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Lititz Record

Location

Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1932

Page

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Pierson Seeks State Senate Nomination in Local Primary

H J Pierson of Lititz runs in the Republican primary for the 17th district state senate nomination facing Dr Henry K Ober of Elizabethtown. Democratic hopeful is Silas H Bard of Lebanon. Polls open 7 to 7 in Lititz Fire House and Warwick House.

H. J. Pierson State Senate Lititz Henry J. Pierson Tuite Theie Senate Pierson Repub Henry K. Ober Elizabethtows Silas H. Bard Ver Piarson Lebanon County Lancaster County Adamstown Akron Columbia Denver Elizabethtown Ephrata Manheim Madoy Marietta Mountville Lancaster Lititz Fire Hrouse Warwick House

Cadet Band Offers Varied Spring Concert Program

The Cadet Band presents a spring concert at the high school auditorium tonight featuring 33 band members plus Reg Kehoe and his marimba accordion group and John Keehn with his orchestra. Tickets are 25 cents, available from band members. The program includes Beethoven Egmont Overture and selections from She Mikako and The Merry Widow, among others.

Migh Reg Kehoe John Keehn Jeader Egmont Beethoven Mikako Sullivan Laurent Rossini Lehart Bandana White Death of Custer Lee Johnson

Four Lititz Students Recommended for State Scholarship Exam

The State Senatorial Scholarship Examination will be held Friday May 6 at East Junior High School Lancaster at 9 AM Daylight Time. Lititz pupils Beatrice Romberger Helen Hartshart Edna Eby and Mary Koch are recommended to take the exam. The scholarship provides $400 in each senatorial district toward college expenses in the state.

East Junior High School Lancaster Lititz Beatrice Romberger Helen Harhart Edna Eby Mary Koch Eel Aed

Juniata College Alumni Banquet Planned by Central Branch

The Central Pennsylvania Branch of the Juniata College Alumni Association will hold its annual banquet at the General Sutter Hotel Saturday at 6 pm. Invitations went to over 150 members. Dr. C C Ellis, college president, will attend and speak. Entertainment includes motion pictures and singing. Henry B Gibbes is branch president.

Central Pennsylvania Juniata College Alumni Association General Sutter Hotel C. C. Ellis Henry B. Gibbes Town Central Branch

Lititz church sermons and community notices in brief

Local notices include Dr. C. Hills of Juniata College preaching at Lititz Church. Rotary Club hosts Inter-City gathering in Lancaster. Women’s Republican Club to dinner May 3 at Stevens House. Moravian Church speakers and Endeavor Union events slated. Palm Sunday new members reception planned for April 27. Edits cover hospital, housing, visits, and social events around Lititz and nearby towns.

C. ©. Hills Juniata College Huntingdon Lititz Tutite Rotary Club Hells Watel Brunswick Lancaster Women’s Republican Club Lancaster County Stevens House Dolly Gann Curtis E. E. Habecker Lown C. A. Melicke Bethlehem Linden Tull Paul Marstellar Christian Endeaver Society Ladies’ Aid Society U. B Elmer Whitcraft Main St Moravian ‘Christian Endeavor Union General Lutte Hotel St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Floyd Hackman Cedar Street Abram Jeeshey Third Ave Bertha Bachman Miami Fla Jacob Bachman South Cedar Street Emmett Barber Harrisburg St. Paul’s Lutheran Sunday School Willard Mathers George D. Clarke Lionville Jon Daniel Heilman Harry Nies Reading Joseph Welsh Fleasantville N. J P. B. Kofroth Burton Swart Ardm

Leap from burning Pine Hill house injures girl

A fire leveled a frame dwelling at Pine Hill early Tuesday morning displacing two families. A girl 18 jumped from the top of a burning stairwell to the bottom and was treated for injuries after the blaze, likely started by an overheated stove pipe. The Hackman and Landis families lost clothing and a 200 year old violin valued at 1500, while neighbors provide aid.

Pine Hill Wayne Hackman John John Landis Sitite Fire Company Carrie Hackman Lititz Tackman

Local Scout Leaders Plan Reorganization Work

A summer program to rejuvenate Scout work is being planned by the local Scout Committeemen. It includes reorganization competitive activities repairs to the Cabin in Springs Park and a drive for financial assistance. The effort aims to show scouting benefits to boys ages 12 to 18 and notes past help to Lititz with no funds received so far.

Springs Park Lititz

Odd Fellows Lodge Hosts Religious Service in Middletown

Over a hundred residents from Lititz and nearby gathered at the Odd Fellows' Home in Middletown Sunday afternoon for a religious service. Hiram Reedy led the meeting and singing, Rev. Harold Mumper of St. Paul’s Lutheran delivered a sermon on “Who Is My Brother?” Luke 10:29, 11-13. The town orchestra of 28 performed, with a flute and oboe duet by Luther McCloud and Marry Niedermyer.

