Lititz Events Highlight Local Games and Gatherings
The Lititz base ball team schedules weekend games at Akron and Richland while town notices report road work on North Cedar Street and a garage conversion on Locust Street. Other items include a fire company auxiliary meeting, a public sale, a deer camp club meeting, a burglary-affected poultry theft, a bankruptcy sale, a Buch family reunion, a union picnic, and two recent auto collisions at East Main and Cedar.
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Lititz
Akron
Richland
Warwick House Sale Details and Pricing at Warwick Sale
At the Warwick house sale held on Saturday, 32 persons sold and 411 sales were made. Potatoes weighed 60 pounds per bushel by law, with 102 bushels sold at 50 cents to $1.20. Other items included pigeons 25 cents, apples 7 ½ bushels at 20 cents, bananas 80 cents to $1.65, cabbage 2 cents to a cent, cigars 800 priced from $2 to $2.20, sheets $1.12, overcoats $1 to $1.30, ice box $2.10, oil stove $2.10, refrigerator $5.50, chair $2.60, bike $2.75, with bags tagged by weight.
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Warwick House
Lancaster Automobile Club Picnic at Carsonia Park
The Lancaster Automobile Club will hold its annual picnic at Carsonia Park Reading on Thursday August 12. The route to Reading passes through Ephrata Reamstown Adamstown Shillington and Reading with marked roads and traffic officers directing motorists. A Harrisburg Lancaster baseball game starts at 2 30 ovelock with amusement for children and a music program by the American Legion Band of Lancaster City.
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Lancaster Automobile Club
Garsonia Park
Reading
Ephrata
Reamstown
Adamstown
Shillington
Harrisburg
Lancaster
American Legion Band of
Lancaster City
Denver Band Readies Saturday Engagement
The Denver band will play here this Saturday evening and has a history of satisfying audiences. No concert last Saturday due to weather. The organizing committee has received requests to secure the Ringgold band of York again this season for consideration.
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Denver
Ringgold Band of
York
Musical Ability Wins Him Great Honor
Justus Verger Jr., son of Justus Yerger of Philadelphia and former Lititz residents, excels in harmonica. He is a member of the Sesqui Centennial Harmonica Orchestra of Philadelphia and has played for President Coolidge at the Sesqui on July 5. They broadcast via WIP and WCAU, with Alfred N. Hoxie directing. He plans a European trip next summer.
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Justus Verger, Jr
Justus Yerger
Philadelphia
Lititz
Pres. Coolidge
Bellevue-Stratford
Banking Commissioners of the
United States
E. Stotesbury
Metropolitan Opera House
Pennsylvania
Ber Franklin
Normandi
WIP
WCAU
Alfred N. Hoxie
Europe
Justus
N. G. Yerger
Frank
Lititz Fire Company Invited to Oxford Parade August 17
Lititz Fire Company No 1 receives invitation from Union Fire Co No 1 of Oxford Chester County to parade during Oxford festival week August 14 21. Aiming for 60 70 men in line, with members to canvass uniforms loan cars to aid turnout. Parade departs Fire House by 5 PM August 17 with Lititz placards and Oxford dressing room provided.
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Lititz
Tre Company No
Union Fire Go. No. 1
Oxford
Chester County
Lititz Fire Company
Lititz Fire Company No. 1
Antique dealer opens Clay shop with furniture glassware
Walter Steely formerly of Lititz opened an antique business in the village of Clay. He displays antique furniture, glassware and chinaware for sale.
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Walter Steely
Lititz
Clay
Gale
Heilmans Enjoy Wildwood Ocean City Trip Reward
Mr and Mrs Daniel Heilman returned home from a trip to Wildwood and Ocean City New Jersey. They were awarded free board at a leading Wildwood hotel when the Wildwood basketball team played here last winter. The Heilmans were shown every courtesy possible.
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Wildwood
Daniel Heilman
Ocean City
N. J
Virginians Here Visit Town Relatives in Dendron Area
John Huber and his son John Jr along with Edna and Miss Marion Stober from Dendron in southeastern Virginia are visiting relatives in town. The area is noted for peanuts and ham. John Huber Jr runs a store and serves as a rural carrier. Mrs Huber is handling the route during his absence.
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John Huber
John, Jr
Edna
Marion Stober
Dendron
Virginia
Huber
Left for Maine on trip to Moosehead Lake
Mr and Mrs Michael Keath Mr and Mrs Eugene Weidler and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Witmyer travel by Saturn for a Moosehead Lake Maine excursion. The notice lists three couples leaving together and implies a family or social outing from a local community.
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Michael Keath
Eugene Weidler
Kenneth Witmyer
Saturn
Moosehead Lake
Ben Hilbert Thrills Lover of Life and Vaudeville
Ben Hilbert of New York once a stage actor and swimming expert, now a YMCA secretary and vaudeville club official, visits his sister Mrs. Lizzie Wag ner. He recalls world travels, charity work, and a life in entertainment, from high diving to managing Keith houses, while praising the National Vaudeville Artists' Club and its relief efforts.
