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The Nazareth Item AN INDBPENUfcl^T FAMILY NCWSTAPKB DEVOTED TO LITERATU1I1. LOCAL AND OENERAL INTBLUOBNOB NAZARETH. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1933 No. 4 g SON'S lETTEB -^ of heart and free of cant, JlJl«w the other day in •r^ of Wight newspaper Ja would like to pass on to ¦ raa hundreds of fathers ^,on« have paid "the last Keasuw of devotion" may Twlped a bit to read this Lb. »trong-souled youth's it words. He was killed ta JJon »hortly after Inditing *Sb business of being a tether U quite the most com- JUal and difflcult of all the r^i that come to men, and to Jrtwch « letter as thU must ll to any father a sweet re- ttfd. -Ib My Father:—This Is a gml message for you to read ,j„nlamdead. There will be „ little else—Just the brief iPeial notification, 'The 8e- gitary of State for war regrets .,.•; may be a belated letter ir tao. speaking only of the ^bU happenings of the day; pttrnta the Uie of a brother 2eer u to how I fell; beyond lut, nothing. And therefore UW, beforehand, I say fare- «0.' •fbtK Is no need of many But I want flrst to you aa your aon. You ^ been to me the best IHMf a fellow could wish. I lait to thank you for the gift ga dean and strong and vl- pnw and healthy body, gglgbt limbs and thews that gyg serve England at her gil tot the gift of a power- M UtMeet and a dlseemtag ^d>thank you. For the long ian of self-denial that made gg education poaslble; for the plfcaee and teaching that gft me straight In the days tfjnoth; for the counsel and ^ ever freelv proffered gtu I asked; for all noble aats In your example—agata ginost earnestly, thank you. %eondly, as to my death. feHBUch aa We be men to- •, there Is little need for , It U in a good cauae : lay down my Ufe. All ^1^ MMrt t ImM «MW •» _ _ wflllngly give up since It ll^nlred of me I am proud il glad to be one of thoae IBB England takes, who In ga bodies pay the price of hr honor. And though in your amt there will be sorrow, you gi alio be proud; and you will ¦t grieve overmuch. ¦AD good things be unto pi! Uay the coming years wider fields of service; , and honorable work, dNBgth, and wisdom to per- Im It; and In the end peace, ¦4 contentment, and quite Mt! Tour son. a soldier of iBgland, salutes you. Fare- wnr —DR. FRANK CRANE »>' Christmas Services In St. John's Lutheran Church Sunday eventag, December 24th, 7:30 P. M., the Beginners and Pri¬ mary departments of St John's Sun¬ day School will render a Christmas program. The Senior choir will render the anthem "Sing, O Heav¬ ens" by Tours, and Mrs. Wm. Jos. Happel will sing a solo "Under The Stars" by Brown. The organist will play the foUowtag numbers: "March Of The Magi" by Barker, "Oesu Bambino" by Yon and "Joy To The World" by Handel. Christmas Day evening at 7:30 o'clock the Intermediate and Senior departments of the Sunday School will render the pageant "Why The Chimes Rang" by Elisabeth Mac- Padden. The pageant Is based upon the Christmas legend of the same name by Raymond Mc Alden. It re¬ veals ta a beautiful and touching way how the acceptable and perfect gift may be offered by those who have the spirit of the Christ child ta their hearts. The foUowlng mem¬ bers of the Intermediate and Senior departmcnte of the School will Uke part ta the presentation of the page¬ ant: Carl Fry, Peter Heckman, Orov¬ er Fehr, Miriam Unangst, Harry Happel, Oeorge Herzing, WiUard Werkheiser, Louise Kem, Lloyd Min¬ nich. Elisabeth Beck, A. Russel Sny¬ der and Mrs. Carrie Moyer The public is cordially Invited to attend these services. Mr. and Mrs. James Sloyer are spending the week In PhUadelphto with relatives. Where Will We Have Our New Post Office? Eighteen Bidders On Local Post Office Site; Many Sections of town Involved Straw Vote Will Decide Public Opinion PALS!! — By Albert T Reid ,v.^^'«"*'"<«'^-^fc,^,^^ Last Monday morning when our Post Master, WilUam Henry, opened the bids for sites for the new post ofHce buUdtag which Is to be con¬ structed as soon as possible, eighteen bids were received and opened. These bids tavolve many sections of Naiareth and as many propertlea located on the mata streeta of our Borough that wiU have to be decid¬ ed upon wlthta the next few weeks. In order to get a candid public optaton as to where this new struc-' ture should be located, the ITEM WlU conduct a straw vote and ask the people of the Borough of Naza¬ nth to please use the baUot follow¬ ing thia article ta voicing their; optaUon- If you are not a subscriber I to THE ITEM, free ballots may be obtained by calUng at our office. However, as many votes as possible; ahould be retumed to THE ITEMj OFFICE by or before Tuesday even¬ ing, December 26th, so that an ac¬ count of opinions may be prtated ta next week's Issue. FoUowtag Is a tabulation of the eighteen bids reoeived and after each bid you ftad a box ta which an "X" WiU tadlcate your wish. Please flU in one of these boxes to-day and re¬ turn ta person or by maU to THE ITEM OFFICE. SYNOPSIS BIDDBB No. 1, Lloyd M. Engler, Owner. No. 2, Harold HartzeU Paul W. Heckman Joint owner^ No 3, David J. Snyder, Owner No. 4, Addison O. Unangst, Owner No. S, Edward J. Unangst. Owner BALLOT OF BIDS FOR POST OFFICE snE: DBSCBIPnON PBICE VOTE FOB ONB Same 15-17 East Center Street 70 x 170 ft. 70 f«et on East Center Street. 105 X ISO feet, IDS feet on North Mata Street. Near North Street. SW. comer Belvldere and So Whlte- leld Streets. 