Simplex Box plans Lititz expansion and new holding company
Local box plant owners push to form the Simplex Box Corporation to take over the present company holdings and finance a $400000 expansion. Ralph A. Gross and John M. Gross lead the effort with $200000 currently raised, while patents for the Simplex Box attract strong outside offers. The new plant would be built at Water Street and the railroad, creating storage and job growth in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yar
Simplex Paper Box Company
Simplex Pauper Box Corporation
Simplex Box
Lititz
Ralph A. Gross
John M. Gross
Lancaster
Gross
U. S
Water St
Ailroad
Supper Hosts by Wide Awake Class at St Pauls Atheran Sunday School
The Wide Awake Class of St Pauls Atheran Sunday School held a sicken and waffle supper at Weber's Inn in the Woods Saturday evening. Attendees included Helen able Ella Mae Sharp Kathryn Immerman Margaret Souders Kath ne Keener Beulah Kready Bernice engler Anna Mary Franck and many others. Afterward they played games as the evening ended. Education note promotes music with used pianos offered by Young’s Music House Lititz Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Atheran
Weber’s Inn-in-the-Woods
Helen Able
Ella Mae Sharp
Kathryn Immerman
Margaret Souders
Kathne Keener
Beulah Kready
Bernice Engler
Anna Mary Franck
Jamie Kline
Lifford Helter
Melvinoch
Local Personal News from Carlisle Area
Raymond Worley and family of Carlisle visit his brother R. E. Worley and family. Many relatives and friends from Paoli Philadelphia Myerstown Nazareth and York host and visit each other during weekend gatherings and funerals.
Bible Institute to be Held at Church of the Brethren
A Bible Institute will be held at the Church of the Brethren on Center Street Saturday and Sunday May 2 and 3 under the auspices of Elizabethtown College. Proceeds after expenses will fund college improvements and equipment. The program features A C O Baugher and G Stuart Hamer presenting lectures on Jesus and education church life and prophecy with several afternoon and evening sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Center Street
Elizabethtown College
A. C O. Baugher
Jesus
G. Stuart Hamer
Mr. Hamer
Mr. Baugher
Lawgiver
Tobacco Club Meeting At Garden Spot 4H
A meeting of the Garden Spot 4H Tobacco Club will be held at Milton Brubaker's home Lititz R D 1 tomorrow evening at 7 30. Otto Olsen of Ephrata Experiment Station and Mr Sloat assistant County Agent will discuss crop plans. All interested are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobacco Club
Milton Brubaker
Lititz R. D
Otto Olsen
Ephrata Experiment Station
Mr. Sloat
Lititz High Band Heads to Altoona for State Contest
Lititz High School will represent at Altoona in the State School Band and Orchestra contest tomorrow. Forty boys travel with the band and school orchestra, aided by local donors including the Rotary Club which contributed over $35. The group departs today for a 12:30 contest start, aiming for first prize after last year's second-place finish in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz High School
Altoona
Ili
Litisz Boys
Rotary Club
Philadelphia
Child Welfare Meeting Led by Lancaster WCTU Figures
Mrs Christian Barr spoke at a Monday Child Welfare meeting held by the W C T U. Elizabeth Hepp led devotions. Miss Mary Borland Miss Evelyn Keemer shared remarks. Miss Hazell Mathers sang with her mother. The May 12 Group Institute was discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Barr
County Union
Lancaster W. C. T. U
Elizabeth Hepp
Lititz
Four Children Hurt When Car Flips Near Brunnerville
A touring car carrying Amos Landis and his four children from near Bricker ville overturned on the Lititz to Brickerville road, injuring Paul 13 Amos Jr 7 Mary 6 and Luther 4 minor cuts and bruises were treated by Dr H A Long of Brickerville. Driver Clarence Hackman said he swerved to avoid a parked car and lost control causing the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Brickerville
