Lititz Area Snippets Tee Up Seasonal Happenings
Dr. D C Martin to open office Friday Aug 26. Society events at Spring Grounds next week. Reading Railway installs danger signals at Safeworks and Trap Crossings. State Police to monitor speeders. Dr K C Klingersmith has rented in Lancaster. Lititz High School football practice starts with expectations. Various local appointments and rentings including osteopath H J Herr and band concerts this Saturday. Local weather for dahlia season and community notes on birthdays and hospital stays. Ensign Fred Habecker heads West after Naval Academy graduation. A local mule at Brunnerville and William Leitzinger’s recovery from Keath Mill accident. Tennis court plans and rare handmade nail moulds surfaced. Moving pictures may come to High School auditorium this year. Jacob Kauffman harvested over sixty bushels of Irish Cobbler potatoes on Orange Street lot.
John L Baker remembers hero ride at Johnstown flood reunion
At the Baker Becker reunion in Elizabethtown John L Baker of Johnstown refused to speak after being asked to address the crowd. He rode ahead of the floodwaters on horseback shouting to seek higher ground and saved several lives. The deed and poem about it faded from memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker-Becker
Elizabethtown
Lititz
J. B. Baker
York
David Baker
Lancaster
John L. Baker
Johnstown
John Baker
Tie
Conemaugh Valley
Returned From Auto Trip to New Jersey
Mrs. Frank H. Gable and her son Alton and daughter Mildred returned home after spending from Saturday to Wednesday visiting relatives in Burlington and Collingswood New Jersey. They traveled by automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Gable
Alton
Mildred
Burlington
Collingswood
N.J
Pomona Picnic Held at Spring Grounds Postponed by Rain
The Lancaster County Pomona Grange gathering at the Spring Grounds was held yesterday after a rain postponement from last Thursday. Attendance was lower than typical due to the weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Pomona Grange
Boston Trip Sparks Citywide Sacco-Vanzetti Interest
Charles Kling, local baseball player, and Eugene Peanut Stauer left for Boston by auto and arrived Sunday. They reported intense excitement in the streets over the Sacco-Vanzetti case and plan to cover the city thoroughly before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kling
Eugene
Peanut) Stauer
Boston
Fire at Clarence Lesher Residence Causes Smoke Damage
Clarence Lesher who moved from Lititz to Millway last Saturday had a fire at his home Monday. Tino mattresses and bed clothing were ruined with little damage to woodwork. The fire was smoldering when discovered.
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Clarence Lesher
Lititz
Millway
The Last Days of Vacation
The article notes that vacations end soon and students return to school. It contrasts older views of long breaks with a modern approach where vacations aim for activity and engaging, not idle, rest to sustain learning.
Kreider's Carnival Pin Show Thrives On Bollinger Lot
A juvenile carnival uses six canopies where pins act as currency for games and refreshments. Promoters grow rich in pins while adults reminisce on missed pin-stage opportunities as boys work toward future earnings. Mothers fear pins vanish from homes as the scheme prospers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kreider
Bollinger Lot
Raspberry Alley
Warm Dry Weather Hoped For Crop Growth
Farmers seek warm dry conditions to mature tobacco and corn. The season demands favorable weather to ripen harvests and ensure good yields.
Funeral Attended for A Bond Warner in Philadelphia
Frank Buch and daughter Esther attended the funeral of Mr. A Bond Warner in Philadelphia on Monday. Warner, 63, originated from Myers town and served as an accountant and secretary for building and loan groups. He is survived by his mother in New York, wife, son Harry, and daughter Dr Miriam in Philadelphia. Mrs. Warner, daughter of Geo Filbert of Womelsdorf, graduated Linden Hall Seminary in 1882.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Buch
Esther
Philadelphia
A. Bond Warner
Warner
Buch
Myerstown
New York
Harry
Miriam, Wall
Womelsdorf
Linden Hall Seminary
Taught School Here Forty Years Ago
Mrs. W. Li. Mowat a former Ashland Ore teacher visits Lititz for the week. She taught at the local bore school forty years ago. After her husband’s death she lived with her son in Honolulu then moved east and recently resided with her brother in Brooklyn. She has brothers in San Francisco and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Li. Mowat
Forbes
Ashland
Ore
Lititz
Charles B R Adams to Enter Bethlehem Moravian College
Charles B. R. Adams of Lancaster will enter Bethlehem Moravian College this fall to study for the ministry. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Bird Adams and was born in Lititz. A 1927 graduate of Lancaster Boys High School, he now works as a clerk at Shaub's Shoe Store, where he has been employed five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles BR. Adams
Lancaster
Bethlehem Moravian College
Bird Adams
Lititz
Boys’ High School
Shaub’s
Charles
Drum Corps Organized by Post 56 Legion
Post 56 American Legion votes to form a uniformed drum and bugle corps of thirty eight members. Plans are laid to raise funds for equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Shirk and Madlem Open Tire Service in Ephrata
The Shirk and Madlem Miller Tire Service Station begins operation in Ephrata at 25 Church Street in the J. G. Leher garage. Partners P. R. Shirk of Ephrata and J. D. Madlem of Lititz run a large tire and auto accessories stock with modern tire vulcanizing and tube equipment, plus a glass grinding machine for windshield and door glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirk and Madlem Miller Tire
Ephrata
J. G. Leher
Church Street
P. R. Shirk
J. D. Madlem
Lititn
Take a Day and Never In in Lititz Bungalow Nomenclature
In Lewistown area a bungalow named Grape Diem causes local amusement as readers recall Lititz resident Diehm nicknamed Grabe Diehm. The Latin phrase means Take a Day and serves as a playful motto. Other quirky signs appear at Mt Gretna and Brunnerville, while a barn fire near Noffysville prompts a cautious fire alert and a misdirected Lititz fire call.