95 x 140 feet. 99 feet on Belvldere Street. SW.. comer feast Center and Cedar StreeU, 99 x 125 feet. M feet on East Center Street- 8W. comer Belvldere and Cedar Streets, 105 x 101; 109 feet on Belvidere Street. SW. comer Belvldere Street and Cedar Street. 109 x 140 feet; 109 feet on Belvldere St No. 6. Francis H. Etschman, Estate 114-116 North Main Street, Wm. P. Oano, 63.47 x 283.83 feet; Admtalstrator 63 feet on North Main Street, • 7,00000 » 5,900.00 $19,000.00 •12,00000 tll,129 00 $13,129.00 $ 6,00000 No 7, Oliver S. Woodring, Atty. SW. comer Mauch Chunk and In-fact for heirs at Law of Church Streets. 114.3 x 212.10 feet; Sarah J. Woodring, de- 114 feet on Mauch Chunk Street. $13,000.00 ceased. No 8, Victor E. Williamson and NE. comer Mauch Chunk Street and Eftle Williamson, his wife, Church Street, 90 x 174 feet; 0;^ners 90 feet on Mauch Chunk Street $15,000.00 ilLEN ACADEMY 4ND COLLEGE AUINAE MEETING Oi Mday evening. December 13, tti Itthlehem, E.istoii and Naza- Mk Bnnch of the Salem Academy CoOtfe Alumnae Association of Vkitoii Salem, N. C, held a most Ajaitila meeting at the home of *• and Mn. Henry Schlegel, North Itreet, town, at which the pre- itlma, Mn. Raymond Haupert of MUehtm, presided. Mlss Anna famm, of Washington D. C, great "lUghter of Oeneral Stone- •ifl Jacltson, and contact secretary "the Alumnae A.s.sociation, was the •"I* of the meeting. Several s;x'-| W features of the evening were, JpAcademy Candl." S«'rvic<', and thej •••Ini of movie pictures of the' '¦jWil acUvltles of the college. | Meious refreshments were served j ¦wspsclous sun parlor, by Ctirisl- it«r and candle light Thf re •weral guest.s and seventeen I-—m present. The ofTicers elect-1 •tor the new year are: MLss Eliza- r**^. Nazareth, president: Mrs. **"•> Bethlehem, vice-president; *«MiiiOretchcn Schwartze, Beth- ¦"». iicretary. •- • > I>1AWN AS JURORS iM. Engler, Charles E Prack, *yy Freeman, Robert M. Oetz. 2* Howell and Irene Miller, of ^; Aaron Hartzell, Belfast; Anna 2™. Minnie Clarke and William J. -, Bath; Thomas Lilly, Bush- "«.a*inuel K-Uow. Plalnneld: CaU itr"""" *^*''' '^">*''' »»d Eliz- ^?J«msey. Forks; John OreRory, rynan borrnitjh. F,lizal>eth .Mat- ;j«»M Mary Whit«, Pen Argyl; jj™w> nmkley and John Werner, ^ tw-nship; W.ilt.r Oetz. Mrs ^ Houck and Anna Young, of jj~^ Oap. nro am'in« ihnse from h»»# h! '"¦"''''"'f-'* "f "»¦ countv that «Defi, .Miinnumed to apjx'ar at I^JWinty scat on January 15 next Same No. 9,"Warry C. Repslier, Owner No. 10. A. J. Stofflet, Frank Sehulte, Jointly; by Herbert W. Daws, Agent. No. ll.EUza H. Whittier, EsUte L P. KosU'nbader, Executor. Knights of Oolden Eagle Owners "Submitted seperately or jointly" No. 12. LUlie C Smith Michael Bucchi, Joint owners No. 13, Sarah Ellen Zeigler, Owner No 14. Michael Ferraro Owner No. 15, Edward S. Loux, Owner No 16, A. O. SlurgUs & Son, Agents Same Same Same location; 163.6 x 174 feet on Mauch Chunk Street. $17,000.00 219-223 Soul 1 Main Street, 90 x 163 feet; 90 feet on South Main Street. $17,250.00 South Main Street, near Walnut Street, 8:2 x 150 feet; 82 feet on South Mam Street. Additional property can be procured. $ 8,700.00 NW. corner North Main Street and Center Square. 74 x 180 feet; 74 feet on North Main Street and 42 feet on Center Spuare. $ 7,000.00 75 x 70 feet on Center Square; 75 fe«>t on Center Square. $ 3,500.00 Or as many feet as required U' $50 00 per foot fronting on Center Square. SW. comer Mauck Chunk and Pro¬ gre.ss Ave., 90 X 145 feet; 90 feet on Mauch Chunk Street. $ 9.500.00 130-134 South Main Street, 60 x 350 feet; 60 feet on South Main Street. $ 9.000 00 South Green Street. 80 x 165 feet; 80 feet on Gret^^n Street. $ 4,500 00 50-54 Smith Whitefield Street, 136 X 210 fe<'t; 136 feet on South Whitefield St. $10,00000 West Center Street. Oreen to Church Street. 341 x 280 feet; 341 f<'«'t on We.st Center Street. $15,00000 NE comer Wesl Center and Oreen Streets, 100 x 150 feet; 100 feet on West Center Street. $ 9,00000 NW. corner West Center and Church Street, 100 x 200 feet; 100 feet on West Center Street. $ 4,50000 g u D n ., .„ ... A n,.« GeorBe W Cnter Square, 88 X 60 feet; 88 feet ''" "• Sler Ownors. St l^' <- Cent-r Square, rear 61x116 feo,. ,15.000.00 No 18. Wm Jos Hapix'l. Owner 63 X 2163 North Broad Street, near East Conti'r Street; 03 fet on North Broad Street $15,500 00 n NAME "^-'^You^Mt*'-''^ MCAL POST AUX- Principal Makes Monthly nJARY PLAN FOR jtV..^^ T^ C«k^1 H^o*^ XMAS KIDDIE PARTY Report To School Board Tlw AuxUiary associated with the Enrollmeat and Attendance Miss Orim has consulted with Miss loeal poat. Harold V. Knecht No. 415. ^^^ enrollment, November-grades Velokls. Northampton County repre- ai« completing arrangementa for the „^. .^^^ ^^ 3^^. ^^^^^ j^ j, 257; «ntative of the Penna Association annual Kiddie Party when they wlU ^^j ^jjg for the BUnd, and has receelved pro¬ be hosts to the children of the mem- ^^^ enrollment—term to date— "^^ •>' ***'P ^™™ '*** Association for bers of the Poet and AuxllUry wUl ^^^^jg, ,,2; Junior high 321; senior 'o"' children. high 262; total 1266. Through the welfare committee Average dally attendance-term «' ^^ Woman s Club, Mrs. Floyd to date-^all schools-1177. Wagner, chairlady, 9 children are Percentage of Attendance-term being provided with cod-liver oil to date—all schools—97 ' Disease . prevailing during the Dorothy Follweiler, chair ladles are j^^ ^^ ^ school was open—term month—Scarlet fever 2 cases, Impe- soUclUng for the ChrUtmas gifts ^q (jgte__eo jtlgo 5, pediculosis 1, appendicitis 2 that wUl