Shirley a Westmont College student. Mack Wilcoxon son of Rev and Mrs Sam Wilcoxon North Kern St reported for Army duty at Fort Ord after leaving his Hayward teaching job. He will enter a hospital for knee treatment before deciding on active service. Mr and Mrs T J Steelman of Buttonwillow enjoyed a visit from their son Ted of Richmond over the weekend.
Mr and Mrs Josh Loren z travel to Lodi on a business trip. Mr and Mrs W K Graves of Buttonwillow hosted dinner for Rev and Mrs A L Nance of McFarland and Mr and Mrs Walter Cotton and family of Shafter. Mr and Mrs Bob McCombs of Wasco celebrated their wedding anniversary. Maple Leaf Enterprises in Shafter employs him. Mrs W A Rambo of Cayucos arrived for a visit with Mr and Mrs Tommy Tucker in Bakersfield. Mr and Mrs Marvin S A Jordan of 885 Santa Fe Way spent Sunday with relatives in Bakersfield. John Laughlin, son of Lisle and Mrs Laughlin, recuperating from appendectomy at Oak Knoll Hospital.
The plan requires all families accepted for housing in Terra Vista Herdes to pass a low income screening. The thresholds set annual incomes of $2400 for two people, $2600 for three or four, and $2800 for five or more.
Postoffice lobby will open at 8 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. daily starting Sunday with extended hours once new fixtures arrive. For weekend mail, use the outside box at the old postoffice. The old building will be leased by Shafter Warehouse after eviction due to earthquake condemnation.
Mr and Mrs Channing Crandall spent Tuesday at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas with her sister and husband Mr and Mrs Harley D Mitchel of Temple Texas. The Mitchells plan to visit the Crandalls in Shafter. Cake and coffee marked birthdays for Kenneth Youngblood and Mrs Edward Gaede last week at Bank of America.
Mrs Edna Vanderpool of Stockton visited this week with Mr and Mrs D Ramay of 512 Sunny Street Mrs E K Grant left Wednesday for Missoula Montana for an extended visit accompanied by her niece Audrey Bush MR AND JEROME HER VILA and four children of San Pablo were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Jack Thomson and family of Buttonwillow Mr and Mrs George Wedel and family of Los Angeles Avenue spent last weekend visiting friends in Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs Ray Burrow returned from Clara more Oklahoma where they were called to the bedside of Mrs Burrow's father who was seriously ill before leaving she said he had improved considerably.
Betty Wilcoxon a first time voter traveled from college to cast her ballot. She stayed home from Friday to Sunday then returned to classes at the University of Southern California on Monday and came home again on Tuesday to vote before resuming studies.
Two couples visited Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for homecoming weekend. Mr and Mrs Burley Dooley and Mr and Mrs Donald Bower attended events from the football game to a library coffee, dance, and a house party with faculty member Rollin Lander. Bower had been a student of Lander.
Pvt John Caton, 25, son of Mr and Mrs Willie Caton of North Shafter, left Saturday for Camp Stoneman after a 25 day furlough at home. He has served since last February and is scheduled to go overseas. Formerly at Fort Ord and Fort Huachuca, he is married to the former Juanita Jones who lives with her parents.
Kern county defense coordinator Herman Biane died at his Bakersfield home Sunday from a sudden heart attack. He was 43.
Loren Voth of the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District will travel to Fresno for a Farm Bureau meeting next week. He represents local irrigation interests and participates in regional agricultural forums.
4 H Club leaders from Kern county units will gather at 7 30 p m in the Shafter High School cafeteria to organize community units. John Nickel organizer announces, with talks by David N Wright farm adviser on field crops and model projects for youths. Adult leaders Don Zachary Marvin Kirschenn and Ernest Siemens assist, plus Mrs John Nickel and Mrs Art Kadel of the Shafter Homemaking Club.
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