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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1953
Page
7
As autumn activities loom, Shafter groups plan fall meetings and bazaars. Women’s groups from Union Congregational Church and other clubs map schedules, new dance club forms, and PTA previews set for September.
Official minutes show the Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting in regular session at 1:60 A.M. with all members present. Actions include approval of minutes, indigent relief, welfare recommendations, budget and claim approvals, land and road matters, annexation notices, and numerous contracts, transfers, and personnel moves across multiple departments.
Janice Balzer of Kern County Maple 4-H joins 15 other youths traveling by chartered bus to the UC Davis campus for the annual 4-H state convention. The group will view demonstrations hear speakers and enjoy recreation then march in review at the California State Fair before the evening show. They return home Saturday afternoon.
The Shafter Dance Club and the Wednesday Afternoon Club announce fall season openings. The Wednesday club meets October 7 at Memorial Hall with Mrs. E. C. Eckmann beginning her term as president. The Shafter Dance Club resumes October 10 at Memorial Hall with its new orchestra.
Ten members of the L A Camp Co Shafter gun staff will spend Labor Day packing in on the upper Kern River for a fishing trip. Irvin Nickel and Wes Janzen are among those going.
Mrs. Bobbie Brown announces the engagement of Peggy Ann Brown to Glen Edwin Hamilton son of Mr and Mrs Stella Hamilton of San Diego avenue Sept 15 is tentatively set for the wedding in Las Vegas Nev The couple plan to reside in Santa Maria after the ceremony Peggy Ann attended Oklahoma schools and Shafter High School where she served on the Commander staff Future Homemakers and Library Club and worked at SPUD Cafe Glen Hamilton a Shafter High grad fullback track and boxing team member and vice president of the junior class also belonged to Future Farmers of America and is employed in Santa Maria
Stork Penny Dawn, first child of Mr and Mrs Ray Packard of Euclid Street, arrived at 4 a.m. Tuesday weighing five pounds fifteen ounces. Mother Beverly Proctor is formerly Beverly Proctor. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Ray Proctor and Mr and Mrs Guy Packard of Shafter.
Miss Maudie Crabb 18 daughter of C C Crabb 543 Pacific St leaves to enter Fresno County Hospital School of Nursing. She will take a six month pre nursing course at Fresno Junior College and begin a three year program at the hospital. She is selected as sales manager for the hospital newspaper. Jo an Gardner of Shafter is named big sister. Crabb graduated from Shafter High School last spring earning Phi Beta Kappa honors and numerous scholastic awards including Horizon Club president and Wasco Bethel queen.
A home party Monday afternoon celebrated Jimmy Goertzen’s fourth birthday, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Goertzen of Bakersfield. Guests enjoyed candy, serpentine, ice cream, cake, and punch with Gary Witcher as prize winner. Grandmothers Mrs. Elizabeth Goertzen and Mrs. Edward Klingenberg attended. numerous friends from Bakersfield and Shafter joined the celebration.
A Wasco police officer and his spouse welcomed their first son, Gary Alan, born August 25. The family expands as the officer continues service with the Wasco Police Department.
Miss Mary Helen Carette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Teofilo Carette, will compete with seven Kern county girls for queen of the Mexican Independence Day celebration on September 15 and 16. Voting ends September 5 and the winner will be crowned by Bakersfield's mayor after a Juarez Hall dance. The celebration includes a parade, barbecue, dance and other events.
Sherry Cassidy, 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Cassidy of 489 West Marengo Ave, is reported recovered from a mysterious illness that caused loss of appetite and drop to 69 pounds. After seven weeks at Reedley Hospital she moved to the University of San Francisco Hospital where climate changes aided appetite and weight gain of 41 pounds. The illness traces to an encephalitis attack five years ago. She will stay home to recuperate for a year.
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