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Ben Hilbert
New York
France
Lizzie Wagner
Hilbert
National Vaudeville Artists’ Club
National Vaudeville Artists’ Association
Babe Ruth
United States
Fulton Opera House
Colonial Theatre
Keith
The
Colonial
Auto Crash in Rain Damages Cars and Injures Man
A Studebaker driven by Melvin Ditzler of Lititz and a Ford driven by Milton Meckley of Denver collided in front of the National State during a rainstorm Saturday night. Mr. Adams of Ephrata, a Meckley passenger, had his nose broken. The Ford suffered the worst damage and was towed to Snavely's garage. Clarence Stang of Safe Works was knocked down, sustaining minor bruises as he watched, and his money and glasses were recovered from the street.
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Studebaker
Melvin Ditzler
Lititz
Ford
Milton Meckley
Denver
Mr. Adams
Ephrata
Meckley
Safe Works
United Bible Conference Set For Local Borough
The borough churches will jointly host a Bible Conference. Sessions start Sunday September 12 at 3 PM and run nightly to September 26 at 7 30 PM. Dr Max Wertheimer, who spoke last January, will lead a study in Old Testament prophecy for the full duration. All are invited.
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Max Wertheimer
Around Our Town Notes on Meetings and Tiny Tales
Circular sketches of audience attention during talks, a cautionary auto accident tale, and light anecdotes about manners and mischief. Harry Farlow camps by Tebanon pumping station with a water powered device, relatives nearby, and flood memories from July 25 last year.
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Harry Farlow
Pittsburgh
Tebanon
Ile
Mr. Furlow
Property on Fourth Avenue Sold for Private Consideration
James Goldthwait sold to J. Ed ward Buch a 44 by 140 foot lot fronting Fourth Ave with a new bungalow and garage and an adjoining unimproved 44 by 140 foot lot on the east side. The deal was private. The property lies directly west of Wayne Fahne stock’s home. Possession to follow completion next month.
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James Goldthwait
J. Edward Buch
Fourth Ave
Wayne Fahnestock
Bethlehem professor speaks on The Human Equation in Business
Prof Hassler of Bethlehem Moravian College addressed the Rotary club last week on The Human Equation in Business. Nine visitors attended from the Lancaster Rotary club.
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Hassler
Bethlehem Moravian College
Rotary Club
Lancaster Rotary Club
Good Fishing in Maine and Leisure Visits
John Dyer and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shiffner of New Brunswick New Jersey spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sturgis. Dyer recently returned from Maine where he spent a month camping and landed many trout. Mrs. Dyer is visiting a brother in California.
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John Dyer
Edward Shiffner
New Brunswick
N. J
Edwin Sturgis
Dyer
Maine
Slippery Slim Smith Evades Lititz Officer
Charles Weaver of Lititz sought to recover a furniture purchase after John Smith 28 moved from Manheim to Indiana and back to Reading. Smith fled from Constable Jacob Singley during a bail visit at Frank Weaver’s Eph rata home, dodging capture all night. Earlier he faced a prior charge for failing to return an automotive battery and paid costs after Squire Jacoby case.
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Charles Weaver
Lititz
John Smith
Smith
Manheim
Eshleman
Weaver
Blumburg & Amram
Ephrata
Indiana
Reading
Frank Weaver
Jacob Singley
James McCloud
Squire F. G. Jacoby
McVey
McClord
Singley
Visit to old shipmate before death on Olympia
Wayne Longenecker was summoned to Philadelphia Naval Hospital to see his old shipmate Mr. Stoltzhouser on the Olympia in the final illness stage. He also recalled the famed gunboat from the Battle of Manila Bay. Stoltzhouser, with family in Reading, had visited Longenecker five weeks earlier.
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Wayne Longenecker
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Olympia
Stoltzhouser
Mr.Longenecker
Manilla Bay
Holuzhouser
Reading
Mr. Longenecker
Knights of Malta Hold Big Spring Grounds Picnic
The Knights of Malta Princes of Bagdad Tadmore Siesta held a large picnic at the Spring Grounds with free coffee, ice cream, popcorn balls, and trinkets. A base ball game and packed grandstand drew a lively crowd as the Malta band played and fez clad princes toured the town.
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Knights of Malta
Princes of Bagdad
Tadmore Siesta
Reading
Lititz
Malta
Sturgis and
Haines
Collision in East End Injures Car Drivers at Fisher's Store
Auto collision in East End between Harvey Buck of Lititz and Mr. Wolf of Akron occurred Saturday morning at Fisher's store. Buck's car sustained the worst damage in the incident.
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Harvey Buck
Lititz
Mr. Wolf
Akron
Fisher’s
Mr. Buck
Weik Reunion at Fountain Park in Schaefferstown Pa
The Weik Clan holds its annual reunion on Sunday August 15 at Fountain Park Schaefferstown Pa An interesting program will be rendered Prizes will be awarded to the oldest and youngest member present All members invited Ethel Wike of this place will take part in the program.
