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•UT-AT-NOMC jEPiUE pEliN mm MEMIIR ,^.^t -tJ^SMprt. THE NAZARETH ITEM ¦HT-llHt^i' NELPIUK HOICnill GOODTOm n:»iicn raw I AATML I' VOL. XXXII .N.AZAREiH. P.A., THl RSDAY MORNING, SEPTE.MBER 20. 1923. No. 43 AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO LITEKATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. m Houses ol Phoenix Cement Co. Destroyed liy Fire Friday Night Wood Structures Ignited by Hoi Cement; Finishing Mill and Pack House Also Lost; Local Firemen Do Well Five, that ^^'^^ prestinialily startt"! l>y hoi cement tliat gets into sucli ,i state during grinding .TncI later while itill i'l pvoce^'i of m.Tnufacture is dumli''il into monster liins in Steele douses fer .¦^'orape, or until time for shipment, on Friday evening ignited the «'o"dnork of the stock house and nearly wiped out the local plant of the Pheonix Portland Cement Com¬ pany, situated within a few minutes wall; t'n^m Hie central part of town, and ttiiliin a few hours the huildings irere reduced to ashes with an occa- slon.il limher standing as mute evi¬ dence 1" marl: the sight where a fliort lime InMore stood serviceahle buil'liiii^s. The huildings tluit were prey tor the angry flames; were two stock hottpes, each fiOxl^o feet and con- taine<l between forty and fifty tliou- lands liarrels of finished stock ready to be placed on the market: flnishin.:; mill 100x120 feet and housed the best and latest cement making ma¬ chinery cciuipped witli a hrand new wirinc system for power; hng house. SOxBH feet filled witli empty cement bags, 'lie packing house was fur¬ nished Willi the l."i'i' designed Hates temeiit iiacking apparatus. The flames were discovered eating iway at tho rafters nf the roof in tlie old stock house at aliout 7.15 o'clock by one of the emidoyees while mak¬ ing his rounds ns an oiler, who noti- 4ed the night foreman who relayed MJlar..- 'of flre to Vigilance Hose Com^Mi^ No. 1 of Nazareth who made a quick run tn the place desig¬ nated to them. FireClii;-t ,Ii)lin ,'^. H. SnydiT, Karl P. rf^uhcrt. acting trenstirer of the company, and H I'.v.-.id IF. Leh. super¬ intendent. v."v nn t'l" .-¦¦¦¦ne soon af¬ ter the ;il;irin '..':! !'¦¦¦ n. 2ivon. Chief Snydor assunv d ''liar?:e of the local tre dopartni^nt and for hours U? nnd his men fouglii t'.ie f Unally getting tlie (ir whili" 'II- iiiill nfllcl 1 empliy. -¦ and n'!i 'i- lowanis ^iivii'.s' . ¦',:\ and cihfi- Imili'.lnsH. Dii.> ''• ii!i-i-!i!- .•::¦ OB the ji!i, t'l.. ;n I inillh -Imp, p,.v,- •• ply ami k;!n d 'p":" only >lii;I;' ,l;.]ll:!?.- uihhorn flame.s. ' under control. Is directed the volunteer help ilde machinery .•::.ii"s of the men .hill' slinp, black- s':''icin. coal siiii- m"ir escaped with •¦ ¦ y ¦< ".'.v.'-- \:]i} flames spi':ad -viMi SU' il r.:pidity th.n; it seamed as if tli.' entile i;|;,iit v.nuld he floomcfl. My H.tuhert upon renchir ¦¦ ¦ iitediately teloplioncd wi'h .-"dditinnal fire ii2::;[!:ig appir.i- tiis iiiil the Eapfon Fire nepartnioii' rosiicnd'Kl with a mnuster ikv.v.m- pump .nnd ditnil of men to opr-r.Tt.' t!'0 ?a;ii(^. wit!.In a remark ';¦ ¦;•¦ • time. The LaFrp.nc moter : ¦;. N'azareth Fire Department, li(:w..ver. was already drawing heavily on the available water supply and tho Ens- Ion fire fighters could do little helji in th:,t diroction. Thoy hnweve'- made an unsuccessful attempt to draw wnt,->r from n quarry hole, whicii unfortunately was too deep tn he tapped. Tho huildings that went to ruin were cnnstrticted mostly of wooil and had stood for =ome years and naliir- ally were rapidly ea'en up hy the flames. Efforts are put forth to rap.