House-Warming At Main Street Home Bugs Relatives Visit
Mr and Mrs A R Plotnick hosted a house warming with 27 guests from out of town at their new Main Street residence. The gathering toasted upcoming marriages of Joseph Rivert to Tessie Schermer and Israel Kivert to Dora Bischoff with ceremonies planned in early June. Guests included Mr and Mrs Samuel Kivert and family from Northampton, Herman Schermer and children, Nathan Kroope and family from Bethlehem, Dora and Sadie Bischoff from Philadelphia, Katherine Crane of Allentown, Bath residents A R Plotnick and family.
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A. R. Plotnick H
Main Street
Samuel Kivert
Ida
Joseph
Israel
Saul
Northampton
Herman Schermer
Isadore
Robert
Tessie
Nathan Kroope
Eugene
Hilda
Bethlehem
Bischoff
Dora
Sadie
Gon Reuben
Philadelphia
Katherine Crane
Allentown
A. R. Plotnick
Bath
Surprise Birthday Party for Alma Rothrock
Miss Alma Rothrock was honored with a surprise birthday party at her parents Walnut Street home Monday evening. A large group of friends attended and presented gifts. Guests included Salina Young Ruth Young Miriam Praetorius Grace Dech Ida Rivert Edith James Florence Fehnel Dorothy Odenwelder Edith Odenwelder Molly Schupp Alma Rothrock Roy Frey Howard Zerwick L W Kleppinger Franklin Rice Frank Koch Franklin Kocher Samuel Kivert Edward Appel Ralph Cole Lester Frederick Paul Handwerk Fred Minnich Wilbert Marsh Russell Marsh and families of Mr and Mrs Plotnick Graver and Abbott Rothrock and son William.
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Alma Rothrock
Abbott Rothrock
Walnut Street
Miss Rothrock
Salina Young
Ruth Young
Miriam Praetorius
Grace Dech
Ida Rivert
Edith James
Betty
Bobby
Mary Graver
William
Peculiar Whale Feeder Described in Pathfinder Magazine
A Pathfinder Magazine writer explains baleen whales as mortal enemies of small fish like baby mackerel. The article mentions their method of feeding, using baleen to sieve water and swallow fish, with water drawn off through a fountain-like top in their upper works.
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Pathfinder Magasine
Flesh and the Devil shines with European cast
Hermann Sudermann is hailed as a king of European dramatists while John Gilbert Greta Garbo and Lars Hanson headline the cast in Flesh and the Devil offering a stellar screen ensemble and high drama.
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Hermann Sudermann
John Gilbert
Greta Garbo
Lars Hanson
Bath Town Notes Snapshot of Local Happenings
Walter Miller recovers from scarlet fever after a month at home on East Malin. Bath residents attend church, social events, and trips, including visits to Allentown, Bethlehem, New York, and Washington. The week features a bake sale by Christ Reformed youth, naturalization court attendance, and various visits by residents to relatives and events.
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Walter Miller
East Malin Street
Women’s Missionary Society of
Walnut Street Presbyterian Church
J. H. Roberts
Northampton Pike
Andrew G. Kern
Nazareth
Howard Young
Lititz
Frank S. Graver
Pittstown
Edward Schwab
Lehigh
Weston Mease
Bethlehem
Reformed Parsonage
Cyril Helffrich
Haff'’s Hospital
W. A. Helffrich
D. D
Allentown
J. Hahn
East Pennsylvania
The
Reformed Church
Gilberts
Monroe County
Liberty High
Christ Muschler
Aaron Schaeffer
Hilda Graver
New York
Schol
Snyder's Church
Seemsville
Vernon W. Couillard
Indianapolis
Ind
Western Metropolis
B. F. Rohn
George Rehrig
Somersville
N. J
Rohn
Joseph Lambruskin
Elton Gilbert and Child
Harry Gilbert
Bath Hotel
Joseph Mary
Patterson
Young People’s Guild Society of Christ Reformed Church
John H. Sencenbach
Carl
Thomas E. Whalen
Bathites
Easton
Naturalization Court
Evelyn Frey
Paulie Miller
Bertha
Rosa Moser
PIREMEN CARNIVAL SET FOR JUNE 11 TO 18
The Bath fire department carnival runs June 11 to 18, spanning two Saturdays. A first class band will perform each evening including bands from Allentown Catasauqua Northampton and Pen Argyl. The committee promises new displays and the women’s auxiliary plans to support, a weekly event long awaited.
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Wen
Bath
Allentown
Catasauqua
Northampton
Choir Members Fill Sunday Service With Pleasing Quartette
Sunday morning at Christ Reformed Church featured a pleasing quartet from older Junior choir members. Miss Helen Hackman led devotional duties at the Luther League gathering at St John’s Lutheran on Sunday evening. Edward Abel, Liberty High School student in Bethlehem, starred in the Junior class play Friday night. Charles I Berlin and family moved into the Jane Horner residence in the Irish Settlement and opened a nearby gasoline filling station two blocks south of the old home.
