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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1957
Page
11
Rev Clyde V Shields missionary to the Philippines will be special speaker December 6 at 7 30 p m at the Shafter Revival Center Smiths corner He will show color slides of Philippines punishments in the name of salvation His topic will be Crying Blood
J C Choate local Church of Christ minister will preach Sunday morning on Excuses using Luke 14 as a basis and Sunday evening on Famous Lies Of The Devil. The Shafter Press invites readers to attend these services.
The Ebenezer Reformed church invites all to a Sunday 11:00 a.m. worship on the theme The perfections of God. Pastor Melvin B. Nonhof will base the message on Exodus 15:11. Sunday School meets at 10:00 a.m. Youth Fellowship at 7:00 p.m. led by Miss Sandra Nowhof.
A Christian Science church lesson sermon proclaims God as the sole creator. It cites Hebrews 3 4 and Isaiah 45 18 to affirm God as the Lord who formed the earth and inhabitants and references Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures detailing divine Life Truth and Love as the creative Principle.
Revival services are held nightly at the Church of God on Tulare Avenue. Services start at 7 45 each evening with Reverend Viola Duncan of Lancaster in charge and run through Saturday evening. The public is welcome to attend.
Mrs Elwordd McClung received a Blessed Event shower a week earlier at the home of Mrs Pat Hein. A morning social Hour featured a white linen table with yellow chrysanthemum centerpiece and petit fours with coffee. Guests included Mrs M D Adams, James Franklin, Leo Templer, W E Adams, and Kendal Thompson. California farmers buy about $70 million in petroleum products each year.
Divine worship at 11 a.m. and Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church Wasco Shafter parish. The second Sunday in Advent features a Junior Catechumen examined and confirmed. Holy communion, sermon on 2 Peter 3 18 Grow in grace and knowledge. Bible studies Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. Children’s Christmas Eve service planned for December 24.
Mrs. Sam Wilcox remains homebound on Kern Street due to illness for two weeks. Ralph Baehr Sr. and wife of Selma visit their son and his wife the Ralph Baehrs Jr. on Atlantic Avenue. Alvin Buller of Sacramento holidayed with Mrs. Buller’s parents, the Jake Voths. Nancy Larson Buller, former Kern Academy teacher, is noted. Tim Anderson and daughter Kenya Celeste of Santa Barbara visit with Jim Wedel and Bakersfield relatives at the George Wedels.
P G and E customers become the world first users of commercial atomic electricity from the Vallecitos Atomic Power Plant near Pleasanton. The GE and PG&E joint project uses nuclear fuel to generate steam for turbines and remains more costly than conventional power until it reaches parity with fossil or hydro power.
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