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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1937
Page
5
Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kliewer Sunday were Glenn Bergthold Vic Bergthold and Waldo Balzer.
Mr and Mrs Bill Stoller and family and Mrs Henry J Stoller returned from a conference of the Lutheran church in Anehtm last night The Shafter delegate to the convention was Bill Stoller The meeting will adjourn today Stoller reports finish of proceedings and travel home.
The Santa Fe traveling representatives Leonard J. Cassell W G Bain and Chas L Henry all of Bakersfield visited Shafter to inspect the industrial and shipping center progress. New residents Clyde Payne his wife and mother in law Mrs E V Pitts from Lincoln Arkansas arrived this week to make their home in Shafter. Clyde is the nephew of Shafter merchant T C Payne.
Teo British Columbia Mr and Mrs J J Siemens Mr and Mrs G J Siemens and Mrs J C Penner returned from a trip as far north as Vancouver British Columbia.
See Flower Fields Mr and Mrs Floyd Rister and son Donald of Wilmington Mrs Mahis of Los Angeles and Mr and Mrs Lyman McCar of Beardsley visited the flower fields here this week.
Taft welcomed Miss Rose Willis as a visitor on Saturday with local residents noting her presence in the town.
Mr and Mrs H Midgely spent several days this week in Los Angeles on a combined business and pleasure trip.
Fresno C L Woods and John R Winblad of Fresno were business visitors in Shafter on Monday, meeting local officials and discussing potential deals.
Mrs. Clara Wood of Altadena and her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Martin Hartfield of Pasadena were Sunday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Glenn O Nay In Southland J H Maorer spent several days this week in Los Angeles on a business trip
L A Arthur C Fisher of Los Angeles visited Shafter for Friday and Saturday. Girls' Letter club biked to the flower fields Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs M G Roberts and family of Oildale and Mrs John Lockridge of Bakersfield visited Shafter friends and the wildflowers recently. Mrs K Wagg and Mr and Mrs B Box of Los Angeles with Mrs W A Cunningham of Riverview toured Shafter wildflower fields this week. A party including Mr and Mrs Joe Enderson visited Keene to see Evelyn Marshall. Mr and Mrs Spurgeon Regan and family of Porterville are new Shafter residents. Miss Hattie Meechan of Los Angeles visits sister Mrs Frank Munsey.
Santa Barbara visitors Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cook and family returned from a Santa Barbara vacation. Riverside guests Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Bisans and Mrs. Kraft’s daughter Margaret visited Mrs. R. E. Heinrichs. Los Angeles and Portland groups visited local families, with several stops during a southern route home. Henry D. Everett and Elizabeth Sawatzky signaled plans to wed by obtaining a marriage license.
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Ross of Hanford and Mrs. M. Hampton of Shafter enjoyed an abalone dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Stansbury. From Buttonwillow Mrs. S. E. Deck and Mrs. Robert Cruzan drove through Shafter wildflower fields this week. To Atascadero Mr. and Mrs. J. P. White and daughters Phyllis and Gwendo lyn returned home after visiting Mrs. Glenn Nay, sister of Mrs. White.
To Lodi James Reily and Ralph Lachen Lodi playing baseball for a fruit company. In Oklahoma Mrs W C Grose and daughter are now in Oklahoma where they will spend the summer visiting. From Porterville Jess Starrh of Porterville is a visitor at the home of his brother G L Starrh. Joe Mumolo of Los Angeles was a visitor in Shafter this week looking after some foud in terests. Moving Here George Maulhart of Klamath Falls Oregon will make his home in Shafter during the potato season.
