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PATRON LIST EXPECTED TO PASS 2500 NAMES BY END OF WEEK.... CAMPAIGN CONTINIA Vil*- XBMBP'UL BB HO RaORBTS tt .ou haw jrour name and tho ii, of tvtiy B«Bber ef your S laeordtd ta tht Patron 2it of tht Mwr Htotory of NaMreth. THE NAZARETH ITEM TWO CBNTURXaa ALL WIU UP IN ONB BOOK . . . aMi story of Tbt Baraajr oC Wa WUl your naau be pcttHaa its eoverf — OtPtC ¦ "^ -VnTlS ^ No. 12— 48 So. Main St, Phone 20 NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1939 »iNirtt NMbMitfin —> ainifie copy Thrat NAZARETH ^ tti-CtntdnnUif nililUilTS 1740 . IMO BY soicBBmr pan (4TH niaTALLicBirr) miMANITAUANS OF YORE Nicholas Uwis ZiaiCM- dorf, 1700-1760; Geona Whitefleld, 1714-1770 "IT 18 OBBAT. AND TRERB 18 NO OTRBR ORBAT* IO MAKB ONB NOOK OP OOPS CRBATION MORE FRUnTDL. TO MAKB SOMB HUMAN HEART A UTTLB WISER, MANUBR. HAPPIER. MORB Bl aasrn. lbbb ao- cuasBD." -OARLTLE Were It poaalblt to aeale a man'f caiter and dttofaSae the btntflU of fcis work thm ON uaa of ordinary (orvtyora laitniaMBtB. to aMaaure tbt htlght at aohlavtmtnt, tht Mpth or dtgradatlMi. the breadth of vtaioa and the laasai a( eompart. MB. R thM ahodd m poaalWe, to Nt up aoetptaMt atandarda for tht appratoal of tPamm Paima. 0nfortuaattljr, thru diawtncat ot epinioa oa traadattoM aa aflMtlnf InttrprtUtlon. ladleatlOB. authtntt* city and ao forth, maa haa bttn totally unable to agrtt upon the oiigin of Life, nor tht ultimate ^Ntlnatton after Ufb. Itavlnt him bopelaady btwlldtrtd ta hto at- tcmpu to chart a eeiuaa for LUt. tberefort, no eoauaonlr aootpUMt Biethoda or atandarda ot dettrmlna« tion eitot. This chaotle state of mind ha* produeed IndlvMuato aad iroupt to- day, at ta the daya ot EINZEN' nORP aad WHRHPIBLO, who would dtitior an asmelta rtgard- lest, dtvated to the eooalderatlon fad proaMUon of Idaaa relative to life'a orlfta and thereafter. The dtalrt of thto group, always has btta, to att up tht theory that -DO AS THOV WILT IS THE WHOLB or THB LAW—. Llkevita, oa the othtr extreme, trert wtrt and atUl art, groups t%aaUy at tatialtnt apon tht eom- Bton aeotptanet of—Tina IS THE TRUTH, AOOBPT IT, OR ELSE ¦. As stattd pcavlouBljr, theat two ts- tremt thtorlea havt had thtir fol- lowtrtn thru all aiaa. down to tho MSS PLAOSa AT NMM A aie of uaiwawB eikta, gaM poaed to lia«« started ta um mm- ami, daieswl the baainc/M eoMeBlB ef the Roaa OoauMn BSM. mg wradm, aheat oq>;lMdf jiaffcasi the Wtfthaaipttn-llonfaa Ooanlif baa, aaat Wind Oap. o» aaluNay •VIBIBS. |krthiir&^rleh, HI! Wtat Motb at4 BeUilihtait to the lapw* talMiiMt and WiUaid Honek, of VMH Oap. laoai aMnasar of tho Tbt damage to eattaiatad at Mt to tht buUdtac, whleh to by tha Albtrt Biodhtad estate. aajM to the contenu whMi eluded itvtral thouaand eaata ¦oft drtaka, alao theutanda of i loda af bottled drlnktag water ta- of m taitf mm at wP 9 9a91 IS-Tbe phoaaateph wat tt—IHe OubcB wosdenedt H-flodda wcacedsditae UnMedStoMTlinil ^ »-Tesai UnMvlHl. M—Mlnaaaola bonatd iMat OM isai nongOQtlii^ . H-The IM itvolvtr wat ^ mimied. im e«» TO OBSERVE 40th ANNIVERSARY Mr. and MmfA. 0. Unangat, North Mata StyiUl en Saturday, Pabru- ury Ito^baanrt thtir forttotb wed- Gln^TOtlvtrtary. pWteuDlt wtrt marrltd by the fay. J. 9. aaUth, at Bath, pMtor of tht lioertatown Obureh. Mra. Unaagtt was a daughter of Mr. and Mra. WlUlam Benstaf, of Moorestown, and llr. Unangat a aon of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Unanfit, of Lowtr Naaartth Township. Mr. Unanfat eamt to town about M ytara ago. bttag tmploytd aa de- livtry bojr for tht firm of d. J. Unanfat di Sona. Ht lattr pur- chatad the ateek and ftaturea of tht Danltl A. OoMek Baktry on Broad St. After a ptrled of ata yeara Mr. Unangst then purehaatd tht ateek and flxturea of the a. M. Htph atore on Belvldere St. later fotaf tola tht •tovt, heattaf and plumMaf bual- pftt, whleh he haa eeaduetei for the paat M ytara. bttaf at prattnt locattd at IM South Mata St. Thtir unton waa btoaatd with two childrtn, Mra. Norman Bender an.i Mrs. Elwood Slof frted, both of Baa¬ ton. R. I. and also two frandcbll- dren. TATAWUmr Kttmm A profram of musle by Wilaon Zellntr'a Utlto Otrman Band was heard by Naaartth Rotariaai Mmh- day tvtntatf as a trtat of tht Tatamy membtrt of tht dub. Alao ene rml. dent ef Tatamy, namely. Raewall P. Johnaon, waa weleomed to the amm- bershlp of tht elub. Ihe ehib learned that Dr. llieaMM R. A. Stilea, of Roulten, NaaMath. R. a, rtetntly rtetlvtd an appointment or tuptrinttndtnt ef the atate Bani- tarium at Ormten. Pa., aad will Itavt thla eoauMmltf eailr ta Mueh. Or. atilei, duitaf the awtt- inf rttpondtd to eompUmtntary rt- marka madt by Howard tf. Shlmtr. Outata ineluded RuawU 9 Ptairat jam Oeorse H Sehtotler. bath of 'Northampton; Harold O. HUl, of Bethlehem, aad Bd. Brader ef Ta- IMe aamtaf Monday the ehib wUi ¦ar an addrtm en "Dm Bltmitien to Barepe"_bir am Her. f>ad a ehataaaa of the tatimalleSBl a s boya to thh loeaUty have «fata been tavlted to cenwote for elfht adiolanhlpe that WUI be awarded fer four yean of study at Muhtonberf eeUeft. Atttn- tawB. Pa. Hw aehelaiahlpa, vahwd at |1,- aw eaeh. wUl eover fuU tuition for the four yeart of the eoUefe ooutm. Ihty win bt awardtd en the batto of a eompeUtlve examtoatton to bt fivtn at tht eoUofe on Saturday, Aprtl » and wUl be dtotributed ta geofraphleal dittrietc Ptnnaylvania, Ntw itraty. York, Maryland and Dttaware. Ap¬ pUcattona. now ta tho handa ot hl^ (Chool prtoclpala, mutt be returned to the eoUeft by April 1. To bt oUfiMe for the adwlafahlp (OmrtRMHa m lam Pamy ^ 9 --; APPOINTED SUPaamTENDBNT OP STATE HOSPITAL Dr. Thomas H. A. Stitet, reakiing st Bolton, near Naaartth, haa been appotated supertattndtnt of the Crtason SUte Hospital, at Oresaon, Cambria Oounty, and expteta to movt there ta the near future. Dr. Stites waa formerly connected with the Cresson Hoapital, havtag retired a few yeara ago. Dr. Stites Is married to the daugh. ter of the late OranvUle Rtnry, de¬ ceaaed, and realded at the Henry Bstate, at Bolton. PIE4ENTEN MBKALEINSr. JOHUrS lEroKM. ED CmiCH SUN- DAY tmm A Prt-Ltnten muslcale will be givtn ta St. John'a Evangelical Re¬ formed Church on Sunday