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f '&, ¦''.' «ca NASCARETB Item iLXLI NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15,1932 No. 42 AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. DEVOTED TO LITERATURE. LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. inty Democrats Gather Here 3000 Strong L County Chairmaa. Oreeta I Meeting Ever Staged In Coanty >thiee thousand attended the the Northampton county ^U on Saturday aftemoon at Fair Orounds, the [Tltfklng the opening of the for votes at the election .Jiber' utd women from adjoining irere also In attendance, ^belng Ideal, and the accom- 1 second to none. ran high throughout noon. There was an array nt talkers, the Bangor band , hand to render a musical I snd at the conclusion of the close to 5 o'clock, refresh- iVere served underneath the nd with real Democratic irss no mistake about the being for Roosevelt and lind all of the rest of thej ticket, and Northamp- 1 to sick to Its tradition of Ipnocratlc. I If.Calvin Nickel, chairman ofj Northampton terest voters have In the coming political campaign. Your presence manifests the Interest In the Dem¬ ocratic candidates, and I am confl- dent you will support all of the can¬ didates on tlie ticket." Chairman Nickel paid a sterling tribute to Francis E. Walter, prom¬ inent Easton attomey-at-law, candi¬ date for congress from the twenty- flrst district. He said he has been a member of the county committee for a long time and that his services on behalf of tho party have been most valuable at all times. Dr. Nickel also praised the candi¬ dates on the ticket for assembly: William H. Slnwell, of Bethlehem, for the Bethlehem district; Jacob A. Raub. of Easton, and Henry Male, of Pen Argyl, present Incumbents, and Christ Hester, of Portland, a candi¬ date for the offlce of ai>.jemblyman. Chairman Nickel Introduced as tbe chairman of the meeting Morris Fortuin, prominent Nazareth resid¬ ent, one of the Industrial leaders ta the coimty, and member of the ex¬ ecutive committee, a lifelong Dem¬ ocrat. In assuming the chairmanship, Mr. Fortuin thanked Dr. Nickel for the committee, >, ind a resident of Nazareth,' honor conferred the meetng by extending a The flrst speaker was Lawrence nkome to the assembled | h. Rupp, of Alentown. candidate for predicted success for the na- the U. S. senate. He declared that dty and county ticket. | "no single factor wlll bring about the meeting," said Dr. Nickel, "Is resumption of so many activities as the largest political gather-^the Immediate modlflcatlon of the the history of Northampton Volstead act. I am not agatast the Dmocracy, and shows the in-1 (Conttaued on Page Four) Rajah Sigmund Did Not Show Up The ITEM had been informed yesterday by Mr. Meeser, man¬ ager of The Broad Street Thea¬ tre that Rajah Slgmimd would not make his appearance in Naz¬ areth as advertised through these columns last week. No reason was given by Mr. Meeser for the Rajah's action In this matter and consequently R. P. Zlegler, The Unangst Furniture Company and^he Broad Street Theatre are at a loss and wish to extend their apology to the pub¬ lic. AlUrt T. EDITOR'S NOTE The advertisements that ap¬ peared In our last weeks issue by the parties concerned were In¬ serted In good faith by all con¬ cemed. Just why the contract between The Broad Street The¬ atre and Rajah Slgmund is not carried out Is beyond our know¬ ledge and no reason obtainable at time of going lo press. irians Entertain Ladies At Saw Creek Club uy the members of the lo- Club stage an outtag ex- invittog wives, sweet- gueste. Icemmittee ta charge of the year selected Saw Creek woods, while the men kept their pip¬ es hot through an exciting quoit tournament working up an appetite for the feast to follow. This feast, the outetandlng and most unique feature of the outtag was a genuine clam bake prepared suitable spot for such by the steward of the club, Wade and certataly sucoeeded In Ernst and his assistante, and Wade t a big success. A more | med not be told by any city fellows location ta tbe Poconos how to run a bake. A ntaety foot tbe requlremenU to make table spread oa tbe lawn and dseor- ,%w Creek Club with ite ated appropriately with