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Newspaper
Nazareth Item
Location
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1939
Page
2
Banks actively solicit personal and auto loans to serve borrowers and boost local economies. Yet lack of confidence in the future keeps investment and bank lending restrained, despite abundant funds and strict regulations guiding banking activity.
Local notes outline Nazareth Bi-Centennial events from June 1940 to July 1940. Activities include pageants, a high school graduation commencement, fire company conventions and equipment displays, boxing, religious services, a Big League Baseball game, Grange and 4 H Club days, soap box derbies, a Labor and Industry parade, a national band concert, Military Day, and a National Archery Contest with prizes. Public input is invited to shape the program.
A proposed Nazareth Bi Centen nial celebration running June 22 to 26 1940 details activities across civic groups. Scouts festivals parades a Mardi Gras pageant and a union church picnic are listed with dates and organizing bodies hoping for citizen contributions to fund the events.
The Women's Missionary Society of St John Lutheran met on Thursday night with a devotional and business session after a covered dish supper. Pearl Schnerr led the program, with participants including Mrs Charles Barrie, Mrs Lester Rohn, Mrs M M Dry, Mrs Harry Ackerman, Ella Hay, Mrs Lewis Morris, Mrs George Flick, Mrs Raymond Christman, Rose Schnerr, Mrs Charles Savitz and Mrs Fred Heckman. Mrs Susan Smith of Mientown is visiting relatives and friends in town.
Troop 79 Boy Scouts met at St John s Evangelical Lutheran Church on Friday evening. They discussed Labor Day three day outing at Camp Panther in Moore Township. Merit badge tests were passed by Richard Laubach Robert Ziegler George Kahler Wallace Keen Robert Rohn and Richard Huth. Indian Village presentations followed by camp visitors entertainment. Commissioner Renton of Wilson Borough spoke on Activities of a Scout. Troop committee members praised patrol cooperation. Robert Ziegler and Richard Laubach led closing ceremonies.
The ninth annual Weidman family reunion, descendants of Henry Weidman, met Saturday at Weona Park Pen Argyl with about fifty members from Wind Gap Bangor and surrounding towns. Rev H J Hughes spoke on reunions. Ralph Glasser led music. Gifts were given to children. youngest was Roger Weidman six months old.
The Mosier reunion gathered Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Morris Kintner in Shawnee-on-the-Delaware. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Wm Wood Easton Mr and Mrs Thomas Williams Jr and son Junior Mrs Lizzie Bonser Pen Argyl Mr and Mrs Alfred Smoyer and children Charles Betty Rose Marie Bath Mr and Mrs Wm Nagle East Bangor Mr and Mrs Thomas Amy and daughters Joyce and Francis and Dorothy Jones Bangor Mr and Mrs Frank Kintner and sons Walter Robert Minisink Hills Mrs Ella Hazen Mr and Mrs Morris J Kintner Shawnee-on-the-Delaware. An outdoor dinner and supper followed.
A surprise party was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard Schoeneberger in Nazareth R1 with more than a hundred attendees celebrating a birthday.
A large celebration honored Mrs Schoeneberger on her forty first birthday with many gifts. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lucas Schoeneberger and numerous relatives and friends sharing delicious refreshments.
The State Agricultural Conservation Committee told Pennsylvania farmers to proceed with farm plans as if Europe’s outbreak had not occurred. Secretary Wallace echoed the guidance, noting American agriculture is better prepared to meet wartime shocks than 25 years ago. He warned against expecting a large rise in major crop production.
The Secretary discusses expected corn yields and carryover, estimating 254 m els per bushel average over five years, with larger meat animal supplies and milk production anticipated. He cites Ever normal times to stabilize milk and egg supplies to help protect consumers from high prices.
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