be given to tha local needy I ' ^^ ,^,y,^ . The two caaes of acarlet fever are and the Mmatea of ttra' ^^^^ conducted at all buildings' "«>» n«^ cases developed this month. be held on Wednesday everUng, De¬ cember 27th at the "Y". The Welfare Conunlttee ot the or- canlaatlon coiulsttag of Mrs. Haael Itterly, Mrs. Jennie Wolfe and Mrs Veterans Hospitai at Coatesville. a S. OF V. AUXILIARY RECEIVE OFnCIAL VISITATION Mrs. Clara Oallagher, department president of S. of U. W. Vets Auxll-' We have had only two cases this year to date Principal's Expense Acceant • October and November) Receipts $895. Ependitures $1206 Detailed statement has been sub¬ mitted to treasurer. Indmtrial Arts Department Balance. October 31—$308.72. De¬ posited during November, $20.58 I during the month AcridenU ' Two accidents, both to high school I students a'ere reported during the I month. One happened on the play¬ ground and one on way home from school. Neither was serious. Total time lost 5 days. Snbstitates Teachers were absent due to illness Tota[ depo.sU. "November30--$329!30 , ^ , -- _, . «*"""» November. Miss Wood-4 so bills collectable Interest earned lary of Pennsy vama, Mrs. Clara days and Mlss Kleckner-1 day. Miss to December 1-$4.14. Total in ac- Samuels, department chief of staff Irene He.ss substituted for the for- count $333 44 and Mrs Cora Peters, president of mer and Mrs. Williams for the latter Visiting Dav Phv.sicians certificates were received On November 15 proved profitable and filed as required by the school according to the teachers' reports. '^° ¦ The follow'.ng .school svstems wer? Total cost of substitutes to district for November—$20 00. .Medical Inspector's Report Dr Fraunfelder .spent 14 j hours in the routine examination of 249 pupils. 12''i hours in general class room in.spections for the control of contagious di.sea.s.e. and 3 hours In •sanitary in.spoctions of buildings or of the work observed a total of 30', hours during the Junior High School Play month. Nure's Report the Lehigh Valley Association, Mrs Minnie Kresge, past department pre¬ sident of the AuxlUary and Mrs. Cora Pfeifer, past department coun-; sellor, made an offlclal visit to the Captain Owen Camp. S. of U. W j Auxiliary meeting held in Shafer's Hall Priday evening. | Remarks were made by the visitors on the good of the order after a warm welcome was extended by the | members of the host organization. Mrs. Effle Williamson of the local Auxiliary acted as chairman. j Following tire address, a social 1 period was enjoyed with members of the social committee serving re¬ freshments. MEN'S BIG GATH- ERING IN MOORES¬ TOWN CHURCH visited; Allentown. Easton. Haver¬ ford Twp . Northampton, f'almerton. Quakertown. Reading, and Scranton Tlie teachers report that they were very ho.spitably received m all these schools. Several meetings are Ij^lng de¬ voted to oral report.s and di.scu.ssions CHRISTMAS SER¬ VICES INST. JOHN^ REFORMED CHURCH ChrlMmaa Eve—1:$g o'clock The young people of the Sunday School will present the beautiful pageant, "The Vision of the Shep¬ herds", directed by Mlss Leiia Marcks. Christmas Night—7 o'clock The Children's ChrUtmas Program will be rendered by the Cradle RoU, Beginners, Primary and Junior De¬ partments of the school. New Year's Eve Service of Music 9 o'clock Fellowship Period 10:19 o'clock Watch Night and Candle Light Service 11:19 o'clock MEATCURWG DEMONSTRATION Meat cutting, curing, and canning will be the subjects demonstrated and discus.sed at a meeting on ths farm of Harry F Roth on the road leading from Nazareth to Moorea- towni at 1:30 o'clock Thursday after¬ noon. Decemljer 21st. The North¬ ampton County Agricultural Exten¬ sion Service has arranged a meeting and has secured C. A. Burge, meat specialist, who wUl show modem methods employed ta cutting moat for market, ctirinc, or canntag. Types of cure, which will give the best resulu, the amounts of mater- ial.s to use, the number of days re¬ quired for various cuts and sizes, smoldng methods, and many other things, win be disciuaed. F Marguerite Erikaon. home econ¬ omics representative, wiU assist with the meeting and will demonatrate the canning of meats, ustag tta cans, an automatic sealer, and the preaaure cooker. The canntag of meats In the home Is rapidly replacing curing and ta- sures a product that U more appetis¬ ing and healthful. Housewives will ftad much of in¬ terest In both the meat cutting and the cantUng. HOSE COMPANY HOLDS ANNUAL ELECnOW Vigilance Hose Company No. 1 of town held a stated meeting on Mon¬ day evening in the headquarters ta the Municipal Buildtag. The prta- clpal item of business was the an¬ nual election of offloers. The only two new offlcers elected were presi¬ dent. Lawrence A Meyers and vice- president. Frank Simons. The other officers, treasurer. R. E. Saeger; secretaries, H. H. Cooley and Robert Olnther: trustee, C. D. Kah¬ ler: represenutives to the local re¬ lief asaoclation. C. D. Kahler, F P Hahn and Frank Kemmerer: jani¬ tor. Edwin Wambold: chief, C. M. Stuber; alslstant chief. Clarence Ris¬ smiller: assistant foreman of hose. Prank Hommer and Michael Mast-er; foreman of H. and L.. William H. Miller; foreman of chemicals, Milton S. Lindenmoyer and C D Kahler; assistant of chemicals, were re-elect¬ ed Two newly elected meml)ers signed con.stitution and liecame full privi¬ leged members and two memt>ers were transferred to active memi>er- ship from contributing mmbers. Bills amounting to $69.10 were ordered