Local Lititz Items Highlight Community Happenings
Cigar factory near Spring grounds opens on Monday. Moravian church Ladies Sewing Society hosts a strawberry festival on Saturday in June. Misa Cecelia Buck, confined all winter, can now go outdoors. Beckson welcomes a baby boy born Friday. A found locket with initials M.H.M. turns up on Spruce Street. Coppenhafer becomes night watchman at Stiffel Freeman works. A silver knife found on South Broad Street awaits its owner at J. H. Breitigan's home. Klaus moves from Neffaville to Lititz. Leisher family relocates from Mannheim. Alumni Linden Hall Seminary to host a dime social on Saturday. Longenecker and 23 sub-dealers secure many Chevrolet autos in New York. Lititz Springs Grocery marks sixteenth anniversary with a ten day sale. Frank Badorf assumes charge of the Sturgis House. Hertzler leaves for Harrisburg. Pfantz Bros. completes 206 window shades for the new high school. Warwick House sale features a carload of furniture with two auctioneers. Local banks reach deposits of $1,500,000 after a record run. Boy Scouts parade with buglers and drum corps. lease of third floor post office room by Photographer Reidenbach. Garber couple moves to Lancaster. Garber becomes superintendent at Lancaster Sanitary Milk. Edmund A. Devine opens dental parlors at 56 East Main Street. Hershey Seaman Co. secures two tobacco shed contracts. Civil War veterans parade in Lancaster for enlistment drive. Lititz veterans named. Readers urged to request Swift & Co. yearbooks from Chicago. War savings certificates drive ends April. Lititz total $11,973.17 in purchases. Communities encouraged to buy more Rae before year end.
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Kmports
Ladies Sewing Society
Moravian Church
Misa Cecelia Bnck
Herbert H
Charles Miller
Spruce Street
M. H. Coppenhafer
Kissel Hill
F. B.S. Weber
Stiffel & Freeman Company Safe Works
South Broad Street
J. H. Breitigan
Christ Klaus
Neffaville
Lititz
Clarence Leisher
Manheim
Linden Hall Seminary
John F. Longenecker
New York
Lititz Springs
Leaman & Leed
Frank Badorf
Sturgis
Samuel Hertzler
Hertzler
Harrisburg
Pfantz Bros
Warwick House
Boy Scouts
Reidenbach
J. Ferry Garber
EB. L. Garber
Lancaster
Garber
Lancaster Sanitary Milk Company
Edmund A. Devine
John Carpenter
Edwin Sturgis
John Crall
William Smith
Michael Bear
Swift & Co
Advertising Dept
Chicaro
Great Basket Ball Game Saturday at Litite High School
Litite High School closes a successful season with an alumni quintet clash. The current team disputes the old guard’s boast of victory, promising an exciting contest and hoping for a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litite
Diehm for the Legislature Earns County Support
Republican voters circulate petitions to nominate G Graybill Diehm for the Second District seat in Harrisburg. The town leader, elected chief burgess last fall by a large majority, has county party backing and目 expected nomination and election. Receivers appointed for Lititz Mannheim and Ephrata Gas Co. Graybill Diehm named receiver alongside Barrett of Wayne to operate the plant when arrangements are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Graybill Diehm
Diehm
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
Hassler
Lititz, Manheim and Ephrata Gas Company
Graybill G. Diehm
Mr. Barrett
Wayne, Pa
Barrett
Growing Industry Expands Plant Of H B Workman
A Growing Industry H B Workman and Us manufacturers of halters trunk straps and other web goods have begun enlarging their Pine alley plant near West Orange street. A two story addition 25 by 50 feet will be erected adding two rooms and doubling current capacity. H B and H E Workman oversee growth as demand for hats and other goods remains strong. Incorporation steps proceed and C B Dillman and Carl Workman will join the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Workman & Us
Pine Alley
West Orange Street
Biessrs
H. B
H.E. Workman
Messrs
C.B. Dillman
Carl Workman
Real Estate Trades by Hershey & Gibbes Agents
Real estate brokers Hershey & Gibbes sold a two story frame house on Front street to Mrs Anna M Fieck for Hershey Lea man Co. Mrs Wieck is mother of Rev William Fieck pastor elect of St Pauls Lutheran church. H H Reifsnyder bought three adjoining farms near Waldeck Lebanon county totaling 162 169 and 101 acres from John Binner on private terms. N B Leaman and Jacob G Hershey sold a double two story house on Stroh avenue to George Korte on private terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey & Gibbes
Front Street
Anna M. Fieck
Hershey-Leaman Co
Wieck
William Fieck
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
H. H. Reifsnyder
Brickerville
Waldeck
Lebanon County
John Binner
Messrs
N. B. Leaman
Jacob G. Hershey
Stroh Avenue
George Korte
