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Newspaper
Nazareth Item
Location
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1934
Page
2
While coasting Mark van Horn Jr six year old son of Mr and Mrs J Prank Rash Bethlehem visited his parents near South New and struck by a fellow coaster near the ankle. Dr Fraunfelder gave first aid and the boy was sent home where the family physician treated him.
Elwood Shafer, 15, of Nazarath R D 1, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Shafer, was struck while walking toward Bethlehem on the Bethlehem Nazarath highway near Newburg. He suffered lacerations to the right eye and forehead and to the right thigh, plus concussion. He was admitted to Easton Hospital in fair condition.
Mt. Pleasant and nearby towns flourish with visits and updates. Families such as the Morrises and Millers share a day together while Grube and Werkheiser visit Stoudts in Tatamy and residents attend hospitals in Bethlehem and Northampton for operations. Local affairs include relief board allocations, bankruptcy filings, and church delegations at East Penn Classis.
The Bath Lions Club will hold a semimonthly meeting at 7 PM Wednesday at the Bath Hotel with Daniel McCarty of Bethlehem as speaker. Mrs. Fred Sandt of Bushkill Drive Tatamy owns eighty laying hens turning one year old on February 13. In December the flock laid 1,241 eggs and in January 1,531 eggs, totaling 2,792 eggs for the two months.
Rev W H Diehl officiated baptisms for Loretta Dorothy Bordon Newtons and Marjorie Elaine Heller and Gloria Mae Heller. John Santee, Civil War veteran longtime resident near Upper Black Eddy, celebrated his 92nd birthday with family in Glendon. He was born in Belfast and served as a cavalryman with a New Jersey unit and aligns with Laf Post GAR of Faston.
Harrisburg reports progress in the State Council For the Blind campaign against babies sore eyes. Wills Eye and Ear Hospital Philadelphia will set up isolation and treatment for ophthalmia neonatorum cases in southeastern counties. Pittsburgh Eye and Ear Hospital has long offered isolation care. The scheme aims to zone the state for rapid treatment to prevent permanent blindness.
A Watertown resident, previously unable to eat due to a lengthy illness, reports positive relief after using BISMA REX. The ongoing condition had forced reliance on milk and broth diets, but the patient now resumes eating with relief and gratitude.
Washington approves a federal water safety plan routed to the Public Health Service and Pennsylvania state health authorities. The effort, based on mine drainage control, aims to safeguard drinking water and reduce pollution with ongoing cooperation from the Department of Mines. The project progresses through defined stages, reflecting long term water resource conservation and job stability. Francis Siegfried of Easton marks his eightieth birthday and is noted as a Bath native resident since 1876.
Fragmentary OCR details a claimed antacid pill Bisoya sold at Rexall Drug Stores. It mentions digestion relief, stomach membranes, and a three minute effect. The ad lists Rexall at a Mary Street location with unclear branding and dosage.
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