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r Get The Item Habit Know Your Towa THE NAZARETH mm ITEM Good Hounksspsw TWItMi ^^"ITNo. 25— 48 So. Main St.. Phone 20 NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 1939 Booat Nasareth — Singlo Copy Thnt Cam u Third Annual Pet Parade and Park Opening Here Saturday May 27 NAZARETH m ^Fl HONOR STUDENTS AT NAZARETH HIGH ^tti.Centennlaf ^'^HlGILIiHTS 1740 —1940 BY •iNciBiTV ran CmZENS CO-OP. ERATING 100 PER CENT WITH BI- CENTENNIAL HIS- TORIC COMMITTEE ilundreds of Photographs Submitted i i The Historical Committee of the ai-Centennlal Celebration organiza- tao makee an eneouraglng report gneemlng the splendid cooperation al citizens of town and surrounding MBununities, in submitting for use to tbe publication of The New His- lory of Naaareth, photagrapha of alden times. Hundreds of photographs, valuable tnd most Intereatlng, have been loaned to the Historic Committee lar such use as they deem fit. Many at these pictures date back to the early days of photography; portray Mrty views of Naaareth and Its ptople and will appear In and affect a BMst valuable and \inlque hlstorj- el thla grand old town. le valuable ara the photographs aad the story tbey tell, that most of UMn have alnoe been reproduced and originals returned to respective ovners. The committee alao announced that they wUl be gUd to receive ¦tre pictures or mapehoU concern- lag thU community; particularly If aaeh a picture tells an Intereatlng altry and had to do with any phase to developing Naaareth and lu sur- nondlngs. Mr. W. L. Brelnlg. chairman of the committee assures all persons who want to submit photographs careful handling and tht return to proper owners in due time. A record of all photographs and respective owners la maintained and the best of care taken in handl¬ ing and reproducing. If you are the penessor of a photograph, tintype, ptncll sketch or any other picture Mttt may be of value In the publica¬ tion of this new history of Naza¬ reth, call Nazareth-364 Your cour¬ tesy will be appreciated. The following citlsens have fui- nlihed old pictures for reproduction to date, for which the committee Is fratef ul: Harvey Diets Btudlos. Mr and Mn. Clifford Newhart. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Trumbower. Mr. and Mr.s Chester Schmoyer. Mrs. Annie Wimmer. Mr. and Mrs. William Mertz. Mr. and Mrs. Roslyn Fortuin. Miss Clara Orubb, Mr. Elmer Abel. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heintzelman, Miss Ou.s£ie Etschman. Mrs. Her¬ man Ziegler. Moravian Historical So¬ ciety, Nazareth Item Publishing Co., Mr. Thomas Oberly. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Prable, Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Pred Heck¬ man, Mrs. Carrie Arttdt. Mr and Mrs. Harry Munger. Mr. and Mr.s. Mark Parseglian, Mr. and Mrs. E. J Unang.st, Mrs. William Michael, MLs.s Henrietta Frantz. Mr. and Mrs. Rus. sell Fritchman. Mr. William Speer. Mr Andrew Dereamus. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Engle, Mr. William AlbcrU, Mr and Mrs. Luther Clewell, Miss Ruth Dornblaser. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Navarre, Nazareth News Agency and Mr, and Mrs, Barl Btrohman. MOTHER AND DAMGHIB BANQUET The annual mother-daughter ban¬ quet of St. John's Reformed Church wa.s held in the social rooms of the church last evening. Several score attended. Mrs Fred Churchhill. of PhUllps¬ burg, N J., was the principal speak¬ er. Tlie program in charge of ar- ranBctnents Included Mrs. Walter H. Diehl. Mrs. William M. Silfles and Miss Lena Marcks. MMMmu: "Confine, your tongue ka it con/lne yom." MAY It—The Red Ctom ef9CBiiz» tton wot ioundad In tho U. S.. 1811. Il-The bm t/nlon toldlec. woi killed, ini. M-Capt Kidd WOI hoBKpe^ lor plToqr, 1701. M-The Woraan'e Suffravo lesolutlon poMSd, 1919. ^ r\ M-Serteus fire breokt out ol Opate Comioue, Pan* IS87. IgoA tame, bom,l886. V--Chartas Lindbergh otJ Anne Monew ««(e iac» iled,19S& ««• Valedictorian Salutatorian Third Honor Fourth Honor — w ^ f:J|^R_^ ¦ A A^. J •iW" - rf t "¦- * l ¦ -¦¦¦'*'¦. J 1' ^ PAUL BURALLI JEAN L KERN ALICE V, OEOROE LESTER R. BARTRON MOTHER'S DAY IN THE CHURCHES Ll'THERA.V Mother s Day wa.s observed in the St. John'.s Lutheran church Sunday with special services during the Sunda.v .school period, in which the Primary and Beginner.