Birthday Celebrations Mark Five Decades for Mrs Derr
Mrs C N Derr celebrated her fiftieth birthday with many callers Monday who were served ice cream and cake. John Young of Rothsville, once a borough resident, marked his 79th birthday on Thursday March 28 and appeared youthful at the Ancorp office Saturday. Allen Hacker, longtime borough constable, observed his 71st birthday on Monday and joked about his age, claiming he could still perform a hand spring. He also noted owning the town’s oldest mule, nearly as old as he is.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Derr
John Young
Rothsville
Young
Ancorp
Allen Hacker
Oil Cure Fraud Suspect Named George Brown Arrested
Lancaster arrest of a man calling himself George Brown for selling allegedly curative oil. He duped Lititz woman last year, charging high prices for cotton seed oil claimed to treat infantile paralysis, rheumatism, and other ailments. Mrs Heineman paid 15 dollars after a failed cure, then identified him in Lancaster. Charged with false pretense, facing possible jail time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
George Brown
Brown
Jacob Heineman
North Cedar Street
Remembrance and Easter Gift For Rev Weicksel
Reverend F A Weicksel was kindly remembered by his Brickerville congregation amid high living costs, receiving a purse of money at Easter. The Sunday school followed with a similar gift, all of which is greatly appreciated by the preacher.
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F. A. Weicksel
Brickerville
Weicksel
Deaths and funeral notices in Lancaster area obituaries
Death of Joby T Todd in Lancaster age 17 from leaking heart and dropsy after four months illness. Survived by wife Susanna Matthews and daughter at Phillipps home. siblings George, Lydis, Martha Ann, Margaret, Elizabeth Katherine. Funeral at Phillipps home then Moravian cemetery with Rev Raezer. Henry Ladd of Penn township died at his son Monroe’s home age 69. Survived by wife and two sons Munroe and David. Funeral from his White Oak Lutheran church.
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John T. Todd
M. W. Phillipps
East Main Street
Mr. Todd
Ile
Lexington
Ralph
Margaret Todd
Israel Erb
Erbdale
Penn Township
Henry ‘Ladd
Manheim
Monroe
Munroe
David
White Oak Lutheran Church
Knittle
Pretzel business draws letters from old Lititz residents
N D Sturgis, Lititz pretzel maker, says orders now ship in barrels to long ago residents and military names in the 316th Infantry and Navy, as many exresidents recall Lititz pretzels with fond memories. Letters from Alameda California and Hampton Roads reveal recalls of boyhood, service, and old friendships.
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J. Hale Steinman
316Th Infantry
Camp Meade
Resh Frazer
Navy Department
Los Angeles
California
Mr. Sturgis
Alameda
Gal
Paymaster
Frazer
Allentown
Navy
Jesse F. Maser
Sturgis
Geo. C. Cramer
Hampton Roads
Cramer
Uncle Sam
Lititz
Death of Mrs Henry Horning in Oregon
Mrs Letitia Horning wife of Henry Horning died Friday morning at her Oregon home in her 44th year. She was daughter of the late William and Catherine Neidamyer and a lifelong member of the Oregon United Brethren church and Sunday school. Survived by husband and three brothers Wayne of Lancaster Clayton and William of Oregon. Funeral services held Tuesday morning at the house and Rothsville Lutheran church at 11 30. Interment in adjoining cemetery.
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Henry Horning
Letitia Horning
Oregon
William
Catherine Neidamyer
Horning
Oregon United Brethren Church
Wayne
Lancaster
Clayton
Rothsville Lutheran Church
Samuel M Beamesderfer East Petersburg hotel owner dies at 75
Samuel M Beamesderfer lifelong East Petersburg resident dies Friday night at 10 15 from a six week illness at seventy five. He ran the Captain Lawrence and Black Horse hotels in East Petersburg and was twice married to Elizabeth landis and Emma Aungst. Survived by two children Scott Akron Ohio and Della B Nissley East Petersburg, four grandchildren and one great grandchild, two brothers Cyrus and Henry. Funeral Tuesday at 9 380 A M from his home to Zion Lutheran Church with interment in the adjacent cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel M. Beamesderfer
East Petersburg
Beamesderfer
Black Horse
Elizabeth M. Landis
Scott
Akron
Ohio
Della B
J. H. Nissley
Emma Aungst
Cyrus M
Henry M
Manheim
Zion Lutheran Church of
East Petersburg Castle
No. 152
K.G. E
Zion Lutherae Church
Death of Mrs Lizzie Leed at Belmont Farms
Mrs Lizzie Leed wife of J S Leed of Belmont Farms near Fruitville pike died at home on Tuesday morning aged 56. Survived by husband and several children including Jacob M Leed of Leaman Leed grocers. Funeral held this morning with interment at Landis Valley Mennonite cemetery.
