Excerpts From The Nazareth Item 47 Years Ago
The article recalls events from Nazareth including a property offer near Beck store, A. J. Broffet moving into B. C. Kern’s dwelling, and Miss Aggie Mohn’s birthday. It mentions a special Easton to Nazareth train after the opera and Carrie Townsend’s tenth birthday party with stereopticon entertainment and a large hosted supper. Moravian Church council nominations are listed with terms expiring and a note on renovating Parochial Hall.
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A. J. Broffet
B.C. Kern
Centre
Broad Sts
Aggie Mohn
Easton
Nasareth
Beck
Carrie Townsend
Harry Townsend
Carrie
Moravian Church Council
O. O. Michael
C. E. Michael
R. I. Schlabach
Max Ziegler
Frank Wunderly
Walter Crawford
Henry Clewell
de Schweinuts
Board of Trustees
Miss Florence Serfass improvement sparks hometown note
Seventeen short items report local activity including Miss Florence Serfass recovering from diphtheria, a surprise for Frances Williamson, Nazareth residents buying cars and moving, visits between Nazareth and New York, and a 110 acre Lower Nazareth farm sale bid at 45 per acre with sale adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Serfass
Frances Williamson
Town
Steward Drach
Nazareth
Clara Knapp
Bethlehem
Jacob Messinger
California
Roy Levering
Tatamy
Frank Messinger
Spruce St
Charles Hall
Charles Schandt
Hecktown
A. Fritch
North Main St
Morris Fortuin
Catharine
New York City
Richard Meinert
Emmaus
Paul
Meinert
Robert Walter
Reuben Heller
Robert Beers
Newtown
Moorestown
John Edelman
Liveryman
Belvidere St
Allen Heckman
Mauch Chunk &J
M. J. Snyder
Anna Heintzelman
Philadelphia School of Art
Philadelphia
Circle of
King’s Daughters
James Fry
Madison Avenue
C. H. Niece
Lower Nazareth Township
Hecktown Creamery
Hide Away Extra Toys For Indoor Days
The article advises mothers to store some Christmas toys for later use. When bad weather keeps children indoors, bring out reserve toys to maintain peace and quiet. Two reasons: children enjoy focused play with fewer items and some gifts may be too advanced for their age.
County official secures bargain at public cattle sale
Jacob Hoffman of Raubsville reports Richard M. Johnson, Poor Director, bought a 1750 pound fat beef at the Miller farm sale on Tatamy Road for $83.30 in cash, receiving a discount and delivering the animal to the County farm as cattle prices rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Hoffman
Raubsville
Richard M. Johnson
Miller Farm
Tatamy Road
Mr. Johnson
Twin boys born to Bucchi family greet new decade
A fragment notes the birth of twins to Mr and Mrs Michael Bucchi. Ellick Mease of Bendersville Lehigh County mingled with old town friends from Nazareth Hall farm days. Paul Russell and Harold Shafer of Mt Alto Forestry School visited home for Thanksgiving as Victor Rash sold property.
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Michael Bucchi
Ellick Mease
Bendersville
Lehigh County
Nazareth Hall
Paul Russell
Harold Shafer
Mt. Alto
Pennsylvania Land Values Reach 11.5 Billion in Private Property
State Planning Board data show Pennsylvania has more than $11.53 billion in privately owned taxable real estate with a true value of $1,155 per resident. Philadelphia leads counties with $3.04 billion in assessed value, followed by Allegheny and Montgomery. The study, corrected to true value, links county rankings to population density as Pennsylvania eyes a 1940 census count over 10 million.
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Pennsylvania
State Planning Board
Pennsylvania Department of Commerce
Philadelphia
Delaware
Delaware County
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Vicinity
Montgomery
Northampton
Lehigh
Berks
Lackawanna
Beaver
Luzerne
Lancaster
Westmoreland
U. S
State Department of Commerce
Planning Boards
Cameron County
Thanksgiving visits and local journeys across towns
The article lists numerous Thanksgiving day visits and weekend trips by residents from East Walnut Street, Stockertown, Allentown, and surrounding areas. It notes gatherings with family in New Dorp, Staten Island, Cresco, Monroe County, and Lehigh Valley locations, plus a Syracuse student resuming study and a forestry student’s home stay. It highlights a poultry show in Lehighton where Marcus E Davidson’s 36 Buff Orpingtons won multiple prizes including a silver cup.
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East Walnut St
Stockertown
James S Fry
Jesse Honeycutt
New Dorp
Staten Island
Willis W. Snyder
Allentown
William Florey
South Broad St
Charles Clauser
Grace
Doris
Clauser
Ellen Bassler
Elmer Stoudt
Bethlehem
Robert Shankweiler
Hollo
Warren Dech
Shirley
Frank Lech
Cecelia Stoudt
Dech
Marcus E. Davidson
Davidson Poultry Farm
Route 1
Bath
Unemployment Fund Receipts Rise In 1939 Quarter
Pennsylvania unemployment compensation receipts for the second quarter of 1939 totaled about 19 million dollars, a two percent rise from the prior quarter and nearly four percent above the same quarter in 1938. By November 10 the fund balance stood at 93,244,210 dollars after paying roughly 122 million in benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Hines
Pennsylvania’s 1940 population forecast by county
The 1937 Planning Board estimate projects Pennsylvania county growth rates led by Pike at 38.97 percent and Wyoming at 20.81 percent, with many counties set to rise faster this decade than last. The note warns rapid change affects planning and that urban gains dominated long-term population growth while calling for more frequent inventories between censuses.
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Pike
Wyoming
Fulton
Delaware
Greene
Centre
Butler
Lebanon
Forest
Pennsylvania
Popcorn Moisture Debate Impacts Popping Quality
Specialists in vegetable gardening say ideal popcorn moisture is about 13 percent. If too damp it pops poorly. if too dry it should be exposed to air for several days to reach the right stage for popping.
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