45 Years Ago E Snyder Visits North Bangor Slate Quarry
45 years ago E Snyder superintendent of the North Bangor slate quarry last Friday visited friends. Willem H Keller Easton ware dealer visited Nazareth and Nasareth summers. Elmer Ruth’s wife gave birth to three children with one dying. Ruth is son of former police chief. Whitby Edge show arrived in town with a performance in Heckman’s orchard. Nazareth baseball club lost to Flint Hill Bethlehem 21 to 2. Easton and Northern line carried over 1200 passengers last week. The city fad is learning to swim. H F Kinginger returned from the world fair in Chicago.
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E. Snyder
Ruth
Whitby Edge
Gree
Heckman
Mauch Chan Bt
Alto Nazareth
Bath
Whitby
Nazareth Hall
Max Smickley
Clewell
Nazareth Baseball Club
Flint Hill Club
Bethlehem
Lehigh Valley
Main
Belvidere Sts
Knecht
Easton & Northern
H. F. Kinginger
Chicago
Philadelphia
Landlord Ettwein Starts Post Fence Work For Farm
John F Ettwein of Hecktown, a popular auctioneer, is busy putting up new post fences on his farm. He says he never worked harder despite dog days and has lost twelve pounds. Harry Klein of Tatamy, six feet three, aims to buy a bicycle and plans to make one from old cultivator wheels. Ex Manager H C Gill of the Crystal Dime Museum in Easton, who left town owing money, has reached California.
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John F. Ettwein
Hecktown
Harry Klein
Tatamy
H. C. Gill
The
Crystal Dime Museum
Easton
California
Local Roundup Highlights Illness, Travel and Town Improvements
Twenty two years after a critical illness Mrs. Benjamin Fehr improves and moves about. Town visitors P. 8 note fishing trips by Trumbower Schaef fer Schneebeli and B I Campe with a catch. Claire Kocher returns from Nazareth. Penn Brodt, engineers at Tatamy, recovers from rheumatism. Sun ny church school fund reaches about four thousand dollars of seven thousand total. Aher Knecht Hageter families host guests. Kenneth von Steuben now works at Nazareth Foundry. Center Square gains electric lighting thanks to Councilman Leopold. Lightning damages a large oak at Black Rock Grove. Davidson Knecht Anglemire party visits Capella and Bushkill Center. Mrs Alfred Hawk and Mrs Clyde Rissmiller visit town. William Billheimer noted as tenant of.
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Benjamin Fehr
Evergreen St
Trumbower
O. D. Schaeffer
G. A. Schneebeli
Town
B. I. Campe
New York City
Pike ‘ County
Claire Kocher
Stocketown
Pierce Salt
Walter
George Hageter
Charles
Elsie
George Fischer
Weisssport
Kenneth von Steuben
Hecktown
Nazareth
Center Square
Leopold
Black Rock Grove
Marcus Davidson
Lester
Russell Knecht
Cornice Davidson
Naomi Knecht
Pearl Knecht
Esther Mengel
Capella
Richard Anglemire
Bushkill Center
Alfred Hawk
Clyde Rissmiller
Clearfield
William Billheimer
Roosevelt as Barnum showman in Oklahoma City
Publicity director Franklyn Waltman notes President Roosevelt mirrors P. T. Barnum in showy rhetoric and hokum. The column mocks memory gaps, cites Roosevelt’s Oklahoma City speech, and contrasts with his forgetfulness about recent events while recalling distant Kentucky moments.
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Roosevelt
P. T
Mr. Roosevelt
Barnum
Hokum
Mekium
Oklahoma City
Covington
Kentucky
Louisville
Local farm retirements and community notes near George town
Robert Laubach plans spring retirement from his George town area farm with Robert Hahn to occupy part of Jeremiah Edelman’s property. Crowded social items include Knecht and Fehr families and a Pike County fishing champion. several residents buy Overland autos and future moves planned to Philadelphia. A Cross Roads gathering honors Mrs Edelman with music and singing among kin and neighbors.
