Lititz Record Highlights Local Events and Reads
Mr and Mrs Harry Strauss welcome a son Warren Kay Strauss in Brickerville. Robsyville union picnic at Myers grove features Lititz and Ephrata bands. Miss Anna Huber renews her Honolulu subscription, praising the Record. A W Miller of Parkview Hotel plans a household goods sale on Aug 26 and will stop boarding. Pfantz Bros receive carloads of store fixtures. more to come as they prepare to move stock. C E Mohler installs a sixty foot radio aerial in his Broad Street yard. Lititz union picnic at Spring Grounds proves a success with many locals and former residents attending. five barrels of coffee given away. The Lititz Record promises more stories, including The Stream of the Pines and Trail's End.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Strauss
Brickerville
Warren Kay Strauss
Robsyville Union
Myers’ Grove
Lititz
Ephrata
Anna Huber
Honolulu
T. H
A. W. Miller
Parkview Hotel
Pfantz Bros
C. E. Mohler
Broad Street
Daniel Light
Joy
Peter Coupert
Philadelphia
Miles
John Fasnacht
Atlantic City
L. A. Weitzel
Ralph Jones
Elizabeth Holtzhouse
Maine
Albert Smith
Millersville
Samuel Huber
East Main Street
Agnes Hensel
Mt. Gretna
Mary Sturgis
Howard Kauffman
Laura Kauffman
Walter Light
Catherine Martin
Florin
Nathan Neff
Fannie Schreiner
South Broad Street
Annie Trumbaur
John Felker
Reading
Michael Grazer
C. E. Helmsted
Elizabeth
N. J
Helmsted
Anna Brickner
North Broad Street
Louis Simcox
Miriam
Kinderhook
Charles Regennas
J. C. Staley
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Sue Young
R. O. Melzer
Fred Lederle
Helen Moyse
Brooklyn
Lederle
Melzer
A. R. Bomberger
L Brink
Skyland
Virginia
Laura Groff
Loretta Hershey
Christiana
George Smith
Catherine Smith
Spruce Street
George
Philadelphia Ledger
Albert Manis
Shenandoah
Wallace Meiskey
Ruth
Harry Jones
Kenwood
N. Y
Oneida
Myron Luch
Charles Pfautz
Auto
Bethlehem
Luch
Lehigh University
William Henry
Mary Huebener
Paris Snyder
Hessdale
Nazareth
Henry
Ralph PF. Royer
Edna
Eleanor
Trenton
Gladys Royer
Lanidis Royer
Lancaster
William Ditzler
The Pretzel Spelling Dispute Reaches Court
A New Jersey Avenue Brooklin magistrate case over a barrel of bretzels versus pretzels ends with the clerk and dictionaries confirming pretzels. The judge fines Joseph Schwartz two dollars for an uncovered pretzel barrel in his 481 Alabama Avenue shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Joseph Schwartz
Reynolds
New Jersey Avenue Court
Brooklin
Schwartz
Alabama Avenue
Bretzels
Reynales
Isadore Kallet
Birthday Surprise Brought Gifts to Mrs Jennie Shreiner
Mrs Jennie Shreiner of South Cedar street Lititz received a package surprise Saturday marking her birthday anniversary. She thanks many friends for useful presents as Pastor Rev David Roth from Freeland Luzerne County visited Wayne Wil som Gantz and Lititz friends in recent days. Twelve years ago he left Brickerville as pastor of the Luther church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Shreiner
David Roth
Freeland
Luzerne County
Wayne
Wilsom Gantz
Lititz
Ei Brickerville
The
Luthe
Chourrk
Chocolate Factory Opens Wide For Jobs Across Ranks
The chocolate factory plans around the clock operation to fill large orders that have returned after wartime conditions. Manager R O Melzer says a day and night force is needed, with many more men and likely additional women for wrapping. Production is double last year as the business recovers and quality improvements show signs of success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Melzer
Melzer
Thieves Found At Jacob Eberly Home On Liberty Avenue
Thieves were driven off from the Jacob Eberly home on Liberty Avenue Friday around 9 pm as a barking dog alerted Rev. G. B. Raezer’s family next door. Neighbors and Policeman Kreider arrived to find a rear door left open and chisel marks on a window sill, but nothing was stolen. The house was empty at the time, suggesting the intruder watched for the departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Eberly
Liberty Avenue
G. B. Raezer
Kreider
Eberly
Highwaymen Ruse Halts Peiffer Family Near Coatesville
John L Peiffer and family traveling home from Willow Grove were halted near Coatesville by two negroes in two cars. The suspects blocked the roadway and fired two shots after the Peiffers refused assistance, prompting a rapid departure and pursuit failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Peiffer
York
Willow Grove
Coatesville
Little Ruth Arntz Rescued After Diving Board Dive
At Mt Gretna the Arntz family from Florin recounts Ruth Arntz aged about five briefly eluding her mother then diving from a diving board. A soldier plunged in to rescue her, witnesses praising her dive though she now avoids water. Her brother Donald, eight, is proud of his diving feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Arntz
