Escape attempt ends in death at Allentown State Hospital
Palmer Smith a 49 year old former cement mill worker attempted to flee Allentown State Hospital about 630 am in a long nightgown. He was struck by a train car being moved into Central Railroad yards at Geissinger's and killed instantly. Hospital staff pursued him but he vanished in the dark. The railroad employee found the body on the tracks soon after the accident.
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Allentown State Hospital
Palmer Smith
Central Railroad
Geissinger’s
Smith
Cars Damaged in Slight Crash Near Barrall’s Alley
Alfred Fatzinger's touring car driven by his son Alfred Jr collided with Wilmer Blegfried's vehicle near Barrall's alley and Main street Friday noon. Both drivers and passengers were unhurt. each owner chose to settle damages privately.
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Alfred Fatzinger
Alfred, Jr
Wilmer Blegfried
R. W. Siegfried
Near Town
Barrall's Alley
Main Street
Blegfried
Fatsinger
Main
Masonic Body Elects 1930 Officers of Lodge No 413
Manoquesy lodge No 413 F and A M in town elected Worshipful master John L E Kna senior warden Reuben A Rohr junior warden Joseph W Herd secretary William H Hawk treasurer Palmer M Kern for 1930.
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Manoquesy Lodge
Town
John L. E. Kna
Reuben A. Rohr
Joseph W. Herd
William H. Hawk
Palmer M. Kern
Walnut Street Presbyterian Congregational Meeting Notice
The annual congregational meeting of Walnut Street Presbyterian Church will be held Monday evening in the Sabbath school room to hear reports from officers elect two trustees and two elders for three years and discuss other business as arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Street Presbyterian Church
Fta
Town Jottings of Local Social Roundup
George Franks Jr. of Philadelphia visited home over the New Year with his parents. Several local residents and visitors from Bethlehem Allentown and Palmerton appeared in town for holidays, meals, church services and social calls. Rev W A Helfrich organized a nine member catechumen class likely to grow with new members.
Lions Feast at Jacksonville Brings Out-Of-Town Guests
Lions Club meeting at Jacksonville Cafe featured Walter Ruthhardt of Bethlehem and local hosts with guests from Hellertown. The program included an address on Lions for the blind, a sewing shop tour, and a lively debate on whether Prohibition Prohibits. Attendance was good.
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L. H. Beam
Lions Club
Jacksonville
Walter Ruthhardt
Bethlehem
Herb Kless
Morris Dimmick
Wallace B. Liskert
Hellertown
George Rehrig
Arthur Scheffler
James Schaeffer
Lion Schiffer
Lion Brobst
Tail Twister
Bethlehem Club
Northampton County Association For the Blind
Lions Clubs
Miss Pearl Grant
Overbrook
Pittsburgh
Beam
W. J. Moll
L. V. Hahn
J. H. Leem
J. F. Beers
J. E. Hirtle
W. C. Brobst
M. W. Phillips
W. A. Helffrich
Jaurele
Mrs William D Kunkle Hosts Church Society
Mrs William D Kunkle entertained the Missionary Society and Bible Class of St John s Lutheran church at her Washington street home Thursday night for the monthly meeting. President Mrs Ida Frey and a large group of members attended including Mrs R L Kerstetter, Edgar Stricker, H E Frey, Joseph Frey, Kenneth Frey, William Frey, Charles Greene, Allen Abel, William Kunkle Sr and others.
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William D. Kunkle
The
Missionary Society
St. John's Lutheran Church
Washington Street
Ida Frey
Mesdames R. L. Kerstetter
Edgar Stricker
H. E. Frey
Joseph Frey
Kenneth Frey
William Frey
Charles Greene
Allen Abel
Willam Hoch
Florenn Schneider
W. D. Kunkle
Frank Dech
Frank Muffly
Asher Gernet
J. Evan Hirtle
William Stocker
A. J. Kemmerer
Adeline Graybill
Betty Frey
Margaret Kunkle
Ethel Kunkle
William Kunkle, Jr
Rev
R. L. Kerstetter
William Kunkle, Sr
Sarah Connell
New Year Party At Strunk Home Hosts Many Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Strunk of North Chestnut street entertained a New Year dinner guests including Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Kern and family Mrs. Ida Strunk and Mrs. Raymond Samuels of Northampton Mr. and Mrs. William Ripley Bethel Lawrence Ripley of Highland Park Michigan Mrs. F Falk of Melvindale Mich Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kies and daughter of Heller town Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Strunk and family of Pen Argyl and Miss Ethel Tittle of Nazareth.
