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Newspaper
Nazareth Item
Location
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
2
Kenyon Adams surveys Congress after a session deeming agriculture well served by leadership unity. He notes farm sentiment resented labor acts yet acknowledges a House inquiry into the Labor Board and wage hour amendments amid farm labor tensions and looming pressure on the next session.
An old fashioned basket lunch and prizes marked the Bests Grove reunion held Sunday near Macada. Elwood Kelchner presided at the business meeting with officers elected including Mrs. Joseph Transue and Walter Kelchner. Mil ton J. Kelchner was the oldest attendee and Gary Lane Schadler the youngest.
The George Ruch descendants meet August 17 at Dorney Park Orange Grove for the 23rd annual reunion. George Ruch, who arrived in 1733 on the Samuel, is buried at Jordan Lutheran Church and was the community’s first interred. Dr. W Harry Snyder will speak.
More than seventy five members attended the third annual Burger family reunion at the Stone Church in Kreidersville. Officers elected included John Burger of Stone Church as president and Amandus Burger of Kreidersville as vice president.
At Edel Breidinger grove the Hirlam Jones family gathered for its eighth reunion with 117 members present. Mrs Amandus Burger, 89, was the oldest attendee and the next gathering is set for Sunday June 9 1940 to celebrate her 90th birthday anniversary.
Bath A A edged Warren Chemical 7 to 5 in a league game despite trailing 5 4 after six innings. Bath scored three in the final frame after two walks and three hits including a two bagger from Rissmiller to win.
Weekly scores show Penn-Dixie 14 over Business Men 3 and Lone Star 8 over Nazco 4. Other results include Hercules 8 over Kraemers 6 and Waist Co 11 over Alt Lone Star 4 with mixed standings across districts.
Park league ends tonight as four teams advance to a best path to finals. MC A, Penn-Dixie and Micraemers secured spots while Business Men and Waist Company battle for the fourth berth. Playoff opens Aug 17 with top vs third and second vs fourth. finals begin Aug 23 if no tiebreakers. Umpires named and a league all star team manager announced.
Kraemers defeated Waist Co 7 to 2 in Park softball action. MCA beat Lone Star 8 to 7 in the other game.
Nazareth Merchants Association thanks the public for support of the day trip to the World’s Fair, reporting 1413 tickets sold and noting a two hour return delay due to circumstances beyond control. The event was promoted as a community service with profits aimed at future public-benefit projects. The Meseck Boat Line will reimburse extra expenses from the delay, earmarked for forthcoming public benefits.
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