a Rotary dub house, large lake and emblem design made by Mrs. Bra¬ tions ta general is sec- st occupytag the centre of the table. I When the second bell was sounded ,le members of the party, the table was surrounded by a aftemoon playtag cards, pleasant looktag, congenial bunch of I lathing and hiking through, Nazarenes. CHAMPION reached the finals after strenuous competition with eight others of the At 11111X11 rUllUj .ic-ir. VanBuskirk, of Easton, was ¦ Tthe winner ta the Second flight, de- Man Defeated Bethlehem feattag Warren W. Orube, also of to Lift initial Heaer Easton, 1 up. This matoh ended in _^ I rather sensational manner. Van- tt.^ -. -# >»»« I. »h<i IOM Buskirk, 180 yards from theeighteen- ICeeser, of town, is the 1933 ^^ ^^^^^_ J^ ^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ plon at Oreeto fond Coun- b, Farmersvllie, Meeser won I by defeatiifig Jack McBrlde, In ihe finals of the Ilip flliA>t by the count Medal sbores were; Mees- Bride 78. Vhe winner has ng golf only two years ride has been on the fair- three summers. Both irciu^ :-.<(",. |«Pecial to The Item) WCTON, Sept. 21. —Four- the thirty-six states re- ratify the "Lame Duck" "t to the Constitution to I eflective have already ac- Ratiflcation will be com¬ ply next year, when the of the State legislatures ' the first time since Secre- on certified the Norrls re- ! »nd sent It to the gover- I of the President and Vice under the Twentieth M.wlli end on January 30 ch 4, and Senatws ntatlves wlll be sworn ta ' I. on which day at noon ^' meet annually. The w" amendment abolishes and short term. I the preeent system, adopt- we foundtag of the He- members of Congress Jlovember are not ewom <n months. Thus for ;• year after a party has •ted. It remains ta oflice. t to be known as the (short term) session legislation which the not want, and then af- it pleased to could Of its defeated members «'ng them m Federal ap- *'•• be Impossible after the states have acted ailed on Page Tliree) his ball In the cup for an eagle 2. Orube took a birdie 3 on the same hole. The hole is carded 365 yards. In the Third flight Norman Olsen defeated Bill Abrams, 3 and 1. Both are from Easton. Harold Hugenot, of Bethlehem, de feated Harris Heck, of Easton, 2 and 1 to win the Fourth flight honors. Warren Orube, of Easton, won the Labor Day flag tournament, placing his flag on the twentieth hole. Woman's Club Holds 1932-33 Opeing Session The opening session of the Naza¬ reth Woman's Club for the 1932-1933 season was held In the Music Room ta the High School building Monday evening. Mrs. W. J. Happel presi¬ dent of the club presided. Durtag the business session which preceded an Interesting program the reports of the chairladles of the various committees were read. The Welflre committee report rendered by Mrs. Frank H. Martin showed that during the past year 29 families were supplied with coal. 18 with potatoes and toys were supplied for 66 children during the yuletide season and during the year while more than 500 cans of fruit and veg¬ etables were distributed amongst the needy families In the community. Favorable reports were also present Churches Resume Services Both Morning and Even¬ ing Services Well At¬ tended; Special Music Was Featured Sunday marked the resumption of the vesper services in the local churches for the wtater season after having been discontinued during the summer months. Both the morning and evening services In the churches were well attended with special music and choir anthems being fea¬ tured. In the Moravian church. Rev. Paul S. Metaert, pastor, the a06th anni¬ versary of the signal outpouring of the Holy Spbit at Benahut, Oer¬ many, on August 13, 1717 was cele¬ brated. The trombone choir an¬ nounced the beginning of the obser- (Oontlnusd en IHiie Five) SINGING REUNION AND mm DAY SL Peter's Chnrcb — Plalnfleld Sanday, September Mth Borough Council Meets With Sewerage Co. Officials No Definite Action Taken But Urge Property Owners Co-operate By Making Connections To System Thereby Lending Aid In Furthering Project For Safeguarding Health On Tuesday evening the members of the Nazareth Borough Council and officers and the .solicitor of the Nazareth Sewerage Company