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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1949
Page
14
Elmer Richie Richards was surprised by a birthday dinner hosted by his wife Leona on Saturday September 3. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Les Nusz Mr and Mrs James Parker Mr and Mrs La Verne Khewer Bill Adamson and Abie Beese.
Mrs Oliver Sly returns home after a month in Indiana visiting brothers and sisters she had not seen in 23 years. A family reunion of forty three people was held, attended by many cousins and an only aunt of Mrs Sly.
Mr and Mrs Harry Thompson celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary by attending the Ice Follies of 1950 at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles. They were joined by Mr and Mrs Marvin Neuman for the outing.
Mrs Nelson was guest of honor at a pink and blue shower with co hosts Helen Schneider Ann Blum Alice Biloff Evelyn Toews. The event featured a clothes line game, blindfold relay and flower and baby garment quizzes. Prizes went to Mrs Elizabeth Riffel and Miss Roberta Anderson with a door prize to Mrs Edna Laub.
An actual demonstration of the Tronrite will be held at Home Appliance and Furniture store every other Tuesday starting next week. Mrs Alice Senk from the Iron rite factory will attend on alternate Tuesdays to offer ironing tips and techniques.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Dirksen and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Pitts motored Sunday to Lucerne Valley Morse for a day trip.
Miss Doris Kizer, future bride of George Jacobs Jr., was honored at a Wasco shower hosted by her mother Mrs. H H Warkentine. Co-hostess was Mrs. David Wilder of Bakersfield. Guests from Shafter Wasco Bakersfield Visalia and Whittier attended.
Oil from ships saturates feathers causing birds to lose buoyancy and flight. Rescue efforts focus on cleaning and rehabilitation while authorities investigate maritime pollution and enforcement actions.
Howard B. Hornaday of Seattle dropped into the Shafter Press office to renew a boyhood acquaintance with K. E. Simmons, circulation manager, after more than 30 years since Danville Indiana school days. Mrs. Hornaday accompanied him for a pleasant chat with Mr. and Mrs. Simmons.
Sunday visitors Tommy Craig and Dean Camp of Wasco and Dana Baughman and Edna Rodgers of Shafter went to the Kernville Rodeo and stayed at Summit Lodge Geen horn. They drove to Bakersfield for miniature golf and dinner at the Rice Bowl.
Mr. Robert Larimer broke a bone in his foot and will wear a cast for six weeks. He can continue his work with an oil company. He is married to former Winifred Wiebe.
Teachers from Richland School and Shafter High School will be honored at a six o clock park picnic hosted by the Union Congregational Church. Families are asked to bring extra food for two teachers while the Women's Fellowship provides coffee and utensils. A film, And Now I See, featuring Ralph Morgan, will be shown as part of the fall church program.
A compact fact note states San Francisco spans seven miles across and covers 42 square miles in area, highlighting its compact city footprint and defined boundaries.
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