- idly clean away the debris and appa •- ciitly replace the destroyed buildlner- with modern steel and concrete struc¬ tures. The machinery In the power jilant liad to he dismantled to dry out tlie dampncps caused by being water soaked. When this h,ns been rem¬ edied the departments which wcr" s.^ved from rtiin will ngain be In full operation, excepting the finishing and bagging nf the product. Fortunately the firemen, nffirinls and emplnyees of thn company and volunteer workers who took desper¬ ate chances in checking the flames escaped injuries. .\t the same llni" all workers wr-re plentifully FUnplled v.ith liot coffee, sniKi^-jches nnd smokes. Tlie blaz" cnuld he plainly seen in rll directions for miles after the fiame? had once gotten under way. Ilundre.ls of automobiles were .in their way to Xazareth to witness the fire and every .available pnrking space was occupied until the flames had died out and the fire fighters had the situation well In hand. The ofHrinls nf the cnmpany .<r.-: rresideut. LIn<lley C. Morton, nf nirmingham. Ala.: Vice-President. .1. \V. Walker, nf Philadelphia: Treas¬ urer. .\. 1^'. N'ash. of Philadelphii: .Secretary and .\ssistant Treasurer. Earl P. TIaiibrrt. of N'l'zareth. UNCLE SAM'S FORQGN POUCY MRETH HELPS TO COMPLETE PART JAPAN SUFFERERS OF WIND GAP ROAD Bushliill Center Man Ends Lite hy Honying Himsell on Apple Tree Body of Oliver Fritts Discovered by His Housekeeper About an Hour After Hanging; Acted Peculiar (I i, ¦. - r !-":;" a well-known Centre, about MUSICAL IN EVAN. CHURCH SEPF. 21 On Friday evening. September 21. at S o'clock, the following program will be rendered in Hainan .Memoriiil Kvangelicai church, under the aus¬ pices cf the .Mhriglit Young Ladies' liible class, ttincht by Mrs. C. H. Kichline: Piano Solo. .Miss Estln r Werkheiser Vocal Duet . . .T. Vauntta. Miss Mona Vanattti Violin SoIn....Miss Mildred Paulus Selected Reading J, Kneclit Vncal Solo Miss Edith Kichlln" Piano Solo. .-X. R. Miller Vocal Snlo Wm. Hunter Selected Reading T. Knecht Vncal Duet ...Misses M:i.' pnd Pnrnthy Stier Piano Trio L^-iia >I:in k-. I'lrace Frabcl. Hrace Edelman Vociil Solo. . . . — Mrs. C. H. Kichline Class Sene .\lbright Young Ladies' Pdble Class .Ml of the participants are well- known residents of Xazareth with the exceiition of Miss Edith Kiihllni> nnd .\. R. Miller, both being Allen- tonians. iVIiss Kichline Is a teacher of voice In that city, and Mr. l\IlUer Is a graduate of the .Allentown Con¬ servatory of Music in charge nf Prof. .Vearing. .V cordial invitation is extended In Invers of music. A silver cf.i'ring will be received. SOLDIERS RETURN TO WINTERJUARTERS U. S. Artillery Camps Here for Night on Return to Fort Monroe, Va. \.\ZAi;i Tii < (Il pj.i: m I!! IN .\I TO < OII.ISIOX Individuals, Merchants and Industries Respond Gener¬ ously; $1256 Raised Xazareth. as usual. res[innded 'zon- ffously to tho appeal for hi-lii fni those who suffered iii ilie ••¦rrilili Japanese disas'ei-. The innl tir.iU'l «'lhe R.-.l Crn^s was ;isl;c,! 'u 'ik. three ,ii' th.' fiinas. whicii letted tp- ind a i. _, Isry of ip lad Mrs 1331.20 I; UtF TV. !1 ,• .,• PUbli-l,.,! p,\,,,. The manageiii tries ro-operatod 11 L' lit ••¦I' ^¦. .M Cm 111 ill-: 'K... loc;il indii-Ti.- of the Ladles .\iixil- I' .\.. Mr. Knr iiiii I:.!;,ink .¦nl!..cied U .•i!"l inefcii- l.ii'i"- v.-il! I... du.i Xnf.Trcth -o.,i]e>' Ctthe head.- IrlbiiT:. n • '"f'.