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fio^ on Sale j , -The History of Nazareth" . J^overing Two Centure.- 1940 Have you reserved your copy ? [ —. » » — J THE NAZARETH ITEM m ¦• i*> i Now on Sale 'Uw History of Nazanth" 1740 -^Covering Two Centuraa— 1940 Have you reaerved your copy ? gSlpp-:, No. 15—48 So. Main St., Phone 20 Borough Council Meets In Regular Session » mjM Action On Com- r!z.ie.eiions Concern- ¦fcjRMd Condition rfjint J. Allen Schaeffer pre- ^^Se Marcli session of Naia- if iiSh council Monday night •fWMttntclpal building. *il«t Wlli amounting to $3.- *7!^« ordered paid. Receipts fiStS Sounded to IJMm •"flSLunlcitloM were read from iSnmol and F. T. Summers. ySSStata Hill, complimenting the *U police on th-^lr recent res- «l » marooned roup of M fhim a stalled auto be- jiaaareth and Bethlehem In ?TleeDt Wiaaard. •tfStfianlcatlon was read from * Si Chamber of Commerce SftTlfcrthants Association rela- Sraoodlttons of borough atreeu SI Itoe WWard: also another •^Ljcuon was read from the S^MOanr expresalng their ap- ^^aattat local co-operation JJjJ, time they held their ^EliaAtnmoyer stated his poii- MM Obalrman of Highways, in ^^aam aiOi the orders he had k|^TM|f Supervisor during the P S IBPV (til during February, I, that he had Instructed the to arrange to have as added to the force as SgHIK pnperty and ftre plugs ^^*a[aaaa, and that during then the members or th^ aos* company cleaned -MM>tt, be had also Instructed MOtvn tht Borough truck over taut Ir tben and If hU Instruc- Ml M BOt been carried out, - ¦ " not hold him respon- ..jn was given the com- (rom the Business Men's , and the Chamber of __ and what should be done to il (ntiiK, and the consensus of 0m au that the Highway Com- iriHN and the Supervisor should Ml a mwtlng and decide on a IC eoone of action and the com- (OHMBUtd on Page Four) NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 1940 LOCAL COUPLES OB- SERVE 31st WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Two Nazaretii couple.s ob erved their 3lst wedding annlver.sarl-s on Wednesday, namely, Mr. and Mrs Quintus Frantz, 434 South Main St.. and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beck, 22J South Whitefl;>Id St. Mr. and Mrs. Fr.\ntz were mar¬ ried In the DanielsviUe Evangelical Church on March 6, 1909. by the Rev. Henry Lutz, the npastor of that congregation. Mrs. Frantz is a daughter of John and the late Dama, nee Sneck, Rockle, and was born at Slatington on Nov, ll, 1838, Mr. Frantz is a son of the late Henry and Ellen, nee Berger, Frantz. and was bom at Kunkletown on Aug. 2S. IgM. The oouple have two daughters. Bllen. wife of Floyd Schoch, of the Bethlehem-Naaareth highway, and Miss Minerva Frantz, at home. They took up housekeeping at 409 South Main St., town, later they resided with his parents and for the past 39 years have lived at their present address. He is employed at the Naaareth Coal and Lumber Co. Mr. and Mrs, Beck were married at the home of Mrs, Beck's graiul- mother, Mrs, Julian Kahler, on aouth Broad and Park Sts.. town, on March 6, 1N9, by the Rev. Wal¬ lace H. Wotring, then pastor of 8t. John's Evangelical-Reformed Church town. Mrs. Beck Is a daugnier of John and Ida, nee Kahler. Laubaeh, born In town, while Mr. Beck Is a son of the late Francis and Abys- .-Inla, nee Nolf. Beck, bom in Upper Nazareth Town-shlp, Tliey have been blessed with three sons. Lester. Charles and WllUam. the latter married, and one daugh¬ ter. MUdred. They resided in Upper Nazareth Township for eight years and then moved to Nazareth, living at their pre.sent addre&s the past eighteen years. Mr. Beck i.s an in¬ valid and observed his birthday on Sunday. Hml Francis E. Walter Ibkes Statement On Logan-Walter Bill LOCAL CHAMPIONS DROP GAME TO PAL¬ MERTON IN SPEC¬ TACULAR CLASH Last Moments Of Game Fatal ORANT KAHLER Nur Before Congreas ,n Walter, ranking Ma* at the exclusive committee • ni Aidiciary. announced here Ma iMt be intends calling up the jOlMifaker Administrative Law ¦arMate and vote in the House tf IVNantatlves as soon as pos- aa Bl was emphatic in his as- «!¦ that, in spite of threatened there would be no aide- of this Important remedial which has been endorsed I^MNi of civic bodies, including il4wrican Federation of Labor. Bgg tartness organizations large ¦iwall, the American Bar Asso- BBm and approximately thlrty- ¦litattand city Bar Associations. (OoBtlnued on Page Five) - • - ¦••nmVE MISSIONARY TO »«AK AT V. M. C. A. ¦JWW E. Koch of 2012 Butler St.. BBai, will be the guest .speaker at atm Gamma Club, In the Y.M. •Aoofcturday at 7:45 P, M, »¦ Boch, who was graduated y^efayette College m the class »WI,wlth the degree of Bachelor r*** In Mechanical Englneer- ¦* later entered Dallas Tlieological jajT, In Dallas, Texas, and now, ¦tat completed his work there. JLy"' to go to the Belgian 2* " Africa, under the spon- g* •' ^ Unevangellaed Africa J"", as soon a? sufHclent funds ^¦j* available. j2"* •Ul also be a short histal- r?»[Vtce at thU meeting, when -"wuowing ofncers will be hiatall- *Ijwnard Kes.sler. president; lSrt.1. « • *"*¦ president: Mrs. j^™* Reagan, secretary; Mrs. ^' "ace, treasurer; Miss Ar- 1^' **"*^"t pianist. GRANT KAHLER SUCCUMBS IN HOSPIT A L Well Known Townsman, Councilman, Drayman Orant H, Kahler, 534 South Main St.. town, die* at 3 A.M. yesterday at St, Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, where he had been a patient since Friday, of pneumonia, aged 44 years, 5 months and 22 days. The deceased was born hi town October 14. 