paid. "Daddy Long Legs", given Nov¬ emtier 23rd and 24th was a gratify- PROF. FRITSCH IN MENNONITE CHURCH During the month Miss Gr.m mado mg success. It was well rend Ted 47 home visits, accompanied 1 child and the attendance wa.s good Gros- to physician, took 15 children to th-* receipts were $26.5 75. Expenses $71 83 eve clinic at the Easton hospital or Net proceeds $193 87. The Men's Brotherhood of Salem Church, Moorestown. held a niost pleasing rally Monday evening, more than 50 mcmt>ers being present with other invited guests. Part of the evening was spent singing the well known Christma.s Carols. The men's Chorus rendered .several s[K>cial numbers and a bra.ss quartet played two si)eeial numbers A business meeting follo-.ved the service, at which time the Brotherhood voted to start a Sunday School Library for the u.se of both the worshiping con¬ gregations. Dr. M. W. Phillips, was In charge of the meeting to oculists' offlce and 8 to the hospi tal for operations for removal of tonsils and adenoids. She adminis¬ tered 116 treatments for minor ail¬ ments and consulted with 15 p.ir- ents 'other than home visits*. Sh" a.ssisted the medical examiner In the routine examination of 249 pup.Ls. and took the temperatures of all pupils in Mrs Dry's room cwhore 2 ca.ses of scarlet fever existed 1 daily for one wei^k Miss Anna Fraunfelder. Mrs. Clin- The proceeds will be used to pro¬ vide magazines and books for the junior high .school library. Coming Events The Christmas program of the P T. A will be rendered at the tim» of their regular meeting. Thursday. December Uth. On Friday evening. December 15th the Juniors entertained the Seni¬ ors and faculty in the gymnasium Tills is an annual affair—the fore- Friday evening. December 22, Prof R R. Fritsch. of AUentown, will ad¬ dress the meml)ers and friends of the S'.'stematlc Bible Reader's Lea¬ gue of the M. B. C. Church on Broad Street. The meeting will be In charge ot Miss Harriet Ra.sley. president. The public is cordially invited m m MEN LEAVING THEIR JOBS PAGEANT IN EVAN. CHURCH A Chri.stmas pageant entitled. "We Have Seen His Star" will be rendered Saturday at 7 30 p m. in Evangelical Church. Nazareth, on the occasion of the annual Christmas extTclses of the Sunday School. Other features of Uu- program fol¬ low: A Welcome—Loralne Spangler. A Oreetlng—Ruth Oranda Cirolors Ruth nnd Naomi Koch 6 Recitations by 6 girls. Pantomlne "Saviour like a shep¬ herd lead us " Oood Night Evel.vn and Lillian Zellner. Violet Marquadt and Ger¬ trude Lltzenberger. • • Mr nnd Mrs John Kern and Mi.ss Clara Bauer visited In AUentown on Monday. most social event of the vear. ton Koch. Mrs William Jacobs Mrs. | The Chri.stmas Carol' Service bv A-her Hahn. and Mr.s Wilmer He.ver the pupils of the elementary .schools rendered valuable service in trans-! will be rendered Wednesdav evening, porting children to the clinics. 'December 20th The public is in- To date 22 rhildren have been flt-!vited to attend this service There ted with Bla.s.ses and 4 others have will h.- neither :\dmi.ssion charge noi had examinations I offering. Athtrtlrs Financial Statement of 19.13 Football Spa<inn Receipt* Sept 23 Crjplay—here $135 3.5 Sept 30 Stroud.sburg—away 20 00 Oct 14 Emau.s—here 103.10 Oct 21 Pen Argyl—here 187 20 Oct 28 Cata.sauqua-away 20 00 Nov 4 Baneor - away 20.00 Nov 11 Northampton- -here 105.80 Nov 18 Iiehighton -here 74.95 Nov 30 WiLson—away 250 68' Athletic A.s.sociation IJues 36.20 Equipment—Repair and replacements letters Football emblem.s for .seniors P I A A dues Mi.scellaneous I Rumors are heard that men who I havp s'eady ernployment are quitt¬ ing their Jobs in order to obtain j work with the CWA This action is ; in violation of the CWA program. Some have succeeded, others not, j but those who have taken this ac¬ tion stand a good chance of being I dropped after investigation. They I have done so t)ecause they obtain higher pay . I • • '^n ' I*. O. OF A. Totals . Net •50' , $853 28 proceeds jog3 gr, of net proceeds. $669 66 1. m the parsonage at North Eighth street. Allentown. at five o'clock on Saturday affemoon The attendant.s, Mr and Mrs. Claude Steckel. of that city were the only others pre.sent The bride is the daughter of Mr I b.'rame the bride of Edwin E. Simons nnd Mrs Oscar Ramf-r of Norristown I of Nazareth, at a wedding ceremony Ls a resident of Allentown She is a performed bv Rev Simon Slppel member of fhe Zlon Refonned I minister of Zion Reform d Church. Church and prior to her marriage WEDDED j SIMON-RAMER Mi.ss Mame Ramer of Allentown Camp No 315 P. O of A. held the-.r regular meeting la.st Priday, president Naomi Uhlcr. presided, rhaplain Grace Pike, led the de¬ votional service. Mrs. Mary Abel, jr iented the financial report. Mrs. Lucy Remaly. Mrs Ella Mey- r:s were reported Improving, and M'ss Orace Remaley was reported on th- st-k li.st A Cliristmas party for the mem- bT< a:-.d their friends wlli be held next Friday. wa.s employed by the Oeneral Cigar Compar" The ero-^m Is the son of Mr, and "rs J' '-I'-i X, Simons, and Is a na- t .0 of Nri7ireth. having been etn- pij'.ed for a number of years In Al¬ ler.'iwn and Easton. where he U at pr >"nt einnlo'.-ed with a furniture company Followlirs the fcremony a wedding dinner for ihe memljers of the Im¬ mediate families wa.s held at the tionu' it the brid groom's parenta, Mr and Mrs J I,. Simons, ta the Fitzgerald Speer Building on South Main .itre t The r luple wUl realde at 115 South Eighth street, Allen* town.
