Christmas Week in Lititz Busy With Plans and Closings
Town shops prepare for Second Day Christmas with many stores and banks closed December 26. An afghan charity piece from Wolfe's store window heads to League Island Hospital. Local weddings engagements and school events fill the week as residents join in open houses, parades, and a public Christmas tree ceremony.
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Lititz
Algo
Lottie J. Nies
Mastersonville
Mastersonville School
Record to give out Farmer's Almanac for new year
The Record announces the annual Farmer's Almanac as a practical reference for readers. It highlights wide circulation in Lititz and surrounding area, promising timely information and general domestic interest notes. The paper also touts its modern job department and ability to fulfill printing needs promptly.
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Record
Lititz
Milkman Moves to New Farm Amid Title Dispute
Harry Martin left his milk delivery route to move his large family to a farm near Spring City. They bought with cash and stock, but faced a defective title. After a rain soaked departure, they returned home and now live with relatives in Oregon while the rented house is used in the interim. The milk route had been profitable.
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Harry Martin
Spring City
Oregon
Morse Runaway Wagons Injure Two Men Jumping Free
Two men, Joseph Dreifus and Arthur Rosenbure, leaped from a horse drawn wagon during a runaway incident while heading toward the hills. Both sustained lacerations and bruises, though injuries are not serious. A line tore and caused the loss of control of the horse.
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Joseph Dreifus
Arthur Rosenbure
Manheim Poultry Show Planned at Silk Mill
Manheim hosts a poultry show from December 27 setting at the new silk mill on West Ferdinand street. Superintendent D G Witmyer of Lititz will oversee the event with Judge Bean judging and awarding ribbon and cash prizes. Many entries are expected from local poultrymen.
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Manheim
Bist
D. G. Witmyer
Lititz
West Ferdinand Street
Bean
Miller couple notes son's Atlanta marriage
Mr and Mrs Joe Miller of East Main St received a telegram from their son George at Atlanta Ga announcing his marriage last Saturday evening in Atlanta to Miss Cora Graham from Erie Pa The groom served in the navy during the war and both bride and groom are employed in the Goodrich Fire Company office at Atlanta where they are now living
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Joe Miller
East Main St
George
Atlanta
Georgia
Cora Graham
Erie
Goodrich Fire Company
Six Days to Florida by Auto to Winter Haven
Mr and Mrs Jacob Bender arrived near Liz in Jacksonville after a six day drive to Florida. They reported bad roads and a minor breakage but continued on to Winter Haven where they plan to settle and set up residence and business arrangements.
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Florida
Jacob Bender
Liz
Jacksonville
Fla
Winter Haven
Selura
Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Keath
Mr and Mrs Samuel Keath of 213 Kl Front Street celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with an open house on Saturday from 12 to 7 PM.
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Sarah
Homer Sturgis
North Road
Lancaster General Hospital
Samuel Keath
Front St
Reading Railway adds vestibuled cars to KR & Co branch
The Reading Railway Co placed vestibuled cars on KR & Co branch trains for greater safety after operating the short Reading area line for over 60 years. Also noted: Dee 21 marked shortest day and winter began. Warwick township hinted about road conditions. Berks County peddler Tom Collins died, remembered for many clothes, badges, and a fiery temper.
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Reading Railway Co
KR. & Co
Dee
Tom Collins
Lititz
Springs Grounds
Trip to Zion Home by King's Daughters Scheduled
The King's Daughters from Lititz will travel to Zion Home Thursday at 7 PM, weather permitting, starting from Mrs. Charles Kreider on 19 East Main Street. They share Christmas season joy by delivering greetings and cheer to the sick and shut in, contributing to the town’s Christlike spirit alongside other town residents in charitable work.
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King’s Daughters
Zion
Charles Kreiders
E. Main St
Lititz
The
Kings Daughters
Dinner for 80th birthday at Moravian Home
Mrs Schlaucker hosted twenty eight ladies for a duck dinner at the Moravian Home on Sunday. The room featured pine, roses, and carnations with place cards and potted ferns at three tables. Attendees included Mrs Gordon, Miss Mengel, the Moyer sisters from Reading, Mrs Kennedy from Youngstown, Mrs Schmucker from West Chester, Miss Bricker, Mrs Jenkins, Mrs Fleck, Mrs Fisher from Lititz, and residents of the Home.
