Bath Priest Returns From Europe After Homecoming Testimonial
Edward Burkhardt priest at Sacred Heart Church Bath received a warm welcome after a three month European and Holy Land trip. About 280 parishioners attended a testimonial dinner in his honor sponsored by the Holy Name Society with music by local musicians and a basket of flowers for the celebrant. Speakers included Rev Weisler Limeport Rev Joseph May Rev Gangloff Meuron Rev Regany Rev Birmelin and Rev R H Helfferich representing Protestant groups.
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Edward Burkhardt
Sacred Heart Church
Bath
Europe
Holy Lands
Holy Na Society
Lewis Kaffmeister
Altar Society
Fred Manning
Bath Parish
Martin Manning
Martin Marshang
Elmer Dech
Frank Graver
Sommers
Annette Marshang
Father Burkhardt
Weisler Limeport
Joseph May
Middletown
Gangloff Meuron
Paris
Burkhardt
America
Regany
Birmelin Oftington
R. H. Helfferich
Parish Adds Church Annex With Broad Parish Support
During travels the presiding Holy Name Society president announced nearly the full funding for a church addition, a surprise to the returning priest. Almost every parish family contributed and construction on the annex is planned to begin soon.
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Pres
Holy Name Society
Visiting Ministers in Lutheran Pulpit August
Rev. R L Kerstetter and family vacationing at Ventnor New Jersey with seashore trips. Two guest pastors will lead morning services with Malcolm Eichner of Advocate Lutheran Church Philadelphia preaching August 14 and Floyd Eichner of Philadelphia preaching August 28. Kerstetter to preach August 21 and exchange with guests in Philadelphia churches. Junior choir returns from vacation for these Sundays.
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R. L. Kerstetter
St. John’s Ev
Cement workers travel to national convention in Birmingham
About twenty representatives from Northampton and Lehigh Counties along with workers from New York and Maryland left Bath by Klipple Bus Lines to attend the United Cement Workers National Convention in Birmingham Alabama. They will return around August 28 after a three to four day session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Lehigh Counties
New York State
Maryland
Birmingham
Alabama
United Cement Workers
Wm. Klipple
Klipple
Bath
Leroy Klipple
Arthur J. Strunk
Victor H. Thomas
Joseph Breltzman
John Cowling
Clinton
RATS BRIEFS VISITORS AND LOCAL NOTES
Rev. Mark R. Wagner and family visit McKeensburg with Wagner parents and Mrs. Anna Smith on East Main Street. Mrs. James F. Bartholomew returns from Bethlehem after visiting her brother James Best and wife. Miss Rachel E. Worman of Allentown visits her parents on South Walnut Street. Andrew Henn of Bath, now living in New York, is ill.
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RATS
Mark R. Wagner
Jet McKeensburg
Wagner
Charles B. Wagner
Anna Smith
East Main St
James F. Bartholomew
James Best
Bethlehem
Rachel E. Worman
Allentown
James
Worman
South Walnut Street
Andrew Henn
Bath
New York
Local residents take summer visits and vacations
A collage of notes records social visits and travels among Bath and Allentown residents. Edwin Jones and wife from Philadelphia visited the Jones family. Harold Shiffer plans a Shenandoah Valley to South vacation. Odenwelder family from Bethlehem spent a Saturday evening in town. Jaxheimer and Sherer families enjoyed visits. Bartholomews from Allentown and Northampton visited the Rohrs in Bath. Bathites attended a Catholic service at Northampton. Wm Wind and wife attended the Hambletonian Classic at Goshen with Wind a lifelong horseman. Dorothy Bittenbender at home on vacation from Harrisburg with her father. Mertz families from town and Nazareth drove to Summit Hill. Ray Schall returned to Norfolk naval base after furlough. Floyd Miller family at Asbury Park. Mark Kreidler of Newark spent the weekend with his parents.