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Lizzie Leed
J. S. Leed
Belmont Farms
Fruitville Pike
Jacob M. Leed
Leaman & Leed
Landis Valley Mennonite
Handcuff King Dies After Illness at Lititz Springs
Philadelphia resident known as the handcuff king died at Lancaster General Hospital a week after being taken ill while a guest at Lititz Springs Hotel. He was 87 and had traveled with a medicine show for years, often freeing himself from handcuffs.
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Albert Lamar
Lititz Springs
Lancaster General Hospital
D. Cartin
Philadelphia
Fatal accident on state road near Neffsville kills Feiker at 51
Jobo Feiker residing with Sanford Seaman near Neffsville died Friday night at Lancaster General Hospital after a Wednesday evening crash on the Neffsville Oregon state road. He was 51, had farmed for 26 years, and left several siblings. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Landis Valley Mennonite Church with interment nearby. Buy your summer underwear now at Dissinger's.
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Neffsville
Oregon
Jobo
Feiker
Sanford Seaman
Lancaster General Hospital
Felker
Seaman
Landis Valley Mennonite
Prominent Gettysburg Citizen Dies in Factory Accident
Mrs Sara Jenkins attends the funeral of her cousin Clayton S Reaser Gettysburgs leading citizen and factory manager He died after his clothing was caught in a belt at the Reaser furniture factory His leg was torn from his body and death was nearly instantaneous He built a million dollar business and contributed much to charity at age 40 leaving a wife and seven children The town closed all business places during his funeral This former resident was generous and noted for public service
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Sara Jenkins
Gettysburg
Clayton S. Reaser
Mr. Reaser
Reaser
Joseph B. Baker
Lutheran Sunday School
Easter Observances Draw Wide Attendance in Churches
A glorious Easter Sunday attracted many worshippers and visitors as churches and Sunday schools were filled with joyous attendance. The Moravian trombone choir, a long standing Easter custom, toured the town in an auto truck, continuing the tradition described in the page’s coverage.
Travelors Near and Far in Lititz Easter Visitors
A Lititz column notes numerous Easter visits and travels by train trolley and auto. Residents and visitors from Lancaster, Reading, Harrisburg, Coatesville, Elizabethtown, Nazareth, Philadelphia, and Camden are listed with their hosts and places enjoyed during the Easter period, including Moravian Home moves and camp stays.
Prominent School Teacher Dies by Own Hand in Manheim
Hiram W. Diehm a longtime Manheim educator of 42 years reportedly killed himself with a .32 revolver in a corn field on a farm near Manheim after disappearing from home Monday. Financial troubles are cited as a possible cause. He taught at Airy Hill school in Penn township and was a correspondent for the REGARD. Survived by second wife and two children from his first marriage, Ivan and Ira. Funeral at his home Saturday at 4 o'clock with private viewing Friday 4 to 6, burial at Graybill’s cemetery near Elm.
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Hiram W. Diehm
Manheim
Diehm
Benjamin Nisstey
Airy Hill
Penn Township
The
Regard
Ivan
Lancaster
Ira
Graybill’s
Elm
Mailing Packages to the Boys in France Rules Tighten
A new postal ruling effective Monday bans incoming parcels to the boys in France unless they contain only items requested in writing by the recipient, approved by a commanding officer, with an endorsement on the outside stating the package contains only approved items. White three Lititz men narrated a Ford incident in Gouglersville, chasing a runaway car that veered into a fence but caused little damage before resuming their trip.
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France
Lititz
Gouglersville
Lititz War News Notes From Home Front Roundup
A Lititz Anzac era column shares letters and updates from local service members. Roy Todd of the naval reserves at Pier 19 Philadelphia spends Easter with his mother Mrs. Michael Keath. Camp Meade trainees Harold Weidman, William Nelson, Harold Marr and Paul Demmy are home for part of Easter. James Hornberger of the Minnesota on board spends furlough and helps at Farmers National Bank. Burnell Imhoff in France studies French while in Rainbow Division. Homer Schaerer at Camp Greene, with brother at Camp Meade. Roy Bohler, former Lititz resident and basketball player, discharged after a knee injury and hospital stay. Tobias Tshudy notes two sons in service. Clayton at League Island Philadelphia and Walter at Fort Sill Oklahoma. William Dull, navy veteran, writes from Atlantic Port recounting wartime sea service, a collision, Halifax explosion, rescue work, and calls for unity to support the war effort.
