Light Schedules and Local Happenings in Lititz
The article catalogs diverse local items including daylight saving starts on Sunday April 29, new home moves on South Broad Street and Liberty Avenue, potato shipments at railroad yards, and 75 cents per bushel paid. It notes charitable collections, high school baseball plans, property purchases, a birthday celebration, tobacco seed bed prep, a newborn, Desation Day for Ges Hospital, and community updates on recreation and civic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Withers
South Broad Street
Coal Prices Dropped By Local Dealers This Week
Local coal dealers cut prices effective Monday. Direct sourcing from the Company and independent producers reduces need for premium coal, lowering costs for Lititz. Deliveries vary by coal type with yard and delivered prices listed, signaling expected ongoing price stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Canvassers Ordered Out Of Town At Public School
Constable Kreider halted two magazine canvassers at the public school house on Tuesday afternoon after they claimed two minutes per room for a magazine sales pitch. He warned them to leave town in ten minutes. the suspects fled, their car bearing a North Carolina license. A prior canvass had yielded money but no magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constable Kreider
North Carolina
Correction Week’s Colored Eggs Sold as Soft Boiled Novelty
A seller offered colored Easter eggs made with a special die to be served soft boiled as a novelty. A large card warned the eggs were not hard boiled, and the same seller offered hard boiled colored eggs. One purchaser overlooked this distinction.
Deserted Village Poem by Joe Baker
Poem laments a deserted village and professorly muses on death and memory. The speaker honors the dead with reverent tone, noting how love and faith endure beyond life as bones become dust and graves become altars of blessing. The piece reflects on mortality, memory, and spiritual continuity through past and present generations.
Olympia to be repaired and kept in commission again
Dewey's old flagship Olympia, famed for sailing into Manila Harbor in 1898, will not be scrapped but repaired by the Philadelphia Naval Yard and placed back in commission. Veterans and local resident Wayne L. Longenecker recall its war record while noting the ship’s place in history.
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Dewey
Manilla Harbor
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Spain
Wayne L. Longenecker
Longenecker
Philadelphia
Trout Season Opens Monday in Lititz County Streams
Trout season will open on Monday April 16. Local anglers expect to try luck in county streams though Lititz Springs creek holds little appeal compared with past catches.
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Lititz Springs
Impartial Comment on the Record from Shawnee OK
A bouquet was sent to the Lititz Record from Shawnee Oklahoma through E R Waite secretary of the Shawnee Board of Commerce praising the paper. The Record explains how it reached Shawnee and asserts the paper reflects the town and the community’s support for Lititz to advertise itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Record
Shawnee
Oklahoma
E.R. Waite
Shawnee Board of Commerce
Lititz
Shawnee of Commerce
Waite
Kissel Hill Boxer Chester Habecker Debuts as Young Chester
Chester Habecker of Kissel Hill made his boxing debut in Lancaster under the name Young Chester. He defeated a taller Cuban opponent, with George Bell also knocked down in the curtain raiser. Referee Willey halted Bell after an 8 count in the fourth, while Habecker had previously knocked out an opponent in Coatesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Habecker
Kissel Hill
Lancaster
Young Chester
George Bell
Willey
Coatesville
Cuypy
Dr Buch 84 Years Old Keeps Vigorous Life Near Lititz
Dr Buch aged eighty nine was reported in good health with a clear mind. He walked to his son’s farm west of Lititz and spends time outdoors daily. Born on the Buch homestead between Brownstown and Akron, he later farmed near Lititz and now lives in the area. He has served as a trustee and class leader in the United Evangelical church since its organization and is the town’s second oldest man, about three months younger than Mr. A R Beck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ro Buch
Lititz
Buch
Wear Lauber's Corner
Brownstown
Akron
Nathan Buch
United Evangelical Church
A R. Beck
Some Arbutus to be Found in Lititz Area
The trailing arbutus blooms scarce within several miles of Lititz after past overharvests. Fragrant wild flowers persist at Furnace Hills and require patient searchers. Geo. R. Barr’s 1884 Lititz articles are republished by request, honoring his Lititz years.
