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Newspaper
Nazareth Item
Location
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1929
Page
1
The Lion Club ready for a big free Halloween celebration in Bath with a town parade featuring bands floats and school children. Catasauqua Keystone Lehigh Mill and local industries join in, with prize contests and committee plans led by Harry Frey and Skip Beam aiming to outdo prior Easter events.
The third district Northampton County P.O. will hold its annual banquet at the Kreidersville Hotel on Friday evening November 22. W. H. Barrall lit his home with 3000 candlepower to honor the incandescent light founder, and hosted many visitors with an open house and a radio program broadcast from Dearborn Michigan. Barrall’s residence features a special high powered line.
The Hoover Women's Council of Bath moves its annual officers election from October 29 to Friday November 1 and urges all members to attend. The column notes various local happenings including football games, new business ventures, and social visits among Bath residents.
The Fall meeting of the East Pennsylvania Classis of the Reformed church gathered at Christ Reformed Church with Rev. Helfrich as pastor. Mrs. L. V. Hettrick led sessions while reports from May convention were presented by Mrs. A. R. Ruch Mrs. Milton Sterner and Mrs. Weston Mease.
Miss Milda Iayne of Bath wed Wilbert E. Marsh of Northampton in an eight o clock ring ceremony at the Reformed church. They left for a honeymoon by automobile to Ithaca New York to visit Annie Werner. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Hayne, is active in church and chorus.
Pastor Helfrich officiated the baptism of Wallace Ray Hackman at Christ Ref church with Thomas Mores and Tormey as sponsors. Earlier, at the parsonage, Carl Thomas Smith was baptized after noon on Saturday. Mr and Mrs William Windt moved to Allentown on Saturday. C H Kuehn, local teacher, was taken ill last week while attending.
A new coupe owned by Harry S Wagner was stolen in town Thursday and found by Constable Fenstermaker in the woods along the Egypt Neffs road. The vehicle bore plates 625 232 and was returned to Wagner after records confirmed ownership.
Mrs. Lulu Hunter wife of William Hunter died at home from heart disease after a long illness aged 43 11 months 29 days She was a Northampton county native daughter of Lafayette and the late Mary Schall Survived by husband two children Stewart and Loretta father sister and brother in town and in New Jersey Funeral held at home and burial in Greenmount cemetery Also brief town notices including hymnals purchased for Sunday school and a minor auto mishap involving Mrs Reuben Rohr and Miss Wagner plus weekend visitors from Chapman borough Palmerton Allentown and Allentown area towns
Congressman W R Coyle works with Thomas S Butler’s legacy to fund a government trip to Europe for Gold Star mothers and widows. War Department seeks next of kin details of service members buried overseas to identify eligible travelers for the 1930 pilgrimage.
An authentic record of eligible mothers and widows will be established and application blanks provided for the journey. Government will bear all expenses of the trip, at sea and in Europe. Congressman Coyle suggests the War Department may not have contacted all eligible individuals.
A notice directs widows or interested parties to contact Mr. Coyle at 49 Office Building Waahtn for full information regarding an unaddressed matter. The request asks for prompt furnishing of details and clarifications.
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