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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
7
God Calls Sinners with Forgiving Love in Hosea Message
A devotional study on Hosea 6 and 14 4 9 emphasizes God's forgiving love for sinners and backsliders. It urges repentance through Christ as the path to eternal life, portraying divine tenderness alongside disciplinary restoration to heal and restore fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
God
Lebanon
Christ
Walk in Love Quote Epigraph
A brief religious verse cites Ephesians 5 2 urging believers to walk in love as Christ loved us, reflecting a spiritual exhortation. High emphasis on Christian ethical conduct and enduring faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Recreation Commission Proposed for Shafter
A Tuesday city hall meeting of the Shafter recreation committee recommended forming a city recreation commission. The council is to consider Monday. The plan would include representation from Richland and Kern County unions high school districts, the city, and Kern County. The new body would oversee recreation in Shafter currently run under a WPA program. Members present included Phil Channeson and Bill Lachenmaier among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Richland
Kern County Union
Kern
Phil Channeson
Bill Lachenmaier
FE. P. Jones
Glenn ©. Nay
Art Craig
Jack Janzen
J. W. Wilson
Frank Shaw
Joe W. Frizzell
Bill Rodgers
Initial Findings Of Migrant Survey At Shafter High
School authorities released migrant student data from a survey to guide enrollment growth. Among 339 students present, 125 were born in Oklahoma and 68 in California, with 33 born in Shafter and others in Texas Arkansas Kansas and elsewhere. Average student age 15 years two months. Kern county residency six years two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Shafter
California
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Kansas
Kern County
Richland
Hats Off to Shafter and Delano Rotary Meeting Poem
A humorous verse read by Ernest Jenans of Delano at a joint Shafter Delano Rotary meeting praises local towns. It mentions highway 99, Delano pronunciation, the chamber of commerce, police, council, vineyards, crops, FHA housing, WPA sidewalks, and federal aid, with nods to Shafter and local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Delano
Ernest Jenans
Highway 99
WPA
Sam
Lauretta
Adams
Eleanor
Wood Pulp Demand Surges Worldwide
World consumption of wood pulp used for rayon and staple fiber rose dramatically from 50,000 tons in 1925 to 950,009 tons in 1937, a 1,900 percent increase over twelve years, reflecting a rapid expansion in textile materials.
YMC A Boys Conference Set in Shafter April 27
An older boys conference of Kern County Y M C A will be held in Shafter on Saturday April 27. About 150 boys are expected for the all day event with tours of the community and attendance at the Sierra league track meet in the afternoon. A luncheon is planned for Saturday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Y.M.C.A
Shafter
Maple School Loses Two Games To Buttonwillow
Eighth grade Maple School boys and girls dropped baseball contests to Buttonwillow Elementary last Thursday at Buttonwillow. Boys lost 13 4 and girls 42 10. Maple girls in lineup included Velma Rodgers Ellen Barling Bobby Jean Hall Vera Terrell Pearl Epp Doris Unruh Leona Gloeckler Thelma Rodgers Helen Barling Mary Dobrenan. Maple boys featured Johnny Penner Warren Baugh Hubert Mayberry Alex Chernabaeff Jim Gloeckler Bob Klassen Clarence Harder Jack Kockingen and Jim Pellet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple School
Buttonwillow
Maple Girls
Velma Rodgers
Ellen Barling
Bobby Jean Hall
Vera Terrell
Pearl Epp
Doris Unruh
Leona Gloeckler
Thelma Rodgers
Helen Barling
Mary Dobrenan
Johnny Penner
Warren Baugh
Hubert Mayberry
Alex Chernabaeff
Jim Gloeckler
Bob Klassen
Clarence Harder
Jack Kockingen
Jim Pellet
Shafter Bowlers Finish League In Fifth Spot
Shafter's bowling team ends league play in Bakersfield fifth of ten teams. Plans to enter an April 25 city tournament. Tonight the squad travels to Delano to face a city team. Roster includes Glenn O. Nay George Vannatta John Dalke Ed Friesen and Ben Peters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Bakersfield
Delano
Glenn O. Nay
George Vannatta
John Dalke
Ed Friesen
Ben Peters
Cotton Planted by Shafter High School Farm Class