-ment coi Cetnon' r Ceni,.,., 1 Iwv I . . Cn' . ib, ^ faop,, V , •ttihed li II •¦,.; :; ^ forn-,... tilt. '¦¦ • fill!. Tho 'iiiont ' Indus- -; ..XIent 'inpiov. s ¦"tup UIV Miliierney' & .McXeal, who have ii.en awarded the contract to build tlie concrete road through the bor¬ ough of Wind Cap, expect to have two »ect|oiis completed this fall if v.cather conditions are favorable. It is the |llm to comideio the sections froiii l/ie terminus of the Wind Gap- Stoftli^rtown road to the Woodley lloule and from the terminus of the' Pen .-Vrgyl-Wind Oap road west to the .Vllilia store. M—"tt has been decided not to make :iiiy changes in the width of the roa.l in tween the Woodley House and th Werkheiser huildiiig. Both huild¬ ings are of stone ami to take away a Mirner of each builtling would in¬ volve great expense. The iiuestion is oftou askeil why tliese btlildings were built so close to tho highway. When they wci.- i-rected there was no road hetwi'i n .'111. If .1 id in The ceil' ^ was road .1 d iiirn;.!kn Mr. and ift's. Frank ticriiet. of W,i.-liingioa street, Xazareth. were ihrnwii oyf of their machine on Fri¬ day afta^ioon while driving alnng the B^ilehem-Xiizareth pike when their yittomobile collided with a ma- cliin^driven by Robert Hess, of near Bii/ni. The accident occurred oppo¬ site the Hope cemetery at Hecktown. r^he injured people were at once taken to the offlce of Dr. R. H. Beck at -Vewbnrg for first aid treatment where it was found that .Mr. Cornet was badly bruised about the body while Jlrs. Gernet was suffering with laierations tibout the body and face. .i,i'"r 1 iviiii; ireatiin-'Ut tn her in- .lUric- s!ie wa^ taken In St. I.ul-e's Hnspital, Beilil. !i.>;ii. where she re¬ ceived furth.r '1' :iti!i.-iit .ml er r'moved lo ii.'i' He>s es(.il>ed with sii- The 10th Field -\rtillery, U. S. -Vrmy, passed througii town on Thursday on their way back from 'i'obyljanna, .Monroe county, where they, spent the summer iu targei yraiilice aud drills, to their home sLa- lioi/ al Fort Monroe, Virginia. fhe advauoe guard cousiatiug of a group of iu«n on motor cycles and high posyered touring cars arrived here ejrly iu the morning and ili.j rStiXr^uard with lentage, etc., arrived here around noon. ~ Tiie line was lieaded by the color syuad with the uaiional aud regi¬ mental color guards, aud with two men on bicycles. Then followed the re,i5imental hoadijuarters company, and Batteries A, C and B, with full eiiuipmeut. Oilier lueu with reserve horses for the officers aud the Ileet of horses and mule drawn transporis. ambulances, etc.. brought up tlie rear. The unit camped here Thurtd.i., nighj^on the largo field near the PJ*<fenix Cement Company plant, broke camp ou Friday mornin.'^ at daybreak expecting to reach Kutz¬ town by evening. The rear guard with the tentage, etc. left about an hour after the main part of tho uni' had left the temporary camiiing grounds her... EVENTS OF MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY The annual meoiing of the Xaza- r.'tii Moravian! Historical Society will lit' lU'lil Thursday. September 27. The business meeting will be at ll.l.'i a. m. in the .Museum rooms. Whitfield House. Vesper at 1.15 p. m. in the social rooms of the .Mora¬ vian church. .\dmission tn tht Vesper at 1.1 o is by ticket only. Tickets i not trans¬ ferable) for members. 5o cents, and for guests at 7 5 cents each, may be had upon application to the Secre¬ tary, or at tne do.ir, also at Craw¬ ford's Drug Store, Xazareth, and from the Rev. F. E. Lennox. Berhle- h e 111. :\Iiss Adelaide Fries, of Win^ton- S.ilem, president of the Xorth Caro¬ lina Historical Commission, will read a paper entitled. "A Ilcmii.o nf the Early Days. " Pilgrimages to the Museum, t'l Xazareth Hall, or to the Old Ceme¬ tery, at 4 p. m. .