W T McClain recovering at home after appendix operation. Earnest Mausier and sister Margaret Luders move closer to Shafter from a ranch west of town to be near Luders son Fred. R L Stubblefield arrives from Ventura for a two week family vacation. Abe Beese and daughter Dana Lee picnic at Woody. Local families including Krugers and Fiddlers from Highland Park and Munzer visit. T V Little and party hunt minerals at Willow Springs then Red Rock canyon. Minnie Hare and George Siebers visit Arnold home. Hare is Mrs Arnold’s mother. J P Harris and family weekend in Los Angeles and Ventura County. Book Forum meets library April 27 with Chinese poetry. Charles Balden, Utah mining man, visiting Shafter friends. Cléome Locke spends weekend in Livermore. Myrtle Hickerson returns from Santa Ana. Virgil Graves to Berkeley for brothers at UC. Mrs Dick Solomon called to Stockton by ill relative. N A Williams of McFarland visits Shafter Thursday evening.
Robert Newton returned Friday evening from Lubock Texas where he visited friends and relatives. Glenn Miller of Los Angeles was a business visitor in Shafter Saturday.
Arizona residents visit relatives in Yuma and Pond with brief social updates. A marriage license was issued to Clarence R. Grigsby and Leah A. Eichman of Shafter. E I Wallace shows gains but remains confined to bed. Capt Bartholomew of the Eagle and Cayucos attends the Bobst funeral. A new telegraph operator will assist during spud season at Santa Fe station. Rail official Herb G W Simpson visits Shafter.
Hueneme druggist E R Hall and his mother Adda Hall visited friends in Shafter yesterday. J Dillingham returned from Shreveport where his father’s illness improved. Guests included Ell of Los Angeles and Don Hiemer of Texas. Earlimart residents T R Nickel and Mrs Nickel with Mr and Mrs C B Wiens called in Shafter. A baby girl Elizabeth Ann was born to J W Morrison and wife at Abe Strauss Maternity Home. Harvey Sisemore and wife welcomed a daughter at Bakersfield hospital.
Minister J W Bergen presents a full Sunday schedule including 9 30 am German service 10 00 am Sunday School 11 00 am sermon The Devils Training Camp 7 00 pm Christian Endeavor meeting and 8 00 pm sermon The Leer ing Serpent Rev Krahn impressed with life of Menno Siemens last Sunday parishioners urged to attend both morning and evening services to learn about present evils
C C Von Gotkam, pastor, will speak on The Purpose of the Coming Of Jesus during the 11 oclock Sunday morning service. Sunday School starts at 10 a m. Evening services begin at 7 with a 8 oclock song service and a message by the pastor. All are welcome and Bible school and Young People groups invite every age.
union congregational church schedule lists 9 80 a m church school 11 00 a m church service sermons on creative living Alfred T Chandler minister Mrs J H Porterfield music Alfred Smith pianist 7 00 p m change of hour Christian Endeavor Miss Elizabeth Mullins leader 8 15 p m play on missions by christian Endeavor of the First Presbyterian Bakersfield all are cordially invited
The Wasco Church of the Nazarene hosts a weekend revival led by the Young People starting Friday April 16 through Sunday April 18. Rev De Pasquale of Pasadena College will speak and Milton Poole will direct singing. Evening services are at 7 45 with Sunday school at 9 45 and a Young Peoples service at 6 45. prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 45.
The text notes Jesus prayers to the Father in John and cites Mary Baker Eddy in Science and Health. It frames Atonement as unity with God and says Jesus demonstrated man’s oneness with the Father warranting homage.
The Christian Science Society in Boston Massachusetts presents a lesson on the Doctrine of Atonement. The Golden Text features John the Baptist's declaration Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. The scriptural selection is part of the Lesson-Sermon series across Mother Church branches.
Two men perished when a small cabin monoplane crashed while fog shrouded mountains south of the Ridge route near Gorman. Edwin B. Christopher, 38, president of Swallow Airplane Co. of Wichita, was at the controls. E. A. Grumm, 41, vice president of a securities firm, was a passenger traveling from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
Kipling began as a sub-editor in an Indian paper where his verses drew praise. Readers urged a collection, which he assembled as a slim book titled De yurtuent Ditties. To fund a shooting trip he sold the rights to a Calcutta publisher for 500 rupees.
Artist Francisco Goya born 1746 in Fuenderodos Aragon to peasant parents rises to fame painting masterworks. He reportedly risked his neck climbing St Peter's in Rome to carve his initials at the summit.
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