met in a joint session of the two bodies in the Council chamber in the Munici¬ pal building. A .short business .session of council preceded the joint ses.sion when the financial affairs ot the sewerage company were discussed. At the busine.ss session in accord¬ ance with the recent act of As.semb- ly of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl¬ vania approved the 25lh day of July 1932 making provision for the pay¬ ment of Borough taxes by install¬ ments thereby giving the taxpayers certain advantages in the nature of serving penalties for non-payment Of taxes within specified periods and It being the desire of the Town Coun¬ cil of the borough to give the tax« payers every opportunity and ad¬ vantage under the law to pay their taxes the Council resolved that tbe tax collector be directed to receive the taxes in four installments. Tlie date the installmenta are to be paid are Ocloi>er 15, 1932; December IS, 1932; February 15, 1933 and April (Continued on Last Page) Death Sum¬ mons Former Co. Official Elmer H. Spengler Served as County Treasurer and Sheriff School Board In Meeting Permanently Destroy By Cremation Bonds of 1922 Issue; Taxes On InstaUment Plan Great Interest Shown In Northampton County Dramatic Tournament The committee ta charge has ar¬ ranged a splendid program to be rendered this Sunday af tem9op and evening at tbe St. Peter's Church. Plainfleld. The event is the Thirty- First Annual singtag reunion and home day. The aftemoon program will start at three o'clock, daylight thne and will consist of staging old favorite songs, devotional exercises by Rev. L. B. KUck, Memorial services, busi¬ ness session and lunch and social hour. The evening program, starttag at 7:30 o'clock will be devoted to an english songs service and solos rend¬ ered by Harriet V. Miller, Oladys Heard, William Griffith, and John J. Jones. Bring your limch, coffee wlll be served free. Oreat Interest Is being shown on the part of the Rural Or^anlzatons The regular monthly meettag of »" the second Northampton County the Nasareth School Board was beld OtapaUc Tournament, which is be- on Monday evening ta the High »»* »««»"cted under the dh-ection of School building with all members *«>« Northampton County Agrlcul- present except Mlss Clara Beck ab-,t"f*' »"<* »*"»« Economics Extension I Service and which will be held dur- ! ing the period of and not later than sent because of iltaess. C. F. Mar¬ tin president of the Board presided. W. F. Kem, treasurer of the board rendered a report showing a bahince on hand Augtut 1, 1932 of I3895JM. Receipts for August were $11,648.52 and expenditures were $10306.38 leaving a balance as of September 1, 1933 of $1343.84. The tax collector Rlctaard C. Ori¬ ffith reported the collection of school taxes in August amounting to $19,- (Contfnued on ^9tm Ftre) •—» SUFFERS INJURY IN AUTO ACCIDENT November 10th - 30th. The clostag date for entries Is Oc¬ tober flrst. The following list of rules have been adopted by the Executive Com¬ mittee of the Northampton County Dramatic Tournament. Whe Shall Compete? 1. Players and members of the producton staff including the coach or director, shall be members of the adult rural organizations which have been properly entered In the contest. 2. Players shall be 1$ years ef age or over. Exceptions to 1 and 2 are in the case of cblldren needed to (Conttaued on Page Seven) PASSED PA. STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION Mrs. Lucy M. Wunderly Hill wife of Dr. E. Merton Hill of Plttston and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wunderly of 335 South Broad street. town, successfully passed her state examination given by the Pennsyl¬ vania State Board of Medical Exam- nations and Licensure at Pittsburgh, July 5 to July 7, 1932. She Is a graduate of Nazareth High School class of 1922, the Uni¬ versity of Pennsylvania in 1926, the Women's Medical College of Phil¬ adelphia In 1931 and concluded her tateraeshlp at the Columbia Hospital In Pltteburgh on July 1, 1932. She was married to Dr. E. Mer¬ ton HIU, a son of the late Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Hill of Plttston, Pa. on June 9, 1931 at Stroudsburg one day ravoraoie reports ^^-^ »"" ^'^»"';- before her graduation from the Wo- ed by Mrs. H. P. Ye'^ley. chalrlady, ^^^^ ^ ^^ p^„^^^i. of the Ways and Means Committee | ^^^ and by Mrs. Charles Ktefer of the." t,;^ jo^h of June 1931 her husband Audlttag committee. [graduated from the Hahnemann The members of the club then Medical School at Philadelphia. He chose the president Mrs. W. J. Hap- L, ^]^ ^ induate of Pitteton High pel as their official representative at gchool. the meeting of the State FederaUon| q„ September 15, 1933 they wtll of Pennsylvania Women to be held |,g^Q ^i,, joint practice of medichie Sunday morning at eight flfteen o'clock an auto crash occurred at the Intersection of Broad and Center streete in town that resulted in a serious Injury to one of the occup- ante of the two autos that figured ta the crash. According to the ver¬ sion of the accident as reported by witnesses Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Oower of 21 East High street, Nazareth were proceeding south on Broad street and Joseph Loprestl of Stock¬ ertown also driving his auto was traveUng west on East Center street and collided at the Intersection of Center and Broad. Both the autos were badly wrecked and all were badly bruised with Mrs. Oower suff- ertag a broken Jaw probably from the force of the Impact throwing her forward agatast the dash board of the car. Dr. S. O. Beck of town at¬ tended her Injuries and sent her to St. Lukes Hospital, Bethlehem for further attention. An amicable ad¬ justment of damage was made be¬ tween the two parties accordtag to the report of local police who tavestl- gated the accident. DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETS "DIPS" HAVE GOOD DAY AT RAUY OF DEMOCRATS Foar Persons Have Pockets Picked at Democratic Meettag EXCERPTS FROM PRINCIPAL'S REPORT TO SCHOOL BOARD Northampton county lost one of its best known Democrats Sunday afternoon when Elmer H. Spengler. former sheriff and treasurer of that county, died at his home, on East Twenty-first street, Northampton, at 3.15 o'clock. Death was due to the effects of a stroke he suffered sever¬ al months ago. Mr. Spengler was bom sixty-two years ago at SeemsvlUe a son of the late Oeorge and Rebecca Schaffer Spengler. His youth was spent In that village and later he became proprietor of the SeemsvlUe Hotel which he conducted successfully for (Continued on 9tma Fear) •—• Moravian Historical I Society Quarterly Meet ' The Quarterly meeting of tbe Board of the Mot avian Historical Society was held Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock In the Museum Room of the Whltfleld House, with President WiUiam M. Schwarze, presiding at the business session. The major problem of the Board at this their flrst meeting of the Fall season was the discussion concerning the definite date on which the an¬ nual meeting and vesper services. -......_..,. WiU beheld. After conslderaWe' tendance a farnly af fair-do not omit Eye-Ographic Lectures To Be Given Six Local Churches Spon¬ sor and Co-operate; lst Lecture Next Wed¬ nesday Sept. 21st Beginning next Wednesday Sept¬ ember 21st, 7:45 p. m. ta the 8t John's Lutheran Church, the first of a sertes of six lectures illustrated with the most artistic slides made, will be given by Mr. Ray Elder But¬ ler, a graduate of the California Bib¬ le School. These tectures will be gtven every Wednesday Evening for six weeks ta the Lutheran, Reformed, Moravian Churches. The following Churches ta Naia¬ reth are sponsoring and co-operating In this program, St. John's Lutberan, St. John's Reformed, Haman Bvan- gellcal, Mennonite, Moravian and Moravian at Schoeneck. The object of these lectures ia to give an Eye-Ographlc view at tbe Bible. It Is undenominational. TIfay are a superlative picturiaed Revel¬ ation of the Bible, and the Christ, The Son of Ood, and Saviour of tba World. These lectures have the endorse¬ ment of many Churches of all De¬ nominations. Wherever given have elicited the highest commendations, and stimulated Bible taterest. No admission will be charged, but a free wlU offering taken. Make at- Two plckpockete, thought to l>e from New York, mingled ta the crowd at the Democratic rally at the Nazareth Fair Orounds at the re¬ freshment