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Schlaucker
Gordon
Mengel
Misses Moyer
Reading
James. Kennedy
Youngstown
Ohio
Samuel Schmucker
West Chester
8. Bricker
Sarah Jenkins
Anna Fleck
Herman Fisher
Lititz
Schmucker
Fire breaks out at Titus Wooderaft premises
Fire erupted in the rear of Titus Wooderaft's wase on Centré St last evening at seven, caused by a defective flue. The fire company responded quickly and extinguished it with chemicals amid high winds.
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Titus Wooderaft
Centré ‘St
Moravian Church Christmas Decorations and Services
The Moravian Church displays laurel festoons stars and evergreen trees with electric bulbs for Christmas. Christmas Eve services include 5:30 and 7:30 PM, followed by a Sunday program of 10 AM service and 6:30 PM Sunday School Concert. Special offerings support Quincy Orphanage. Watch-night services New Year’s Eve at 9 PM and union services on the first Sunday of the new year.
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Moravian Church
U B
Quincy
Christmas Services At St Pauls Lutheran Penryn
St Pauls Lutheran of Penryn to hold Christmas Eve 6 PM program The Road to Bethlehem by Heidelburg Press features a 12 piece orchestra with chorus duets solos and special features by the primary department A decorating committee plans greens and electric lights A Sunday School will hold a Christmas service on Christmas Night titled O Little Town of Bethlehem led by Rev F A Weichsel Jerusalem Reformed Sunday School will present Good News on Monday evening December 26 at 7 with music recitations and an address by Rev Geo B Baezer All welcome
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St. Pauls Luthean
St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday School
Penryn
Shepherds of Old
Bethlehem
F. A. Weichsel
Jerusalem Reformed Sunday School of
Geo. B. Baezer
Goucher College Fund Drives Towson Move Proposal
Miss Sarah Broad Street returns home from Goucher College for Christmas holidays. She is active in Goucher's campaign for an 86 million fund to move the college from Baltimore to a 42 acre campus at Towson six miles north. Also mentions Pretty Gold Fish for Christmas at Pfautz Bros.
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Sarah
Broad Street
Goucher
Rogafon
Baltimore
Towson
Christmas Program at United Evangelical Sunday School
The Sunday School of United Evangelical Church presents Gifts by Tullar Meredith at 6 oclock Sunday evening. Recitations by Minerva Smith Arina Beck and Bertha Diehm. The program includes Christmas Workers Love the Sweetest Gift of a Star exercise, a quintet by five young ladies, primary department songs and a Christmas address by the pastor.
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The
Evangelical Church
Tullar Meredith
Minerva Smith
Arina Beck
Bertha Diehm
Back From Alaska Forester Robert Zellers Visits Lancaster
Robert Zellers, a U S forester stationed in southern Alaska, returns to Lancaster for Christmas with his mother. Son of the late Theodore Zeller, he served overseas during the war, spent time in Lititz after discharge, then moved west and was appointed to Alaska. He visited his sister Mrs Joseph Herr since returning, and plans to share stories of the land of the midnight sun.
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Alaska
Robert Zellers
United States
Lancaster
Theodore Zeller
Lititz
West
Joseph Herr
No Record Next Thursday
The notice states no issue will be published next Thursday as the year ends and staff take a vacation. It explains the office will reopen with renewed energy in the new year and that delays may occur due to Christmas advertising and heavy job work.
Real Estate Sales in Lititz and Lancaster County
Lancaster County real estate notes report Annie M Schreiner’s brick house at 29 South Broad Street Lititz with garage sold to C F Mohler for 6000 dollars to take possession April 1. Lemuel H Fry’s 4214 acre farm in one field township sold to Samuel R Wonderrose Lancaster formerly New Hampshire. N B Leaman building lot on South Spruce Street Beyit addition sold to private party at five dollars per foot.