evening. Pebruary l»th. An tattrttttag program has been arrangtd conslsttag of anthems by tht choir, an organ and piano duet and voeal aolos. Ihe fttttt aototot for the evening %-|U bt Ralph Sttmtr. of Allentown Mr. Sttmer to a graduate of tht PhUadeiphta InstituU for tht In- •mwtien ef tht aUnd and ht has atudltd undtr Prat. R. K. MUler. who taught for a number of years ta the Ooomba Constrvatory of Mutle, and Dr. Ralph Ltwars and Mr. atemtr, ttaet his graduation ta Mi haa given numeroua coneerta throughout the eaatern part of tht aUto. A eordtol tavltatton Is extended to tht ptople of Naaareth and sur- r;>unding atctlona to shart thto pro¬ gram. • S iwwawm Tht rtfular monthly maeting of the Naaartth Rod and Oun Club waa haM Monday eventag ta the bittlntm rooma of Tht American Legton Honw, South Mata at. Roy Kottenbader. ptealdtnt, preaMed. Twtnty-nlnt mtmbers were pree¬ ent and heard an tateresttag talk by Northampton County Oame Protec¬ tor, Sttwart, en extotlng tnoouraging tendltiene afleM and stream withta thto eounty. lb pratotd tht work of cluba. Deputy Protector, BurweU, am made tneouragtag rtmarka. At thto mttting tht kwal club's ¦h.'eldt, la bt worn by mtadwrt. trtre ptwtnttd. Thty aignify tht trut epirtt of a aportaman and wUI iden¬ tify mtmbtra of tht Naaarath Club. Thttt ahltldtart worn on the tittve of tporttag garmenta. Ihe neat mttting ot the club will be htld March ISth, whtn A lopia- etntatlvt from tht Stata Oaaw Cemmlttlen wUI addram tha fathtr> lrg. Hefrwhawnta wtrt aerved. NAZAHni OOUNOL nniHKAN no¬ lo nr AT TnamiARTzi After the buttaeet ef the Pibruary meeting haa bten transacted by tbt CouncU, tht youngtr mtmbera of the elub wUl aponsor the soctal hour of the eventag. Somethtag old and something new Is to be tendered and rendered by membtra ot tht committte. both ta the Une of refrtahawata and tnttr- talnmtnt Undtr tht Itadardilp ot MlM Oraee Brienig, the young women reaUy do thtags ta a differ¬ ent way and the evenu of the eve- ting wUl apeak for thtnuelvct. Tht color teheaw wUl be patrtoUe to coaunemorate the birthdaya of Lta- cota and Waahtogton. UONS HEAR EUIS- TRATED LECTURE The local Uona on Tueeday eve¬ ning heard an Ulustrated lecture on San Pranctoco's Oolden Oate Bridge. aa given by W. T. Doughtcry, ttal- dtnt manager of the Rethlehem Bteel Co. He waa introduced by O. F. Pehnel. At tht next meettag, February 38th, the Rev. J. W. Bare, of Summit HUl, State Chaplata of the Ameri¬ can Ugton, win be the speaker. Five new members admitted to the elub ware, Robert Pauley, Sylvester K«m, B. C. Adams, C. C. MUler and a J. Prtir. General Committee of Bi-Centennial Meets Orffanixation To Ba Chartered; Much Buai¬ ness Transacted Tlie regular monthly meettag of the Oeneral Committee of The Naa- | areth Bi-Centennlal Celebration or¬ ganlaatlon met at the "Y" Monday evening in one of the most spirited and most da-somethlng meettag yet conducted by this group. A. O. Kern, president, presided and presented to the various chair¬ men a general outline of matters that will need attention in the near future. He received full coopera¬ tion and assurance that the duties a&signed will be performed. J. U. Pethorolf. chairman of pub¬ licity, made a lengthy report on pro. posed plans of his committee. Ht presented ideas on a cachet naw being prepared and to be tbe oAelal £cal of the celebration for use on aU future advertising matter. An encouragtag report waa ren¬ dered by the Campaign Committee on the present patron Ust drive, when It was annoiipctd tbat the pubUc denumded a thorough eanvam and cooperated lOO'c with the idea a^ presented ta thU movement, it was stated that exotUent work had been done to date by tvtry mtmbtr of the Campaign'Commttttt. More than 11500.00 hat bttn tubterihed ta cash and I1M.TI pltdftd. or a total of gaM0.00 up to Monday e?e- nlng. Captalna and workera aa- &urtd tht commltttt that mort than 3S00 nanws would bt rtcordtd by, or tvtn btfort, tht cloct of thto wtok. It waa reported. The matter ot taoorporatlng tbe Bl-Centenntol Organiaatkm was brought to the attention of tht Oen- ttal Commltttt and It waa dtcidtd that taimtdtote tttpt bt taktn to ¦ecurt a charter to do buatataa undtr the name of Tht Naiartth, Pinntyl. xanta Bl-Ctnttnnlal Commltttt. r. vraa alao decided that aU stato and siogana bt rtgtottred for use of thto eommittet as thty ste fit, aUowtag no tafringements. It wat alae announced at thU meettag that tht Otntral Committee arctpted tht propoaal of VigUance Hott Company to hokl tht Pour- County Pirtmtn"s Convtntton here di'ring tht etitbration ta cooperation T/lth tht Committees movement. Prtskltnt Ktm Instructed Stcretary Meyera to notify aU concerned in vrittag. Ineludtag plana on further finaneing and aolicltng campaigns. Tbe varloua coaimltteenwn ex- prtwtd their vtows and plana on furthtr action ntctsmry concerning CbBimlttee work and conduettag the fcttstatta ta a bustatH-Uke nuinner tKom the very atart. To date, it was stated, a comptete reeord of every tranaaetton to reeorded and filed with the Oeneral Committee for reference at any time. Iht ntxt rtgular meet- lit ot tht Oeneral Committee wUl at htld at tht YUXSJL Monday. March 19th. A Good Citiien for 47 Yeara MRS. JBNNIE MITOHBLL IMENRNNIAL CAM- PAKN OOnmS TO CONTINUE SOLKirA- HON ON PAllON IBT 42 Membara Meet To DliCMaa Piaus PLBASBD Wrm RBTURNS A meeting ef ihe Bl-Ctntenntol Campalfn OonmUttot waa held at tht T.M.C.A. TUtiday evtntag with forty-two mtmbtn prettnt. In a gtntral dtoeuatton bttwttn members ' very eneouraglng stntimenU were i exprtttod concemtag thto drive and the cooperative apirit exempUfled in pubUe Interest. Durtag a queation- | and- answer pertod, it waa plataly : potated out that no dtiatn wanu to ' tet thto new pubUcatton go to pre.s5 without hU or htr namt taeluded in tht patron Ust. It waa decided at thto meeting that an extension of three months be . granted the movement, so more at- ! tentton may be given the matter by i the eommlttee as weU as the citizens. COana—Bd m Pom Ptaa) —9^.