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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1947
Page
5
Shafter friends learn of the death of David Powell a long time music instructor at Richland School until spring 1944. Mrs Powell is teaching near Santa Cruz this year and with her is their son Nicky.
Rev. Wm. S. Harper and family hosted two visiting families from Beresford and Latendresse. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cooper and daughter Bonnie Fay, now of El Monte California, and Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Latendresse visiting in El Monte, attended church with the Harpers on Sunday and left for home in the late afternoon.
Ruhlmans entertained Mr and Mrs Merrill Thomas as Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Ruhlman in a social note listing local residents and hospitality.
Mrs. Les Hobson traveled to Santa Monica last week with her daughter Mrs. Ralph Locke and family, returning home Friday.
Miss Eleanor Wilson County librarian promotes Kern County Library services for all ages. The system offers bibliographic service, broad adult reading, reference for students, branch staff help, teacher collections in the Court House basement, bookmobile support to schools, reading lists for forums, and guidance to self learners with correspondence school addresses.
A rural schoolteacher named Susan B Anthony overcomes初 her fear of public speaking to champion women’s rights. After two years she delivers her first speech at a teachers’ meeting and earns applause. She goes on to become the era’s renowned speaker for a lasting personal cause.
About 200 students danced at Shafter High School gym last Friday night for the first dance of the year. Dana Baughman led the event with mixers and pony express. Refreshments were provided by the junior class, with Holger Hansen supervising and faculty helpers Ruth Hilbert and Gwenth Parker.
The 13th District meeting of the California Secondary School Administrators Association discussed recent California education legislation. Bakersfield Evening High School will offer Practical Spanish for adults in business and travel beginning Sept. 16, taught by Mrs. Shirley Anderson. The course focuses on conversation and daily life, with broader cultural background.
Mr and Mrs Les Hobson attended the Shrine dinner Saturday evening at Washington School in East Bakersfield.
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