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Lititz
Furnace Hills
Geo. R. Barr
The
Record
Mgr. Barr
John Beck
Philadelphia
Lititz Man Starts Quarrying High Grade Stone
Charles Matthews began quarrying in Lebanon County with surface polishing and cutting machinery installed. The gray stone polishes well and is suited for building Troy or tombstones as local residents explore financing prepetition for the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Charles Matthews
Lebanon County
Five Passenger Aeroplane Bought by Lititz Man
Robert Behmer, a Lititz auto mechanic, purchased a new five passenger aeroplane being assembled in New Jersey. The craft, built for government service, carries 1200 pounds plus pilot and has a 220 horsepower Hishane-Suiza engine with 600 mile range and 46 hours airborne. Behmer plans commercial flights from Philadelphia and one fifteen minute ride will cost $5, or $35 round trip for a single passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Robert Behmer
J. B. Sheaffer
Mr. Behmer
Helley's
Behmer
Philadelphia
Harley-Davison Matay
Supposed Thief Put Dogs in Farmer's Tobacco Cellar
An airedale dog owned by John Uartranft and a Boston bull dog owned by Ralph Walters disappeared and were found penned in a farmer's tobacco cellar. The farmer heard a barn commotion at night, investigated with a shotgun, and saw nothing. The owners suspect theft but exonerate the farmer.
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John Uartranft
Ralph Walters
Beck to Represent College at Elite American Lectures
Prof. Herbert H. Beck will represent Franklin and Marshall College at a major series of scientific lectures in Philadelphia this week at the Franklin Institute. Renowned electron authority Sir J. J. Thomson of Cambridge University is a principal speaker, with ninety seven institutions invited. Park View Hotel changes hands May 1 as John Hartranft and Leon Machen lease the property and plan a billiard parlor and restaurant new management. Oliver Reed buys the Central restaurant formerly run by Hartranft. Pfantz Bros. promote house cleaning sales featuring Bugs Linoleum and Window Shades.
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Herbert H. Beck
Franklin and Marshall College
America
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
J. J. Thompson
Cambridge University
Park View Hotel
John Hartranft
Leon Machem
Hartranft
Oliver Reed
Hikers Stop Here On Way To California
Three hikers bound for San Francisco by walking 8000 miles stayed with Mr and Mrs Ralph Worley from Monday to Tuesday. Guests were Edward Swarr son of the late Barton K Swarr formerly of Lititz F Robert Wood and Richard Carpenter of Philadelphia. They carry forty pound packs and plan to document their adventures in a literary account after touring the east.
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California
Ralph Worley
Edward Swarr
Barton K. Swarr
Lititz
F. Robert Wood
Richard Carpenter
Philadelphia
San Francisco
South Dakota
Oregon
Local Sick List Updates From East and South Reading
Among the sick residents on East Main Street and South Broad Street several have improved. William Gable, bedfast with rheumatism, is now able to sit up. George Buch, over 80, remains in bed with ailments. H L Eschbach serves as nurse and Martin Buch visits from Virginia. Benjamin Hertzler and Dr Posey have recovering from recent illness. Henry Wike Sr, 83, fell and broke ribs while singing at Reading and returned to Lititz.
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William Gable
East Main Street
Harry C. Miller
South Broad Street
Lancaster General Hospital
Phares Back
Liberty Street
Lincoln Avenue
George Buch
H. L. Eschbach
Martin Buch
Virginia
B. Risser
North Broad Street
R. Posey
Ilness
Benjamin B. Hertzler
Henry Wike, Sr
Reading
Ile
Lititz
Picnics Draw Crowds as Lititz Grounds Stay Popular
Lititz spring grounds attract many reservations for Sunday Schools and family reunions. Notable events include Lititz Moravian picnic on July 19 and Lititz Union picnic on August 9. The Lancaster County Zem Zem Knights of Malta hold a July 26 event, with a long list of May to September gatherings from local churches, unions, and family groups.
