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Nazareth Item

Location

Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1939

Page

5

Rural School Fifth Grade Election And Home Room Officers

The article details the first term meeting of rural schools with officers elected for both fifth and eighth grades. It notes president Gene, Betty Bender as president, Beverly Frick as treasurer, Muriel Betteridge as secretary, Jacqueline Kline as reporter, and other student leaders. It mentions sports, new courts, and a Christmas party, plus visits to Allentown and Bethlehem to view decorations.

Bon Gene Betty Bender Beverly Frick Muriel Betteridge Jacqueline Kline Presiih Brocker Betty Eisie Betteridge Ear Home Room Sty Council Arthur Frank Villinger Ben Gar Bonstein Cers Paul Betty Paul Frances Schweitzer Walter Evans Mr. Carling Donald Pusher Harold Emily Messinger Mortimer Harold Flack Paul Remaly Hweitzer Roland Chairlady Betty w@eretary Emily Messinger Bahn Walter Letson Wil Siteman Arthur Hahn Ralph Lerch Allentown Bethlehem

Union School Christmas Program and Quiz Scores

Sunday visitors included Mrs Mary Marsh and family and Mr and Mrs Elton Hess. Union School held a Christmas program on December 22 with a Question Bee. Participants and scores: William Laubach 400, Kenneth Millheim 100, Lester Wagner 100, Martha Groner 100, Pauline Kramer 0, Loretta Alessi 200, Victoria Marsh 100, Hilda Mabus 0, William Smith 200, Donald Mabus 200, Mazie Mabus 0, Shirley Kramer 100, Bernice Millheim 0, Betty Kelchner 200, Paul Mabus 0, Frederick Koehler 100, John Roth 400. Mr and Mrs Claude Kelchner visited Edward Zellner in Butz town.

Oscar King Mary Marsh Elton Hess Union School William Laubach Kenneth Millheim Lester Wagner Martha Groner Pauline Kramer Loretta Alessi Victoria Marsh Hilda Mabus William Smith Donald Mabus Mazie Mabus Shirley Kramer Bernice Millheim Betty Kelchner Paul Mabus Frederick Koehler John Roth Claude Kelchner Edward Zellner Butztown

Christmas Spirit at Wammington School Decorates Nativity Scene

Fehnel reports students at Wammington School filled with holiday cheer as they gathered greenery and props to craft a Nativity display. The class assembled a scene, fixed its setup, and expressed thanks for the season’s goodwill.

Christmas Program Craft at Klecknersville School

Samuel Henry Jr reports on a class project as pupils prepared for the Christmas program. Students made recipe booklets from construction paper, used colored and white sheets, sewed the books, copied recipes, and held a gift exchange costing ten cents or less. Parents and friends attended the Friday afternoon program.

Hecktown School Christmas Play Impresses Mothers

Fifth and Sixth grades staged a Christmas program titled Farmer Brown's Christmas. Cast included Farmer Brown Robert Schaffer Mrs Brown Alice Rohr Uncle Will Mellies Stettler Mrs Jones Elaine Schaffer Aunt Mandy Arlene Bartron the Brown children Sterling Seip Robert Roth Raymond Stettler Ed.

Farmer Brown Robert Schaffer

Christmas Seal Artist Designs For 1939 Theme

Rockwell Kent designed the 1939 Christmas seal featuring the double barred cross, tuberculosis symbol, with a program including songs recitations and solos by local youths and teachers. Students with perfect spelling and high averages are named. teachers and families note holiday plans and travel.

Rockwell Kent

Farm Calendar and Penn State farming tips

Penn State extension specialists outline cattle, sheep, poultry, and forage guidance. Substituting concentrates for roughage in rations. good roughage equals one and three quarters pounds hay. Artificial lights speed pullet maturity and sustain weight. Keep ewes thrifty to ease lambing. Steamed bonemeal provides lime and phosphorus for dairy cattle. Winter repairs of machinery prevent summer delays.

Pennsylvania State College Penn State

Christmas Programs Across Churches Show Community Spirit

Readings, dances, sermons and choral numbers filled Christmas programs in several churches led by Sunday schools and choirs. Participants included Andrew Leh Shirley Siegfried Sue Kostenbader and many students, with gifts distributed to Bethany Orphan's Home and local missions. The events wrapped with candlelight services and seasonal praises across St John’s Reform ed and Human Evangelical congregations.

Christmas Visitors Gather in Wind Gap and Surrounding Towns

Mr. and Mrs. Amandus Florey visited their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lawrence and family of Phillipsburg New Jersey over Christmas. Various relatives and neighbors visited Peter Gum at his nephew’s home in Bangor. Other Christmas Day visitors included Floyd Ackerman and Frank Wetzell with the Kotz family, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Fehr and Mrs. Annie Frutchery. The Peters Bunday School Christmas program was rendered on Christmas Eve.

Andrew Leh Shirley Siegfried Sue Kostenbadher Beryl Rinker Shirley Rinker Robert Albright Glenn Boerstler By Department Alice Anglemire Janet Sands Peter McConnell Holly Branch Patricia Ann Merola Raymond Koch Pamela Martin Jane Scott Nancy Muth Christ Delores Rinker Jesus Fredrica Heckman Herbert Schramm Olen Trach Phyllis Beil Robert Frack Bethlehem Phyllis Muth June Fritz Karl Jacobson Donald Siegfried George Compton Barbara Ann Stark Elizabeth Ziegler Russell Kindt Ronald Koch Precious Gift Donald Stark Gerald Wunderly Mary Jane Starner Miriam Kowalack Sherwood Kleintsp Robert Graver Joan Clewell Jean Young Frank Martin Ruth Swavely Meinert Amandus Florey Earl Lawrence Phillipsburg N. J Peter Gum Milford Gum Bangor M. C. Schmidt Howard Shower Lewis Houck William Runtz Clarence Hahn Ralph Town Floyd Ackerman Pleasant Grove Frank Wetzell Paul Kotz Gladys Reuben Kota Kotz Harvey Fehr Aluta Annie Frutchery Belfast James Achenbach Peters Bunday School Plainfield

Christmas Activities and Family Visits Highlight Wind Gap Gazette

The Cradle Roll and church departments staged a pageant with a nearly $50 offering to be split between Reforming Orphans Home at Womelsdorf and Lutheran Orphans Home at Topton. Local families including Zoldys Somersville NJ and Wagners Scranton and Washington DC area, plus guests Harding Carbondale and Houck Plainfield celebrated holidays with relatives. The 1. O. C. F. Wind Gap brought joy to 350 children with candy and oranges.

Gram Reformed Womelsdorf Topton Eugene Zoldy Somersville N. J Zoldy William Cousin Emerson Hamilton Carbondale C.F Wind Gap Birdie Danner Lorraine Danner R. N New York City Clarence Heller Jr Latrobe Clarence Heller Luther K. Houck Carrie Ella Frank Houck Ella Houck Lewis J. Werkheiser Plainfield Lorraine Ackerman Philadelphia Cora Ackerman Clinton Cornelious Pittsburgh Martin Cornelious

90 000 Placed In Jobs In State Employment Service

The Pennsylvania State Employment Service reports nearly 90 000 people placed in private business and industry this year. Private placements totaled 2 548 in the week ending December 8, with declines in private placements and new applications for work from the prior week. Active job seekers fell to 412 349, while total placements for the year reached 116 000, including 87 000 private and 29 000 public placements.

Pennsylvania State Employment Service Secretary of Labor and Industry Lewis G. Hines State Employment Service

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