Local Woman's Club Honors Past Presidents and New Members
Shafter Woman's club December meeting honored past presidents with a Veterans Memorial Hall dessert hosted by Mrs. Lorene Hill. New and charter members were introduced, while Irma Channeson led a business session noting mental health contest plans and a gift drive for Veterans Memorial Hospital Fresno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Shafter Woman's Club
Veterans Memorial Hall
Lorene Hill
Mmes. C. E. Wiedmann
J. C. Channeson
Woods Stdne
Clyde Zachary
P. L. Arnold
A. P. Channeson
J. L. Hill
T. V. Little
Joe Frizzell
Ed Brown
C. W. Christopher
Julia Potter
Norma Anderson
June Irvin
Winnie Kin Cannon
Lee Mettler
Dee Voth
Avis Johnson
Clara Notley
Clara Schnidt
Edna Prieve
Catherine Weyand
Loris Walhoad
Frances Thompson
Helen Farrell
Irma Channeson
General Federation
Leprosy Mission Director to Speak at Mennonite Church
Dr. John M Schmidt, director of the Leprosy Mission for Paraguay, will speak at the Mennonite Brethren Church in Shafter on Friday evening December 14 at 7 30. He will describe treatment of lepers and spreading the gospel to isolated Indian tribes. He tours U S and Canada with Mennonite Central Committee. St Mark s Episcopal service set for Sunday December 1 at 135 Shafter Ave with Very Rev F Leslie Rolls. Guild held a rummage sale Tuesday December 4 and chapel Christmas Eve.
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John M.schmidt
Paraguay
South America
Mennonite Brethren
Shafter
Schmidt
United States
Canada
Mennonite Central Committee
St. Mark's. Episcopal Church
Shafter Avenue
F. Leslie Rolls
Local Rotarians To Hear Rotary Fellow From South Africa
Shafter Rotary members plan to attend a Wasco Rotary meeting Monday at West's restaurant for a talk by Elliot Leader of Johannesburg. Leader, a Rotary Foundation fellow, will study theoretical physics at Caltech. He was born in 1935 and is single.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Rotary Club
Wasco Rotary Club
West's
Elliot Leader
Johannesburg
South Africa
Rotary
Bill Siemens
Shafter Rotary
Shafter Club
Shafterites
Wasco
Leader
Rotary Foundation
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
King Edward VII School
Witwatersrand University
Christmas program by First Baptist youth group
The First Baptist church Sunday School presents a Christmas program on Sunday December 16 at 5 30 p.m. Children perform then Rev Menno Schellenberg, youth director, will sing. Afterward a getting acquainted period follows with teachers, refreshments and treats for youngsters.
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First Baptist Church
Menno’ Schellenberg
P T A Board Social Evening in Richland
The Richland P T A board hosted a Christmas social at Veterans Memorial Hall from 7 30 to 9 30 p m. Attendees included board members and their wives. Connie Pelosi and Sarah Suderman organized refreshments while the group exchanged a crab box gift under 50 cents. Guests included Mr and Mrs Bruce Crawford superintendent of Richland Elementary Schools.
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Richland Parent-Teachers Association
Veterans Memorial Hall
Connie Pelosi
Sarah Suderman
Bruce Crawford
Crawford
Richland Elementary
Woman's Club Potluck Dinner at Veterans Memorial Hall
The Shafter Women's Club hosted a French Cabaret themed potluck at Veterans Memorial Hall on Friday December 7th. Bea Thompson organized decor with Shirley Kodet as food chair, Hazel Frizzle chair and Colena Anderson co chair. A ballet by Marsha Craig baton twirling by Margaret Freedman and a humorous skit featuring Lorene Hill Hazel Izzell Colena Anderson and Kathryn Putman followed. Paula McClure sang several selections. About 50 couples attended.