^ departments to-jk part with Esther Rep.sher in charge. The program Included musi¬ cal numbers and recitations, a bo.o by Mrs. WaUace J. Happel and an address by the Rev. Harvey C Snyder, pastor. Tlie pastor delivered his Mother's Day .sermon during t!ie vesper ser¬ vice, hi.s theme being "Motlierlioici Starting on next Sunday ai: churcli services will be lield in tlu Nazareth High scliool auditorium. ' Willie the church is undergoing re¬ pairs. NEWLYWED Thr raillouliiB Hrr tbr IIKNI hnaur uluarntfi, ¦¦tnuunvvd Ity Mina \iohMln>. at thr Im-at klKb M-boxli faul HNralll. Mtn of Mr. nari Mr*. IVtrr Haralll. H. V. II. So. I, \a«- arvtb, Man rbuura >Mlr4lrlurlaa or thr NrarfualioN iHaM. Iir tMwfc tbr Niailrinlr r<;ur»r and maa a mrMlirr of Ibr l.nlia < luh nad HIadrat I tiaarll darlaa hi* M»|ibaiaarr irar aad a iiirmhrr ul tbr llramatii- null la bla Jnalor nad aralor >rara. la bU araiur >rar br waa irraanrrr «r Ihr %tblrtlr .%aaorlallua and lttrrnr> rdllor »( tbe •1'nnirl." Hr |tla><'d a malar roir la tbr arnlor clHa* ttln.". Jraa I.. Krr*. Malutatoriaa, |a ibr dauahlrr ol Mr. and Mra. Kdward II. Krrn. MH» Mtulh Stv, Hirrvt. .%a aa nradrmlf atudral, abr waa a uiriutirr of thr lilab Ni-boul Uaad, tbr lliab Itfbooi tirrbrairn and tbr lllar aad W bitr orcbraira, arrrrtnry ol Ihr bund, prraldral of tbr arhool orrbralrn, mrmbrr itf tbr l.atla aad Uraiaatlr tiaba aad atadrat librarian. .illci. \. tirarmr. third kanar atudrni, U tlir dawvbirr of Mr. and Mrx. Nirwnrd lirorar, :IM WtMltb W bllt-Hrlil oirrrt. «|ir took tbr roni- nirn-ial marar aad hrr artlvltirn Ini-liiilnl lh<- »NI<-r »r I'birf wl Ibr "lllar and U bitr MiaadartI**. the arho»l\ i>iil>li<'iiili>ni Krnrral niaaaarr til tlir iii.iN iiiiiaa«inr rampttiKBi rkrrrlriiiliT. iiii-iiilirr ol Ihr tiler < lab, riiuinii.rfinl < lab and % I «|irlla l'b<ilr. tiht- |ilii>rd liimbrtliall. Iiaar- ball, irnalN and burkr>. Mbr In i>tiiili-iii lllirnrlnn iiiid bouirrooiu IrriiMUrrr. I.i—.lrr II. Ilnrtron. Iiinrtii boaiir aliitlcnt, la Ibr ana of Mr. aad Mra. rorrrol T. Ilarlron. II. I-'. II, %m. il. IOii^kmi. Iir tiMik Ibr arildfiiiif ('••iirMf nnU ltl» nriitllira Inrladrd nii-niiM.r>hl|i nf thr l.alln f Inli nnd tilrr I lub. Hr wnn atudrMi maaaarr uf Hia- lin»krlliall Iriini tlurlna llif Jiiuior .<riiri |>ln>rd laothMli anil i-liia.. liu«krllinl| lor thrrr >rnra. Iir |ila>id n major roIr in (hr aralwr rliiKN |tln> nad In thr Mrnlor Hlab McbiM>l ttitrrrlln durina; bin aunhouiorr )riir. Iir ia ntblrlir rdltur ut tbr IIKIU "I iMIirt.' CHAMBER OF LAUDS LOCAL COMPANY Highway Committee Active A regular stated meeting of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce was held in the busi¬ ness rooms of The Farmers Union Mutual Flre Insurance Company. Monday, with president P. H Mar¬ tin presiding, A report was heard from the Highway Committee, consisting of H. P. Veisley, J, H. Pulmer. P. 8 Trumbower and R. F. Ziegler. ad¬ vising the Board that the committee Is active in the Bethlehem-Naza¬ reth proposed highway construc¬ tion and that further meetin;s re .scheduled this week-end with the proper state olBclals. in conjunctlDn with the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce committee, aiding this much needed thorofare and Improv¬ ing by elimination of curves of pres¬ ent road. It was stated that pro¬ posed Improvement calls for a thirty foot road bed and the elimination of many present curves. The Board passed a resolution complimenting Vigilance Hose Com¬ pany No. 1 for their splendid per¬ formance in rendering prompt and efflcient service and establishing a record comparable lo the best flre company, in Its class, in the State of Pennsylvania. It was mentioned at the meeting that Nazareth and community may well feel proud of this local active organization. BROWNIE PAciuil- TERTAIN MOTHERS Brownie Pack No, 2, under the leader.ship of Mrs Carl H Beitel and Mrs. Leonard Shanaberger. enter¬ tained their mothers In the social rooms of the Reformed Church on Saturday afternoon. The program combined Mother's Day. May Day and Child's Health Day. The