\ the printer's hands, tii^mhers at ati i.ar'v volume, now will be sent iged about i).5 years, •esidont of Bushkill four hundred yards from the Bushkill Centre store of Oeorge X. Miller, committed suicide early Saturday morning by hanging himself from the limb of an apple tree in the rear of his home. For the past few weeks Fi:'*s !i:i> ' • '-.yj peculiarly, but n " '11:1- u . of it, and the suicide ^..iii'-- .i- .1 shock to the entire community wliere he had many friends. Fritts. a'- cordlng to !iis custom, retired :.''.nitt \ o'clock Friday eveniii:-'. H ; - .:; p.-i'iitly 111 ns tinnd iiealtii .ls 'i-ii.ii. Satunlay lunrniug liis house- krcper, Mrs, .Mary Stahley arose al ahoui o o'clock and on going out iitirk nf tii.> house, saw a lighted lan- '.in Stan.ling under tho apple tree It WHS still dark, and Mrs. Stahley walked toward the tree to investi- gat.:-. and then, hy the dim light ofj the hinteru. saw the lifeless body ofj Fritts swinging from the limb, screamed, and called for l;':''p, n y short time John J. Mey.r- E. iMiIi.-r. Harvey Werner aim ', 'nil .Meyers, '.vlio resi'le in the 1:. oiate neighborhood, rau to her s.-, >ue ¦n an wa tht !ni c and s ex'in body. iir 1:^ iiuently . n'c ock. cm >' down the From th .¦. - he 1 , ,, - lievf . .-,.. body s con d thi 1 ,- ., but diti.-! t 1- .. 1 . life z of ¦1.1 •o. r I.-,.-..J ,,;.< :i \vi.in'.vi;r. H.J \v:,., ,,.n 1' '! in 'lie vicinity of Wind ,, , ..;, 1 i^t.r worked at Xorthmip- tnii. (If recen- years he had be'.': re¬ siding in tlif. vicinity of Bushkir. i.'en- tre. working around on farms .nd fer tlie last six or eight weeks Lad been employed at the brick ya'i at Georgetown. He is survived iiv a step-sister. Mrs. Irwin Hal!llm;ia. of .\llentow-n, Coroner Cathrall was notified of the suicide. TATAMY TO HONOR lANNUAL POTATO TOUR WORLD WAR "VETS" OF COUNH TOMORROW The citizens of Tatamy held a pub¬ lic meeting on Sunday afternoon in the school house to hear the senti¬ ments of the local residents and to devise ways and means towards the erection nf some kind of a marker in honor of her World War Veterans. The liic' -.t;- ¦.'¦.< .. v"!v enthusias¬ tic- nne .'1].! '^-y a number of lioo^;-:,- 1 ¦..• ,, .,i.'i'i. It was nnaniin. 'i '. .1-. id.'d tn app.nin' team captains '>vli.> in lum named team members who volunteered to make a house to house canvass for casii subscriptions toivards the ptirchas and erection of a monumen'- of a suit- 4X1) P, <LKHK STIU <'l\ liV ACTuMOIUI Ii n.\isx m i!Ns M (11 II'M AN "tl AUnUiS lat- Mr lloSli (OMI'AW >riiliTI\<. A barn containing cattle and farm implements was completely de¬ stroyed W.'duisday night when it was sirink by lightning. The barn was on the pniiii-.'s of ti;.' farm of Wiili.im and ,M;i!'iii IPil.'. f.niners of Chaiunan Quarries. .\ll efforts to ex¬ tinguish the Iliac bi'fnn- A Til- '1 ini-' ;ind and -nni was 11. the . ¦ \v; id ¦¦. urn iimi- • ¦ f;u iiisiii flames s Iniri Ul.l 1" w:i,-. 1 1 e.l :i ;: niin,z : .Ulc' proved futile nnd .',1 tn -11.' iir.-'lltl.i -ii;:i],iini .1 ly a small luiild- rse. cow and calf larhinery. Thern On Saturd;i:. .I'Liiinon '.'.liil- Har¬ old Shafer. snii nf .Mr. and .Mrs. Claries Shafei, of .Main si;, t x ,^- areth. was crossing the su ¦ to the -\. & P. store, opl'l'^;l¦. , i> home, where he was clerking, he was struck by an autniunbile d.riv.';; ' '. 1 man from Sirantnn, Tim d.iiv. v .', i- unable tn avnid the liny ;'s ii.- il.i.-ij-d in thf dir.'i't p:itli ni his inac'iin.. 'u srrt nut nf the way nf .innjln-r 111a- . :;ine. lln was iiiiiiii.di:i !