1895 the son of Charles and Louise (Whitesell) Kahler and was for many years a drayman and trucker In town. He was a member of The Borough Council, being Chairman of the Po¬ lice Committee: a member of Min¬ netonka Tribe Red Men. of town; the Knights of Friendship, of town; the Fraternal Order of Eagles, of Phillipsburg. N. J., and the A, F, of L. Teamsters Union. He l5 survived by his wife, Hattie J. nee Walksr. Kahler; three sons, Charles, Orant and Richard, all at home; two daughters. Mrs. William Crouse and Mrs. J. O, Nlssley, both of town; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kahler, of town: four broth¬ ers. Frank, of Bethlehem; Willis, of Fleetwood and Oeorge and Warren, of town; by four .sisters, Mr.s. A. N. Oish, of Allentown; Mrs. Joseph M.fddock. of Phillipsburg, N. J., Mrs. Francis Knecht and Miss Mildred K.Uiler, of town, and also by one grandchild. Private funeral services will be held from his late home Saturday after¬ noon at 2:30 o'clock, followed by pub¬ lic services In St. John's Reformed Church, town, of which he wao a member, at 2:43. Interment will be mada on St. John's Union Cemet.ry with the Rev. Walter Diehl, pastor, ofBclating, Friends may call to view the body tomorrow evening. The local Blue and White Basket- cers, Lshigh-Northampton LeagU2 Champions, dropped the game in the District 11 Champlon.ship Semi- Pinals ag.iinst the Palmerton Blue Bombers Tuesday night In one of the most bitterly-contested games played on the hardwood of the Al¬ lentown High School Little Palestra, by a close 31 to 29 count, Leh's proteges, competing In the district elimination series for the first tim? really surprised with its brilliant battle against the favored Blue Bombers. Nazareth led thru most of the ball game, and when the .score was deadlocked on no less than ten occasions during the ball game, the locals usually broke the deadlock flrst to move out in front. Each time, however, the fighting , Palmerton team fought back to flnal- i ly triumph. I Oohig Into the game a decided underdog, the Leh lads really sur- I prised with their spectacular per- I formance against Coach Bill Wll- I helm's VaUey League champions, and even though the losers, can hold their heads high, deserving much credit for the fighting spirit shown. The hero of the night was Palm- erton's Kurtz, who in the last half minute of play, with the two teams deadlocked at 29-29, broke the tie by sinking a fleld goal from the foul line. The game was very colorful from start to flnish. with the rival school I bands pepping things up with theU* I lively music. I rirM Period After getting the opening tap. Palmerton missed a scoring chance when Prank Kurtz failed to convert ; after being fouled. Nazareth's zone defense puzzled Palmerton for a I time, and then Ooodhart broke the I Ice with a fleld goat for Nazareth, and the same player followed up I with a foul to give Nazareth a 3-0 lead. Captain Charlie Fabian came right I back with a basket for Palmerton. and less than twenty second^ later the same player scored again to put Palmerton in front for the first time. 4 to 3 Johnny Byrnes. Nazareth captain. sank one from under the ba.sket to again put his team In the lead, 5 to 4. Palmerton called time out. When play was resumed, Fabian (Continued on Page Pour) Single Copy Thraa C»ata j Demand For The New Pub¬ lication "The History of Nazareth'' Increasing Daily CHORAL SOCIETY PREPARING FOR RARE TREAT REV. O. M. SHULTZ DR W CALVIN NICKEL TO ORGANIZE A.ND DIRECT LOCAL CAMPAIGN MORAVIAN HIS- I TORKAL CURATOR. 76. LIVES IN OLD WHITEFIELD HOUSE Honorable Samuel E. Shull of Stroudsburg has been named Oeneral Chairman of the forthcoming oela- Living In a house where 33 mar- ried couples spent their "honey- ware Valley Council, Boy Scouts of; moon" in 1745 U the Rev, O. M America, budget fund campaign. Redington Moore, Council President announced today. One of Judge ShuU's flrst ofBcla', ac:s was to appoint Or, W. Calvin Nickel chairman of the Nazareth district. Dr. Nickel. Sheriff of Northamp- Shultz. curator and librarian of the Moravian Historical Society's Whlte¬ fleld House, of town. A retired Mo¬ ravian minister, the Rev. sdr. Shultz was 76 years old Sunday. i Living among the archives, hls- I torical volumes and museum pieces In the 200-year-old Wihtefleld Hause j It was announced that the Naza¬ retii Choral Society i.> meeting reg¬ ularly and rehearsing far the Aa- I nu.il Spring Concert to be given Moaday eve.nnig April 15th, in the I Nazarth Moravian Church. This is the first tlmf; tlie Society will hjve the opportunity to present to the public a fellow.shlp concert with the Festival Male Chorus of All ntown This society was former¬ ly the Arion Society and is com- j po.sed of forty men under the di- : rection of Dr. Willy Richter, Prof. Lichty of Bethlehem, being the sub- director. The Nazareth society is composed of eighty members under the direc¬ tion of E. Schneebeli, who has con¬ ducted successfully, concerts for ' forty years in Nazareth and various citi:s in the state of New York and i Connecticut. I The massed chorus will be as- I sisted on the organ by Charles W. I Hess, dean of organists In this com- ; munity. Daniel Rohn. teacher of I music, will assist at the piano. Miss Jean Kem. flutist, and Mrs. Ruth ! Pohl Orammes. harpist, will be fea¬ tures in the program as special at¬ tractions. Music lovers will make no mistake on Monday evening. AprU 15:h if they attend. Orders Received To Datt Include Requcata For From One To Tes Copies Each Over 3,000 Namea Will Appear In Patron LM NO. 1 BOOK SOLD TO A. G. KERN iihoui many teen ••-Hitltr Bfoc:aiin«d Gat- J^Auitrian unioa *H?»n«'al Motors and ^vaai, 1937. **~iJ?!'» aairUtt Iynch»d "> N«w Orleans, IMl. '*~S*^? ""¦* ''"••la •'-St. Potnik', Day. MARIONETTE SHOW PRESENTED A marionette show presented by students of the local senior and Junior high schools under the direc¬ tion of Miss Jean B. Clute, arts supervisor, featured the March ses¬ .sion of fh;^ local Junior Woman's Club held in the Eagle Hall on Monday evening Participating in the show were Jean Wunderly, Shirley Sundberg, James Fetherolf, Oeorge Kahler. June Detweiler nnd Conr.id Miller. Jr., a.sslsted by Jean Mclz .i.s promp¬ ter and Lester Walters as stage manager. Included in the program were .several trumpet solas by Wil¬ lard Schissler with Daniel Rohn as accompanist, and a reading, "A Sil¬ ver Wedding Anniversary", by Miss Margaret Moser. During a short busines.s session, presided over by Miss Oenevieve Stler. club president, a report of the treasurer, Mrs, Naomi Kidd. and the welfare committee, of which Mrs Orthla Reilly Is chairman, were read. Announcement was made that Miss Leila Flory, of Bangor, will present an Illustrated lecture on "Mexico" at the April meeting of the group. The April meeting committee In¬ cludes Mrs, Marion Thompson, Mrs. Sue tioduer, Mrs. Dorothy Bowers, Mrs. Josephine We.vieU, Mrs. Francis Reimer, and Misses Lola Long and Oladys Fleischman. Hostesses at Monday's meeting were: Mrs. Marguerite Weaver. Mrs. Dorte Dougla.s, Mrs. Arlene Kem, and Misses Oenevieve Stler. Evelyn Oraver, Lilly Oeorge and Marlon Flick. SEARLES SETS NEW BOWLING RECORD Maiurlce Searles put together gafnes of 214 226 and 264 for a big total of 706 land a new record for CANTATA "THE REDEMPTWrTO RENDERED V.M.C.A, alleys in a during the Winter onday evening. This Ihe previous record of i-eral weeks ago by Tom the Nazar mate Leagui total TOtTbllel D Rea Searles had only one flat frame. a -spilt in the first inning of the .second game. In th > t\r>: game he featured three doubles and pulled two splits for spares. In the .