— WBIOHT LIPTBBS WANTED There wlU be a meettag at the y.M.CA., Tuesday evaning. Februar>- aiat, ot aU local weight lifters for the purpose of organlxtag teams ot Northampton County. This an¬ nouncement to made by Harold R Yetter, Deputy Commander of Northampton County. AU llftera. or wouW be lifters should attend this meettag. TO OBSERVE Hwnr- FIRST BBTIDAV MONDAY Mrs Jennie MItcheU wUl quietly observe her eighty-flrat birthday at the home of her son and daughter- in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Clartnce Mit¬ chell. 30 South Whitefleld St., on Monday, Pebruary 20th. Mrs. MItcheU. formerly Virgtala Adeline Newbaker. waa bom Pebru¬ ary 20th, IgM, ta Hartwtok Town¬ ship. Warren County. New Jersey. On July 9, 1100, she waa married to Isaac Mitchell, by tht Rtv. T. B. Condit, and ta 1102. sht and htr hus¬ band moved to Naiareth. where she haa bten residing since. Mr. Mitchell died ta 1910. He was well-known here, havtag for a number of years been ta the employ of the late Conrad Milter, aa flortot and gardner. Their union waa bleaaed with eight ChUdren, 4 of whom are Uvtag, Clarence D.. with whom she reaidea and Mrs. John Vannatta, ot town; Edward and Mrs. noyd Kiefer, both of Eaaton. Also eight grandchUdren and fivt grtat-grandehlldrtn. Iht ITEM, together with ber many frtends. wish her a very happy birthday and conttaued good health. p.t.aThears REV. MARX Compariaon of chureh and aehool aetivitiea ta Nicaragua with thoae ta the United Statea wat made by the Rev. Wemer Marx, mlaslonary on turtough of the Moravton Chureh ta Nicaragua at the mttttag of the Parent-Ttacher Aatoctotion ta tht loeal high tebool. Tht high tchoot orchestra, di¬ rected by Marvin Rtlti, was heard ta atveral ttltcttona during tht tv» ning. A rtport on membership by Mra Htltn Thomaa chairman ahowtd a net tnroltafient of lOt aeUve mem- btn. Um IS award to the homa mom having the meat partnto prta- ent at tht mttttag went to tht pupUa of Mtos Amy Knauas. Fair- %:ew buUding. and the money will be Lsed to purchaae either a ptoture or books for that grade. The eommlttee In charge included Mrs. Burton Andrews, Mrs. A. R. Snydtr, Mrs. Oeorge Kahler, Mra. Ralph Stocker, Miss Eliaabeth Bahn¬ sen, Adam ShekleUki. Mr. and Mrs. A. WUliam Day and Elmer Snyder. The March meeting will be held under the jurisdiction of the pro¬ gram committee, Mrs. Earl Stroh- r.an, chairman. • — CAKE SALE A eake and candy sale by the Voung Ladles Bible Class of the Moravian Chureh will be held in the businesa rooms of The Nazareth Hardware Company. February 35th from 9 to 12. DETAILED SUPERIN. TENDENTS REPORT January Activity In The Schools n'Tt MM-Year PromotioiM, 27 Beginiicra AdnUtted. 36J PvpiU Per Teacher A detailed report covering activi¬ ties in the local schools for the month of January were .submittea i by F. A. Marcks. Superintendent, on Monday. The report .-^how.s the net enroll- I ment a.5 of January 3l.st having 587 ri:pils in the (jrade.s. 379 in Junio; li;ph. 439 in senior high, or a total enrollment of 140.5. It shows a 97': attendance for the month and 96': for tlie term to date, or an average- daily attendance of 1362. Other details reported are as fol¬ lows; Subatitatcs—The following teach¬ ers were absent during the month: Miss Etschman, whole month; Miss Schnerr. 5 days, Mrs. J. Frederick Knecht, 1 day: Miss Amy Knauss, 1 day; Miss R. Irene Knapp >i day: Mr. Kenneth Abel, 1 day. Mrs. Charles Frack continued to teach in ptoee of Miss Etschman and Mrs. Burton Andrews substituted for Miss Knauss and Miss Knapp. No sub¬ stitutes were employed for the others. All absences were for lltaess or other valid reasons. AccideBta—A total of 7 accidents er tailed the loss of 24 days from (Conttaued on Uat Page) OBSERVED 53rd WEDDING ANNIVERSABY DOVOHNVT SALE A doughnut sale conducted by the Adult Bible Claas of St. John's Lu¬ theran Church WlU be held ta the basement of the church aU day Pebruary 2Ut. Athletic Association Makes Report For 1938 Season At a reeent meettag of the Naz- preth Athlette Assoetotlon, sponsors of the Namreth Scholastics Football Team, It wm decided by the ofllcera not to enter tht Lehigh Valley FV»t- ball League, but would agata aponsor an independent team. A rt-organmtton meettag wUl be held on Friday, Pebruaiy Mth at g (Oonttaued aa um Prngm ANTARTK EX- A\^A WOMAfrS CLUB An Uluatrated lecture on "With Admiral Byrd at Little Anwrlea" uas given to members and guests of the Naaareth Woman's Club at their February meeting held Monday eventag ta the high schaol building by Armory H. Waite, Jr. The latter was accompanied on his lecture by one of the esklmo doga on the ex- t>edltton. Durtag the club's business session, at which time Miss Florence L Nicholas presided, several future events were announeed. The wel¬ fare committee plan a benefit movie sometime in the near future. The American Home Oroup wUl meet at the home of Mrs Floyd N. Wagner on Mareh 7 at which time Mrs. Wagner will be assisted as hostes.'^ by Mrs. W. J. Scutt and Mrs. Wll¬ ltom Jacobs. The Current Events Oroup met at the home of Miss Ji.lia Crawford yeaterday aftemoon ac 2:30 o'clock at which time nation- al events wert discussed. Mrs. Howard E. Shimer. chairman of the committee working on the Bl-Cen¬ tenntol drive, also reported. Hosteaaes were: Mrs. Walter R Diehl chahman. Mrs. Mary Smith. Mrs. Spencer Reph. Mrs. WUltom S.'lfles. Mrs. Oeorge Smith. Mrs. El¬ wood Unangst. Mrs. Mary Beck, Mrs Milton Shafer. Mrs. Ouy Cump. Mrs. Stanley Clewell. Mrs. Raymond Unangst. Mrs. Calvin Nickel. Mrs Walter Kem. Mrs. Frank Huth. Mrs Floyd Kauffman. Mrs. Henry Roth Mrs. Kenneth Barrall. Mi^s Anna Kraemer .and Mrs. Harr>' Ackerman. EAST LAWN COUPLE MARRIED 53 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ernst, well- I'nown couple who the past half century have resided at East Lawn. QUletly observed their 53rd weddtag fciiniversary Saturday. The couple Hre enjoying the best of health. They have been resldenu ta their present home stace their marrtoge. (or the greater portion of hto Ute Mr Ernst has been engaged in farm work and the real estate business, having been Instrumental ta the growth of the community ta whtoh he resides. The eouple wert marrtod by the iate Rev. David Kuhns. thtn pas¬ tor of the St. John's Union (Re¬ formed and Lutheran) Chureh at Naiareth. Mrs. Ernst is a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Ealer < Dennis, and was born ta Nockamix- on Township, Bucks County, on July 2S, 1886. Mr. Ernst U a son of the Ute WiUiam and Etoanor (RusseU' Ernst, and was bom at East Law.i cn March 30, 1862. 