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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
7
The item notes a March 3 lesson plan featuring Scripture passages and related subjects. It references an international series used for education and religious study, highlighting instructional aims and biblically centered content.
A sermon reflects on the Passover ending and the new covenant established by Jesus at the Last Supper. It notes Judas's betrayal, the meaning of communion as remembrance, and the Christian oath of allegiance through Christ's body and blood.
Readers argue whether moral urging helps, asserting that people seek guidance from Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick. The line between exhortation in homes and churches is tested as a measure of real impact.
Tom Joad leaves prison and reunites with family facing forced evictions by land companies. Casy the preacher aids them as they travel through gas stations camps, robberies, and violent confrontations. They pass Weedpatch government camp before rumors of land promise fade and the family is scattered. The note ends with a reference to 20th Century Fox filming.
60000 Oregon White Rose seed potatoes are indexed and planted for a two generation disease test. Jack Grafton of Klammath Falls leads the program at the Edison district ranch, with eyes cut and numbered for tracking disease resistance.
Glenn O Nay of Shafter was named vice president of the northern district of the county Boy Scout council at a meeting in McFarland. Harry Paulden of Delano was named district chairman. A March 21 meeting in Shafter will complete district personnel and appoint committees. area includes Shafter Lost Hills Wasco McFarland and Delano. O T Olson from Shafter attended the session.
King Lumber beat the Volunteer Firemen 32 23 with two newcomers Joe and Gene Russell earning high point honors Gene Russell top scoring 12 as kingmen lead throughout In the nightcap Pontiac defeated Friesen Service 45 22 Marvin Voth led with 16 Harvey Gaede 14 high for the losers Vic Voth topped Friesen with eight Pontiac solidified first place standings with strong showing from Harrell Gaede Anderson J Gaede and Peters notables in the box score
A mixed column recalls a humor piece about a mistaken charity box in the Shafter theater, reflects on education trends and a wreck report, recounts Bill Brown’s track feats at Fullerton JC and USC and a near Olympic moment, and criticizes the word got and local street sign issues in Kern County.
A man pursues an unlikely win by beating his own marble game, reflecting a hopeful mindset. The piece notes his confidence and the challenge of outdoing his past scores.
Shafter High students gathered for a patriotic assembly in the auditorium to mark George Washington’s birthday. The Commercial club planned the event with LeRoy Witcher presiding and Jess Combs delivering “Washington, the Business Man.” The school band and girls’ glee club performed, Doris Davis at the piano, with E P Jones and the national anthem closing.
Mexico City Traffic Department bans cars older than 1927 from circulation per information forwarded by the Touring Department of the National Automobile Club.
The 14th annual Markets Survey and Rate Book by the California Newspaper Publishers Association highlights Shafter and Kern County in a pictorial volume for national advertisers and agency executives. It maps counties, lists papers like The Shafter Press, and includes advertising rates, circulation, and market data to aid manufacturers and ad agencies.
A partial OCR fragment lists varied establishments including station filling facilities, household furniture stores, lumber and hardware shops, drug stores, and similar businesses under a broad miscellaneous classification. The text implies a categorized directory rather than a complete article.
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