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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1955
Page
9
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Miss Helen Schellenberg returned last week to teach at Maple School and took an apartment at the Gwinn home in Shafter. After summer sessions in San Jose and a Santa Monica visit with relatives, she spent the rest of the summer with her mother in Reedley. Her former roommate Miss Evelyn Ewart also taught at Maple last year and will teach in Reedley after a Fresno State summer session.
Maple PTA executive board met at Mrs. Ernest Sie's home to plan a welcome for Maple School teachers and discuss by law revisions. The program includes talks by Mrs. Peterson on travel, Mrs. Haag, Elmer Engel on spiritual thought, and a musical number by Miss Schellenberg. New staff introductions and a band and home economics teacher will be announced by Principal Gribble.
The Ernest Siemens have a new phone number 9569 for contact. They reside at 68 Wasco Pond Road.
Karen Wiens representing Mapie 4-H Club and Norma Nicol for the San Joaquin Valley district returned last Friday after participating in a clothing demonstration event.
Mrs Ost ar Bergman librarian at Maple Branch hosted a library hours party for youth. After games the children enjoyed ice cream bars and diplomas for reading ten books in the summer. Recipients included Phil Siemens Carol Wiebe Barbara Wiebe Nancy Bergman Sharon Balzer and Dianne Hinton. Other attendees were Christine Goertzen Carolyn Siemens Beverly Nightengale Stanley Loewen Brian Siemens Billy Goertzen and Timothy Nightingale.
Miss Ruth Koenig a first grade teacher from Richland spent six weeks traveling east to visit relatives and sight see. She left by train on July 23 with stops including Liberal Kansas for a short stay with her grandmother and Rochester New York where she continued her trip.
The 44th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs George Siemens was observed with a family dinner at Olive Grove Cafe last week. Their sons Mr William Siemens and family with Billy and Wayne joined in the celebration.
Mr and Mrs Al Pellett depart for San Diego in what appears to be a personal travel item noting their names and destination with no additional context or details.
Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Mar tens and daughter Gloria visited Encino for two days as house guests of her brother Johnny Schultz. They also saw another brother Bill Schultz and friends including Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Siemens. Mrs. Martens is formerly Miss Mabel Schultz who studied locally.
Mr and Mrs Frank Loewen welcomed an unexpected visit from their daughter Miss Lillian Loewen who is training as a nurse at Kaiser Foundation. The news notes the family gathering and Lillian’s ongoing studies.
Hakland hosted visitors over the Labor Day weekend. Loewen’s son Donald and his Fresno-born wife spent the prior weekend here. Paula McClure with Mrs Christopher and Chuck Christopher returned from Los Angeles by plane, after ten days in the southland with aunt Mrs John Price in Encinitas, and time at the beach.
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