Easter Worship Plans At Mennonite Brethren Church
Easter services announced with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and 11 a m worship. Children give short program. youth Easter message at 7 p m. Communion at 7 45 p m. Mennonite Brethren Church 400 Korn Street led by Rev J J Toews. Good Friday service at 7 45 p m. Oratorio The Holy City by a special choir at 8 00 p m.
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Korn Street
J. J. Toews
Rev. Toews
Sr. Christian Fellowship
Roly City
Easter at First Baptist Church East Lerdo
East Lerdo Highway church invites families to Easter Sunday events. Sunday school at 9:45 with age appropriate classes, worship at 10:00 featuring Easter music and a sermon on Personal Resurrection. Nursery care provided and Baptist Youth Fellowship at 7:00 followed by an hour of inspirational singing and an evangelistic message Is Easter a Drama Ended.
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Baptist
Easter Week Services At First Mennonite Church Shafter
Communion at 10:30, Good Friday March 30. Easter sunrise 6:30 a.m. at the high school, Sunday school 10, Easter worship 11, Sunday evening 7:30 Easter program of topics and music. Church joins union meetings this week.
Gospel Singers and Sunshine Girls Start Trip
The Gospel Singers Morene Holloman and Evelyn Devine of Michigan join the Sunshine Girls Maxine Langston and Emma Pearl for a church event on Shafter Highway. Pastor Cecil Pool at the Pentecostal Church leads the gathering as it begins a new series.
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Pentecostal Church
Shafter Highway
Cecil Pool
Morene Holloman
Evelyn Devine
Michigan
Sunshine Girls
Maxine Langston
Emma Pearl
Four Young Singers Preach at Week's April Meeting
Readings and songs by four young people during a week of services from April 3 to 8. Hear them share their unique messages nightly at 7 30 seeking to inspire and uplift the community.
Jehovah's Witnesses Bible Study on Religion Purge
At the Kingdom Hall in Shafter the Sunday evening session starts at 7 45 P M with a one hour Bible study from the Watch Tower Magazine on the subject The Kings Purge Against Religion The event is free.
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Shafter
Watchtower
Judge Grant Teaches Den Four of Shafter History
At a Den Four meeting the Cubs asked Judge Grant to recount Shafter history. He captivated them for an hour with growth notes and early images. The Den plans a nature hike this Saturday with each boy cooking his own lunch to meet rank requirements, led by Den Chief Tom Kelly and Den Mother Mrs Juneman.
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den Four
Judge Grant
Shafter
Tom Kelly
Juneman
Michigan Capitol's Rise From Detroit to Lansing
The article traces Michigan's capitol history from Detroit in 1823 to Lansing in 1847, notes the current capitol’s 1879 dedication and granite construction, and credits War Bonds with sustaining state industrial life as observed by governors at the ceremony.
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Michigan
U.S. Treasury
Paradox of India Faith, Becker Says at Shafter Rotary
Dr. A L Becker former head of the physics department at Luknow University in India told Shafter Rotary members India’s paradox of extreme poverty amid wealth. He warned England’s attempt to weld India together is untenable and urged helping Indians help themselves.
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England
India
A. L. Becker
Luknow University
Shafter
Washington
Dr. Becker
Becker
America
H. W. Kelly
Harry Nickel
Delano Rotarian
Minor Felver
Visalia
Max McKinley
Pond
Norman Polaski
Bakersfield
Cub Scouts Meet at Richland School Cafeteria
The monthly Cub Scouts pack met at Richland School Cafeteria. Bobcat degrees were awarded to three new members as approximately 80 attendees enjoyed refreshments provided by Den 3 mothers.
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Richland School
Den 3
Comforts Leave for Texas
Pfc. Herbert L. Comfort of Minter Field with Mrs. Comfort and James Dodge depart by motor to Normoyle Texas near San Antonio where he will be stationed. Mrs. Comfort, while her husband was stationed at Minter Field, served as society news editor of the Shafter Press.
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Herbert L. Comfort
Minter Field
Comfort
Normoyle
Texas
San Antonio
James Dodge
Quilt Tickets Available From American Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. J. W Lassiter, president, the American Legion Auxiliary, has a few more tickets for the flower garden quilt. Contact her by phoning 4602 to buy tickets. The quilt will be awarded Monday night, April 16, at the Legion Hall.
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J. W Lassiter
American Legion. Auxiliary
the Legion. Hall
Saint Louis Cathedral and Don Andrea Almonaster's wartime bonds
The piece praises Don Andrea Almonaster for rebuilding New Orleans after the 1788 fire and links his philanthropy to Liberty bonds. It asserts bonds empower service members and frames national spirit as supporting freedom and munitions through War Bond purchases. Treasury Department.
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New Orleans
Don Andrea Almonaster
Cabildo
St. Louis Cathedral
Liberty
America
Almonasters
Treasury Department
Campfire celebrates 33rd birthday with Shafter girls or BIRTHDAY party
Eighty Shafter Campfire girls, guests of sponsors and Campfire Council, attended a 33rd birthday party at the Wednesday Afternoon Clubhouse. Mrs. H. G. Starrh of the American Legion Auxiliary organized it with council members and sponsors. The program featured folk dancing and refreshments including a birthday cake.
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Shafter
Campfire Council
H. G. Starrh
American Legion Auxiliary
Beulah Bartlett
Jack Battaglia
John Peters
H. W. Kelly
Ben Loewen
J. W. Frizzell
First State University Roots and War Fund Urges
A notice recalls UNC's founding at Chapel Hill with General William R. Davie selecting the site in 1792 and the cornerstone laid in 1793. It notes the first student traveled 170 miles in a bitter winter to enroll in 1793 and ties this to a call to fund War Fors for national educational freedom. It also mentions El Salvador’s 1839 independence after dissolving the Central American Federation.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
University of North Carolina
William R. Davie
America
el Salvador
Central American Federation
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Miss Lou Starrh Visits Home During Easter Holidays
Miss Lou Starrh a San Jose State Teachers College student spends Easter holidays at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs G L Starrh in town.
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Lou Starrh
San Jose State Teachers College
Mrs
G. L. Starrh
Poole Couple Returns From Alaska Visit
Rev and Mrs Cecil Poole of the Pentecostal Church in Shafter return from a month long trip to Ketchikan Alaska. They traveled by train to Vancouver and Canadian steamship to their destination. Miss Temperwan a Pentecostal missionary at Alaska and former Shafter resident hosted them. Swan operates a mission and orphanage at Ket chikan three miles from Ketchikan.
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Cecil Poole
Pentecostal Church
Shafter
Ketchikan
Alaska
Miss Temperwan
Shafter Nescent
Pooles
Vancouver
Miss Swan
Laxman
Mrs George Enns Hosts Bridge Dessert Evening
Mrs George Enns entertained with a bridge dessert at her home on Monday. Awards were presented to Mrs G L Cramp ton and Mrs Thomas Wedge, with several guests including Mrs M L Thomas Mrs Floyd Cooper Mrs Edward Gamegan and others in attendance.
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George Enns
G. L. Crampton
Thomas .Wedge
M. L. Thomas
Floyd Cooper
Edward Gamegan
W. Frizzell
Peter
Ed Brown
O. T
Harold Green
Henry Neufeld
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