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DECEMBER 16-22, 2021
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Christmas in Nazareth festival Brings holiday cheer to Rainy weekend
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St. Luke’s Hospital, 1950s
Photo by Mike Robinson Productions By LAUREN SCHUSTER The annual Christmas in Nazareth celebration took place this past weekend. The event, which was coordinated by the Moravian Historical Society and the Nazareth Area Chamber of
Commerce, spanned several areas across the borough and featured promotions from many area businesses. The community tradition was started by the Moravian Historical Society many years ago, with the Nazareth Area Chamber
of Commerce partnering in recent years to organize the event. While in past years, Christmas in Nazareth has been a one-day event, this year the holiday celebration was extended, with kickContinued on page 3
Moore Township Board of Supervisors deny Delserro waiver request By CHRISTINA SANTO At their Dec. 7 meeting, the Moore Township Board of Supervisors denied a waiver request and deferral from Nico Delserro.
The plan proposed to split a 56acre lot into one 39-acre building lot, and a smaller 15-acre parcel. Further, Delserro asked that the plan be reviewed as a minor
subdivision despite the property being subdivided three times before. He also sought deferral of Continued on page 8
In this concluding column, we are speaking to Mrs. Catherine Csencsitz, whose father served in the U.S. Army and whose mother was employed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Her father later worked at Bethlehem Steel, and the family resided on Ridge Avenue in Allentown, close to Sacred Heart Hospital. Catherine was born Oct. 30, 1950, and is sharing her parents’ hospital bill, so we can look back at health costs 71 years ago. Bethlehem Steel provided Blue Cross health insurance for thousands of its employees. Looking at these hospital bills takes us back to another era: • Daily rate: $7 • Baby’s board: 7 days (Mothers were confined to hospitals much longer than today.) • Anesthesia: $5 • Surgical dressing: $2 • Drugs: $2 • Laboratory: $5 • X-ray: $15
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• Bracelet: $1 • Delivery room: $10 The total hospital charges were $96. The Blue Cross allowance was $95, meaning the balance paid by subscriber was $1. The family physician was Dr. Stephen F. Seaman, M.D., 1408 Linden St., Allentown. His delivery charge was $80. Blue Shield’s allowance was $60, so Mr. Swiderski’s bill was $20. Her mother, Philamay Swiderski, and baby were reported on the bill as both doing fine. Sacred Heart Hospital was founded in 1915. In 1912, a diphtheria surge brought a health Continued on page 5
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