9 • SCHOOL BOARD URGES XiAT EXAMNAIWM The regular monthly t^e Naiartth School Board m tht Naaareth High I ;ng on Monday tvtnlng ot thli' All mtatbtra ot tht Baaid waaa tnt and Wm. M. Bennett, ir.. I dent ot the Boaid, pfaaMed. C. P. Sehnerr. Tiaaawar dt Hw Board, rendered a repaet ahavlst a balanee of g68.5l0.1t on Ja—aiy I* li»l8. Tbe receipto dttrtaf MMBBIf were 87.6U.14 and the easaaiHsMS. 88.472.SS, leavtag a balanee af Ptket 701.M on Ptbniary Ut Iha aaMSf Fund balance aa ol PdOnatr M (Continued on mm Om M-YEAROLiimi- airagmm SONSOFTHE LEGKW NOTES Squadron No. 41S. Sons of the Le¬ gion, will conclude their contest on buikltag of model airptones at their i>ext meeting on March 8. A priae o; a 82 model kit wlU be awarded tlie winner. At their meeting this past week three candidates were initiated into memberahlp. A bake sale will be held by the squadron in the Legton Kcme on Peb. 29. Committees appotated last week were: refreshment—Wilson RUssmlU- er John and Eugene Nagle and noger Serfass; and membership- Donald Metz. Wallace Keen. James Fetherolf. Oeorge Milkovits. Ray. John and ETugene Nagle. The latter nmmlttee held a brief business meeting Tuesday eventag of thto week. STORM DAMAGE IN COMMUNTIT , »coca or mi, UNDBlOMINror*."^^^ An unexpected wtad storm ac¬ companied by a heavy down-pour of rata at eleven o'cloek yesterday did quite a little damage, according to reports received from neighbortag sections of town. It was reported that com cribs, parts of alfalfa de¬ hydrating (Mants, telephone poles and trees were strewn about the Naareth-Tatamy highway, making short detours necessary. TTie Beth¬ lehem-Nazareth pike also had trees and poles blown in the path of trafBc together with a mass of wires and broken insulators Through this area flelds are dotted wtth parts of roofs lifted from build¬ ings, trees uprooted and radio aeri¬ als tom from poles and buildings The trapdoor on the roof of the Broad Street Theatre Building was carried away with the wind, together wtth part of the paper rooftag; also part of the Broad Street Oarage I oof was tom off and carried to the street. According to reports, the barometer reading one-half hour prior to the storm was 2880. LOCAL BOYS ON DEAN^ UST Samuel B. Marx, son of Mrs. H. B Marx, of Gray CotUge. Nazareth, Pa., has attained a position on the clean's list at Moravton CoUege for the recently completed flrst college semester. Marx is a senior at Mor¬ avian where he is Uklng an Arts course. He U active In the literary, governing, and musical life of the college. Joseph E Swavely. son of Mr. and Mrs. E H. Swavely. of 206 E. Ctnter St., Nazareth. Pa., has also been p'aced on the dean's Ust at Moravton College, Bethlehem. Swavely to a Junior at Moravton where he to majoring ta Engltoh. Ht to acUve In Intramural sporta. JoumaUam and draautlaa at Moravian. 50th WEDDING I ANNIVERSARY ' Last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. feimon P. Bowers of Belfast were I hi nored on their flftleth weddmg j r.rnlversary by having all of the I children and their (amUies, and I many friends present. They were [ recipients of many beautiful gifts. I A supper was served on two beauti- j fr'ly decorated tables and the house I was decorated appropriately in white I and gold. A baptism was performed atoo. MOVIE QUIZ WINNERS NOT TO BE ANNOUNC¬ ED UNmFEB. 27tli Word waa received thto nuimlng :rom Oeorge Maeaer. manastf of tht Cioad atreet Theatre, that the Movie Quia Contest wtanera would not be announced February 20th, but that the announcement would be made ftcm hto atage Pebruary STth. The Board of Judgea ta thto con- tist found the job too big to com- p'ete tabulattona by Pebruary aoth. More than 2,800,000 entriea are re¬ corded to date and much mare work Is tavolved to aeleet the wtanera before announcement to made. • S OaSBHVR WBDOntO ANNnraaSAHT Mr. and Ifta. Ohartm Ktepptnger, Mauch Chunk St.. eatobmted their 18th wedding annlvanary on Tuae- day. David P. months And 34 davgi^Uft-lans i dent qft BuahMlT Townahip. cumbt# M.,4ns home. Bath R. Copelto^dn Tuesday momlng at IrSS o'clock of infirmities of old age. was bora at Bataila^ BushkiU Township, February 11. Mt and had he lived, would hava SagR M yeara of age next Tueeday. The deceaaed waa for aiany yean a maU carrier, having carried betwaOR Cnapman Quarries and OopellB. tta also waa engaged ta farming unlH Ills retirement. He is survived by one daughtar, Ida M. Knecht. at home and B grandchildren. 6 grtat-graadehll* dren. and 2 great-great-grandehH- dren. Funeral services wiU bt eondyetat At hU late home at 2:80 P. M. Sat¬ urday followed by servioes at jam* vah Union Church. BushkUl Oantar. Interment wUl be made on the ad« joining cemetery. Rev. H. D. OlatMS Reformed pastor wiU oSetate. ACCEPTS CALL TO GRACE LUTH. CMm AT Rev Wilaon Hartaelk^paBtar at St. Andrewa Luthmah Ohareh al Summit Lawn at^dmo I a caU to Oraea«Cutheran Chi Lehlghton. Jrthe aon ot Mr. Mrs Rofafd HartaeU. Bath, a i uate erllberty High achoal. Icnberg College and the Semtaary. He wlU begta hto in the new pariah on Peb. He succeeds the tote Rev. Berk, who served the parish for 22 years. HERE AND THEU A KNIOHT Mr. and Mrs. Prank O. BriSL Mauch Chunk St.. art the pnM parento ot a seven potmd aon. Sunday, at the Battel Mr. and Mra. WUllam South Main St, ara paNola dt 9 day at tha the former Vbraa •BUl" to cauee it to no employeaa tCraemen. Oari Bail. 'bat" up an he plana to a roeeter. Louto Kegler, at ployed ef hsving ttw in ttM ppma that taa geta Sl tha ¦.'.f.^'.^l,i-'L .'.,..^&''
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 48 |
Issue | 12 |
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 | 1939-02-16 |
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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Month | 02 |
Day | 16 |
Year | 1939 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 48 |
