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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1958

Page

3

Travelers and Visitors Return from Various Journeys

A group from Shafter including Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Neufeld and Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Bushman visited Kansas with Frank Bushman, recently back from the Belgian Congo as a missionary. The Frank Russell family vacationed in Cayucus. A party that included Mr. and Mrs. James Scott and others traveled to San Francisco for a Dodgers Giants game and to Oakland and Richmond before Ronald Botels headed to Reno. Rev. and Mrs. Turpin moved to Lemon Cove to join the Pentecostal church.

Kansas Oliver Neufeld P. G. Bushman Dinuba Frank Bushman Belgian Congo Shafter Albert Patterson Alvin J. Pattersons Jacqueline Bruce Ronald J. Boels San Franciso Bay Area Dodgers Giants Seal Stadium Oakland Richmond Ronald Goodby Reno Nevada William Tupin Lemon Cove Calif Rev Turpin

Riley Family Vacation at Clear Lake with Relatives

Mr and Mrs B F Riley spent several weeks in August at Clear Lake enjoying pleasant weather and fishing. They were joined by their daughters Mr and Mrs P A Vail and family of San Pedro and Mr and Mrs A W Jett and family of Redondo Beach.

B. F. Riley Clear Lake P. A. Vail San Pedro A. W. Jett Redondo Beach

Mrs Luetta Kelly Visits Shafter After Los Angeles Week

Mrs. Luetta Kelly from Chicago, grandmother of Mrs. W L Sage, is visiting Shafter for a period. She often spends winter months in California. Mrs. Sage visited relatives in Los Angeles during Labor Day week and Mrs. Kelly accompanied her back.

Luetta Kelly W. L. Sage Shafter Chicago Calif

Keinath Recovers From Second Eye Surgery

Mr. Louie Keinath is recovering nicely after a second eye operation at Veterans Hospital in Long Beach. The procedure appears successful as Mrs. Keinath spent the weekend with her husband.

Louie Keinath Veterans Hospital Long Beach Keinath

Local Real Estate and Finance Firms Ad and Weekend Visits

Brandt Investment Co real estate and telephone listings appear alongside J. C. Penner Real Estate ACME Finance Co and a note on Mr and Mrs Robert Fuller visiting Los Angeles area for Labor Day weekend. Also mentioned are Mr and Mrs Ross Johnson visiting from Long Beach where he serves in the Coast Guard and Mrs Paul Anderson visiting from Long Beach before returning home Sunday.

Robert Fuller Shafter Los Angeles Ross Johnson Calvin Mettler Johnsons Long Beach Coast Guard Paul Anderson

Wroten Family Visited Ties During Labor Day Weekend

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Wroten with sons Bobby and Johnny visited relatives over Labor Day weekend. They stayed with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Don Wroten. The Wroten family, recently returned from three years in Germany with the Air Force, now reside in Sacramento. On Sunday, August 31 they took a one day fishing trip to Isabella.

Jimmy Wroten Bobby Johnny Don Wroten Jim Germany Air Force Sacramento Isabella

Verna Peters to Enter UC Davis This Year

Verna Peters daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Peters will enter the University of California at Davis this year. She will leave sometime in the latter part of the week.

Verna Peters Ben Peters University of California At Davis

Pack trips and hunting outings from Bakersfield area

Roy Ona Neufeld and several Rosedale youths left Wednesday August 3 for the high Sierras near Bishop for a pack trip and spent a week roughing it. Later Bill Turner Joe Turner and L T Walker of Bakersfield returned last weekend from a hunting trip in Utah with results not known.

Roy Ona Neufeld Sev Billy Joe Turner L. T. Walker Bakersfield Utah

Miss Becky Nelson Returns from Virginia Visit

Shafter High student Miss Becky Nelson returned Tuesday September 2 from Virginia where she spent the summer visiting relatives and relatives.

Becky Nelson Shafter High Virginia

Dinner Guests Include McCoys Kin from Shafter Bakersfield

Mr and Mrs J P McCoy entertained over the weekend with guests including her parents Mr and Mrs Dan Wendland and her sisters Mrs Harvey Gaede and Kenny of Shafter and Mrs William Bestwater from Bakersfield Also Mrs Gerald Templeton and son Vick Mrs Templeton is the former LaVonne Bestwater

J. P. McCoy Dan Wendland Harvey Gaede Kenny Shafter William Bestwater Bakersfield Gerald Templeton Vick Templeton LaVonne Bestwater

Slumber Party Attendance Noted at Local High School

Nine local girls held a late night slumber party after a high school dance. Attendees included Barbara Robinson Gloria Morgan Delores Tillman Janice Luker Ramona Banks Rita Moore Suzie Fuller and Betty.