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 43 |
Issue | 4 |
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 | 1933-12-21 |
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 | 12 |
Day | 21 |
Year | 1933 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 43 |
Issue | 4 |
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 | 1933-12-21 |
Date Digitized | 2009-09-30 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Digital Specifications | Image was scanned by Backstage Library Works at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from film at 300 dpi. The original file size was 38679 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. |
Full Text |
The Nazareth Item
AN INDBPENUfcl^T FAMILY
NCWSTAPKB DEVOTED TO LITERATU1I1.
LOCAL AND OENERAL INTBLUOBNOB
NAZARETH. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1933
No. 4
g SON'S lETTEB
-^ of heart and free of cant, JlJl«w the other day in •r^ of Wight newspaper Ja would like to pass on to
¦ raa hundreds of fathers ^,on« have paid "the last Keasuw of devotion" may Twlped a bit to read this Lb. »trong-souled youth's it words. He was killed ta JJon »hortly after Inditing
*Sb business of being a tether U quite the most com- JUal and difflcult of all the r^i that come to men, and to Jrtwch « letter as thU must ll to any father a sweet re-
ttfd.
-Ib My Father:—This Is a gml message for you to read ,j„nlamdead. There will be „ little else—Just the brief iPeial notification, 'The 8e- gitary of State for war regrets
.,.•; may be a belated letter ir tao. speaking only of the ^bU happenings of the day; pttrnta the Uie of a brother 2eer u to how I fell; beyond lut, nothing. And therefore UW, beforehand, I say fare-
«0.' •fbtK Is no need of many
But I want flrst to
you aa your aon. You
^ been to me the best
IHMf a fellow could wish. I
lait to thank you for the gift
ga dean and strong and vl-
pnw and healthy body,
gglgbt limbs and thews that
gyg serve England at her
gil tot the gift of a power-
M UtMeet and a dlseemtag
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gg education poaslble; for the
plfcaee and teaching that
gft me straight In the days
tfjnoth; for the counsel and
^ ever freelv proffered
gtu I asked; for all noble
aats In your example—agata
ginost earnestly, thank you.
%eondly, as to my death.
feHBUch aa We be men to-
•, there Is little need for
, It U in a good cauae
: lay down my Ufe. All
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_ _ wflllngly give up since It
ll^nlred of me I am proud
il glad to be one of thoae
IBB England takes, who In
ga bodies pay the price of
hr honor. And though in your
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gi alio be proud; and you will
¦t grieve overmuch.
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pi! Uay the coming years
wider fields of service;
, and honorable work,
dNBgth, and wisdom to per-
Im It; and In the end peace,
¦4 contentment, and quite
Mt! Tour son. a soldier of
iBgland, salutes you. Fare-
wnr
—DR. FRANK CRANE
»>'
Christmas Services In St. John's Lutheran Church
Sunday eventag, December 24th, 7:30 P. M., the Beginners and Pri¬ mary departments of St John's Sun¬ day School will render a Christmas program. The Senior choir will render the anthem "Sing, O Heav¬ ens" by Tours, and Mrs. Wm. Jos. Happel will sing a solo "Under The Stars" by Brown. The organist will play the foUowtag numbers: "March Of The Magi" by Barker, "Oesu
Bambino" by Yon and "Joy To The World" by Handel.
Christmas Day evening at 7:30 o'clock the Intermediate and Senior departments of the Sunday School will render the pageant "Why The Chimes Rang" by Elisabeth Mac- Padden. The pageant Is based upon the Christmas legend of the same name by Raymond Mc Alden. It re¬ veals ta a beautiful and touching
way how the acceptable and perfect gift may be offered by those who have the spirit of the Christ child ta their hearts. The foUowlng mem¬ bers of the Intermediate and Senior departmcnte of the School will Uke part ta the presentation of the page¬ ant: Carl Fry, Peter Heckman, Orov¬ er Fehr, Miriam Unangst, Harry Happel, Oeorge Herzing, WiUard Werkheiser, Louise Kem, Lloyd Min¬ nich. Elisabeth Beck, A. Russel Sny¬ der and Mrs. Carrie Moyer The public is cordially Invited to attend these services.
Mr. and Mrs. James Sloyer are spending the week In PhUadelphto with relatives.
Where Will We Have
Our New Post Office?
Eighteen Bidders On Local Post Office Site; Many Sections of town Involved
Straw Vote Will Decide Public Opinion
PALS!! —
By Albert T Reid
,v.^^'«"*'"<«'^-^fc,^,^^
Last Monday morning when our Post Master, WilUam Henry, opened the bids for sites for the new post ofHce buUdtag which Is to be con¬ structed as soon as possible, eighteen bids were received and opened.
These bids tavolve many sections of Naiareth and as many propertlea located on the mata streeta of our Borough that wiU have to be decid¬ ed upon wlthta the next few weeks.
