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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1956
Page
6
A local Christian Science church presents a sermon on substance and faith citing Mary Baker Eddy and biblical examples. The lesson emphasizes absolute faith in God as the key to healing and transformation through unselfed love and prayer.
The Shafter-Wasco Lutheran mission moves from Robert L. Jones Chapel Wasco to the Grange Hall 900 block Sixth Street Wasco. Beginning March 11 worship starts at 11:00 a.m. with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. The pastor delivers a Lenten sermon on Jesus and the Suffering Death. Public invited.
Seventh Day Adventist Church will take a special offering for disaster and famine relief this Saturday led by Pastor Harvey Retzer. It notes a six year interval since the nationwide drive and cites shrinking funds due to North American and overseas disasters. The Shafter church recently sent $8124 for California flood relief plus clothing and bedding donations.
Billy D. James 18 and Jackie R. Ford 18, both of Shafter, enlisted per an Air Force Recruiting Station announcement. They report to Parks AFB near Oakland for basic training and will advance to technical or administrative schools or other bases for further training after initial schooling.
Deputy Grand Matron Mildred Hancock of Taft will pay her official visit to Wasco Chapter O E S on March 12. All members are urged to attend. Also noted: Mr and Mrs Jake Siemens and Ernest Siemens with his sons Dale Brian and friend Johnny Enns attended the motorama in Los Angeles last Saturday.
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