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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1923
Page
2
The Manheim Fire Company schedules a festival and carnival in C. K. Rohrer's field on the Manheim Lancaster State road about one mile south of the borough on Saturday evening August 11. Two bands, the Legion Band of Lancaster City and the Ephrata band, will provide music. Attendees can enjoy various amusements and refreshments with a twenty two acre lot available for parking.
A long list of local events including reunions at Ephrata Park and various churches and unions, picnics at Reist's Grove and Myers' Grove, carnivals by Manheim Fire Co and local fairs in Lebanon, Rothsville, Lititz Springs, Landisville, and Brickerville. Also notes Oktober event dates and comune gatherings through September 8 with multiple family and church group activities.
Peter Burlington, curator at an amusement park in Lancaster, trains a wild flicker to respond to his call. The bird, fearful of humans, forages on the fly and returns daily at 5 AM for feeding. Burlington found the chick five days after hatching and noted an overnourished nest with three hatchlings. The anecdote highlights unusual bird life and training methods.
William McGee, a Black York veteran who enlisted in 1917 and served overseas, returns on a three month Camp Upton furlough after a major operation. He bears shrapnel wounds and broken ribs from France, has not fully recovered, and plans to retire on a pension soon. Once a familiar street figure, he earned money as a newsboy, bootblack, and entertainer before the war.
A beggar with hat in hand faced crowd sympathy as theatre manager J. M. Blanchard ordered him to leave. The man refused, an officer intervened, and by Sunday he appeared again on Arch Street in a seven passenger automobile with New York license before leaving the city.
A 6 inch army shell exploded in the furnace of the National Foundry plant last Thursday, causing $50,000 in damage and forcing a shutdown of more than ten days. Four hundred workers escaped injury. The report notes the incident amid a run of wet and dry years.
Squire Robert L. Miller of Lebsation received a Klan warning tied to his re election, after a marriage ceremony involving a colored man and a white woman. The group visited Harrisburg area and left a card urging contact at P O box 120 Harrisburg.
The text notes in Clarksburg there were ten Cohens but now nine remain along with Louis Cahan who changed his surname from Cohen after enduring embarrassment over bootlegging associations. The anecdote frames a name change driven by social stigma in the family.
Lansford reports a 14 year old girl whose hair is turning gray and doctors cannot explain the change. The girl is healthy and lively, yet her hair resembles that of a person about 50 years old.
Within the County Frank C Lawrence, who died at Marietta last week, was the captain of the last canal boat that traveled the Conestoga canal from Sate Harbor to Lancaster about 50 years ago.
Will Tour Europe H Loeb, longtime official at General Cigar Co. in Ephrata, bade his acquaintances farewell and announced plans to depart New York soon for a European tour that will occupy the remainder of the year.
A group from Columbia traveled to Middletown to help Mrs Lena Schadt sister of Amanda Haberstrok celebrate her 77th birthday. The night featured a waltz by Mrs Schadt and her brother Mr Haberstroh aged 82 who danced with agility rivaling younger attendees.
The Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce issues four pamphlets warning stock investors about the Securities Act passed by the State Legislature. The act took effect August 1 requiring all stock and bond dealers to hold state licenses and pass examinations. It aims to exclude fake securities while urging investors to investigate thoroughly before buying.
The Mt Airy Sunday School hosts its annual picnic on Saturday afternoon and evening August 11 at Mt Airy Park. The Spring Garden Band and an Italian quartet from York will provide music. A school program begins at 2 p.m. with addresses by prominent speakers. Everyone is invited.
Claims catarra medicine offers quick relief through topical ointment and internal tonic. The ad asserts run down health worsens catarrh and promotes a local remedy plus a voice aid by B J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio selling for over four years, urging druggists to stock.
Lancaster County Farm Bureau plans to broaden the work of its Commodity Division. Previously focused on fertilizer seed potatoes and spray materials, the division will now include dairy seeds cottonseed meal and other commodities in its buying program. Fall bidding for fertilizers mixed dairy feed and cottonseed meal will start at once.
Miss Finma T Roepper of Bethlehem and Linden Hall praised the Allentown city song Hail Allentown. After twenty five years as a piano instructor in Allentown she examined Professor Kocher and Mrs Frueauffs composition and found both words and music beautifully perfect. She urged Allentown to sing the piece.
A reflective note on heaven as a realm of continual work and purpose. The text emphasizes persistent effort, growth, and the value of contributing meaningful labor, suggesting fulfillment arises from sustained duty and appreciation.
Philadelphia 1884 portrait recalls Lititz native Samuel Lichtenthaeler once a skilled cabinet maker and later proprietor of Shinty Springs Hotel. It details his 1837 schooling, workshop life starting 1843 with five workers, craftsmanship, and steady patronage in a bygone era near Lancaster.
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