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MARCH 5-11, 2026
Looking by Back Ed Pany Life During the Great Depression - Business in 1936: Part 8 of 9
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Nazareth Borough Council approves 2026 event requests, facility openings By SAVANNAH BROWN Nazareth Borough Council approved a series of community events, ordinances and seasonal operations during its meeting on Monday, March 2. Council announced it will tentatively meet in Council Chambers for its April meeting. Residents are advised to check the borough website for confirmation. Under public property, council approved multiple requests from the Nazareth Chamber of Commerce to hold events throughout the year. The annual Food Truck Festival is scheduled for Saturday, June 13, from 2 to 5 p.m., with Belvidere Street to be closed from
Main Street to Broad Street. The Martin on Main event will be held Saturday, July 25, from noon to 7 p.m., requiring closure of the Circle and South Main Street from the Circle to Belvidere Street. The annual Fall Festival is set for Saturday, Oct. 17, from 2 to 5 p.m., following the Halloween Parade, with South Main Street closed from Belvidere Street to Walnut Street. “Claus Comes to the Circle” will take place in conjunction with the Tree Lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, in the Circle. Christmas in Nazareth will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the downtown and Circle area. The
event will require restricted and reserved parking on the east side of South Main Street from the Circle to the YMCA. In other news, council approved a request from SOAR Summer Camp to use the park for six weeks from June 22 through July 31 at a daily rental rate of $145 for operational days not canceled due to weather. The 2026 rate reflects an increase from $140 per day in 2025 and $125 per day in 2024. The agreement marks the second year of a signed two-year contract. Nazareth Area Youth Baseball was granted use of the park May 2 and May 9 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Continued on page 3
Paradise Dogs debuts in Nazareth Following tropical rebrand
By HOME NEWS STAFF Nearly 50 years after opening, Potts’ Nazareth officially rebranded as Paradise Dogs with a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 2 at 307 S. Broad St., hosted by the Nazareth Area Chamber of Commerce.
Whitehall Cement Company -Photo by Larry Oberly In today’s column, we will be visiting local businesses and attend a meeting in Cementon. The year is 1936. Our first stop in today’s column will be at Schaffer’s store at 47 Second Street in Coplay to purchase some groceries with our Depression dollars. You could purchase a packet of Wheaties cereal for 11 cents, twelve pounds of Banner flour for 48 cents, oysters at 16 cents a dozen and a large packet of Rinso was 20 cents. Minced ham from the meat counter was
19 cents a pound and A & B fresh sausage was 19 cents. Our next stop is at Geo. J. Falk on 25 West 10th Street in Northampton to look at the new 1936 Pontiac. The price was $615; it was a high price for the Depression. Mr. Falk said the 1936 Pontiac averaged 23.9 miles per gallon. Mr. Falk related, “The Pontiac was tested in the Yosemite economy run. Pound for pound you can’t do better.” Continued on page 4
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