The Nazareth Item

              The Nazareth Item
AN   INDEPENDENT   FAMILY   NEWSPAPER.   DEVOTED   TO    LITERATURE,   LOCAL   AND   GENERAL    INTELLIGENCE.
VOL. XXXIX
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 1930
No. 28
j^,| Pastor Honored
«A Mrs J. A. Kllck attended ¦^annual commencement of *• &?an Theological Seminary ••ffielphia. Rev. KUck was iJffid f?oni this institution in gtf^-nie degree of^Bacheor of Ztir^was conferred on him by ^^^HtiUition Rev. Kllck was a !ft.^ m the Graduate School of *!*l/Suton for the last three ••L'^Bev. Klick is the pastor of 5ft«.ktown parish and Is complet- gSSrd^earo^servlce^n July I.
Apoplexy Proves Fatal I, Retired Farmer
4-0, J. Heckman. a Retired farm- -%wer Nazareth township, died 5?!. home yesterday (Wednesday* •LjlHt 6-30 oclock of apoplexy ¦K^hlel he was stricken the day 'J^ehi^ death.'"the 85th year of ^
*l!*Heclcman is survived by his -•to'itorv Kur.cral services Will be !2'.thislate home oa Saturday at f?m with further services at the iLSWn church, ot which he was a ¦Stor Interuipnt will be made m SrHope  cemetery   adjoining   the
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lied Men Planning j
tl Honor .Memlier
WELL KNOWN NAZA¬ RENE ENDS LIFE BY SUICIDE NEAR HOME
Rash Act of Clayton Maus, Former Mail Carrier,
Startles Relatives and Friends; Sudden End Said
to be Culmination of Numerous Threats;
Body  Discovered  by  Youngster
jpiayton H. Maus. aged 48 years a well known furniture dealer, 158 So.' Main St., was found hanging from a:
m.
had gone to the barn about 10 a and committed his rash act while In a state of melancholy. ,.     ,        . .      , , , ,  1    Mr. Maus for many years was local
rafter in a barn in the rear of his, „iatl carrier, being one of the flrst place of business, across the street ^ men on the force when citv carrier from his residence, on Saturday i routes were established here. He afternoon about 4:30 o'clock. | also too'.-; an active part in the poli-
And She's Out of Hench
———'  By Albert T. Reid
mnnetonka Tribe. No. 284 TO. B. It irUl hold a "Welcome Home 2Utag on Tuesday evening June Eto welcome a member who has km sway from the East for more ten % score of years. I
Tbe tribes executives are desirous tet aU members will make an ef- Et to be present at this time, the Sir ones to greet the brother, who Srves thU distinction, and renew | kMMdshlp and the younger ones to ¦t scouainted. Come and flnd out ¦to be is as he will offer words of | iMon from a far off reservation i«» wUl be of Interest to all who Hf be present.
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Iluree Degrees Conferred ii One Night
Knights   of   the   Oolden   Eagle
Miked tliree degrees on two candi- ^
Md ou Tuesday evening in their
lAthe Pilgrim. Knight and Crus-'
Ifer degrees being conferred.   Re-
¦rt was made that Tatamy Castle'
¦Ibscome afBliated with the local
CMIt and that steps are now on
M to complete the merger. i
iBceting will be held tomorrow
etat) evening at Tatamy to make
..MSKiiion of the matter. f
^ kSmnlng the degree team with
iMIqptlon of   members of   the
liii'journeyed   to    Hellertown
tiHiir exemplified the second
a class of  twenty-eight
The body was found by Roy Young who had gone to the bara on au errand and was horrified to see the body danpling from the end of a rope attached to a rafter. He noti- f.ed William Hunter, brother-in-law of the dead man. who went to the scene and found tliat Maus was dead. He mnihed Dr. J. A. FrauiUeldor. who hurried to the place and stated th'jt the unortunatc num h.ad evid¬ ently been dead several hours. Dr. VV. Calvin Nickel, who reside.'; across the street rom the scene of the suicide was called and rendered a verdict of death by suicide.
It is believed that Maus. who has been in a despondent mood for sev¬ eral months and who had threatened a number of times to take his life.
tical field and had the credit of con- troling many votes in h;.s district. He for maiiy years had charge of the education of foreigners for nat-
. uralization of th's conimunity and throuBh this work had made many triends.
