Lititz Area News Roundup for August Events
The article lists upcoming events and local happenings in Lititz and surrounding towns. Highlights include a Lititz High School class trip to Pequea for a chicken and waffle supper, a Warwick House sale of furniture, and Linden Hall Seminary opening September 21 with dormitory work underway. Local incidents include car and tractor arrivals, a misrouted $10 bill at a pretzel bakery, a school picnic, harvest service notes, and several traffic fines. Obvious health items mention Kathryn Sturgis undergoing tonsil removal and Mrs. Essig recovering from a stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sturgis
Dodge
John F. Longenecker
Samson
Lititz High School
Pequea
Warwick House
Fred Essig
Mt. Gretna
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lancaster
Linden Hall Seminary
Lavinia Hacker
Mary Miksch
Elia Hess
N. D. Sturgis
Paul's Lateran Sunday School
Penryn
Ephrata
Church of the Brethren
Lititz Union
F. A. Masser
Charlie Mathews
Matthews
Earl Shearer
Christiana
C. E. Lane
Lititz
Burger's Military Band at Open-Air Concert Saturday
Burger's Band of Lancaster will furnish the music for the open-air concert at the Square this Saturday. They performed here earlier this season and many regretted missing them. The high class attraction should draw a big crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burger’s Military Band
Lancaster
the Square
Lightning Strikes Farm Destroyed Chicken House Near Lititz
A blast-like lightning strike hit Abram Huber’s farm near Lititz Monday morning, tearing the gable end from a chicken house, scattering wood onto a tobacco shed, and breaking panes in the home. The fire was put out with water, two chickens died, and earth in spots was torn up as if dynamite had been used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram Huber
Z Jr
Will Send Clothes to Destitute Russia Appeal
The Mennonite sewing collective leads a drive to collect second hand clothing for Russia's destitute. Individuals are urged to donate coats trousers dresses skirts shirts blankets petticoats woolens and bedding. Donations can be delivered to James Leed on Front Street for boxing and shipment. Lititz residents are urged to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mennonite
Ecizvele
Russia
James Leed
Front Street
Lititz
Lititz Soldier Roy Has Sleeping Sickness
Private Henry Longenecker of Lititz is in Port Hospital Honolulu with sleeping sickness. His mother Mrs. Ella Longenecker of 27 Spruce Street reports the news as he prepared to depart for the Philippines. Further details on his condition are awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Longenecker
Port Hospital
Honolulu
Ella Longenecker
Spruce Street
Philippines
Elizabethtown College cleaning volunteers gain support
About 209 people from the area joined twenty two residents for Elizabethtown College cleaning day on Wednesday. A short religious service followed the effort, which remains an annual prep for the college opening. new staff changes noted at local stores with praise for Pfautz Bros. Kreider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown College
Eaming
Equity
Not Too Old to Enjoy Fishing in Delaware Bay
Mr. B. B. Hertzler spent a week in Philadelphia and fished a day in Delaware Bay. Hertzler and party caught over sixty fish. The rough water left him feeling sicker than ever before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Hertzler
Philadelphia
Delaware Bay
Lititz Fishermen Have a Good Day at Kerbach Lake
Irvin and Harry Showers landed nine black bass on Saturday at Kerbach Lake near Columbia. Irvin traveled from Reading for the sport. Louis Sturgis Harry Gohn Earl Gohn and son Charles caught sixty eight fish, including six black bass, while the rest were ecrap pie bass. The fishermen shared their catch around Lititz. A bystander commented on the scene and a local old man joke referenced a blackie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin