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Lewistown
Grape Diem
Lititz
G. Graybill Diehm
Grabe
Mt. Gretna
Brunnerville Hotel
Wade
Firemen's Carnival at Rothsville Draws Big Plans
A Firemen's Carnival will be held at Rothsville on August 27 and September 3 on the baseball grounds. The City Band of Lancaster, 35 musicians, opens the first night with music and a Special entertainment. September 3 features the Star Band of Coatesville and the Keystone quartet. Ample parking, varied entertainment, Refreshments including chicken corn soup. The event aims to be the largest carnival yet in Rothsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothsville
City Band
Lancaster
Star Band
Coatesville
Keystone Quartette
Boys Fancy Tree Houses In Town
A feature describes school age boys building tree houses as a craze. The McCloud brothers’ tree house near the freight depot stands five by six and twenty feet high with a peaked roof and windows and plans for a radio. The Lutz brothers’ willow tree home sits six by eleven and a half feet above the ground with four limbs supporting a four corner base, a peaked roof and plans for electric lights and a coal stove. The father B I Lutz planted the tree forty years ago.
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McCloud Brothers
Lutz Brothers
B. I. Lutz
Visitor from Elizabeth Brings Dog to Bricker Home
Rev. C. E. Helmstead and family from Elizabeth New Jersey spent most of the month at the Bricker home on North Broad Street. They will return home in September. Their English setter dog drew much admiration from local sportsmen during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Helmstead
Elizabeth
N. J
Bricker
North Broad Street
Opening of School Instructions Issued by Lititz Public Schools
Public schools will open Monday August 29. Pupils report to same rooms as last term. Beginners six years or turning six before term end report to auditorium. June 1st admissions. Beginners bring vaccination certificates to enroll first day. New students report to office with vaccination certificates transfer cards and last year’s report card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Miss Lititz Bus Promises Parlor Chair Comfort
Charles Krick plans to buy a new passenger bus of the latest type with parlor car chairs. The vehicle will likely be named Miss Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Krick
Names New Bus Miss Rothsville
Paul Kraft of Rothsville bought a new auto bus named Miss Rothsville. The bus seats twenty six passengers and uses a trolley car like interior arrangement. It rides comfortably and sits on an International chassis.
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Paul Kraft
Rothsville
Fine Musical Programme at Brunnerville School House
A Brunnerville School House concert directed by Prof. Harry B. Baughey will be held Wednesday evening August 31 at 7 30. A silver collection will be taken. The program features mixed chorus Acapella Male Chorus a ladies chorus Brunnerville Male Chorus with piano and vocal solos.
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Brunnerville School House
Harry B. Baughey
Acapella
Brunnerville
America
Reading Youth Confesses Auto Theft In Norristown Jailer
Albert McDonnell 19 of Reading admits stealing Paul E. Thomas of Doylestown car. Justice Bath sets 1500 bail as McDonnell cites troubled home life. Caught in Lititz by Officer Kreider and held by Pottstown officials after arrest on suspicion.
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Albert McDonnell
Reading
Norristown
Paul E. Thomas
Doylestown
McDonnell
Justice of the Peace Bath
Lancaster
Lititz
Kreider
Pottstown
Lititz Enjoys A Season Of Picnics Across Town
A newcomer notes Lititz hosts numerous picnics including Sunday School Ushers Bible class choir and W O T U events. Picnics meet at Springs Sandy Beach Buck’s Mill Snavely’s Bungalow Mill Way Penryn and Mt Gretna with ample cakes ice cream watermelon and cold chicken fueling the gatherings.