I Mr. Maus is survived by his wife, that the unfortunate man had evid- t!'e .'¦treet from tlie s"iMie of the Emma, nee Huutr-r. B. P. O. E. No. IL'I. Easton of which he v.-as a mem- b e r conducted services Tuesday evening. Funeral services were held  yesterday  i Wednesday i   after-
I noon at the home of his mother-in- law. Mrs. Sabiiva Hunter. 415 South Main street, Phillipsburz. N. J. Rev. P. S. Meinert Officiated. Interment was made in the Easton cemetery.
COURTS DROP CASES IN STRIKE DISPUTE
NAZARETH HIGH SENIORS ON TOUR TO NATION'S CAPITOL
Pres. Judge Stewart Ends
All   Related   Criminal
Actions   in   Lengthy
Labor   Trouble
it Members of Graduating Class on Last of .%nnual Trips to Wash- . ington: Special Liberty Bell Car Direct to Phila.
43    CASES    DROPPED
r«lfer Set Enter- taiMd at Party
Mki lUrgaret Se; tried, daughter riMr. ud Mrs. Hdiry J. Seyaied, Mitdm street, delightfully enter- Mai t number of triends at her ttai Mday evening. The evening •laijojrsbly spent playing "oOO", eat wtilch refreslimants were serv-
Iboil present were Misses Dorothy
Mclgitt,  Eleanor   Oano,   Marion
In, Katharine Engle. Anna Brel-
MKThaiina Knause, Miriam Reim-
».ih|belle Happel, Margaret Sey-
5* *Pd Nelson Braemer, Oeorge
¦yn, Irwin Uhler. James Henry.
¦¦•rt Christman.   James Peppell,
I WMe  ShUIert. Vincent    Saiider-
I ¦".Dwood Ointher,
*Jm were awarded to Maybe'.la
¦IJd. Anna Breinig, Oeorge Han-
•¦lad James Peppell.
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jNmrenes  at  Child I Uping Conference
'•^''tae Schmuekle, local regls- •« town for the Lehigh Valley g nolplng conference held at 12825 °" Saturday, reports that iSrSf**"* attended from thU dis- 12?-¦«• and Mrs. Paul 8. Meinert, IZL25? **^^ ° ^ Bahnsen, Super- 122?* •"«• Mrs. O. A. Orim, 8u- JgyPMnt and Mrs. F. A. Marcks, I^J-^^tharine Sctunuekle, Em- l«fchmuekle. o. Elizabeth Bahn- 12 il?* ^"'^' ^^^ Yeisley. Mlr- IC^^uier. Florence Nicholas, l^wa Knauss, Helen Smith, Myra nuler,  Augusta   Etschman,
Ite^^ Dry, Mrs. Harry K. Wor Im>^' " P Veisley. Mrs. How- IE .1,.''"*'' '^'s VValter Stofilet, IS*«hur Schmidt. Mrs. 8. O. ^^«rs. Howard Kessler. Mrs. A. fjjn. Mrs Herman Hark. Mrs. L. .'WS Mrs Frank Huth, Jr.. Mrs. u„ J^ Shafer, Mrs. R. Pep- *"  O   B   Searles and  Mlss
Thirty-four Nazareth High seniors left town on Monday morning for Philadelphia on the Liberty Bell route, on the first lap of their an¬ nual trip to Washington, D. C. The Lehigh Valley Transportation com¬ pany .sent a large car of the Liberty Bell route to town and carried the students directly to Philadelphia. Andrew Leh. physical director and coach of the school, and Miss Mary Little of the English department, ac¬ companied the students as chaper¬ ons. The class will be gone until Friday when they expect to return .¦iter seeing the various scenes of in¬ terest in and around Washington.
In making announcement of the the plans for the trip Miss Florence Nicholas, principal of the school, stated this would be the last trip of, the Nazareth High school seniors to the Nation's capital. It was stated two years ago that the trips to Washington would in all probability be abandoned In the near future,     |
Those taking the trip are: Wood- row Brong. Stephen Dusinski, Wood- ] row   Fuls,   Sterling   Frace,   Ralph Metz EHwood Metz. Vincent Sander¬ cock. Carl Marcks. John Memmert,: Mike   Howell.   John   Smith.   Milo Meixell and    William Teel,   Misses Evelyn   Keller.   Virginia    Hunitnel. I Anna Breinig, Nettle Dech. Minerva i Frantz, Irma Itterly. Thelma Knauss | Ethel Leh. Mildred Mabus. Beatrice Milhouse.    Kathryn    Rohn.    Lottie Roth. Mary Schlegel. Luella Wun-1 derly. Mary Achenbach, Kathryn E. Oorman. Janet Rinker. Idella Brouse Marlon Meyer and Florence Kahler.
