Nazareth Correspondent Notes Town Changes and Local Happenings
Excerpts from Nazareth column recount local news items from 47 years ago. Mentions Easton & Northern Co service, birthdays and health of elderly residents, Moravian Vesper, new housekeeping at Barbara Abel’s Belvidere Street home, Alvin Buss moving to Bushkill Township, Giering's brick house on Cemetery Hill, Howard Herman relocating to Easton, George Barthell’s hotel plans, Milton Zellner seeking new hotel arrangements, weather and road conditions, John Koehler's jail visit, Sylvester Steckel moving to Williams Township, and a push by Masons at Tatamy to form a lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levine Schortz
Barbara Abel
Belvidere
Alvin Buss
Upper Nazareth
John Trumbower
Bushkill Township
Giering
Cemetery Hill
John
Howard Herman
Easton
William Moore
John Koehler
Moorestown
Sylvester Steckel
Rudolph Frankenfield
Georgetown
Williams Township
Tatamy
Local Sale Prices and Town Social Events Noted
Wilson Buss held a sale with stock bringing good prices including mares at 380 385 190 and 114 85 106. Cherry Hill Hotel fixtures sold to Robert Kilpatrick of Phillipsburg NJ as Charles Schrenk retires. A St Patrick’s Day party at Mrs Gold’s featured prizes and music. Several residents suffered illnesses, moved homes, or faced strokes and a truck rescue from mud on West Centre Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson A. Buss
Town
Robert Kilpatrick
Phillipsburg
N. J
Cherry Hill
Bushkill Township
Charles Schrenk
Schrenk
Nazareth
W. S. Gold
Myra Druckenmiller
Arthur Schmidt
Katherine Schmickle
Andrew Kern
M. M. Dry
Hattie Kessler
Frank Schmidt
Thur Schmidt
Ella Laub
Amy Laub
Florence Schmidt
Alice Schmidt
F. A. Marcks
Alice Knauss
Edith Odenwelder
Hattie Hahn
Walter F. Kern
Trumbower Coal Company
West Centre St
Nazareth Hall Square
A. G. Unangst
Unangst Furniture & Carpet Company
Thomas Yob
Clayton Heckman
Palmer Township
E. C. Kern
Centre Square
John H. Knecht
Kramer
Stanley Hangen
Lewis Werkheiser
Evergreen St
Lewis Wartman
South New St
Clarence Fehnel
H. E. Seyfried
Green St
J. H
Nazareth High School Achieves Resumption Amid Illness and New Building Plans
Prof F A Marcks resumes duties at Nazareth High School after two weeks ill. Math head John Bauman remains home in Denver with illness. Norman Freeman leads classes. Upper Nazareth directors seek bids for a new Leibert building on Nazareth Stockstown highway to Schoeneck to serve regional growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Marcks
Nazareth High School
John Bauman
Denver
Norman Freeman
Schoeneck
Albert O. Sturgis
Albert J
Peter Jigos
Stroudsburg
Frank Christ
Rosecrans Hospital
Christ
Palmer Flick
J. Gregory
Wilhelm ‘Knecht
Roderick
South Whitefield St
William Best
Nazareth
Priscilla Miller
Phoenixville
Amelia Miller
George Hahn
Earl Stroman
William Kortz
Moravian College
Edwin Kortz
Kortz
What Do You Knew About Health
Fisher Brown and Nat Falk present health notes in three points. They discuss early physiology insights from 1935 about fertilized animal eggs, urge mineral and vitamin intake for children via milk vegetables fruits and sunlight, and cite a Journal of the American Medical Association writer noting men face higher susceptibility to certain rays with blondes more affected than brunettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher Brown
Nat Falk
Hewes
Sattetra
Journal of American Medical Association
Pontiac
Pennsylvania Leads Nation in Zinc Smelting and Refining
The article notes Pennsylvania accounts for over 36 percent of the nation's zinc production value. It lists seven plants in Carbon, Washington, Northampton and Bucks counties plus Philadelphia, employing about 5,000 workers with salaries over eight million dollars yearly. It cites the state’s industry drivers like proximity to markets, fuel, and nearby ore sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Department of Commerce
Carbon County
Washington County
Palmerton
Donora
Langeloth
Bristol
Bucks County
Freemansburg
Northampton County
Philadelphia
Franklin Furnace
New Jersey
Palmerton zinc plants loom large in Pennsylvania
Zinc smelting in Palmerton dominates the state's industry employing about one third of all zinc workers. The two Palmerton plants dwarf the other five state facilities combined, producing sulfuric acid zinc oxide and various alloys amid a landscape of smokestacks and company houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmerton
State Department of Commerce
Pennsylvania
Raymond E
Marion Murphy
State College
Priedensville
Lehigh County
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