Cotton planting began this week on the Shafter high school farm by agricultural class members led by Glenn O Nay head of the department. About seven acres will be set out on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Glenn O. Nay
Agricultural Department
Arlett Outlines West Side Recreation Plan for Taft
Gordon Arlett of Taft described the West Side Oilfields Community Recreation commission and its nine members from local school districts Taft city and Kern County. He said the legal body operates under a September act with WPA support and coordinates with school city and county governments to offer a voluntary purposeful program for both children and adults during about 40 hours of weekly leisure time. The Shafter recreation committee formed last summer was asked to report at the next association meeting with WPA supervisor Leo Randall and Shafter High School member J W Wilson in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Arlett
Shafter
WPA
Recreation Commission ii
Leo Randall
Bakersfield
Kern County
J. W. Wilson
Shafter High School
Improved Hog Cholera Vaccine Announced by UC Scientist
Dr W H Boynton of the University of California Veterinary Science division announced a new tissue vaccine tested on over 100000 hogs. The vaccine promises to reduce dangers of the existing hog cholera vaccination method and represents a major advancement in animal health research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Boynton
Veterinary Science Division
University of California, School of Agriculture
School Play Offered Before Full House Friday
A cast of 27 high school students presented The Monsier Schoolmaster at the high school auditorium before about 500. Leads were Pat Tyson Stringham as Hannah Thompson and Calvin Gaede as the schoolmaster, with Lorraine Stewart and others in supporting roles. The program featured a spelling bee and a final act trial with Myron Annis as judge. the cast included Bill Hildebrand and Glenn Bender. Direction by Bill White, scenery by Martha Wedin students, technical stars Carol Pulcifer Katherine Goode J. H. Walters. Shafter band provided selections with two whistling solos by Kelly Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsier
Patty Stringham
Hannah Thompson
Calvin Gaede
Lorraine Stewart
Hattie Mecham
Eldon Myrick
Tommy Tucker
Jane Paslay
Elsie Dahl
Ruben Mettler
Dale Short
Squire Hawkins
Bill Hildebrand
Squire Underwood
Myron Annis
Glenn Bender
Short
Constable
Edwin Evans
Russell Stone
Charles Harris
Dudley Paslay
Doris Stone
Eddie Hall
Betty Mark
Mark ‘Nicks
Calvin
Fowler Kathleen Janzen
Charles Potte
Rosalie Hitchcock
Merton Wiedmann
Louise Livers
Bill White
Martha Wedin
Carol Pulcifer
Katherine Goode
J. H. Walters
Kenny Paslay
Ray Rexius
Roy McDonald
Harold Cornelius
Florence Kimbriel
Walter Kirschenmann
Shafter High School
P. L. Arnold
Kelly Grant
Agricultural students on Kern Station program sponsors
James Bobst Walt Kirshenmann and Tommy Tucker from Shafter High School Future Farmers were heard on KERN this afternoon on a program sponsored by the Kern County Agricultural Soil Conservation association. Glenn O Nay head of the school agricultural department spoke briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bobst
Walt Kirschenmann
Tommy Tucker
Shafter High School
Station Kern
Kern County Agricultural Soil Conservation Association
Glenn O. Nay
Rotarians Attend Joint Meeting With Delano Club
Twenty seven Shafter Rotary members joined Delano Rotary at Hotel Kern in Delano for a noon meeting. Orvin Mettler announced a Ladies night next Tuesday and Rev Alfred Chandler spoke on inter city Rotary. The program featured motion pictures of operations at the Monolith cement plant near Tehachapi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Not Guilty Plea Entered in Minor Delinquency Case
Boyd Vann about 35 pleaded not guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor in Judge H. A. Rightmire’s Justice Court. Trial is set for April 24. Arrest was made Monday evening in North Shafter by Constable John Reily following a mother's complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Vann
Justice Court
H. A. Rightmire
North Shafter
John Reily
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Hosea
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Home E Appliance Co
Emil Stoller
SE Market
R Pī Felis Shafter
Ans
Palice
Palice Paints
King Lumber CO
Cor. Sumner St
Union Ave
Arvin, Taft
Buttonwillow, Shafter
Wasco Delano, Corcoran and McFarland
Delano Club
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