23 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Nazareth Item
Location
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1937
Page
1
A light and evening service will be held Sunday at 4:5 o'clock at St. John's. A quartet will play Christmas carols and anthems, with plans announced during the event.
The Superintendents report shows total Nazareth enrollments at 1846 with average attendance 1817 across grades 1 to 6. November notes teacher absences due to personal reasons or family bereavement, substitutions listed, deductions $37.67, and two accidents affecting two students.
A new storefront replaces a damaged structure in front of Apartment Ball, featuring Carrera structural mem and ivory tones. The Mamreth Hardware Company will occupy more space after interior reconstruction finishes, signaling a notable improvement and expanded display area.
Matheny Bhunk a Bath native 23 4 mm, died in a Huntington New York auto collision with a gasoline truck Saturday after 1888 at 12:90 o clock. He was born in Bath June, the son of Stephen Shunk Wise and Catherine Nee Yost. A baker by occupation, he had lived in New York about a year. Survived by his father and one sister John and Frederick and Virginia of Bath and New York City. Body sent to Bath by train. Services held at 2:00 PM from Wade Street Funeral Home with Greenmount Cemetery, L Kerstetter, pastor Lutheran Church.
The regular 1937 meeting in Farmers Union Mutual Fire Insurance rooms with R F Ziegler presiding reviewed the year and approved reports. Treasurer William Bennett noted 309.04 in balance with no bills. Howard Rhimer announced progress on the 1940 Bi Centennial, stressing town wide support and open meetings. Officers for 1938 to be elected January 14 with notices to follow.
The Nazareth Evangelical Sunday School presents its annual Christmas program at 7 30 PM in Nazareth Evangelical Church. The primary department offers musical selections and a piece titled Why Christmas Is Best. The Young Peoples Bible Class and Intermediate Department perform The Family Beautiful, with special school music, recitations, and a pantomime The Star featuring Mrs Kurtz. All are invited.
About 35 men are at work at Borough Park carrying on improvement projects. They plan evergreen planting riprapped stream banks from the bathhouse to the highway, a stone wall at the park entrance, and additional toilet facilities. Work is expected to continue until early spring.
The Elizabeth File of Rebekahs held their regular meeting Monday evening at seven o clock. A kiddie Christmas party followed with about 150 in attendance. Mrs Alfred Fatzinger and Miss Leah Vogel of Bath visited Lincoln Avenue neighbors Mr and Mrs Clark Vogel and family on Sunday.
Nazareth Mr and Mrs Tilghman Clewell of 120 South New Street plan a Sunday open house from 2 to 5 pm to mark their 50th wedding anniversary. They married on December 25 1870 and have a large family with 29 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. The couple have been active in the Schoeneck Moravian Church and moved to Nazareth area after farming careers in Nazareth Bath and Newburg.
A brief biblical line quotes the sages urging courage with Luke 2 10 appearing as the key reference. The item presents a compact devotional note emphasizing divine reassurance.
The piece delivers a Christmas greeting from the newspaper, affirming its mission to report truthfully and serve the community with education and civic leadership. It wishes readers peace, love, and goodwill for the year ahead, emphasizing fellowship over selfishness.
The cantata and pageant The Christ Child rich with soloists and chorus was well received at Plainfield Church under Kathryn Lehr. Soloists included Emma Sours and Ray Coleman. the chorus featured Verna Kemerer and Viola Miller. Performances are planned for Forks, Tatamy Reformed, and Bushkill Center churches on December 26, 29, and January 1.
Fire chief Mike Masters, re elected to lead Vigilance Hose Fire Company, asks citizens and businesses to take strict fire prevention steps during the holidays. With Christmas approaching, authorities warn the post Christmas period remains hazardous due to incandescent lights, natural and artificial foliage, paper shades, and stacked holiday packages. Local stores enforce safety rules for staff and customers. the public is urged to watch for fire hazards in the coming weeks.