NAZARETH HALL FIXTURES ARE SOLD
The last chapter In the cases which grew out of the Kraemer hosiery workers' strike here last fall was written on Monday morn¬ ing when President Judge Stewart affixed his signature to papers put¬ ting an end to all criminal actions against 43 defendants in as many cases.
Riot and disorderly conduct were charged against strikers and or¬ ganizers with Sheriff John J. Sny¬ der appearing as prosecutor In the riot cases and the county and Naz¬ areth authorities as prosecutors in the disorderly conduct cases.
These cases were left over from the special term of criminal court In • Continued on Page Six)
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Memorial Exercises Tomorrow
Parade to Resting Places
to Decorate Graves of
Veterans in the
Morning
TWO MEN, VICTIMS OF ILLNESS, FOUND DEAD HERE SUNDAY
.Jacob   Fuchs,   Found   ir|Allentown   Lad, VisitiBff Chair Suffering Stroke;     Here, V'icliin of Heart
Died   After  Removal to  County Hoine
Attack; Found Life¬ less   in   Bed
A U rm c. * S  'T a.  •—
Jacob Fuchs, aged about 65 years who conducted a small novelty and confectionery store at 179 South Main street, died at 12:55 p, m. Sun¬ day at the County Home, followm^ a stroi'.e of apoplexy. Tiie deceased wa.s takf-ii to the Home about an hour before his dtath.
Fuchs, who lived alone in tiis place of business, was found by a neighbor, Ed\4ard Hahn, sitting helpless in a chair in the store. Mr. Hahn sum¬ moned otlier neigiibors and Dr. J. A. Fraunfelder. who ordered the strick¬ en man ta!--.en to the hospital at the County Home, where he died soon after his admittance. Coroner V/. Calvin Nickel is.sued a certificate of death by cerebral hemorrhage.
The deceased has no known rela¬ tives in this country altho'ugh it is said he has t'.vo sisters living in Germany, cf which he was a native. Ve.'-y little could be discovered con¬ cerning liim by Coroner Nickel, who was busy since his death looking up possible sur'. Ivors. Undertaker Frani: Roiin took charge of the body.
The funeral was held yesterday I Wednesday I afternoon with ser¬ vices at Rohns Funeral Parlors. Interinent was made in Oreenwood cemeterv.
Eugene Saboda, aged 20 of AUett<* ov.-n, was found dead in bed at 8:49 iunday morning by his grand moUl* r, Mrs. Stephen Rttza, of Heckman .i:e-.'t, wi-icn she went to awaiEan hlin.
Tlie young man had attended • v.edding at Alpha. N. J., with hia grand parents and returned to town with them and spent the night at their home. He was arranging for a picnic near town witii friends on Sunday. He retired about 9 o'clock Saturday night and complained that he did liot teel well but It was not thought aiivthing senous ailed him. When he v.a.'^ found lifeless Sundnf morning Dr. Joseph W. Happel waa called and pronounced death due to heart trouble. Coroner Nickel wag called and is:-:ued a death certiflcato of death by cardiac dilation.
The deceased was born in town the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Saboda but had moved with them to AUen« to-.vn five years ago. BesidM tba parents there survive the following brothers and sisters: Helen. Bmmat Alice, John. Edward. Stephen, WU« liam and Charles.
BLAZE THREATENS HOME WHEN CLEANS¬ ING FLUID IGNITES
Mrs. Frank Rohn Scorched About Face When Pecu¬ liar Fire Develops While Cleaning: Clothes; Blaze Checked by Garden Hose and Extinguished With Chemical Applied by Firemen
LEGION   POPPY SALE TOMORROW
Tlie American Legion Auxiliary of town, has quite a large num¬ ber of poppies on hand that were not disposed of on Saturday. Poppy Day. because of the rain .storm that prevailed during the evening and affected their heavi¬ est sale. Realize the necessity ot relief through this fund they de¬ cided to sell the remaining pop¬ ples tomorrow—Memorial Day.