stand following the meet¬ tag on Saturday aftemoon, and were successful in obtaining $139.00 as far as could be learned, although they might have made a bigger haul. Those reporting losses were Clin¬ ton Weaver, of Nazareth, a purse containing $31.00. Pierce Solt, of East Lawn, near town, purse containing $20.00. J. Hawk, of Hollo. Easton Road,'forenoon The schools opened Wednesday morning, September 7, with all tea¬ chers present except Miss Hilda Kindt who is sick. Mlss Mary Rohn, a graduate of West Chester Teach¬ ers CoUege In the four year primary course and a resident of town, is substituting for Mlss Kindt. On Tuesday, September 6, pre¬ liminary teachers meetings were held of this great nation commente and opinions, regarding In the main the possibilities of tbe members being otherwise detataed at the speclfled thne, the date was set for Thursday, October 20. On that day, members of the organization, together with their friends and visi¬ tors wlll meet In a business session in the Whltfleld House. The main source of interest at that time will be the reading of several historical papers pertaining to early Moravian progenitary and historical the children; it is for young and old. Circulars, glvtag more details, will be distributed In all the Churches next Sunday. Be sure to see and hear the RRBT lecture next Wednesday. The sub¬ ject 'Creation's Dawn to the Death of Abraham " will be given. BEAUTIFUL DIS¬ PLAY OF DAHLIAS , , . ._ ., .^ . 1,1 1 „». One of Nazareth's most beautiful facts significant in the establ.shme^ ^^^ leJhadvertised beauty spote Is at which all teachers were present. Make-up examinations for junior and senior high school studt-nts wore also conducted on this date. Following the distribution of book.s and supplies and the assignment of seats and lessons on Wednesday the high school students In the aftemoon the vesper s( vices will be conducted in the Su day school chapel in the Moravian rhurch under the guidance of the members of the society. Announcement was also made d'ur- ing the course of the meeting that word had been received from ReaOt noar town, purse with $70.00. Kx-Alderman and former Council¬ man Henry J. Rueter. of Bethlehem, purse containing $18.00. One of the "dips" is described as bting tall and slender, with red hair. Hawk was relieved of a purse sev¬ eral weeks ago by "dips" at Weir senior high .school 209 L;,ke, near Effort, Monroe county, | continuation school 17. were dismissed at noon in order to '"^ ^^^^ delegates of the Berks Coun- nnd they are believed to be the .same parties who operated Satui'day ta Philadelphia October 10 to Octo ber 14. Following the business session two vioUn selections were rendered by Whltfleld Treta accompanied at the ptano by Mlss Lena Marcks. Mrs. W. M. Wolverton of Easton, president of tbe Northeastern Dis¬ trict and the Congress of Woman's, Clubs was then tatroduoed as the evenings guest speaker. She spoke upon the State work as well as the general work being done through¬ out the nation by the Womans Clubs. She mentioned the pleastag fact that the local clubs membership list StlU remained at 88 members de¬ spite the economic crisis which In (Continued on Page Five) at their newly furnished office and home at 41 Church street tn Ptteton ENiOTBD A BASKET LUNCH The foUowtag relatives and friends gathered at the home of Jacob KenUnerer, near Bushkill Center on Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knecht, Allentown; Mrs. Bmma Walters, Freemansburg: Mrs. Jane Oden¬ welder. Nasareth; Mr. and Mrs. James E. Kemmerer and daughter Lottie. Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Oets, Bushkill Center; Mr. and Mrs. Oreen and daughter and Adam Peifer and daughter Anna and sem William of Bethlehem. A bfsket lunch was en¬ joyed by aU on the lawn. The local Womens Democratic Club held their monthly session In Shafers Hall Tues. evening with Mrs. Lester Hawk presiding. The presi¬ dent Mrs. Emma Happel was absent because of Iltaess. Mtautes were read by Mrs. Oeorge Meta and ap¬ proved and adopted. Under new busi¬ ness announcement was made that a number of candidates asptaing to public office will be present at the October meeting to address tbe club A social committee to serve In Nov¬ ember was named and Included Mrs. William Santee, Mrs. Steed and Mrs. P. T. A. NAMES PERSONNEL OF VAR¬ IOUS COMMIHEES give the teachers an opportunity during the afternoon to perfect as far as possible the details of organi¬ zation. Enrollment Orade.s 631; junior high .school 298: tota! 1138. Non-resid- junior ty Hisloricr.l a.ssociation would visit ^_ I the dahUaWarden of Mr. Warren ¦I?" I Breinig. v|^sl Centre street. Mr. "JBheinig ||is been intensely tater- es!?