program opened with "The Queen of May" by Clara Redline; Song and dance. "For This Is Moth- ers Day"; "Only One Mother": Vio- la Ambrose; "Which Loved Best". Marion Frack; "Mother". Margaret Ruloff; "As Oood As Oold" Miriam Noll; "Mother's Home Makers". Kathryn Woodring. the Mother, and Home Makers. Marion Frack. Alice Rice. Clara Redline. Miriam Noll and Velma Fehr and Anita Martlno; May Day and Child's Health Day Program: "Mother's Day Ba.skeU", Jean Nickel; "Spring's Awakening" Dorothy Heller; "May Flowere". Altee Rice: "Walks In May ", Prances Condomitti: "May Day", Kathryn Woodrinc; "The Merrf Month of May"". DorU Hahn; "Who Is He?" with 12 Brownies participating; "The Red. AVhite and Blue ', Elaine Frack: Reading by Miss Mary Altemose, The following songs were used, "For This Is Mother's Day". "When Rob¬ ins Are Singing in May"'. '"Swing Along with Safety"" and "Dear Old Olory." Mrs Paul Oerhart was the aecom- panlat at the piano with Committee- women Mrs C. W. Nickel. Mary Al¬ temose and Catharine Beitel aastet- ing. Each Mother received a May Day basket made by the Brownies at Pack meetings. Refreshments were served at the close of the program. Mother and Dtoghter Luncheon at Tatamy A mother and daughter lunch¬ eon which was sponsored by the Intermediate Oirls Claas of the St. Peter's Reformed Sunday Bchooi, Tatamy. was held In the church school room on Monday evening at (Continued on Page r^Mir) students in physk;al emica- TION EXHiarnoN The high schools are staging this annual physical education exhibi¬ tion this evening beginning at 6:30 o'clock, weather permitting. The exhibition this year is dif¬ ferent from those of former years. It will be staged out-doors on the athletic fleld and playgrounds It is intended to exemplify some of the new sports and games which are being taught as a part of the phy¬ sical education program of tcday. The first part of the program will be given on the athletic fleld and will consist of track and fleld events. Following these events, various ac¬ tivities will be pursued tn the hockey fleld and playground at the rear of the building, such as volley ball, basketball, paddle tennis, .soccer, hockey, tennis, and archery. These exhibitions are Intended to illustrate the type of physical activity taught rather than the skill of the players, many of whom are beginners. The high school band will pro¬ vide music Patrons and friends of the schools are cordially invited to attend. In ca.se of rain the Exhibition will be held Wednesday evening. May 24. HKH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Mr. Harry Collins Spillman, of New York City, lins been procured to deliver the address at the high school commencement. Mr. Spill¬ man has long been engaged In ed¬ ucational platform work. For many years he was connected with the publishing flrm of Oregg and Com¬ pany, of New York City, and during that time he addressed thousands of teachers In all parts of the coun¬ try. Mr. Splllman's platform ex¬ periences have not been conflned. however, to educational meeting.s. He has addressed Trade Associations, chamber of commerce. Bales and Advertising Organiaations. Women's Clubs, and Service Clubs, national and International, and has a record of "repeat" engagements that few speakers can equal. Mr. Spillman was procured for this occasion through the courtesy of the Nation¬ al Association of Manufacturers of the United States, with which he is at present associated. Citizens Invited To Bi-Cen- • tennial Meeting To-night EVANGELICAL Mrs. Mary Bonstein, 78. was the oldest mother present at the Mother's Day service on Sunday morning in the Haman Evangelica. church The Rev. L. S. Stahl. pastor spoke on "Mother. The Queen of tiie Home " Carnations were presented to all of the mothers pre.sent The Sun¬ day school period was conducted by the mothers of the congregation. A special feature of the vesper service was a choir of mothens. who sang several selections. MRS FRANK V THO.MPSON Newlyweds Locate Here Dr. Thompson Establishes Office on Centre St. POPPY DAV Saturday. May 20th will be ob- served and sponsored by tbe loeal Post of the American Legion Auklllary. MOTHER AND DAIGHTER BANQIET A Mother nnd