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Lititz Record

Location

Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1936

Page

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Schools Here Open Tuesday Morning

Lititz schools will begin Tuesday with registration for new and returning students on Monday. Miss Bessie B. Searle of Stoudsburg has been appointed high school librarian and Latin teacher, replacing Miss Helen Eby. Other faculty lists note teachers in Penn Township and Warwick Two. Over two million dollars is spent on 14 new county school buildings, including Lititz bond plans. Ephrata Borough schools start September 8, with nearby Manheim Township projects ongoing. Enrollments for Warwick Two are set to open Tuesday.

Lititz Bessie B. Searle Stoudsburg Berks County Helen Eby Searle Williamsport Reading Oberlin College Columbia University Penn Township Airy Dale Louise Thomas East Park Henry Flory Fairland Sara Weidman Sun Hill Anna Gibble Locust Grove Edna Schlotzhauer Doe Run Nora Sabo Airy Hill Mary Keller Pleasant View Anna Breitigan Fairview Ruth Eck West Park Hazel Ainsworth Lime Rock Durell Hollinger White Oak Bertha Stendler Elstonville Esther Weber Ephrata Borough Manheim Township PWA Warwick Two

Legion Picnic Plans Set For Saturday Outing

The American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of Legion schedule a Silver Lake outing this Saturday starting at 2 PM. Event at road to Schaef ferstown near Mrs. Norman Habecker’s home with committee members Hannah Weitzel Mabel Schnerer Archie Rosen berg Charles Brobst Edwin Wissler Irene Kofroth. Children buying 18 cents worth of goods receive pool tickets for an extra five cents. Hamburg steak priced at 18 cents per pound.

American Legion The Auxiliary Sons of Legion Norman Habecker Silver Lake Schaefferstown Hannah Weitzel Mabel Schnerer Archie Rosenberg Charles Brobst Edwin Wissler Irene Kofroth

Developing Your Snapshots No Snap For Local Man

A portrait of Harry R. Wertsch who runs a Lititz jewelry store photo lab developing hundreds of rolls weekly. He recalls many faces as rolls arrive daily, yet must forget them to make room for new work, while detailing the careful, patient process in dim red-light work.

Harry R. Wertsch Lititz Mr. Wertsch

Lititz Hosts First Annual Golf Tournament Next Week

The first annual Lititz Golf Tournament for local men will be held next week at Overlook course with an entry fee of 1 dollar. Scores determine handicaps and prizes, including a low medal score cup and a second prize for the low net. A stag lunch will follow and officers elected as plans for next year are set.

Lititz C. A. Landis Edwin Bear James Stepani Roy H. Wagner Overlook

Splash Party Hosted by Moravian Sunday School Class

The Young People’s Bible Class of the Moravian Sunday School held a splash party at the Overlook pool on Thursday evening. Attendees included Mrs. Bricker, Ada Rudy, Bertha Herr, Betty Martin, Ruth Girvin, Mary Bender, Victoria Helmsted, Orvis Nuss, Clair Miesky, Wood row Mieskey, Samuel and Mrs Nuss, Paul and Mrs Doster, Lloyd and Mrs Miller, all of town, plus Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lausch and son Drew from Ephrata.

Young People’s Bible Moravian Sunday School D. P. Bricker Overlook Pool Bricker Ada Rudy Bertha Herr Betty Martin Ruth Girvin Mary Bender Victoria Helmsted Orvis Nuss Clair Miesky Woodrow Mieskey Samuel Nuss Aul Doster Lloyd Miller Town Robert Lausch Drew Ephrata

Corn Roast Planned by Lititz Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Lititz Fire Company will host a corn roast at Springs Park next Thursday evening September 3 at 6 30 o clock.

The Lititz Fire Company Springs Park

Air Line Pilot Speaks To Lititz Rotary Club

Dr. F. W. Stengel spoke at the Lititz Rotary Club about a Spokane trip and return aboard a United Airlines flight. He praised flying as he described two hours above changing clouds and introduced George Shoemaker of Pottstown as a co pilot. Shoemaker detailed the pilot’s work and the storm outside while Stengel explained technical points.

Air Line Lititz Rotary Club the Rotary Club General Sutter Hotel F. W. Stengel Spokane Wash Dr. Stengel George Shoemaker Pottstown United Airlines New York Cleveland

SNOOPS Louis Huebener and Lancaster Connection Noted in Washington Visit

Louis Huebener arranged a Washington tour showing sights and noting residents use Lancaster as a home reference. A guide mentioned Lititz near Lancaster where he worked in a chocolate factory. Paul R. Furlow and Sarah Huber wed on a lawn near town in a quaint ceremony with chickens and a rooster observing.

Louis Huebener Washington, D. C Huebener Louis Lancaster Lititz Paul R. Furlow Sarah Huber Huber

Lititz Personal News And local reads across towns

Baltimore visitors Mr and Mrs E B Mathers and daughter Jean spend a week with Lititz kin while Mr Mathers plans visits in New York State. Hazel McBride of Phoenix visits Lititz friends. 4-H Club members attended Williamson Park Round Up. A Spruce Street boy fractured his left elbow after a pony fall. Dr Grosh set the bone. Tour tidbits include Lovefeast in Winston-Salem and Delaware trip for Rev Raezer. Other noted entries report hospital care, travels, and visits among Lititz residents.

Mathers Jean Baltimore Lititz New York State Rochester Willard Hazel McBride Phoenix Arizona Margie Arntz Ruth Dussinger David Hornley Myerstown Williamson Park Lancaster Julia Moore Myrtle Mary Jane Bushong Fay Carpenter Hilda Barry Carol Anne Hickman Barbara Ritter John Shenberger John Sheneberger Spruce Street Joseph Grosh Walter Gardner Winston-Salery N. C George B. Raezer Delaware Carmen Lepper Lawrence E. Lepper Los Angeles Calif Mildred Young Town Duke University Durham Vera B. Doster Doster Emanuel Withers Lancaster General Hospital Legion Ambulance Richard Landes Stockley Del St. Joseph’s Hospital Sarah Stormfeltz

Lititz Sportsmen Shoot Tonight at Springs Park

The Lititz Sportsmen Association sponsors a shoot this evening at the traps in the rear of Springs Park inviting all sportsmen and friends to attend.

Lititz

Greilich & Son Lease Eby Plant for Shoe Manufacture

Wm. Greilich & Son, shoe manufacturers from Brooklyn, will move into the former Eby Shoe Co. plant on Klein Street after signing a lease at 5 PM Thursday. They will manufacture a McKay shoe for women and aim to produce about 6,000 pairs daily, creating many jobs as they prepare space and await General Cigar Co. to vacate storage area.

Brooklyn Eby Shoe Co Klein Street Wm. Greilich & Son Shoe Msgrs N. Y Eby Shoe Corp Ephrata Greilich

Law to pay costs in small cases eyed by council

Borough council discussed required payment of costs for trials in small cases and transportation to jail. Justice J B Herr said there is no law to compel payment, noting offenders often cannot pay fines and costs. Council referred issue to the ordinance committee for action.

Council Justices of the Peace Justice of the Peace J. B. Herr Borough Council Squire Herr Lititz Broad Street Orange Street Lincoln Avenue West Main Street

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Legion Snoops D. M. Graybill Betty Lake Sabaca Maine Jacob Snavely Front Street Harry Huber Middle Creek Frantz Wagaman Anna Elizabeth Sloat E. Main St Joseph Sloat General Cigar Company
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