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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1955
Page
6
California State Commander Joseph M. Farber announces lL. C. Thomas of 271 E Lerdo Shafter has been named a member of the Housing Commission of the American Legion to serve a one year term.
Mr and Mrs L N Coleman and Mr and Mrs Vic Coleman completed a 20000 mile trip to Europe for Jehovah's Witness conventions. They attended events from London to Paris Rome and Stockholm with 396742 in attendance and 12830 baptized. The journey included visits to the British Museum Versailles and Roman sites and ended with plans for an Africa assembly in November.
An organizational meeting for Mothersingers in Wasco set for Tuesday October 4 from 10 to 11 30 in the Wasco Union High School music building. invitation extended to women with singing ability to join and attend weekly rehearsals led by director Mrs Horace Grisso.
Society notes report the September 17 wedding of Jerry Lou Vannatta and John F. Janzen Jr at Union Congregational Church with 130 guests. The ceremony featured Rev. Paul E. Babbitt, organist Mrs. Ernest Schroeder, and vocalist Mrs. T. H. Anderson, followed by a reception and a four tier cake in pink and aqua.
The Pathfinder organization gathered at Mrs. M M Fenderson’s home on September 22. Future meetings will offer classes in auto mechanics, airplane modeling, china painting, cake decorating, woodwork, leathercraft, and more led by local instructors.
A community notice urges parents to start saving for their children's college education this fall with Bank of America savings accounts. It proposes depositing a modest monthly amount and offers to arrange interviews with Trust Officers, noting no obligation.
The opening Shafter High School PTA meeting was a pot luck event on Tuesday September 20 with Mrs. William Irvin presiding. A panel discussed student and parent expectations with participants Roger Tatum Norma Hooks Norma Graves Harlan Hill Benj Kosden and Ruth Hooks. The next meeting titled Back to School will be on Tuesday October 18.
Marvin Lane assumes duties as Cubmaster for the Shafter Rotary Club's Cub Scout Pack with Lewis Carroll as assistant. Vernon Wilson becomes Pack committee chair, new committee members Frank Roselle Irwin Nickel Milton Johnson and Dr J H Revelle named. Den mothers listed and Scoutorama set for October 21 22 in Shafter. Pack meeting October 24 at Richland School cafeteria includes refreshments by Mrs Sylvia Baughman.
The group included Elder Ret zer, William Boundy, Dana Mulder, Esther Neuman, Charles Wikoff and Mr and Mrs M M Fenderson. The class on nature and copper tooling was announced as part of the program led by Mrs M M Fenderson.
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