*ff'"ih*"the development of giant specimens of dahlias since 1917 and has developed a fine garden withm a small area. ii^ Use 4MUBt fourteen years, pro¬ fiting by hi* personal experience In plant cultivation, he has produced some remarkable flowers which are Nazareth during the second week in i, , . ,,, . i w i ji _, , . , .. , ! from ele%en to thirteen Inches In dl- October for the purpose of viewing and studying the collection display- The September meeting of the P.irent-Teacher Association was held Thursday evening in the High School building. Mrs. Charles W. K. Shafer, presi¬ dent of the association conducted the session. The secretafy, Mrs. ent students: senior high 68 high 74; total 142. The enrollment in Septembor. 1931. was as follows: grades 660: junior high 266; senior high 202; tolal 1128. The biggest gain in rnrollnient was made in the ninth grade where the enrollment increased from 114 in 1931 to 143 this year. The number of beginners tiiis year is 70; last September it wa.s 78. Distribution of Enrnllment Whitfield Building: Katliorine Schmueckle 46; Hilda Kndt 34; Mary- Wheeler 32; LiUian Dry 36; Emma Schmueckle 46; Hilda Kindt 34; Mary EUzabeth Bahnsen 32; Edith Snow Falrview Building: Helen Smith Cooley ed in the Whitfield House. Thosc present at the meeting were: WUliam Schwarze, president; William Henry, ,secretary; Jami's rry. treasurtr; and A. O. Sturgis. Dr. Walter Crawford. Eugene Rau of Bethlehem and Kev. O. M. Shul¬ tz. PUBLIC MEETING A citizens meeting will bo held here next Monday evening, Septem¬ ber 19th in the basement of the K. O. E. Hall, Centre Square, for tlie purpose of effecting a Tax Payers League organization. BAKE SALE Ralph Fry presented the minutes of ^i the last meeting which were formal-'45. Edith Smith 38; Evelyn , ly accepted and adopted. Durtng 34. pp^j gchnerr 30; Amy Knauss Alpaugh's store on main street. the biutaess session that foUowed 35. Mhlam Kleckner 41; Marion Home-made bread, cakes, pies and Married Ladies' Bible Class of the local Reformed Sunday School will hold a bake .sale on Saturday, Sep¬ tember 17, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. in plans were formulated for a busy winttr session with everything being done to brtag about a more pleasant <t-Mitll n candy wiU be on disposal. I ameler when In full bloom. Through I the kindness of Mt ¦ Bretalg, tha ! writer was escorted about the gar¬ den and wa^ Informed that during this season forty-eight distinctly ! different specimens of dahlias are being cultivated. In addition to the varieties well known lo aU dahlia growers, Mr. Breinig has nine new species that are as yet unnamed. nie majoritj of thpse are still In the development stage. The seeds were sent to him by a large grower to wliom he will submit a report on the results of his cultivation. Visitors are welcomed and many interested seed and plant speciallsta from Philadelphia, New Vork City. Trenton, N. J. and other cltlea as well as many local friends have availed themseU es of the opportunity ! to inspect these magnificent blooms. These flowers have won many prizes at dahlia shows ta neighbor¬ ing cities. At the recent Atlantic I City flower pageant Mr. Breinig wae awarded flve flrst prizes and 'second. Lester Hawk. An enjoyable aoclal relaUonship between tbe parente and period followed the meettag with re- j the teachers ta a social as weU aa in freehmente being served by the aoclal a bustaess sense. committee consisting of Mrs. John Abel and Mrs. P. Habn. # • BAKE SALB The Ladies Aid Society of the Evangelical church wlll conduct a Bake Sale at Seyfried's Meat Mar¬ ket, Belvldere street, Saturday, Sept. 17th beginntag 10 a. m. Old-fashion¬ ed Home-made