-econd game he had a flve timer and in the la.st game a triple and flve timer. Soarlcs get.s a tough break in the fact that since he was .-ulxstitutiiig, the match will not count in his average, but the honor of rolling the match is »«11 his. In Moravian Church, Sun* day Evening, 7:30 OVlock Tlie Choir and an augmented or- ' cliestra will render a Cantata "The Redemption" by Oounod under the direction of Franklyn E. Kostenbad. r with Mrs. Russell Rohrbach at the organ, next Sunday evening at 7:30 ! O'clock. I Tliis Work is a lyrical setting- i forth of the great facts on which deix'nds tlie existence of the Chn.st- ian Church. The Pa.ssion and Death of the Saviour. His Olorious Life I on earth from the Resurrection to j Hi.s A.~consion. and ending with th-j I chorus "Unfold, Ye PortaU." Tlie public Is most cordially in¬ vited. ton County and President of the j ^jnce 1929. the scholarly. white-hair- Nazareth Burial Vault Company, j ed Mr. Shultz is Imbued with the has long been active in community ufg ^f the Moravians and the two and civic affairs. He will be in centuries of history in the Moravian charge of organizing and directing community. the campaign personnel in Nazareth Compiler of "The History of Naz- Stockertown. Belfa.st, Tatamy and areth", the Rev. Mr. Shultz worked Hecktown. Tlie Nazareth District will form ' part of the campaign personnel of the Joint Council-wide drive which will be launched the latter part of this month. More than oOO volun- j teer busine.ss and profession leaders will devote their time and efTorts tj providing a budget adequate to meet tlie growing n:'eds of Scouting throughout the Council area. Other members of the Nazareth District campaign will be announced in the near future. Dr. Nickels stated ROTARIANS HEAR TALK ON MANUFAC¬ TURE OF ICE CREAM almost two years collecting and read¬ ing the data for the volume which will be published as a prelude t3 the Nazareth Bi-Centennial this Summer, The historical work was (Continued on Page Five) TEACHERS WHX ATTEND CONFERENCE The Rotary Club held their weekly dinner-luncheon se.ssion on Mon¬ day evening in the auditorium of the local V.M.C.A. with President Edward Cassler in charge. Joseph T. Kolbrook, of Philadel¬ phia, was the guest speaker and ^ Nazareth at 7:00 a. m. .ind returning On March 8 all the teachers of Nazareth will leave for the Univer¬ sity of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia where a convention for the improve- m.^nt of te.iching in th ¦ elementary and secondary schools will be held Tins Schoolman's Week Conference is spoiwored Jointly by the Univer- .-ity of Pennsylvania and the South- easfrn Convention of Pennsylvania Educational Association. Lectures, demon.stration.5 and round table discussions will be hel on the university campus and near- j '"'^ by buildings such as Convention | t)ro:he Hall. Two bu.ses will be leaving ; ^ WOMAN HURT IN CRASH ON RATH- NAZARETH ROAD Elizabeth Robinson, 33, of A.^bury P.irk N. J . wa.s admitted to Easton hxspita!. 120 p. m. Priday for In¬ juries received in a head-on collision between the car she was driving and a car operated by Floyd Walter of Chestnut Ave. town, on the Bath- Nazareth highwav near the Dexter Cement Co plant Mivs Robinson's car skidded on i:,v pavem"nt on a stretch where one-way traffl: was maintained be¬ cause of high snow drifts Walter ar.d Daniel Perec of New Ysrk Citv. pa-iengers m Mi-s Robin- sons car were treated at the scene by Dr A N. Seyfried of town, for .-light injari.'s. Officer Henry Briscoe of tile Beth¬ lehem jarracks of State Motor Police investigated •—• As predicted last week, when II was flrst announced tliat the aaat publication, "The History of Nan> reth' would be sold In advance, orders have been coming in ttlMl and fast. It was announced ftt ttW "V" o(B:e, headquarters (or tlw of thU book, that forty-six were received in Friday tnomlng^ mail, reserving from one to taaB copies each. It was alao stfttea tBag several libraries iuve written lei- ters requesting as high as ten ooplM. At thU rate, it was ftnmnami, It win bf a matter of but a (ew wagBa until the entire suwly will be •¦• hausted. The Bl - Cententiial Conunlttae again wishes to axmounoe thftt al citlaens who want to reserve a eoff should do so without (uftter Balag. The committee also smphariwd tiM (act that there will be no n-prtnta and that when the deadline Ig reached there will be no tttttBaa copies available. It was alao blBtaC because of popular demand, thai the present nomliwl rate per booa may be increased due to limttai quantity being published. An advertisement appeartnc elM- where in this issue gives (ull par> tlculars for reservations. It was announced at the ai-Oea« tennlal OlBce that more tiian MM names will appear in the patron Ull of this history. While thU Uat It being prepared for the press, tlM I total luted and checked up to j day noon was 3.011 names. I names was the goal .set by the Fat> I ron List Committee more than • ! year ago wh^n the drive was startedt GOING SOUTH J Allen Schaefler is leaving II liijjL wtfTT 111 I sister and [r. and Mrs. Fred on REBEKAHS NOMINATE Members of Elizabeth File Lodge No. 570, Order of Rebekahs, during their meeting held Monday evening In the Odd Fellow Building, nom¬ inated ofBcers Inclusive of Rachel Tittle, noble grand; Prances Wolfe, vice grand; Clara Meyers, trustee; and Rosa Siegfried, delegate to the June State convention of the order to be held at WlUlamsport, A class of candidates were Initi¬ ated by the d^^gree team of the order, directed by degree master Calvin Hartzell, and arrangements wcre piTfcctcd to hold a card party at tiie home of Mrs. Lucy Kline. South Main St, on March I2th, Hoste.s.ses at a .social period were: Ellon Weaver, Ada Knecht. Jennie Frantz, Emma Steiner. Mayme Edel¬ man. Anna Hahn, Hazel Itterly, Pauline Huber, Cornelia Frltchman, Rose Siegfried, Lillie Trein, Orace Pike. Ellen Albright and Henrietta Prantz, • • TO OIVE MINSTREL Members of Washington Camp. No. 44S. P, O S, of A., during their most recent meeting held In the Odd Fellow Hall, decided to produce a minstrel show some time this Spring, Details of the affair will be announced later, • - SCOVTS MEET The Mothers Auxiliary of the Olrl ScouUs met In regular monthly ses¬ .sion Friday evening in the scout headquarters with Mrs. Clinton Koch president, presiding. Tables for the he.idquarters are being prepared It was announced. Members of the Oirl Scout troops are soiling Bi-Centennlal stickers, It was also announced K.OFF.HOLD BOOSTER MEETING Nazareth Chamber. No. 109. Knights of Friendship, wore hosts on Monday evening to grand offlcers of that order and In their honor a class of two candidates were initi¬ ated. The Nazareth Chambers de¬ gree team exempllfled the work of the order. Chambers of Slatington. Cat.a.