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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1950
Page
15
A discussion compares color planning for clothing and interiors. It notes olive greens with darker accents, mustard yellow highlights, and the use of coordinated fabrics and patterns to create cohesive living spaces and outfits.
Tom and Patsy Kelly, children of Mr. and Mrs. W Pat Kelly, attend Stanford University this year. Tom registered as a freshman and joined the football team in Palo Alto. They visited Patsy’s grandparents in San Jose during the trip. Patsy leaves Saturday for her sophomore year at Stanford.
A farewell picnic was held in Hart Memorial Park for Noreen Horst and Edwina Ruch who depart for Monterey Bay Academy. Parents Jake Horst and Pd Ruch drove them to school. Classmates Donna Wedel Katherine Lorenz Carol Lorenz Marilyn Lana Darling Shirley Kramer Margery Voth Janice Dirksen Janice Wikoff attended.
Heating engineers urge buyers to plan for 20 years when choosing a home heating system. They compare hot air versus hot water or steam setups, noting duct deterioration and furnace fan load as major issues and stressing long term maintenance costs.
Wilford Tervens of New York and his friend, a houseguest of Tracy Haneli, left Monday for San Francisco on their return to New York.
An article urges living room design to reflect personal taste and daily use. It warns against old fashioned parlor trappings, favoring simplicity, comfort, and practical arrangements shaped by entertainment, fireside seating, and room views to create desired effects.
Retailers herald fall home fashion with soft wood floor coverings and revolutionary manmade carpet fibers. New durable colors and frosty looks join high pile luxury at budget prices, with fresh designs and textures across cotton and wool blends.
The Fuller family returns to school life with John and Bert Fuller resuming education locally. John, entering his junior year at the University of California Davis College of Agriculture after transferring from Oregon State College, and Bert entering his senior year at Shafter High. The event includes a social gathering with 50 classmates featuring ping pong canasta and dancing in their home.
Mr and Mrs Wedge and family returned from a vacation touring San Jose Santa Cruz Lake Tahoe and nearby towns They visited Mrs Betty Thomas in San Jose Mr and Mrs F B Kelly in Santa Cruz and their son Don Wedge Tahee Inn Lake Tahoe They ended via Carson City and Bishop Mrs Weege resumed duties as librarian Monday morning Six Tulare county Cattlemen Association members assist the tax assessor evaluating range land in the county
Members of the Maple Boy Scout troop meet each Monday at Maple School. Fall activities started with a watermelon feed and a program of work for the coming month. New boys present include Dean Burnquist Carroll Snow Donald Neufeld among others. Leaders Rub en Siemons E L Engel and Walter Nicol attended a Scout leader meeting in Shafter to plan a fall camporee and Northern district activities. Local representatives from Delano MacFarlane Pond Wasco Maple and Shafter attended the meeting chaired by F J Peters.
Mr and Mrs H W Pat Kelly attended the dedication of new recreation and gymnasium buildings at Camp Owens near Kernville. The buildings honor the late Arch R Beckes of Wasco former Kern County Probation Commission chairman. Excavating leveling blasting and brick manufacture were done by Camp Owen staff and inmates.
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