Celebrate the day by wearing a Poppy.
.MERCHANTS TO STAGE BOOSTER DAY PARADE
Caravan of Cars, Headed BETHLEHEM COUPLE
by Band, to Tour Com*
munity to Boost Big
Sales Event Here
RADIO    BROADCASTS
clothing was destroyed by the result¬ ing blaze. Mrs. Rohn was scorched about the face by the flames and was driven from the basement by the fire. Neighbors, with Mr. Rohn. got a stream from a garden hose on the fire and managed to hold the flames in check for a time thus saving the home   from   destruction.   The joist
under the kitchen floor were badly 	
scorch out the water from the gar¬ den hose held ti.e rire from eating About   1000  Hear   Unioue Into   these   until   firemen   arrived. ^
Besides the clothing of Miss Rohti there was destroyed other clotiiing i and materials kept in the basement
Damage amounting to several hundred dollars was caused by flre in a basement kitchen at the home of Undertaker Frank Rohn, 303 South Main street, about 2:15 Friday atfernoon. An alarm sent from the box at Park and Main streets called the Vigilance Hose truck in charge of Clarence RIssmlller to the scene of the blaze and In a short time Frank Hommer of the Vigilance Company had a small chemical stream on the blaze while in another minute the large chemical pump was set in action and the flames were quickly extinguished.
The flre started while Mrs. Rohn the entire loss amounting to several was using a cleansing liquid to clean liundred dollars. The joist In the clothing belonging to her daughter, cellar and the flrst floor were badly Miss Mary Rohn, who had just re- scorched while a dense black smoke turned from West Chester Teachers' fllled the Rohn home and the home College, to spend the week end at of E. P. Schnerr, adjoining the Rohn home.   Nearly  all  of  Miss Rohn's residence.
Big Banner Safety" Rally Staged Here
Program   and   Safety
Talk and Mark New
Attendance Record
I Next Thursday. June Sth, will be a ' busy day for Nazareth merchants. I An effort Is being made by XJM com- 1 mlltee to have every local merchant I represented in the "Booster Day" I parade to start next Thursday at 7 ! and to continue until approximately , 10 p. m.
I    Arrangements are made for auto¬ mobiles and trucks to take care ot
banner.i and it is expected that every
local  automobile  dealer  will   be  in
line   with   all  of   the   new   models.
The parade will be headed by a band; four-months-old
of local ta!ent and all surrounding|
towns ''i'r. be vis.ted within a radius
of about eight miles. ;    Tl.e parade will leave Nazareth at
7 p. in.,  will tour Tatamy at 7:20;
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WED FORTY YEARS
Mr. and .Mrs. Wilson Edelman. WaB
Known    Here,   FeliclUled    an
Wedding Anniversary; Grand
Children Are BapUwd
FORMER LOCAL BANK HEAD PASSES AWAY
Valaable   Antiques   and   Heirlooms
That Graced Old Boarding School
Bring High Prices on Auction
Block   on   Saturday
All arrangements have been com¬ pleted for the celebration of Mem¬ orial Day here tomorrow (Friday) morning—Memorial Day. The local celebration is in charge of the Owen Rice Camp, Sons of Union War Vet¬ erans and the Harold V. Knecht Post American Legion. The groups will flrst move to Schoeneck where ser¬ vices will be held at 8 o'clock m the cemetery there. They will return to town where at 9:45 they will assem¬ ble   In   the   Square.   Russell Flory,
band   will   play   a   selection   and
Rudolph Babp, Former Nazareth Druggist, Post¬ master and President of Second Nat. Bank, Dies at Asbury Park at Grand Old Age of 89
Rudolph Babp, formerly a resident i No. 100. O. U, A. M. Of   town for   many years, died   at     Mr. Babp was twice majri^^^^^^^^
12:30 Saturday morning at his home, g^haum. of Plainfield township, who Asbury Park, N. J., at the age of 89. died in July, 1894.   His .second wife
' A. On
ill.
