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JUNE 15-21, 2017
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Keystone Cement Company Appoints new plant manager
Submitted by TONY MADRAZO Keystone Cement Company has appointed Mr. Stuart Guinther as the Plant Manager of its cement plant in the Borough of Bath. A native of Kutztown, PA, Mr. Guinther has worked for 32 years in the cement industry, with experience spanning all aspects of plant operations. Keystone’s Human Resources Manager Tony Madrazo stated,
“Stuart brings a wealth of experience and strong leadership to our facility; he will work closely with our community, employees, suppliers, and customers.” Mr. Guinther began his career in the cement industry with Lone Star Industries here in Nazareth and subsequently progressed through positions that included serving as Production Manager at the Nazareth Plant of Essroc Materials, Vice President of Cement Operations at Dragon Cement
Looking by Back Ed Pany Eighteen cents an hour (Originally published in 2002)
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Lakey are lifelong residents of Chapman Quarries. Their fathers were slaters in the former quarries. This is the fourth column in which they shared their memories with me and our Home News readers. The advent of the depression saw the quarries idle and Mr. Lakey searching for a job. He was finally successful; the 21-year old Chapman resident’s grandparents were employed at a new company named Dixie Cup. Mr. Lakey recalls, “They were hiring seasonal workers in May of 1943. I was hired and trained to operate a machine. My wage was eighteen cents an hour (yes, eighteen cents). We were regulated by the National Recovery Administration (a New deal agency). I worked 36 hours a week. My paycheck was $6.48. When
I was given my check, I gave it to my mother, as we were a family of ten. I didn’t have a car so my grandparents allowed me to live with them free of charge for three years, until I purchased the automobile. At 21 years of age, I purchased a Plymouth, which my grandparents helped me buy. I took my test, driving around the test course, which was at the Easton Court House. I didn’t get it right but they passed me. I was then able to move back to Chapman’s and life with my parents. By the way, my father never owned an automobile.” Wilfred married Ms. Betty Green James on July 6, 1940 at the United Methodist Church in Chapmans. They remember, “We were married by Reverend Continued on page 13
in Thomaston, ME (a sister plant to Keystone Cement), and Plant Manager of Lehigh Northeast Cement in Glens Falls, NY. Most recently Mr. Guinther served as Senior Vice President of PENTA Engineering Corporation in St. Louis, MO. He is a graduate of the RoseHulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, IN where he majored in Chemical Engineering. Continued on page 8
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Stuart Guinther
50-year member Receives pin from Masonic deputy By HOME NEWS STAFF A member of Manoquesy Lodge #413, Free & Accepted Masons, in Bath received a gold pin signifying his 50 years as
a member at the lodge’s stated meeting this past Thursday. District Deputy Grand Master John E. Nixon of the 50th Continued on page 9
Konkrete Kids Honor Roll Page 5
Local seniors Compete Page 7
76th Year, Issue No. 24 www.homenewspa.com Manoquesy Lodge #413, F. & A.M. Master Robert J. Holdorff congratulates 50-year member, William Halbfoerster, Jr., P.M., on receiving his 50-year service pin. – Home News photo
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