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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
6
Corner Golden West and Wall invites all to Church School at 10 am led by Peter J. Gorsching with a class for every age. Worship at 11 am offers guidance from God's word. 7 pm Young Peoples Endeavor. 8 pm Scripture study on the Structure of the Scriptures with Matt 10:42 cited.
The church at 308 James Street West, with Minister Harper, announces 9:45 a.m. Sunday School led by Walter E. Haag, Superintendent. There will be Sunday School and Junior Church but no preaching services as the minister is away until late month. Messages to Shafter office will be forwarded from Coronado, California.
Neuritis troubled Tony Zale two days before his planned defense of the middleweight crown against Rocky Graziano. Gate expected to reach a record $400,000 for a middleweight contest. Other notes include Connie Mack praising Boston players, golf clubs adopting heavier putters, West Point possibly losing Doc Blanchard to Tulane, Ed McKeever’s Notre Dame downfall prediction, Lew Fonseca becoming a league movie photographer, and plans to cover players in future reels for schools.
Services will resume September 8 1946 at the Masonic Temple Wasco for The Mother Church The First Church of Christ Scientist Boston. The Sunday Lesson Sermon theme Soul cites Luke Mark and Mary Baker Eddy for healing and spiritual authority over disease and sin.
Sunday School at 9 45 with morning worship at 11 00 featuring special choir music led by Bill Hildebrand and sermon A Shrewd Fool Pastor Joseph W Bruner preaches at 11. youth fellowship at 7 00 in Gwendolyn Hall and evening service at 8 00 with subject Cooperation Please.
Smith Corner church led by Pastor Jacob Quiring holds Sunday School at 9 45 a m Worship Service at 11 a m and Evening Service at 7 30 p m Everyone welcome to attend at the Gospel Chapel location.
The Kern and California Mennonite Brethren church schedules 9 30 Sunday school for all ages and 10 30 morning worship led by Rev. Herman Warkentin from Los Angeles heading to India as missionary. Evening activities include 6 15 prayer circle 6 30 four department Christian Fellowship and 7 30 program by the Young People's Society with a Tuesday talk on The C I Q in Bible Prophecy.
St. John’s Catholic Church on Broadway at Ninth Streets Wasco California lists Sunday Masses at 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. Benediction after the last Mass each Sunday. Confessions on Saturday evenings at 7:30.
Mr and Mrs Sydney Dawe have moved from Shafter to Bakersfield taking up residence there.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ware and children visit Los Angeles this week for business and pleasure. Mr. Ware attends the Bank of America School while Mrs. Ware visits Bert’s sister and family. Also listed, guests at the Fike home last weekend include Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Zerkel and son Howard of Culver City and Mrs. Rose Zerkel of Bakersfield.
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