Issue | 12 |
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 | 1939-02-16 |
Date Digitized | 2009-10-05 |
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 39117 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 | PATRON LIST EXPECTED TO PASS 2500 NAMES BY END OF WEEK.... CAMPAIGN CONTINIA Vil*- XBMBP'UL BB HO RaORBTS tt .ou haw jrour name and tho ii, of tvtiy B«Bber ef your S laeordtd ta tht Patron 2it of tht Mwr Htotory of NaMreth. THE NAZARETH ITEM TWO CBNTURXaa ALL WIU UP IN ONB BOOK . . . aMi story of Tbt Baraajr oC Wa WUl your naau be pcttHaa its eoverf — OtPtC ¦ "^ -VnTlS ^ No. 12— 48 So. Main St, Phone 20 NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1939 »iNirtt NMbMitfin —> ainifie copy Thrat NAZARETH ^ tti-CtntdnnUif nililUilTS 1740 . IMO BY soicBBmr pan (4TH niaTALLicBirr) miMANITAUANS OF YORE Nicholas Uwis ZiaiCM- dorf, 1700-1760; Geona Whitefleld, 1714-1770 "IT 18 OBBAT. AND TRERB 18 NO OTRBR ORBAT* IO MAKB ONB NOOK OP OOPS CRBATION MORE FRUnTDL. TO MAKB SOMB HUMAN HEART A UTTLB WISER, MANUBR. HAPPIER. MORB Bl aasrn. lbbb ao- cuasBD." -OARLTLE Were It poaalblt to aeale a man'f caiter and dttofaSae the btntflU of fcis work thm ON uaa of ordinary (orvtyora laitniaMBtB. to aMaaure tbt htlght at aohlavtmtnt, tht Mpth or dtgradatlMi. the breadth of vtaioa and the laasai a( eompart. MB. R thM ahodd m poaalWe, to Nt up aoetptaMt atandarda for tht appratoal of tPamm Paima. 0nfortuaattljr, thru diawtncat ot epinioa oa traadattoM aa aflMtlnf InttrprtUtlon. ladleatlOB. authtntt* city and ao forth, maa haa bttn totally unable to agrtt upon the oiigin of Life, nor tht ultimate ^Ntlnatton after Ufb. Itavlnt him bopelaady btwlldtrtd ta hto at- tcmpu to chart a eeiuaa for LUt. tberefort, no eoauaonlr aootpUMt Biethoda or atandarda ot dettrmlna« tion eitot. This chaotle state of mind ha* produeed IndlvMuato aad iroupt to- day, at ta the daya ot EINZEN' nORP aad WHRHPIBLO, who would dtitior an asmelta rtgard- lest, dtvated to the eooalderatlon fad proaMUon of Idaaa relative to life'a orlfta and thereafter. The dtalrt of thto group, always has btta, to att up tht theory that -DO AS THOV WILT IS THE WHOLB or THB LAW—. Llkevita, oa the othtr extreme, trert wtrt and atUl art, groups t%aaUy at tatialtnt apon tht eom- Bton aeotptanet of—Tina IS THE TRUTH, AOOBPT IT, OR ELSE ¦. As stattd pcavlouBljr, theat two ts- tremt thtorlea havt had thtir fol- lowtrtn thru all aiaa. down to tho MSS PLAOSa AT NMM A aie of uaiwawB eikta, gaM poaed to lia«« started ta um mm- ami, daieswl the baainc/M eoMeBlB ef the Roaa OoauMn BSM. mg wradm, aheat oq>;lMdf jiaffcasi the Wtfthaaipttn-llonfaa Ooanlif baa, aaat Wind Oap. o» aaluNay •VIBIBS. |krthiir&^rleh, HI! Wtat Motb at4 BeUilihtait to the lapw* talMiiMt and WiUaid Honek, of VMH Oap. laoai aMnasar of tho Tbt damage to eattaiatad at Mt to tht buUdtac, whleh to by tha Albtrt Biodhtad estate. aajM to the contenu whMi eluded itvtral thouaand eaata ¦oft drtaka, alao theutanda of i loda af bottled drlnktag water ta- of m taitf mm at wP 9 9a91 IS-Tbe phoaaateph wat tt—IHe OubcB wosdenedt H-flodda wcacedsditae UnMedStoMTlinil ^ »-Tesai UnMvlHl. M—Mlnaaaola bonatd iMat OM isai nongOQtlii^ . H-The IM itvolvtr wat ^ mimied. im e«» TO OBSERVE 40th ANNIVERSARY Mr. and MmfA. 0. Unangat, North Mata StyiUl en Saturday, Pabru- ury Ito^baanrt thtir forttotb wed- Gln^TOtlvtrtary. pWteuDlt wtrt marrltd by the fay. J. 9. aaUth, at Bath, pMtor of tht lioertatown Obureh. Mra. Unaagtt was a daughter of Mr. and Mra. WlUlam Benstaf, of Moorestown, and llr. Unangat a aon of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Unanfit, of Lowtr Naaartth Township. Mr. Unanfat eamt to town about M ytara ago. bttag tmploytd aa de- livtry bojr for tht firm of d. J. Unanfat di Sona. Ht lattr pur- chatad the ateek and ftaturea of tht Danltl A. OoMek Baktry on Broad St. After a ptrled of ata yeara Mr. Unangst then purehaatd tht ateek and flxturea of the a. M. Htph atore on Belvldere St. later fotaf tola tht •tovt, heattaf and plumMaf bual- pftt, whleh he haa eeaduetei for the paat M ytara. bttaf at prattnt locattd at IM South Mata St. Thtir unton waa btoaatd with two childrtn, Mra. Norman Bender an.i Mrs. Elwood Slof frted, both of Baa¬ ton. R. I. and also two frandcbll- dren. TATAWUmr Kttmm A profram of musle by Wilaon Zellntr'a Utlto Otrman Band was heard by Naaartth Rotariaai Mmh- day tvtntatf as a trtat of tht Tatamy membtrt of tht dub. Alao ene rml. dent ef Tatamy, namely. Raewall P. Johnaon, waa weleomed to the amm- bershlp of tht elub. Ihe ehib learned that Dr. llieaMM R. A. Stilea, of Roulten, NaaMath. R. a, rtetntly rtetlvtd an appointment or tuptrinttndtnt ef the atate Bani- tarium at Ormten. Pa., aad will Itavt thla eoauMmltf eailr ta Mueh. Or. atilei, duitaf the awtt- inf rttpondtd to eompUmtntary rt- marka madt by Howard tf. Shlmtr. Outata ineluded RuawU 9 Ptairat jam Oeorse H Sehtotler. bath of 'Northampton; Harold O. HUl, of Bethlehem, aad Bd. Brader ef Ta- IMe aamtaf Monday the ehib wUi ¦ar an addrtm en "Dm Bltmitien to Barepe"_bir am Her. f>ad a ehataaaa of the tatimalleSBl a s boya to thh loeaUty have «fata been tavlted to cenwote for elfht adiolanhlpe that WUI be awarded fer four yean of study at Muhtonberf eeUeft. Atttn- tawB. Pa. Hw aehelaiahlpa, vahwd at |1,- aw eaeh. wUl eover fuU tuition for the four yeart of the eoUefe ooutm. Ihty win bt awardtd en the batto of a eompeUtlve examtoatton to bt fivtn at tht eoUofe on Saturday, Aprtl » and wUl be dtotributed ta geofraphleal dittrietc Ptnnaylvania, Ntw itraty. York, Maryland and Dttaware. Ap¬ pUcattona. now ta tho handa ot hl^ (Chool prtoclpala, mutt be returned to the eoUeft by April 1. To bt oUfiMe for the adwlafahlp (OmrtRMHa m lam Pamy ^ 9 --; APPOINTED SUPaamTENDBNT OP STATE HOSPITAL Dr. Thomas H. A. Stitet, reakiing st Bolton, near Naaartth, haa been appotated supertattndtnt of the Crtason SUte Hospital, at Oresaon, Cambria Oounty, and expteta to movt there ta the near future. Dr. Stites waa formerly connected with the Cresson Hoapital, havtag retired a few yeara ago. Dr. Stites Is married to the daugh. ter of the late OranvUle Rtnry, de¬ ceaaed, and realded at the