^.iu- qua, Palmerton and Nazareth, com- ' prising District 6. represented the , gathering. Ouests of honor included Milton Donecker, of Palmerton. I grand sir knight marshall; Paul Lehr, of Allentown. grand secretary: Ray Klstler, of Palmerton, past | grand sir knight marshall; Oeorge Heimbach. of Allentown, grand ' tru.stee; W. Heylin Ruch. of Allen¬ town. district deputy sir knight marshall; and Steward Remel. of ' Slatington. { The refreshment committee served a lunch after the session. • DEMOCRATIC WOMEN TO MEET TUESDAY spoke on the subject, "Walls of Ola.ss". depicting with the aid of motion pictures the process in¬ volved in the manufacture of ice cream. Other movies shown were "Snow TlirilLs" and a Walt Disney cartoon. Janie.s W. Jackson Intro¬ duced the .sjieakor. Birthday felicitations were extend¬ ed to W. F. T)son, H. P. Yeisley and Oeorge Orim. A board of nominees of 18 mem¬ bers was named during the bu.^ine.vi se.ssion of the club with nine mem¬ bers to be chosen at a lat-r date. Next Monday the six'.ikcr will be John H. Herring, Superintendent of the PubUc Scliools at Portland, Pa.. and also motion pictures will be shown of the Pottsville Rotary Dls- lat; that same evening. — NO "LOST TIMr AC¬ CIDENT FOR 10 VEARS ristol, Connecticut. c tour to Mexico I They tX^i^v/o visit Mexico City and other pjints at interest, returning to th.ir respective honjes by the end of this month, ^.x" WITHDRAWS Local Man Has Clean Slate For 36 Years Excellnt W3rk accomplished dur- ir.g 1939 in the matter of accident prevention wa.s commend d by offl- ci.i'..s of Metropolitan Edison Com¬ pany at a meeting of di.~trlct su;)er- intendents and department h ad- held 1 i.*t week in Ea.ston. During the pan y^ar th.? company, with a total of 1.455 employees, had onlv trict Conference to be held on March eight "lost tlm?" accidents, so termed 31, April 1 and April 2. •- LEGION POST MEET The H. V Knecht Post 415. Amer- lean Legion met in regular .>ession Tuesday evening in thoir home at which time further reports w.re heard from Wiliam Silfles. local ar¬ chitect, on tlie proposed addition to the present home. Plans were al.so discuss.d regard¬ ing the celebration of the Legions 21st Birthday Anniversary Tenta¬ tive plans include a j<iint banquet of the Auxiliary and Past, set for th: latter part of ilii.^ month Last evening me:nbor,s of the local post attinded the 30:h District meet¬ ing, held at East Sr nid>!jurg. in th- Oeorge N K nt Pcl^: ii mie at which time St.itc dignit.iric- were present¬ ed and addrtss.d tlie ^.itliering. The local post, it w.i.s announced. Ls over the top in mMnbi^hip with a roll of 131 members Tlie local Women's Democratic Club will hold a covered dish supper at 6:30 o'clock Tuesday evening tn the Shafer Building, Belvidere St., followed by their regular business meeting at 8 P M. All members are urged to attend. DEN rVB HOLD MEETING The Cub Den number 3 mooting was held at the home of Mrs. Car¬ rie Hawk. Park St. on Tuesday eve¬ ning. TIioso pre.sent were: Richard Hawk, Raymond Young, Nicholas Cerrone, Roslyn Kahler. John Am¬ brose, and Den Chief Richard Kneller, sroiT roiNcIL hold SPEt'l,\L MEETING The Oirl Scout Council held a special meeting at the home of Mrs. John McOongilo, Hall Court, on Monday evening. Plans were al.so made to hold their annual Cookie Sale, • • .-^-"^ INJURE^ HAND Robert Murray,Jhrlver of a Schal- ble Bakers trucji. suffered a cut hand when he fel early on Monday morning on ^he f y pavement upon entering Ra)\^otil Heller's store on North Main ^tJ Murray's hand plunged througrrthe window pane of the door, OfBcer William J. HonU rendered flrst aid and assistance to the injured man. because the injuries .suffered by th - ' individuil involv; d were of .^ufflcient .¦severity to necessitate his remaining , away from his regular employment i Of these there was only one in the E.u^ton division, of which tlie Naza- r. til di.nrtct is a part. The company keeps a record of all departments which work without .ic- cident and the Nazaretii district ha* a record of 10 years without a .single "lost time" accident. The reord for having worked the longest period of time without a last time accident is held by Peter A. Heckman who lia.- a "cle.in slate" for 36 years Special award.^ in the form of honor certificates, will be pri.sented to all eniplnvoo.s who have worked without accident. Tliese were pre¬ sent d l.i.st w:ck to Frank O Keim. local .superintendent, by Mr A. J. Altliou.'^e. assistant general manager. at tho Easton meeting. HOLD^VERElT DISHSOflAL The Udies Aid Society of the ; Haman Evengclical Church held a i covered dish social at tho home of I Mr.s. Mary Bonsteln on Saturday evening in hononr of her 80th birth¬ day. A prayer meeting followed the supper. Pre.sent were Rev and Mrs. L. 8 Stahl, Mrs. Howard Seyfried. Mrs. Clinton Koch, Homer Koch, Mrs John Zellner. Violet Marquardt, Mrs. Robert Benn, Mr. and Mrs, Oeorge Koch, Mr.H. Edward Norris, Margaret NorrLs. Mr and Mrs. Daniel Nace, Arlene Nace. Mrs. Thomas Vannatta Margaret Bonsteln and Mary Bon¬ steln. A bake sale was also announced for March 9th, at the Naiareth Hardware Store. , I CHARLE3 H UNANOST DISCUSS FUR- THEEPLANSm HOMEADDmOW Discu.s.sing plans fur a propose^ addition to the post home, ttM building committee of Harold W, Knecht Post. No 415. American La* gion, met Friday night in the Ut» glon Home, with Commander Ker* sey Dever in charge Plans presented by William A. Silfles. local architect, were pra> snted t} the committee and wen further dLscussed at a meeting at the post Tuesday night. Members of the post attended • 30th District meeting at Stroudsburg; last evening Speaking at this OIMC* ing were State Commander Edwart