Nazareth Area News of Snow Fill and Local Events
A lengthy Nazareth item recounts a Wednesday parade of snow stoppages, missing persons near Samuel Knecht’s farm, and a hat theft. It notes Mrs Shuman and two daughters narrowly escaped an avalanche near Jacob Siegfred’s residence, with all unharmed. It covers town remonstrances against incorporation, construction bids for Parochial Hall remodeling, new house plans on Whitefield and Prospect, a Nazareth cornets’ evening program, and local business moves including B Young’s Belfast wallpaper store and Asa Wunderly winning the Parochial Hall remodeling bid. The piece reflects severe winter weather, road drift, and community activity amid snow.
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Aluta
Wrednesday
Eaton
Samuel Knecht
B. Young
Belfast
Shuman
Howard Worman
le Shuman
Bath
Jacob Siegfred
Plainfield Township
James Bassler
Cherry Hill
Bangor and
Thomas Cope
Asa Wunderly
Nazareth Planing Mills
F. Wunderly
Bro
F. P. Hahn
Frank Abel
Steckel and Saints
Isaac Hertaog
Whitefield
Prospect Sts
Daniel Moser
Georgetown
Peter Young
Broad .T
Nazareth Cornet Band
Edward Miksch
Surprise party honors Anna Zellner on 15th birthday
A 24 year old article notes a surprise birthday party at Mr. and Mrs. John Zellner’s Maud Chunk Street home for daughter Anna’s 15th celebration. Attendees included Beatrice Minnich Kathryn Uhler Ethel Enders Myrtle Broad Lulu Harch and others.
Local teacher Helen Smith visits Secaucus with relatives
Twelve years ago Miss Helen Smith a local public school teacher spent part of the past week in Secaucus New Jersey visiting her sister and brother in law the Quills as Danner and family Mrs Frank Leh substituted for her in the school room George Beitel A J Stoffler and John Savitz local assessors were business visitors at the County Court House receiving their supplies for the registration of voters for the
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Helen Smith
Secaucus
N. J
Quill
Danner
Frank Leh
George Beitel
A. J. Stoffler
John Savitz
County Court House
Secretary Livengood Leads Anti Shortweight Coal Campaign
A statewide push against shortweight coal sales was led by Secretary of Internal Affairs William Livengood Jr with a daylong conference of weight and measures inspectors under Joseph Blickley. Deputy Secretary Brancher spoke on legalities as numerous arrests were reported since the campaign began, emphasizing prosecution over persecution and urging government-wide vigilance.
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Livengood
Cober Brancher
Highway contracts awarded by state department in January
State Highway Department awarded twenty contracts in January for road and bridge improvements totaling 1,206,484 dollars. The work covers just over 16 miles of highway, with projects aimed at upgrading roads and bridges across multiple locations.
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State Highway Department
Local Residents Attend Weekend Events Across Town
Sunday visitors included Mrs Minnie Rohn and her daughter Miss Evelyn with the Rohn family of Wilson Borough and Taylor-Wharton, along with Miss Rose Schnerr and Miss Ellen Schnerr. G J Wimmer visited Bethlehem friends while Nazareth Hardware president Joseph Schlegel attended the Pennsylvania Hardware Association convention in Philadelphia. Howard Fox of Georgetown shows a new Whippet Ware ballet motor car. Yeisley family attended Temple University’s teacher college evening with Mae Yeisley chairing arrangements. Herbert and Mrs Riegel spent Saturday in Easton for the automobile show.
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Minnie Rohn
Evelyn
Wilson Borough
Edwin Rohn
Taylor-Wharton
Rose Schnerr
Ellen Schnerr
Daniel Rohn
Edgar D. Rohn
G. J. Wimmer
Bethlehem
Joseph H. Schlegel
Nazareth Hardware Company
Herbert Riegel
Easton
Pennsylvania Leather Boots and Shoes Industry Analysis
A 1937 survey shows Pennsylvania leather boots and shoes as a 37.5 million dollar business, with 8 plants across 16 counties led by Lancaster and Philadelphia in key metrics. The piece reflects on shifts from agriculture to industry and notes 1940 as a pivotal year for Pennsylvania’s mature economy and resource development.