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Robert Laubach
Georgetown
Robert Hahn
Jeremiah Edelman
John H. Knecht
von Wilhelm
Milton Fehr
Lehman's Lake
Pike County
Knecht
Mr. Knecht
N. G. Peters
Bath & Nazareth
Lehigh County
Oscar O. Fehr
Bushkill Township
Cross Roads
Alvin F. Edelman
Mreidersville
Susan Lilly
A. E. Erdman
Andrew J. Benner
Edwin P. Schnerr
John D. Edelman
Stanley Benner
Charles Sehnerr
Grace Ed
Cement Pavements Placed Along Broad Street Properties
Ten years ago William Kiefer was laying cement on George Wagner’s Broad Street properties. Local clergy J A Klick L D Lazarus and H C Snyder attended the funeral of Rev Co J Cooper D D in Allentown on Saturday afternoon. Mrs W Cal Nickel and son returned from a western trip and were greeted with a welcome home party. L A Meyers and A R Meyers families motored to Lake Side Park Schuylkill County to visit friends. George W Metz and family and Jacob Bickert of Belfast took a curio automobile trip through Wayne and Pike counties on Sunday. Rev W H Wotring preached at Hecktown Church Sunday morning. Clyde P Rissmiller of Clearfield owns a new Chevrolet sedan. Misses Nettle Deck and Lottie Roth of town visited Mr and Mrs Robert Shankweiler at Hollo.
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William Kiefer
George Wagner
South Broad St
J. A. Klick
L. D. Lazarus
H. C. Snyder
Co. J. Cooper
D. D
Allentown
Nickel
W. Cal Nickel
L. A. Meyers
A. R. Meyers
Lake Side Park
Schuykill County
George W. Metz
Jacob Bickert
Belfast
Wayne
Pike County
W. H. Wotring
Hecktown
Clyde P. Rissmiller
Clearfield
Misses Nettle Deck
Lottie Roth
Robert Shankweiler
Hollo
Displacing the Fog by Charles Michelson
Charles Michelson argues the president's nationwide trip and speeches prompt harsh press criticism. He refutes the idea of a purge and elimination commissions by anti administration voices and contends the aim is to elect lawmakers aligned with liberal policies.
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Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Russia
Germany
Congress
Reporting on Roosevelts Kentucky Trip Tears and tall tales
The piece recalls Roosevelt on the 1932 Kentucky campaign stop with Barkley, noting no reporters saw tears in his eyes despite his radio description. It cites several journalists who described sunny skies and smiling crowds, and counters the later hitchhiker tale with a harsher, modern retelling.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Alben” Barkley
Mr Roosevelt
Louisville
Covington
Kentucky
St. Louis
President Roosevelt Faces Criticism Over Endorsing Candidates
The fireside talk before his journey outlined his stance on endorsements, arguing against party rivals who oppose progressive aims while praising supporters. The piece notes historical parallels with Coolidge and Roosevelt eras, and cites Pepper in Florida and Gilllette in Iowa as examples where presumed presidential influence was debated. Local Indiana considerations center on Van Nuys’s recall and reintegration into the state Democratic fold.
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United States
Calvin Coolidge
Lodge
Old Guard
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Foraker
Platt
Depew
Pepper
Florida
Iowa
Gillette
Wearin
Harry Hopkins
Congress
Kentucky
Barkley
Senate
Chandler
Covington
Indiana
van Nuys
Van Nuys and loyalty in politics across the primaries
The piece discusses Van Nuys voting patterns against and with the administration, a preexisting feud, and how state politics shaped his reinstatement. It notes forthcoming headline shifts as primaries unfold and contends newspapers fairly mirror partisan loyalties in reporting, including a Virginia judge appointment seen as a White House reprisal against Carter Glass.
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Virginia
White House
Carter Glass
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Frack & Leh
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Nazareth Coal & Lumber Co
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