Henry Bstate, at Bolton. PIE4ENTEN MBKALEINSr. JOHUrS lEroKM. ED CmiCH SUN- DAY tmm A Prt-Ltnten muslcale will be givtn ta St. John'a Evangelical Re¬ formed Church on Sunday evening. Pebruary l»th. An tattrttttag program has been arrangtd conslsttag of anthems by tht choir, an organ and piano duet and voeal aolos. Ihe fttttt aototot for the evening %-|U bt Ralph Sttmtr. of Allentown Mr. Sttmer to a graduate of tht PhUadeiphta InstituU for tht In- •mwtien ef tht aUnd and ht has atudltd undtr Prat. R. K. MUler. who taught for a number of years ta the Ooomba Constrvatory of Mutle, and Dr. Ralph Ltwars and Mr. atemtr, ttaet his graduation ta Mi haa given numeroua coneerta throughout the eaatern part of tht aUto. A eordtol tavltatton Is extended to tht ptople of Naaareth and sur- r;>unding atctlona to shart thto pro¬ gram. • S iwwawm Tht rtfular monthly maeting of the Naaartth Rod and Oun Club waa haM Monday eventag ta the bittlntm rooma of Tht American Legton Honw, South Mata at. Roy Kottenbader. ptealdtnt, preaMed. Twtnty-nlnt mtmbers were pree¬ ent and heard an tateresttag talk by Northampton County Oame Protec¬ tor, Sttwart, en extotlng tnoouraging tendltiene afleM and stream withta thto eounty. lb pratotd tht work of cluba. Deputy Protector, BurweU, am made tneouragtag rtmarka. At thto mttting tht kwal club's ¦h.'eldt, la bt worn by mtadwrt. trtre ptwtnttd. Thty aignify tht trut epirtt of a aportaman and wUI iden¬ tify mtmbtra of tht Naaarath Club. Thttt ahltldtart worn on the tittve of tporttag garmenta. Ihe neat mttting ot the club will be htld March ISth, whtn A lopia- etntatlvt from tht Stata Oaaw Cemmlttlen wUI addram tha fathtr> lrg. Hefrwhawnta wtrt aerved. NAZAHni OOUNOL nniHKAN no¬ lo nr AT TnamiARTzi After the buttaeet ef the Pibruary meeting haa bten transacted by tbt CouncU, tht youngtr mtmbera of the elub wUl aponsor the soctal hour of the eventag. Somethtag old and something new Is to be tendered and rendered by membtra ot tht committte. both ta the Une of refrtahawata and tnttr- talnmtnt Undtr tht Itadardilp ot MlM Oraee Brienig, the young women reaUy do thtags ta a differ¬ ent way and the evenu of the eve- ting wUl apeak for thtnuelvct. Tht color teheaw wUl be patrtoUe to coaunemorate the birthdaya of Lta- cota and Waahtogton. UONS HEAR EUIS- TRATED LECTURE The local Uona on Tueeday eve¬ ning heard an Ulustrated lecture on San Pranctoco's Oolden Oate Bridge. aa given by W. T. Doughtcry, ttal- dtnt manager of the Rethlehem Bteel Co. He waa introduced by O. F. Pehnel. At tht next meettag, February 38th, the Rev. J. W. Bare, of Summit HUl, State Chaplata of the Ameri¬ can Ugton, win be the speaker. Five new members admitted to the elub ware, Robert Pauley, Sylvester K«m, B. C. Adams, C. C. MUler and a J. Prtir. General Committee of Bi-Centennial Meets Orffanixation To Ba Chartered; Much Buai¬ ness Transacted Tlie regular monthly meettag of the Oeneral Committee of The Naa- | areth Bi-Centennlal Celebration or¬ ganlaatlon met at the "Y" Monday evening in one of the most spirited and most da-somethlng meettag yet conducted by this group. A. O. Kern, president, presided and presented to the various chair¬ men a general outline of matters that will need attention in the near future. He received full coopera¬ tion and assurance that the duties a&signed will be performed. J. U. Pethorolf. chairman of pub¬ licity, made a lengthy report on pro. posed plans of his committee. Ht presented ideas on a cachet naw being prepared and to be tbe oAelal £cal of the celebration for use on aU future advertising matter. An encouragtag report waa ren¬ dered by the Campaign Committee on the present patron Ust drive, when It was annoiipctd tbat the pubUc denumded a thorough eanvam and cooperated lOO'c with the idea a^ presented ta thU movement, it was stated that exotUent work had been done to date by tvtry mtmbtr of the Campaign'Commttttt. More than 11500.00 hat bttn tubterihed ta cash and I1M.TI pltdftd. or a total of gaM0.00 up to Monday e?e- nlng. Captalna and workera aa- &urtd tht commltttt that mort than 3S00 nanws would bt rtcordtd by, or tvtn btfort, tht cloct of thto wtok. It waa reported. The matter ot taoorporatlng tbe Bl-Centenntol Organiaatkm was brought to the attention of tht Oen- ttal Commltttt and It waa dtcidtd that taimtdtote tttpt bt taktn to ¦ecurt a charter to do buatataa undtr the name of Tht Naiartth, Pinntyl. xanta Bl-Ctnttnnlal Commltttt. r. vraa alao decided that aU stato and siogana bt rtgtottred for use of thto eommittet as thty ste fit, aUowtag no tafringements. It wat alae announced at thU meettag that tht Otntral Committee arctpted tht propoaal of VigUance Hott Company to hokl tht Pour- County Pirtmtn"s Convtntton here di'ring tht etitbration ta cooperation T/lth tht Committees movement. Prtskltnt Ktm Instructed Stcretary Meyera to notify aU concerned in vrittag. Ineludtag plana on further finaneing and aolicltng campaigns. Tbe varloua coaimltteenwn ex- prtwtd their vtows and plana on furthtr action ntctsmry concerning CbBimlttee work and conduettag the fcttstatta ta a bustatH-Uke nuinner tKom the very atart. To date, it was stated, a comptete reeord of every tranaaetton to reeorded and filed with the Oeneral Committee for reference at any time. Iht ntxt rtgular meet- lit ot tht Oeneral Committee wUl at htld at tht YUXSJL Monday. March 19th. A Good Citiien for 47 Yeara MRS. JBNNIE MITOHBLL IMENRNNIAL CAM- PAKN OOnmS TO CONTINUE SOLKirA- HON ON PAllON IBT 42 Membara Meet To DliCMaa Piaus PLBASBD Wrm RBTURNS A meeting ef ihe Bl-Ctntenntol Campalfn OonmUttot waa held at tht T.M.C.A. TUtiday evtntag with forty-two mtmbtn prettnt. In a gtntral dtoeuatton bttwttn members ' very eneouraglng stntimenU were i exprtttod concemtag thto drive and the cooperative apirit exempUfled in pubUe Interest. Durtag a queation- | and- answer pertod, it waa plataly : potated out that no dtiatn wanu to ' tet thto new pubUcatton go to pre.s5 without hU or htr namt taeluded in tht patron Ust. It waa decided at thto meeting that an extension of three months be . granted the movement, so more at- ! tentton may be given the matter by i the eommlttee as weU as the citizens. COana—Bd m Pom Ptaa) —9^.