Lititz Odd Fellows Middletown Hiram Reedy Harold Mumper St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Gettys Lodge Gettysburg Brother Evangelical Sunday School Orchestra Henry Hackman Luther McCloud Marry Niedermyer

Delphian Club Plans Tree Planting at Public Schools

The Wititz Delphian Chapter will plant three trees emblematic of their insignia and observe a George Washington Bi Centennial event tomorrow at 3 30 PM. Canadian Sugar Maple Fin Oak and American Beech will be planted on the playground with brief exercises and an invitation extended to the public.

Wititz Delphian Delta George Washington

Accident Victim Dies After Ephrata Crash

Mrs. Anne Trego, 57, of Ephrata, injured when her husband’s car skidded on a wet road near Brickerville and overturned March 31, dies at Lancaster General Hospital. The accident occurred as the vehicle overturned during the skid. The incident is recalled in Lititz as the Ephrata Ambulance sped through town at high speed.

Anne Trego Ephrata Brickerville Lancaster General Hospital Lititz

Notable Visits And Local Events In Mora

Mrs L L Lively and son Lloyd visit Greensboro relatives while W L Buckwalter of Banks stays with daughter Mrs J L Hertz. Justus Echternacht from Clarence Missouri visits Mora area friends. W C T U director Ivin Sherbourne visits Miss Virginia Grash. Rev J G C Light speaks to Moraian Ushers at Moravian Sunday School Chapel. Rev and Mrs H J Kline visit Royersford to see their son and daughter. Edwinna Stevens and Fryants McGinnis weekend at Three Springs Juniata County. Dorcas Bible Class of St Pauls Lutheran earns 63 dollars from baked ham supper in Fire House. Paul M Seather writes a blurb for Colgate in a company contest. William Fry and wife host birthday party for son William with ten children attending.

W. L. Buckwalter Banks JL. Hertz Justus Echternacht Clarence Justus Stoner Ivin Sherbourne Johnstown Young People's Virginia Grash J. GC. H. Light United Brethren Church Moravian Ushers Association H. J. Kline Royersford Edwinna Stevens Fryants McGinnis Three Springs Juniata County Dorcas Bible St. Paul’s Lutheran Sunday School

Three Men Arrested In Robbery Case Near Lititz

Three men including Hampton Long 25 of Lititz iF D and Harry H Eshleman and Charles Birkenbine both of town face a hearing before Squire A M Shissler on charges of assault with intent to rob Jacob Heinamen 70 of Lititz. Heinamen recalls being invited for a ride Sunday and waking in a field near Brownstown badly injured with cash watches a railroad pass and other credentials missing. Long remains jailed on bail default while Eshleman Birkenbine are free on $1000 bonds each following Monday arrests by Constable John Carpenter and County Detective Jacob Weller. Detective Weller conducted raids on Norman Carpenter's establishment and the Rome Hotel. Carpenter is jailed on liquor law violations but no contraband found at the Rome Hotel.

Hampton Long Lititz Eshleman Birkenbine Lebanon Heinamen Brownstown Rome Manuel Garner John Carpenter Jacob Weller Weller Norman Carpenter Here Rome Hotel Carpenter

Pupil Recital By Dorothy Habecker At St Pauls Church

Miss Dorothy S Habecker presents a piano recital featuring Lucille Suavely Mary Sue Brubaker Margaret Galbreath Myrtle Bushong John Euck Nancy Habecker Mary Louise Scott Victor Landis Virginia Sturgis John Brubaker Betty Anne Graybill Bernice Long Jane Miller Mary Belle Nissley Marguerite Long Lorraine Habecker Mary Koch and Thomas Seaman. The program includes solos duets trios and a number by the Ithythm Orchestra.

Dorothy S. Habecker St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Lucille Suavely Mary Sue Brubaker Margaret Galbreath Myrtle Bushong John Euck Nancy Habecker Mary Louise Scott Victor Landis Virginia Sturgis John Brubaker Betty Anne Graybill Bernice Long Jane Miller

Fire Slightly Damages Barn After Refinery of Fodder

Neffsville Fire Company responded at 9 80 Saturday morning to the rear of Walter Sharich home in Neffsville. Mrs Sharich burned rubbish and wind blew a burning paper to corn fodder stack causing a fire. Firemen used chemicals spread fodder and saved a nearby barn. Damage slight.

Neffsville Walter Sharich

Lititz School Board Retires Bonds and Names New Teacher

Miss Margerie Enck, formerly a Lititz teacher, was rehired at the April board meeting to teach mathematics and help reorganize library duties. A vacancy for an Art teacher remains open as the board considers applicants. The board set the 15 mill school tax plus a head tax, and decided to retire 3500 in bonds while continuing interest payments. Daylight Saving Time will begin for the schools on Monday.

