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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1938
Page
3
Shafter residents and guests fill a busy week with visits, travels, and short stays. Etails include Ed Heck visiting Pixley, Mr. and Mrs. Stoller hosting Paul McCoy home diners, Mrs. Ennis Hughes returning to Shafter after Santa Maria, and many relatives traveling between Lerdo Kern County and surrounding towns.
Residents and visitors from Shafter announce home remodels moves and trips. John J Peters plans room rearrangements and kitchen modernization west of Shafter. Rubena Shultz heads to Los Angeles for the Bible Institute. R L Gates lives under construction in the Manuel tract with similar design to neighboring homes. Taft visitors Otis Freeman family stay with W O Fuqua. Local clergy attend Pacific Palisades Bible conference. Howard and Mrs Payne visit Berkeley with Dr and Mrs H F Lutz. Mrs Helen Fast moves into a Kinyon home at 421 Munzer street. Engel family welcome a daughter Marjorie Ann born seven pounds four ounces. Emmett Dixon spends a Sunday in Long Beach with Ward Dixon. J H Dalke moves to a new Herman Fast home on Golden West avenue. Ventura visitor Hayden Feidel hosts informal party with Bobby and Virginia Stone. Baptist Young People's group attends.
Union Congregational church Christian Youth members redecorate the interior by calcmining walls painting woodwork and planning ivory walls brick red sills and casings and white window frames curtains to follow once work completes the group also contributes financially toward the project.
The new elementary building on Lerdo road in Shafter showcases a modern design by Franklin and Kump Jr. Architects with north and south window layouts, overhanging roofs, glare control, a vented heating system, and a 40 pupil per room capacity. The 10 acre site allows future expansion and totals about $43,000 in cost with R Hodgson and Son as contractors.
M. L. Thomas, local bank manager, announces an aggressive campaign to educate customers and friends about tailored banking for individuals and businesses of all sizes. He notes the policy is not new, but has leveraged liberalized regulations to broaden Bank of America loan services. Financial observers have noted risk and opportunity in the broadened program.
Ernest T. Duehren died early last week following an accident in Oceanside where he was struck by a fast moving automobile. He recovered briefly after the incident but suffered a relapse from a brain blood clot, deemed the cause of death. Funeral services were arranged.
An obituary notice notes a man inaugurated movements for city improvements. Survivors include wife Mrs Georgia Duehren and two sons Sobaeld aged 18 and William aged 15.
The 1939 Colden Gate International Exposition will establish first aid stations across the 400 acre Treasure Island site to aid attendees and workers during the event.
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