Group Forms to Plan Lititz Public Library
A temporary organization to launch a Lititz public library met at the Hershey & Gibbes office Monday. Miss Mary Huebener was named president and Mrs. Carl Workman secretary. Committees from the Delphian Society, Ladies Auxiliary of the Legion, and Rotary Club will study plans, costs, and methods and report at upcoming public meetings.
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Hershey & Gibbes
Mary Huebener
Carl Workman
Delphian Society
Ladies
Legion Post
Rotary Club
Lititz
Mary Dengate
Clair Rice
Alfred L. Douple
Elizabethtown
Lancaster Library
Hershey and Gibbes
Local Airport Fest Draws Long Line of Cars in Lititz
A busy Lititz Sunday saw a record car line on Lititz Pike from the stockyards to the new airport entrance for airport festivities. An offhand plane crash question touches locals as a city doctor chats with a country visitor. Woodie Furlow wins the Hershey Tennis Tournament Cup, earning the Century Mark despite being called the old man of the event.
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Rogers and Post
Doc
Lititz
Lititz Pike
Lancaster
Woodie” Furlow
Woodie
Wip
Local Labor Day Tennis Tourney Opens for 16 and Under
A boys and girls singles tennis tournament starts Labor Day and runs after school daily until winners are decided. Open to all local youths 16 and under, entry is by name sex and age to John Todd. Entries due August 31. Rotary Club sponsors prizes for winners.
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John Todd
Rotary Club
One Man Liquor Store To Open In New Holland
Announcement in Harrisburg stated a new one man liquor store will open in New Holland within four months as part of countywide plans. The State Control Board noted other stores may follow soon, while local petitions opposing the opening were sent to Harrisburg.
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New Holland
Harrisburg
State Control Board
Obituary of Henry W. Brubaker of Lancaster
Henry W. Brubaker 54 of Lancaster died Tuesday afternoon at Lancaster General Hospital from a brain tumor after an illness since March. Born 1881 in Elizabeth Township, he was son of the late Samuel H. and Mary Ann Brubaker. A Lititz High School and F and M College alum, he was a star athlete and rose to general manager of the Lancaster district for Pennsylvania Power and Light. He led the county Civil Works Administration board, helped promote Lancaster Airport, and served on the airport commission.
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Henry W. Brubaker
Lancaster
Lancaster School Board
Lancaster General Hospital
Myr. Brubaker
Elizabeth Township
Samuel H
Mary Ann Brubaker
Lititz
F & M. Academy
F. & M. College
Conestoga Traction Company
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company
Brubaker
Civil Works Administration Board
Barber Shops Relocate in City Buildings
Geo H Pennypacker will move his barber shop next week from the Harris Building second floor to the west basement of the Spacht Building. All new fixtures will be installed. William Mathers has moved his barber and beauty shop from the General Sutter Hotel to 22 West Orange Street.
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Geo. H. Pennypacker
Harris Bldg
Spacht
William Mathers
General Sutter
West Orange Street
Ninth Ward Softball Tonight Versus Lititz All Stars
The Ninth Ward softball team of the Lancaster City League hosts Lititz All-Stars at Lutz diamond at 6:30 PM. Tomorrow they travel to Reading to face the Reading Mohicans. The Lititz All-Stars routed Fruit Ten 20 to 3 on Tuesday.
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Ninth Ward
Lancaster City League
Lititz All- Stars
Lutz Diamond
Reading
Reading Mohicans
All-Stars
Fruit Ten
Lancaster City
Stauffer Family Welcomes Daughter At Home
Mr and Mrs Ralph M Stauffer of New Street announce the birth of a daughter at their home yesterday afternoon.
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Ralph M. Stauffer
New Street
Corn Roast Brings Moravian Groups Together at Oregon Meadow
The Dorcas Circle and Mothers Circle of the Moravian Church hosted a doggie and corn roast Tuesday night in Elmer Hammond’s meadow at Oregon. Attendees included Miss Mary Huebener and many area residents such as Mrs. Paris Snyder, Mrs. Mary Rice, Mrs. Margaret Miller, and others.