In order to get a candid public
optaton as to where this new struc-' ture should be located, the ITEM WlU conduct a straw vote and ask the people of the Borough of Naza¬ nth to please use the baUot follow¬ ing thia article ta voicing their; optaUon- If you are not a subscriber I to THE ITEM, free ballots may be obtained by calUng at our office. However, as many votes as possible; ahould be retumed to THE ITEMj
OFFICE by or before Tuesday even¬ ing, December 26th, so that an ac¬ count of opinions may be prtated ta next week's Issue.
FoUowtag Is a tabulation of the eighteen bids reoeived and after each bid you ftad a box ta which an "X" WiU tadlcate your wish. Please flU in one of these boxes to-day and re¬ turn ta person or by maU to THE ITEM OFFICE.
SYNOPSIS BIDDBB
No. 1, Lloyd M. Engler, Owner.
No. 2, Harold HartzeU
Paul W. Heckman Joint owner^
No 3, David J. Snyder, Owner
No. 4, Addison O. Unangst, Owner
No. S, Edward J. Unangst. Owner
BALLOT
OF BIDS FOR POST OFFICE snE:
DBSCBIPnON PBICE
VOTE FOB ONB
Same
15-17 East Center Street 70 x 170 ft. 70 f«et on East Center Street.
105 X ISO feet, IDS feet on North Mata Street. Near North Street.
SW. comer Belvldere and So Whlte- leld Streets. 95 x 140 feet. 99 feet on Belvldere Street.
SW.. comer feast Center and Cedar StreeU, 99 x 125 feet. M feet on East Center Street-
8W. comer Belvldere and Cedar Streets, 105 x 101; 109 feet on Belvidere Street.
SW. comer Belvldere Street and Cedar Street. 109 x 140 feet; 109 feet on Belvldere St
No. 6. Francis H. Etschman, Estate 114-116 North Main Street, Wm. P. Oano, 63.47 x 283.83 feet;
Admtalstrator 63 feet on North Main Street,
• 7,00000
» 5,900.00
$19,000.00
•12,00000
tll,129 00
$13,129.00
$ 6,00000
No 7, Oliver S. Woodring, Atty. SW. comer Mauch Chunk and
In-fact for heirs at Law of Church Streets. 114.3 x 212.10 feet;
Sarah J. Woodring, de- 114 feet on Mauch Chunk Street. $13,000.00 ceased.
No 8, Victor E. Williamson and NE. comer Mauch Chunk Street and
Eftle Williamson, his wife, Church Street, 90 x 174 feet;
0;^ners 90 feet on Mauch Chunk Street $15,000.00
ilLEN ACADEMY 4ND COLLEGE AUINAE MEETING
Oi Mday evening. December 13, tti Itthlehem, E.istoii and Naza- Mk Bnnch of the Salem Academy
CoOtfe Alumnae Association of Vkitoii Salem, N. C, held a most Ajaitila meeting at the home of *• and Mn. Henry Schlegel, North Itreet, town, at which the pre- itlma, Mn. Raymond Haupert of MUehtm, presided. Mlss Anna famm, of Washington D. C, great
"lUghter of Oeneral Stone- •ifl Jacltson, and contact secretary "the Alumnae A.s.sociation, was the •"I* of the meeting. Several s;x'-| W features of the evening were, JpAcademy Candl." S«'rvic<', and thej •••Ini of movie pictures of the' '¦jWil acUvltles of the college. | Meious refreshments were served j ¦wspsclous sun parlor, by Ctirisl-
it«r and candle light Thf re
•weral guest.s and seventeen
I-—m present. The ofTicers elect-1 •tor the new year are: MLss Eliza- r**^. Nazareth, president: Mrs. **"•> Bethlehem, vice-president; *«MiiiOretchcn Schwartze, Beth- ¦"». iicretary. •- • > I>1AWN AS JURORS
iM. Engler, Charles E Prack, *yy Freeman, Robert M. Oetz.
2* Howell and Irene Miller, of ^; Aaron Hartzell, Belfast; Anna 2™. Minnie Clarke and William J.
-, Bath; Thomas Lilly, Bush- "«.a*inuel K-Uow. Plalnneld: CaU
itr"""" *^*''' '^">*''' »»d Eliz- ^?J«msey. Forks; John OreRory, rynan borrnitjh. F,lizal>eth .Mat- ;j«»M Mary Whit«, Pen Argyl; jj™w> nmkley and John Werner, ^ tw-nship; W.ilt.r Oetz. Mrs ^ Houck and Anna Young, of jj~^ Oap. nro am'in« ihnse from
h»»# h! '"¦"''''"'f-'* "f "»¦ countv that
«Defi, .Miinnumed to apjx'ar at
I^JWinty scat on January 15 next
Same
No. 9,"Warry C. Repslier, Owner
No. 10. A. J. Stofflet,
Frank Sehulte, Jointly; by Herbert W. Daws, Agent.
No. ll.EUza H. Whittier, EsUte
L P. KosU'nbader, Executor.
Knights of Oolden Eagle
Owners "Submitted seperately or
jointly"
No. 12. LUlie C Smith Michael Bucchi, Joint owners
No. 13, Sarah Ellen Zeigler, Owner
No 14. Michael Ferraro Owner
No. 15, Edward S. Loux, Owner
No 16, A. O. SlurgUs & Son, Agents
Same
Same
Same location; 163.6 x 174 feet on Mauch Chunk Street. $17,000.00
219-223 Soul 1 Main Street, 90 x 163 feet; 90 feet on South Main Street. $17,250.00
South Main Street, near Walnut Street, 8:2 x 150 feet; 82 feet on South Mam Street. Additional property can be procured. $ 8,700.00
NW. corner North Main Street and Center Square. 74 x 180 feet; 74 feet on North Main Street and 42 feet on Center Spuare. $ 7,000.00
75 x 70 feet on Center Square; 75 fe«>t on Center Square. $ 3,500.00
Or as many feet as required U' $50 00 per foot fronting on Center Square.
