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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1959
Page
4
Sunday lessons in Christian Science churches center on Spirit with a King James Bible passage from II Corinthians 6 17 18 urging separation from the world and embracing God as Father. A correlative from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy stresses alignment with Spirit over matter and Truth, with I Corinthians 2 11 as a Golden Text.
The Rev. Mel Krug returns to lead both services this Sunday after a family vacation. An Evening Gospel Hour at 7:00 p m features a message titled The Life Eternal and its urgency, promising a different take on accepting eternal life through Christ.
Late farmers learn about loan options offered by Administra Street Visalia. An office representative is on duty in Bakersfield on the second and fourth Wednesday each month from 9:30 am to 12:00 noon at the Kern office to assist applicants.
The Rio Grande Valley near El Paso Texas hosts the world’s largest pecan orchard. The vast plantation stretches across prime growing land and supports extensive harvests for regional markets. Local growers emphasize sustainable farming practices and steady output.
Rev Nonhof outlines weekly church activities at Ebenezer Reformed Church Sunset and James Streets with a 11:00 am sermon on Predestination a Forgotten Truth based on Romans 9 18 and a 10:00 am Sunday School study Hezekiah is Cured by God with 1 Kings 20 1 11 Exodus 15 26 Psalm 91 15 Visitors welcome and the outdoor bulletin board urges Take No Vacation From Worship
A Congregational Church report notes steady attendance this summer with seven visitors each Sunday. Speaker Pauline’s San Francisco trip and Lassen National Park stop precede next Sunday’s 11am Divine Worship sermon on Proper Relations Necessary For Answered Prayer. Coffee and ice tea are served. greeters welcome all. Sunday School is led by Superintendent Lyle Carter.
The note lists Charles McClain at a Congregational Church Camp in Yucaipa California and his planned return home after a one week stay. It records visits by Darriel McWhorter and family from Los Angeles Avenue and Livermore. Also Rev James McKenzie left August 3 for his father E G McKenzie's funeral in Big Springs Tennessee.
Multiple birth notices unfold from Bakersfield Memorial Hospital and surrounding towns. Connie Ellen Nye born July 26 at 8 42 p m weighing 7 lbs 8 ozs 19 inches long to Charles and Nye with grandparents Rushing and Nye. Robert Horace Wormack born July 28 at 4 10 p m weighing 6 lbs 15 ozs 20 inches long to Horace and Wormack with grandparents Aday and Meeks. Lawrence Edward Starrh born July 31 at Bakersfield Memorial weighing 9 lbs 14 ozs with Starrh and Johnson families nearby. Bobby Keith Caton born July 27 at 8 08 p m weighing 9 lbs 2 1 2 ozs with Jones and Caton families listed as grandparents.
State officials assess Kern and Tulare property in the week, noting a July release shows a drop over 3 million from last year. Local assessments sit at Kern county figures as state figures awaited. Hanks says state figures will help up to 1085 but final numbers depend on received data.
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