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Lititz
Patriotic Orders
Eckenroad
Stauffer
Sweiger’s
McQuate
Covenant U. E. S. S. of Lancaster
Columbia Union
Alsace Lutheran
Reading
Broad St. M. E. S. S
Lancaster
Mechanicsburg Union
Sthurs
Lititz Moravian
Emanuel Lutheran
S. of Lancaster
Akron Union S
Hornberger
St. Mark's Lutheran S
Zem Zem
K. of
Travelers Near and Far Visit Scenes and Relatives
Florin resident Elmer Earhart and his brother Harry spent Tuesday in town while Florence Bueh of Atlantic City visits her mother. The list covers multiple visitors and trips to Reading Philadelphia Baltimore and Oneida New York with family connections and business travel noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Earhart
Florin
Harry
Florence Bueh
Atlantic City
N. J
Louisa. Bueh
Emma Lindemuth
Wershey
B. F. Grosh
Charles Smith
Reading
Elmer Reidenbach
Philadeptia
Oneida
N. Y
Lititz Band to Reorganize For Coming Season
Lititz band members will meet this Friday evening to reorganize for the next season. New members expected, including Superintendent Mylin and Prof. Demmy. Several summer engagements are booked or planned, with practice to be held in the fire house.
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Lititz
Mylin
Demmy
Prospect
Fire House
Potatoes to Fill Acreage This Year in Local County
Potatoes will be planted in similar amounts as last year across the local area. The Co-Operative Potato Growers' Association shipped thirteen carloads of seed potatoes to the northern county, with John Hess supplying seven and another dealer four carloads. All stock is imported and clean. A United Brethren Sunday School class from Ephrata visited Li and Mr. Stoner, the family former Ephrata residents, with Rev. C A Lynch and F S Weaver accompanying.
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Co-Operative Potato Growers’ Association
John Hess
Star
United Brethren Sunday School
Ephrata Aday
Automobiles
Harry Stoner
Ephrata
Stoner
C. A. Lynch
F. S. Weaver
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Tra Bucher
Brunnerville
Liberty Avenue
Charles Beck
Moravian Church
Foreign Missionary Cause
Manheim High
Springs
Edward Rank
Lutz
Cedar Street
Harry Brockmyer
Harry 4. Erb
Awful
Mechanicsville
Sara Jenkins
Abrs
Lester Hades
Gay Marshall Eaches
Ges Hospital
Legman & Leed's
Tia Notreet
Lititz Ausifiary
Farry Sesseman
Herbert Vweitzel
Posthuister Seuber
Washington
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Mildred
Caroline Yerger
Harry Correll
New Holland
Frank Stauffer
Blue Ball
A. L. Stauffer, Jr
Lititz R. D
A. L. Stauffer
Ephirata
Paris
Neidermyer
Main
Cedar Streets
Tromer Min Ri
Aber
Miller & Haback
Joe Baker
Philadelphia and Reading
Hese
Reading and Columbia
T.tti
Lancaster County
Plantz Bros
Lititz Man
United Telephones
United Telephone and Telegraph Company
Lincoln Gabie
Ember Witmer
Res
Valentine Eitmer
Frank Boucher
Louis DeNunzio
Genestoga Trolley Express
Henry C. Hackman
Walter S. Fry
Albert Maines
Wm. Moody
I. B. Johns
W. H. Beck
Pfantz Bros
Rupp
Seppfember
Keath
Frymeyer
Elsor
Oberlin
Istian Shirk
Aaron Kahies
Mr. Shirk
Tamapa
Florida
South
Meetta
Jacob Hichelberge
Aurora
Harry Smith
North Cedar Street
Hicheberger
Henry Wike
Farmersville
Illinois
Eichelberger
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