bread will be on sale. Also Home-baked 'pies and cakes, sugar cakes and other specialties will be Included ta the attractive wtadow display. The personnel of the various com¬ mittees was then announced by tbe president for the ensutag year. The flrst member of each committee is RECONSTRUCTION URGED FOR ANTIQUATED DANGEROUS FEDERAL ROUTES tH PENNSYLVANU Peter L. Wehner, chairman of the Highways Committee of the Pennsyl also chahman of that particular vania Committee of the Pennsylvania committee as follows: program com¬ mittee for the flrst half of the year, Mlss Katharine Schmtekle, Ouy Ctunp, Mrs. Ralph Stocker, Mrs. O. Brinton Searles; for the second half of the year. Mlss Florence Nicholas, State Hotel Association, and leaders of other organised tiodies Interested in motoring and road Improvement, have recently addressed to this pub¬ lication communications urging the reconstruction of old and unservice- Adam Shekletskl, Mrs. Raymond able sections of Federal routes In Christman, Mrs. F. A. Marcks; mem- i tlw State. They seem to be In ac- bershlp committee Mrs. Clarence | cord in pointing out that the Stato (Conttaued on Laat Page) Inow has an opportunity to klU two,based birds alth one stone. Emergency reUef funda ta the Fed¬ eral Treasury and now available to the states, they say, wtll not only provide new and modern paving on certata antiquated and dangerous highways, but wiU also insure a large volume of practical unemploy¬ ment relief. Manufacturers in many lines will be Interested ta their optalons and expressions upon which this artele is ^MMm.- Pennaylvanla'a share of tbe 1 emeneney aUotment of |I30,OM,000, for the Improvement of Federal Aid roada. la more than ttMtjOtt. A$ prevailing prtoea tbat aum would ba sufflolant to rebuild move than ISt miles of wom oift tonda that nam constitute a msngji to traflle ta ad¬ dition to being a eoatljr matnlonnnet burden. Wofli BeUet BAUmt llMa CkaHlir In addiUon to Itl allotment tram (Conttaued a|.iiiif».ag«in)
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 41 |
Issue | 42 |
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 | 1932-09-15 |
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 | 09 |
Day | 15 |
Year | 1932 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 41 |
Issue | 42 |
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 | 1932-09-15 |
Date Digitized | 2009-10-01 |
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 38965 kilobytes. |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15,1932
No. 42
AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. DEVOTED TO LITERATURE. LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
inty Democrats Gather Here 3000 Strong
L County Chairmaa. Oreeta I Meeting Ever Staged In Coanty
>thiee thousand attended the
the Northampton county
^U on Saturday aftemoon at
Fair Orounds, the
[Tltfklng the opening of the
for votes at the election
.Jiber' utd women from adjoining
irere also In attendance, ^belng Ideal, and the accom-
1 second to none.
ran high throughout
noon. There was an array
nt talkers, the Bangor band , hand to render a musical I snd at the conclusion of the
close to 5 o'clock, refresh- iVere served underneath the
nd with real Democratic
irss no mistake about the being for Roosevelt and lind all of the rest of thej ticket, and Northamp- 1 to sick to Its tradition of Ipnocratlc. I
If.Calvin Nickel, chairman ofj Northampton
terest voters have In the coming political campaign. Your presence manifests the Interest In the Dem¬ ocratic candidates, and I am confl- dent you will support all of the can¬ didates on tlie ticket."
Chairman Nickel paid a sterling tribute to Francis E. Walter, prom¬ inent Easton attomey-at-law, candi¬ date for congress from the twenty- flrst district. He said he has been a member of the county committee for a long time and that his services on behalf of tho party have been most valuable at all times.
Dr. Nickel also praised the candi¬ dates on the ticket for assembly: William H. Slnwell, of Bethlehem, for the Bethlehem district; Jacob A. Raub. of Easton, and Henry Male, of Pen Argyl, present Incumbents, and Christ Hester, of Portland, a candi¬ date for the offlce of ai>.jemblyman.