Florin
Mt.Gretna
Donald Arntz
Ruth
Donald
Concert at Springs This Thursday
The Lititz band performs Thursday evening at the Springs Grounds from 7 30 to 10 o clock. A collection will aid in paying for new uniforms while the Springs concert draws a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Pedestrian from Mary Land Arrives With Travel Cart
An elderly man named Grosh pulled a long two wheeled cart into town from Elkton Maryland carrying a full camping outfit. He spoke of a ten week vacation and said he is researching the Groshkin family history for Horace Grosh of Lititz. He planned a return trip to Elizabethtown and promised more information later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grosh
Elkton
Horace Grosh
Lititz
Elizabethtown
Groshkin
Women Citizens Must Pay Taxes Despite Property Ownership
Women protest tax assessments claiming they own no property. Chief George D Thorn refers complaints to state laws and county commissioners. Authorities note law makes women citizens and the state cannot grant exceptions, many complaints received in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bureau of Elections
George , D. Thorn
Arrival of Dr. Cuppy Reaches Hammerfest in Midnight Sun
Dr. H. A. Cuppy, visiting Europe, lands in Hammerfest Norway on July 24. He notes over fifty hours of uninterrupted sunshine with no sunset and plans to tour Lapland, while Hammerfest, a 2100 population town, enjoys two months of sun above the horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Cuppy
Hammerfest
Europe
Norway
Lapland
Steeple-Jack Frank Runk Paints Church Weather Vane
Steeple-jack Frank Runk climbed the Moravian church belfry using ropes and ladders to paint the weather vane. He stood on the ball atop the spire, painting with one hand while gripping a slender rod with the other. The ball’s true size surprised onlookers, and historical data inside it dates back over a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Runk
Meck Family Visits After 36 Years Far West
Rev Levi Meck and wife of Octaria Nebraska visit Hiram Meck and relatives in town. They traveled by auto with provisions. Thirty six years ago he and his parents left for Octaria. Rev Meck owns a 160 acre farm run by his son, with corn and wheat as main crops. Nearby Eberly, formerly of Durlach, grows watermelons for market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Meck
Octaria
Neb
Hiram Meck
William Meck
Meck
Eberly
Durlach
Rev. Mech
Confiscating Citizen Said to Harbor Pilfering Family
A northern second ward resident known for confiscating others goods is accused of pilfering in town and surrounding areas. Residents avoid arrests, hoping the family leaves for new fields of midnight marauding. The item also recalls James M Beck praised in Europe for war service and postwar gifts. Roy Sheetz of Mt Joy lost a vest pocket camera carried since World War I, prized for sentimental value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Sheetz
Mt. Joy
Local Birthdays Highlight Lititz and Manheim Residents
On the 17th, John Arehart and Harry Bucher from Lititz and Mrs. Monroe Walter of Manheim all reached their 42nd birthdays. Miss Mabel Leib will celebrate hers on the 18th. Also noted are Mrs. Charles Bare Harl Brian and Elam Risser birthday on the 17th and Mrs. Eliza Kling turning eighty one on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Arehart
Harry Bucher
Lititz
Monroe Walter
Manheim
Mabel Leib
Charles Bare
Harl Brian
Elam Risser
Eliza Kling
Two Hundred Pounds of Honey Found at Moravian Church
Carpenters repairing the Moravian church found a swarm of bees and a large store of honey beneath a eaves board. Workmen were stung as painters fought the angry bees. Harry Snavely removed the honey using a smoking outfit, saving a tubful and two lard kettles while noting the bees likely hid there for sixteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian Church
Harry Snavely
Rome
Travelers Near AED Far in Lititz Social Roundup
A Lititz social column lists many visitors and residents across Philadelphia Wyomissing Atlantic City Mt Gretna Christiana and Nazareth. Names include Mr and Mrs Paul Evans Dr Edward Crosland Miss L A Weitzel Rev C E Helmsted and others. Continues on part II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Evans
Philadelphia
Melon throwing by Lititz youths causes near-miss drive
A Lititz area report details boys throwing melons at passing autos on a road near the Cocalico bridge between Rothsville and Brackbill's corner. One hit Clayton Rudy in the face, nearly causing an accident, before authorities reprimanded the youths. Names listed include Noah Wenger and others. some boys faced home discipline. Several others report similar incidents in the same area as authorities consider further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Rudy