Firkins Barbara Robinson Gloria Morgan Delores Tillman Janice Luker Ramona Banks Rita Moore Suzie Fuller Betty

serviceman Walter Jones returns from Okinawa on leave

Walter Jones has arrived back from Okinawa for a 30 day leave and will report back to Camp Pendleton in San Diego. His wife Helen Jones and daughter Suzie live on Beech Street. Mr and Mrs J B Ebling of Los Angeles visited in Shafter over Labor Day weekend with the Leon Eblings of this community.

Walter Jones Okinawa Camp Pendleton San Diego Helen Jones Suzie Beech Street J. B. Ebling Los Angeles Shafter Leon Eblings

Mr and Mrs Kerneth Anderson Move North Over Weekend

Mr and Mrs Kerneth Anderson drove north over the weekend to relocate to the community and start living there.

Kerneth Anderson

Miss Valera Kirschenmann Heads to UC Santa Barbara

Miss Valera Kirschenmann daughter of Mr and Mrs Emil Kirschenmann of Shafter leaves this week for her junior year at the University of California Santa Barbara. She majors in Physical Education and aims for a secondary teaching credential. A 1956 Shafter High School graduate she finished Bakersfield Junior College in 1958.

Valera Kirschenmann Emil Kirschenmann Shafter University of California At Santa Barbara Valera Shafter High School Bakersfield Junior College

McClain Family Vacation to Coy Slats Near Camp Nelson

Mr and Mrs Robert McClain and their sons Carl and Charles drove to the mountains over the holiday weekend to visit the Vernonge family at a summer cabin near Camp Nelson enjoying the region's recreation areas.

Robert McClain Carl Charles Vernongeson Camp Nelson

Cotton Field Day Highlights Research on Quality Fiber

Cotton research at the U S Cotton Field Station near Shafter will showcase advances in plant breeding, fertilization, weed control, insect and disease management, irrigation, and harvesting. Field Day attendees on September 18 will hear project leaders explain integrated production practices for high quality cotton at low cost per acre.

U. S. Cotton Field Station Shafter

Weekend Visits Highlight Local Families

Dana Mulder home welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Bob Zumwalt and daughters Roberta and Pamela of San Diego. Wallace Koop family and Frank Martens family also visited Cayucos before returning to Shafter on Monday September 1. Mrs. Bud Boyd remains in Bakersfield Memorial Hospital after a recent release and readmission on September 2.

Dana Mulder Bob Zumwalt Roberta Pamela San Diego Wallace Koop Sandra Ronald Frank Martens Frank Beth Cayucos Shafter Bud Boyd Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

Southland Vacationers Visit Disneyland and Oregon

Mr and Mrs Russell Paul and children Cynthia Kathleen and Candice enjoyed a trip to Disneyland and the coast for fun and relaxation. Accompanying them home was Mrs Pauls father C R Steiger. Steiger and Paul later went to Medford Oregon for a hunting and fishing trip returning this past weekend.

Southland Disneyland Coast Russell Paul Cynthia Kathleen Candice

Niece Sharon Durham Visits Reverend Babbitt Family

Miss Sharon Durham of El Monte California, Reverend Babbitt's niece, stayed two weeks at the Babbitt home with her parents, Sunny. She returned home after the visit.

Paul Babbitt Reverend Babbitt Sharon Durham el Monte California Sharon Sunny

Manor Family Labor Day Visit Near Shafter

Mr and Mrs John Manor and son Johnny Wayne of Gardena California spent Labor Day weekend in and around Shafter visiting relatives. They returned home Monday morning.

John Manor Johnny Wayne Gardena Calif Shafter

Shafter High Faculty to Attend Mountain Party Weekend

Shafter High School male faculty members will attend the Annual District Men's Mountain Party September 13 and 14 at the Burbank Y Camp near Tehachapi. Events include softball volleyball swimming tennis hiking and a campfire with a long tradition of fellowship and get acquainted activities.

Shafter High School Kern County Union High School Burbank “Y Tehachapi Wes

Also Mentioned on This Page

Frank Russells Pat Andy Cayucus Ches Sody Shel Bat Tyra Ogle Pvt James Sherrill Ord R. Jackson Scott James H. Scott la Crescenta Scott Brandt Investment CO Louis J. Brandt 18Th St. Bak J. C. Penner Real Estate, Notary Cor Oe Gurance Central Ave Ter Acme Finance CO 18Th St Field Bank of America Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Shafter Branch P. C. Clarkin Pelea —Bank of America Jester Miss Kirschenmann U of C Ley Anderson Daniel Is ~ Fisk Dennis Foreman Dick Cher Richard House Ben Bo Bill Houser Irvin Jensen Arthur Johnson Robert Keteele Marlin Olsen Leonard Robertson Ed Schacht James Stone Carl Wells Alfred Morgan Jessie Hensen Downey Roy Boyd Dee Walker Pioneer BUICK
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