Pierson Defeats Dr Ober in 17th District Primary Triumph
Henry J. Pierson, of town, defeated Dr H K Ober of Elizabethtown for State Senator in the 17th district primary Tuesday. Nearly complete returns show Pierson with 6 484 votes to Ober 2 822, carrying almost every district including Lititz and Ober losing in his home town. Lebanon and the northern part of the county favored Pierson by large margins, while final counts reflect a strong showing across the district. The day also featured a county committee contest in the first ward with Dr H K Cooper and Mrs Effie Brobst winning Republican nominations and M Pfautz and Grace Keller securing Democratic spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Pierson
Town
H. K. Ober
Elizabethtown
Dr. Ober
Lititz
Pierson
Dr Ober
Ober
Lebanon
People ii
H. K. Cooper
Effie Brobst
Dr. Cooper
A. M. Shissler
Hettie Habecker
Leon Lutz
Hame
Stone Harbor
N. J. H. Dorherty
Locust Street
Holidaysburge
Henry B. Gibbes
C. C. Ellis
Louis Knepper
Kenneth Morse
Jesse Keplogle
Joseph Shelly
Ronald Roland
Juniata College
Huntingdon
Rebecca Sheaffer
Elizabeth G. McCann
Elizabethtown College
Charles Laher
Everett
Lizzie Hershey
Augusta Reber
Henry Nies
Church of the Brethren
Heiberg Church
Lebanon County
Reg Kehoe
Johnny” Woods
Human Fly
Warwick House
Woods
Columbia
Lancaster
Elmer Loose
Rothsville
American Institute of Banking
Loose
Brownstown National Bank
Lititz Motor Sales Show
Manheim
Paul Root
Lincoln
Ephrata Township
O. S. Schaeffer
Junior C E Society Presents Sunday School Chapel Program
The Junior C E Society of the Moravian Church staged an evening program in the Sunday School Chapel directed by Misses Kathryn Gochenaur and Cleo Himmelberger. A sequence of worship, recitations, songs, instrumentals, and a benediction by Rt. Rev. E S Crosland concluded the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Society
Moravian Church
Kathryn Gochenaur
Cleo Himmelberger
Betsy Groff
Verna Kreiner
Mary Barber
Fred Godenaur
Castor Oil
Francis Meiskey
Rt. Rev. E
Crosland
Minstrels by Dorcas Circle to Perform in Lititz May 10
The Dorcas Circle of Kings Daughters presents the Tennessee Minstrels, a Neffsville Fire Company group, in Lititz on Tuesday evening May 10. The program includes two short skits a harmonica specialty and a dance number plus the regular minstrel show. Carl S Swart leads with Miss Mac G Haverstick coaching. Tickets 25 cents from Mrs Emory Wagner or any Circle member. no reserved seats.
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Dorcas Circle of Kings Daughters
Tennessee Minstrels
Neffsville Fire Company
Lititz
Neffsville
Carl S. Swart
Town
Mac G. Haverstick
Emory Wagner
Leadership Training Class Holds Closing Exercises
The Leadership Training Class of several churches held closing exercises on Thursday evening. Rev. Charles D. Spotts of Lancaster gave the address on The Gost of Leadership. Six members received International Council of Religious Education diplomas for completing the three year 12 unit course. Names among others earning credits included Mary Ivy Virginia Grosh H. J. Kline J. Harold Mumper James Seather and Paul Bushong. A new class is planned for the fall with many planning to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Spotts
Lancaster
James A. Seaber
Dorothy
Habecker
John G. Hershey
H. J. Kline
International Council of Religious Education
Mary Ivy
A. Virginia Grosh
J. Harold Mumper
James A. Seather
Paul P. Bushong
Mary Bowman
Dorothy Heisley
Lillian George
Willis Groff
John Mohler
Alfred Douple
Blowout Wrecks Car on Sprout Highway injures Harrisburg trio
Two persons were slightly injured and a third had broken glasses when a rear tire blew on a car carrying Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cless of Harrisburg and Mrs. Hiest. The machine left the road near Lincoln and Clay, rolled in a ditch, and stopped right side up after several flips. Cless suffered a cut head exposure through the roof. all were treated by Dr. Warren H. Fake in Eph rata.