Daughter banquet was held by Claas B. of the Naza¬ reth Moravian Sunday School, taught by Mrs. William Kortz. with an excellent meal being served by the girls. The program consisted of musical numbers and readings, during which a beautiful corsage was presented to Mrs. Korts by the class. Those present were Mrs. Charles Clewell. Mrs. A. Clewell, Mrs. Mabus. Mrs. Oeorge McConnell. Mrs. Bchadt, Mrs. Wunderly. Mrs. Pritc. Mrs. Heckman. Mrs. Siegfried. lira. Swavely, Ruth Swavely. Beatrice Sehlamp. Althea Mabua, Catharine Heckman, Bessie Schadt. Margaret McConnel. Mae Frits and the guest of honor. Mrs. Korts. —• LAones AtrxiUARv OROANIZEOr The Ladli Knights of S was organ Thursday nli Home at whid olBoers Mary Reich Julia Pauko' Anna Recker; Nagy. ell Auxiliary of the Oeorge. of Nasareth. at a meeting held >t at the Knights' time the following ited: President, Mn. Ice-President, Mra. Secretary, Mrs. >a8urer, Mrs. Ida PENNA.-OIXIE RECEIVES SAFE¬ TY TROPHY At a luncheon In the Waldorf-As¬ toria Tuesday, the Portland Cement Association's award for a perfect 1938 safety record was made to the Ppnn.sylvania-Dlxle Cement Corpor¬ ation's plant in Nazareth and to 52 other cement plants from 24 states and Ave Canadian province.^. The presentation ceremony was a feature of the Spring Meeting of the Port¬ land Cement Association, now in se.'.'^lon. This U the flfth year that the Pennsylvania - Dixie Corporatlon'.-i plant has won the award, sx-mbolizpd by a beautiful cast stone trophy now- standing on the plant'.s premises. For the past 15 years, the Por'- land Cement Association has award¬ ed a two and one-half ton trophy t > the plant operating Its first full year without an accident. Each suc¬ cessive accident-free year is com¬ memorated with a suitable inscrip¬ tion on the base of the original trophy. The 1938 record, with 53 winners. Is the best In the history of the competition Tv the flrst year 119241. only one plant m the Industry suc¬ ceeded in winning the trophy. In successive years the total grew steadily until today 128 plants are the proud posse.ssors of monuments repre.senting a grand total of 442 years of accident-free operation To Hear Reports of Com- ^ mittees'Progress To Date The regular monthly meeting of the Oeneral Bi-Centennlal Com¬ mittee was held at the Y.M.C.A. Monday evening with chairman A. O Kern presiding. Reports were heard from the various chairman of various committees on progress made to date An air of optimism pre¬ vailed throughout the session as a full two-week's program is steadily being promoted. It was announced that an open meeting, to which all citizens of Nazareth and community are in¬ vited and urged to attend, will be conducted by the General Commit¬ tee this evening at the Y.M.C.A.. starting at 8 o'clock. It was stated that chairman of organized com¬ mittees would di-sclose an Inklint? of the work thu.s far accomplished, giving the public a better picture of intentions and plans to be In¬ cluded In this most Important cele¬ bration. MORAVIAN "The First Mother of All Living" was the theme of the Rev, Paul S. Meinert, pastor of the Moravian church, during Mother's Day ex¬ ercises Sunday morning. Special music included selections by the senior and Junior choirs. The Kings Daughters of the church presented each mother with a ! bouquet of flowers as they entered i the church. j During the afternoon the Rev. ' Meinert and the Senior choir con¬ ducted a service at the Easton hos¬ pital. The Rev. Meinert's theme I was "The Blessing.s of the Suffer- ' ing," taken from the eighth chap¬ ter of Romans, the 28th verse. Ernett Dorothy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ru.ssell Sh.iffr of W Cen¬ tre St, was baptized Sunday after¬ noon at her parents home by the Rev. Meinert, DR. HAFF SPEAKER AT PAST PRESI¬ DENTS NIGHT Dr. Charles Half, of Northampton. a past district governor, spoke on the subject. "Y. O. U.". at an an¬ nual past presidents program held Monday evening during the weekly dinner-luncheon .session of the Naz¬ areth Rotary Club. He was intro¬ duced by Charles L. Shimer. presi¬ dent of the club. Past presidents In attendance were: D,r. Jacob A. Fraiinfclcli : George A. Grim. Prank H .Martin Williani M. Silfles. Howard E. Shi¬ nier, Dr. Thomas H. A StitPs' and Clifford T, Taylor. Flowor.s wcic pre.sented to Fred D. Wood for pn- fect attendance since the organi/;i- tion of the club. Music was furnished by Kimmv R. Deever and Edward Hellick Ou' - of-town gunsts included 'Wllli.iin Stotz, of Easton; Olenn R. Champ¬ ion, of Tampa. Fla.; and W. T Ty¬ son, of hlnton. W. Va. 1939 ALIEN MENTAL PATIENTS IN STATE; MAY BE DEPORTED Harrlabarg, Majr 11.