Week End Guests and Local Travel Notes
Week end visitors at Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Harris home include Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Todd of Pasadena and Mrs. Rhoades of Sedalia Missouri. South Dakotans Fred Heinle and Randolph and Albert Heinle travel from Menno to California visiting Lodi Fresno and Shafter before returning to St Francis Kansas. Multiple local residents depart for trips to Shafter Lodi and other California communities with related visits and engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Harris
C. H. Todd
Pasadena
Rhoades
Sedalia
Missouri
South
Shafter
Jake Neufeld
Pete Neufeld
L. A. Johnson
Medford
Oklahoma
Pete
Jake
Delano
Harry Kerwin
Visiters at Dr and Mrs Taylor Tabb home family weekend
Mr and Mrs Chesbro and two children Mary Lou and Donald from Gilroy visited the Tabbs over the weekend. They came to return Mr Chesbro's aunt Mrs O L Hancock who had been the Tabbs house guest for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Tabb
Chesbro
Mary Lou
Donald
Gilroy
Chesbros
Mr. Chesbro
O. L. Hancock
Local Families Take Weekend Trips and Share News
Mr and Mrs Robert E Zenk of Shafter Furniture company visited Oroville to see Mrs Zenk s sisters and their families and returned Monday Herald Menno SD Julius Herrboldt Clara Herrboldt Eleanor Preszler and Chr F Mettler left for California Clara will return to Shafter Julius will come back after finishing work in Shafter Eleanor will stay with her siblings Mrs Lohr is recovering from surgery Milton J Lohr has returned from Santa Barbara hospital Mrs O H Strom and family drove to Fellows to visit H O Bender and family Then they traveled to Taft to visit Mr and Mrs Wendel Snoddy and their newborn son Eddie Snoddy s mother is Mrs Bender
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakos
Herald
Menno
S. D
August Kirschenmann
Shaffer and
Lodi
Kirschenmann
Sam Schaeffer
Edmund Herrholdt
Robert E. Zenk
Shafter Furniture Company
Oroville
O. H. Strom
Fellows
H. O. Bender
Taft
Wendel Snoddy
Eddie
Snoddy
Bender
Business Trip to Los Angeles by Stoller and Schneider
Emil Stoller, manager of the Home Appliance Co., and Ezra Schneider drove to Los Angeles Wednesday on a combined business and pleasure trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los
J. C. Ohanneson
Phil Ohanneson
Shafter
Los Angeles
Lo Angeles
Emil Stoller
Ezra Schneider
Mennonite Brethren Church Invites All to Sunday Services
The Church with Message and Melody led by Minister Wm. J. Bestwater offers Sunday school at 9 30 a m led by H A Janzen, German language service at 10 30 a m, Christian Fellowship at 6 30 p m, and English language evening service at 7 30 p m. A Friday Bible class invitation is extended to all not attending other services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. Bestwater
H. A. Janzen
Christian Fellowship
Mission Festival at German Church Service Schedule
Pastor A Funck leads Sunday school at 9 30 a m with a German sermon at 10 30 a m delivered by Rev G J Zenk of Lodi Cal He officiates again at 7 15 p m in English service delivering the sermon The annual missionary festival honors the home mission work of the Reformed Church with offerings collected for its support
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Funck
G. J. Zenk
Lodi
Cal
Reformed Church
Union Congregational Church Service Summary
Union Congregational holds church school at 9 50 a m and a 11 a m service led by minister Alfred T Chandler with sermon titled Where Failure Finds Fulfillment A Christian Endeavor gathering follows at 6 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred T. Chandler
Christian Endeavor
Sunday Services and Sermon at First Church Scientist Boston
The Christian Science Society branch in Boston announces Sunday services at 11 a m and Sunday school at 10 a m with an 8 a m service on the same day. The lesson sermon on Everlasting Punishment uses Psalms Proverbs Lamentations and a correlative passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy. Justice and mercy themes frame the lesson with emphasis on reform and divine compassion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Society
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massacusetts
Corner Sixth and E Streets
Wasco
Church of Christ Scientist
Massachusetts
Mary Baker Eddy
Freak Lady Questions Ham Origin After Purchase
A humorous exchange centers on a lady asking if two hams bought earlier came from the same hog. The farmer confirms several hams hang in the kitchen and asserts they are from the same hog, prompting further curiosity.
