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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1957
Page
2
The Very Reverend E. Leslie Rolls leads services at 1 a.m. with Sunday school at the same hour under Superintendent Cooke. At 4 p.m. a children's Christmas program followed by refreshments is planned, open to the public. committee met at Reg Hammond home Monday evening.
The Christmas season observance in Christian Science churches features a lesson-sermon on the question Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Force The account of the annunciation to Mary and the birth of Jesus is presented with Luke’s text and a citation from Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health The sermon links spiritual origin with healing and life over death The Golden Text cites Amos on the Lord of hosts and creation
The Kern County Fourth Sunday Singing Convention meets December 22 at 2 p.m. in the Free Will Baptist church on Richland Street at Smith's Corner. O C Baker serves as president.
Shafter club members and Maple 4-H officers attended events in Bakersfield and California Hot Springs. Boy Scouts practiced map reading measuring and nature study while Eagle Scouts led nature and bird sessions. 4-H officers learned parliamentary procedure and organized a service food box for a needy family with gifts from Maple School students.
Announcement states minister J. C. Choate will speak Sunday morning on Christmas history and related data. Sunday evening's lesson, The Goodness And Severity of God, presents a contrast of blessed and punished examples.
The choir of the First Baptist Church will present The Story Of Christmas cantata Sunday evening December 22 at 5 30 p m. The candlelight vesper hour highlights the season and all are welcome. The choir is directed by Bill Hildebrand and Mrs Paul Wiebe is
An advertisement promotes burial insurance for ages 1 to 80, allowing immediate eligibility with only a few cents per day. The plan promises to cover funeral costs in times of need, regardless of prior payments.
Ebenezer Reform Church announces a 11:00 a.m. worship service with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. The sermon, The Promised Prophet, based on Deuteronomy 18 15, will focus on Moses and the Messiah. Ebenezer Youth Fellowship meets at 7:00 p.m. A Christmas Eve program is planned for 7:00 p.m. on December 24.
Reverend W. W. Buckner from the South land was a guest of the Southern Baptist church Sunday. He spoke at both the morning and evening worship, delivering messages to the congregation.
The University of Chicago achieved the first nuclear chain reaction on December 2, 1942, marking a pivotal moment in scientific history. The event demonstrated sustained nuclear fission under controlled conditions and propelled further research in atomic energy.
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