Local Odd Fellows plan Philadelphia trip for 100th anniversary
Lititz and surrounding area Odd Fellows prepare for June in Philadelphia to mark the 100th anniversary of Odd Fellowship in Pennsylvania. About 700 members from this county expected to join special rail excursions, with ceremonies at the Metropolitan Opera House and events at Willow Grove. Local members H. B. Workman and Walter Milley to coordinate.
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Orders of Odd Fellows
Philadelphia
Odd Fellowship
Metropolitan Opera House
Willow Grove
Independent
Order of God Felows
Pennsylvania
H. B. Workman
Walter Milley
Alumni Play Booked At Lititz High School Auditorium
The Lititz High School Alumni plan a performance of Between the Acts in the High School Auditorium on Thursday April 28. Hackman’s orchestra will provide the music. Alumni productions typically draw a full house.
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Lititz High School
Hackman’s Orchesstra
Gouglersville Band to Parade Decoration Day May 30
Civil War veterans the American Legion and Sons of Veterans plan Memorial Day events at Lititz and nearby areas. Gouglersville Military Band of Terre County to perform. Soldiers visit cemeteries in morning and afternoon, with a hand concert afterward. A 5 PM procession to Moravian cemetery and two speakers expected, one Rev GeoAngen. Evening band concert at Spring Grounds from 6 to 7.
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American Legion and Sons of Veterans
Lititz
Gouglersville Miliary Band
Terks County
California
Sim
Moravian
Geoangen
Town economy halts street tarvia program this summer
The borough votes to skip tarvia and oil on streets for cost savings between eight and nine thousand dollars. Taxpayers are urged to keep fronts clean. tarred roads would reduce dust, yet officials say savings benefit all. Residents with hoses may sprinkle to control dust.
Car Accident Near Melling Church Returns Chester Family Home
Mr and Mrs Arthur Smith and Mr and Mrs William Lewis with three children from Chester were in a auto mobile traveling from Lititz when it skidded and overturned near Melling church in Lancaster County. Mrs Lewis was unconscious and badly bruised, later confined to bed. Mr Heineman, Mrs Smiths father, was notified and travelled to the scene but learned the party had already left for Lancaster to take the train home.
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Lititz
Arthur Smith
William Lewis
Chester
Melling Church
Mrs Witman to Live With Brother After Public Sale
Mrs Michael Witman, after disposing her household goods at public sale, will move temporarily to a nephew in Reading until her brother arrives to take her to his western home. She is 51 years old.
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Michael Witman
Reading
Fine Thing for Lititz Chil dren in the Summer
A building 30 by 25 feet is added to Linden Hall to house a swimming pool seventy feet long for pupils. The pool will be tiled and graduated in depth, water heated, with a New York engineer in charge. A 40 by 12 foot pergola is being erected south of the building, stuccoed with a tile roof. Hershey Seaman are contractors. Linden Hall seeks $50,000 in the Larger Life Campaign and Lititz church members aim to raise $40,000.
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Linden Hall
New York
Hershey-Seaman
Linden Hail
Lititz
History of the barber pole origin tale from youth paper
A letter from F Yake cites an old note about barber poles as bloodletting tools in historical practice. It explains the blue red and white stripes symbolizing veins arteries and bandages and notes such customs influenced by routine and habit rather than explained reasons.
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F. Yake
Christian Companion
Mennonite
Scottdale
Penna
Lear
Louis Oehme
Oehme
Tam
Ochme
Is He Downhearted No Jacob Deemer Keeps Faith After Setbacks
Jacob Deemer began farming at the Nathaniel Erb farm in Erbdale on April 1 but faced a rough start. A mule kicked him in the leg causing a week’s work to be lost, and his daughter Kathryn aged six broke her leg. He remains optimistic quoting a proverb about bad starts and good endings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Deemer
Nathaniel Erb
Erbdale
Kathryn
Mr. Deemer
Lexington Man Drowned When Boat Capsized
A Lexington native Henry Ham met and his eighteen year old son from Sullivan Missouri drowned when their boat capsized on the Miramee River while crossing to a work. The boat with men clinging to an overhanging branch tipped. the father was recovered near shore, the son vanished and presumed dead. The mother is a Missouri native. two young daughters remain.
