Nazareth School Board Cuts Tax Rate By Mills
Nazareth School Board held its regular meeting with most members present. It approved bills totaling 734.82 and set a budget for 1934 35 at 111 979.00 with an 18 mill property tax and a 3 per capita tax of 3.00. The board re elected W F Kern treasurer and J A Fraunfelder medical inspector.janitors salaries fixed at 90.00 monthly. Seventeen bids for school supplies were received and referred for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazareth School Board
Elwood J. Anangst
C. F. Martin
Northampton County
North Broad Street
Nazareth Athletic Association
Chas. Frack
Lehigh
Trumbower Co
Nazareth Coal & Lumber Co
People's Coal & Supply Co
W. F. Kern
J. A. Fraunfelder
Legion Auxiliary entertains War Mothers at local meeting
At the regular Legion Auxiliary meeting held at the Y last Friday evening the War Mothers of 1917 were entertained Rev Harvey Snyder gave the address after invocation by Mrs Clara Meyers Other speakers were Mrs Shoenenberger and Mrs Jones A duet by Mrs Wilmer Heyer and Mrs W J Happel A Court of Honor formed by members Corsage bouquets were presented to the oldest mother Mrs Abel 62 youngest mother Mrs Knecht and organizer Mrs Schoenenberger Delegates reported on the four county council and arrangements for Poppy Day May 26 the meeting adjourned late
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auxiliary
War Mothers of 1917
Harvey Snyder
Clara Meyers
Shhoenenberger
Jones
Wilmer Heyer
W. J. Happel
Auxiliary
Henrietta Abel
Chares Knecht
Schoenenberger
American Legion Auxiliary
Suggestions to cut gas bills from the Public Service Commission
Harrisburg. The Public Service Commission offered tips to housewives on conserving gas usage. Key advice includes keeping burners clean to prevent gas waste, as grease and dust reduce flow. burners can be removed and cleaned with hot water and soap or soda. Proper appliance placement matters, with refrigerators better in shade away from sun and not near stairs or basement heat. Do not leave fridge doors open to avoid extra consumption.
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Harrisburg
Public Service Commission
Mother's Day Program at Moravian Sunday School
A Mothers Day program Sunday afternoon at Moravian Sunday School featured 60 mothers and children. Rev P B Meinert attended, Mrs William Hawk of Northampton spoke with a painted flower garden illustration, and Miss Mary Altemose performed a reading. The event included a May Pole, decorated refreshment table, and candy flower baskets for each child.
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Moravian Sunday School
Earl Stroman
William Gano
Meinert
William Hawk
Northampton
Mary Altemose
Dorothy Danforth
Joan Gordon
Theodore Brobst
Eleanor Gano
W. H. Kortz
Helen Koehler
Town
Helen Morgans
Plymouth
Gano
Nazareth Man Held for Stabbing Case
Nazareth butcher Steward Ruloff age 58 surrendered to Allentown police after being charged in a stabbing assault on Mrs. Carrie Behler at her home in Bethlehem. He denies knowledge of the offense and claims intoxication. Mrs. Behler is in fair condition at St Luke’s Hospital after a throat stab wound. A car license match linked the attacker to Ruloff. Police hold him pending update on Mrs. Behler’s injuries. Also noted are historical population stats and a Harrisburg patrols summary.
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Carrie Behler
Harvey Behler
Bethlehem
Steward Ruloff
Nazareth
Allentown
Ruloff
Behler
St. Luke's Hospital
Taxpayers Reverse Assessment In Lower Nazareth Meeting
A delegation of 50 taxpayers protested county tax hikes against the 1934 figures by assessor Charles Shupp of Hecktown. After heated discussion, County Commissioners, led by Chas A Bachman, said they would accept Shupp’s figures and drop increases due to lack of official prior notification. The reversal followed legal grounds and taxpayers approved the decision.
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Lower Nazareth Township
Charles Shupp
Hecktown
Stanley F. Fehr
Lower Nazareth
Chas A. Bachman
Shupp
Sweet Corn Variety Demonstration At David Rapp Farm
A demonstration of 13 yellow sweet corn varieties was planted on David Rapp’s Pond Road farm in Bethlehem Township under Northampton County Agricultural Extension Service. Varieties include Golden Early Market Early Yellow Sensation Spanish Gold Top Cross Spanish Gold Top Cross Sunshine Whipple’s Yellow Whipple Cross Top Cross Whipple Golden Cross Bantam Golden Sunshine Bantam Evergreen. Growers may inspect the display during the growing and harvesting season.