— WBIOHT LIPTBBS WANTED There wlU be a meettag at the y.M.CA., Tuesday evaning. Februar>- aiat, ot aU local weight lifters for the purpose of organlxtag teams ot Northampton County. This an¬ nouncement to made by Harold R Yetter, Deputy Commander of Northampton County. AU llftera. or wouW be lifters should attend this meettag. TO OBSERVE Hwnr- FIRST BBTIDAV MONDAY Mrs Jennie MItcheU wUl quietly observe her eighty-flrat birthday at the home of her son and daughter- in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Clartnce Mit¬ chell. 30 South Whitefleld St., on Monday, Pebruary 20th. Mrs. MItcheU. formerly Virgtala Adeline Newbaker. waa bom Pebru¬ ary 20th, IgM, ta Hartwtok Town¬ ship. Warren County. New Jersey. On July 9, 1100, she waa married to Isaac Mitchell, by tht Rtv. T. B. Condit, and ta 1102. sht and htr hus¬ band moved to Naiareth. where she haa bten residing since. Mr. Mitchell died ta 1910. He was well-known here, havtag for a number of years been ta the employ of the late Conrad Milter, aa flortot and gardner. Their union waa bleaaed with eight ChUdren, 4 of whom are Uvtag, Clarence D.. with whom she reaidea and Mrs. John Vannatta, ot town; Edward and Mrs. noyd Kiefer, both of Eaaton. Also eight grandchUdren and fivt grtat-grandehlldrtn. Iht ITEM, together with ber many frtends. wish her a very happy birthday and conttaued good health. p.t.aThears REV. MARX Compariaon of chureh and aehool aetivitiea ta Nicaragua with thoae ta the United Statea wat made by the Rev. Wemer Marx, mlaslonary on turtough of the Moravton Chureh ta Nicaragua at the mttttag of the Parent-Ttacher Aatoctotion ta tht loeal high tebool. Tht high tchoot orchestra, di¬ rected by Marvin Rtlti, was heard ta atveral ttltcttona during tht tv» ning. A rtport on membership by Mra Htltn Thomaa chairman ahowtd a net tnroltafient of lOt aeUve mem- btn. Um IS award to the homa mom having the meat partnto prta- ent at tht mttttag went to tht pupUa of Mtos Amy Knauas. Fair- %:ew buUding. and the money will be Lsed to purchaae either a ptoture or books for that grade. The eommlttee In charge included Mrs. Burton Andrews, Mrs. A. R. Snydtr, Mrs. Oeorge Kahler, Mra. Ralph Stocker, Miss Eliaabeth Bahn¬ sen, Adam ShekleUki. Mr. and Mrs. A. WUliam Day and Elmer Snyder. The March meeting will be held under the jurisdiction of the pro¬ gram committee, Mrs. Earl Stroh- r.an, chairman. • — CAKE SALE A eake and candy sale by the Voung Ladles Bible Class of the Moravian Chureh will be held in the businesa rooms of The Nazareth Hardware Company. February 35th from 9 to 12. DETAILED SUPERIN. TENDENTS REPORT January Activity In The Schools n'Tt MM-Year PromotioiM, 27 Beginiicra AdnUtted. 36J PvpiU Per Teacher A detailed report covering activi¬ ties in the local schools for the month of January were .submittea i by F. A. Marcks. Superintendent, on Monday. The report .-^how.s the net enroll- I ment a.5 of January 3l.st having 587 ri:pils in the (jrade.s. 379 in Junio; li;ph. 439 in senior high, or a total enrollment of 140.5. It shows a 97': attendance for the month and 96': for tlie term to date, or an average- daily attendance of 1362. Other details reported are as fol¬ lows; Subatitatcs—The following teach¬ ers were absent during the month: Miss Etschman, whole month; Miss Schnerr. 5 days, Mrs. J. Frederick Knecht, 1 day: Miss Amy Knauss, 1 day; Miss R. Irene Knapp >i day: Mr. Kenneth Abel, 1 day. Mrs. Charles Frack continued to teach in ptoee of Miss Etschman and Mrs. Burton Andrews substituted for Miss Knauss and Miss Knapp. No sub¬ stitutes were employed for the others. All absences were for lltaess or other valid reasons. AccideBta—A total of 7 accidents er tailed the loss of 24 days from (Conttaued on Uat Page) OBSERVED 53rd WEDDING ANNIVERSABY DOVOHNVT SALE A doughnut sale conducted by the Adult Bible Claas of St. John's Lu¬ theran Church WlU be held ta the basement of the church aU day Pebruary 2Ut. Athletic Association Makes Report For 1938 Season At a reeent meettag of the Naz- preth Athlette Assoetotlon, sponsors of the Namreth Scholastics Football Team, It wm decided by the ofllcera not to enter tht Lehigh Valley FV»t- ball League, but would agata aponsor an independent team. A rt-organmtton meettag wUl be held on Friday, Pebruaiy Mth at g (Oonttaued aa um Prngm ANTARTK EX- A\^A WOMAfrS CLUB An Uluatrated lecture on "With Admiral Byrd at Little Anwrlea" uas given to members and guests of the Naaareth Woman's Club at their February meeting held Monday eventag ta the high schaol building by Armory H. Waite, Jr. The latter was accompanied on his lecture by one of the esklmo doga on the ex- t>edltton. Durtag the club's business session, at which time Miss Florence L Nicholas presided, several future events were announeed. The wel¬ fare committee plan a benefit movie sometime in the near future. The American Home Oroup wUl meet at the home of Mrs Floyd N. Wagner on Mareh 7 at which time Mrs. Wagner will be assisted as hostes.'^ by Mrs. W. J. Scutt and Mrs. Wll¬ ltom Jacobs. The Current Events Oroup met at the home of Miss Ji.lia Crawford yeaterday aftemoon ac 2:30 o'clock at which time nation- al events wert discussed. Mrs. Howard E. Shimer. chairman of the committee working on the Bl-Cen¬ tenntol drive, also reported. Hosteaaes were: Mrs. Walter R Diehl chahman. Mrs. Mary Smith. Mrs. Spencer Reph. Mrs. WUltom S.'lfles. Mrs. Oeorge Smith. Mrs. El¬ wood Unangst. Mrs. Mary Beck, Mrs Milton Shafer. Mrs. Ouy Cump. Mrs. Stanley Clewell. Mrs. Raymond Unangst. Mrs. Calvin Nickel. Mrs Walter Kem. Mrs. Frank Huth. Mrs Floyd Kauffman. Mrs. Henry Roth Mrs. Kenneth Barrall. Mi^s Anna Kraemer .and Mrs. Harr>' Ackerman. EAST LAWN COUPLE MARRIED 53 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ernst, well- I'nown couple who the past half century have resided at East Lawn. QUletly observed their 53rd weddtag fciiniversary Saturday. The couple Hre enjoying the best of health. They have been resldenu ta their present home stace their marrtoge. (or the greater portion of hto Ute Mr Ernst has been engaged in farm work and the real estate business, having been Instrumental ta the growth of the community ta whtoh he resides. The eouple wert marrtod by the iate Rev. David Kuhns. thtn pas¬ tor of the St. John's Union (Re¬ formed and Lutheran) Chureh at Naiareth. Mrs. Ernst is a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Ealer < Dennis, and was born ta Nockamix- on Township, Bucks County, on July 2S, 1886. Mr. Ernst U a son of the Ute WiUiam and Etoanor (RusseU' Ernst, and was bom at East Law.i cn March 30, 1862. 