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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1946
Page
14
Weekend visitors include Miss Madeline Fontes of Bakersfield and Miss Marjorie Dun kan Baker of Glendale. Miss Baker has earned a Doctoral Degree in music and runs a large studio in Glendale.
H A McKinnon announced a Bakersfield Farmers Insurance branch will operate from McClure's Drug Store suites in Shafter. The office serves Shafter Wasco district and northwest Kern County, handling Farmers Automobile Truck and Fire Insurance claims locally.
Shafter faces McFarland A and B squads on the local field this Friday night. McFarland, led by Coach Dan Bledsoe, is expected to push the bigger school but hopes for an upset. B game starts six o clock, main event at eight.
The article highlights the growth of the community and its great possibilities for expansion in the future. It notes rising development, investment interest, and the potential for new projects that could enhance local services and economy.
Kern County Library reports diverse teen requests from branches. Boys seek sports rules and outdoor games along with adventures and Westerns. Popular titles include Smoky and Home Ranch by Will James, The Story of Buffalo Bill by Shannon Garst, and The Saga of Billy the Kid by Walter Burns. Girls favor stories about peers, modern settings, etiquette and social behavior alongside plots with life like characters.
The children and grandchildren hosted a Monday evening surprise honoring Mrs Maude Strickland on her 70th birthday. Guests brought steaks and trimmings for a barbecue dinner and played games as Miss Margaret Hunt played the accordion. Attendees included Mr and Mrs M W Hunt, Q D Strickland and daughter Betty Jane, Buford Reynolds, Raymond Aloan, Wm Ragland, and Mrs Mary Fogleman.
The drama class at Shafter High presents Everything's Reasonable a one act mystery farce for a school assembly on Thursday November 7. Student directed with Burton Filut as sponsor and Bonneviere Arnald as playwright. Cast includes Jack Hale Eugene Neufeld Peggy Hale Joy Rutland Peter Phil Weyand Mrs Thistle Wanda Smith Red Virgil Grisso Augusta Marie Baughman Maribel Wanda Sneed Sadie Rosemary Stocker Dr Blisswell John Nikkel. This is the first of several class productions planned this year.
The American Legion Auxiliary held a regular meeting Tuesday evening with Mesdames Katie Henderson Florence Henderson and Helen Hobson as hostesses. They reported two rummage sales netting over $200 and planned a spaghetti dinner on November 19 to welcome new and prospective members and honor Mrs Lyle Comfort who moved to Paso Robles.
Friends note that a baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Don Robesky of Bakersfield. Mrs Robesky is the daughter of Mrs James Thrasher a former Shafter High School teacher. The birth brings joy to the Thrasher family.
Juniors at Shafter High School will take two aptitude tests next Monday November 4 starting at 1 p.m. The ACD academic aptitude test and the Iowa Literal Reading Test will assess general knowledge and reading understanding. Test results will aid placement in higher education and will be shared with Bakersfield Junior College for students attending there.
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