¦ iy 'Ilk..11 ¦,' ,1 doctor V. here i- was found 'lial iiis injuries were nf a sliglit nature and later was remov. il to his home where he now is Improving from the shock. able de.~: the Wnr plates th: ' !• ¦ been la' mectiii^r u'!i, ni' iiini'iziiiL- tlie deeils nt ! Wt V.'tiM'iins, will; name ¦ ¦ ' ' ... .-i'.uii-ii d W.rM Wars. luien' is to be placed In ..r int.-rsei lion nf the ¦ n; lin -'rn,.ts wliich ha • iv p '¦. ' Til-- teams are ' ¦; !' 1 success ar.d ¦'¦'•¦:'. ¦¦¦ling tn ,'\rmis- tice Day. «)\( RKTi: V.\l I T WORKS MOVKn ¦l\'. T, O Vault r and mo - '' c Square) 19. his new street,-TCazar ilo busiti.'-s i h. N'..z.ireih Burial . d all his stock -imp on Centre works on Green th. from where he will 1 the future. When The Coolidge Boys Arrived TROI I KV < \v. ri \s At IIOSS .MAIN STRlil'T th. .ainr Ai' ¦ V-. Vi--i II"-. . siraighi- 'A'lnd Gap, 'W member. Navy's Giant Dirigible May Visit St. Louis .Ml IK ViZM 'Til M \\ iN.n itiil) IV I'\l I, IMd 01 *i:i!V I fillip 'flihv »hJle «to ' At 'h(. ir-'i \ /, t r I . v..r..|y 111 111! ''¦' ' I.ill into .1 iiuarrv . ¦! nbniit i,(g unrk. He ¦.«.,- '.il. ''!» Easton Ilosidtal. af'... p iv ••f-n iittendod by Dr. Hapi.e ^ ' liogplial. where the in.ui ^' resting comfortnhly. It was stat- li.i'^ his InjurloM consist of se.ere "'"Ions nf ihn head and a fracture """• riKhi arm. \ v/ \l:i I 11 I . .1 \|)RV IMIMOM ! IV n );ri» / Association to Visit Various Farms in This County; Dr. Ni.xon to Speak The fifth annual potato tour of N'orthampton county will take place Friday, September 21, morning and afternoon. This tour is shorten ¦! as raucli as possible so that our -• jps may be lengthened for field stii'tv on disease and culture. I' will also -ive lis more time for short speecl!^'.^ at ' he n.mn hour. lif E. L. Xixon of State Cc'ieae, promised to be with us and will .; ¦; .k to us durin.g the noon hour. The program is as follows: s.i'.ii a. m. Farm of Harry Fri'ch at Stokes Park near Bethlehem. See s.T acres of potatoes—Michigan Tus- si-ts .'ind Xumber Xine from :>'-'v York State. .\lso see.l from ¦ st year's stock. n 1" a. m. .\rbog.^st Farms 1 —ar Farmersville. Two verv trreen fields of well sprayed potat.ies. Both fields -N'utiiber Xine. 11 a. m. Green .^cre F-irms ;..; ir Xazareth. Pee lfif> acr-=s . f i.ot.itoes. .VI! work done hy tractor. e\i ept spraying. Also over I110 head ¦ ' O. I. C. hogs Including 50 brood sc v" 12 noon. Lunch and 'ecture iiour on the Green .Acre Farnis. Bring a packed lunch, .-\ddress by Dr X'x..n —a timely message n pe'ato gr.'.-.T- Ing. 2 p, m. Farm of Fr.ar.k Woo iring near Hollo, Four acres of 'MlriiiJan Russets and HIruce Xo, f. " "" p. m. Farm of 1" S '., pen- ' .1 Son near Bai'i ?¦ •:-,'.! ¦• r- ..-¦¦ ,:n.i soe.i sourc-i t^^•^ 4 ¦^1"' 1' IM, Firm nf J..';n .T..n ¦¦¦ Sp.aylni.' .lemnnsf ration. Dls.-ase control w,-irl;. Also show the dlffer- ...if.. P.'w.icn the spraveil and r.n- i potatoes. W ! :i- :- : ;¦ ¦ ilme slaking it ' -¦ '¦ If time would allow we would visit splen.lld fields on Clover Hill In I.e- liigii and also fields in Tpper Mt. li't't ' 11: ! Williams trwnshlps ¦'ler erowln.7 ••", r . • Ttoes cnnn n : .1 1 '4 l\| •I FTK ixsprrrrox of DMRY FARMS OF COCVTY i'n-bnc1i :n. •; 1 r- imisslon of N'orlii '¦^ted the iu-p.-ctici .f vv farms In varlotis j. "s ¦ ¦nrv, th^ owners of t 1 leh I I i'..il f r comiiilssicng for 'he itieil milk. The commtt- ntnpanied on i's to.:; ^f 11 by Dr. G.irl Gaines, uiedl- ca! examiner nf employes, and Dr W, '" !vln Xlckel. of town ¦¦ ' .. '.'»- vf.t-_ ! larv sup.ervlslon of tc tnspi CooJiaiie, 'fttfr. ¦ph,. r ."< Navy'" giant y... \ p. ¦¦»t, I,..111^ 'Ohl 1. 'II .,1, ,i,,griiiiiic.l I..