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Lititz Record

Location

Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1920

Page

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Lititz to welcome new talking machine plant

Robert H. Yerger plans a Lititz Cabinet Company to produce talking machines. A 60 by 200 foot concrete block building with five stories will rise east of the trap factory along the railroad, on a two acre Hershey Seaman Co. tract. Forty machines and eighty workers currently operate in Elizabeth, New Jersey. production shifts to Lititz by January 1 with electric power and a railroad siding.

Robert H. Yerger Elizabeth N. J Aendl Lititz Cabinet Company Yerger Yerger Manufacturing Company Hershey-Seaman Co Front Street

Fordson Tractor Demonstration at Lititz Farm

Viity Experts will present at a Fordson tractor demonstration at Albert Shhenk’s farm near Lititz tenanted by Elam Koch on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Fifty engineers from the Ford factory will study farm conditions nationwide and answer questions, with a large crowd expected as tractors gain attention for farming.

Albert Shhenk Elam Koch Lititz Ford

Travelers Near and Far In This Lititz Area

A long list of local residents and visitors recounts Sunday trips to Ephrata Stevens Gettysburg Oroville Lansdale and Philadelphia and mentions others in Lancaster Lititz and Springfield. The notes include temporary stays in York York County, West Leesport, and Bellefonte with remarks on work travels and gatherings.

Hawaiian Woman Here on Visit

Mrs. Juanita Weaver of Reading, a native Hawaiian, visits Hawaii with her husband Mr. Harry Weaver, formerly in the U S Army cavalry. They met while he served in the Hawaiian Islands, married three years ago, lived in California, and came to Lititz in February. They plan to return to California soon, accompanied by Mr. Henry Weaver and Mrs. Ella Rodgers.

Reading U. S. Army Harry Weaver Juanita Weaver Lester Weaver Springs Lititz Weaver California Henry Weaver Ella Rodgers

Local notices of health troubles and real estate transfers

Joseph Flory 80, corner Water and East Main, sick with heart trouble since Saturday. Lydia Hess fell from a stone wall, bruising left shoulder, confined to bed. Dorothea Clausen paralyzed on left side, bedridden at 82, daughters nursing, condition worsening. Mary Brubaker rheumatism, bedridden over a week, brought home by auto. Dr C. Martin attends. John Ammon of Lancaster sold Main Street property to John F. Weitzel for 2675 dollars. Weitzel occupying home. Late Lavinia Hacker’s East Main home sold privately to Dr. M. H. Yoder, possession in a month. Dr. Yoder to reside in part of J. W. G. Hershey house and plan renovations. Mrs. Miksch to live with sister M. S. Hess on East Main. Isaac Sarah sold Penryn home to Israel Hershey near Lititz, Hershey connected to Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.

Joseph Flory East Main Streets Lydia Hess Dorothea Clausen Mary George Brubaker Ephrata C. Martin John M. Ammon Lancaster Main Street John F. Weitzel Weitzel Lavinia Hacker East Main Street M. H. Yoder Dr. Yoder Miksch Hacker M. 8. Hess Isaac Sarah Penryn Israel Hershey Lititz Mr. Hershey Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co Wm. Mathers Harry Tschudy Cincinatti Ohio Carrie Tschudy Walter Wiseman Ruth John Boyer Helen Marietta Elam R. Groff F. Kirchner Hope Kirchner Mary Ki D. C. Martin Tri-County Medical Society Lebanon Dauphin Lancaster Counties Kauffman Catherine Louella Manheim John Hertzler Lancaster Automobile Club Hershey John F. Longenecker Harold Weidman Paul Kraft Charles Hammer Israel Doster Paul J. L. Hertz John Andrew Longenecker Jacob Pfautz Quay Enck Martin Stark Sarah Sturgis Henry Sturgis Henry Seather Levi Brubaker Stark Hager Bros West Virginia Charles Miller Mary Ditzler Ditzler

Rev Gaylord Hospitalized After Arm Injury

The Rev. E. W. Gaylord, pastor of Elizabeth Farms Chapel, has been at St. Joseph's Hospital in Lancaster since last week due to a broken shoulder. He was leading a cow when the rope slipped, causing the injury. An X-ray confirmed the break and he will stay in the hospital for at least a month.

E. W. Gaylord Elizabeth Farms Chapel St. Joseph’s Hospital Lancaster Gaylord

Mrs Wallace Evans Raises Beefsteak Tomatoes Wonderfully

Mrs Wallace Evans of Broadstreet raised beefsteak tomatoes from seed kept last season. Her largest weighed two pounds three and a half ounces. She had a half dozen others averaging one pound fourteen and a half ounces each. She also grew another large-fruited variety.