SW. comer Mauck Chunk and Pro¬ gre.ss Ave., 90 X 145 feet; 90 feet on Mauch Chunk Street. $ 9.500.00
130-134 South Main Street, 60 x 350 feet; 60 feet on South Main Street. $ 9.000 00
South Green Street. 80 x 165 feet; 80 feet on Gret^^n Street. $ 4,500 00
50-54 Smith Whitefield Street, 136 X 210 fe<'t; 136 feet on South Whitefield St. $10,00000
West Center Street. Oreen to Church Street. 341 x 280 feet; 341 f<'«'t on We.st Center Street. $15,00000
NE comer Wesl Center and Oreen Streets, 100 x 150 feet; 100 feet on West Center Street. $ 9,00000
NW. corner West Center and Church Street, 100 x 200 feet; 100 feet on West Center Street. $ 4,50000
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n
., .„ ... A n,.« GeorBe W Cnter Square, 88 X 60 feet; 88 feet
''" "• Sler Ownors. St l^' <- Cent-r Square, rear 61x116 feo,. ,15.000.00
No 18. Wm Jos Hapix'l. Owner
63 X 2163 North Broad Street, near East Conti'r Street; 03 fet on North Broad Street $15,500 00
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MCAL POST AUX- Principal Makes Monthly
nJARY PLAN FOR jtV..^^ T^ C«k^1 H^o*^
XMAS KIDDIE PARTY Report To School Board
Tlw AuxUiary associated with the Enrollmeat and Attendance Miss Orim has consulted with Miss
loeal poat. Harold V. Knecht No. 415. ^^^ enrollment, November-grades Velokls. Northampton County repre- ai« completing arrangementa for the „^. .^^^ ^^ 3^^. ^^^^^ j^ j, 257; «ntative of the Penna Association annual Kiddie Party when they wlU ^^j ^jjg for the BUnd, and has receelved pro¬
be hosts to the children of the mem- ^^^ enrollment—term to date— "^^ •>' ***'P ^™™ '*** Association for bers of the Poet and AuxllUry wUl ^^^^jg, ,,2; Junior high 321; senior 'o"' children.
high 262; total 1266. Through the welfare committee
Average dally attendance-term «' ^^ Woman s Club, Mrs. Floyd
to date-^all schools-1177. Wagner, chairlady, 9 children are
Percentage of Attendance-term being provided with cod-liver oil to date—all schools—97 ' Disease . prevailing during the
Dorothy Follweiler, chair ladles are j^^ ^^ ^ school was open—term month—Scarlet fever 2 cases, Impe- soUclUng for the ChrUtmas gifts ^q (jgte__eo jtlgo 5, pediculosis 1, appendicitis 2
that wUl be given to tha local needy I ' ^^ ,^,y,^ . The two caaes of acarlet fever are
and the Mmatea of ttra' ^^^^ conducted at all buildings' "«>» n«^ cases developed this month.
be held on Wednesday everUng, De¬ cember 27th at the "Y".
The Welfare Conunlttee ot the or- canlaatlon coiulsttag of Mrs. Haael Itterly, Mrs. Jennie Wolfe and Mrs
Veterans Hospitai at Coatesville.
a
S. OF V. AUXILIARY RECEIVE OFnCIAL VISITATION
Mrs. Clara Oallagher, department president of S. of U. W. Vets Auxll-'
We have had only two cases this year to date
Principal's Expense Acceant
• October and November) Receipts $895. Ependitures $1206 Detailed statement has been sub¬ mitted to treasurer.
Indmtrial Arts Department Balance. October 31—$308.72. De¬ posited during November, $20.58
I during the month
AcridenU
' Two accidents, both to high school I students a'ere reported during the I month. One happened on the play¬ ground and one on way home from school. Neither was serious. Total time lost 5 days.
Snbstitates Teachers were absent due to illness Tota[ depo.sU. "November30--$329!30 , ^ , -- _, . «*"""» November. Miss Wood-4 so bills collectable Interest earned
lary of Pennsy vama, Mrs. Clara days and Mlss Kleckner-1 day. Miss to December 1-$4.14. Total in ac- Samuels, department chief of staff Irene He.ss substituted for the for- count $333 44 and Mrs Cora Peters, president of mer and Mrs. Williams for the latter Visiting Dav
Phv.sicians certificates were received On November 15 proved profitable and filed as required by the school according to the teachers' reports.
'^° ¦ The follow'.ng .school svstems wer?
Total cost of substitutes to district for November—$20 00.
.Medical Inspector's Report
Dr Fraunfelder .spent 14 j hours in the routine examination of 249 pupils. 12''i hours in general class room in.spections for the control of contagious di.sea.s.e. and 3 hours In
•sanitary in.spoctions of buildings or of the work observed a total of 30', hours during the Junior High School Play
month.
Nure's Report
the Lehigh Valley Association, Mrs Minnie Kresge, past department pre¬ sident of the AuxlUary and Mrs. Cora Pfeifer, past department coun-; sellor, made an offlclal visit to the Captain Owen Camp. S. of U. W j Auxiliary meeting held in Shafer's Hall Priday evening. |
Remarks were made by the visitors on the good of the order after a warm welcome was extended by the | members of the host organization. Mrs. Effle Williamson of the local Auxiliary acted as chairman. j
Following tire address, a social 1 period was enjoyed with members of the social committee serving re¬ freshments.
MEN'S BIG GATH- ERING IN MOORES¬ TOWN CHURCH
visited; Allentown. Easton. Haver¬ ford Twp . Northampton, f'almerton. Quakertown. Reading, and Scranton
Tlie teachers report that they were very ho.spitably received m all these schools.
Several meetings are Ij^lng de¬ voted to oral report.s and di.scu.ssions
CHRISTMAS SER¬ VICES INST. JOHN^ REFORMED CHURCH
ChrlMmaa Eve—1:$g o'clock
The young people of the Sunday School will present the beautiful pageant, "The Vision of the Shep¬ herds", directed by Mlss Leiia Marcks.
Christmas Night—7 o'clock
The Children's ChrUtmas Program will be rendered by the Cradle RoU, Beginners, Primary and Junior De¬ partments of the school.