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Henry Hammet
Lexington
Sullivan
Miramee
Mr. Hammer
Soa
Missouri
Mrs Darraugh Celebrates Jubilee in Lititz
Mrs Carrie Darraugh celebrated a Jubilee on Tuesday the 12th at her Lititz home with her sister Mrs Henry Heiserman. Mr and Mrs Heiserman hosted a supper that evening for Rev Mrs and Miss Caro Crosland, sharing the occasion with the two families.
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Lititz
Carrie Darraugh
Henry Heiserman
Charles Fink Attended Reunion At Annville
Mr and Mrs Charles Fink and children William Edward Paul Catherine and Charles Jr attended a family gathering at Annville on Sunday honoring Mr Finks mother Mrs Fred Fink aged 85. A fine dinner was served at the home of Mr and Mrs William Ray Aumville where the aged lady resides. Present were Lititz residents and relatives from Harrisburg Philadelphia York Lebanon Steelton Barrisburg Quarryville and Annville. Four children could not attend due to illness or residence in Canada Kansas and California.
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Charles Fink
William
Edward
Paul
Catherine
Charles
Annville
George Peffley
Quarryville
George Fink
William Ray
Betty Coyle
Canada
Kansas
California
Barn to Be Erected at Neffs ville Farm by Hershey Seaman Co
Will erect a large barn 50 by 80 feet on Andrew G. Kulp farm at Neffs ville replacing a recent fire destroyed structure. The barn will be modern throughout with a lead clad metal roof. Construction to begin once lumber arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey-Seaman Co
Andrew G. Kulp
Neffsville
Knights of friendship parade and booster meeting at Lancaster
Members of the Lititz Knights of Friendship Chamber attended a parade and booster meeting in Lancaster on Tuesday evening with representatives from Columbia Coatesville Ephrata Reading and York. The Lancaster Chamber reported growing membership with thirty initiations. After speeches a treat of ice cream and other edibles was served as Lititz lodgemen traveled by auto and truck.
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Knights of Friedship Chamber
Lancaster
Columbia
Coatesville
Ephrata
Reading
York
Lititz
Pheasants Released by Local Game Warden
A pair of English ringneck pheasants were released by local game warden William Snavely last week. The season for this game may soon close for two years to help the birds propagate.
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William Snavely
Moravian Sunday School marks 75th anniversary
The Moravian Sunday School celebrates seventy five years with all day services. Attendees from 1846 onward invited plus other Sunday School members. Oldest attendees include A. R. Beck 88, Mrs. George Hepp 84, Mrs. Catherine Smith 87. Events begin with trombone choir at 9:40 a.m. Service at 10 a.m. with anniversary sermon by Rt. Rev. C. L. Meench. Afternoon services at 2 p.m. and an orchestral recital. Former pastors speak. history read. old scholars reunited seated by attendance periods. Evening sermon by Rev. E. S. Hagen of New Dorp Staten Island.
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Moravian Sunday School
A. R. Beck
George Hepp
Catherine Smith
C. L. Meench
D. D
E. 8. Hagen
New Dorp
Staten Island
Ideal Chocolate factory eyes return to full output
After a low business period the Ideal Chocolate factory reports near normal production with overtime in several departments. R O Melzer, in charge, predicts a night shift by late August or early September. Agents nationwide supply outlook data as cheaper cocoa drags on markets while the firm pushes better grades. Pfautz Bros. Store advertises new summer voiles and dress goods.
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Ideal
R. O. Melzer
Violin Brings 100 After 15 Cent Sale
An old Warwick House violin once bought for fifteen cents sold this week for 100 dollars to Barber David Pfautz. Pfautz believes the instrument is by Leopold Widhoiemer, a noted German maker, circa 17385, though fake brands exist. Harold Stark of Aberdeen, Md., also purchased it after hearing it played.
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Warwick House
Samuel Snavely
Snagely
David F Pfautz
Pfautz
Leopold Widhoiema
Frantz
Tlarold Stark
Aberdeen
Wrong Hair Restorer Mix Up Ends In Bust Developer
A Lititz man bought a bottle at a drug store believed to be hair restorer. After applying it, two lumps formed on his head. Alarmed, he sought the druggist who exclaimed the bottle was bust developer. A young clerk had mislabelled the product.
