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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
5
The Reverend Francis L. Doyle, formerly of San Diego, has been elected pastor of the Pentecostal Gospel Mission. He succeeds Reverend Thelma Edwards who plans to leave soon for an evangelistic tour. Doyle begins revival at the church on Sunday January 12.
The Richland School District adds a GMC bus from Harvey Gaede dealer in Richland. The Gillig de luxe body carries 64 passengers, 900 by 2 tires, and cost 4600 dollars. No trade-in. one old bus to be converted into a truck for school use.
The Shafter High Girls Glee Club performs at First Pico Church Sunday. Bether Becker sings a soprano solo, with trio and double trio numbers by Becker, Johnson, Nikkel, Mark, Liyers, Klassen, Fadenrecht, Guenther, and Senn. Readings by Johnson and Hiebert, plus piano solo by Doris Davis and a xylophone solo by Kathleen Jansen.
Open civil service posts include junior professional assistant student aid senior storekeeper and storekeeper with details from Shafter post office contact John Roskam. Local visitors and arrivals include Mrs James Bender from Grand Junction visiting relatives, Mrs J P Harris in Shafter, Mr and Mrs D D Glidding of El Segundo weekending with the Vandenbergs, Donald Fulton en route from Morro Bay, and Gerry Horton moving to Shafter from Stockton to join the produce trade.
A lyric reflecting sorrow as the speaker mourns a life lost to time and distance. Moonlight, empty shores, and a frozen bed frame a meditation on grief and memory. The speaker recalls a belated wish and a vanished bounty titled For A Span Of Life, My Pot Of 4 aon ot O.
A farmer in Blythedale Missouri reports his prize Red Polled bull died from suffocation after curiosity drove it to push its head into a gallon syrup bucket. The more the animal struggled the tighter the bucket became, leading to its demise.
Arizona witnesses recount a gigantic catfish that reportedly swallowed a live bighorn sheep head and clamped the skull in its jaws at Lake Mead. Deputy game warden John Edwards described finding whitened bones and the immense jaw, estimating a four to five foot length. Sportsmen plan to search for the catfish’s mate using a submarine and torpedo.
John Donnelly chief clerk of the municipal court reports his nose was bruised and swollen after a mishap with heavy bookends. He says while moving books the bookends toppled, he tried to push them apart with his chin and the books fell, injuring his nose.
Calvin Campbell a 48 year old patient in a Denver hospital lying in an oxygen tent killed himself with a pocket knife kept by his bed after a nurse left the room. He had endured chronic stomach ulcers pneumonia and heart operations in recent years and died two hours later.
In Warren New Hampshire Dorothy Clark was elected last year as a joke to be New England’s only woman chief of police. She won re election on the first ballot by a wide majority at the town meeting. She began strict law enforcement and made numerous arrests while earning respect. She was also chosen as overseer of the poor.
In Baton Rouge Judge J D Womack asks Charlie Williams, a Black man, if he is guilty of concealing and embezzling a woman's wrist watch valued at $25. The defendant replies not guilty and hands over the watch to the court, proving possession.
The Epitome of The Week's News reports British naval actions off Italy and in Africa, German raids over England, and Piedmont cabinet changes amid looming invasions. It notes Lord Baden-Powell's death, Roosevelt's war plans, and California defense efforts. Also covers local Kern County developments, banks closing, and a yearbook sale at Shatter High School.
The Kern county chamber of commerce announces the Fourth Annual Community Needs conference to be held at El Tejon hotel in Bakersfield on Friday February 24. Delegates from many civic groups are expected to attend. topics include civic and community planning highways and tourist travel with sections led by local leaders and practitioners.
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