Harrisburg report traces the Christmas tree from early myths to modern practice noting that Frankincense and Myrrh were early tree products. It cites a 1605 record of fir trees brought into homes with flowers and fruits as clergy opposed the custom as pagan.
Bacteria wilt is a new potato disease that appeared in Lehigh County this year in all fields planted with Katahdin seed from Maine. It has also been found in Maine and Canada, with losses up to 100 bushels per acre. Wilted vines early, tuber rot at harvest. growers urged to avoid introducing the disease via seed potatoes.
The Intermediate Department of St John’s Lutheran Sunday School presents its annual Christmas Pageant Come, Let Us Adore Him on December 25. The broadcast features Marian Koehler as Prelude and a cast led by Elaine Arnold Mary Louise Lehr and Donald Rohn with a 25 voice choir and stage crews coordinated by Mary Dry Myra Druckmiller and Helen Roth.
Harrisburg December 22 Attorney General Charles J Margiotti urged legislation to grant Pennsylvania farmers exemption from gas tax on fuel used in farm machines and implements He argued the tax is unfair for non highway machinery noting four cents of the gas tax funds road construction and maintenance and praising farmers for their vital role in food and material production.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Owen Rice Camp No 20 Sons of Veterans held a card party at the Eagle Hat Friday evening. Prizes went to Elmer Abel H A Buss Mrs Hamm Maynara Huber M G Pasini Eva Fehr Alice Hartzell M Altemps Naomi Uhler Mrs Elwood Hoch Mrs Paul Kern Cc Fehnel L Dech Mazie Ridgely C M Uhler Katie Weaver Elizabeth Pasini Matilda Burley Mrs Frantz Elwood Pittenger Lucille Fehnel Eva Hess and Mary Marsh.
Mr and Mrs Vincent C Keller former residents of town now living in Huntington Park California celebrated their first wedding anniversary and Mr Keller s birthday anniversary The Keller family includes Mr and Mrs Allen Keller of Green Street and Marion Kirkhuff daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Kirkhuff of Stroudsburg R 2 The couple is connected to the California Pacific Crayon Co a Binney and Smith subsidiary in Easton and New York
Miss Henrietta Werner daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert H Werner 9 E Center Street returns home for Christmas holidays. A junior at Cedar Crest College Allentown she leads musical circles as a member of the Music Club the Nonette and the College choir majoring in secretarial science.
Pennsylvania schools have nearly twenty clinics aiding the examination of handicapped children, says Dr. Lester K. Ade. With medical inspectors limited in judging mental adequacy and a shortage of certified examiners, temporary procedures are needed under new school laws. Clinics serve as essential support for administrators and special-education pupils. County supervisors of special education will be named in 1939, after which temporary provisions may end, though clinic consultation will persist.
Miss Violet Osborne and Charles E. Kiefer wed at St Luke's Episcopal Church in Charleston. Rev. Arthur J. Torrey officiated. witnesses were Walter and Elwood Kiefer. The couple's Lee Street home, music by Gil and Schadell, and a buffet supper followed. Kiefer, manager of Old Style Distributing in the area, and his bride reside at 1579 Lee Street.
Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce led by VK Melhado showcased a distinctive Christmas float featuring Saint Nicholas and eight reindeer in Nazareth on Tuesday night. Bethlehem, known as The Christmas City, promotes standout Yuletide decorations and civic pride amid strong local leadership from business and professional figures in the Lehigh Valley.
Court docket item indicates continuance in a dispute where Trial List of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relates to William H. Weiss district superintendent and John A. Snyder acting district superintendent of Bethlehem. Case likely carries procedural status and continuation to the last page.
The article argues fascist nations Germany Japan and Italy push to war while claiming peace. It highlights Italy's League withdrawal under Mussolini and predicts a tightening, ominous pattern of conflict with Democracies, with Spain's Franco and Brazil under Vargas as other signs.
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