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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1936
Page
8
The Mennonite Brethren Church announces Sunday services at 9:30 AM with Sunday school at 10:30 AM and a sermon titled The Upward Look by the pastor. An afternoon Bible lecture on Prophecy follows at 3 PM. Evening programs include a 7:30 PM Christian Endeavor session and a library fund offering.
Dr T H Ratcliffe minister announces Sunday church services with church school at 9 am led by Mrs A W Bobst as primary superintendent and Mrs S M Bobst as primary assistant. Adult Bible class led by W A Livers. Morning worship at 10 am with R Rath on piano and Mrs J W Porterfield as director of music. Young People Society Christian Endeavor to follow inviting all youths to attend.
Members of the Church of Christ now meet in the east end of the old Richland grammar school building after services at 10 o'clock each Sunday morning. Bible study and song follow on March 7 at 11 a.m. with communion services.
President Roosevelt quoted words from a philosopher found at his feet in a congress speech on January 3. The cited philosopher turned out to be Josiah Royce of Bar University, misidentified in the record. Royce authored The Philosophy of Loyalty, in which a non-quoted passage warned that centralized power risks substituting power for royalty.
Washington correspondents coined the term Farley surplus to describe a budget showing a surplus while analysts see a deficit. Critics noted Farley’s 1984 claim of a 12 million dollar surplus amid a 52 million dollar shortfall. The pattern leads to the new label Farley surplus for red ink conditions.
Roosevelt and Postmaster General Farley express belief the mood has shifted from emergency. Advocates of economy urge dismissal of more than 225000 so called emergency employees of the executive branch.
The eastbound Santa Fe passenger train passing Shafter at 8 27 a m was delayed by a broken rail north of Hanford and did not reach its destination until 11 30 a m. Week end in Shafter saw Rahmgran leave to Riverbank while others visited local sites and the town noted store redesigns and a club address.
A Sierra League session at Shafter High, led by Principal E P Jones, set tennis, track and baseball plans. Coaches Crandall Wise Flanagin Bell White Wilson discussed schedules with key matchups from Wasco Tehachapi McFarland Maricopa Shafter, and the championship decided by team victory percentages.
Seniors led with 745.6 points while sophomores posted 81 in a meet where the Cardinal and Gold dominated. Paul Van Gorkom won the 75 yard dash in 8.5 seconds and 380 yard dash in 42.9. Everett Wiedman set a school quarter mile record edging Mike Janzen.
Notice of dissolution of the co partnership formerly known as Mettler Fruit Company. The firm operated with its principal place of business at an unspecified location and now dissolves per the public notice filed.
Classified ad offers a Lightning hay baler for sale and accepts a good milk cow in trade. From J. P. Weitz of Shafter Route 1 Box 141. Trade value and contact details provided.
The Commercial Club met Wednesday afternoon and elected officers for the spring semester Irene Wilson was chosen chairman Norra Lea Cloud vice chairman and Willie Steele secretary treasurer.
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