"orial Service in ^eran Church
raSn!"'"^"^' f^enhig the Sons of •^ and the Ladies' Auxiliary St   '"I" services in a body at ti 7, "'•''   Lutheran   church. 1,2,  ^    Snyder,   the   pastor, "w» a special  sermon  to  the I bv .K ""'^ '^^ thornughlv en- i rL     "•''"'•ans as well as the • congreeat on.   His   text   was -i?'* of Memory."   The choir O ii'"'antiful anthem "Guide ^^ Thou   Great   Jehovah
Sons of
A total of $1,350 was realized from the public auction sale of the fixtures and contents of Nazaretli Hall at Nazareth on Saturday. About three hundred persons, among whom were many antique dealers attended the sale.
Many of the beautiful old articles sold had been in the school for as long as 185 years. The institution lt.self was establi.shed In 1745. A tut top table sold at $95; a genuine grandfather's clock with moon fix¬ tures and date, at $165; an old um¬ brella stand at $3.00; a box wood plant at $125; two Windsor chairs at $98 and a small leaf table at $82.50.
The Will R. Beitel Children's Home here, purcha.sed the hall and all its contents and conducted the public sale. William Kunkle was the auc¬ tioneer.
Major William R. Coyle, of Bethle hem, congressman of this district, wtll deliver the Memorial Day ad¬ dress.
Following this the groups In the celebration will form and march to St. John's Union cemetery at Broad ' and South streets. Here Bev. H. C. Snvder will ofTer praver and the band wdll play "America" with the assembly singing. The American Legion post will flre a volley and their buplprs will sound taps. The service will clo.se with the singing of fhe "Star Spangled Banner."
The groups will re-form and march to the Moravian cemetery on Centre street, where Rev. Paul S. Meinert  will  offer prayer  and  the
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half ago, was widely known through this section where he had servled in numerous capacities through the past half century.
The deceased was a son of the late Aaron and Mary Babp. and was born in Forks township June 20. 1841. He came to town at the age of 16 and located here. For a number of years he conducted a drug store which he later turned over to Walter Craw¬ ford. About 1865 Mr. Babp was appointed postmaster here, a pos¬ ition which he held for .sixteen years. He Ijecame president of the Second National Bank when that institution was organized March 11, 1901, and held that position until his resign¬ ation twenty-two years later, when he retired ,and was succeeded by Edward Unangst, as president. He was a member of Nazareth Council
was Mrs. Amanda C. Lazarus who died January 1928. Since February 1929, Mr, Babp has been hving with his son-in-law. Rev. L. D. Lazarus. at Asbury Park. N, J. The funeral services were held on Monday morn¬ ing at 8 o'clock in Asbury Parli w-ith further services at the Rohn funeral parlors in town at one o'clock p. m. Interment was made in Oreenwood cemetery.
MOTHERS GUESTS OF LEGION  AUXILIARY
Last Thursday evening the Naza¬ reth Division of the Lehigh Valley Safety Council held the largest meeting in its history, there being approximately 1000 people present. The attendance represented a large majority of all the employees of all ' cement companies in and around the : Borough, together witli the Bates i Valve Bag Company. The following organizations sponsored the meeting and attended in large numbers: Her¬ cules Cement Corporation, Nazareth Cement Company. Lone Star Cement Company, Keystone Cement Com¬ pany, Penn-Dixie Cement Corpor¬ ation. Plants 4 and 6: Bates Valve Bag Company, Nazareth Public Schools, Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club. The purpose of the meeting was to draw all organ¬ izations that are members of the National Safety Council into a semi¬ annual meeting, and to start off a Five Month No-Accident Campaign (Continued on Page  Two*
    	
BRIDGE CLt'B
So. 3Iain Street To Be Re-Paved
Town  Council  Ready Receive   Bids   -for Mauch  Chunk St. Paving
to
A brief special meeting of Town Council was held on Tuesday even¬ ing to consider the paving of lower South Main Street. The condition 01 this part of Main street has been poor for a long time but Council had deferred making any improve¬ ment there until the laying of sani¬ tary sewers was completed. The work of the Gilbert company, whic'n is installing the sewer line is about finished and the two authorities will I now proceed to improve that portion ¦""""^ I ci  Main  street.   Its present   condi-
Mrs.  Carrie   Walker  on Saturdav ' '-'^'i 's extremely poor owing to the evening entertained her bridge club ! '^^cavations that have recently been
Forty years ago Saturday tSr. aad. Mrs. Wilson Edelman, VO Wwito* Ington avenue, BeChlehem. - mete" wedded in a little church in BattW and the anniver.'jary was appropri' ately observed at the Edelman honM on Saturdav.
