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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1938
Page
3
Shafter residents and visitors fill the weekend with trips to Bakersfield Fresno and Wasco. Local families visit relatives in Oklahoma California and Nevada. hunting trips to Piute Mountain and Shaver Lake. several reports on school library work and regional fairs.
Mr and Mrs John Kraft guests at Mr and Mrs P J Gaede home in Shafter arriving weekly after summer in Argwin California They plan to stay several weeks before returning to La Sierra Mrs P L Arnold with Mrs W G Ulery attends California Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Sacramento Arnold president Kern Federation Ulery state auditor
A window at the Shafter Theatre entrance was broken Friday night by children on the sidewalk before doors opened. The glass, imported from England, will be hard to replace, says manager August Panero.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors will meet with five Kern County Medical Society members to discuss hospital policy on patients selecting personal physicians.
Supervisor Roy Woollames arranges a meeting at the medical society’s request. A letter to county supervisors argues non indigent patients should have free physician choice and cites a California attorney general opinion. The group says many such patients can be cared for in the county hospital and seeks a feasible plan.
World famous soprano Lily Pons opens the Kern County Musical Association series in the Fox Theatre Bakersfield October 24 with a sell out reported for 1938 39 season. The 1 500 seat venue already has 1500 ticket requests and 110 more seats are being added by reshuffling the orchestra pit as announced by president Clarence Cullimore.
The Bakersfield program features violinist Albert Spalding and pianist Hofmann alongside baritone Igor and tenor Nino Martini, delivering a concert lineup that showcases distinguished artists.
The Rev J H Pankratz former missionary in India will speak at the Mennonite Brethren church Sunday morning October 2. Mrs Pankratz will accompany her husband to Shafter as announced by Rev William J Bestwater.
The three largest city parks in the United States are Fairmount Park Philadelphia at 3587 acres Rock Creek Park Washington D C at 1775 acres and Pelham Bay Park New York at 1756 acres.
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