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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1958
Page
7
A 45 voice youth choir from Immanuel Reedley performed religious songs Sunday evening at the Mennonite Brethren church. Dr. Jacob Hamm directed the choir with a girls octet and boys octet plus readings. After the concert, refreshments were served under Mrs. Thomas er’s social direction.
Union Congregational Church will observe Choir Recognition Day Sunday at 11 AM. All four choirs will join to perform To Thee Our God We Fly by Clokey under Richard Southwick, minister of music, with Margaret Southwick as organist. Graduation awards for faithful attendance go to Jeff Catherel Barbara Jacobus Valerie Roselle Terry Vaughn James Moorehead Janet Jacobsen Paula Thomas Carol Anderson Karen Johnson Vicki Laverty Dana Bledsoe.
Trinity Lutheran Church on Sixth Street hosts Pentecost services at 11 a.m. with Sunday School and Adult Bible Class at 9:45 a.m. Pastor Rev. William O. Grunow will preach on Ephesian 2 19 22 the Holy Christian Church the Communion of Saints.
Mrs. Jesse Kattenhorn entertained the 65 club of the First Baptist church in her Attending social were Mmes. Frank Wiebe C T Wedel D R Gwin Grace Wilder C E McCormick and Clementine Evarts The group will meet once monthly to help publish Informant A heart attack sidelined Cathy Morgan of 200 Elm Street but she has been released after five days at Mercy hospital.
Ebenezer Reformed Church invites the public to Pentecost Sunday worship at 11 06 a m with Sunday School at 10 00 a m studying The Miracle Worker Sends the Holy Spirit from Acts 2 14 18 22 24 The Ebenezer Youth Fellowship will not meet due to the high school bac calaureate at 8 00 p m in the school auditorium.
The Womans Auxiliary of St. Mark's Episcopal church will hold a rummage sale on June 7 at the church located at 135 Shafter Avenue. Selling begins at 7 30 a.m. Morning prayer and Sunday School are at 9 30 a.m. The next auxiliary meeting is June 3 at Mrs. Richard House's home, 550 Acacia Street, at 7 30 p.m.
Shafter Wasco Mothersingers conducted a recital at an Eastern Star gathering in Wasco with director Mrs Horace Grisso and pianist Mrs Robert McConnell. The group voted a year long leave of absence and will resume in fall 1959. Also, Mr and Mrs Lee Compte and daughter Mary Louise Grant visited Monterey and Santa Cruz for a Mother's Day trip and attended Ft Ord opening day visiting George Bryan.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors votes to lease 82 acres at Minter Field for agricultural use for four years six months from 1958 to 1962 with minimum rent 450 dollars annually. Bids open June 1 1958 at 10 00 AM at the Bakersfield supervisors chambers.
The City of Shafter will hold a 7:00 PM public hearing on May 26 1958 in City Hall to consider amending Ordinance 111 Comprehensive Ordinance. The hearing invites all interested parties to present objections or support for the proposed amendment as required by city procedure. Dated May 14 1958 W H Johnston City Clerk. Publish May 21 1958.
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