Memorial Service and Union Thanksgiving at Bath Church
A Sunday service at Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church featured a memorial program with a written remembrance list for past and present members. The sermon from Malachi 3 16 17 highlighted honoring benefactors as an inspiration for future generations. About 200 attended including guests, with a second service of organ music and a Sunday School program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church
Wielfferich
Frank
Turkey Dinner Honors Wedding Anniversary At Bath
Mr and Mrs Robert F Laubach of Bath hosted a Thanksgiving turkey dinner for their nine children and numerous grandchildren celebrating their 38th wedding anniversary and Mrs Laubach birthday. Attendees included multiple Laubach relatives and neighbors from Bath Chapman Quarries Northampton and Catasauqua along with Rev. R H Helfferich and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Laubach
Broadway
Bath
Laubach
Lester Traugher
Gloria
Eugene Traugher
Dorothy Laubach
Northampton
Albert Laubach
Anna
Pauline
Elwood Laubach
David Smith
Ray Schall
Chapman Quarries
Bertha Huber
Robert Laubach Jr
R. F. Laubach
Roy Laubach
Henry Laubach
R. H. Helfferich
Howard Laubach
James
Catasauqua
Charles H. Anangst
Charlot
Owen
James Schall
Bath Lions Hear Lutheran Pastor on Theme of Thanksgiving
The Bath Lions Club held its annual Thanksgiving meeting at the Bath Hotel with turkey dinner served by Lion H. A. Gilbert and wife. Guest speaker Rev. St. John’s Lutheran Church described the history of Thanksgiving from 1620 and stressed gratitude amid modern life. Rev. Kerstetter and Rev. R. H. Helfferich also featured in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Evan
Reformed
R. H. Helfferich
Lois Ernest
R. L. Kerstetter
Lutheran Church
Merritt
Hartford
Conn
Bath Lions Club
Lion H. A. Gilbert
H. H. Heller
Girl Scouts Inc
New York
George Sundberg
Nazareth Lions Club
St. John's Lutheran Church
Gov. Baldwin
Kerstetter
50 Club Meet Hosts Evening at East Main Street
Mrs Kenneth Eickhoff hosted a 50 club gathering at her East Main Street home on Thursday evening. Attendees included Mrs Stanley Semmel, Mrs Joseph Frey, Mrs L H Beam, Mrs Wm A Lowe, Mrs Howard Landis, Mrs Frank Harding, Mrs A B Leiby and the hostess. Prizes were won by Mrs Joseph Frey, Mrs Lowe and Mrs Leiby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Eickhoff
East Main St
Stanley Semmel
Joseph F. Frey
L. H. Beam
Wm. A. Lowe
Howard Landis
Frank Harding
Leiby
Eickhoff
Joseph Frey
Lowe
Community Tree to Rise in Bath for Christmas Hymn Sing
Town Council and the Parent Teachers Association join to place a large community Christmas tree in Bath. The event will feature a hymn sing around the tree inviting residents to join in carols and festive celebration.
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Bath
Tomato cheese dumplings lift beef stew flavor
A reader extols tomato cheese dumplings as a inventive twist on beef stew. The piece contrasts patience with humdrum cooking and urges varying everyday dishes with a new quirk, praising tender meat and vegetables in the classic stew.
Tomato Cheese Dumplings With Beef Stew
Savory dumplings topping a beef stew with tomato juice and cheese. Recipe notes add condensed tomato soup in final hour for richer gravy and rosy dumplings that rest on meat and vegetables during 10 to 12 minutes of steaming.
PARENT TEACHER MEETING IN WOLF JUNIOR HIGH DEC
Preparations are underway for the December 4 Parent Teacher meeting at Wolf Junior High. Guest speaker will be Charles Seidel Allentown City Schools assistant superintendent. Readings by Lois Ernest and Marion McKilhaney will be provided. Public is invited.
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Wolf Junior High
Charles Seidel
Allentown
Lois Ernest
Marion McKilhaney
Quarantined Rural School Pupils and Thanksgiving Preparations
Rural Mt Jefferson School reports quarantines for Caroline Yellck Mae Bruch and others due to scarlet fever with plans for Thanksgiving decorations and student performances. Pupils celebrate birthdays, routines include December duties, and forest fire damage near Blue Ridge Mountains affects about 2000 acres. Local men assist rangers in fighting the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Jefferson School
Caroline Yellck
Mae Bruch
Connors
LeRoy Eckert
Jacqueline Bealer
Alma
Ella Kocher
Delps
Emma Barrall
Pearl Barrall
George Miltenberger
Evelyn Miltenberger
Pauline Barrall
Ethel Heckman
Isabell Kocher
Margaret Benninger
Clinton Werner
Pauline Remaly
Mrs. Praetorius
Fred Love
Marvin Buskirk
Blue Ridge Mountains
Forest Rangers
Washington School News Highlights and Local Visits
Washington School reporters Catherine Fehnel and Kenneth Mil enberger report strong attendance with only two days missed. Eighth graders finished Kipling’s If and read Tom Sawyer. A teacher provides chlorinated water from home for clean drinking water. Mrs. Catherine Houseman of Slatington visited, Miriam Frey visited from Allentown, drawings focused on Pilgrim life, and Bruce Wickheiser and Catherine Fehnel attended Trexler Park Mum show. Pupils observed a mountain fire near Danielsville, impressed by the loss of trees. Mr. and Mrs. John Abel visited Fehnel family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
Catherine Houseman
Slatington
Miriam Frey
Allentown
Bruce Wickheiser
Catherine Fehnel
Trexler Park
Danielsville
John Abel
Herbert Fehnel
Thanksgiving Vacation At Point Phillips School
Jacqueline Bealer and Margaret Grube report that the Point Phillips School will close for Thanksgiving with Thursday and Friday off. Former pupil Paul Heckman and his sister Evelyn return with their parents moving back to the community as many students miss days for mild throat illnesses recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Phillips School
Jacqueline Bealer
Margaret Grube
Paul
Evelyn Heckman
Thanksgiving Visitors and Local Family Gatherings
A week of hospital progress noted on town health followed by Thanksgiving visits. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Heller Jr. and family joined elders on College Hill Easton. Nellie Sensenbach returned from New York City. George Strunk, a student from Eckels Embalming School Philadelphia, visited with his parents. Reuben A. Rohr and family of Easton spent Thanksgiving with Roy H. Rohr on Main Street. Grace Oplinger spent several days in Harrisburg. D M James Lillie Blair Olive and Busie Hutchison relatives joined Paul Hutchison for Thanksgiving. Evelyn Graver returned from a Philadelphia vacation.
