California Speaks on War and Education Notables
Mrs Lucius Chappell wife of a submarine commander describes avicide notes from Tokyo Bay while SGT Henry A Davis from Anzio writes of harsh conditions and airmen fighting the Krauts. Dr Walter F Dexter the State Superintendent calls for a sound adult education program to equip citizens for work and community impact.
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California
Lucius Chappell, Sr
Tokyo Bay
Hell
Walter F. Dexter
State Supt. of Schools
Sunday Masses and church notices for Wasco and Shafter
Sunday Masses listed for St. John’s Wasco at 7 30 am and 10 30 am with a 9 am service in Shafter Women’s Club building. Confessions offered Saturday evenings. Church address 1018 Broadway Wasco. contact phone 688. Also notes on Sunday School at 10 am and a first Wednesday meeting at 8 pm. Christian Science and Mary Baker Eddy quotes are included from Boston First Church notices.
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St. John’s Catholic
Wasco
Shafter
Owen McMullen
Broadway Street
St. John’s Church
Women’s Club
St. John's Church
Entist
Boston
Mass
Sixth
E Streets
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Philippians
Jesus Christ
Matthew
Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Sam Wilcoxon Pastor Sunday Worship Schedule
Sam Wilcoxon serves as pastor with Sunday school at 9 45 a m led by Donald Graves supervisor. Sermon at 11 a m followed by Baptist training union at 7 30 p m under A I Newboles director. Evening preaching at 8 30 p m and prayer service Wednesday at 8 p m. Everyone welcome to all services. If you do not attend elsewhere, come worship with us.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Wilcoxon
Donald Graves
Baptist Training Union
I. Newboles
Church of Christ Women’s Club Invites Attendance at Services
The notice outlines Sunday services at 10 30 in the morning and 8 15 in the evening. It extends a cordial invitation to attend the services hosted by the Church of Christ Women’s Club.
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Chrch OF Christ Women’s Club
Nazarene Church West Lerdo invites worship and services
Orval L Seago pastor invites community to a Church of the Nazarene service with a family altar message. Sunday School at 9 45 for all ages supervised by Luther Elliot. Morning worship at 11 00, sermon by pastor. Midweek service Wednesday at 8 00. The prayer house is the power house.
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Orval L. ‘Seago
Church of the Nazarene
Luther Elliot
Power House
Graduation Events At Kern Academy Highlight 1944 Class
Seventh Day Adventist church invites public to Kern Academy graduation May 20 with baccalaureate sermon by R A Smithwick of Bakersfield and commencement address by L S Melendy of Modesto. 1944 class rolls list Elsie Pitts Harold Schneider and John Keller for academy. eighth grade names including Betty Hirnegardt Lillian Barling Joyce Dirksen Ira Schneider Walter Johnston Roger Fenderson.
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Seventh-Day Adventistee
Poplar Ok
Young Peoples Meeting
R. A. Smithwick
Bakersfield
L. S. Melendy
Modesto
Kern Academy
Academy
Elsie Pitts
Harold Schneider
John Keller
Betty Hirnergardt
Lillian Barling
Joyce Dirksen
Ira Schneider
Walter Johnston
Roger Fenderson
Church Campaign for Hymnals Amid Baccalaureate Plans
Sunday School led by Walter E Haag at 9 45. Morning service at 11. Evening service not listed. Campaign underway to purchase hymnals with some members already buying copies. Next Sunday we join Baccalaureate services at Mennonite Brethren Church with Rev Orville Seago preaching.
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Walter E. Haag
Mennonite Brethren Church
Orville Seago
War era voices on propaganda and care from leaders
The record quotes Mrs Lela Rodgers asserting that films spread Communist propaganda and Major B Bosworth praising American military medical care despite wartime challenges.
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Lela Rodgers
Ginger
Hollywood
B. Bosworth
Army Medical Corps
London’s Thames Bridge Count Reaches Fourteen
The Thames River in London is spanned by fourteen bridges. Local planners note the historic crossing network supports transport, commerce, and tourism across the capital.
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London
Thames River
Baccalaureate Service Replaces Bible Reading At Church
At 400 Kern Street Rev H D Wiebe pastor leads Sunday activities including 9 30 Sunday School, 11 o clock German and American sermons, 6 30 youth prayer circle, 6 45 Christian Fellowship, and 8 00 p m baccalaureate for high school seniors. Wednesday 8 00 p m midweek prayer and Bible study. May 28 southern district Sunday School convention.
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Christian Fellowship
Navy family visits as sons hear from sea duty far away
Raymond Unruh coxswain 3/c U S Navy spent the weekend in Shafter visiting his parents Mr and Mrs David C Unruh. He has three years in the Navy and is based in San Diego with sea duty. Earl Unruh water tender 3/e recently landed in Portsmouth Va after about four months at sea. he has 1 1/2 years in the Navy.
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Raymond Unruh
U. S. Navy
Shafter
David C Unruh
Raymond
Navy
San Diego
Earl
Portsmouth
San Francisco Notes on City Life and Demographics
The text notes that except for 1906 San Francisco's Marine Exchange operated since 1851. It mentions non English signs in parts of the Latin Quarter and 44 recreation centers with municipal tennis courts. It also states over half the earth's population lives in Asia.
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San Francisco
Marine Exchange
Asia
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Henry A Davis
L.A
Anzio Beachhead
Men’s Sox
Rockford
W Rd
Anvas
Shafter Mercantile Co
Shafter, Calif
Rhro
Scubary
Poultry Health
CLURE
Buttonwillow
West Lerdo
Union A
EI Charo
Fremont Street
Angel Lujan
Kern Street
H. D. Wiebe
Shanghai
Oriental
Bank of America
Claude Selvidge
Central Avenue
Bill Brown
Johnson-Neuman’s Big Store
Portugal
Ron Marin
Puerto Rico
Creme DE
Curacao
Ann Savage
Tom
Mali
Klondike
Smiley Burnette
Humphrey Bogart
J. Carrel-Naisin
Sahara
Bob Haymes
Thare
Kathryn Graysom
Gene Kelly
Lucille Ball
Standard Poultry House
Whidam House
Poultre House Spray
Standam
Todagar
Ray Albere
Standard Oil
Weace
Wasco GB
Cal
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