S:irling. of Vandergrlft. and Edward Ltnsky. of Philad.Iphia. State adjut« ant LEAP YEAR PARTY A Leap Y ar party was held by the Multuni Parvo Club, at the home at Anges Schrammel. town. Saturdaf evening Oames were played and re(re4l> ments s.rved Those in attendance were: Charlai Nictiolas. Warren Young. WUliatt Moser Jr. Homer Peters, fcneil Brandl. Wm. Rothrock, Buiene Hartzell. Margaret Haltman. Beatrtea Edelman, Ruth Johnson, Carol tet» ers, Althea Werkiielser, Anna Brandl and Agnes Schrammel. SHOOTING MATCH WINNERS ANNOUNCfB UNANGST WITH¬ DRAWS FROM CON¬ GRESSIONAL RACE Charle.s H. Unangst. former Sheriff and Commissioner of Northampton County. w"'os> petitions for Repre- .sentativo in the 21st Congre.s.slonal District were circulated early in pre¬ paratory campaign for the Demo¬ cratic Primary announces his com- plote withdrawal from the race. Tho announcement coming on the last day when candidates may flle their petition, cau.ted a startling surprise not only among Mr. Unangst's many frl«nds and sup¬ porters, but throughout the Congres- ^cional District where he is well and favorably known, Mr. Unangst ascribes his change of mind to two important reasons: First, that the order at hla health Is such that It might be severely im¬ paired by the vigorous campaign which the Congresstotuil raoe would entail and Second, becauae he feels that there is great need at thia par¬ ticular time to promote harmony and to maintain the integrity ot tht Democratic Party In the DIstrtet generally and In Northampton Ooun¬ ty particularly. Tlie shooting match held at Bel> fast last Saturday afternoon by Hm Nazareth R<kI and Oun Club brougM on tlie field more than forty an* ihiisiasts. The match started at 1:M with twenty-soven shooters at thg posts. The winners of the Aral round were Walter Kahler and Oaf! Seyfried. bot taking home a ehlek> en Wimiers of the second roUBi were Raymond Miller and Mr. Memory, with Miller winning a taaai and Memory a chicken. The thM (Continued on Page I^Mir) » CONDUCT SBBVICBg Temple No. 10, L.O.B., last conducted a temple of the late Mra. Minnie member of the group. C0NTBB9TB
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Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 49 |
Issue | 15 |
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 | 1940-03-07 |
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 | 03 |
Day | 07 |
Year | 1940 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 49 |
Issue | 15 |
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 | 1940-03-07 |
Date Digitized | 2009-10-02 |
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 38686 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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, -The History of Nazareth"
. J^overing Two Centure.- 1940 Have you reserved your copy ? [
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THE
NAZARETH
ITEM
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'Uw History of Nazanth"
1740 -^Covering Two Centuraa— 1940 Have you reaerved your copy ?
gSlpp-:, No. 15—48 So. Main St., Phone 20
Borough Council Meets
In Regular Session
»
mjM Action On Com- r!z.ie.eiions Concern- ¦fcjRMd Condition
rfjint J. Allen Schaeffer pre-
^^Se Marcli session of Naia-
if iiSh council Monday night
•fWMttntclpal building.
*il«t Wlli amounting to $3.-
*7!^« ordered paid. Receipts
fiStS Sounded to IJMm
•"flSLunlcitloM were read from
iSnmol and F. T. Summers.
ySSStata Hill, complimenting the
*U police on th-^lr recent res-
«l » marooned roup of
M fhim a stalled auto be-
jiaaareth and Bethlehem In
?TleeDt Wiaaard.
•tfStfianlcatlon was read from * Si Chamber of Commerce SftTlfcrthants Association rela- Sraoodlttons of borough atreeu SI Itoe WWard: also another •^Ljcuon was read from the S^MOanr expresalng their ap- ^^aattat local co-operation JJjJ, time they held their
^EliaAtnmoyer stated his poii- MM Obalrman of Highways, in ^^aam aiOi the orders he had k|^TM|f Supervisor during the P S IBPV (til during February, I, that he had Instructed the to arrange to have as added to the force as
SgHIK pnperty and ftre plugs
^^*a[aaaa, and that during
then the members or th^
aos* company cleaned
-MM>tt, be had also Instructed
MOtvn tht Borough truck over
taut Ir tben and If hU Instruc-
Ml M BOt been carried out,
- ¦ " not hold him respon-
..jn was given the com-
(rom the Business Men's
, and the Chamber of
__ and what should be done
to il (ntiiK, and the consensus of
0m au that the Highway Com-
iriHN and the Supervisor should
Ml a mwtlng and decide on a
IC eoone of action and the com-
(OHMBUtd on Page Four)
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 1940
LOCAL COUPLES OB- SERVE 31st WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
Two Nazaretii couple.s ob erved their 3lst wedding annlver.sarl-s on Wednesday, namely, Mr. and Mrs Quintus Frantz, 434 South Main St.. and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beck, 22J South Whitefl;>Id St.
Mr. and Mrs. Fr.\ntz were mar¬ ried In the DanielsviUe Evangelical Church on March 6, 1909. by the Rev. Henry Lutz, the npastor of that congregation. Mrs. Frantz is a daughter of John and the late Dama, nee Sneck, Rockle, and was born at Slatington on Nov, ll, 1838, Mr. Frantz is a son of the late Henry and Ellen, nee Berger, Frantz. and was bom at Kunkletown on Aug. 2S. IgM.
The oouple have two daughters. Bllen. wife of Floyd Schoch, of the Bethlehem-Naaareth highway, and Miss Minerva Frantz, at home. They took up housekeeping at 409 South Main St., town, later they resided with his parents and for the past 39 years have lived at their present address. He is employed at the Naaareth Coal and Lumber Co.
Mr. and Mrs, Beck were married at the home of Mrs, Beck's graiul- mother, Mrs, Julian Kahler, on aouth Broad and Park Sts.. town, on March 6, 1N9, by the Rev. Wal¬ lace H. Wotring, then pastor of 8t. John's Evangelical-Reformed Church town. Mrs. Beck Is a daugnier of John and Ida, nee Kahler. Laubaeh, born In town, while Mr. Beck Is a son of the late Francis and Abys- .-Inla, nee Nolf. Beck, bom in Upper Nazareth Town-shlp,
Tliey have been blessed with three sons. Lester. Charles and WllUam. the latter married, and one daugh¬ ter. MUdred. They resided in Upper Nazareth Township for eight years and then moved to Nazareth, living at their pre.sent addre&s the past eighteen years. Mr. Beck i.s an in¬ valid and observed his birthday on Sunday.
