Man's Sonship With God Lecture In Bakersfield
Speaker En Cooper of Los Angeles will discuss how understanding man’s sonship with God can solve everyday problems in a free public Christian Science lecture. The event, titled Man’s Sonship With God Revealed Through Christian Science, takes place March 18 at 8 p.m. at Temple Beth El. Hosted by Second Church of Christ Scientist, Bakersfield, the talk will cover spiritual insight through Christian Science.
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En Cooper
Los Angel
Cooper
Christian Science Board of
See
Temple Beth el
Monte Vista
Loma Linda
Bakersfield
Second Church of Christ Scientist
God
W. Norman’ Cooper, Per
C.S.B
Los Antes
California
Mother Church
The
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Church Choir to Give Recital at First Baptist
The First Baptist Church Choir will present several negro spirituals at 7 p m on Sunday evening in March. Choir director Bill Hildebrand lists titles including Look Away To Heaven and other selections for the recital.
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First Baptist Church
Bill Hildebrand
Gold Cup Awarded in Sunday School Contest
The First Baptist church of Shafter and the First Baptist church of Wasco compete in a Sunday School contest from March 3 to April 21. The eight week total determines who receives the gold cup for display, with current holders Shafter briefly retaining it at 304 attendance on March 3 and 328 on March 10.
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First Baptist Church of
Shafter
Wasco
Spirituals Draw Joy From Simple Songs
Readers celebrate the spirituals "I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray" "Down By The Riverside" and "I've Been Listenin" for their warm, uplifting simplicity. The note highlights how these pieces bring happiness and comfort to listeners through clear, heartfelt tunes.
Sermon At Union Congregational Church March 17
Rev. Paul Ward Babbitt will preach next Sunday at Union Congregational Church on Jesus And The Moral Sinners. Services start at 11 o'clock at Sycamore and Tulare avenues with choir and soloists performing. Sunday school led by John H. Turner Jr. meets at 9:30 a.m. and invites all ages to enroll.
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Jesus
Paul Ward Babbitt
Union Congregational Church
Sycamore and
Tulare Avenues
Dick Southwick
God Bless
Our Land
Richard Kouitz
John H. Turner, Jr
Adventists Promote Public Song-Fest at Local Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Volunteer group hosts a Friday evening program titled Sing a Song of Seeing. The song service starts at 7 20 p m with coordination by Mrs Alfred Newman and several musical numbers by young people. Elder Paul DeBooy of the Central California conference will attend and present new Missionary approaches. All are invited.
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
Alfred Newman
Paul DeBooy
Central California
Departing Pastors Honored at Shafter Dinner
Shafter ministers honored departing pastors Rev. and Mrs. Roy Partain and Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Isaac at a Saturday eve dinner at the Mennonite Brethren Church. Partain will lead a Nazarene church in Artesia and Isaac a rural church west of Fresno. Guests included missionaries Rev. Dave Wittenberg from Cuba and Rev. Jim Pietsch from Morocco.
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Roy Partain
J. K. Isaac
David
Shafter Ministerial Association
Mennonite Brethren Church
Partain
Nazarene
Artesia
Isaac
Fresno
Dave” Wittenberg
Cuba
Jim Pietsch
Morocco
North Africa
Arthur Warfield
Waldo Wiebe
Melvin Krug
W. T. Williams
Lutherans Hold Services Sunday in Shafter Wasco Parish
Divine worship will be conducted Sunday March 17 at 11 a m with Sunday School and Adult Bible Class at 9 45 a m in Trinity Lutheran church Wasco Shafter Wasco parish Sixth street between D and E Rev W O Grunow pastor announces Sermon from Matthew 15 21 28 titled Conquering Faith Mid week Lenten service at 7 30 p m reads the history of Jesus suffering and death with John 18 12 27 Peter denied his Saviour thrice Bring children to Sunday School and Bible classes for all to attend
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Trinity Lutheran Church of
Jesus Christ
Peter
St Mark's Guild Announces Pre-Lenten Itinerary
Members of the Guild of St Mark's anticipate an annual pre Lenten schedule. Morning worship at Tk School venue begins at 9 30 a m with the Very Rev E Leslie Rolls in charge. Inquirers and Confirmation class meets Tuesdays at 7 30 pm through Easter as Bible study.
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Guild of St
E. Leslie Rolls
Reg Hammond
Bishop’s Committee Com
P. L. Arnold
Hammond
Sumner Walters
Stockton
Tueday
Revival Services at South Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
The South Shafter Mennonite Brethren church near Smith's corner will hold revival services from Sunday March 17, led by Rev J K Isaak. Henry H Dick of Lodi will conduct the revivals, bringing four years of gospel team work and experience as public relations director of Tabor college. Services begin 7:30 p m nightly through March 22.