Harry Showers
Kerbach Lake
Columbia
Reading
Louis Sturgis
Harry Gohn
Earl Gohn
Charles
Lititz
Darkey
Sixty Candles on Cake in Honor of Birthday
A birthday surprise party celebrated Mrs. John Gingrich sixty birthday at her son Harry’s Broad street home. Fifteen relatives attended, including five sons and daughters and grandchildren. Refreshments followed with a sixty candle cake, lit to make a pretty scene. Mrs. Gingrich received a purse of money from her children. Attending were Harry and Richard Gingrich, Mrs. Lester Farlow, Mrs. Heist and Smith, and Mrs. William Garner of Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gingrich
Spruce Street
Harry
Broad Street
Richard
Lester Farlow
Heist and Smith
William Garner
Lancaster
Bird collection of late E. E. Kantz given to F and M College
The late ELE Katy's birds are transferred to F and M College Lancaster for the museum. The collection holds rare regional species and, with Kantz mounting, is valuable. F and M's growing collection ranks among eastern Pennsylvania's best, with Prof H H Beck as a museum trustee. Also notes a Lancaster shirt factory workers' picnic to Hershey with about seventy attending by auto truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Kantz
Ele
Katy
F. & M. College
Lancaster
H. H. Beck
Pony Jennie Sells To New Home As Doster Kids Grow Up
Near Brickerville I H Doster sold his Shetland pony Jennie after seven years with his family as his children now attend college and high school. The pony, described as a perfect little lady, will have a good home with new owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Nessinger
Brickerville
I. H. Doster
Mr. Doster
Jennie
Go to Atlantic City Excursion From Lititz
Lititz sent its fall quota of excursionists to Atlantic City. Ninety five persons boarded the train on Sunday morning. The next Sunday excursion to the resort will be September 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Atlantic City
Hollingers Take Short Baltimore Washington Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Hollinger and Mr. and Mrs. James Hollinger with son James Jr. spent a three day auto trip visiting Hollinger relatives in Baltimore and Washington D C. They left Friday and returned Sunday and visited Jacob Hollinger's family in Baltimore and other Hollinger kin in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Hollinger
James Hollinger
James, Jr
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Jacob Hollinger
Hollinger
Washington
Farewell visit before World Tour for Rev E S Crosland
Louise and Caro Crosland returned home from Saturday to Monday to bid farewell to their father Rev E S Crosland at Camp Anning near the Delaware Water Gap. Mr Frank Wheeler of Newark New Jersey joined them at the Moravian parsonage on Sunday before the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise
Caro Crosland
Camp Anning
Delaware Water Gap
Rev
E. S. Crosland
Frank Wheeler
Newark
N.J
Travel notes of Lititz residents and visitors
Mr and Mrs S C Hassler spent Sunday at home. Many locals and guests visited Mt Gretna and Lititz sites this week. A wide parade of relatives and friends traveled from Philadelphia Reading Lancaster and New York to join family gatherings and church events including Moravian services and a picnic at Mt Gretna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Hassler
Ahe
Muth
New York
Daniel Imhoff
Manheim
Morris Cohen
Willow Grove
H. H. Beck and Son
Conewaga Hotel
Mt. Gretna
Jacob Roland
Adams County
C. E. Helmstead
Elizabeth
N. J
C. A. Kepple
Harry Kepple
Ethel Meade
Reading
John Weitzel
Frank Crall
John Crall
Wm. B. Hornberger
Philadelphia
Lititz
Rufus Michael
Denver
Raymond Michael
Thomas Sergeant
Union Hill
Otto Stephen
P. J. McDonald
Orange
Springs Hotel
William Woodworth
Ethel Fair
Stella Lowiskie
William Weitzel
E. S. Hagen
New Dorp
N. Y
BE. L. Garber
Joe Smith
Child
Columbia
Ilenry Greek
William Sharp
Irene Iw Con Teg
Arels
Thomas Marks
Gertrude Weaver
Germantown
John Brubaker
