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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1937

Page

5

Adrocals At Hiness Confines Man To Home

Floyd Penn of Penn's Toggery is confined to his home with a severe illness. Friends wish him a speedy recovery. Other items note club women at Valley meeting in Fresno, families visiting Woodland, motor trip to Santa Barbara, and local residents traveling to Los Angeles for funerals or to attend events.

Hiness Man Floyd Penn Penn P. L. Arnold Kern County Federation of Women’s Clubs J. C. Channeson San Joaquin A. B. McKinley Fresno Santa Barbara Helen Fast Roberta Roberson Dean Aylesworth Don Lee

Shatterites Visit Coach and Mrs White in Bakersfield

The Shatterites motored to Bakersfield Sunday for a California meeting of CITA the largest student bicycle tour organization in the nation. They gathered at the home of Dr and Mrs Lang longtime friends of the Whites.

William B. White Bakersfield California CITA Lang

Officers Reelected at Mennonite Brethren Church Meeting

All officers of the Mennonite Brethren church were reelected and one new office created at last night’s election. The one year term covers D. L. Schellenberg as chairman H. F. Janzen secretary Z. C. Bartel treasurer E. J. Peters assistant treasurer Arnold Bergen choir director H. A. Janzen senior Sunday school superintendent and Abe Isaac junior Sunday school superintendent.

Mennonite Brethren Church D. L. Schellenberg H. F. Janzen Z. C. Bartel E. J. Peters Arnold Bergen H. A. Janzen Abe Isaac

New Building Rising Fast At CWL Yard

A large storage and machine shop building is under construction at the Camp West Lowe trucking yard on Walker Street in Shafter. The structure measures 125 by 50 feet and will house machinery for work and several Camp West Lowe truck fleet units.

Shafter Ithe Trucking Yard Camp West- Lowe Walker Street Camp-West-Lowe

Volley Ball Tilt Set For Teachers Girls

A Richland grammar school teachers team will play a picked group of upper grade girls in a volley ball match at the school grounds at 12 30 Friday. The game closes a week of intramural volleyball and indoor games that have engaged about 140 girls in afternoon and recess tournaments.

Richland Grammar School

Certificate of Registration for 1938 License Renewal

The License Department of National Automobile Club urges motorists to locate the 1937 white Certificate of Registration before the January 3 renewal period begins. If damaged, obtain a 50 cent duplicate. do not wait for the 1938 license process.

Department of National Automobile Club

Church News and Schedule for S G Parish

Church events list with supper at 2 00 p m junior class recitation 7 15 p m English Bible class confirmation class Saturday 9 50 a m church school 11 00 a m services sermon Two Condition for Spiritual Power by Alfred T Chandler and Alfred Smith music minister 6 30 p m Christian endeavor special program.

S. G Alfred T. Chandler Alfred Smith

Library gains new titles in November report

Shafter library's November circulation rose about one third from October. Librarian Mrs. Thomas Wedge announced 72 new volumes arriving, with 2442 total withdrawals in November vs roughly 1900 in October. 1295 books borrowed by schoolchildren, rest to adults, featuring a varied list of adult and juvenile fiction and non fiction titles from Miss Bishop to The Story of a Pioneer and others.

Shafter Library Thomas Wedge F. W. Crofts E. M. Dell Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Connan Doyle Mrs. M. Farnham Case of the Lame Canary E. S. Gardner Doctor Ricardo W. A. Garrett J. W. Hudson Alan le May W. C. McDonald Drummond Strikes Back H. C. McNeile

Christian Fellowship Lesson Reflects On Light Love And Eternity

A December 12 Christian Fellowship lesson explores two Bible themes: present fellowship with God through walking in the light and righteousness, and future eternal fellowship with Christ in a new heaven and new earth. It cites I John 1 1 7 and Revelation 21 1 7 with emphasis on salvation through Jesus Christ.

Lord Jesus Christ Christ James M. Gray Jesus Christ God Satan

Cotton shipments set new record from Angeles harbor

A record cotton movement from Angeles harbor yards this week shows 7267 bales of long staple leaving for Los Angeles. The figure surpasses the 6000 bales moved in the same period in 1936, signaling stronger shipping activity despite stable local prices.

Angeles Harbor Los

New Cabinet Shop Rising on Shafter Avenue

Workmen began pouring foundations today for a new cabinet shop on Shafter Avenue north of T. V.'s corner. The site, leased from T. V. Little by E. I. Lose & Son of Los Angeles, is to be completed by month end with the shop opening after the first of the year.

Shafter Avenue

Construction at Shafter ranches advances with new buildings

Additional structures rise on two ranches near Shafter. John A. Clark strengthens his south of town property with two dwellings under construction due to finish next week. Pete Platt in North Shafter has two ranch cabins under erection expected to finish later this week.

Shafter John A. Clark Pete Platt North Shafter

Sudderman Rites Held for Los Angeles Man

Funeral services for John W. Sudderman of Los Angeles, brother of G. G. Sudderman and Mrs. H. E. Unruh of Shafter, were conducted in Los Angeles by Rev. Ogg of the Church of the Open Door. Interment followed at Inglewood Park Cemetery. Sudderman, aged 56, died Saturday after a lingering illness.

J. E. Unruh Waldo Los Angeles John W. Sudderman G. G. Sudderman H. E. Unruh Shafter Los Ange Mr. Ogg Church of the Open Door Inglewood Park Cemetery Sudderman

Shafter Residents Listed Among Last Rites Attendees

The last rites at Shafter included Mrs. J. E. Unruh Mrs. H. E. Unruh Miss Lind Unruh Ernest Unruh Mr and Mrs G G Sudderman Mr and Mrs Ben Hardy and Mr and Mrs H H Unruh. The piece notes that in several states marriage grants majority to minors enabling self management of affairs.

Colilier

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