—steps to do- port mentally ill aliens who annually add t42a.0OO to the taxpayers' burden have been taken by Secretary of Welfare B Arthur Sweeny In au ef¬ fort to reduce the State.s tremendous Instltutionalisatton costs The Department of Welfare es¬ timates there are 1359 atirn> In the State's nine mrnUl hospitals, nnd four other institutions for ineni.\l defectives and epileptics who have become public charges bv rrason of tOoatlBMd OB Page Seean) AUXHJARY ENTER¬ TAINS WAR MOTHERS Mother's Day was appropriately observed by the Ladies Auxiliary of Harold V. Knecht Post, No 415. this week-end when they entertained a group of nineteen War Mothers at the local Legion Home. The group was welcomed by Mrs Wallace Keen. auxiliary president, and the affair was presided over by Mrs. Edgar Kern. Remarks were made by Rue- ben David.son. commander of the Post; Mrs, Mabel MacAfee. of Cata¬ sauqua, president of the ea.stern dis¬ trict of the auxiliaries; and Mrs. A Kirby, of Summit Hill, president of the four-county-council. Each mother was presented a favor and bouquets were given to Mrs. Alice Stoudt and Mrs. Charles Knecht. respectively, the oldest and youngest War Mothers present. A short musical program included trumpet selections by Willard Sehis¬ sler, of town, and vocal selections by Alma Kern, of Allentown. During a short business session the auxiliary announced 127 active members with three new applica¬ tions. Tlicy plan a pilgrimage to Coatesville on June 15. REFORMED Mrs. Amanda Trumbower. 90, wa' the olde.st mother present at the Mother's Day service Sunday in the St John'.s Evangelical Reformed church, with the Rev. Walter H Diehl. pastor ofllciating Tlie pastor'.s theme was "Haloed Memories." Flowers were pre.sented ii all of the mothers at the service FAREWELL DINNER IN HONOR OF KELLERS The Senior Bible Class of the Kazareth Moravian Sunday Sihool. Andrew O Kern, teaclier, on Thurs¬ day evening .served an elegant din¬ ner in honor of Mr and Mr- Allen Keller. Oreen St. who expect to leave for California where they will make their future home, with their son and dauiihter-in-law Mr and Mrs Keller have been faithful members of the class for many years, and in honor of their faithfulness were presented with gifts. Mrs Keller with a beautiful necklace and Mr Keller with a wal¬ let They will make the trip to the Pacific coa.st by automobile, expect¬ ing to leave on May 27th The ITEM as well as their manv other friends also wi.sii them a safe and happy Journey as well as good luck and fortune upon arriving at their destination # MISSIONARIES TO SPEAK HERE Mrs. Prank V Thompson, formerly Marian E. Wertz of Philadelphia.' is a recent bride and newcomer to Nazareth. She Is the wife of Dr. Prank V. Thompson, who established i offlces here two months ago at 49 i East Centre St. ' The doctor and Mrs. Thompson are natives of Pottsville They were married last Saturday afternoon at i 6 p. m by the Rev Dr E W. Web- ; ber. pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Pottsville. Mrs. Thompson is the daughter of Mrs Emily Wertz. a.ssl.stant super¬ intendent of the Pottsville Mission attended Pottsville High School and was graduated from Roxborough i High Sehool and from Lankenau ¦ Hospital Training School where she has been afllliated as a registered nurse. Dr. Tliompson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Thompson, of Philadelphia, formerly of Laurel St.. Pottsville, i.s a graduate of the Potts¬ ville High Scliool, class of 1927; and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School He served his in- terI^^hip at White Haven Sanitorium and the Epi.scopal Hospital, Phila¬ delphia, and is now engaged in private practice here. # « Upper Nazareth Pupils Pass High School Examination The following pupils from^^Ipper Nazaretli Township passed, the ex¬ amination for high .sclioo^ entrance: Leiberts School. Wilbui; von Steu¬ ben, teacher. Robert K4/iler, Richard Laubach Jr., Wilbur, ¦Renni'. Perr. Hc=.s. Millicent Jone*. Lucille Lilly anri Evelyn Rice / East Nazareth ^choii. Mrs Earl Eberhard. teaciial', John Franz.sak. Penn Allen School. Mrs Ruth Goldsmit;h. tea/her. Miriam Relnert. Arthur Cook,'John Po.