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Lincoln
Clay
C. W. Cless
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Hiest
Gless
Clessi
Warren H. Fake
Ephrata
Delphian Club Plants Three Trees on School Ground
Delphians planted three trees on the public school playground an American beech a Canadian sugar maple and a gin oak. Pupils attended drum corps performed America and other selections Mrs W H Muth president of the club presented the trees and Prof M C Demmy accepted them Miss Mary Huebener recited Trees Joyce Kilmer Each member of the club placed ground at the roots of the beech tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphian Club
America
W. H. Muth
M. C. Demmy
Mary Huebener
Joyce Kilmer
Linden Hall Commencement Week Schedule
The program lists events for Linden Hall Commencement Week. Saturday June 4 Alumni Day follows with activities, Sunday June 5 features a sermon to graduates by Dr. William Houghton of the Baptist Tabernacle New York City, father of a Senior Class member. Monday June 6 includes Class Day with a Garden Party and the Senior Play in the evening, Tuesday June 7 marks Commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall
Wm. Houghton
the Baptist Tabernacle
New York City
Banquet Draws 45 Central Penna Alumni Branch
Forty five members of the Central Penna Branch of the Juniata College Alumni Association attended the fourth annual banquet at General Sutter. Dr. C G Ellis, college president, spoke. Others included Lewis Knepper secretary and the Sophomore quartet. Moving pictures of school activities highlighted the program. W P Harley of Shippensburg named president, succeeding Henry B Gibbes. Roller Skating Saturday Evening. LUTZ HALL 10c and 20c ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Penna
Juniata College Alumni Association
Sutter
C. GC. Ellis
Lewis
Knepper
W. P. Harley
Shippensburg
Henry B. Gibbes
Town
Moravian and Lutheran church events and social notices
Numerous social happenings across Harrisburg and nearby areas. Posts name visits among Snyder, Ogden, Steiner, Keller, Leaman, Jenkins, and others. church services at Moravian and Lutheran congregations. a Mother and Daughter banquet. a repeat stage play. baby clinic results. and community updates including hospital observes, travels, and a tax levy reduction in Manheim schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Snyder
Roston
Olive Ogden
Germantown
George W. Sweigert
Olive
Harrisburg
Ray Neuman
Wilson Ebersole
William Seibert
Lancaster
Mary Guiles
Dale D. Kilgore
Woodbine
York County
Elizabeth Hepp
Horace Eschbach
Esther Leaman
New York City
Nathaniel B. Leaman
Front Street
Dorothy Jenkins
Broad Oak School
Augusta
Sara Jenkins
Daniel Heilman
Charles Cornbaugh
Albert Hornberner
Arlene
J. T. Mertz
Veterans’ Hospital
Washington, D. C
R. E. Worley
Purl Deposit
Raymond Reedy
Fred Johnson
Middletown
Delaware
C. A. Meilicke
First
Moravian Church
Bethlehem
F. W. Stengel
Linden Trall
Vesper Servics
Linden Hall
Walter Fulmer
Bertha Fulmer
Neilsville
Viola Adams
St. Joseph's Hospital
Carl Bachman
Bertha Bachman
Philadelphia
H. W. Spacht
Carl Spacht
Donald
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Bob
Jean Phylis Hanna
East Second Avenue
Geo. B. Raezer
Odd Fellows Home
Richard R. Landes
Philadelphia Conservatory of Music
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Erna Rife
Africa
U. B
Manheim
Lititz
Angle Parking To Be Tried Here
Borough Council authorized 45 degree angle parking on the west side of 3 Broad Street from the Square to Orange Street to ease Saturday parking. The council also approved a $350 appropriation to Springs Committee to improve Springs Park for summer. Water pumps were in operation 314 hours with three meters installed and taps made. 43 lodgers were in the lockup so far this month.
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Broad Street
Orange Street
Borough Council
Burgess Brenneman
Rudy
Snyder
Koch
Kling
Habecker
D. P. Bricker
W. H. Muth
Springs Committee
J. M. Galdthwait
John Killian
Lodge to Hear Sermon at Malta Temple Event
Lititz Lodge No 1050 will meet at the Malta Temple at 7 o'clock and march to St Pauls Lutheran Church for an annual event. Rev J Harold Mumiper pastor of the church will deliver a special sermon and all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Town News Roundup Prominent Local Happenings and Notes
Read this compact town roundup detailing familiar local figures including the postmaster and a noted musician look alike, a prize contest win, a license plate correction, a radio fan quip about church attendance, and 85 year old Mrs. Catherine Hartranft’s soap making. It also notes Lititz baseball home ground plans at Poplar Grove, Nostalgia as a high hat term for Homesickness, Governor Roosevelt described as a cripple, and upcoming Youth Week with its planned activities.
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Lititz
Poplar Grove
Roosevelt
New York State
Miss Bard elected to Wilson College executive board
Miss Marguerite Bard daughter of Mrs Fannie W Bard of 155 Front Street has been elected to represent her class on the executive board of the Student Self Government Association at Wilson College Chambersburg. She is a Sophomore and was elected for the next college year. Bard graduated from Linden Hall in 1980.