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Lititz
Former Lititz Clergy Linked to Washington DC
Rev George D Clarke former Lititz pastor at Georgetown Lutheran in Washington DC has accepted Christ church Bridgeton New Jersey commission and begun new duties April 1. Rev Henry F Lotz resident in DC recently lectured on Love Courtship and Marriage at Memorial Lutheran S S in that city. Lotz, expert on head bumps delineating character, is brother of Benjamin Lotz of Lititz.
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G. D. Clarke
New Jersey
George D. Clarke
Georgetown Lutheran Church
Washington, D. C
Christchurch
Bridgeton
N. J
Clarke
Luitz
Washington
Henry F. Lutz
National Capitol
Memorial Lutheran
Will Give Valuable Aid in Sunday School Work
Mrs. P S Gable of Washington D C has been invited by the United Lutheran Publication House editor in Philadelphia to assist in selecting material for Sunday School lessons for the Primary Department Her father Rev A A DeLong formerly served the United Evangelical church in Lititz and her husband is a Lititz man
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P S. Gable
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
United Lutheran Publication House
Rev Crosland Celebrates 50th Jubilee Birthday
Reverend E. J. Crosland of the Moravian church marked his 50th birthday in a daylong celebration. Open house from 3 to 10 pm featured flowers, a noon family dinner with guests, a serenade by the trombone choir at 9 pm, and a grateful congregation presented the pastor with a substantial check for his years of service.
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Crosland
Moravian Church
Linden Hall
F. W. Stengel
Anna Meiskey
8. C. EB. Beckler
Amanda Landis
Japan
Rev. Crosland
Among the Sick at Home in Town
Miss Caroline Leather aged 88, bedfast since March 18, now sits up briefly daily. She is bright with a fine memory. Mr. B. B. Seaman recovers from influenza. Mr. A. R. Keller local baker shows improvement after quinisy illness.
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Caroline Leather
Caroline
B. B. Seaman
A. R. Keller
Enforcing the School Attendance Law in Warwick Township
H W Summers of Warwick township was tried Monday evening before Squire F B Schnerer for failing to send a child to school as required by law. Summers was found guilty and paid the standard fine and costs. This marked the second such case this season. the directors are responsible for enforcing the school attendance law.
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H. W. Summers
Warwick Township
Squire F. BE. Schnerer
Summers
Lime Rock Man Sues For $5000 Damages
Joseph B. Wissler attorney for Joseph E. Wanner of Lime Rock sues Squire G D C Danner of Manheim and Constable Howard Buch of Penn township for $5,000 damages. Wanner was charged with violating the Pennsylvania public school code by failing to send his child to day school and was committed to Lancaster county prison for a hearing before being released after paying a fine and costs.
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Joseph B. Wissler
Joseph E. Wanner
Lime Rock
Squire G. D. C
Warner
Lancaster County
County Superintendent Visits Warwick Schools
Dr Daniel Fleisher county schools superintendent visited Rothsville schools on Monday with most township directors present. He spoke in all rooms, delivering the main address at the High School. He said he was well satisfied with conditions. lower grades with a seven months term close in two weeks while the High School ends an eight months term.
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Daniel Fleisher
Rothsville
Fleisher
Mrs Emory Wagner Injures Foot At Tabecker’s Store
Mrs. Emory Wagner broke a bone in her right ankle last Saturday morning after a misstep coming down steps at Tabecker's store. She will be confined to the house for about four weeks. Dr Hertz is the attending physician.
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Emory Wagner
Tabecker’s
Dr. Hertz
Filling and tearing down Lititz springs on Main Street
The Miss Hess property shed over the spring on Main Street has been removed and the spring filled. Several back yard springs remain within a square, most notable is Reist's spring once used by Lititz residents for cooling and recreation. The water was once common for families but is no longer pure, and the Reist spring helped spur Lititz’s first house construction.
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Missés Hess
Main Street
Reist
Lititz
Garage Changes Ownership on South Broad Street
Selgier and Hite sold the garage on South Broad Street to Charles Fry of Lancaster. Fry took charge yesterday and will operate it as the Community Garage.
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Selgier & Hite
South Broad Street
Charles Fry
Lancaster
Fry
Uncertain fruit loss after freeze hits orchards
Growers express difficulty in assessing damage from a recent freeze as blossoms and calyxes show varying signs. Some fear extensive loss while others hope warming weather will revive trees, with Pfantz Bros noting Armstrong's Linoleum at their store HQ.
