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Newspaper
Nazareth Item
Location
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1940
Page
3
Fortune Magazine finds that most Americans feel prepared to succeed more than their parents and want to pass on better living conditions and education. Scholastic Magazine reports nine of ten high schoolers trust themselves, value talent, and expect national progress, with unemployment addressed via self-improvement.
Palm Sunday events begin at 9:00 with men’s prayer hour and 10:30 service for Soravian Church led by Rev Paul Meinert, with Holy Week opening, choir music, and Maundy Thursday and Good Friday rites. St John’s Lutheran, Rev H C Snyder, offers Sunday School at 9:30, morning worship at 10:30, catechism confirmations, and Holy Week sermons through Tuesday and Wednesday leading to Holy Thursday Confessional Service and Holy Communion.
The bulletin lists Palm Sunday to Easter observances across Mennonite Brethren in Christ Saint John's Evangelical Reform and other churches. It includes worships, sermons, Holy Communion, confirmations, Easter drama, Passion Week services, and sunrise dawn services with dates and times.
Rev. Wm. H. Brong pastor leads Belfast Evangelical church school at 9 15 A M with Gerald L. Meyer as superintendent. The session begins with an orchestra performance and features examination of catechumens in the presence of the church spiritual council throughout the period of the school.
Mr and Mrs Albert Neel hosted a birthday gathering for their daughter Jean at their Center and Liberty Streets residence. The 14th birthday was celebrated with buffet supper, treasure hunt, dancing and games attended by numerous guests including Lorraine McConnell Virginia Lehr Jacqueline Jones Marion Bachman Anita Heyer Shirley Dech Lois Rohn Charlene Hough Ruby June Hough Gioia Michael William Bennett Cary Simmons Richard Hoch Richard Wagner Thomas Kern William Redline Conrad Miller James Fetheroll Kenneth Kachline Robert Kocher Clarence Ziegler Ralph Stocker and Patricia Neel.
Eugene O Werner 77 of Bushkill Township died at his son in law and daughter’s home in Belfast after a cerebral hemorrhage. Survived by wife Sarah Elizabeth died 1927, four sons and four daughters, seventeen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services at Schmidt Home Wind Gap then Salem Church Moorestown. Interment Fairview cemetery Moorestown. Asher J Jacoby funeral held at sister’s home on Broad St Hecktown interment Hope cemetery Hecktown with pallbearers John Kern Carl Drake Paul Trach William Horden dorf.
Mrs Herman Bengston was discharged from Allentown Hospital after seven weeks since the crash into a service pole. Christ Church held a congregational meeting, followed by a consistory gathering. The Churchmen's Brotherhood plans a Baked Ham dinner March 30 at the Firemen's auditorium. Rev R H Helfferich baptized twins Larry Eugene and Linda Susanne and preached on Jesus in conflict with the world. The Ladies Aid of Snyders Church schedules its annual Turkey dinner for April 3.
Eight new full scholarships valued at $1 300 each will be awarded to high school senior boys from PA NY NJ DE and MD who demonstrate financial need academic merit and leadership. Exams at Muhlenberg College on April 27 determine winners with finalists lodging April 26 and dormitory stay. Applications due by April 12 via Registrar H A Benfer.
Representatives of the Department of Agriculture at Harrisburg with H L Brunner dog law enforcement officer will conduct a thorough check of dogs and owners in Lehigh Northampton and Berks counties to locate delinquent licensees. Brunner cites low licenses this year and warns that untagged dogs under control face prosecution and urges securing 1040 license tags at county treasurers offices.
Five Roses, led by Ducky Kahler, won the MCC.A. Senior Intermediate Basketball League championship this week. The Zephyra and Hurricanes were eliminated Monday evening, while the Five Star Finals exited Tuesday. Shamrocks did not make the playoffs.
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