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Marguerite Bard
Fannie W. Bard
Front Street
Wilson College
Chambersburg
Miss Bard
Linden Itall
Woman’s Missionary Society of
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Paul Herr
E. New Street
Charles Bare
Rotary
J. C. Fetterman
Pittsburgh
Penn Dairies
Lencaster
F. W. Stengel
Linden Hall
Myrtle Eckert
Department of Music
Esther Wolfe
A. A. Grant
N. BR. Daugherty
G. W. Henry
F. Shannon
F. C. Hangen
J. N. Mark
York
Lititz Prepares Weeklong Honor For Local Youth
Lititz marks a full week honoring boys and girls with events sponsored by the Rotary Club. Rev. H. J. Kline, pastor of Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church, delivered his farewell sermon and will transfer to a new charge. Youth Week activities open Sunday with Youth Day services and conclude with a big parade next Saturday. Open House Thursday invites the public to view contest entries and prizewinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Moravian leaders prep for Virgin Islands trip and services
The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. E. 8. Crosland depart Tuesday for two months in the Virgin Islands visiting Barba does St. Thomas St. Croix Trinidad Antigua and possibly others. Dr Crosland will represent the Moravian Church in America at anniversary events and Memorial Service on May 19.
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Crosland
Virgin Islands
Barbadoes
St. Thomas
St. Croix
Trinidad
Antigua
Moravian Church
America
E. & Hagen
D.D
Bethlehem
Moravian College and Theological Seminary
Harry Trodanl
The
Theological Seminary
H. Gapp
Joseph E. Weinland
Provincial Elders Conference
Reuben D. Bollman
Edward T. Mickey
Winston-Salem
N. Y
Robert Huebener
Thurmont
Funeral Display Sparks Gentle Humor at Spacht’s Furniture
A cheerful sales ad in Spacht’s Furniture Store shows the Moth family funeral as a long cortege to a crowded cemetery. The humorous display aims to amuse buyers while presenting an unusual promotion for the shop.
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Spacht
Moth
Pastor Attends Conference in Allentown and Music Evening
The Rev. H. J. Kline of Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church traveled yesterday to the annual church conference in Allentown. On Sunday morning Rev. John G. Hershey will preach and in the evening the Byler Family will present a musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Kline
Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church
Allentown
John G. Hershey
Byler
Property sales at bankruptcy trustee sale on Broad Street
Henry S Hess bought the home and real estate of J F Longenecker on S Broad Street for 5600 dollars and Chas K Keath purchased the former Longenecker Garage on N Broad Street for 7000 dollars at the public sale held Saturday on the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Hess
J. F. Longenecker
S. Broad Street
Chas
K Keath
Longenecker
N. Broad Street
Free seed distribution planned by Mrs. Sarah Jenkins
Mrs. Sarah Jenkins received a government seed shipment for local distribution. She will hand out the free garden seeds at her home located at Broad and Front Streets. A small classified-style ad promotes a clover herb tea and nerve food products with prices and brief claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Jenkins
Horton
Lincoln, Pa
Four High School Students Attend Tri-County Press Meeting
Four Litit High School students from the Pretzeletter staff attended a Tri-County School Press Association conference at Manor Township High School in Millersville. Accompanied by faculty adviser Paul R. Furlow, attendees included Mildred Gnner, Ruth Godhenaur, Ruth Dissinger, Robert Peiffer, and J. Gorman Walsh of the Lancaster Intell Journal. Delegates came from Lancaster, Lebanon, and Dauphin counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litit High School
Pretzeletter
Tri-County School Press Association
Manor Township High School
Millersville
Paul R. Furlow
Mildred Gangner
Ruth Godhenaur
Ruth Dissinger
Jonior
Robert Peiffer
J. Gorman Walsh
Lancaster Intell Journal
Lancaster
Lebanon
Dauphin Counties
Supper Planned by Lititz Fire Company Sat Evening
The Lititz Fire Company entertainment committee invites the public to a supper Saturday at the Fire House from 4:30 to 9:30 serving clam soup deviled clams fried oysters oyster stew sandwiches cakes coffee and ice cream. Music by Green Jug Hill Biles and John Keehn’s orchestra. Proceeds fund refreshments for firefighters during fires. Recall of Rothsville Station event noted 140 sandwiches and 40 quarts of coffee consumed by local volunteers.
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Lititz Fire Company
Green Jug Hill Biles
John Keehn
Rothsville
Motorcycle Accident Injures Rothsville Man Near Roseville
80 year old Jacob Birkenbine of Rothsville sustained possible right ankle fracture and was taken to Lancaster General Hospital after a motorcycle collided with an automobile on Oregon Pike near Roseville Tuesday evening. Driver Harry Warfel of Lancaster R D 5 transported the injured man.
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Rothsville
Oregon Pike
Roseville
Harry E. Myers
State Highway Patrol
Jacob Birkenbine
Lancaster General Hospital
Birkenbine
Harry Warfel
Lancaster R. D. 5
Warfel
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H. J. Pierson
C. E
Harris
Delphians
Lutz Hall
Burgess Guts Council
South Broad Street
Lodge
Joe Herr
Catherine Hartranft
Big Savings
Rev. Kline
Kline
Rey
Divisor
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