Chairman Nickel Introduced as tbe chairman of the meeting Morris Fortuin, prominent Nazareth resid¬ ent, one of the Industrial leaders ta the coimty, and member of the ex¬ ecutive committee, a lifelong Dem¬ ocrat.
In assuming the chairmanship, Mr. Fortuin thanked Dr. Nickel for the
committee, >, ind a resident of Nazareth,' honor conferred the meetng by extending a The flrst speaker was Lawrence nkome to the assembled | h. Rupp, of Alentown. candidate for predicted success for the na- the U. S. senate. He declared that dty and county ticket. | "no single factor wlll bring about the
meeting," said Dr. Nickel, "Is resumption of so many activities as the largest political gather-^the Immediate modlflcatlon of the the history of Northampton Volstead act. I am not agatast the Dmocracy, and shows the in-1 (Conttaued on Page Four)
Rajah Sigmund
Did Not Show Up
The ITEM had been informed yesterday by Mr. Meeser, man¬ ager of The Broad Street Thea¬ tre that Rajah Slgmimd would not make his appearance in Naz¬ areth as advertised through these columns last week.
No reason was given by Mr. Meeser for the Rajah's action In this matter and consequently R. P. Zlegler, The Unangst Furniture Company and^he Broad Street Theatre are at a loss and wish to extend their apology to the pub¬ lic.
AlUrt T.
EDITOR'S NOTE
The advertisements that ap¬ peared In our last weeks issue by the parties concerned were In¬ serted In good faith by all con¬ cemed. Just why the contract between The Broad Street The¬ atre and Rajah Slgmund is not carried out Is beyond our know¬ ledge and no reason obtainable at time of going lo press.
irians Entertain Ladies At Saw Creek Club
uy the members of the lo-
Club stage an outtag ex-
invittog wives, sweet-
gueste.
Icemmittee ta charge of the
year selected Saw Creek
woods, while the men kept their pip¬ es hot through an exciting quoit tournament working up an appetite for the feast to follow.
This feast, the outetandlng and most unique feature of the outtag was a genuine clam bake prepared suitable spot for such by the steward of the club, Wade and certataly sucoeeded In Ernst and his assistante, and Wade t a big success. A more | med not be told by any city fellows location ta tbe Poconos how to run a bake. A ntaety foot tbe requlremenU to make table spread oa tbe lawn and dseor- ,%w Creek Club with ite ated appropriately with a Rotary dub house, large lake and emblem design made by Mrs. Bra¬ tions ta general is sec- st occupytag the centre of the table. I When the second bell was sounded ,le members of the party, the table was surrounded by a aftemoon playtag cards, pleasant looktag, congenial bunch of I lathing and hiking through, Nazarenes.
CHAMPION
reached the finals after strenuous competition with eight others of the
At 11111X11 rUllUj .ic-ir. VanBuskirk, of Easton, was ¦ Tthe winner ta the Second flight, de-
Man Defeated Bethlehem feattag Warren W. Orube, also of to Lift initial Heaer Easton, 1 up. This matoh ended in _^ I rather sensational manner. Van-
tt.^ -. -# >»»« I. »ht by the count Medal sbores were; Mees- Bride 78. Vhe winner has ng golf only two years ride has been on the fair- three summers. Both
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WCTON, Sept. 21. —Four- the thirty-six states re- ratify the "Lame Duck" "t to the Constitution to
I eflective have already ac- Ratiflcation will be com¬ ply next year, when the of the State legislatures
' the first time since Secre- on certified the Norrls re-
! »nd sent It to the gover-
I of the President and Vice under the Twentieth M.wlli end on January 30 ch 4, and Senatws ntatlves wlll be sworn ta ' I. on which day at noon ^' meet annually. The w" amendment abolishes and short term.
I the preeent system, adopt-
we foundtag of the He-
members of Congress
Jlovember are not ewom
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Month | 09 |
Day | 15 |
Year | 1932 |
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