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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1956
Page
6
John Branner reported at morning worship last Sunday on the new Baptist Church at Pine and Blake streets. He praised hiring several experienced carpenters as a boon to the building program and urged continued volunteer help for smaller tasks and others unable to work to consider hiring a carpenter for brief periods.
Doris McBeath, a Bakersfield born educator and former Fresno State graduate, has become a Richland third grade teacher. A mezzo soprano with musical family roots, she taught in Bakersfield City and Pomona schools and chose the San Joaquin Valley as her home again after a year of smog and traffic.
An ad notes San Pelo in Crus and department Stores Low-Beer Lab Ltd offering a hair removal product. The copy describes a cream that does not dissolve or move on the surface but penetrates and retards growth of unwanted hair and asks for San Pelo. The address given is 670 Granville Street, Vancouver.
Doris McBeth McBeath, a baker and hobbyist from Bakersfield, speaks of losing three show horses to poisoned grain found in a neglected barn in Fruitvale. She also volunteers with Bakersfield Community Theater, appearing in plays and inviting others to audition for The Glass Menagerie.
Mrs. Ben Korsch led a program on History of Hymns at the November 5 gathering of the Ladies Sewing Circle of the Mennonite Brethren Church held at Mrs. Arthur Penner’s home 307387 Los Angeles Avenue. The group discussed the hymn In Christ There Is No East Or West by Jon Oxenham and conducted routine circle business.
Mr and Mrs P J Gorsching hosted over the weekend as their son Mr Allen Gorsching and his two sons Dennis and Martin from Taft visited their Taft area relatives.
Christian Science Sunday topic Soul and Body is linked to a healing in Luke where Jesus frees a woman from infirmity. The accompanying Science and Health passage notes the divine Mind action on mind and body, while the Golden Text from Second Corinthians 3 18 speaks of transformation through the Lord's Spirit.
Divine worship scheduled Sunday at 10 a.m. with Sunday school and Adult Bible class at 9 45 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church Wasco Shafter parish Sixth Street between D and K Rev W O Grunow pastor delivers sermon on Matthew 24 1 11 theme The Destruction of Jerusalem All invited to services Bible classes and Sunday School Children welcome There will be Wednesday study at 7 30 p m on fundamentals of the Christian religion
Ebenezer Reformed church schedules Thanksgiving Day service at 11 00 in the morning with Rev Robert Stuebbe of Bakersfield in charge The Sunday school under Russell Hamman remains at 10 00 with a special service planned for Thanksgiving Day and 11 00 a m observance.
Surprises marked the Sword Bearers class at First Baptist Church on Sunday night. Jimmy Lewis sat in the surprise chair while Evelyn Schellenberg received a surprise birthday gift and Carol Wiebe was asked to read Scripture. Annice Putnam played a violin solo and Lee performed a hymn on harmonica, each a surprise to attendees.
The new Chevrolet V8 offers up to 245 high compression horsepower and responsive acceleration. It overcomes steep hills with ease and delivers a tame, smooth feel at the touch, inviting drivers to test its performance.
Fifty years of using Christmas Seals to fight tuberculosis are celebrated as the mailman delivers the Seal Letter with red and green stamps. James Moquist, Shafter Seal Sale chairman, asks everyone to use the Seals on all packages and letters through Christmas, with gratitude to volunteers and supporters.
Alan Walker son of Mr and Mrs John Walker of the Superior Dil Lease is recovering after back surgery. He will stay at Mercy Hospital for about ten days and will welcome visitors.
Mr and Mrs Thomas L Fulton former Long Beach residents now live in Shafter at the Anderson Trailer court Fulton works as a driller for Seberns Drilling company He and his wife are making a new home and the note quotes their change of address Mr and Mrs Leon Morgan 201 Elm Street hosted their weekend visitors First Sergeant Floyd A Graves and his wife Graves recently returned from Korea and Japan with war scene films and slides He is soon to be reassigned to Germany in the near future.
Seventh Day Adventists begin a world wide special week of prayer with daily 7 30 p m meetings at the Lerdo and Poplar church. Harvey Retzer urges deeper personal piety amid crisis and invites friends to attend with Thanksgiving expressing public gratitude and a Saturday November 24 sacrifice offering from wages or one day income.
Rev. Paul Edward Babbitt will preach on Sunday November 18 at 11:00 in a continuation of last week's Why I Love The Church. The Chan cel choir directed by Dick Southwick will sing A Song Of Praise. Organ pieces include Ex altation Mountain Sketch and Concert Overture. Altar candles by Deanna Toews and Christine Neuman.
The South Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church invites the public to a Sunday Mission Festival on November 18 featuring three services. Dr. George Peters lectures at 11:00 a.m. on missions, Dr. Edmond Hiebert speaks at 3:00 p.m., and an evening talk by Peters on Prophecy and Future Events follows a musical program. Rev. J. K. Isaac is pastor at the Orange Avenue church.
A 23 member Mennonite Brethren group attended the Pacific District conference in The Dalles Oregon from November 7 to 10. Delegates discussed Mennonite Brethren schools homes for the aged and home missions including church building and religious extension work. The meeting aimed to unite California Oregon and Washington churches and conduct conference business. Several delegates also attended the Christian workers conference in Salem Oregon on November 8 and 9 for spiritual refreshment.
St Mark's Episcopal church will hold services at 135 Shafter Avenue at 9 30 a m Sunday November 18 with The Very Rev E Leslie Rolls in charge Sunday school meets at the same time in the Sun day scrooms Reg Hammond Jr was inducted as an acolyte at the November 11 service and two Wasco boys will be inducted soon The church plans an inquirers class and today the guild held an all day meeting preparing for the bazaar on Tuesday December 4
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