Maltes Lodge Room To Be Created In Old Bamberger Block

Work on converting the old Bamberger building on East Main Street, owned by White Cove Commandery Knights of Malta, begins Monday September 6. Third floor partitions will be removed, a new peaked roof installed, and kitchens rebuilt to create anti rooms. The third floor will house a 30 by 67 foot lodge room with a 24 by 24 foot anti room, and a ventilating system will be added. George Scheneberger holds the contract. The new roof will be built in sections to keep the upper floor safe during construction.

Bamberger East Main Street Knights of Malta White Cove Commandery George, Scheneberger

Boro School Opens Monday For 1921 Term

Public schools begin Monday August 20. Parents must observe state vaccination rules. no child admitted without physician certificate of successful vaccination. All children of school age on or before January 1, 1921 admitted in first two weeks. no early admission for beginners during term.

State Board of Health

Notice to Teachers Preliminary Meeting at 2 PM

Preliminary notice for teachers to convene before school opening in the Public School Building at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Supervising Principal invites attendance and guidance for the upcoming term.

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Warwick Schools Open Sept 6 With Attendance Rules

Warwick township schools will open Monday September 6. Vaccination and attendance rules from Lititz apply in the township as state law and must be enforced by directors. Miss Edna Hale resigns from Rothsville High School. Miss Helen Martin of Millerstown Perry county will take her place. Mrs Reuben Erb will teach at Hubers, Miss Trego of Juniata county at Millport, and Ruth Gundrum at Buchs.

Warwick Township Lititz Edna Hale Rothsville Helen Martin Millerstown Perry County Reuben Erb Huber’s Trego Juniata County Millport Ruth Gundrum Buch’s

Two in Family in Hospital In Lancaster And Philadelphia

John Lane of Clay has been in Lancaster General for a week with appendicitis. A E Lane, a Clay storekeeper, has been in University Hospital Philadelphia for nearly a month with kidney trouble. Other Lehn family members visit hospitals. Both patients show improvement.

John Lane Clay Lancaster General Hospital A. E. Lane University Hospital Philadelphia Lehn

Springs Hotel and Sturgis House Nines Play Ball

A baseball game is set for Sept 11 between the Springs Hotel and the Sturgis House nines. P J McDonough leads the Springs. manager details to be announced. Proprietor Charles Brobst Doc Lane and Rep Diehm may wear Springs uniforms. Proceeds go to the Lititz Fire Company.

Springs Hotel Sturgis House P. J. McDonough Charles Brobst Doc. Lane Diehm Springs Lititz Fire Company

Women Vote Registration In Lititz Borough Ranks Men

A local report notes women are registering to vote in Lititz with 1099 women and 1046 men. Ward registrations show 736 women in the First Ward and 391 men in the Second Ward, with many still undecided. Poll tax details and registration deadlines are outlined along with assessor offices hours Aug 31 and Sept 1.

Lititz Andrew Shissler Frank Schaerer Reguilar Asessor Jacob B. Young

Lititz Notes On Visits And Local Happenings

Social rounds include Harry Tschudy of Cincinnati visiting sisters and relatives from Marietta to Lititz. Lancaster Automobile Club drew about 4000 to Hershey picnic with Lititz participants. Local figures, travels, and small-town exchanges mark weekly life as residents host friends and travel to nearby towns.

Donations for Russian relief via local Mennonite group

Generous donations of goods to aid destitute Russians will be collected this week. Items may be dropped at B. B. Leaman on Front Street or Leaman's Broad Street store, boxed and sent to New York with ship departure next week. Mr. Orie Miller of Akron accompanies the goods to oversee distribution. relief work in Russia to continue five months. The Lititz community response pleases the Mennonite Sewing Circle, urging quicker contributions due to limited time.

B. B. Leaman Front Street Leaman Broad Street New York Orie Miller Akron Tie Russia Mennonite Sewing Circle Lititz

Fishermen reel 130 fish on Delaware Bay trip

Clement Mohler Clarence and Walter Ernst of Lititz and an out-of-town man spent a day fishing at Fortescue along the Delaware Bay. They caught 130 edible fish including croakers weak fish and eels, plus a small shark a skate and bloaters. It rained nearly all day and they traveled eleven miles from land in a motor boat, 126 miles from their home. They bought cantaloupes for 2 cents and watermelons for 15 cents to bring home.

Lititz Delaware Bay Clement Mohler Clarence Walter Ernst Fortesque

Lititz Pastor Starts World Trip to Tokyo Convention

Rev. E. 8. Crosland Moravian church pastor leaves Lititz Tuesday evening to attend the World's Sunday School Convention in Tokio Japan. He travels by Pennsylvania Railroad to Chicago then via trans continental to San Francisco sailing Sept 4 aboard a Pacific Mail steamer. He plans to visit Honolulu then continue to New York after the convention and expects to return in December. Rev Vogler of Nazareth will lead the Lititz church in his absence. Also upcoming is the Community Live Stock Show at Elizabeth farms picnic woods on Sept 4 with judging by State College men, horse driving tests, and a band providing music. the northern county’s first event of its kind.

