Job Struggles Faith Life After Death and Hope
An analysis of Job facing suffering and doubt while clinging to the hope of life after death. The lesson contrasts Job’s era with the revelation of Christ as the living Redeemer, urging faith beyond the grave and trust in God amid trials. The speaker notes Job’s questions and the comfort found in faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job
Christ
Eliphaz
Carl St. Knopff
Sheol
Bethany
Wislens
Tob
Wit’s End
Moses
God
Earth
Calvary
Christ Our Redeemer
We Only Heard By BILL RODGERS
This fragment recalls Bill Brown losing the White Spot grocery by fire after four days in business. It also includes a short travel note on fishing, back to nature musings, and a brief digression on diesel engines for military planes and tank rotors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Rodgers
Bill Brown
White Spot Grocery
Kern
Merchants Tie Trojans In Night Game At Wasco
A seven inning night game between Shafter Merchants and Wasco Trojans ended 3-3 after extra innings. Ralph Lachenmaier pitched well for the Merchants, allowing two hits as his teammates produced nine off Owens and Brites. Harvey Gaede and Elmer Lachenmaier homered for Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants
Trojans
Wasco
Shafter Merchants
Colored
Ralph Lachenmaier
Shafter
Harvey Gaede
Tuffy Janzen
Elmer Lachenmaier
Pete Duke
Owens
Brites
Minot Ee
Keep Figure With Exercise For Modern Women
Article argues modern living limits use of major muscles and stresses balanced training. It notes walking, posture, and footwear matter, warns against one sided sports, and praises swimming for full body development and symmetry.
Blessed Be God and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ
A devotional excerpt citing I Peter 1 3 4 praising God for mercy and the living hope of an incorruptible inheritance reserved in heaven for believers. The passage emphasizes mercy, new birth, and the eternal promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Peter
Fishermen boast on record catches and odd notices
A Seattle health department bill covers removing a carload of rotten onions from Puget Sound. Harvey Gaede claims a 14 inch trout on the Fourth in Kern river as a Shafter season record, Emil Stoller nets a 34 pound sea bass off San Diego, and Lewis Edwards recalls fishing lore. A misaddressed letter from California to Lawrence, Kansas arrived three days late.
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Shafter
Seattle
Puget Sound
Harvey Gaede
Kern River
Emil Stoller
San Diego
Lewis Edwards
Lawrence
Ohio
Ohio ‘Street
Kansas
California
Raymond Duerksen Granted Private Pilot's License
Raymond Duerksen son of Mr and Mrs H B Duerksen received a private pilot's license after a year of study under the CAA at Bakersfield junior college. He passed a navigation and ground course exam and logged 35 hours of official flight time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Duerksen
H. B. Duerksen
CAA
Bakersfield Junior College
Duerksen
Exercises for a firmer abdomen and flexible torso
The article presents a home fitness routine to counter sedentary living. It details two abdominal exercises: knee-to-chest raises with hip lift and a seated circular torso motion, counting 12 daily reps and 20 air circles, to build a toned midsection and supple body.
Hint of the Day Poise and Rest Cure for Insomnia
Advice for anxious readers suggests relaxation habits to combat insomnia. Maintain regular sleep hours, avoid overeating, and consider light meals or liquids between meals. Do not use nerve sedatives without physician guidance.
Safety Experts Urge Pedestrian Education Reform
Experts warn education for pedestrians is crucial after a Washington survey found seven of ten traffic fatalities involve walkers. The analysis notes pedestrians lack protection and that unlicensed walkers face higher risks, while questioning the efficacy of current methods and even basic rules like walking toward traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Automobile Association
Saluting the Equator Aboard Ships Through Sea Traditions
An old naval rite known as crossing the line or saluting the Equator traces back to ancient seafaring customs. Neptune arrives to judge Pollywogs while Shellbacks enforce playful punishment with soap, creosote, and water, the harsher rites saved for the younger, tougher crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equator
Europe
Davy Jones
Neptunus Rex
King Neptune
Pills and machines shape the modern drug industry
The passage traces historic and modern tablet production from needle impaling and gelatin sealing to suction bar coating and high speed stamping. It notes cross uses of bakery dough mixers candy kettles and pharmaceutical pressings, highlighting automation advancing from pills to plastics molding powders.
Water powered clock in Rome's Villa Borghese park
One of the world’s strangest clocks stands in Rome’s Villa Borghese municipal park. Water powers the mechanism as drops fall from a fountain into cups, driving the clock. The Italian information center at Rockefeller Center notes it has run for over a century and keeps perfect time.
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Rome
Villa Borhese
Italy
Rockefeller Center
Photographers Take Pictures In Shafter Area
E. J. Perry of Bakersfield and J. F. Wilson shoot motion pictures and colored slides in the Shafter district for the Kern County Chamber of Commerce. The films feature northern Kern and agricultural activity and will be shown at fairs in San Francisco and Sacramento and to service clubs.
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Shafter District
E. J. Perry
Bakersfield
J. F. Wilson
Kern County
Modern Equipment Is Feature Of Auto Laundry
The No-Way Auto Laundry will be officially opened by H. B. Duerksen at the intersection of Jackson street and Lerdo road Tuesday. A Turco steam plant and shampoo washer clean cars, tractors and farm equipment. Lincoln products handle grease work. The $2,500 building, 20 by 42 feet, contains a wash rack grease rack and an office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Duerksen
Jackson Street
Lerdo
Turco
Lincoln
Missionary Eva Duerksen To Show African Pictures
Return missionary Eva Duerksen will present slides of her work in Africa at First Mennonite Church Sunday evening. Rev J P Glanzer announced the event inviting all interested. Program time set for seven o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva’ Duerksen
Africa
First Mennonite
Fishermen's Rope Dominates Rope Industry Share
The marine and fishing sectors drive over half of rope production, shaping demand and pricing. Key players include rope manufacturers, suppliers, and coastal fleets relying on durable lines for nets and mooring.
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Hahold
Lundoquist, DD
Bible’ Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
International Uneil of Religious Education
Derminsion
Navy
Thomas A. Edison
Army
Patp
CIA Lindsay Sendicete VN
Shafter Area
J.P. Glanzer
Los Angeles
Hayward
H.C. Fryman
Proprietor
Russell H. Wagener
Stell Hayward
Sixth Streets
Peis Tan Pve
Guild OF Tire Craftsmen
Ddorkmanship
Lerdo Highway
Shafter Recap Tire Shop
Oliver Tire & Rubber CO
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