-.-al. Charles Krell and Nicholas Mitch I Tile huhe,-: '.core was made by \ Miriam Remert, of the Penn Allen School; second highe.st, Riciiard Laubach and third hlKhest, Robert Kahler, both of Leiberts Scliool, East Lawn Big Prize lift Anticipated For Third An¬ nual Pet Pa¬ rade Here PARKOPi^MAV27tb Free Refreshments Tt I Participants Borough Coimcll announces tM opening of the Borough Park aa4 pet parade next Saturday aftomoaa. May 27th ArrangemenU taavo baaa made to register all entries at ttl* Fire House, every aftarnoOB ¦>• tween 4 and 5 o'clock, starting I day May 22nd to Saturday I May 27th. All those wishing to par* I ticipate are urged to register t**Wt giving name, address and pet to ^ filtered, after which they wlU ia« i celve a numbered card kleotlfyUlC the pet Ui the parade. The parade will form at the CUtlg and will move promptly at two of* clock. All entranu are expaotad (• be on time with cards pintiad !• right side of either peraon or ^99, Route of parade will be am later and will be governed by number of entrants and tMa9m necessary Last year's parade had 4IS.MW tranu. was divided Into Ave and 144 valuable priaes were the winners. A great vartatjr «C creatures were displayed aa poMk Even flsh worms, carried la • Ma can. were ILsted in the antrtas. M dogs were in the first dlvtstoa, H cats In the second division. A variety, such as dolls, rabbita, turtles, white mice, donkey, gold flsh. chickens, canaries. sants. snakes, pigeons, pigs, frogs, squirrels, love birds, and many other pets carried or carted in the causing much cheering and la< along a Jammed line of speetalgfa This ymoT the Judges stand located along the main 4Mva park and a counter-march VlU place within the park area. Ing the counter-march the will disband and all partlelpanta receive a free treat to refreshmoBlg furnished at the park's refreshnwt stand • SONS RECEIVE HKH RATI^ Late William Shimer Left $50,000 Estate Letters of administration were granted yesterday In the ofBce of Charles R. Steinmetz. Northampton County regLstcr of wills, to Mae L Shimer of 172 S.niih Main St . in the estate of Wihiun K Shimer, Nazareth banker, ki!; .1 in an auto¬ mobile accident ApiU 26 The es¬ tate was reported i:i the regL'ter'.^; offlce to have been estmiated at ap¬ proximately $50,000 Letters of administration were al.so granted to Helen H Knau^-s of town In the estate of Henry A. Knauss of town who died August 3. last year. • 9 LOCAL MAN PtTRCHASES FRllT F.%RM A mii^lonary .service will be held in the local M, B C, Church to¬ morrow evening at 7:4.i o'clock, when the Rev and Mr.s. C F. Snv¬ der. returned ml.^sionaries from western Cluna will .speak and show .slides on tlieir work. The public L<. Invited. a~a BAKE SALF Tlie pupil- nf Leiberf.s Scliool will hold a bake ^ale on Saturday. May 20tli. in the vacant storeroom in the Ziegler building. South Main St, Republican Women i Hear Attorney Fehr Republican women of the Third Ward were hoste.s.ses at the May meeting of the Nazareth Council of Rcpubllran Women held Tuesday ' evening in 'he auditorium of the \ Nazareth YMCA I The proeram featured an addre.ss 1 on .Motlierhood" by Stanley J Fehr. j well known Nayare'h attorney, and also a playlet mtltled, "The Little j (Continued un Page Four) I • • I RALLY D.%V AT EVANOELK AL CHIRCH Sl'NDAV Nazareth'.s Company 1. fbru of Union Veterans, on Sunday received a rating ot 90 . at a periodical bl' spectlon held in the It. O. B. Ott Center Square. This. IncldentaUf, was the highest ratmg extendad thu.