Hml Francis E. Walter Ibkes Statement On Logan-Walter Bill
LOCAL CHAMPIONS DROP GAME TO PAL¬ MERTON IN SPEC¬ TACULAR CLASH
Last Moments Of Game Fatal
ORANT KAHLER
Nur Before Congreas
,n Walter, ranking Ma* at the exclusive committee • ni Aidiciary. announced here Ma iMt be intends calling up the jOlMifaker Administrative Law ¦arMate and vote in the House tf IVNantatlves as soon as pos- aa Bl was emphatic in his as- «!¦ that, in spite of threatened there would be no aide- of this Important remedial which has been endorsed I^MNi of civic bodies, including il4wrican Federation of Labor. Bgg tartness organizations large ¦iwall, the American Bar Asso- BBm and approximately thlrty- ¦litattand city Bar Associations.
(OoBtlnued on Page Five) - • -
¦••nmVE MISSIONARY TO »«AK AT V. M. C. A.
¦JWW E. Koch of 2012 Butler St.. BBai, will be the guest .speaker at atm Gamma Club, In the Y.M. •Aoofcturday at 7:45 P, M,
»¦ Boch, who was graduated y^efayette College m the class »WI,wlth the degree of Bachelor r*** In Mechanical Englneer- ¦* later entered Dallas Tlieological jajT, In Dallas, Texas, and now, ¦tat completed his work there. JLy"' to go to the Belgian 2* " Africa, under the spon- g* •' ^ Unevangellaed Africa J"", as soon a? sufHclent funds ^¦j* available.
j2"* •Ul also be a short histal- r?»[Vtce at thU meeting, when -"wuowing ofncers will be hiatall- *Ijwnard Kes.sler. president;
lSrt.1. « • *"*¦ president: Mrs. j^™* Reagan, secretary; Mrs. ^' "ace, treasurer; Miss Ar-
1^' **"*^"t pianist.
GRANT KAHLER SUCCUMBS IN HOSPIT A L
Well Known Townsman, Councilman, Drayman
Orant H, Kahler, 534 South Main St.. town, die* at 3 A.M. yesterday at St, Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, where he had been a patient since Friday, of pneumonia, aged 44 years, 5 months and 22 days.
The deceased was born hi town October 14. 1895 the son of Charles and Louise (Whitesell) Kahler and was for many years a drayman and trucker In town.
He was a member of The Borough Council, being Chairman of the Po¬ lice Committee: a member of Min¬ netonka Tribe Red Men. of town; the Knights of Friendship, of town; the Fraternal Order of Eagles, of Phillipsburg. N. J., and the A, F, of L. Teamsters Union.
He l5 survived by his wife, Hattie J. nee Walksr. Kahler; three sons, Charles, Orant and Richard, all at home; two daughters. Mrs. William Crouse and Mrs. J. O, Nlssley, both of town; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kahler, of town: four broth¬ ers. Frank, of Bethlehem; Willis, of Fleetwood and Oeorge and Warren, of town; by four .sisters, Mr.s. A. N. Oish, of Allentown; Mrs. Joseph M.fddock. of Phillipsburg, N. J., Mrs. Francis Knecht and Miss Mildred K.Uiler, of town, and also by one grandchild.
Private funeral services will be held from his late home Saturday after¬ noon at 2:30 o'clock, followed by pub¬ lic services In St. John's Reformed Church, town, of which he wao a member, at 2:43.
Interment will be mada on St. John's Union Cemet.ry with the Rev. Walter Diehl, pastor, ofBclating,
Friends may call to view the body tomorrow evening.
The local Blue and White Basket- cers, Lshigh-Northampton LeagU2 Champions, dropped the game in the District 11 Champlon.ship Semi- Pinals ag.iinst the Palmerton Blue Bombers Tuesday night In one of the most bitterly-contested games played on the hardwood of the Al¬ lentown High School Little Palestra, by a close 31 to 29 count,
Leh's proteges, competing In the district elimination series for the first tim? really surprised with its brilliant battle against the favored Blue Bombers. Nazareth led thru most of the ball game, and when the .score was deadlocked on no less than ten occasions during the ball game, the locals usually broke the deadlock flrst to move out in front. Each time, however, the fighting
, Palmerton team fought back to flnal-
i ly triumph.
I Oohig Into the game a decided underdog, the Leh lads really sur-
I prised with their spectacular per-
I formance against Coach Bill Wll-
I helm's VaUey League champions, and even though the losers, can hold their heads high, deserving much credit for the fighting spirit shown. The hero of the night was Palm- erton's Kurtz, who in the last half minute of play, with the two teams deadlocked at 29-29, broke the tie by sinking a fleld goal from the foul line.
The game was very colorful from start to flnish. with the rival school
I bands pepping things up with theU*
I lively music.
I rirM Period
After getting the opening tap. Palmerton missed a scoring chance when Prank Kurtz failed to convert
; after being fouled. Nazareth's zone defense puzzled Palmerton for a
I time, and then Ooodhart broke the
I Ice with a fleld goat for Nazareth, and the same player followed up
I with a foul to give Nazareth a 3-0 lead. Captain Charlie Fabian came right
I back with a basket for Palmerton. and less than twenty second^ later the same player scored again to put Palmerton in front for the first time. 4 to 3
Johnny Byrnes. Nazareth captain.
sank one from under the ba.sket to
again put his team In the lead, 5 to
4. Palmerton called time out.
When play was resumed, Fabian
(Continued on Page Pour)
Single Copy Thraa C»ata j
Demand For The New Pub¬ lication "The History of Nazareth'' Increasing Daily
CHORAL SOCIETY PREPARING FOR RARE TREAT
REV. O. M. SHULTZ
DR W CALVIN NICKEL
TO ORGANIZE A.ND DIRECT LOCAL CAMPAIGN
MORAVIAN HIS- I TORKAL CURATOR. 76. LIVES IN OLD WHITEFIELD HOUSE
Honorable Samuel E. Shull of Stroudsburg has been named Oeneral Chairman of the forthcoming oela-
Living In a house where 33 mar- ried couples spent their "honey-
ware Valley Council, Boy Scouts of; moon" in 1745 U the Rev, O. M
America, budget fund campaign. Redington Moore, Council President announced today.
One of Judge ShuU's flrst ofBcla', ac:s was to appoint Or, W. Calvin Nickel chairman of the Nazareth district.
