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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1947
Page
7
During Fire Prevention Week October 5 to 11 English classes at Shafter High School will compete in an essay contest on Home Fire Prevention. Sponsored by the 20-30 Club with Shafter and Kern County Fire Departments, the winner earns publication in the local press. entries are due October 8.
Mr and Mrs R E Gribble who recently moved into their new home at 225 Faber were honored with a housewarming last week. Guests presented a copper table lamp and enjoyed dessert and a social evening hosted by a large group of friends including John J Peters Jr E J Peters Walter Haag D R Gevin Frank Weibe Paul Wiebe W P Phillips Abe Isaac Menno Siemens Walter Nicol H H Loewen Richard Gribble James Cannon Marion Wells Lucile Hearon Edna Prieve and Eula Talley.
Rosemary Stocker of Shafter entered Loretto Heights College this fall and was formally invested with cap and gown at a Sunday ceremony in the Loretto chapel. The college reports the largest freshman class in its history, with 438 students from 24 states the District of Columbia and eight foreign countries. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Stocker of Shafter.
At a Friday Shafter Chamber of Commerce meeting the proposal to rename Santa Fe Way to Central Valley Highway received unanimous approval. The idea, led by Paul Newell and supported by Mayor Joe Frizzell, will be sent to the Shafter City Council for action at its next meeting on Monday October 13. The group also approved a planned radio program to air from Shafter in November via McClatchy Broadcasting and station KERN.
Leroy Kirschenmann son of Mr and Mrs Emil Kirschenmann is convalescing at home following a tonsil operation.
Editor thanks ranchers for arranging their time to man the potato display at the County Fair. Names include G. J. Siemens John DeVinzenzo Clarence Neuman Hern don Hitchcock August Bender Harlan Wilson Jack Sill Ed McClain Otto Handel Herb Neuman Greg Malory and Abe Isaac.
Mennonite church invites all to an annual sale of fancy work and quilts in the basement this Thursday October 2 at 7 45 p m Announcement said attendees are welcome tonight's event features handmade items and quilts from the church sewing circle
Exeter dominated the game with Gillespie scoring twice in the first quarter and once more in the second, adding two conversions to lead 14 0 after the opening period. Cagle added a third Exeter score in the second quarter to reach 20 0, then Gillespie tallied again in the third to make it 26 0. Shafter fought back late in the game but could not break through Exeter’s defense.
John L. Sullivan, age 69, died last week in Kern General Hospital Bakersfield. Funeral services will be held at Janzen Funeral Home Shafter with interment in Shafter Cemetery.
A brief note invites readers to add Joe's Topper Bakery to their shopping list, highlighting dessert offerings and encouraging support for the local bakery.
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