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Lancaster County Farm Sales
N. S. Myers
Annie M. Schreiner
S. Broad Street
Lititz
C. F. Mohler
Lititz Electrical Supply Company
Mohler
Lemuel H. Fry
One Field Township
Samuel R. Wonderrose
Lancaster
New Hampshire
N. B. Leaman
S. Spruce Street
Bey Itz
A Great Evening at Zem Zem Siesta Holiday Event
The Zem Zem Siesta of Lancaster county held its annual holiday siesta in the Maltas hall on Thursday evening December 15. Hundreds attended from across the county to see initiations and merry entertainment. E J Sterner acted as sultan with C R Waters as scratcher. Coffee and sandwiches followed, and a charity collection of 36 dollars was taken for a Lititz widow and Lancaster families.
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Bagdad
Knights of Malta of
Lancaster
E. J. Sterner
C. R. Waters
White Dove Commandery
Lititz
Pure Bred Cattle Sent To Florida
F Wess near Lititz sold two Guernsey heifers to J K Cor nett of Lancaster. They shipped to Glenn St Marys Florida and were treated to guard against southern cattle diseases. Hess raised the heifers from his own stock and used a good bull. Pfautz Bros offer good baking butter and storage eggs.
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F. Wess
Lititz
Guernsey
J. K. Cornett
Lancaster
Glenn St. Mary's Florida
Travel notes of friends and relatives visiting Lititz for Christmas
A digest of travelers and locals visiting Lititz for the Christmas season. Albert Bruckar of Philadelphia rests at Fruitland Farms. A F Sabian of Milford Connecticut visits Levi Rudy. Carrie Darraugh travels to Philadelphia for the holidays. Mrs. Dreifus to spend Christmas in Quantico with her son Dr Percy Dreifus. many others from New York City Baltimore and Ohio visit family here. The piece lists moving plans dinners and homecomings, names of hosts and guests, and students returning for holidays including Wesleyan University and Lehigh University affiliates.
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Albert Bruckar
Philadelphia
Fruitland Farms
A. F. Sabian
Milford
Hagen
New Dorp
Staten Island
New York
Lititz
Albert Pierson
Lehigh Universsity
Bethlehem
Irwin Snader
Terre Hill
H. D. Leaman
South Broad St
William Muth
Frank Muth
Elizabethtown
Miss Muth
Myerstown
J. H. Peiffer
Carl
York
Peiffer
Baltimore
Howard Evans
Dr. Evans
Cedar St
Hertz
James Kennedy
Youngstown
Ohio
Susan Young
Judge Kennedy
Amos Albright
Phildelphia
John
Henry Heiserman
Albright
Litilz
George Smith
Catherine Smith
South Spruce St
Margaret Gundrum
Gale Causes Widespread Damage In Lititz Area
A statewide gale early Sunday morning caused extensive damage in Lititz and surrounding areas. Buildings, trees, and utility lines were affected. a 60 foot sign toppled atop Hershey & Gibbes, a tobacco shed collapsed, and several homes lost roofs or had chimneys blown down. The storm began about 10:30 PM and persisted past 4 AM, with many residents waking to wreckage and workers aiding in cleanup the next day.
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Lititzend
Hershey & Gibbes
Squeres
Adam Long
Guy Bomberger
Ray Buch
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N.kuch
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Frank Musser
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B. F. Grosh
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Frank Eby
William Henry Muth
Eleanor Elizabeth
John N. Hayes
Saranac Lake
Wolfe
Lancaster County
W. G. FU
League Island Hospital
John Miller
Yuany
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Rothsville
Justices of the Peace
Notary Publics
Chester County Farm
Morse
Manheim Poultry Show
Clayton Brubaker’s
Warwick Township
Paioung
St. Paul's Lutheran
St. Pauls Lutheran Services
Goucher College
Pfautz Bros
United Evangelical Services
Real Estate News
Abram Minnich
Abram Sensenich
Martin Moore
Jacob Bucher
Nathan Snyder
Adam Burkholder
South Broad Street
Levi Brudyker
Norman Kline
Lincoln Avenue
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