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James Bartholomew
James Best
Bethlehem
Lucien Neff
Philadelphia
Jacob H. Leem
South Walnutt
J. Evan Hirtle Sr
J. Evan Hirtle Jr
John D. Bossert
R. L. Kerstetter
Donald
Jean
Benjam'n Horner
Harry J. Me
A. Philadelpha
Helen Phillips
W. 8
Livengood
Harrisburg
Chapman Quarries
Asa K. McIlhaney
Marion
A. Newton Gish
Linden St
Allentown
Athena Jackson
E. E. Kirkpatrick
South Walnut
Bathites
Wm, Zakocs
Paul Klingaman
Frank Edelman
Daniel
Donald Siegfried
Harold Shiffer
Shirley Miller
Harald Mooney
Raymond Houser
Daniel Siegfried
Harold Henry
Bath
Ellis Miller
Main St
Samuel Miller
Annie
Alfred Green
Harold Miller
Walter Miller
Howard Smoyer
Earl
J. D. Achenbach
Easton Court House
John Miltenberger
Mark Miltenberger
Pohl
Nazareth
Lena Kleppinger
Sacred Heart Hospital
R. Ray Wolslager
Allen
Town Hospital
H. H. Heller Jr
Hellers
College Hill
Easton
Nellie Sensenbach
New York City
George Strunk
Eckels
Reuben A. Rohr
Roy H. Rohr
Grace Oplinger
D. M. James
Lillie Blair
Olive and
Busie Hutchison
Paul Hutchison
Evelyn Graver
Graver's School Thanksgiving Program Delights Children
Muriel Herd reports Graver's School held a Thanksgiving program on Wednesday afternoon featuring Scripture, songs, poems, and stories. Theresa Fickert opened with a reading while Elaine Kolb visited. students performed multiple musical numbers and recitations, with the event described as a surprise to some children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Fickert
Jesus
America
Marilyn Herd
Arlene Miller
School
Robert Heckman
Muriel Herd
Flanders Field
Robert Muffly
Harvey Heckman
Elaine Kolb
Mt Vernon School News and Missing Boys Tale
Dorothy Wetzel was absent with illness after tonsil surgery at Haff Hospital last Wednesday. Mrs Emma Snyder added a porch. Betty Taschler Agnes Korich visited Nazareth Monday. Tom Sawyer study inspired pirate play by 7th and 8th graders. Frank Michael Taschler and Richard Stanton left home Saturday at 2:30 pm, searched for until 1:30 am with Motor Patrol and Taschler family. found Sunday morning by Mrs Taschler Betty Taschler and William Faust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Wetzel
Haff Hospital
Emma Snyder
Betty Taschler
Agnes
Korich
Nazareth
Tom Sawyer
Frank
Michael Taschler
Richard Stanton
Motor Patrol
Taschler
Mrs. Taschler
William Faust
Winter Apples Stuffed With Mincemeat Dessert
Instructions describe preparing apples by washing peeling and curing then stuffing them an inch from the top and baking as usual. Lemon sauce complements the dish. Also advice on holiday popovers noting greased hot pans and testing temperature by touching with cold water for slight buckling.
Local Times Recap Of School Life And Community Events
Miss Agnes Korich and Esther Hartle visited Taschler sisters while family members hosted Florien Smaltz. Students crafted seasonal art and learned Red Science books in seventh and eighth grade. The community noted a mountain trip to inspect fire damage, and first graders read the New Winston Primer with supplementary material. No school Thursday and Friday due to observed days off.
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Ner
Florien Smaltz
Taschler
Moorestown
Agnes Korich
Esther
Helen Hartle
Rose
Ann
Betty Taschler
Dankel
Jack and
Jane
Union School News Highlights Local Family Visits
Weekend visitors to Nazareth R. 3 included Mr and Mrs Charles Groner and family. Guests came from Stockertown Easton Brockertown and included the Transues Alfred George Elizabeth Thelma Warren Kresge Warren Jr Eugene and Lloyd among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Groner
Nazareth
R. 3
Harry Transue
Alfred and
George
Stockertown
Prank Transue
Elizabeth
Thelma
Easton
Warren Kresge
Warren Jr
Eugene
Brockertown
Lloyd
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Nasareth
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