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South Shafter
Isaak
Baptist Church to Hear Brazilian Missionary Speaker
Rev W Dean Blackwelder Jr a missionary from Brazil will speak at the 11 00 A M Morning Worship at First Baptist Church on Sunday March 17 Rev and Mrs Blackwelder with the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society are on furlough He graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary and since 1951 they have served in Brazil with the needy field promising to share insights on the work there
Devotional Service at Union Congregational Church
The Union Congregational Church at Tulare and Sycamore hosts Thursday evening devotional services from 7:15 to 8:00. The Chancel choir performs a musical number and a layman reviews a section of Fulton Oursler's The Greatest Story Ever Told, this week "The Boy Of Nazareth." The choir will sing Faith Of Our Fathers. All are invited.
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Union Congregational Church
Tulare
Sycamore Avenues
Fulton Oursler
Roy
Nazareth
Adult Forum Series Attendance Report at Shafter
The Shafter Recreation Commission and Shafter High School hosted an Adult Forum Series with five lectures. Attendance averaged about 90 per session across four illustrated lectures and one straight lecture.
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Shafter Recreation Commission
Shafter High School
Sorority Plans 500 Dollar Scholarship At March Meeting
Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority met March 10 on Pacific avenue with Mrs. Donald Christensen hosting. The Research and Scholarship committee discussed a 500 dollar scholarship to aid a student or member, with participation invited from Taft and the Desert. Annual reports were read and the meeting closed with a Swedish auction. Hostesses were Mrs. Christensen and Mrs. Stieber, plus several young ladies.
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Donald Christensen
Pacific Avenue
Delta Kappa Gamma
Taft
Desert
Mmes
John Stieber
Irene Tilley
Alice Brown
Ruth McMillan
Jeanette Wheeler
Martha Gloeckler
Cubs Hold Blue And Gold Dinner
The Cub Scout Pack 916 Blue and Gold dinner on March 4 featured a pot luck organized by den mothers Ed Nikkel Don Bellows and Tommy Garrison at Union Congregational Church fellowship hall. About 65 attendees included Rev and Mrs Paul Babbitt. Skits on astronomy entertained. several awards were given and new members welcomed: Stephen Penner Donald Nikkel Michael Westbrook and Nicky Leach. Milton Koop chaired the event.
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Mmes
Ed Nikkel
Don Bellows
Tommy Garrison
Union Congregational Church
Paul Babbitt
al’ Janzen
Bear Derry Janzen
Bobby Nikkel
Ricky Penner
Steven Hiler
Dennis Koop
David Bellows
Willard Xe James Garrison
Boby Oyk
Ore
Stephen Penner
Donald Nikkel
Michael Westbrook
Nicky Leach
Milton Koop
Church to Hear Guest Speaker on March 17 Morning Service
Reverend Ernest R. Klaudt of Le Sueur Minnesota will speak at the 9:00 a.m. worship after a Hawaiian tour. Sunday school follows at 10:00 a.m. with Russell Hamman in charge. Public invitation extended.
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Ernest
Mrs Harrington to Rest in Pasadena After Operation
Mrs Ross Harrington will leave St. Vincent's hospital in Los Angeles Saturday for a week's rest with her parents at Pasadena following a non malignant tumor operation she underwent this week. She is expected to return to Shafter March 24. Until then she will stay with her parents at 2722 North Windsor in Pasadena.
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Ross Harrington
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Shafter
North Windsor
Stringham Shafter Drug Store Wins Rexall Award
Rexall representative R. Williams honors Stringham Shafter Drug Store with Wiedmann trophy. The display plaque bears the store name and will be shown in the prescription department as Rexall continues its search for outstanding retailers in the San Joaquin Valley.
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Mert Wiedmann
Stringham
Shafter
Rexall Drug Co
Bob Williams
Rexall
San Joaquin Valley
Stringham Shafter Drug Store
Rexall Co
Williams
Antiques and replicas awarded to exemplary druggists
For these valued antiques, and exact replicas will be awarded annually to druggists who meet exceptionally standards of professional ideals, ethical practices and community service.
New Postal Rule Aims to Cut Red Tape Across Parcel Post
Postmaster General Arthur Summersfield asks postmasters to announce that sealed parcel post packages no longer require a notation. The rule change eliminates the need for the labeling and protects mailers from higher postage due for small oversights. Gene Guenther notes the change reduces delays and paperwork.
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Gene Guenther
Guenther
Arthur E. Summerfield
Butler Child Rejoins Family After Mercy Hospital Surgery
Gregory Butler three year old son of Mr and Mrs John Butler of 225 Grant Street has recovered from recent surgery and returned home to Bakersfield.
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Gregory Butler
John Butler
Grant Street
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
Button Willow Lions Train Ride and Barbecue Plans
The Button Willow Lions Club announces the fourth annual Train Ride and Barbecue on May 5. The all western event starts with a Bakersfield to Buttonwillow train ride and ends with entertainment for Kern County families. Chairman Howard Jeffries says new entertainment and surprises will feature, with all net proceeds aiding Wayne Long, a Kern County boy blinded at nine who attends the California School for the Blind.
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Asmaite Club
Buttonwillow
California School For the Blind
The Family Shoe Store Ad
Local shoe shop at 156 Central Phon Pl 6 2364 advertises footwear for men women and children with a focus on comfort and style. The listing provides a single address and phone for customer inquiries.
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