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Newspaper
Nazareth Item
Location
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1935
Page
4
This wartime address lauds British endurance against German aggression. It honors Britain's sacrifice from sea and air, celebrates joint resolve with France and Italy, and declares unity with America in a blood‑cemented league for humanity. Dr. Frank Crane delivers a pledge to stand with Britain until victory.
The State Department of Health attributes most colds to carelessness and indoor living conditions. It urges warmer clothing only when thermally necessary, proper coughing into a handkerchief, and avoiding infected persons. If illness occurs, seek a physician promptly and follow public health guidance.
Pennsylvania state and municipal authorities faced a tough month as 267 cars were stolen in December while 255 were recovered by police. Among the recovered vehicles 166 had been stolen during December.
Geraldine Farrar shifts from stage to microphone, hosting NBC Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. She explains operas and singers from a glass enclosed booth in the Grand Tier, occasionally singing arias to illustrate points for an audience without limits.
A North Carolina rural business snapshot shows prosperity signals from higher tobacco prices. New and used cars replace Hoover carts on roads, patent medicines proliferate, and a full circus draws crowds. Farmers carry checkbooks as farm homes improve and lightning rod salesmen resume rounds, reflecting gains by auto dealers, merchants, and bankers.
The 1934 Memorabilia shows average attendance across morning and evening services Holy Communion and prayer services and during the Passion weeks. Three deaths and dismissals noted. ten baptisms and five marriages recorded in Schoeneck Register. Edwin Kurtz led the evening service with a sermon on Faith in Prayer.
Division of Safety reports 91 of every 100 motorists in last year’s accidents had at least one year of driving experience. In the first eleven months 69,607 of 76,467 mishap operators were from the ranks of experienced drivers.
State highway patrolmen regularly enforce truck and bus regulations. Over eleven months they checked the loads of 122717 trucks and measured 61338 trucks and 3429 buses, ensuring 3405 foreign trucks met Pennsylvania laws.
Foggy conditions last Tuesday evening forced the Bushkill M. E. Ladies Aid to postpone their meeting to February 12. Other notes include mill operations slowed by ice clogging the headrace, Jennie Heckman residing with the Kostenbaders, and birth announcements from Houck and Pred Kostenbader. Reverend Clinton H. Hahn to preach at Bushkill M. E. Church on Sunday.
Fire department responded to a blaze on the Bethlehem Nazareth Pike but did not act as Hecktown Fire Company already extinguished the fire. No injuries reported and origin under investigation.
The Division of Safety cites January and February 1934 as causing 375 fatalities in 8505 accidents. It urges motorists to slow down, inspect vehicles, use low gear at intersections, and ensure wheels are mechanically sound ahead of the March 31 reinspections.
Improved retail sales are reflected in more newspaper adverts. Advertising Age analysis of 77 cities for November shows store copy up 9,265,000 lines from 1933, a 114 percent rise to 93,798,000 lines. Overall up 5.7 percent to 152,898,000 lines. general advertisers up 26 percent to 27,440,000 lines.
Washington report shows Portland cement output at 5.779 million barrels in November 1934, with shipments of 5.664 million and ending stocks of 20.086 million. Production rose 23.7 percent versus November 1933, based on Bureau of Mines data from most plants.
The Patriotic Order of Americans at Camp 315 held a Friday meeting with Hazel Itterly presiding and Carrie Barrall leading devotions. Officers read reports. Mrs. Lacey Remaley and Mrs. Stella Koch were ill but improving. A bus trip to Easton for a district meeting is planned for January 19 with prizes awarded at a radio party.
The report shows 121 pedestrians killed in motor vehicle crashes in the first 11 months of last year and 791 pedestrians injured while under the influence of liquor. The data comes from the Division of Safety.
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