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Newspaper
Nazareth Item
Location
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
1
A fragmentary report notes a three year old girl injured by a dropped object causing bleeding but recovering quickly. George Heckman removed bricks from his pavement at Main and Belvidere and will place flagging there. An embankment was described along William Kunstman’s rear lots.
Jacob Heller's premises are being dug away and pavement laid. Mrs. Daniel Clewell and her two children visit Philadelphia. she plans July and August at a summer home in Ocean City. Tilghman Abel marks his 50th birthday with friends, Nazareth Band performing. Farmers Union Fire Insurance Company elects directors at Nazareth Hotel and reports a healthy financial state. David Schnabel will remove and rebuild a shed at the Cherry Hill hotel. Whit Monday memories and old battalion drills among state militia are recalled.
The Nazareth column reports on racing interests with Star, Butter Crust, and Fred C. training on Nazareth track under Dr. O. D. Schaeffer and Allen Stern, plus various town residents attending events, school prizes, family travels, and local errands, including visits to Easton Hospital and Philadelphia.
Eight laborers on the Bushkir Center Highway built a fire in Ira Schlegel’s ice house to stay warm on a Saturday night. They were arrested by Mr Schlezel and paid a two dollar fine plus costs at Squire James 8 Pry’s office. The report notes nearby residents and other town events, including students and teachers, in a bustling community update.
Morrisburg Richard P. Brown first Secretary of the new State Department of Commerce says the department will encourage industries to stay and expand in Pennsylvania and to attract new ones. He pledges enhanced advertising of the state’s industrial potential and research to aid existing and prospective industries.
Harrisburg reports that all Department of Welfare hospitals in the Commonwealth started conferences to foster public understanding of mental health. Secretary E. Arthur Sweeny urged inviting physicians and laymen to open discussions with patients’ names kept confidential.
Social Security Board reports April benefits total more than 33.54 million with over a million initial claims nationwide across 49 states and territories. By July, all states including Illinois and Montana will operate full job insurance. New York drives the April decline with many workers starting new benefit years in April.
Farm real estate values in Pennsylvania were largely stationary for the year ending March 1, 1939, with more localities reporting declines than gains. Activity remained flat though inquiries rose in some areas. Demand appears to be increasing for larger farm sizes.
Other representatives of local and state wide medical societies will enable practicing physicians to gain a glimpse of the state's mental hospitals and institutions for the mentally defective and epileptic in operation. Staff members will participate in meetings to discuss care and treatment viewpoints.
The maple season showed a good sap run but low sugar content overall. Warm spells prompted early camp closures, and the season extended longer than usual. Tree topping rose this year except in the northeast where worm damage struck.
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