Travelers Near and Far Visit Lititz Residents
James Shoemaker of Lititz spent Sunday with Abram Ruhl and family at Elm. Mrs Ju Shirk of Oregon Pa visited her daughter Mrs B Posey. Miss Sophia Bricker visits Anna Helmstead at Elizabeth N J. Roy Wissler of Pittsburgh stayed with his mother Mrs James Sesseman. Roy Stark of Chester home for weeks. Grace Smith and Nettie Landis from the Kate Long Home Lancaster visited Mrs Henry Heiserman. Edward Crosland Jr a med student at U of Penn home for his father's birthday. Martin Muth leaves for Moxahala Ohio to manage a large farm. Fred Muth a Cornell student home for spring. Eleanor Muth to be dietitian at Ohio Valley General Hospital Wheeling W Va. Mrs Ira Bucher leaves Lexington for a farm near Branner ville. Christ Brubaker to live with them. Mrs S C E Beckler Mary Huebener and M J Derr attend County Executive Board of King's Daughters meeting at Trinity Lutheran Chapel Lancaster. Mr and Mrs Daniel Williams and Mrs Irvin Eckert of Lexington and Mrs Ottis Sturgis of Lititz visit J H Bausman on Front Street. George Brubaker and family entertained by Mr and Mrs Charles Bahn at Elm. Guests include Homer Shreiner Penryn John Shreiner and William Shreiner Elm Charles Shreiner Hallville Simon Bradley Lititz RD 2. L C John and sister Mrs W A Coulston and Betty Shamokin Pa guests of Mrs Ellen Leib and Lititz friends. Shamokin visitors always welcome.
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James Shoemaker
Lititz
Abram Ruhl
Elm
Ju. Shirk
Oregon
8. Posey
Sophia Bricker
Anna
C. E. Helmsteadt
Elizabeth
N. J
Stanley Diehm
Culver
Cambria
Roy Wissler
Pittsburgh
James Sesseman
Roy Stark
Chester
Grace Smith
Nettie Landis
Kate Long
Lancaster
Henry Heiserman
Edward Crosland, Jr
Pennsylvania University
Philadelphia
Martin Muth
State College
Moxahala
Ohio
Fred Muth
Cornell University
Wo. H. Muth
Fleanor Muth
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Wheeling
W. Va
Ira Bucher
Lexington
Brannerville
Daniel Williams
Irvin Eckert
Ottis Sturgis
J. H. Bausman
Front Street
George Brubaker
Charles Bahn
Homer Shreiner
Penryn
John Shreiner
William Shreiner
Charles Shreiner
Hallville
Simon Bradley
R. D
L. C. John
W. A. Coulston
Betty
Shamokin
Ellen Leib
Submarine Cable Linking U S and Cuba Opened
President Harding in Washington spoke to President Menocal in Havana to formally open the first submarine telephone line between the United States and Cuba. Norman Lacy of Lititz is supervising the cable operations as a divisional superintendent for Bell Telephone Co. across the southern states east of the Mississippi. Brunnerville church to hold dedicatory services on Sunday, June 19 after remodeling.
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United States
Cuba
Harding
Washington
Menocal
Havana
Norman -Lacy
Bell Telephone Co
Mississippi
Big Business for Lititz Industries Stiffel Freeman Late Works Busy
The Stiffel Freeman late works plant in Lititz handles three large orders worth thousands of dollars last week. Vault doors safety deposit boxes and fire proof safes are included. Twelve new workers joined last week and three experts were hired in New York. Capacity is maxed, space is full, and a new building may be needed if demand continues. Eby Shoe Co plans a two story brick addition 100 by 48 feet to boost production. Work started this week and the new facility should be ready by July. More orders exceed current capacity and require expansion for machines. Misses and children's shoes are produced here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiffel Freeman Late
Liita
New York
Eby Shoe Co
Eby Shoe Company
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B. F. Grosh
Frank McKinney
Joseph RB. Wissler
M A. V. Grosh
Lhe
Mellinger
Lela Yeiser
Charles Kissinger
William Kissinger
Gouglersville Band
Decoration Day
Mrs. Witman
The
Barber Pole
Son
Mrs. Darraugh
Lititz Man Que
Pfautz Bros
Washington, D.C
Lutz
Joseph Wanner
Warwick
E. P. Wagner
Pfantz Bros
Armstrong’s Linoleum
Key West
Brunnerville
Lititz Industries
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