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Buch
Kauffman’s Park
Manheim
Weik
Fountain Park
Schaefferstown
Ethel
Wike
County Firemen's Assn Met Here Friday
The Lancaster County Firemen's Association held its monthly meeting in Lititz with a focus on fire prevention. Speakers included Rev Henry Gibble recounting a 1873 Lititz fire and urging cleanup of fire traps. other leaders from Lebanon and Lititz noted ongoing efforts. The Ladies Auxiliary served refreshments, and plans announced for the annual picnic at Williamson Park on August 28.
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Lancaster County Firemen’s Association
James A. Breitigan
Farmers National Bank of
Lititz
Henry Gibble
Gibble
Edward 0. Hartman
Lebanon
J. Milton Ibach
Lebanon County Fire Department
Stephan Lazorick
Lebanon County Association
Lititz Fire Company Orchestra
County Association
D. Atlee Groff
Lampeter
Williamson Park
Tailor Baum Embarks Weeklong Tour of Old Haunts
Mr. Wilson reports Baum the tailor began a seven day tour visiting Womelsdorf Rehrersburg Reading Allentown and Philadelphia to meet old friends and view landmarks from his boyhood days. He aims to reconnect with longtime acquaintances and recall past locales.
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Wilson
Baum
Womelsdorf
Rehrersburg
Reading
Allentown
Philadelp
Ohio Visitors Stay With Lane Family
Mr and Mrs Frank Poland and their son Richard from Mansfield Ohio were guests of Mr and Mrs E Lane on Front Street last Friday and Saturday They traveled by automobile and sampled local sights during their visit.
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Frank Poland
Richard
Mansfield
Ohio
8. E. Lane
Front Street
Troops at Mt Gretna Draw Lititz Visitors on Sunday
Many Lititz residents visited Mt Gretna Sunday despite drizzle as five thousand soldiers of the Twenty-eighth Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, were in camp. Some troops plan to leave Friday for home stations, a familiar attraction for locals anchored by old stage coach scenes with Charlie Miller and his four mules.
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Mt. Gretna
Miss Grace Keller Enjoys Two Weeks Vacation
Miss Grace Keller, telephone operator since the Bell Company opened its office, is on a two weeks vacation. She plans short day trips to test her voice and nerves during the break.
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Grace Keller
Bell Company
Ultitz
Miss Keller
Esther Grosh
Bell Telephone
Mrs. Retten
Wyncote
Texas feeders bring high price for Hereford cattle
Forty Hereford cattle shipped from Texas and bought by John Sensenich of Lititz attracted attention as they were recently sold to Frank Minnich of Bird-in-Hand at ten dollars and fifty cents per hundred. The steers averaged 665 pounds and finished strong, with the price exceeding current market levels.
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Texas
John Sensenich
Lititz
Frank Minnich
Local travel notes feature Lititz residents away and visiting
N D Sturgis and family spend the month at Mt Gretna. Several locals travel to Atlantic City and Framingham. Others tour Easton Nazareth Wynneet Wyncote Wyncote Wyncliffe areas. Relatives visit in Lititz while some plan extended stays in Baltimore and Greensburg. Families from Lititz and Manheim take day trips and return from Oneida and Youngstown.
Former Linden Hall teacher visits Moravian Home
Miss Lucy Tietze of West Salem, a Linden Hall graduate and former high school teacher, is stopping at the Moravian Home to be near her ailing aunt, Miss Emily Tietze.
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Lucy Tietze
West Salem
Trl
Linden Hall
Emily Tietze
Kecin Kreider Couple Vacation at Mountain Rest Lodge
Mr and Mrs John W Kecin and Mrs Helen Kreider spent last week at Mountain Rest Lodge in the Blue Mountains near Camp Shand the Lancaster Y M C A Camp.
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Blue Mountains
John W. Kecin
Helen Kreider
Mountain Rest Lodge
Camp Shand
Lancaster Y. M. C. A. Camp
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D. A. Long
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N. §. Myers
Reist
Lititz Union
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United Bible Conference
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Wiss Keller
N. D. Sturgis
Chester Leicey
Portland
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S.A. Heisey
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Wm. Sturgis
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Frances Sauerwald
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Claude C. Miller
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John Hershey
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Mabel Hershey
J. W. G. Hershey
Souderton
Earl S. Mathers
Baltimore
Ruth Weichsel
Will
Mary
Alice Fasnacht
State College
Miles Fasnacht
Greensburg
Daniel Snavely
Ammon Snavely
Clayton Ulrich
Clayton B. Snavely
Lititz R. D
Guy Hershey
Youngstown
Rev. E. G. Diehm
Rev. Diehm
Warren George
Grace
Victor Wagner
G. D. Clarke
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Anna Gundrum
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