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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1955
Page
7
Ebenezer Reformed church children held an Easter egg hunt on Good Friday at the MannePark. Miss Lydia Bender received a memory book from Rev. Walter Grossman for 15 years as Sunday school teacher. Mothers provided sandwiches cookies ice cream and pop.
The 109th Tri-C team youth crusade aims to unite Shafter Wasco and CBMC groups for events April 17 to 22 in Shafter and Wasco. Rev Louie Rhoden leads nightly services at Vets Hall and First Baptist Church with Bob Davenport to speak at youth banquet. family crusade emphasis highlighted.
Christian Science Sunday Lesson Sermon centers on the doctrine of atonement. It cites Mark 10 45 and John 2 1 2, stressing Jesus as savior and advocate. Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health is quoted on atonement, Love, and spiritual healing redeeming man from sin and death.
Rev. Billie Martin of the United Pentecostal church at 528 Central Avenue announces morning and evening services this Sunday. Louis Adelheim Sunday School superintendent reports the school is fully organized and operating well. Pentecostal services also will be held at the church at 7 30 p m Tuesday.
St Mark's Episcopal Church holds a service at 329 Manuel Avenue hosted by Mr and Mrs Floyd Cooper at 7 30 p m Monday April 25. All who wish to attend are welcome to participate.
California will inoculate 552 686 first and second grade pupils against polio at no cost. Dr. Malcolm H Merrill says the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis provides vaccine for distribution to local health departments if tests prove it effective and federal approval is granted. Results of evaluation expected April 12. Delivery is planned to finish the three dose series before summer break.
Michael B Crawford 22, son of Mr and Mrs Bruce M Crawford of 311 Kern Street, to be inducted into the Army Air Corps for cadet training. A Shafter High graduate, he attended Bakersfield High, won the Bank of America agri culture award and the young farmers scholarship, studied two years at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and last year at Oregon State College majoring in soil science.
Kern county Union High School district announces Miss Sharon McDaniel will serve as physical education teacher at Shafter High School for the 1955-56 year. Richland School District Shafter invites sealed bids for demolition of the Santa Fe Hotel Building on Santa Fe Highway. Bids due by 4:00 p.m. April 21, 1966, at 321 Shafter Avenue. The board may reject bids and waives informalities. Cosma Thomas, Clerk. Pub April 7 and 14, 1955.
Six weeks old kittens to be given away free. Phone 4421. n/e. Hear better and change a single 15c battery only once in an entire month. Zenith Royal T Hearing Aid $123. Shafter D 31 Central Ave. This is an ad fragment record with miscellaneous notices.
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