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Newspaper
Nazareth Item
Location
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
1
The Stockertown School Board met on Tuesday evening. The district will close for Christmas on December 2nd and reopen January 1st. Warren Bowers was elected president and Charles Uhler vice president for the coming year.
Local families gathered Sunday and Monday hosting guests from Bangor Nazareth and Fast Stroudsburg. The Parent Teachers Association held a card party for the Children’s Christmas Party with prizes awarded to many attendees. A Christmas party is planned for December 21 on the public school lawn, with next PTA meeting set for December 18.
Community events are announced with a Christmas pageant at Forks Church on December 16 led by church youth, and a joint Ladies Aid Society and Liberty Hose Co. meeting at 4 p.m. December 19 in the Town Hall. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles urges early 1935 license plate purchases, aiming to issue over a million sets by month end.
Fragmented OCR notes indicate monthly permit issuance discussed by the Secretary and Commerce officials. The text mentions a 15 percent rate or fee and references mapping, planning, and possible changes to procedures. The readable parts suggest a formal state process update with permits and commissions involved.
A medical official warns that a fifty five year old ex athlete who has lived sedentary for years should not abruptly resume intense skating or exercise. The piece cautions that older men who stay active can handle exertion, but a specific vulnerable group risks harm when overdoing it.
Deputy Secretary John W. Keller notes Pennsylvania has plentiful shrubs and vines for Christmas decor. Rural dwellers harvest ground pine laurel mountain ash winterberry hawthorn for seasonal use while urging conservation and owner permission to avoid a $25 fine for removing protected plants.
Four decades past, Loyal Oak resident Richard Knecht visited his mother in Newburg after weeks away. Rev. Paul de Schweinitz and his wife spent a week with friends in New York City and will preach next Sunday at Groton’s First Congregational Church. Emma Lehr of Camden stayed with her parents Edward and Mrs Lehr, while Mrs J W donated a han bible to the Easton Mor church. Nazareth Fair featured a steer exhibit, and Steward Schmidt reported 1,762 shoats sold with talk of sleighing to the show.
Margaret Mae Johnson wed Milo Miller in a ceremony at Wotring Church with family and friends attending the nuptials in Nurenberg.
Dr E M Gross chief botanist Penn Dept of Agriculture warns 3000 seed retailers and farm buyers to beware of bargain seed from out of state. He notes reliable growers are often victimized by cheap seed offers during spring ordering. The Seed Law puts liability on retailers for seeds sold and fines up to 200 dollars. Tags are required for seeds sold within the state.
The Ladies Aid Society holds a bake sale at Seyfried's Meat Market on Belvidere street Saturday December 15 starting at 10 am. Home baked pies cakes sugar cookies bread and home roasted peanuts will be sold plus a variety of Christmas cookies. Subscribe for The Item.
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