Comfort in Isaiah 40 for an afflictive day
A devotional analysis of Isaiah 40 1 11 emphasizing God's comfort as refuge forgiveness and strength. It contrasts human pride with divine stance and asserts Christ as the source of comfort, urging repentance and trust in God's unending word. The piece portrays God as strong tender guardian gathering and guiding his people with loving care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Judah
Christ
Jesus Christ
John the Baptist
Jesus
Jehovah
God
William Henley
Gerald Massey
Faith of the Future as a Simple Goodness Belief
Quotation reflecting on faith across past present and future, asserting faith in the inherent goodness of the world and belief that it is governed for good as a guiding principle.
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Sir Francis Younghusband
Everlasting Light and the Lord as Brightness
The fragment cites Isaiah 60 19-20 praising God as perpetual light beyond the sun and moon. It evokes a messianic future where divine guidance replaces celestial illumination.
Hicks Harve Their Day At High School Friday
Hicks Harve held at Shafter High School featured costumes and events ending with a parade through downtown Shafter and prize awards at the athletic field. Florence Kimbriel won the girls division while Myron Annis led the parade with Jane Pasley and Minnie Koop. The event drew about 200 costumed students and included sack races balloon contests and relays followed by group songs.
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Charles Harris
Plu Jong
Richard Becker
Merton Wiedmann
James Bobst
Myron Annis
Jane Pasley
Minnie Koop
Calvin Gaede
Joyce Townsend
Bill Hildebrand
Delton Gaede
Mary Catherine Lockard
David Grumbles
Vera Neuman
Molli Bruner
Patsy Greer
Leona Rheimer
Ruth Friesen
Betty Bayless
Jessie Gaede
Eddie Hall
Carol Pulcifer
Bill White
Merchants Defeat Farm Workers In Evening Softball Win
The Shafter Merchants scored 13 runs on 10 hits to defeat the Shafter Farm Workers 13 to 3 under lights. Billy Lachenmaier led the visitors with three hits.
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Shafter Merchants
Shafter Farm Workers
Billy Lachenmaier
Shafter Highs Relay Wins In Record Time At Sierra Meet
Shafter high school swept a three way meet led by an A class relay in 1 37 earning top supremacy over East Bakersfield and Maricopa. Olson led with 15 points including wins in the 100 220 and broad jump. Kirschne Mann added titles in discus and shot while Stewart broke the B class high jump record and Dur ham raised the C class mark though records may not stand in the league meet.
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Shafter High School
East Bakersfield
Maricopa
Shafter
Bakersfield
Jack Wilcoxon
Glenn Bender
Harold McGuffey
Merwin Olson
Jock Stewart
Ray Durham
East
Jack Salcido
Olson
Wilbert Kirschnemann
Witcher
Rowe
Cornelius
Harrison
McGuffey
Johnson
Thomas
Dewitt
Sprangler
Wilcoven
Livermore
Moore
Gaede
Lemucchi
Wiedmann
Lloyd
Harris
Combs
Bartch
Henry
Watson
Annis
Lecus—Kirschenmann
Becker
Newton
K Kirschenmann
Helms
Valdez
Allen
Kennedy
Hamilton
Reed
Kroeker
Daniels
Kellogg
Bagley
Stewart
Myrick
Tucker
Pasley
Bubo
Mallard
Ansolabeheri
Alexander
Fuller
Smith
Salcido
Devine
Smalley
Durham
Sprague
D. Fuller
B. Fuller
Potter
Hall
S. D. Fuller
B. B. Fuller
B. Devine
Theft Charge Brings 90 Days County Road Camp
Arlin Elliott 20 and Lloyd Shanafelt 19 were sentenced to 90 days in the county road camp after pleading to petty theft. Arrests were by Constable John Reily with help from Kern sheriff's office. They allegedly forced Joh Madewell into a machine, drove him off his land, and robbed him of a small amount of money, then crashed the car into a telephone pole on Met tler avenue.
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Arlin Eliott
Lloyd Shanafelt
County Road
Justice Court
H. A. Rightmire
John Reily
Elliott
Hanafelt
Joh Madewell
Harvey Daniels
Shafter
Mettler Avenue
Reily
Kern County
Sheriff's Office
California Dominates Almond Production in Western Hemisphere
California is the only state in the western hemisphere producing almonds. Current production figures reach 72,294 acres, according to D R Bailey, general manager of the California Almond Growers' Exchange.
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California
D. R. Bailey
Almond Growers’ Exchange
Tennis Team Is Bakersfield Winner Thursday
The Shafter high school tennis team defeated East Bakersfield 11-6 in Sierra league play in Bakersfield to claim second place. Player highlights include McFarlane tops and doubles teams Hofman/Nikkel and Kattenhorn/Wilcoxon with wins. Mettler and Channeson to enter county tournament at Taft May 4. team coached by R. E. Gates.
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Shafter High School
Bakersfield
East Bakersfield High School
McFarlane
Ruben Mettler
Shafter
Johnny Channeson
Leland Bell
Harry Hofman
Milton Nikkel
Clarence Kattenhorn
Jack Wilcoxon
Bob Curtis
Taft
Mettler
Channeson
R. E. Gates
Cecil Meadows to Speak on County Aviation History
Cecil Meadows, superintendent of the Kern County airport, will present a history of aviation in the county at a Kern County Historical Society meeting. The talk is set for Monday at 7:30 p.m. in room 113, Bakersfield Junior College building. F. F. Latta invites all interested attendees.
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Cecil Meadows
Kern County
Kern County Historical Society
Junior College
Bakersfield
F. F. Latta of
Shafter
Farm Bureau Federation Meet Planned April 25
A regional California Farm Bureau Federation meeting for region No. 3 is set for the Hanford Civic Auditorium starting at 9 30 a m Today Shafter and Rio Bravo farmers will attend Speakers include S Gehe Mrs Robert Burr M Dula and Gordon Garland Lunch will be served at noon
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California Farm Bureau Federation
Hanford Civic Auditorium
Shafter
Rio Bravo
S. G. Ge
Robert Burr
M Dula
Gordon Garland
California Leads In Cow Testing In 12th Straight Year
California again leads in dairy cow testing with the highest total number of cows on test and the largest percentage of cows tested, according to G E Gordon UC dairy specialist in the Extension service.
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California
G. E. Gordon
University of California Agricultural Extension Service
Flower Vines Grow Without Soil By High School Student
Charles Songer, a Shafter high school student in Lloyd C. Pack’s biology class, conducts hydroponic plant experiments. He grew a yellow Calla lily shown at the Wednesday Afternoon club and is growing tomato vines with chemicals and water. He found vitamin B-1 has no value to plants unless combined with other chemicals.
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Charles Songer
Shafter High School
Lloyd C. Pack
Sanger
Day Spent in Los Angeles by Mr and Mrs Emanuel Newmann
Mr and Mrs Emanuel Newmann spent Sunday driving to Los Angeles and spent the day there. The brief account notes their outing without additional details.
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Los Angeles
Mrs
Emanuel Newmann
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