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David Rapp
Pond Road
Bethlehem Township
Northampton County Agricultural Extension Service
Burpee
Whipple
Mr. Rapp
Mothers Day Program at Schoeneck Moravian Church
The Sunday School Mothers Day program organized by Miss Catherine Siegfried and Miss Minnie Kostenbader featured musical numbers by Mil lard Rice, Reuben Gross, and choirs. The Rev. Charles D. Kreider gave the Mothers Day address, with organ selections and choir performances throughout the service and an afternoon Lovefeast at Easton Moravian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Siegfried
Minnie Kostenbader
Millard Rice
Reuben Gross
Newkirk
Blanche Siegfried
Olive Colver
Virginia Clewell
Elmira Colver
Charles D. Kreider
Louis Huebener
Lititz
Schoeneck
Easton Moravian Church
Christian Endeavor Society
Frank Yob
Harold Snyder
Londonderry
Local Nuptials Bind James and Bachman Couple
Elmer J. James and Miss Wilma R. Bachman were married Saturday May 12 at 10 am in the Lutheran Parsonage with a ring ceremony. The groom works for Queen City Textile Company in Allentown. They will reside in Allentown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer J. James
Thomas James
George
Wilma R. Bachman
Robert Bachman
Spring & Wood
Nazareth
H. C. Snyder
Queen City Textile Company
Allentown
A Great Menace Than Closed Banks Pub lished 1789 Notes
Notes on a 1789 New Testament owned by Joseph Crukshank reveal George Fehr, two wives, eleven children, and extensive Fehr family lineage. Records show Fehr's first wife Yoey, second Susanna Anangst, and descendants including Sallyann Fehr, Elmer Fehr, and multiple grandchildren through Joseph, Jacob, Reuben, and other Fehrs.
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Nazarite
Joseph Crukshank
Philadelphia
George Fehr
Bushkill Township
Henry Schlegel
South Main Street
Town
Fehr
Yoey
Susanna Anangst
Charles Fehr
John Fehr
Geo. Shifer
Sallyann Fehr
Michael Fehr
Frederick Saylor
Jacob Cope
Henry Kline
East Centre Street
Elmer Fehr
William Miller
Joseph Fehr
Jacob Fehr
Reuben Fehr
Frederick Fehr
Andrew Keller
Isaac Fehr
Henry A. Schlegel
Lewis Kostenbader
Israel Fehr
Francis Fehr
Charles Rice
Sally Uhler
George Keller
Robert Keller
Benjamin Fehr
Harrison Fehr
Richard Fehr
Henry Woodring
William Eichline
Federal loans for factories to end closed industries
The argument notes that closed factories cause greater hardship than closed banks. It claims factories lose wages, harm families, and threaten national life. It urges President Roosevelt to extend federal loans to keep factories open, as loans supported banks, railroads, insurance, and agriculture.
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America
Bam
Bureau Bans Titles in Names for Licenses Policy Shift
Harrisburg officials announce a new Bureau of Motor Vehicles rule banning religious and professional titles from names on licenses title certificates and operators cards. Titles such as Fire Chief Doctor Captain Burgess may not appear. Only full legal names and addresses identify records. changes due to marriage or religion require Form RVT-39 with a court order.
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Harrisburg
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Bureau
Gasoline Inspections Amid Rising Highway Checks
Harrisburg reports that in three months patrolmen checked the source and destination of 16,719,175 gallons of liquid fuel. March inspections covered 17,839,863 gallons. Since the year began, 6,153 trucks 309 barges 172 tank cars and 35 service stations have been inspected.
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Harrisburg
Local Primary Election Results Stir Nazareth Voters
Nazareth residents cast 1110 votes on Tuesday with Democrats tallying 254 in Ward 1 301 in Ward 2 and 232 in Ward 3. Republicans recorded 114 75 and 39 respectively. Congressional results show Kent 289 Walters 478 Pinchot 63 Reed 138. Returns by ward follow for the Democratic Party.
