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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1937
Page
5
Shafter residents and visitors are noted in a long list of journeys and meetings. The Lachenmaiers of Lodi arrange oil land transfers near the Shafter wildcat. Many families visit relatives in Porterville, Los Angeles, Bakersfield, and Redley while others return from Missouri and Lodi. Local engineers, publishers’ sons, and a new clerk join Shafter businesses as communities swap tales of travel and family milestones.
Zenk of the Shafter Furniture company and Rev. Mr. Zenk served as guest pastor at the Missionary Festival of the Reformed church during a weekend visit. Ben Sill of the Sill Ranch motored to Tulare on a combined business and pleasure trip. Albert W. Gatov and his mother Mrs Pauline Gatov of Long Beach arrived in Shafter to oversee property interests while Gatov’s son continued to San Francisco on business.
The Shafter Pentecostal Church of God held a Fellowship Meeting that drew more than 350 attendees from across the San Joaquin valley. Rev. L. F. Romine of Taft led the dedication with other pastors assisting, followed by the ordination of Brother and Sister E. R. Evans of Lemore as ministers. A noon chicken dinner capped the event with deacons W. C. Grose, Ernest Gray, and E. A. Beard organizing the day.
Shafter's Boy Scout Troop 41 earns a slot for the annual Boy Scout Circus in Bakersfield on November 13. The event will be held on a Saturday evening to allow full attendance by parents and townspeople.
The Rev. Wm. J. Bestvater of the Shafter Mennonite Brethren spoke to Wasco High School's German club this week. He described in German his summer trip to the Rocky mountains and shared several incidents from a journey to the Mojave desert.
The Church with Message and Melody announces services Sunday November 7 at 9 30 am Sunday school led by H A Janzen 10 30 am German service with Rev P P Rempel and the Lord s Supper 6 30 pm Young People meeting 7 30 pm English evening service on The Fifth Commandment of Church Discipline Wednesday evening prayer meeting and Hebrews exposition Friday Bible class All welcome B A Boynton missionary from Bakersfield will join Sunday evening services representing the American Sunday School Union
A. Funck pastor conducts 9 30 Sunday school 10 30 sermon with Genesis text about hiding from Abraham and bearing one another's burdens. Theme emphasizes fulfilling the law of Christ. 7 15 p m evening service.
Union Congregational Church schedules church school at 9 50 a m and services at 11 00 a m. The sermon titled Our Prejudices Govern Our Reason will be delivered by Alfred T Chandler. Christian Endeavor gathers at 5 40 p m to convene as a group and visit Wasco Congregational church for their meeting inviting all young people.
Walls of three new classrooms rise at Shafter High School and roof work begins. The biology, music, and classroom will include furnishings and the music room will be soundproof with an acoustically treated ceiling. The addition adjoins the science building and starts a quadrangle plan.
The Shafter Reformed Church conducted its annual Missionary Festival with Rev. G. J. Zenk of Lodi as guest pastor. He preached in German in the morning and in English at night, with both services filled to capacity. The Home Mission group sponsors the event and the offerings support the local organization’s work for the coming year.
Members of the student body executive board met twice to decide on painting large cardinal S letters with gold stripes on the central heating plant building at the school campus. The group also approved a related event to be held later.
RKO presents Katherine Hepburn Ginger Rogers and Adolphe Menjou in Stage Door a drama of aspiring actresses at a theatrical boarding house. The film opens at Shafter Theatre Sunday and Monday November 7 and 8 with Gail Patrick Lucille Ball and others in supporting roles. Gregory La Cava directs the picture produced by Pandro S. Berman with Broadway roots behind the project.
Census data from the department of commerce indicates 40,188 bales of cotton were ginned in Kern county from the 1937 crop prior to October 18. For the same period in 1936, 43,453 bales were ginned.
Lee Cruce Hiser sues Willis D Buck and others in Bakersfield seeking 10300 in judgments for injuries from a collision on October 14 1937 near Lerdo road on Highway 99. Complaint prepared for Hiser by Kendall Howell.
A new American Horticultural Institute Inc is formed with articles of incorporation filed in California. H C Meritt Jr of Tagus ranch chairs the organizing committee and declares the group aims to reduce crop surpluses, improve horticulture nationwide, and link Oregon and Washington growers into a broader program. D Gould Bowley serves as secretary with offices in San Francisco. The group seeks normal export outlets to aid recovery and stability for the industry, with three objectives outlined including cooperation with agricultural adjustment actions and nationwide expansion.
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