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Newspaper
Nazareth Item
Location
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1938
Page
2
A dated column notes John Reinecke’s week in Allentown and Lancaster for studies at Seminary and Marshall College. It reports road work on North Main Street, a peach crop forecast from Broadway New Jersey, and various local errands, visits, and incidents including a burglary near Edelman’s and a horse chase after a staged game.
George Heyer of Main Street Garage became Overland agent. Robert Nolf arranged three bath sets for Young Brothers building. Fraunfelder and Trumbower traveled by car to McMichael’s. Miss Elizabeth Bahnsen taught in Ogdensburg and visited Warren Siegfried. Frank P. Hahn’s teams hauled brick near Hellertown, trip both ways about 15 miles. Rev George Kleckner preached at Forks Church in Nazareth to a large crowd.
The Jacksonian Democratic Club plans a clam bake at Ross Common on Saturday September 2. Cattle dealers Stauffer and Shimer hold a public sale at Shepard's Hotel on Saturday August 26. Henry Schlegel's piano contest ends September 2 at 9 PM. Richard Laubach David Rumsey and Brooks Bonstein enjoyed a fishing trip to Pocono lakes. Frank Abel paintings ongoing at Frank L Hess farm Schoonersville with workers at barn and outbuildings.
Miss Helen Bardill wed Morrison Booth of Philadelphia at 11 oclock Saturday in Nazareth. Judge William McKeen named guardian for Annie and Walter Meyers, minor children of Mrs. Bertha Meyers of Forks Township. Farm Bureau offers three silver cups to spur interest in Northampton County Fair. Mildred Heyer to wed Willard Trach August 27 at 11 in Salem Union Church Moorestown. Travel notes include trips by Mr. and Mrs. George Welty and Henry A. Schlegel and others through multiple counties. Gas taxes rise. Liquid Fuels Tax receipts for year ending July 31 1938 total 6,042,834.41, up 8.3 percent, with gallons taxable at 203,726,971.
The Wem presents a balanced political feature with two major party releases by Franklyn Waltman and Charles Michelson. It aligns with a longstanding policy of political independence and aims to provide bare, substantiated facts for informed reader decisions.
A Republican Publicity Director argues a determined effort will seek to renominate President Roosevelt for a third term. He contends New Deal allies push state primaries to influence 1940 delegations, with jobholders backing the move as coat-tail riders. He warns Democrats may create emergencies to justify a renomination despite public hostility to a third term.
Chairman John D. M. Hamilton of the Republican National Committee challenges Secretary Hull’s reciprocity report. He argues the trade pacts mislead about amity, warning materials with military use skew the picture. Hoover’s stance appears at odds with the 1940 nomination talk, leaving Hamilton in a lonely, cautious role regarding trade agreements.
The piece argues against a third term for Roosevelt and warns that the push for emergency powers and political purges could echo Plato’s tyrant model. It cautions that temporary leaders often seek wars to solidify control, impoverish citizens via taxes, and crush dissent, culminating in purges to “save” the state.
Aunt Cal reflects on Civil War veterans reunions and memories as the piece juxtaposes old G A R gatherings with modern trade policy. It critiques Roosevelt era programs, praises reciprocal trade agreements, and notes Republican ambivalence as leaders spar over foreign trade policy and the Chamber’s stance.
A newspaper column promotes Old Home Week as a time for family reunions across the country. It emphasizes renewing friendships, meeting distant relatives, and the mixed fortunes of parents. The author encourages good sportsmanship, socializing, and offers business tips like babysitting for extra money.
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