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Shafter Women’s Club
Veterans Memorial Hall
Bea Thompson
Shirley Kodet
Hazel Frizzell
Colena Anderson
Marsha Craig
Margaret Freedman
Lorene Hill
Hazel Izzell
Kathryn Putman
Paula McClure
Lutherans Hold Services Sunday in Wasco Church
Divine worship at 11 a.m. Sunday School and Adult Bible Classes at 9 45 a.m. December 16 at Trinity Lutheran Wasco led by Rev W Jo Grunow. Sermon themes include John the Baptist and the Christ. Wednesday 7 30 p.m. study of Christian doctrines. All invited with children. Kern River note.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Church of the Lutheran How
Wasco-Shafter
Wasco
W. Jo. Grunow
Jesus
of John, the Baptist
Christ
Real Power In God Not Atom Says Christian Science Sermon
Sunday lesson sermon argues the universe and man are not rooted in atomic force but in God Spirit. Isaiah 55 11 and Mary Baker Eddy quoted emphasize infinite mind governs all from mental molecule to infinity. Golden Text from Corinthians underscores monotheism.
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Christian Science
Isaiah
God
Mary Baker Eddy
Heaven
Earth
Communicating With God Sermon at Union Congregational Church
Rev. Paul Edward Babbitt will preach next Sunday at 11 am on Communicating With God from St. John 1 14 at Union Congregational Church Sycamore and Tulare Avenues. Choir under Dick Southwick will sing Hallelujah Beethoven with Acolytes Reg Hammond Jr and Dougass Toews and organist Mrs Rodney Wood plays Pastoral What Child Is This and other carols.
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Paul Edward Babbitt
Union Congregational Church
Sycamore
Tulare Avenues
Dick Southwick
Beethoven
Reg Hammond, Jr
Dougass Toews
Rodney Wood
Bedell
Lalmauge
Mennonite Layman Recalls Russia Trip Through Slides
Dinuba Mennonite Brethren member and farmer John Krause shared slides and tales of his behind the Iron Curtain visit to Lenin grad and Moscow. He described city scenes and church services observed, noting self funding and his testimony of faith after the lecture to his congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohn Krause
Mennonite Brethren Church
Dinuba
Russia
Iron Curtain
Krause
Leningrad
Moscow
Christmas Story Presented Sunday Evening by Mennonite group
The Christian Young People's Group of the Mennonite Brethren church opens the Christmas season with the Entire Christmas Story on Sunday evening December 16 at 7 30. Johnny Nickel, president, leads the program featuring scripture poetry music and song and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Young People’s Group
The
Mennonite Brethren Church
Johnny Nickel
Doss to Attend Dinner Marking Pacific Mutual Year
In Fresno on Saturday December 15 Robert Doss Shafter representative of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance will attend a dinner to celebrate the completion of his organization's most successful year since starting to serve the Valley in 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Robert Doss
Shafter
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
Church Services and Lectures Announced for Sunday
Information concerning church services Sunday School and free public lectures is available. Local congregations share schedules and topics for the day, inviting community members to attend and participate.
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Tal Health
Ann Raney
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Veterans Hall
Rolf Jacobsen
Mary Neufeld
Ruth Snively
Lavina Unruh
John H. Schmidt
Leprosy
Menn
Shafter Press
Bill Carter
Phone Pioneer
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Tai
Riverside Grocery
Gladys Baker
Riverside Ave
Aureus
Rypan
Stringham’ S
Rexall Drug
Central Ave
Shafter High School
Bob Funk
Bonnie West
Vaughn Taylor
Ed Pettus
Dave Marsh
Charles Wright
Pat Fower
Cathy Long
Betty Hearn
Shell
All Sports Council
South African University
Music Society
Radio Club
Elliot
Garlatz Motor CO
E. Lerdo
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
Norway St
Mass
Peis
P.T. A. Board
Kern River
George Cfremont
Truxtun
Bakersfield
Theis
UCC
M. B
Christian Science Reading
Palm Ave
Pentecostal Church OF God
Shafter Ave
West Ash
Homer Watson
First Southern Baptist Church
Buel Mouser
B.T.U
J. C. Wells
Pastor Prayer Service
W.M.U
Betty McLeod
Brotherhood
Lone Graves
E. Lordo
Morning Worship
Training Union
Family Bible Hour
Oonce
J. Lingen Wood, C.S
Vancouver
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Mother Church
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Fox Theater
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