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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1946
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Thomas Wedge and Mr and Mrs Harry Thompson with their children spent Sunday at Pismo Beach enjoying the coastal outing and family time.
The Business and Professional Women opened their meeting with a dinner at Cawelo Motel. Miss Helen Holmes presided as president. Miss Beulah Bartlett chaired the program with speaker Miss Delphine Martin who spoke on the aims of women professional groups and the organization’s beginnings. Several new teachers attended as special guests.
A Monday evening surprise birthday party honored Mrs. J L Hill. Guests including Mesdames Sylvia Baughman Ed Gumegan Pat Kelly Floyd Cooper Eckman George Vannatta J H Fuller and Glen Putnam arrived with a birthday cake ice cream and bridge prizes from a white elephant shelf. The event was lively with laughter and fun.
Mr and Mrs C D Honea of Antioch announce the birth of a daughter Cheryl Ann on September 13. Violet Dirkson Honea, former Violet Dirkson, is the baby’s grandmother.
Mr and Mrs Henry Neufeld and Mr and Mrs Merrill Thomas hosted a patio supper and dancing Saturday evening. Guests included J C Channeson John Jacobsen Ed Brown Rolf Jacobsen Ed Warren P L Arnold Ted Vignola Jack Battaglia George Harrison Gene Mettler Muriel Thornberg Harold Green George Enns and Floyd Cooper.
Mr Irvin Poy treated his garage employees to an Italian dinner in Bakersfield on Monday evening. Participants included Wilber Stocker Louis Church Johnnie Penner Johnnie Park Johnnie Mayer Dewey Northam Lee Willoughby and Eldon Neufeld.
Mr. Alvin Weitenbach along with his brother Eugene and cousin Henry traveled east and left Monday for Los Angeles returning to Shafter Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Fox and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Williams attended a barbecue rib steak dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Williams in Eagle Rock Los Angeles Sunday.
Mr Jack Mosher of LaJola arrived in Shafter Monday evening for a week long visit with Mr and Mrs Rolf Jacobsen.
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