Margerie Enck Lititz Miss Euck Quinn Messrs Hunter Posey Snyder and Hershey

Lititz Adopts Daylight Time Ahead One Hour Monday

Lititz moves clocks forward one hour Monday morning to observe Daylight Saving Time through September. Schools churches banks and local businesses plan to operate on the new time with notices issued to reduce confusion and match eastern cities pace.

Lititz Tancaster Reading Harrisburg York Philadelphia Schoor

High School Entrance Tests To Be Given Here May 7th

Non resident pupils must pass the May 7 entrance exam at 9 am in the local school to obtain a certificate from the County Superintendent. The certificate shows eighth grade completion and readiness for high school work. Testing will cover arithmetic geography grammar history health civics reading and spelling.

Moravian College Glee Club Sings in Bethlehem Concert

The Moravian College Glee Club in Linden Wall Auditorium Bethlehem presented a Saturday concert with Edward P. Mickey of Winston-Salem N C as conductor and Charles B. Adams Lancaster and James Weingart Bethlehem as accompanists A Zoltan E Biro Bethlehem played violin and a vocal quartet Helmich Keen Pfohl Adamis performed during the program A trombone quartet offered Moravian chorales at intermission The group led Sunday services in the Moravian Church with Adams on organ preacher Harry Tredahl Daggett Mich and Edward Mickey delivering sermons and music by Helmich Edward and others throughout the day.

Glee Club Moravian College Bethlehem Linden Wall Ushers’ Association of the Moravian Church Edward P. Mickey Winston-Salem Charles B. Adams Lancaster James Weingart Zoltan E. Biro Messrs Helmich Keen Pfohl Adamis Harry Tredahl Daggett, Mich Glee Club Gang N. C Edward Ifelmich New London Wis

Town talk reflections contrast wartime zeal and modern envy

Fifteen years after the United States declared war on Germany, a local column muses on shifting global rivalries and lingering patriotism. It notes Liszt’s enduring music, a postmaster likeness to Leopold Stokowski, radio favorites, and odd local anecdotes about base lettering, vinegar fixes, and retro license plates.

United States

Pastor to end third year at Trinity Evangelical Church

Rev H J Kline will close his third year as pastor at Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church. Annual reports will be read at the morning service. A 30 minute Sunday School orchestra concert is scheduled for 7:00 PM as a monthly event. Roller Skating Saturday Evening LUTZ HALL 10c and 20c ad.

H. J. Kline Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church

Statues Donated for Linden Hall Campus

More than one hundred trees were planted this spring on the Linden Hall campus by Dr. F. W. Stengel. A white stone gate and a rock garden were added. Two life size marble statues of Dante and Tasso, purchased by James S. Beck and H. H. Beck, sit on Indiana limestone pedestals. Bronze tablets will accompany them and dedication is planned for May 30, likely by Congressman Beck.

Linden Hall F. W- Stengel Rock Garden Dante and Tasso James S. Beck H. H. Beck Indiana Congressman Beck

Birth of Daughter Announced by Mr and Mrs J Newton Shreiner

Mr and Mrs J Newton Shreiner of Neffsville announce the birth of a daughter Saturday at Lancaster General Hospital.

Burgess Urges Parking Respect and Dogs Patrol

In a letter Burgess J. G. Brenneman asks motorists to park on the right side of town streets for safety since no Borough Ordinance bans left side parking. He warns an ordinance could be passed and violators prosecuted. He also calls residents to curb dogs running at large to stop garden damage.

Burgess J. G. Brenneman Lititz

Rev John S Byler Named President of Lititz PTA

John S Byler was elected president of the Lititz Parents Teachers Association at the April meeting in the High School auditorium. Officers include Landis Herr First Vice President B M Leaman Second Vice President Mrs Laura Greiner Secretary and Mrs Mary M Dengate Treasurer. An address by John S Brouphier on State School Plans and a short play by Miss Workman with Beatrice Bomberger Robert Posey and Warren Newcomer followed. The term ends with the May 12 meeting.

John S. Byler Lititz Beatrice Bomberger Robert Posey Warren Newcomer

Bail posted after raid on Rosenberg liquor case

Archie Rosenberg of town posted bail for a hearing before Squire A M Shissler on a liquor law violation charged after a Saturday raid. County Detective Jacob Weller led the raid with Chief Kreider and Constable Carpenter. three cases of beer found near Long Co coal yard alley and two half barrels plus three cases in Rosenberg Sr garage.

Archie Rosenberg Squire A. M. Shissler Jacob Weller Kreider Carpenter Long & Co N. Cedar St Rosenberg

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