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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
7
The document lists lesson subjects and scripture texts for June 25. It is prepared by the International Education division and used with permission for religious education programs.
A devotional analysis of Paul life in Philippians and Timothy stressing endurance under hardship and a forward looking faith. It links Paul imprisonment to missionary impact and urges believers to press toward the heavenly goal and maintain eternal perspective.
A quotation attributed to Channing extols labor as the grand conqueror that enriches and builds nations more surely than battles. The statement elevates work as a force behind national strength and prosperity.
A 15 year old girl Jenny faces being plain while her sisters charm, but five years later she returns married to Bill. She attends college, excels academically, grows in personality, and becomes beloved for her unselfish nature as she plans a life with her groom to be.
A guidance note urges women over 30 to boost self belief and personal appearance to win work. It stresses thinking of themselves as needed, maintaining neat clothes, and presenting assurance to prospective employers to secure employment.
Face powder links to ancient cultures and modern care. Light patting from chin outward prevents pore clogging while germ control favors absorbent pads over cotton. Powders mix starch talcum zinc oxide and lotions to help retention and vanish into skin.
The expression O K reportedly appeared October 6 1790 when Andrew Jackson proved a bill of sale that was O K in Sumner County Tennessee court records. Probable origin cited is the Choctaw word Okeh meaning it is so and in no other.
Exposition managers designate June 25 to July 1 as Newspaper Week in recognition of California newspapers support for the Golden Gate International Exposition. Publishers will be honored with events including a June 25 reception at the Administration Building and a July 1 NAEP publishers’ visit on their Alaska trip.
A San Fernando Fiesta Parade attracted about 50 000 spectators as the Camp West Lowe Mounted Group won three first prizes. The group received the prize trophy for best silver mounted group and parade work, with Kay Parish receiving a silver plaque for first prize in the ladies western silver mounted outfit and James Camp earning a silver plaque for first prize in the men's category. Members on the trip included Alice Bidart Kay Parish James Camp Mrs Harold Greene Mrs Lewis Mebane H D West Walt Fillmore Harold Greene Les Golding Howard Stewart J W Totton Bates S Dewey E G Kruger and Lewis Mebane.
Kern county Republicans from all sections will meet in Bakersfield at Hotel El Tejon on June 29 to hear William F. Knowland of Oakland outline Republican victory strategy for 1940. The event, a membership dinner, is open to the public and hosted by the Kern County Republican Assembly with Jess R. Dorsey as toastmaster.
Students of the Mennonite Brethren church vacation Bible school will present a program tomorrow evening at 7 30 o clock as the concluding feature of the two week session. The school began June 12 with 175 pupils in 12 classes under Rev H D Wiebe and assistants. The public is invited to attend.
More than 12 000 persons visited the Kern county potato exhibit at the San Francisco exposition over the weekend according to Emory Gay Hoffman secretary of the county chamber of commerce. About 30 000 pounds of Shafter and Wasco spuds were cooked and served to visitors.
Young players aged 17 to 21 may try out for professional baseball as the Cincinnati Reds run training schools in Anaheim from June 27 to July 1 and in Berkeley from July 4 to 8. Players must provide transport, cover camp expenses, and supply their own uniform and glove. Application blanks are available in Shafter from Harvey Gaede.
The University of California Davis announces distribution of resistant Milo varieties through the Calapproved seed plan. J B Kendrick and F N Briggs report a three year breeding effort yielding Double Dwarf Milo 38 with near total resistance to pythium root rot, with resistant Dwarf White and Heisman milo also ramped up for distribution. Milo, a major California crop valued around three million dollars annually, suffers from severe pythium root rot limiting cultivation across thousands of acres.
Kern county experiments indicate two potential field crops black eye beans and pigeon peas. County farm advisor M A Lindsay notes three years of trial with good yields and blossom shedding solved. Commercial plantings are under way to assess human consumption cover crop uses and livestock feed potential.
Marc Lindsay, county farm advisor, stated at a meet that poor seed was the cause of disease afflicting this season's potato crop. The remark pinpointed seed quality as a key factor impacting yields and plant health.
Lindsay urged Wasco Grange members and local growers to send seed samples to Berkeley for testing before planting begins to ensure quality and avoid crop losses.
A two week vacation Bible school at First Baptist Church in Shafter concluded with a Friday evening program. The average attendance was 77 pupils. Mrs. P. A. Schmidt was superintendent. teachers included Mrs. William Guenther Mrs. George Hiebert Mrs. Walter Bergen Mrs. Sam Janzen and Miss Molly McAllister.
James M. Burke of Visalia, chair of the State Flood Control Committee, said at a State Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee meeting that the government will likely call for bids within 30 days on the Friant unit of the Central Valley Project, from which Kern county will receive water. He added further remarks at the gathering.
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