In  conjunction  with  the obseiT»
ance, the event was also the occasiOD
of two baptisms, Helen Irene Edel«
man, the flve-months-old daughter
i of   VValter   and   Florence   (Miller)
', Edelman, and Lorraine Mildred, the
daughter of Oscar
and Mildred (Edelman > Shook. The
.serinop.y was performed by Rev. H.
J.    Ei^ret. pastor    of    St. Thomaa^
church I Reformed). Altonah.
The celebration was confined to the immediate members of the fam- il- and their children, and during the entire dar. merriment reigned supreme. When seen at her home a few days ago. !.:rs. Edelman said: "We are just having a family gaUi- ering. It is not goii'.r to be anything ela*-crate. as who car-^s who we are, or »-'w long we are married?"
Th? estimable couple, surrounded by V\eiT six surviving children and nine grand children, assembled around a table laden wtth the many good things the season ofTers, and partook of a sumptuous dinner th^ marked the pu.ssine of two score years of married l:Iiss. During the course of the day, the couple vera the recipients of felicitations from their neighbors, friends in Bethle¬ hem, and a'so from distant points.
Tlii^ ceremony that made tha couple man and wife was solemnlted in St. John's Lutheran church, at Bath, on May 24. 1890, bv Rev. aam* uel A. Ziegenfuss. Following the ceremonv they took up their reatd'- ence In the vicinity of Bushkill Park, subsequently moving to Route 1, (Continued on Last Page)
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BIRTHD.AV   PARTV
at her home. Those present were Mrs. Oliver Knauss. Mrs. Jesse Kreidler. Mrs. Jacob Hartzell. Misses EUa Kreidler. Maude Menhcnitt. Josephine Krelcter. Julia Crawford. Delicious refreshments were served by tlie hostess.
made for the sewer lines. The street committee under Milton Linden¬ moyer, as cliairman, will have charge of the repairs. Council decided at this time to place a paving com¬ pound over the cement foundation I Continued on Page Five>
War   Mothers   Mark   (irive   of   De¬ ceased Member: Inter-,ting Pro¬ gram   und    Sori.:1    Kvent I'.n.io.vrd  hv   .\il
WEDDED
by
am.        Vpterans.  about 40 » made a w: nderfiil impression Jhed In 1'," f'ssemblage as they |ttwrr,»i.     ' church, appearing 'uSL"^ "'liforms.   The Ladles'
•nrnhLr.     '^^^^^ * ''ne showing ¦T5!" "1 '•'II as the interest ion. lu "^" organization, A^''   ''^'"ans,   the   most ">t person attending the ser-
¦C?vifw'" '^°^*^'"' 'he only w" War veteran residing in "J^ Koehler u past ninety,
JJ»Be and Judging from gen- l|S5^« he ta gopd for aome
LONG DETWEUER..,. At the par.sonuge. 115 East Ctntre street. Nazareth, on Saturday aiter- noon. Mav 24, Mi.ss Verna Mae Det¬ weiler. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge H. Detweiler of 148 East St. Jo.seph street, Easton, and Emery Norvan Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon L. Long of 2703 John stieet, Easton, were united in marriage by the Kev. Geo S. Kleckner They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Leon Long. The ring service of the Luth¬ eran church was used.   The bride-
Bangor Victory Foiled by Sudden Barrage of Nazareth High Batters
With the game all in the bag, waiting for the last strike Bangor' High went on the toboggan at Nazareth High on Saturday after-1 noon and lost out* in a 20 to llj score. The visitors started the game | with a burst of hits that netted them four runs and steadily increased I their lead on Sandercock's delivery.
aroom is a painter and decorator in with well-placed hits. The local the emolov of his father, and the boys fought doggedly but seemed un- hrlde Is a stenographer for Emanuel able to top their opponenU. although meael Dublic accounUnt. The cou- the local boys brought the score to pie wUl reside In B«ston. ' the 10-» point.