-1' I'- 1 b« i)«rf«;t In all dciuil 1 illrlgilile. ZH 1, Is expei-tc.l to liy frmii \..w a fbli iiiniitli. Theiiiatl.>ir< biggest .,ir .1 ..tt, lull iti.'lit iivcr .Vew Yi.rk li-t \...k -.• - 'j iirwrt Is of C'ounimiiJor K It .^lii'iiiry M;.^ S.|. ~' I'l .irl.'s Ha.I. r ¦ .nt spent a and Phlladel' they visited ' and '¦¦-¦i...- -. ,M i . • M rtii> iiewspaiHT. pal .iLMiii'hs alii.ut ¦ Ml a- Atlantic City At Philadelphia ses -\netta FI.1 ." .lMueht..r of Willi others in big cities in.I the .nuiitry, prtnt<.<l tlie two (Knlidge tioya Itiat were tn play on the Wliite House liiwu Well, lure they nre. 11 suniri»« f.>r nowspajier ciMrt.si«U'ilt'Ut», US iKith .'f them «if taller t'laii the I'reol.leut and tbelr i.i.tlier On the left is Calvin. Jr .vim WB.s working In a totiacco field ii.Mr .Vortlinniptoii. .Mass.. when his tstliei was sworn in as I'reRideiiL ,l.>lin, his l.r.ithct. nns in » Militmj Trrtining caiiip. They arrived at ttif White ll.tuu.' la«t weeW. the first tiniv simc their father b«-am« I'resitieut. niUTimXV flilFBR \TIOV. Georce Woodring. South Whitfield street. N'azareth. on Sunday cslehrat- e.l his sixty-eighth birthday annl- versarv '.v serving an excellent din¬ ner and suiii.er to the Immc'latB memtierg of the family. He waa th« recipient of rongrBiulattons an'! ¦ number of tokens nf esteem in honor of the event.
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 32 |
Issue | 43 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1923-09-20 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
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Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Month | 09 |
Day | 20 |
Year | 1923 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 32 |
Issue | 43 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1923-09-20 |
Date Digitized | 2009-02-10 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Digital Specifications | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 300 dpi. The original file size was 28271 kilobytes. |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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•UT-AT-NOMC
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MEMIIR
,^.^t -tJ^SMprt.
THE
NAZARETH
ITEM
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NELPIUK
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VOL. XXXII
.N.AZAREiH. P.A., THl RSDAY MORNING, SEPTE.MBER 20. 1923.
No. 43
AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO LITEKATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
m Houses ol Phoenix Cement Co. Destroyed liy Fire Friday Night
Wood Structures Ignited by Hoi Cement;
Finishing Mill and Pack House Also
Lost; Local Firemen Do Well
Five, that ^^'^^ prestinialily startt"! l>y hoi cement tliat gets into sucli ,i state during grinding .TncI later while itill i'l pvoce^'i of m.Tnufacture is dumli''il into monster liins in Steele douses fer .¦^'orape, or until time for shipment, on Friday evening ignited the «'o"dnork of the stock house and nearly wiped out the local plant of the Pheonix Portland Cement Com¬ pany, situated within a few minutes wall; t'n^m Hie central part of town, and ttiiliin a few hours the huildings irere reduced to ashes with an occa- slon.il limher standing as mute evi¬ dence 1" marl: the sight where a fliort lime InMore stood serviceahle buil'liiii^s.
The huildings tluit were prey tor the angry flames; were two stock hottpes, each fiOxl^o feet and con- taine |
Month | 09 |
Day | 20 |
Year | 1923 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19230920_001.tif |
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