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Dorcas
Cirely
Moravian Church
Elmer Hammond
Oregon
Mary Huebener
Paris Snyder
Mary Rice
Margaret Miller
Agathe Wissler
Byron K. Horne
Mabel Schnerer
Margie Rader
Ed Buch
Betty Wissler
Grace Kreider
Grace Collins
Myrtle Eckert
Minnie Wreider
Louis Huebener
Elsie Becker
Eugene
Chester Keith
Harlo Couch
Helen Ringer
Harriet Benner
Clara Witmer
H. Eberly
Ella Clauson
Blanche Kling
Ed Bear
Lloyd Smith
A. Mentzer
Joseph Zahm
Anna Wagner
Erica Nethercott
Lititz Community Show To Return This Year
The Lititz Community Show Association met in the Fire House and unanimously agreed to hold a show this year with dates tentatively set for October 24 25 and 26. Committee appointments were postponed to the next meeting Monday at 8 pm due to limited attendance.
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Lititz
Local Visitors and New England Vacation Notes
Misses Ruth and Elizabeth Car per enjoyed a coast trip from Cape Cod to Bar Harbor and in Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Krusen of Farmingdale New Jersey arrived to visit Edgar Wegiheller at the General Sutter Hotel. Mrs. George Sheetz of Middletown spends a week at the General Sutter. B L Sharp North Broad Street grocer celebrated his birthday yesterday. Frank E. Spooner and son Terry of Camp Hill Harrisburg visited John H. Peters on Route 3 Sunday. Jack Spooner returned home with them. E F Habecker reports sale of 43 E Second Ave from Sylvester Parlow to Samuel M. Fry Penn Township. Edgar Diehm and children from Youngstown Ohio visited Aaron Hershey's home this Wednesday.
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Ruth
Elizabeth Carper
New England
Cape Cod
Bar Harbor
Vermont
W. L. Krusen
Farmingdale
N. J
Edgar Wegiheller
General Sutter
Mr. Krusen
Fearnheller
George Sheetz
Middletown
B. L. Sharp
North Broad Street
Frank E. Spooner
Terry
Camp Hill
Harrisburg
John H. Peters
Jack QO. Spooner
Peters
F. E. Habecker
Second Ave
Sylvester Parlow
Samuel M. Fry
Penn Township
Edgar Diehm
Mary
Jane
Ann
Joe
Billy
Youngstown
Ohio
Aaron Hershey
Lititz Cadet Band Free Concert at Springs Park
The Lititz Cadet Band performs a free concert in Springs Park on Tuesday night at 8 30. Local residents are invited to attend.
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Lititz
Springs Park
School Days of Fifty Years Ago Revived at Clay Reunion
Fifty-year reunion of the Durlach School class of 1884 to 1888 near Clay revived memories of the past. Mrs Elia M Stauffer Hurst was honored as former teacher with a program echoing fifty years ago. Rev H Arlington Gerhart led a memorial for departed classmates. Dr Ira Zartman led an old-fashioned spelling match awarding places to participants.
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Clay
Durlach
Elia M. Stauffer Hurst
Cameron E. Lane
Virginia Grosh
Lititz
David G. Eberly
Town
Hurst
H. Arlington Gerhart
Philadelphia
Elser Gerhart
Ira Zartman
Muhlenberg College
Lititz High School
Alice
Community charity and a surprise misstep at Atlantic City
A local family received clothing for Sunday School but avoided attendance due to embarrassment at the contribution plate. After a helpful friend arranged outfits, the children planned full turnout, yet spent the day in Atlantic City instead. Also noted are local bread varieties, Hershey Open Golf Tournament plans with $4,000 prize, and a water softener proposal seeking WPA aid and tax funding.
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Atlantic City
Hershey
Hershey Country Club
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