Take Yo Base: A Folksy Baseball Moment
A quirky excerpt shows players trading colorful lines. The dialogue hints at a playful baseball moment with phrases like take yo base and dat ball hit yo on de head, capturing a folksy tone.
West Virginia Sailor's Witty Exchange Sparks Shore Leave Tale
A Eountaineer tale recalls a sailor from the U S S West Virginia who went ashore in search of trouble and returned with a black eye. The quip "how did you get that black eye" underscores a rough night and a witty response about finding trouble ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. S. West Virginia
Eountaineer
The Moral Issue in the Drink Problem
Lesson outlines drunkenness as a moral failure tied to vice and crime, urging Christians to walk in the Spirit. It contrasts darkness and light, warns that drunkards do not inherit the kingdom, and calls for regeneration through Christ to resist fleshly lusts. It discusses alcohol as more than a social issue, urging spiritual renewal through the Holy Spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Jesus
Wang
Lord Jesus Christ
Notice to Contractors for Maple School Project
Sealed bids are invited by the Maple School District Board of Trustees for labor, materials, and services to construct the school, demolish current buildings, and dispose of debris. Plans are at the Board office or engineer JOHN PAXTON PER RINE offices with a $25 deposit. bids require bonds totaling at least 5 percent and must specify completion time and subcontractor names. The district may reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paxton Perrine
Visalia
Fresno
Los Angeles
California
Board of Trustees
D. L. Schellenberg
Maple School
Kern County
of Trustees
Maple
Tata
Indidasiadge
Elise
For Sale 3 Acres Near Shafter With Improvements
For sale three percent of an acre one mile south and half mile west of Shafter. Well improved with a house three-room tank house garage motor house store room and wood shed. 5 hp pumping plant. Was offered fifty dollars an acre for an oil lease. Includes shrubs and diverse fruit varieties. George Strauss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
George Strauss
Livestock Arrivals Forecast for Palo Verde Valley
Reports anticipate an unusually large transient livestock population this fall and winter as sheep and cattle move from high altitude ranges. Dr. W. L. Howard, retired director of the University Farm at Davis, returns from a 15 000 mile U.S. trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Verde Valley
W. L. Howard
University Farm At
Davis
The
United States
Turkey Production and 4-H Enrollment Trends in 1937
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates 1937 turkey production ten percent below 1936 while prices may exceed both 1937 and 1935. A bright note for agriculture is 4-H club enrollment reaching one million in 1936 and continuing to rise nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Turkey
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James Edgar Lingo
Kern General Hospital
Billie
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Elmer Lee Martin
Jackie Lee
Ail Keene
J. T. Nays
Three Rivers
Wm. McKinlay
Nill’s Drug Store
Beulah Bertrand
Arthur Cota
Bakersfield
Shafterites
Clear Lake Park
Clear Lake
E. A
Mrs. Beard
Porterville
T. V. Little
Valley
Eli Hart
el Nacimiento Ranch
San Miguel
Mr. Hart
Helen Fast
Nancy Jane Penn
Walter Baxter
Shafterite
W. C. Fryatt
Séminole
J. W. Prizzell
P. L. Arnold
Kern County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Tehachapi
Herb Engle
Avenal
Stuart Nill
Stevie
Shafter Sunday
Mr. Nill
J. J. Peters, Jr
Nick Neufeld
Richard
Hollywood
Guernsey Frazer
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Ojai
Helen Simons
Alberta
Myrtle Hickerson
Simons
Miss Hickerson
Gregory Ohanneson
Peter Ohanneson
Gregory
Atorney
A. Peter Charmeson
J. .Heareson
Lohr
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Santa Barbara Hospital
Fellows, Taft
Church News
Mennonite Brethren Church
Union Congregational Church
Christian Science
Harold L. Lundquist
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Shafter, California
Kate Nikkel
First House
Bergen
P. A. Reimer
San Jose
San Francisco
Yates Turkey Ranch
Richland School
H. S. Dahl
Moore’s Gin
Clara E. Thomas
Munzer Street
W. M. Windsor
Tappan
Lusterby Metal
M. J. Bergen
Tel
Ninth St
J. E. Klassen
Born
Penn
Federated Stores
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