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Christ Reformed Church
Helen Hackman
St. John's Lutheran Church
Edward Abel
Liberty High School
Bethlehem
Charles I. Berlin
Jane Horner
Mr. Berlin
Wit and traffic lanes as Death Valley and Grand Canyon
The piece compares roadways to vast canyons and Death Valley as sharp metaphors for urban life. It mentions a love story described as wrecking all but friendship and labels Flesh and the Devil as a masterwork of human emotion.
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Death Valley
Wall Street Journal
Grand Canyon
Demons Cited In Superior Court Cut In Ruling
The Pennsylvania Superior Court held a truck driver who cuts in beside a trolley can be negligent and liable for damages if both drivers were negligent. The decision clarifies that fault can be shared and does not absolve the truck driver even when the motorman’s negligence exists.
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Superior Court of
Pennsylvania
Keystone Automobile Club
Trexler
State Superior Court
Legend Grow Out Of Mythic Relics In Medieval Tale
Manchester Guardian notes how legends form around relics and bones found in Cologne. The Eleven Thousand Virgins tale spiraled into mistaken beliefs as ecstatics linked it to martyrs, then to child victims, before modern research showed the bones belonged to early Roman colonists buried in a Cologne catacomb.
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Manchester Guardian
Cologne
Mental State Depends Much on Environment
Dr. Frank Howard Richardson argues in Hygeia that permanent relief from a child’s nervousness requires removing the underlying cause rather than just easing symptoms. Environmental changes are often needed, especially if a companion, teacher, or sibling contributes to the issue, though uprooting parental disturbances can be nearly hopeless. Parents must supply the proper atmosphere for development, otherwise physician or psychiatrist efforts may fail.
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Frank Howard Richardson
Hygeia Magazine
Hands Speak Words Through Air Powered by Scientist
A renowned scientist Sir Richard Paget demonstrates a potential new communication method where hands speak using bellows and a metal tube replacing lungs. By guiding air over crafted models and then the hands themselves, he produces vowels and words like mamma Minnie rath r well and greetings Such a system could enable visible speech alongside future television to assess telephones female operators faces and dispositions amid mentions of stars John Gilbert Greta Garbo Lars Hanson and Sudermann.
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Richard Paget
Richard
Minnie
Hullo
London
Lila
Messinger Held On Involuntary Manslaughter Charge
A hearing led to abandoning a murder charge against a woman, with the district attorney directed to file involuntary manslaughter instead. Judge Stotz set bail at 2500 dollars. Testimony from doctors and county officials detailed the child’s months long illnesses prior to death.
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Stotz
William J. Happel
Nazareth
F. T. Kessler
Easton
Walter J. Cathrall
Bethlehem
George Ryan
Happel
Funeral of Mrs Rasley at Mt Zion Church
The funeral of Mrs Martha H Rasley widow of Aaron Rasley was held at Mt Zion Reformed church Martin's Creek on Saturday afternoon. Interment followed in Church Hill cemetery. She is survived by a daughter Mrs Layton Smith of Nisky two sisters Mrs Catharine Holland Nazareth and Mrs Rebecca Wilson and five grandchildren.
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Martha H. Rasley
Aaron Rasely
Mt. Zion Reformed Church
Martin’s Creek
Church Hill
Layton Smith
Nisky
Catharine Holland
Nazareth
Rebecca Wilson
Nazareth Moves to Curb Illegal Parking
Officer John Macy arrested Frank Trinkle of Portland Point New York and brought him before Squire James Fry who fined him ten dollars plus costs for parking in front of a fire plug on South Main Street. Police say there has been considerable illegal parking recently and are determined to stop it.
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John Macy
Frank Trinkle
Portland Point
N. Y
Squire James 5S. Fry
Trinkle
South Main Street
Nazareth
Carpenter severely hurt at Nazareth church convent
Joseph Klein, 48, of Easton, a carpenter for his brother Frank Klein, was injured Saturday morning at the Holy Family Catholic church convent in Nazareth. A electrician saw split and struck him in the right leg, severly cutting below the knee. He received first aid and was taken to Dr Betts Hospital Easton for treatment.
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Joseph Klein
Easton
Frank Klein
Convent of the Holy Family Catholic Church
Nazareth
Klein
Woman Confesses Havoc After Child’s Fatal Illness
Testimony shows a woman admitted striking the child after cursing during scolding for playing with matches. Doctors Kessler and Cathrall found no serious internal disorders after examining the body. The witness could not confirm death caused by natural causes. County Detective Ryan recounted the confession and related events.
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Ryan
Judge notes evidence fails to prove charge
In ordering the Char Judge Stotz remarked that nothing in the evidence established the element and that the district agreed that a on that charge could not attain.
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Stotz
New Hupmobile Six Redefines Value in Sound Build
The automobile advances a new standard not by beauty or equipment but by sound construction. The Hupmobile Six is priced at 1385 dollars, signaling a fresh conception of value in quality and design.
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America
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