Dr. Nickel. Sheriff of Northamp-
Shultz. curator and librarian of the Moravian Historical Society's Whlte¬ fleld House, of town. A retired Mo¬ ravian minister, the Rev. sdr. Shultz was 76 years old Sunday. i Living among the archives, hls- I torical volumes and museum pieces In the 200-year-old Wihtefleld Hause
j It was announced that the Naza¬ retii Choral Society i.> meeting reg¬ ularly and rehearsing far the Aa-
I nu.il Spring Concert to be given Moaday eve.nnig April 15th, in the
I Nazarth Moravian Church.
This is the first tlmf; tlie Society will hjve the opportunity to present to the public a fellow.shlp concert with the Festival Male Chorus of All ntown This society was former¬ ly the Arion Society and is com-
j po.sed of forty men under the di-
: rection of Dr. Willy Richter, Prof. Lichty of Bethlehem, being the sub- director.
The Nazareth society is composed of eighty members under the direc¬ tion of E. Schneebeli, who has con¬ ducted successfully, concerts for
' forty years in Nazareth and various citi:s in the state of New York and
i Connecticut.
I The massed chorus will be as-
I sisted on the organ by Charles W.
I Hess, dean of organists In this com-
; munity. Daniel Rohn. teacher of
I music, will assist at the piano. Miss Jean Kem. flutist, and Mrs. Ruth
! Pohl Orammes. harpist, will be fea¬ tures in the program as special at¬ tractions. Music lovers will make no mistake on Monday evening. AprU 15:h if they attend.
Orders Received To Datt
Include Requcata For
From One To Tes
Copies Each
Over 3,000 Namea Will Appear In
Patron LM
NO. 1 BOOK SOLD
TO A. G. KERN
iihoui many teen
••-Hitltr Bfoc:aiin«d Gat- J^Auitrian unioa
*H?»n«'al Motors and ^vaai, 1937.
**~iJ?!'» aairUtt Iynch»d "> N«w Orleans, IMl.
'*~S*^? ""¦* ''"••la •'-St. Potnik', Day.
MARIONETTE
SHOW PRESENTED
A marionette show presented by students of the local senior and Junior high schools under the direc¬ tion of Miss Jean B. Clute, arts supervisor, featured the March ses¬ .sion of fh;^ local Junior Woman's Club held in the Eagle Hall on Monday evening
Participating in the show were Jean Wunderly, Shirley Sundberg, James Fetherolf, Oeorge Kahler. June Detweiler nnd Conr.id Miller. Jr., a.sslsted by Jean Mclz .i.s promp¬ ter and Lester Walters as stage manager. Included in the program were .several trumpet solas by Wil¬ lard Schissler with Daniel Rohn as accompanist, and a reading, "A Sil¬ ver Wedding Anniversary", by Miss Margaret Moser.
During a short busines.s session, presided over by Miss Oenevieve Stler. club president, a report of the treasurer, Mrs, Naomi Kidd. and the welfare committee, of which Mrs Orthla Reilly Is chairman, were read. Announcement was made that Miss Leila Flory, of Bangor, will present an Illustrated lecture on "Mexico" at the April meeting of the group. The April meeting committee In¬ cludes Mrs, Marion Thompson, Mrs. Sue tioduer, Mrs. Dorothy Bowers, Mrs. Josephine We.vieU, Mrs. Francis Reimer, and Misses Lola Long and Oladys Fleischman.
Hostesses at Monday's meeting were: Mrs. Marguerite Weaver. Mrs. Dorte Dougla.s, Mrs. Arlene Kem, and Misses Oenevieve Stler. Evelyn Oraver, Lilly Oeorge and Marlon Flick.
SEARLES SETS NEW BOWLING RECORD
Maiurlce Searles put together gafnes of 214 226 and 264 for a big total of 706 land a new record for
CANTATA "THE REDEMPTWrTO RENDERED
V.M.C.A, alleys in a
during the Winter
onday evening. This
Ihe previous record of
i-eral weeks ago by Tom
the Nazar
mate
Leagui total TOtTbllel D Rea
Searles had only one flat frame. a -spilt in the first inning of the .second game. In th > t\r>: game he featured three doubles and pulled two splits for spares. In the .-econd game he had a flve timer and in the la.st game a triple and flve timer.
Soarlcs get.s a tough break in the fact that since he was .-ulxstitutiiig, the match will not count in his average, but the honor of rolling the match is »«11 his.
In Moravian Church, Sun*
day Evening, 7:30
OVlock
Tlie Choir and an augmented or- ' cliestra will render a Cantata "The Redemption" by Oounod under the direction of Franklyn E. Kostenbad. r with Mrs. Russell Rohrbach at the organ, next Sunday evening at 7:30 ! O'clock.
I Tliis Work is a lyrical setting-
i forth of the great facts on which
deix'nds tlie existence of the Chn.st-
ian Church. The Pa.ssion and Death
of the Saviour. His Olorious Life
I on earth from the Resurrection to
j Hi.s A.~consion. and ending with th-j
I chorus "Unfold, Ye PortaU."
Tlie public Is most cordially in¬ vited.
ton County and President of the j ^jnce 1929. the scholarly. white-hair- Nazareth Burial Vault Company, j ed Mr. Shultz is Imbued with the has long been active in community ufg ^f the Moravians and the two and civic affairs. He will be in centuries of history in the Moravian charge of organizing and directing community.
the campaign personnel in Nazareth Compiler of "The History of Naz- Stockertown. Belfa.st, Tatamy and areth", the Rev. Mr. Shultz worked
Hecktown.
Tlie Nazareth District will form ' part of the campaign personnel of the Joint Council-wide drive which will be launched the latter part of this month. More than oOO volun- j teer busine.ss and profession leaders will devote their time and efTorts tj providing a budget adequate to meet tlie growing n:'eds of Scouting throughout the Council area.
Other members of the Nazareth District campaign will be announced in the near future. Dr. Nickels stated
ROTARIANS HEAR TALK ON MANUFAC¬ TURE OF ICE CREAM
almost two years collecting and read¬ ing the data for the volume which will be published as a prelude t3 the Nazareth Bi-Centennial this Summer, The historical work was (Continued on Page Five)
TEACHERS WHX ATTEND CONFERENCE
The Rotary Club held their weekly dinner-luncheon se.ssion on Mon¬ day evening in the auditorium of the local V.M.C.A. with President Edward Cassler in charge.
Joseph T. Kolbrook, of Philadel¬ phia, was the guest speaker and ^ Nazareth at 7:00 a. m. .ind returning
On March 8 all the teachers of Nazareth will leave for the Univer¬ sity of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia where a convention for the improve- m.^nt of te.iching in th ¦ elementary and secondary schools will be held Tins Schoolman's Week Conference is spoiwored Jointly by the Univer- .-ity of Pennsylvania and the South- easfrn Convention of Pennsylvania Educational Association.