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Nazareth
Kent
Walters
Pinchot
Reed
Democratic Party
Walter Schlegel Elected President of Corn Hog Control Association
Walter H. Schlegel of Bath R-1 was elected president of the Corn Hog Control Association, serving Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe counties and to be known as the Lehigh Northampton Hog Control Association. The group includes officers T H Gehman Bangor and Paul H Richards Bangor, with S J Geiger and Clayton Rosenberger as directors.
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Walter Schlegel
Corn-Hog Control Association
Walter H. Schlegel
Bath
Lehigh
Monroe
Northampton
Lehigh-Northampton
T. H. Gehman
Macungie
Paul H. Richards
Bangor
S. J. Geiger
Schnecksville
Clayton Rosenberger
Allentown
W. H. Schlegel
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Northampton County
U. MB
Washington
L. Mt. Bethel
Bushkill
U. Nazareth
L. Palmer
Forks
Williams
Paul Richards
Bethelehem Townships
Richard Wisner
Howard Laubach
Meaning of the Poppy Observed on Poppy Day
The American Legion Auxiliary plans to distribute memorial poppies on May 26 in Nazareth. Poppies recall World War I scenes of battlefields and graves, symbolizing fallen comrades. Poppies are made by disabled veterans and all contributions fund welfare work for veterans and their families.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Asher Kreidler
American Legion
Ameri_ca
Nazareth
Legionnaires
Legion and Auxiliary
Need for Pest Control Emphasized by Officials in Harrisburg
Entomologists, plant growers and quarantine officials urge strict import controls on host plants to prevent foreign pests. R H Bell, director of Pennsylvan ia Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry, cites France and England restricting American potatoes and grapes amid pests like Colorado potato beetle and grape phylloxera. He lists major pests linked to foreign origins and urges continued restrictive measures, noting ongoing illness of Levine Seyfried and his son Oliver.
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Harrisburg
R. H. Bell
Bureau of Plant Industry
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
France
England
San Jose
Colorado
Thames River
Bell
Farmer's Field Day at Penn State College
Pennsylvania State College hosts a Farmer's Field Day on June 14 with events at the Agricultural Extension Office in Easton. A new Choir Contest at Schwab Auditorium offers cash prizes and a chance to perform at the State Farm Produce Show in Harrisburg. entries due by June 1.
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Pennsylvania State College
B. L. Coleman
Northampton County
Agricultural Extension Office
Court House
Easton
Schwab Auditorium
Secretary of Agriculture
John A. McSparran
Harrisburg
E. L. Nixon
Agricultural Home Economics Extension Court House
Men’s League Meeting At St John’s Reformed Church
The Men’s League of St John’s Reformed Church schedules a meeting on Thursday evening May 24 with their annual Fish Dinner. Chairman H P Yelsley presides and the event promises pleasant entertainment and fellowship.
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Men’s League
ST. John's Reformed Church
Men's League of
St. John’s Reformed Church
H. P. Yelsley
Local Week End Baseball Scores in Eastern Pennsylvania League
Saturday results Limeport 9 Nazareth 6 Amicus 4 Bethlehem 2 Fairview Ponies 6 Heller town 3 East Greenville 16 Boyer town 8 Sunday Limeport 8 Bethlehem 2 Nazareth 13 Amicus 10 East Greenville 4 Heller town 2 Northampton County Leagues
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Limeport
Nazareth
Amicus
Bethlehem
Fairview Ponies
Hellertown
East Greenville
Boyertown
Pakrview Ponies
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United States
Joseph F. Guffey
Robert Gray Taylor
Roland S. Morris
Eugene C. Bonniwell
William N McNair
Charles D. Copeland Ver
George H. Earle O
George F Douglas
Frank M. Trexler
Congress
Everett Kent
Francis E. Walter
General Assembly
Warren R. Roberts
Teres Reee
Charles B. Coakley
Robert N. Fulton
Wilmer Albertory
Henry K. van Sickle
Christian L. Hester
Homer Pinkbeiner
Lehigh, Monroe
Northampton Counties
Levine Seyfried
Oliver
Hatter
Penna. State College
Northampton County Leages
Martin's Cr
Tatamy
Wind Gap
West Bangor
Chestnut Hill
Martin's Creek
W. Bangor
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