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Edwin Jones
Philadelphia
Jones
Wm. D. Kunkel
Harold Shiffer
A & P Stores
Shenandoah Valley
Daniel J. Odenwelder
Bethlehem
Arthur Jaxheimer
Allentown
George E. Sherer
Nevin Bartholomew
Samuel Bartholomew
Northampton
Roy H. Rohr
Main St
Windy
Mfe
Dorothy Bittenbender
Harrisburg
Robert A Mertz
R. C. Mertz
Nazareth
Summit Hill
Ray Schall
U. S. Naval Base
Norfolk
Floyd Miller
Grace
Asbury Park
N. J
Mark R. Kreidler
Newark
Rev R H Helfferich Returns Home for Sunday Service
The Rev R H Helfferich returns from a month in New York University and leads Sunday's service. George Smith of town, a student at F M Theological Seminary Lancaster, delivers a sermon on The Life is More Than Meat The Body More than Raiment from Luke 12 23. Clyde Pierce of Nazareth sang The Blind Ploughman as guest soloist. Catherine Hahn Ursinus student serves as Sunday School Superintendent. Dorothy Wagner reports on the Summer Missionary Conference at Collegeville.
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R. H. Helfferich
New York University
George Smith
Town
F & M. Theological Seminary
Lancaster
Smith
St. Lukes
Clyde Pierce
Nazareth
Catherine Hahn
Ursinus
Dorothy Wagner
Collegeville
Fruit Juices in Canning Budget by Extension Leader
Northampton County home economics extension representative Miss F Marguerite Erikson urges fruit juice preservation for year round drinks desserts and puddings. She outlines steps from mashing heating and straining to hot water bath processing times and sealing for best color and flavor.
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F. Marguerite Erikson
Home Economics Extension
Northampton County
Miss Erikson
Ice cream's history and a basic vanilla recipe
A compact history traces ice cream from Julius Caesar to 13th century Italy and Virginia Cavaliers in America, noting Dolly Madison's White House service. The piece then details a simple vanilla ice cream method: sugar, milk, salt, vanilla, whipped cream, then freezing to create a smooth, air-filled dessert with optional flavors and mellowing time for best flavor.
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America
Julius Caesar
Caesar
Alps
Julius
Co.cesserts
Polo
Venice
Europe
Virginia Cavaliers
Dolly Madison
White House
Rejuvenate Old Furnishings With Upholstery And Slip Covers
Readable tips describe trimming arms and straightening backs on dated davenport and chair sets. Suggestions include new fabric, plain or self striped covers, slip covers, and DIY patterns for a refreshed look. Also notes on plant care and a butter cutting shortcut.
New Miss Atlantic City To Host National Pageant Judges
Eileen MacSherry aged 18, crowned Miss Atlantic City, will greet contestants from across the nation at the Steel Pier in September. The event seeks the title of Miss America national hostess.
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N.J
Pennsylvania Promotes Peach Harvest and Long-Season Varieties
State officials and industry groups launch a statewide campaign to market Pennsylvania peaches during harvest. The article notes a 2,000,000 bushel crop, calls out hardy North China peaches like Belle of Georgia and Hiley, and highlights popular varieties Elberta and Champion for canning and dessert uses.
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Pennsylvania
J. Hansell French
State Secretary of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture
United States
Delaware City
Delaware
China
North China
Georgia
Eugene Hiley
Pennsylvania Yellow Fleshed Melon Varieties
It has a thick velvety skin, yellow flesh which turns red at the pit, and is very juicy. Other excellent yellow fleshed varieties grown in Pennsylvania are the J. H. Hale, Late Crawford, and Matthew's Beauty.
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Pennsylvania
J. H. Hale
Crawford
Matthew's
Romance in a silver wedding anniversary picnic
The excerpt shows Mrs. 8, described as buxom and fond of romance, planning a silver wedding anniversary outing with her husband. She recalls meeting at a Sunday School picnic twenty five years earlier and suggests recreating their first meeting at the same picnic grounds with a quiet lunch for two.
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Lowell
Spowe
Forest Romance Ends In Poison Ivy Illness
A couple spent a day under a tree where they first vowed love and later four days passed before Doctor Y. treated two patients with a severe poison ivy dermatitis contracted in those same woods.
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Sam
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