Cocalico
Rothsville
Brackbill's
Rudy
F. E. Schnerer
Noah Wenger
Miltne
Elmer Shhreiner
Ralph Beck
Shimp
Isaac Graybill
Monroe Meily
New Attachment for Ford Timer Demonstrated locally
A new Ford timer attachment was demonstrated Saturday by Bruce Smith and R H Richards of Cumberland Maryland where Dalasco Company manufactures the speciality Amos Hebble of 15 East King Street holds the local agency The device sells for a dollar and many Ford owners had it installed The attachment uses a brush instead of the roller reducing wear and pounding and providing steady contact to prevent misfiring
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Ford
Bruce Smith
R. H. Richards
Cumberland
Dalasco Company
Amos Hebble
East King Street
Delmarva Couple Returns to Aid Lititz Mansion Owner
Returned from Delaware Mr. and Mrs. George Jones of Laurel Del have come back to Lititz to care for H. J. Pierson's mansion. They had retired home but returned to help until assistance is found. They are described as courteous colored people a credit to their race and were warmly greeted by Lititz residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jones
Laurel, del
Lititz
H. J. Pierson
Bishop Heil Visited in Lititz by Imbodens
Bishop W F Heil D D of Allentown Pa visited Lititz with Rev and Mrs G W Imboden on Monday and Tuesday, stopping over while returning from Ocean Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heil
Lititz
W. F. Heil
D. D
Allentown
G W. Imboden
Ocean Grove
First bathtubs in Lititz recalled by A. M. Kreider
A. M. Kreider of Lititz, with nearly fifty years in plumbing and tinsmith work, recalls Lititz’s early bathtubs. Only a few homes had them fifty years ago, first zinc lined and wood sided. Sutter and Shenk introduced private installations, water hand-pumped to overhead tanks, a luxury then deemed unhealthy by some.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Kreider
Springs
Dr. Shenk
Gen
John Sutter
United States
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Boston
Virginia
Former Beck Academy pupil visits former master in Chester Springs
Mr. George Oberteutter, an old student of A. R. Beck, visited him on Sunday. An accomplished artist, he lived in Paris for eighteen years and is currently teaching at The Academy of Fine Art summer school in Chester Springs near Philadelphia. He is also engaged for Milwaukee University Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Oberteutter
A. R. Beck
Oberteutter
Paris
Academy of Fine Art
Chester Springs
Philadelphia
Milwaukee University
Wisconsin
Uneven Tobacco Growth Hurts Harvest Season
Tobacco plants show uneven growth with many stalks small and unlikely to mature. Heavy rains compacted soil, retarding development. Farmers, busy with harvest, could not loosen soil when needed, affecting yields.
Auto Destroyed by Fire Near Lititz in 1920 Dodge Sedan
Enos Keller reported his Dodge sedan, pulled from the shed at his Lititz area home, ruined by a fire yesterday morning caused by engine misfiring. He ran for water, but the vehicle was soon a mass of flames and consumed. The loss is described as small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos. Keller
Lititz
Notice to Advertisers on ad rates and deadlines
Notice to Advertisers states 25 cents per inch for ads if handed in before 3 o'clock Tuesday, while ads arriving after that time will be charged 80 cents per inch. All church announcements handed in after the deadline will be charged. Readers are urged to be prompt to save money. R. E. Buch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Buch
Corn stalk on Godhen farm tallest at fifteen and a half feet
A corn stalk on Andrew Godhen’s farm measures fifteen and a half feet, surpassing two previously noted stalks that reached thirteen and fourteen feet respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Godhenour
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lititz Union
Stream of the Pines
Oregon Mountains
Bruce Duncan
Trail’s End
West
Pretzels Vs. Bretzels
Chocolate Factory
Lititz Automobilists
Maryland
Midnight Sun
Steeple
Jack Job
H. M. J. Kline
Lancaster Intelligencer
James M. Beck
Beck
Order of the Crown of
Belgium
M. Poincare
Lancaster County
Oming
Fie
Aed
Ed. Yeich
Wyomissing
Edward Crosland
Squire Schaerer
Sterling Getz
Yellow Barn
Conestoga
George Evans
Allen Putt
Arlington Rader
Monroe Smith
Benjamin Weir
Lewis Sturgis
Holtwood
Richard
Ivan Buckwalter
Eugene
Ellis Butzer
Delaware
Beck’s Academy
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