Crosland Moravian Church Lititz Tokio Japan Chicago San Francisco Colorado Springs Denver Salt Lake City Pacific Mail Honolulu T. H Theodore Buch Anna Huber H. B. Hough Winston-Salem N, GC New York W- H. Vogler Nazareth Elizabeth Farms State College

Obituaries for Mrs Mary Carpenter and Mrs J F Essig

Two local obituaries report the deaths of Mrs Mary Carpenter, aged 65, of Lemon Street Lititz, after a two year illness and stroke. Survived by husband Rudolph and eight children, funeral Saturday at 2 PM from Lemon Street home, Machpelah Cemetery. Also dies Mrs Sybilla A Essig, 65, of Lititz, after two weeks illness at St Josephs Hospital. Maiden name Behmer, survived by husband and four daughters and one son, funeral at Moravian church with private then public service, Moravian Cemetery.

J. Fred Essig Sybilla A Essig Lititz St. Joseph’s Hospital Mt. Gretna John Schnupp Behmer Kissel Hill Reading Rothsville Moravian Church F. M. Bowman T. Stevens Grosh Paul Bauscher Lancaster Spruce Street

Obituary notices for Hartranft and Wanner families with funeral details

Lem on T Hartranft of Reading died at Hamburg Sanatorium after two years illness. He was born September 15 1874 at Brunnerville and left behind a widow Alice Walmer a son John Lititz eight stepchildren several siblings and a private service conducted at his home with burial in Shuster’s cemetery Reading. Susanna Eric Wanner wife of Samuel Wanner died at 78 years old at her son Jacob Wanner’s home Lime Rock. She leaves children Jacob Mary Samuel and many grandchildren and great grandchildren with services held at Metzler Mennonite church and interment there. A chicken corn soup and oyster supper will be held in Rudy’s Hall on September 11.

Samuel Walters Ephrata John L. Peiffer Stevens Walter H. Buch West Leesport Allentown Souderton Sue Myra Badorf Hartisburg Robert Yerger Ralph Dissinger Lebanon Cyrus Zartman Lincoln Avenue Paul Miller Octavia Neb Marion Elizabeth Holtzhouse Beryl Ethel Masser Chautauqua Inn Mt. Gretna Emanuel Ditzler Gettysburg Elmer Good Frank George Winston- Salem Harry Sesseman Polo Grounds Ray Chapman George Brown Hastings-on-the-Hudson Clarence Brown New York Gorton Emil Hermann Baltimore Charles Regennas Ruth Eaton Philadelphia Ira F. Trego Pittsburgh Harry Trego B. F. Trego Camden Mary Bard Lincoln Staten John C. Brenneman Beatrice E. Marrow Lancaster Brenneman Fred Brackbill Williamsport John Bellefonte W. T. Twitmyer Fred Lititz Springs Phares Bucher David Snavely Ira Bucher Samuel Lane Delaware Maryland Bucher Golden West Lemon Furlow Kansas Minneapolis Minn West William and Arthur Retten Henry Pothroth Springfield Mase Lemon T. Hartranft South Seventh Street Reading Hamburg Brunnerville Susanna Eric Samuel Wanner Jacob Wanner Lime Rock Jacob Mary Simon Eberly Samuel Diamond Station Lizzie Risser Lititz Groff Erb David Erb Rothsville Sameth Warner Metzler Mennonite Church Mennonite Church Rudy’s Hall

Also Mentioned on This Page

Charles Keath J. C. Herr North Broad Street Elizabethtown Charles Diehm Chocolate Factory Camp Jackson S. C 44Th Coast Artillery Jacob Snyder J. Robert Snyder Benjamin Weidner Wysters Walter Keath Palmyra South Cedar Street F. H. Becker Harrington Del Conestoga Hiram Harry Workman James Sturgis Joseph Herr William Amer Ralph Worley Theodore Dussinger W. K. Fleck Walter Miller Elizabeth, N. J Viity Rev. Gaylord D. Wal Evans Maltas BORO Warwick J. B. Young Mary Carpenter Rudolph Carpenter Lemon Street George Carpenter Milton Wayne Mechanicsburg Morris Lexington Jerre Norman Katie Ivan Adams Harry Carpenter Archibald Carpenter Brownstown Lemon Zook Sarah Hackman Pine Hill Machpelah St. Luke Reformed Church G. B. Raezer Hiram Eberly Ciate Samuel W. Wanner
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