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Roy Todd
Naval Reserves
Pier 19
Philadelphia
Michael Keath
Harold Weidman
William Nelson
Harold Marr
Paul Demmy
Camp Meade
James ©. Hornberger
U. S
Minnesota
Alfred Douple
Headquarters
Farmers National Bank
Burnell Imhoff
Rainbow Division
France
Homer Schaerer
Camp Greene
Charlotte
N. C
Lititz
Roy Bohler
Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Washington
Tobias Tshudy
Clayton
League Island
Walter
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Forester Letter From France Describes Distance From Front
A month old letter from John Edward Buck, a forester in southwestern France, notes being about 500 miles from the front. He mentions receiving a Lancaster Red Cross box with tobacco and candy, and describes level terrain, two nearby lakes, pine forests, saw mills, narrow gauge railroad work, and pilings for docks at a sea port.
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France
John Edward Buck
Lancaster Red Cross
Rocky Mountains
United States Army
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rev. Weicksel
Joby T. Tada
Henry Todd
N.D. Sturgis
Dissinger’s
Latovel Pfautz
Lebanon
Allen Keller
Stevens
Mary Kissinger
Allee Burkholder
Reading
Aaron Brubaker
Elizabethtown
Paul Ritz
Eddyatone
Wm. H. Greek
William Albert Smith
Coatesville
Henry Shay
S&. M. Huber
Mollie Nagle
Grace Keller
CG. M. Snavely
Camden
N. J
Charles Rumble
Orwigsburg
Frank Woodington
Mary Steiner
Clara Himmelberger
Lewis Himmelberger
Robbine Warner
Mary Reidenbach
Charles Zartman
Ellis Butzer
Gloucester
D. A. Cohick
Nazareth
Hester
T. W. Harper
Christiana
W. K. Berder
Charles Adams
Charles H. Kreier
Bessie Lutz
Tauber-Rytenburg & Co
Atlantic City
Lancaster Junction
Henry Buch
George Smith
Frank R. Wheeler
Signal Corps of
Army
Washington, D. C
E. &. Crosland
Howard Hollinger
Honeybrook
Freemont Hollinger
Albert Pierson
Mercersburg Academy
A. J. Pierson
William Kopp
William Regennas
Kopp
Ada Bomberger
Elmer Heineman
Chester
Catherine
Nellie Ault
Columbia Pike
Elam E. Kreiter
Paradise
Mark Smith
I. Milier Kreiter
Frank Grosh
Westinghouse Electric Company
Pittsburgh
Horace Grosh
Theodore Zellers
Miriam
Mary Zellers
William Ferguson
Joseph B. Herr
Mildred Meiskey
Viola Stauffer
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore
Daniel Graut
Harry Graut
Landisville
Haster
Paul Hassler
Douglas Stengel
Mr. Turner
Moravian College
Bethlehem
Art Mathers
Williamson
John Mathers
Norman Lacy
Bell Telephone Company
Atlanta
Georgia
Ella Lacy
Jane Miksch
Anna Fry
Edith Kauffman
Drexel Hill
P. F. Snyder
Esther Wolfe
Leona Gingrich
Ary E. Gingrich
Anna Lane
Grantham
S. B. Lane
Bertha Moyer
Justina Dissinger
Campbellstown
Miss Dissinger
Harry
Fred Muth
Haverford College
W H. Muth
Lloyd Ritchie
Pearl Kaylor
Ashland
Elmer Ritchie
Serens Diehm
Samuel Walters
W. M. Amer
Samuel B. Locke
Child
Wildwood
Florida
Pacific Coast
Edwin Wertsch
John McCloud
Hopeland
McCloud
Bari B. Grosh
Camp _Greene
Earl
77Th Artillery
John
J. W. G. Hershey
Chicago
Bethany Bible Institute
Mary
Warwick Township
G. D. Bitzer
Ida Huyett
Catherine Metzger
Elmer Beck
Marheim
Edith
John Bitzer
Bitzer
Town
Ed, Fisher
J. Paul Evans
Charles Fry
Horace W. Yerger
Luke Grosh
Raymond Shott
Mayme
Maude Kofroth
William Dull
Atlantic
Record
National Army
Red Cross
Halifax
Nova Scotia
William H. Due
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