Metropolis
Edward Hipple
Ceredo
West Virginia
Ohio River
Huntington
Frank Flory
Ephrata
Kemper
Isaac Pfantz
Raymond Evans
Pittsburgh
E. Evans
Joseph Miller
Andrew Shissler
Mt. Lebanon
Lebanon
Abram Bucher
Abram Sone
Farmers National Bank
Wm. S. Diehm
Scranton
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Lititz Lodge No. 253
Mary S. G. Buch
Florence Seldomridge
Eagles Mere
George E. Bomberger
Anderson, Ind
Cornwells
Bucks County
Sarah Muth
Brother Fred
Mtt. Gretna
Sinking Springs
Boston
Theodore Wolle
Ruth
Akron
Alice Wolle
Charles Siegel
Lillian Miksch
Lancaster
Robert Russell
Frances Ammon
Ellen Brock
QO. Howard
Chicago
C. D. Fuller
W. H. Muth
Charles Seather
Harvey Seather
K Hess
Henry Snagely
Washington, D. C
Emma Singer
Longenecker
Pocono Mountains
Waren White
Ideal Chocolate Factory
Lexington
Mass
Janet Reist
Stella Steiney
Minnie Roth
Irene
Eliza Eling
William Stoudt
Sunbury
Snydertown
Meldor
Paul Carper
Lititz High School
Worth . Steel Company
Claymont
Del
E. J. Hammond
North Lawrence
Stark County
Ohio
Hammond
Aaron Eshleman
Elwood Good
Priscilla Herr
Melvin Hoover
Luella Adams
Floyd Keller
Florence Adams
Gettysburg
Harry Gorton
Selina
Cold Spring
West Point
Mr. Gorton
Henry Eckert
Rome
Joseph Ruhl
George Heiler
Palmyra
Henry Ruhl
Campbellstown
George Heilman
Annville
Joseph Goda
Roy
Elmer Shreiner
Kissel Hill
Morris Eckert
Reuben Kuntz
Paul
Belfast
Walter Hill
Clay
Lloyd Troup
Allen Balmer
Mary
Raymond
Richard Blythe
J. H. Peiffer
Lincol Avenue
York County
Elmer Wisensmith
Red Lion
Florence Keller
Martin Keller
Lydia Keller
Earl Nosy
Mary Dresher
Yoe
Charles
Noah Stump
Spring Garden
Mt. Airy
Peiffer
Valley of the Giants serial brought to screen at local theater
The Record prints moving picture adaptation of The Valley of the Giants to be shown at the local picture show house around mid September. Readers and nonreaders alike will find the plot easy to follow and the scenery in the big redwood country of California promises appealing visuals.
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The
Record
California
Auto Club Social Aids Fight Against Noise and Crossings
About 150 Lancaster Auto Club members met at John Longenecker's auto garage last Friday. The gathering discussed eliminating grade crossings and reducing auto noise. 102 new members were elected. Rev. Martin W. Schweitzer and Rev. Howard Obeid gave addresses. September meeting planned for Quarryville on the third Monday. Longenecker hosted a luncheon with caterer Charles Dussinger and helpers. Refreshments included ham, trankfurters, tripe, pickles, olives, fruit, cake, ice cream, coffee, and lemonade. Cigars were distributed by West John Longenecker. The venue was decorated with flags and flowers. Longenecker received an official Vote of thanks.
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Gre
Lancaster Auto Club
John Longenecker
Martin W. Schweitzer
Ephrata
Howard Obeid
Quarryville
West John Longenecker
Longenecker
Harry R Bobst Visits Lancaster Area On Tour
Harry R. Bobst of Philadelphia is spending two weeks in town. He travels for Hoffman LaRouche Chemical Works of New York and covers Lancaster. He seeks old acquaintances from his past in town and recalls three years in King Edward's Horse during World War I. He served as a sharpshooter seven months and fought on most fronts including Egypt. He returned a year and a half ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry R. Bobst
Philadelphia
Hoffman-LaRouche Chemical Works
New York
Lancaster
Hays
Harry
King Edward's Horse
Egypt
Made Good Time on Motorcycles to Valley Forge
Three young men Arthur Evans Elwood Ritz and Webster Keath rode motorcycles to Valley Forge on Sunday. They left at 9 30 in the morning and returned home at 5 in the evening after a thorough tour of Valley Forge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Forge
Arthur Evans
Elwood Ritz
Webster Keath
Back From Canada and Michigan Worker Finds Easy Work