Brunnerville
Amos Landis
Paul
Amos, Jr
Mary
Luther
H. A. Long
Clarence Hackman
Hackman
Violet Party at Violet Hill Farm Opens for Picking
A general invitation was issued by A. Binkley of Lititz R D 4 for a Sunday violet picking event at Violet Hill Farm two miles east of Lititz and about one mile west of Rothsville. The public is welcome to attend and pick violets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Binkley
Lititz R. D
Violet Hill
Lititz
Rothsville
Spring Dance at Hotel Draws Nearly Ninety
The High School Alumni Asa'n held a Spring Dance at the General Sutter Hotel on Thursday evening with about 90 attendees. Ken Kehoe's Orchestra from Lancaster provided the music. The Inter-Fraternity Council of F. and M. College in Lancaster held its annual banquet at the same hotel the previous night. Mrs. J. F. Aierstaeck of Lancaster hosted twenty guests for luncheon and bridge at the hotel yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa’n
Sutter
Ken Kehoe
Lancaster
J. F. Aierstaeck
Welfare Warns of Solicitors Here in Lititz
The Lititz Community Chest warns residents about Volunteers of America solicitors who resemble Salvation Army and take money without providing local services. The Pennsylvania Welfare Department rejected VOA permits for inadequate finances and duplicating work. Citizens are advised to report solicitations to local Chest officers or Lancaster Welfare Federation to stop further requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liita Community Chest
Volunteers of America
Salvation Avy
Lancaster County
Lancaster ‘Welfare Federation
Lititz
Linden Hall Hosts Literary Program and Banquet
A Linden Hall evening featured talks and musical numbers in a lively literary program. Dr. and Mrs. F W Siengel and Miss Myrtie Eckert drove to Philadelphia to attend the Philadelphia Alumnae annual meeting at the College Club, said to be the largest in years. The school Glee Club held its annual banquet at the General Sutter Hotel Saturday, with thirty four in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall
F. W.siengel
Myrtie Eckert
Philadelphia
College Club
General Sutter Hotel
Young Men’s Business League
League
Lititz
F. A. Weichsel
Lancaster Lutheran Conference
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Columbia
C. F. Steiner
John Lengel
Akron
Brickerville
Charles S. Hess
Rothsville
EB. S. Crosland
Winston-Salem
N. C
Pfohl
W. V. Moses
Moravian College and Theological Seminary
Bethlehem
Society of Farm Women
Lancaster General Hospital
Moravian
Albert Christener
Martin Muth
Lancaster
Paul Seaber
Helen
Town
Florence Gibbel
Cavilla Nies
H. C. Couch
Yorktowne
York
Lowell Stengel
Kenneth Pfohl
Moravian College
Alverta Eicher
Henry H. Bamberger
U. S. District Court
Rev H J Kline completes second year at Trinity church
Reports show income 5245.01 with 4108.328 in home expenses 669.07 missions 494.96 benevolences. Three members died six joined two baptisms eight funerals one marriage. Congregation 328 members Sunday School 437 average 328. Various societies list members and activities. 125 sermons and 775 pastoral calls. Majestic Electric Refrigerator ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Kline
Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church
Young People’s Missionary Society
Mission Band
C. E. Society
Intermediate C. EE. Society
Missionary Auxiliary
Kline
Lititz adopts Daylight Time shifting clocks townwide
Local banks Farmers National and Lititz Springs National adopt summer time next Monday. Churches plan daylight hour services and most town clocks already moved. Schools and officials delayed in some cases but progress toward Daylight Saving Time spreads through Lititz and surrounding areas.