In the eighth inning Kern started
: to   weaken   and  passed   man   after
man forcing in several runs. He was
j replaced by Oilner, who was unable
to better conditions and gave way to
' Williams.   The Moravians kept rac-
I ing   around the   bases and   tallied
{eleven runs.    At this point It was
evident that the storm which had
been threatenly for some time would
brealc any minute and in order to
complete  the game  the  Nazareth
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The Ladies' .\u\iharv of Harold V. Knecht Post American Lettion enter- tiitned the American War Mothers at thf V.M C..\. on Friday evening. The Mothers previous to the meet¬ ing; went to Greenwood cemetery where they decorated the grave of Mrs. James Heckman, lately deceas¬ ed, and a member of tlu- Mothers,
Returning to the "V ' they became guests of the Auxiliary of the Legion A brief program was given for their benetit. Rev. H C. Snyder, cliaplain of the Letiion and pastor of St. Johns Lutheran ihurch. ofTered prayer and made a short address. Miss Arleyne Helms gave a reading; the Barie Sisters rendered a har¬ monica duet and Mi.ss Althea Heyer played a piano solo Mrs. Henri¬ etta Al)el was presented with a Uns- ket of flowers as the oldest member of the Nazareth Chapter of the War Mothers. Following the program a social hour was held with refresh¬ ments served by the Auxiliary mem- tteia.
Nazareth Patriotic Units Conduct Elaborate Mem¬ orial Exercises at Hecktown
A nicst e-.ijcvable party was held cu Saturday evening in honor of Earl Frantz s biitliday anniversary at the farm house of Louis Kocher. near tnwn. Games and the old fashioned square dancf^s were pleas¬ ures indulged in. Music was fum- ishfcd by Floyd Andf-r-on. The fol¬ lowing day the p.i'*v-met at tha liome of Mr. Fii*nt'.^ Among those pre.sent were Norman. Charles, I Frances and Blunrhp Grogg. Carl I Schafer, Bertha Meixell, Truman Trach. ^T^ and Mrs Emanuel l^n« stermacher. Mr. and Mrs, Oeo. Frantz. Mr nr.d Mrs. Howard Mei¬ xell, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence StaufTer and daiighter.--- Grace and Dorothy and .sons George and Roland, and George Anderson.
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OBITUARY
Memorial services were held on Sunday at Hecktown under the aus¬ pices of the Capt. Owen Rice Camp Sons of Veterans, of town. The f;roups taking part in the services oi tlie day met at the church where U.ey tormed in line of march and proceeded to the cemetery.
In the line of march were the Nazareth band, the Union Sunday school, of Hecktown; American t,e'-;ion Drum Corp.s, of town; Naza¬ reth Boy Scouts and the Sons of Veterans. The old grave yard was flrst visited and then the new ceme¬ tery. The superintendent of the Union Sunday school, Charles E. Schupp. of Hecktown. presided at \ man of the ceremonies in the burial ground.; address.
¦ MRS. JOSEPH FRANTZ
Catherine (nee Eckhert), wifo at Joseph Frantz. died Friday ol^ll at her home at Moorestown frooi •
' complication  of  ailments,  aged Vt years.
I    She  is survived bv h?r ht
I two. sons, WiUiam A. Franti, oC I
o' Veterans and taps by the buglers o: the Drum Corps. Rev J. A. Klick. Lutheran pastor, ofTered In- vcjcation A.ssistant district atotrney George Geiser. of Easton. was the orator of the day and made an effec¬ tive and appropriate address for the occasion. The aflair closed with benedicitton by Rev. Kllck.
Next Sunday the Nazareth Sons of, and Howard Frantc. of Veterans will conduct memorial ser- two daughters Un Harvey vices at Belfast where they will be buch, of Nasareth R   3 ajwisted   by   the   American   Legion   ' Drum Corps, of town, and the P.O. S. of A., of Belfast.   The usual pro¬ gram will be observed in the Ixulal ground after which FrancU  H. S. Ede, of Pen Argyl. SUte assembly- - this district. WtU give an Rev. Luther B. KUek. of
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The program included singing by | Plalnfleld Lutheran chuich, wtU be the assemblage, decoration of the in charge of the devoUonal execclees graves, firing of a voUey by the Sons of the day.
Oscar   Pritchnuui. of town; grand children. aU grest dren: • brother. WUUmb Allentown. and • Hater. Mrt. Oeorm, of Hellartown
Thi funeral (Wednesday) were held at tht ttniMdat
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