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Lititz
W. OC. T. U. and Societies
Sandy Beach
Buck’s Mill
Snavely’s Bungalow
Millway
Penryn
Mt. Gretna
Local Boys Like Navy Life At Newport
Charles Weidman enlists in the U S Navy is home on a ten day furlough. He is stationed at Newport Rhode Island and is on a boat crew. He has joined a wrestling class. Carl Althouse also enlisted about the same time is at Newport and may be transferred to Chicago. He was home on leave recently.
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Charles Weidman
U. S. Navy
Newport
R. I
Carl Althouse
Chicago
Notable travelers head for Muskoka lake region
Left for Canadian lake region are Dr and Mrs H L Cox of Ephrata Dr W S Regar Wo K Miller Dr J E Charles of York and Mrs Norman Lundorf of Lititz opting to spend time in the Muskoka lake region Canada.
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H. L. Cox
W.S. Regar
Wo. K. Miller
Ephrata
J. E. Charles
York
Norman Lbndorf
Lititz
Auto
Muskoka Lake
Canada
Auto Club to Host Headlight Adjusting Clinic
Lancaster Automobile Club plans a free headlight adjustment clinic for members to ensure legal compliance and safer night driving. Edward S. Gable leads the effort with State Patrol supervision possible. aim is to reduce glare and set an example for 7500 county members and garage participation.
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Lancaster Automobile Club
Wakefield
Edward S. Gable
State Motor Patrol
State Highway Department
Former Lititz Residents Return After Eighteen Years
Mr and Mrs John Mumma of Waynesboro visited the county this week while staying with relatives. They formerly lived in Lititz eighteen years ago before moving away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mumma
Waynesboro
Travelers Near and Far Visit Lancaster County
Miss Amelia Wagner spends a week at Ocean Grove and Asbury Park. A parade of visitors includes Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Mohn from New Bern North Carolina and Prof. P. E. Beck of East Stroudsburg. Locals host and travel to Reading Gettysburg Washington and other towns with several family visits noted.
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Amelia Wagner
Ocean Grove
Asbury Park
P. E. Beck
East Stroudsburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Goncisely
Society of Farm Women, No
Reading Railway Co
K. C. Klingersmith
James Goldthwait
Second Avenue
The
Lititz Fire Company
Thurday
Lititz High School
H. J. Herr
I. B. Buch
Broad Street
H. C. Miller
Tenry Heiserman
Alvin Keller
H. H. Diehm
N. G Bachman
St. Paul’s Tutheran
Fred Habecker
United States Naval Academy
West Coast
W. W. Gibbes
William Leitzinger
Lancaster General Hospital
Keath
H. J. Cooper
Dr. Cooper
Jacob Singley
M. G. Demmy
Orange Street
Jacob Kauffman
Hero
New Jersey
Pomona
Bethlehem
Moravian’ College
Isaac Lefever
Noffysille
Lititz Exchange
New Holland
Fry’s Mill
Hinkletown
Firemen’s Carnival
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Dog
Miss Rothsville
Navy Life
Canadian Lake Region
Auto Club
Nathan Mohn
Newburn, N. C
Morris McCloud
Charles Peiffer
Lloyd
Louella
Gettysburg
John Leed
Spencer
Campbellstown
Dauphin County
Adam Sharp
Leadville, Col
Walter Smith
Town
Charles Regennas
Virginia
James Sesseman
Rosedale
Peter Keller
Child
Elmer Butter and Family
J. C. Steley
Shepherds‘town
W. Va
Hazel Mier
Rutherford, N. J
Katherine Miller
Edwin Sturgis
BE. P. Mohler
Mrs
D. M. Graybill
New England States
Hiram McCauley
Harry Shellheim
Steelton
N. G. Yeager
Arias RB. Witters
New York City
George Smith
Catharine Smith
Spruce Street
J. Alvin Enck
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Margaret
Sylvia
J. L. Longenecker
Samuel Wolfskill
Reamstown
Charles Robert Longenecker
Wheeling
Oneida
Sherrill
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
F. B. Buch
John Stoltz
Sadie Leitzinger
Mabelle Steffy
Alma Brookmyer
Lottie Kiehl
Lloyd Brookmyer
Mary 5. G. Buch
Adirondack Mountains
Ella Buch
William Glenn
Akron
Ohio
Cleveland
Detroit
Isaac B. Erb
Howard
Helen
Irene
Joseph Bucher
Wildwood
Uriah Seltzer
Mary Seltzer
Ida Baer
Samuel Nevin
Silas Kreiser
Hummelstown
Thomas Kissinger
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