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AUGUST 1-7, 2019
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Annual Duck Race Winners announced
Bath Farmers’ Market Duck Race.
The Chicken Corner Celebrates grand opening by DAWN DUDECK TUNNEY The Chicken Corner, Nazareth borough's newest option for takeout and delivery, held its grand opening ribbon cutting on Tuesday, July 23. The eatery, located at the corners of Bushkill Center and W. Moorestown Roads, offers quality comfort food quickly and with a
variety of sides and specials, as well as family and kid’s meals. Gina Martins, Senior Vice President of Member Relations, was the MC for the evening, leading the crowd of customers and local politicians in greeting the new business owners to the area. Continued on page 3
The Chicken Corner celebrates with ribbon cutting.
by DAWN DUDECK TUNNEY The Bath Farmers’ Market held its annual Duck Race Friday night at 5:30 p.m. The event is the largest fundraiser of the year for the market. The race began at Clock Park in the center of town when 20 rubber duckies were placed in Monocacy Creek and were followed to Keystone Park, where the Farmers’ Market is located. The ducks were then pulled out and the winners were
called up to claim their prizes. Tickets were available through local businesses to purchase for $5 up until race time. There was a first place prize of $250 and 19 other prizes donated by Bath's retailers. It is their most popular event of the year and assists with the costs of advertising and employees. The winners for the duck race were as follows, with the first Continued on page 2
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Looking by Back Ed Pany Impact of WWII Today I am in the new Bath Museum looking at the impact of World War II on Bath, the year of 1940. Our economy was slowly improving, we were optimistic, and we hoped the Great Depression was in the past. In 1940 war raged in Europe and Japan threatened the peace in Asia. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 thrust us into world war, one we attempted to avoid. Now our factories, farms and citizens mobilized for the war. Soon the draft would send 14 million men to war; Bath would answer the call with 240 men and women serving in our military. Even the machine shops in our cement plants manufactured war materials. My good friend Margie Rehrig
recalls, “My aunt was a member of the Needle Guild, a group of ladies who knitted socks, caps and items like their mothers did. I was thrilled to be a part of the group.” “We also gave gum, newspapers and candy to soldiers who filled Lehigh New England RR passenger cars as they passed through Bath. There were smiles on their faces, we hoped they all would return home safely.” The Western Union telegraph agent in Bath was a friendly man named John Sensenbach. The tick of the telegraph would bring news of the way to Bath. Residents were very concerned when they saw him walk down the streets to deliver telegrams. Continued on page 7
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