William H. Smith, recently in Montreal Windsor and Detroit, returned home after six weeks abroad. He worked at cigar making and says he faced no trouble finding work upon his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Smith
Montreal
Windsor
Canada
Detroit
Michigan
Tomato grown by Fred Spinner in Lancaster county
Fred Spinner of the Second Ward runs a greenhouse and harvested a two pounds one ounce tomato. He raises thousands of plants each season and promotes beefsteak tomatoes whose flesh is firm. The fruit sells for five to ten cents in Lancaster city markets and is just starting to ripen this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Spinner
Second Ward
Lancaster City
Last Summons for Mrs Cornelius Butzer of Rothsville
Mrs Cornelius Butzer of Rothsville died suddenly at home from heart disease. Survived by husband and ten children Lititz Millport York Reading Kimball Minnesota. 19 grandchildren. Private funeral at 2 pm Thursday from home, public service at Rothsville Lutheran Church. Rev Weichsel to officiate. Interment in adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan M. Butzer
Cornelius Butzer
Rothsville
Minnie
Blam Koch
Lititz
Lizzie
John Kulp
Millport
Mamie
Rolandus Pickel
York
Sallie
Dallas Burger
Reading
Alfred
Ella
Norman Carpenter
Kimball
Minnesota
Weichsel
Mrs Tobias Daniels Clare Rites Held in Akron
Mrs Tobias Daniels Clare of Akron died Friday afternoon at 4 from a complication of diseases at age 59. Wife of Tobias Daniels and mother of Edgar and Lawrence of Akron Jennie wife of Alfred Bennett Covalico Alma and Dora at home. Survived by brother Frank Daniels Reading and sister Mrs H F Long Lebanon. Funeral Tuesday from her home. Lutheran cemetery interment. Rev F A Weicksel officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Tobias Daniels
Akron
Daniels
Edgar
Lawrence
Jennie
Alfred Bennett
Covalico
Alma
Dora
Frank Daniels
Reading
H. F. Long
Lebanon
F. A. Weicksel
Death of Abram Metzler Formerly of Kissel Hill
Frank B Buch received word this week of the death of Abram Metzler of Philadelphia age sixty two. Metzler once lived with Christian Martin at Kissel Hill and later moved to Palmyra then Philadelphia where he managed a milk station. He was injured in a railroad accident and spent two months in hospital. Burial occurred at Palmyra Lebanon county. A brother Benjamin resides at Lancaster and another brother lives in Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Frank B. Buch
Abram Metzler
Padelphia
Metzler
Christian Martin
Kissel Hill
Palmyra
Philadelphia
Third and Berks Sts
Ile
Lebanon County
Benjamin
Lancaster
Massachusetts
Old Editor Dies Westhafer of Elizabethtown Chronicle
John G. Westhafer longtime editor and proprietor dies at 71 after four years of ill health. Survived by wife, a son, and a daughter. Funeral set for Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Westhafer
Elizabethtown Chronicle
Witmyer Promises Big Poultry Show at Lancaster Fair
Lan caster fair poultry superintendent D G Witmyer announces Sept 28 to Oct 1 exhibits with 2500 single coops space 1200 birds from Pastime Farm Allentown 197 varieties and 60 two dollar specials. Waterfowl pond fountain Egyptian geese worth 300 and wood duck shown. bantam duck tiny as a hand. Last year drew thousands. other exhibitors include J L Peiffer Guy Buch Luther Mearig H H Strickler Henry Snavely William Rapp and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Witmyer
Lancaster Fair
Allentown
Lancaster
Mr. Witmyer
J. L. Peiffer
Guy Buch
Luther Mearig
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Kathryn
Lancaster General Hospital
Mir
Phares Malschnee
New England
New Haven
Conn
Springfield
Tititz
William Rupp
Miner Chocolate Factory
Gupp
West Field
Burger's
Mennonite Sewing Circle
E’town
Lester Furlow
Zartman
Clayton Zartman
David Grayhill
Furlow
Atwood Kreider
Pfautz Bros
Kreider
Tauber-Lipton & Company
Hershey
Auto Club
Harry Bobst
Mrs. Cornelius Butzer
Mrs. Tobias Daniels
Wissel Hill
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