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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1959
Page
8
A church invites attendees to Sunday worship at 11:00 a m and shares scriptural reflections on First Thessalonians and Second Thessalonians about eternal union with the Lord. The piece emphasizes daily walking in faith and urges participation in Christian worship and fellowship.
Morning service begins at 11 with the sermon titled What Happens When We Pray With Others based on St Matthew Chapter 18 verses 19 and 20. The church invites all to enroll and attend each Sunday at 9 30 for fellowship and preparation.
An assembly themed Do the Divine Will will be held at the room on W Putnam Avenue and Kessing Street inviting attendees to participate.
Everett Barn announces a vital shopping season for Shafter families as three stores host a prize giveaway for the coming school year. Ray Randolph chairs the Merchants Division. Buster Oxford of Food Banks notes prizes include goods and sports equipment. Winners need not be present to win.
An Ebenezer Reformed Church service centers on Douts of Christians with a sermon by Reverend Melvin B Nonhof based on John 20 25. A Sunday School session discusses Jonah Disobeys God with lessons from Jonah 1 9 15 17 and 2 9 10 and memory verses Jeremiah 23 24 and Psalm 139 7 8. A choral anthem accompanies worship. All are welcome.
The Franz family relocates from the Santa Barbara area to 2335 Carlton, San Jose. During a vacation trip they drove north along Highway 1 enjoying the scenery.
Father Griffith C S 8 R language fluently. Mass schedule lists daily Mass at 8:00 A M and Sunday services at 8:00 and 10:00 M. St Therese's Catholic church stands at Valley and West Lerdo Streets corner.
The Thuman family hosts Scott Thuman and his Wadley relatives during a stay on Walnut Street in Lincoln. Scott visited from August 17 for a week with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Dale Thuman in Pacina California.
A party including Mrs. E. B. Hooks and Mrs. Darby Day traveled the seventeen mile drive toward Monterey. They visited the Seal Rock landmark located between Carmel and Monterey as part of their excursion.
A farewell gathering honoring Mr and Mrs Oliver Suderman was held at his brother John Suderman in Alameda with about forty attendees on August 16. Shafterites present included Leonard Gaede and family Waldo Unruh and family Harold Wiens and wife with roast turkey and trimmings. Oliver Suderman left for Hawaii.
E A Fenderson of Shafter celebrated his 83rd birthday on August 20 with family at his home. Guests included his wife, grandchildren, and relatives from the Fenderson and Strauss households. The grandchildren returned to Bakersfield on August 21 after a four day visit.
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