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Chester Strunk
North Chestnut Street
Hobart Kern
Ida Strunk
Raymond Samuels
Northampton
William Ripley
Bethel
Lawrence Ripley
Highland Park Michigan
F. Falk
Melvindale
Mich
Paul Kies
Hellertown
Orlo Strunk and Family
Pen Argyl
Ethel Tittle
Nazareth
Obituary Clarence H Hess of Shoenersville dies at 28
Clarence H Hess of Shoenersville died Friday night at Sacred Heart hospital from a complication of diseases after a week of treatment. Aged 28, he was born on the family farm in Shoenersville and was a son of Frank L and Mary C Seyfried Hess. He belonged to the Reformed church and Schoenersville church choir, and was active in Sunday school and fraternal groups Camp 233 POS of A and Hanover Grange 1698. He leaves a widow Marie M nee Hoch, a son Gilbert T, a daughter Eleanor M, his parents, and a brother Allen R., all of Shoenersville. Funeral services were held Wednesday at his home and church. Rev George Laubach and Rev H T Sell officiated. Interment followed in the church cemetery. In town, Chapman Barracks Council repairs roads with crushed stone and cinders. New Year visitors Harry L Worman and daughter from Nazareth visited J K Worman family. R A Gunn, meat dealer, is ill at home on North Chestnut Street. Ladies’ Aid Society of Christ Reformed church met for a business session at Mrs Emma S Laub’s home. William Windt, Frank Sencenbach, and J H Sencenbach conducted business at the Easton Court House.
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George Franks, Jr
Philadelphia
M. W. Phillips
Thomas Smith
Rachel Jenkins
Eloise Smith
Esther
Schaeffer
Bethlehem
West Side
Elizabeth
Louise Nagle
Northampton
Goucher College
Louise
Oberlin College
Ohio
Laubach
Brooklyn
Helen Phillips
Overbrook
Kathryn Hottenstein
Phillips
Mary
William Dennis
West Broad Street
Emma Troxell
Allentown
Lizzie Henry
Newark
College Hill
Easton
Harry W. Leem
Town
Betty Dornblaser
Claire Worman
Palmerton
Minnie Worman
W. A. Helffrich
Christ Reformed Congregation
Clarence H. Hess
Shoenersville
Sacred Heart Hospital
Frank L
Mary C. Seyfried Hess
Hess
Schoenersville Church
Shhoenersville
George Laubach
H. T. Sell
Chapman
Harry L. Worman
Nazareth
J. K. Worman
R. A. Gunn
Chestnut ‘Street
Ald Society of Christ Reformed Church
Emma
Laub
William Windt
Frank Sencenbach
J. H. Sencenbach
Court House
High Stockholder Total Reaches 186000 for Associated Gas and Electric
The Associated Gas and Electric System reports a new record of 186000 stockholders, up 120000 from 1928. New York State holds 72713 holders, followed by Pennsylvania with 35349. 74104 holders are women. The Customer Ownership Department distributed 53000000 in securities during the year, including 33000000 in sales and 20000000 in exchanges. Since inception it has sold 70700000 to 66000 customers.
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Associated Gas and Electric System
Associated
United States
New York State
Associated System
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Fading Cloche Styles Prompt Mixed Fashion Verdicts
The piece surveys hat fashion mood as new designs mix with cloche nostalgia. It notes off the brow hats, a shift from cloche popularity, and contrasts hair length and skirt trends, highlighting the cloche's lingering influence amid trend changes.
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Seine
Hudson
Lake Michigan
Young Woman Transforms Sun Parlor With Paint
A young woman prefers painting over eating or dancing and uses simple supplies to brighten a sun parlor. Her talent turns an ordinary wicker setup into an unusually delightful room without much cost, showing how art elevates everyday spaces.
Painting by a Professional and Frugal Home Tricks
A woman insists on professional paint mixing for accuracy and longevity, using small cans for tiny jobs and painting unpainted furniture to save costs. She notes many underestimate painting, but careful search can yield affordable pieces. The piece also shares an oat bread recipe with oats, yeast, water, and sugar, plus steps to mix, rise, and bake in standard loaves, ending with a quip about love and sight.
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Resbyterian Congregational Meeting
Saluda River
Columbia
South Carolina
Associated Gas and Electric Company
General Gas & Electric
Associated Gas & Electric Company
Associated Public Utilities Corporation
Metropolitan E Edison Company
S. Main Street
Nazereth, Pa
WM. D. Kunkle
NEW Year Party
Mary Marshall
Ority
Loy Vance Farts
Adolph Menjou
Paris
Katheyy
Eke Ket
East End
Fred J. Scheet
Nazareth, PA
Studebaker
Erskine
R. F. Ziegler
Mauch Chunk and Church Sts. Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Studebake
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