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Lititz
Farmers National
Lititz Springs
St. James
Lancaster City
Lancaster
Linden Hall
Brubaker Sauder Wedding Highlighted by Shower
Bertha M. Brubaker of Neffsville and Samuel Sauder of Farmersville were announced in a novelty shower held in Mrs. Sauder’s honor at the Graystones near East Petersburg. The couple married April 4 at the Lititz Lutheran Church in a double ceremony with Lloyd Hufford and his wife, near Neffsville, with about forty guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha M. Brubaker
Neffsville
Samuel Sauder
Farmersville
Galebach and Bishop Wed at Lititz Reformed Parsonage
Paul K. Galebach and Lydia I. Bishop, both of Penryn, married on Saturday at 3 P M at the Reformed parsonage on Liberty Street Lititz. Rev George B Raezer performed the ring ceremony with the groom's brother Harry K. Galebach and his wife in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul K. Galebach
Lydia I. Bishop
Penryn
Reformed Parsonage
Liberty St
Lititz
George B. Raezer
Harry K. Galebach
Roth Carpenter Nuptials In Lititz At Lutheran Parsonage
Clarence N. Roth son of Mrs Chas Zartmen Lititz and Marguerite B Carpenter daughter of Mr and Mrs Morris Carpenter Lexington were married at the Lutheran parsonage Lititz on Saturday at 6 p.m. Rev FL A Weichsel officiated. The couple were accompanied by Ruth Kreider and Elmer Witmer both of Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence N. Roth
Chas. Zartmen
Lititz
Marguerite
Recital by Mayme English-Lillette Next Thursday Evening
Mayme English-Lillette will present a recital of modern American humanitarian selections in the High School auditorium, featuring works by Dunbar Riley McCarthy Twain Field Daly Cooke Gillilan Shute and others. The program includes "The Toy Shop" a one act play and intermission music by home talent. Tickets are sold by the Senior class. Roller skating Saturday night at Lutz Hall Lititz Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme English-Lillette
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
James Whitcomb Riley
Denis A. McCarthy
Mark Twain
Eugene Field
Thomas
A. Daly
Mary Packer
Edmund Vance Cooke
Strickland Gillilan
Henry A. Shute
Lititz community calendar notes meetings and civic actions
The regular monthly Young Men's Business League meets to discuss Lititz matters. Attendees include Rev. F A Weichsel and delegates from area churches. various local societies plan events and hospital sewing days. Borough Council reduces the tax rate to 8 mills and funds water system planning with engineers, plus park lighting aid and street work bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Town Hall
W. H. Dechand and Son
Reading, Engineers
Sturgis
Brian
Helter
Rudy
Burgess Breneman
Wissler
Habecker
D. C. Smith
The
Bituminous Service Co
West Chester
Council
D. P. Bricker
Liita Springs
Springs Park
Conestoga Traction Go
South Broad Street
Memorial
Play Draws Big Crowd in Local German Dialect Comedy
The Emaus players staged the Pennsylvania German dialect comedy De Calline Browierts on Saturday evening in the High School auditorium. The show drew a capacity audience and the Moravian Sunday School, sponsor, cleared close to one hundred dollars. The comedy was well understood and enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emaus
Delphian Society Meeting At Mrs Lockhart Home
The Lititz Delphian Society met Friday at Mrs. W. K. Lockhart’s home. The April Delphian Quarterly was reviewed and the meeting was described as very interesting. The next regular gathering is set for May 8 at Miss Mary Reidenbach’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Delphian Society
W. K. Lockhart
Delphian Quarterly
Mary Reidenbach
Mennonite Bishop Destine to Speak at Elizabethtown Conference
Bishop C. F. Destine of the Kitchener Ontario Mennonite Church will address the Bible Conference in Elizabethtown from May 8 to 10. He will cover topics including Saul's Night With the Witch of Endor, Safety Certainty and Enjoyment, The Matchless Psalm, and The Church Her Calling Mission and Destiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Destine
Elizabethtown
Saul
Endor
Officer Finds Two Bicycles In Town
Police officer Kreider displays two found bicycles and asks residents if any rider has lost wheels. Those who have lost a bike should see him and identify their bicycle. The message also notes a policyholder address change to 847 Grand View Boulevard Lancaster Px after April 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kreider
Grand View Boulevard
Lancaster
J. A. Martin
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Raymond Worley
Carlisle
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Charles Sandy
Paoli
Clarence Dengler
Leroy Engle
Harvey
Brownstown
Devoe Ember
Tronville
Harriet Buch
Ella Buch
Francis C. Grosh
John Uhland
Roaring Spring
Tienry Heiserman
Carrie Darraugh
Charles Holtzman
Myerstown
M. L. Steiner
John Haynes
Utica
N.Y
H. G. Couch
Bert Sturgis
Nazareth
W. M. Amer
Harry Myers
Gilbert Myers
Albert Kling
E. Petersburg
Floyd Shenk
Mt. Joy
A. Landis
Gettysburg
Chas. A. Landis
Maurice Gangner
Tamaqua
Bernice Dengler
Harrisburg
Albert Hornberger
Allentown
Mark Spacht
Wiconisco
H. W. Spacht
Harry Kready
Charles Dussinger
W. BR. Sammel
Jacob Yerger
Johnson City
N. Y
Bible Institute
Stafford
Young’s
Community Chest
Majestic Electric Refrigerator
Howard S. Young’s. Ad
Sauder—Brubaker
Galebach
Roth—Carpenter
Lutz Hall
Delphian Society
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