New Year's Eve
Service of Music 9 o'clock
Fellowship Period 10:19 o'clock
Watch Night and Candle Light
Service 11:19 o'clock
MEATCURWG
DEMONSTRATION
Meat cutting, curing, and canning will be the subjects demonstrated and discus.sed at a meeting on ths farm of Harry F Roth on the road leading from Nazareth to Moorea- towni at 1:30 o'clock Thursday after¬ noon. Decemljer 21st. The North¬ ampton County Agricultural Exten¬ sion Service has arranged a meeting and has secured C. A. Burge, meat specialist, who wUl show modem methods employed ta cutting moat for market, ctirinc, or canntag.
Types of cure, which will give the best resulu, the amounts of mater- ial.s to use, the number of days re¬ quired for various cuts and sizes, smoldng methods, and many other things, win be disciuaed.
F Marguerite Erikaon. home econ¬ omics representative, wiU assist with the meeting and will demonatrate the canning of meats, ustag tta cans, an automatic sealer, and the preaaure cooker.
The canntag of meats In the home Is rapidly replacing curing and ta- sures a product that U more appetis¬ ing and healthful.
Housewives will ftad much of in¬ terest In both the meat cutting and the cantUng.
HOSE COMPANY HOLDS ANNUAL ELECnOW
Vigilance Hose Company No. 1 of town held a stated meeting on Mon¬ day evening in the headquarters ta the Municipal Buildtag. The prta- clpal item of business was the an¬ nual election of offloers. The only two new offlcers elected were presi¬ dent. Lawrence A Meyers and vice- president. Frank Simons.
The other officers, treasurer. R. E. Saeger; secretaries, H. H. Cooley and Robert Olnther: trustee, C. D. Kah¬ ler: represenutives to the local re¬ lief asaoclation. C. D. Kahler, F P Hahn and Frank Kemmerer: jani¬ tor. Edwin Wambold: chief, C. M. Stuber; alslstant chief. Clarence Ris¬ smiller: assistant foreman of hose. Prank Hommer and Michael Mast-er; foreman of H. and L.. William H. Miller; foreman of chemicals, Milton S. Lindenmoyer and C D Kahler; assistant of chemicals, were re-elect¬ ed
Two newly elected meml)ers signed con.stitution and liecame full privi¬ leged members and two memt>ers were transferred to active memi>er- ship from contributing mmbers.
Bills amounting to $69.10 were ordered paid.
"Daddy Long Legs", given Nov¬ emtier 23rd and 24th was a gratify-
PROF. FRITSCH IN MENNONITE CHURCH
During the month Miss Gr.m mado mg success. It was well rend Ted
47 home visits, accompanied 1 child and the attendance wa.s good Gros-
to physician, took 15 children to th-* receipts were $26.5 75. Expenses $71 83
eve clinic at the Easton hospital or Net proceeds $193 87.
The Men's Brotherhood of Salem Church, Moorestown. held a niost pleasing rally Monday evening, more than 50 mcmt>ers being present with other invited guests. Part of the evening was spent singing the well known Christma.s Carols. The men's Chorus rendered .several s[K>cial numbers and a bra.ss quartet played two si)eeial numbers A business meeting follo-.ved the service, at which time the Brotherhood voted to start a Sunday School Library for the u.se of both the worshiping con¬ gregations. Dr. M. W. Phillips, was In charge of the meeting
to oculists' offlce and 8 to the hospi tal for operations for removal of tonsils and adenoids. She adminis¬ tered 116 treatments for minor ail¬ ments and consulted with 15 p.ir- ents 'other than home visits*. Sh" a.ssisted the medical examiner In the routine examination of 249 pup.Ls. and took the temperatures of all pupils in Mrs Dry's room cwhore 2 ca.ses of scarlet fever existed 1 daily for one wei^k Miss Anna Fraunfelder. Mrs. Clin-
The proceeds will be used to pro¬ vide magazines and books for the junior high .school library. Coming Events
The Christmas program of the P T. A will be rendered at the tim» of their regular meeting. Thursday. December Uth.
On Friday evening. December 15th the Juniors entertained the Seni¬ ors and faculty in the gymnasium Tills is an annual affair—the fore-
Friday evening. December 22, Prof R R. Fritsch. of AUentown, will ad¬ dress the meml)ers and friends of the S'.'stematlc Bible Reader's Lea¬ gue of the M. B. C. Church on Broad Street.
The meeting will be In charge ot Miss Harriet Ra.sley. president. The public is cordially invited
m m
MEN LEAVING THEIR JOBS
PAGEANT IN
EVAN. CHURCH
A Chri.stmas pageant entitled. "We Have Seen His Star" will be rendered Saturday at 7 30 p m. in Evangelical Church. Nazareth, on the occasion of the annual Christmas extTclses of the Sunday School.
Other features of Uu- program fol¬ low:
A Welcome—Loralne Spangler.
A Oreetlng—Ruth Oranda
Cirolors Ruth nnd Naomi Koch
6 Recitations by 6 girls.
Pantomlne "Saviour like a shep¬ herd lead us "
Oood Night Evel.vn and Lillian Zellner. Violet Marquadt and Ger¬ trude Lltzenberger.
• •
Mr nnd Mrs John Kern and Mi.ss Clara Bauer visited In AUentown on Monday.
most social event of the vear. ton Koch. Mrs William Jacobs Mrs. | The Chri.stmas Carol' Service bv A-her Hahn. and Mr.s Wilmer He.ver the pupils of the elementary .schools rendered valuable service in trans-! will be rendered Wednesdav evening, porting children to the clinics. 'December 20th The public is in-
To date 22 rhildren have been flt-!vited to attend this service There ted with Bla.s.ses and 4 others have will h.- neither :\dmi.ssion charge noi had examinations I offering.
Athtrtlrs Financial Statement of 19.13 Football Spa |
Month | 12 |
Day | 21 |
Year | 1933 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19331221_001.tif |
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