-, far to any of the companys hi the .second regiment, of which tlM Nazareth camp ts a member and which exteiid.s evfn out of Uie realma of the Lehigh Valley, Officials wlK) conducted the la* spectlon were Major R. A. Leatari Captani C £ Kehl and Sgt. MajOT R I MaeElroy. all of AUentown. In the absence of Cpt, Maynard Huber. ^le Nazareth company waa led by Lt. Leslie A))el. a group of S members participating. A social periqd followed in the annex of tlM bui).dl«« Alsj on Sunday the companjrH memorial service schedule waa an¬ nounced as follows: May 21. Monrog I County Rt Mt, Eden. BrodheadsvUlg I and Saylorsburg: May 28 at Ttfart I und Hecktown: May 30 at Naaarath; and June 4 at Newtown, BushkUl I Center and Moorestown. The Game of'thuoi*' To Be bitrodnced At The Broad St Theatre Montfaqr The Benn fruit farm, near Acker- maiivlllo. containing 219 acres wlUi a double house and single home, was .sold nf public sale on Saturday to Preston Florv, Wlntcfleld St , for t»410, Mr Plory ha.s t»cen employed at the Krj^emer Hosiery Mill for a number of years. He win take po.<vse.<islon of the farm In the near future. PENNSYLVANIA POTATOES TOP THE MARKET More than 3.000,000 bushels of Penn.sylvania's 1938 potato crop were marketed in Identified trade-marked bags or containers according to fig- ure.s compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture This Is in contrast lo les.s than 300.000 bush¬ els Sl ninrketed In 1935, By properly grading, packaging nnd merchandizing their crops Penn. .sylvBiiia iirowcrs are making a strong l)ld t.iward retraining many markets thnt were looking elsewhere for their IKjtato supplies Bv supplying mar¬ kers and distributors with properly grndi^l ,ind Identified packs, prices (Continued on Pa«e Seven) The pn.stnr. Rev. L. S. Stahl, of Hitman EvaiiBPlicul Church, an¬ nounced special ,service^ to be con¬ ducted thi.s Sunda\ morning at 10 o'clock ,followed in tlie evening at 7:30 o'clock by a musical program renderp<l by the Hom Sisters, Allen¬ town who win be featured In this rally day program The public Is Invited • » MOTORCrUST INJURCD IN CRASH Contests are always a delight. .so many of the Iniiovatioas outlawed that It Ls almost impoa- I slble fur a theatre to conduct and I extend anything that «U1 roflagl I the appreciation of the proprletoaik However, with "Quiaao" it's dif¬ ferent. It Is a game of aklU adopl- ' ed from the radio "quemBf aai (OoBtinuid aa Pam 9am John Barth 20, of 350 Whitefield St, is In the Easton Hospital suf¬ fering from injuries received at about 8:50 Sunday night when the motorcycle he was riding erashed lnt.o a machine operated by Ralph Happel, IB Proapect St., on a road ni'iir We.st Bangor Barth was treated at the olBce of D- J T. Brnokblll. Bangor, and then token tn the ho.spltal where It was said he I.s siifTerlng from a badly lacerated scalp and right hand abra¬ sions of the right leg and a ' fracture of tha left tag. CALtNDMt«r CQMIHg May lg, 1»—A UiNfMt fl| Btuakarlovii P. T, A« Btoalwitowu flra June t yniik at Oraa* bjr r O. «l 4L. aratli. Juna Mh—Annual P. T. A. ontbangh July la»-0t. Johat aihood plenie at 1 July ¦—Plenie bf AusUlary oC BeouU ot Ohureh Lavs. .^-,^,^. Ai^^jA'.V-am..^.^,.. w ,£rti«..3J!t^-^' ;^ -¦.#r.'y
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 48 |
Issue | 25 |
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 | 1939-05-18 |
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. |
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. |
Month | 05 |
Day | 18 |
Year | 1939 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 48 |
Issue | 25 |
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 | 1939-05-18 |
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 38850 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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Third Annual Pet Parade and Park Opening Here Saturday May 27
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HONOR STUDENTS AT NAZARETH HIGH
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CmZENS CO-OP. ERATING 100 PER CENT WITH BI- CENTENNIAL HIS- TORIC COMMITTEE
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The Historical Committee of the ai-Centennlal Celebration organiza- tao makee an eneouraglng report gneemlng the splendid cooperation al citizens of town and surrounding MBununities, in submitting for use to tbe publication of The New His- lory of Naaareth, photagrapha of alden times.