9 • SCHOOL BOARD URGES XiAT EXAMNAIWM The regular monthly t^e Naiartth School Board m tht Naaareth High I ;ng on Monday tvtnlng ot thli' All mtatbtra ot tht Baaid waaa tnt and Wm. M. Bennett, ir.. I dent ot the Boaid, pfaaMed. C. P. Sehnerr. Tiaaawar dt Hw Board, rendered a repaet ahavlst a balanee of g68.5l0.1t on Ja—aiy I* li»l8. Tbe receipto dttrtaf MMBBIf were 87.6U.14 and the easaaiHsMS. 88.472.SS, leavtag a balanee af Ptket 701.M on Ptbniary Ut Iha aaMSf Fund balance aa ol PdOnatr M (Continued on mm Om M-YEAROLiimi- airagmm SONSOFTHE LEGKW NOTES Squadron No. 41S. Sons of the Le¬ gion, will conclude their contest on buikltag of model airptones at their i>ext meeting on March 8. A priae o; a 82 model kit wlU be awarded tlie winner. At their meeting this past week three candidates were initiated into memberahlp. A bake sale will be held by the squadron in the Legton Kcme on Peb. 29. Committees appotated last week were: refreshment—Wilson RUssmlU- er John and Eugene Nagle and noger Serfass; and membership- Donald Metz. Wallace Keen. James Fetherolf. Oeorge Milkovits. Ray. John and ETugene Nagle. The latter nmmlttee held a brief business meeting Tuesday eventag of thto week. STORM DAMAGE IN COMMUNTIT , »coca or mi, UNDBlOMINror*."^^^ An unexpected wtad storm ac¬ companied by a heavy down-pour of rata at eleven o'cloek yesterday did quite a little damage, according to reports received from neighbortag sections of town. It was reported that com cribs, parts of alfalfa de¬ hydrating (Mants, telephone poles and trees were strewn about the Naareth-Tatamy highway, making short detours necessary. TTie Beth¬ lehem-Nazareth pike also had trees and poles blown in the path of trafBc together with a mass of wires and broken insulators Through this area flelds are dotted wtth parts of roofs lifted from build¬ ings, trees uprooted and radio aeri¬ als tom from poles and buildings The trapdoor on the roof of the Broad Street Theatre Building was carried away with the wind, together wtth part of the paper rooftag; also part of the Broad Street Oarage I oof was tom off and carried to the street. According to reports, the barometer reading one-half hour prior to the storm was 2880. LOCAL BOYS ON DEAN^ UST Samuel B. Marx, son of Mrs. H. B Marx, of Gray CotUge. Nazareth, Pa., has attained a position on the clean's list at Moravton CoUege for the recently completed flrst college semester. Marx is a senior at Mor¬ avian where he is Uklng an Arts course. He U active In the literary, governing, and musical life of the college. Joseph E Swavely. son of Mr. and Mrs. E H. Swavely. of 206 E. Ctnter St., Nazareth. Pa., has also been p'aced on the dean's Ust at Moravton College, Bethlehem. Swavely to a Junior at Moravton where he to majoring ta Engltoh. Ht to acUve In Intramural sporta. JoumaUam and draautlaa at Moravian. 50th WEDDING I ANNIVERSARY ' Last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. feimon P. Bowers of Belfast were I hi nored on their flftleth weddmg j r.rnlversary by having all of the I children and their (amUies, and I many friends present. They were [ recipients of many beautiful gifts. I A supper was served on two beauti- j fr'ly decorated tables and the house I was decorated appropriately in white I and gold. A baptism was performed atoo. MOVIE QUIZ WINNERS NOT TO BE ANNOUNC¬ ED UNmFEB. 27tli Word waa received thto nuimlng :rom Oeorge Maeaer. manastf of tht Cioad atreet Theatre, that the Movie Quia Contest wtanera would not be announced February 20th, but that the announcement would be made ftcm hto atage Pebruary STth. The Board of Judgea ta thto con- tist found the job too big to com- p'ete tabulattona by Pebruary aoth. More than 2,800,000 entriea are re¬ corded to date and much mare work Is tavolved to aeleet the wtanera before announcement to made. • S OaSBHVR WBDOntO ANNnraaSAHT Mr. and Ifta. Ohartm Ktepptnger, Mauch Chunk St.. eatobmted their 18th wedding annlvanary on Tuae- day. David P. months And 34 davgi^Uft-lans i dent qft BuahMlT Townahip. cumbt# M.,4ns home. Bath R. Copelto^dn Tuesday momlng at IrSS o'clock of infirmities of old age. was bora at Bataila^ BushkiU Township, February 11. Mt and had he lived, would hava SagR M yeara of age next Tueeday. The deceaaed waa for aiany yean a maU carrier, having carried betwaOR Cnapman Quarries and OopellB. tta also waa engaged ta farming unlH Ills retirement. He is survived by one daughtar, Ida M. Knecht. at home and B grandchildren. 6 grtat-graadehll* dren. and 2 great-great-grandehH- dren. Funeral services wiU bt eondyetat At hU late home at 2:80 P. M. Sat¬ urday followed by servioes at jam* vah Union Church. BushkUl Oantar. Interment wUl be made on the ad« joining cemetery. Rev. H. D. OlatMS Reformed pastor wiU oSetate. ACCEPTS CALL TO GRACE LUTH. CMm AT Rev Wilaon Hartaelk^paBtar at St. Andrewa Luthmah Ohareh al Summit Lawn at^dmo I a caU to Oraea«Cutheran Chi Lehlghton. Jrthe aon ot Mr. Mrs Rofafd HartaeU. Bath, a i uate erllberty High achoal. Icnberg College and the Semtaary. He wlU begta hto in the new pariah on Peb. He succeeds the tote Rev. Berk, who served the parish for 22 years. HERE AND THEU A KNIOHT Mr. and Mrs. Prank O. BriSL Mauch Chunk St.. art the pnM parento ot a seven potmd aon. Sunday, at the Battel Mr. and Mra. WUllam South Main St, ara paNola dt 9 day at tha the former Vbraa •BUl" to cauee it to no employeaa tCraemen. Oari Bail. 'bat" up an he plana to a roeeter. Louto Kegler, at ployed ef hsving ttw in ttM ppma that taa geta Sl tha ¦.'.f.^'.^l,i-'L .'.,..^&'' |
Month | 02 |
Day | 16 |
Year | 1939 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19390216_001.tif |
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