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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1938
Page
6
A sermon on Mark 5 1 17 and Matthew 12 12 contrasts a demon possessed man’s need with worldly gains. It urges choosing Christ over Satan’s power and warns church leaders to pursue revival over comfort and wealth, starting with personal renewal.
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The McFarland Cougars defeated Shafter 24 to 19 in A game and 19 to 11 in B game after moving the first game to Delano gym due to rain. Valenzula scored 13 in A and Wilson led B with nine. Leroy Witcher and Elmer Unruh were limited by illness.
The high school offers a new secretarial course taught by P. L. Arnold, with 15 students enrolled. Credits are equal to other classes and entrants should know some shorthand. The course covers typing, dictation, stenography, telephone work, filing, office machines, and related duties for aspiring business careers.
Potato plantings slowed by bad weather as Shafter growers review federal figures on intended early commercial spuds. Officials project 326,400 acres for the early crop, about 6 percent below 1937, with last year at 346,100 acres. The 1938 plan remains 2 percent above the 1928-32 five year average of 318,400.
New evidence from the Giannini Foundation compares 1938 figures with earlier years. Nineteen of 24 farm leaders sold for less in January 1938 than January 1937, while thirteen items rose from December 1937 to January 1938. Veal and chickens stood out with better January returns, and hogs barley corn cotton beans and apples also improved from December.
Plans are formed for a Mennonite Brethren Bible conference in Dallas Oregon during June or July. Rev. Wm. J. Bestwater announced it on Sunday and said the Dallas church is making large preparations to entertain many guests.
The Bulldogs defeated the Amazons 6 to 0 to clinch the soccer title in a swift playoff at Shafter High School. The series featured four girls teams as eliminations concluded with the Bulldogs beating Demons and Panthers on the path to the crown. hockey follows.
Evening services begin this Sunday at Union Congregational Church 311 James Street led by the Church Youth and young peoples group. Service starts at 7 20 p m.
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