Lectures, demon.stration.5 and round table discussions will be hel on the university campus and near- j '"'^ by buildings such as Convention | t)ro:he Hall. Two bu.ses will be leaving ; ^
WOMAN HURT IN CRASH ON RATH- NAZARETH ROAD
Elizabeth Robinson, 33, of A.^bury P.irk N. J . wa.s admitted to Easton hxspita!. 120 p. m. Priday for In¬ juries received in a head-on collision between the car she was driving and a car operated by Floyd Walter of Chestnut Ave. town, on the Bath- Nazareth highwav near the Dexter Cement Co plant
Mivs Robinson's car skidded on i:,v pavem"nt on a stretch where one-way traffl: was maintained be¬ cause of high snow drifts
Walter ar.d Daniel Perec of New Ysrk Citv. pa-iengers m Mi-s Robin- sons car were treated at the scene by Dr A N. Seyfried of town, for .-light injari.'s.
Officer Henry Briscoe of tile Beth¬ lehem jarracks of State Motor Police investigated
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As predicted last week, when II was flrst announced tliat the aaat publication, "The History of Nan> reth' would be sold In advance, orders have been coming in ttlMl and fast. It was announced ftt ttW "V" o(B:e, headquarters (or tlw of thU book, that forty-six were received in Friday tnomlng^ mail, reserving from one to taaB copies each. It was alao stfttea tBag several libraries iuve written lei- ters requesting as high as ten ooplM. At thU rate, it was ftnmnami, It win bf a matter of but a (ew wagBa until the entire suwly will be •¦• hausted.
The Bl - Cententiial Conunlttae again wishes to axmounoe thftt al citlaens who want to reserve a eoff should do so without (uftter Balag. The committee also smphariwd tiM (act that there will be no n-prtnta and that when the deadline Ig reached there will be no tttttBaa copies available. It was alao blBtaC because of popular demand, thai the present nomliwl rate per booa may be increased due to limttai quantity being published.
An advertisement appeartnc elM- where in this issue gives (ull par> tlculars for reservations.
It was announced at the ai-Oea«
tennlal OlBce that more tiian MM
names will appear in the patron Ull
of this history. While thU Uat It
being prepared for the press, tlM
I total luted and checked up to
j day noon was 3.011 names.
I names was the goal .set by the Fat>
I ron List Committee more than •
! year ago wh^n the drive was startedt
GOING SOUTH
J Allen Schaefler is leaving II liijjL wtfTT 111 I sister and [r. and Mrs. Fred
on
REBEKAHS NOMINATE
Members of Elizabeth File Lodge No. 570, Order of Rebekahs, during their meeting held Monday evening In the Odd Fellow Building, nom¬ inated ofBcers Inclusive of Rachel Tittle, noble grand; Prances Wolfe, vice grand; Clara Meyers, trustee; and Rosa Siegfried, delegate to the June State convention of the order to be held at WlUlamsport,
A class of candidates were Initi¬ ated by the d^^gree team of the order, directed by degree master Calvin Hartzell, and arrangements wcre piTfcctcd to hold a card party at tiie home of Mrs. Lucy Kline. South Main St, on March I2th,
Hoste.s.ses at a .social period were: Ellon Weaver, Ada Knecht. Jennie Frantz, Emma Steiner. Mayme Edel¬ man. Anna Hahn, Hazel Itterly, Pauline Huber, Cornelia Frltchman, Rose Siegfried, Lillie Trein, Orace Pike. Ellen Albright and Henrietta Prantz,
• •
TO OIVE MINSTREL
Members of Washington Camp. No. 44S. P, O S, of A., during their most recent meeting held In the Odd Fellow Hall, decided to produce a minstrel show some time this Spring, Details of the affair will be announced later,
• -
SCOVTS MEET
The Mothers Auxiliary of the Olrl ScouUs met In regular monthly ses¬ .sion Friday evening in the scout headquarters with Mrs. Clinton Koch president, presiding.
Tables for the he.idquarters are being prepared It was announced. Members of the Oirl Scout troops are soiling Bi-Centennlal stickers, It was also announced
K.OFF.HOLD
BOOSTER MEETING
Nazareth Chamber. No. 109. Knights of Friendship, wore hosts on Monday evening to grand offlcers of that order and In their honor a class of two candidates were initi¬ ated. The Nazareth Chambers de¬ gree team exempllfled the work of the order.
Chambers of Slatington. Cat.a.^.iu- qua, Palmerton and Nazareth, com- ' prising District 6. represented the , gathering. Ouests of honor included Milton Donecker, of Palmerton. I grand sir knight marshall; Paul Lehr, of Allentown. grand secretary: Ray Klstler, of Palmerton, past | grand sir knight marshall; Oeorge Heimbach. of Allentown, grand ' tru.stee; W. Heylin Ruch. of Allen¬ town. district deputy sir knight marshall; and Steward Remel. of ' Slatington. {
The refreshment committee served a lunch after the session. •
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
TO MEET TUESDAY
spoke on the subject, "Walls of Ola.ss". depicting with the aid of motion pictures the process in¬ volved in the manufacture of ice cream. Other movies shown were "Snow TlirilLs" and a Walt Disney cartoon. Janie.s W. Jackson Intro¬ duced the .sjieakor.
Birthday felicitations were extend¬ ed to W. F. T)son, H. P. Yeisley and Oeorge Orim.
A board of nominees of 18 mem¬ bers was named during the bu.^ine.vi se.ssion of the club with nine mem¬ bers to be chosen at a lat-r date. Next Monday the six'.ikcr will be John H. Herring, Superintendent of the PubUc Scliools at Portland, Pa.. and also motion pictures will be shown of the Pottsville Rotary Dls-
lat;
that same evening. —
NO "LOST TIMr AC¬ CIDENT FOR 10 VEARS
ristol, Connecticut.
c tour to Mexico
I They tX^i^v/o visit Mexico City and
other pjints at interest, returning
to th.ir respective honjes by the
end of this month, ^.x"
WITHDRAWS
Local Man Has Clean
Slate For 36 Years
Excellnt W3rk accomplished dur- ir.g 1939 in the matter of accident prevention wa.s commend d by offl- ci.i'..s of Metropolitan Edison Com¬ pany at a meeting of di.~trlct su;)er- intendents and department h ad- held 1 i.*t week in Ea.ston. During the pan y^ar th.? company, with a
total of 1.455 employees, had onlv trict Conference to be held on March eight "lost tlm?" accidents, so termed
31, April 1 and April 2.
•-
LEGION POST MEET
The H. V Knecht Post 415. Amer- lean Legion met in regular .>ession Tuesday evening in thoir home at which time further reports w.re heard from Wiliam Silfles. local ar¬ chitect, on tlie proposed addition to the present home.
Plans were al.so discuss.d regard¬ ing the celebration of the Legions 21st Birthday Anniversary Tenta¬ tive plans include a j |
Month | 03 |
Day | 07 |
Year | 1940 |
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