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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
7
A sermon on Psalm 139 describes God as omniscient and omnipresent, caring personally for individuals. It emphasizes God knowing all things from eternity and inviting personal submission through Jesus Christ. The piece includes reflections on God’s presence everywhere and the Psalmist’s request for God to search his heart.
Judge T. N. Harvey of Bakersfield, ex member of the California prison board, will address the Shafter Rotary Club at Cafe Neuman next Tuesday. He will speak on prison control in the state amid recent charges and counter charges involving the Olson administration and the board he served on.
The San Joaquin Valley enjoys favorable weather with cotton in excellent condition. Gins are ready to process the crop, which is estimated at 459000 bales, and harvest is at hand.
A regular Friday noon meeting of the Shafter Business Men's Association at Ruhlmans covered routine matters. Members reported no major issues or decisions, keeping the session informational and routine.
With the new school week starting, Shafter library receives an extensive list of juvenile titles reported by librarian Mrs. Thomas Wedge. The collection spans classics and adventures from Gulliver to Jungle Book, Winnie the Pooh, Doctor Dolittle, Black Beauty, and many others across authors such as Kipling, Potter, Lofting, and Twain.
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District board agreed to continue measuring Poso Creek flow. Measurements are made with the Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District of Delano. Next equalization session is September 17 at 2 PM. Present were President Westernberg and directors Duehren Nale Ohannesor Bender, Assessor Pritschke, and Engineer Althouse.
Delano team rallies in the eighth inning to upend Shafter Merchants 8 to 3 under evening lights. Ralph Lachenmaier held Delano to three hits through seven, while Delano hitters Chernackoff Myers Norton Murray and Neff sparked the decisive late surge.
Harold Kaglea announces half price admission tickets to the Golden Gate International exposition day at Treasure Island on September 14. PG and E employees from Kern County and across northern California will attend. regular 50 cent admission applies at the gates without the special tickets.
The Superior Oilers, a Shafter oil field team, defeated Western Gulf 6 to 1 at Bakersfield to claim the Kern County title. Alex Germanetti pitched a complete game for the Oilers. The Shafter Merchants were eliminated by Belridge 1 to 0 in the county playoffs.
Dr Theo dore Beckwith of the University of California Los Angeles campus says pipelines are damaged by bacteria rather than foreign saboteurs. He notes Louisiana swamps the Southwest and California's San Joaquin valley foster bacterial corrosion and discusses coatings like asphalt or cement to protect pipes and curb hydrogen production.
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