Hundreds of photographs, valuable tnd most Intereatlng, have been loaned to the Historic Committee lar such use as they deem fit. Many at these pictures date back to the early days of photography; portray Mrty views of Naaareth and Its ptople and will appear In and affect a BMst valuable and \inlque hlstorj- el thla grand old town.
le valuable ara the photographs aad the story tbey tell, that most of UMn have alnoe been reproduced and originals returned to respective ovners.
The committee alao announced that they wUl be gUd to receive ¦tre pictures or mapehoU concern- lag thU community; particularly If aaeh a picture tells an Intereatlng altry and had to do with any phase to developing Naaareth and lu sur- nondlngs. Mr. W. L. Brelnlg. chairman of the committee assures all persons who want to submit photographs careful handling and tht return to proper owners in due time. A record of all photographs and respective owners la maintained and the best of care taken in handl¬ ing and reproducing. If you are the penessor of a photograph, tintype, ptncll sketch or any other picture Mttt may be of value In the publica¬ tion of this new history of Naza¬ reth, call Nazareth-364 Your cour¬ tesy will be appreciated.
The following citlsens have fui- nlihed old pictures for reproduction to date, for which the committee Is fratef ul:
Harvey Diets Btudlos. Mr and Mn. Clifford Newhart. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Trumbower. Mr. and Mr.s Chester Schmoyer. Mrs. Annie Wimmer. Mr. and Mrs. William Mertz. Mr. and Mrs. Roslyn Fortuin. Miss Clara Orubb, Mr. Elmer Abel. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heintzelman, Miss Ou.s£ie Etschman. Mrs. Her¬ man Ziegler. Moravian Historical So¬ ciety, Nazareth Item Publishing Co., Mr. Thomas Oberly. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Prable, Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Pred Heck¬ man, Mrs. Carrie Arttdt. Mr and Mrs. Harry Munger. Mr. and Mr.s. Mark Parseglian, Mr. and Mrs. E. J Unang.st, Mrs. William Michael, MLs.s Henrietta Frantz. Mr. and Mrs. Rus. sell Fritchman. Mr. William Speer. Mr Andrew Dereamus. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Engle, Mr. William AlbcrU, Mr and Mrs. Luther Clewell, Miss Ruth Dornblaser. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Navarre, Nazareth News Agency and Mr, and Mrs, Barl Btrohman.
MOTHER AND DAMGHIB BANQUET
The annual mother-daughter ban¬ quet of St. John's Reformed Church wa.s held in the social rooms of the church last evening. Several score attended.
Mrs Fred Churchhill. of PhUllps¬ burg, N J., was the principal speak¬ er. Tlie program in charge of ar- ranBctnents Included Mrs. Walter H. Diehl. Mrs. William M. Silfles and Miss Lena Marcks.
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MOTHER'S DAY IN THE CHURCHES
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Mother s Day wa.s observed in the St. John'.s Lutheran church Sunday with special services during the Sunda.v .school period, in which the Primary and Beginner.^ departments to-jk part with Esther Rep.sher in charge. The program Included musi¬ cal numbers and recitations, a bo.o by Mrs. WaUace J. Happel and an address by the Rev. Harvey C Snyder, pastor.
Tlie pastor delivered his Mother's Day .sermon during t!ie vesper ser¬ vice, hi.s theme being "Motlierlioici
Starting on next Sunday ai: churcli services will be lield in tlu Nazareth High scliool auditorium. ' Willie the church is undergoing re¬ pairs.
NEWLYWED
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Month | 05 |
Day | 18 |
Year | 1939 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19390518_001.tif |
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