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Pennsylvania
Franklin County
State Planning Board
Pennsylvania Department of Commerce
Lancaster County
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Lebanon
Dauphin
Berks
Adams
York
Schuylkill
Lycoming
Cumberland
Franken
Lehigh
Columbia
Montgomery Wayne
Bucks
Lebanon County
Reforestation Bonus Offered to Farmers in 1940 Program
Northampton County Agriculture Conservation Committee announces an extra reforestation allowance of 30 dollars for farmers in the Agricultural Conservation Program. The 30 dollars is earned at seven and a half dollars per acre by planting forest trees and shrubs aiding wildlife, with guidance available from the Northampton County Agricultural Conservation Association office in Nazareth. Separate report notes widespread egg masses suggesting possible European red mite infestations on apple trees, prompting careful dormant-season oil spray applications per Penn State extension entomologists.
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Northampton County Agriculture Conservation Committee
America
Northampton County Agricultural Conservation Association
South Main St
Nazareth
Penn State Extension
Pennsylvania Leads In Essential Mineral Production In 1939
The passage notes Pennsylvania's top national ranking in 1939 for essential minerals including ammonium sulphate, cement, coal products, coal tar, coke, ferro alloys, pig iron, mineral paints, sand, slate, stone, and sulphuric acid. It highlights the state’s potential to supply new industries, especially as Europe’s war disrupts exports, and mentions fuel oil ranking seventh in value.
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Pennsylvania
Snow ploughs busy as weeklong storms hit the township
Snow ploughs kept busy across the county over several days last week causing school pupils in this township to enjoy an extended vacation due to drifted roads. Catherine Housman, oldest resident of Washington Township, died Friday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter near Bangor at 93. Funeral services were held Tuesday with burial at St John's Cemetery Bangor. Earl Labor plans to move to a farm near Ackermanville this spring. Mrs H Winters of near Bangor visited her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Woodrow Vetter on Sunday. J H Beers contractor opened a new garage and office Saturday evening with large attendance. Music by Bethel orchestra. refreshments served. Mr and Mrs James Nicholas recently visited relatives at Mt Pleasant.
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John Zellner
Maud Chunk
Anna
Beatrice Minnich
Kathryn Uhler
Ethel Enders
Myrtle Broad
Lulu Harch
Helen Stetteler
Frank Wunderly
Paul Gold
Warren Dech
James Bonstein
Charles Schnerr
Claude Metz
Milton Young
St. Peter
New Village
Lehigh and New England Railroad Company
Ingersoll Rand Company
Easton
Clinton Hahn
Clearfield
Hiram Miller
Amanda Weaver
Moorestown
Herbert Mack
Edelmans
Lewis Ackerman
Sandt's Eddy
Lizzie Gower
Schoeneck
William Kostenbader
J. E. Smith
Bath
Daniel Leopold
Lancaster
Trumbower
Philadelphia
H. R. Gold
Madison
Wis
Stephen Gold
North Broad
Edgar Kern
Floyd Hangen
Ezra
Freeman Frantz
Mazie
Arlington
Woodrow
Arthur Thomas
Evelyn
Lester
Lucile
LeRoy
Clark Vogel
Helen Roth
Florence Altemose
Carrie Werkheiser
Lizzie Altemose
Cora Werkheiser
Nellie Renner
Anna Wolfe
Helen Wolfe
Mary Kleppinger
Lottie Schoch
Sarah Bittenbender
Mabel Frantz
Edith Frantz
Clara Wolf
Messrs
Norman Arnold
Carl Drake
George Dreisbach
Francis Flick
David Scott
David Hahn
Clayton Bilheimer
Charles Kleintop
John Beisel
Robert Pauly
Henry Wolfe
Fred Berger
Fred Henshue
Stanley Woodring
Harry
Walter Frantz
Catherine Housman
Washington Township
John Trayes
Bangor
St. John's
Earl
Ackermanville
Sunday School and Church Announcements at Hecktown
Announcements from Hecktown Church include Sunday school at 0 18 and services by Rev C A Butz at 30 18 with Lenten services led by Rev Russell Stine on Thursday night and catechetical instruction for fifty cal under Rev sell Stine Fr iday evening the 15th at 730 and Sunday March 17 at 1 PM and 730 PM with confirmations and related rites to be administered.
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C. A. Butz
Hecktown Church Grove
Sale
Hecktown
Russell
Cal
Sell Stine
Thin Birds Don’t Say Poultry Tension Signals Slump Forecast
A Penn State poultry specialist warns that monitoring weights is crucial as a sharp bone implies a likely drop in production. The cautious poultryman tracks periodic measurements to foresee declines and manage flock health.
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Penn State
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