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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
1
Borough tax payment due by Saturday to avoid abatement. David Grosk will collect at the harness shop. several events including a band concert, Knights of Pythias meeting, and lodge activities scheduled. Banquet, farm items, and school openings mingle with garden yields and horticultural curios in Lititz.
Becker of Harrington Delaware shipped cantaloupes by parcel post to this region but heavy rain and a hot sun ruined the crop. Melons burst, only a few fit for sale, crates delayed by a flood damaged bridge, and transit home to Lit ite residents was held up in poor condition. Becker had markets in New York and Connecticut. his family includes Laura Erp and Thomas Erp with sons Clarence and Thomas who faced long detours and waterlogged fields on their drive.
Aldus Trackman, a 375-man U S Army cavalry trooper from Texas, marched into Mexico last Wednesday to pursue bandits who held two American aviators for ransom. The force returned to U S soil and remains on patrol duty. Trackman had expressed weariness of Army life and sought border excitement in his letter from Fort Bliss, received by his sister Mrs Sheaffer in Lititz.
Lititz residents including Misses Mary Sluebener Margie Kauta Ella Sturgis and Ruth Hepp along with Mrs. Alva Leigh and Mrs. Lloyd Brookmyer will spend a week camping at Edelweiss Cottage on the Susquehanna above Marietta. A second Lititz group will travel Saturday morning with young folks to Edelweiss Cottage for a week and will be chaperoned by Miss Katie Kraider who will also act as cook.
A Lititz fisherman and several companions attempted to land a fish when his rod broke. In a panic he jumped in but the line dragged the rod away. He changed into wet clothes left on rocks and then wore his son's overalls, which nearly fit and threatened to unzip. The wives of the men arrived to a chorus of laughter.
V Henry Franklin Conrad of Lititz died Thursday morning at St Josephs Hospital from a complication of diseases at age sixty four. He lived most of his life in Lititz except for sixteen years in Shannon Illinois. He belonged to Littiz Springs Council No 197 OIA and worked at Lititz chocolaty factory for eight years before joining Lingham plant in Lancaster. He is survived by two sisters Mrs Tilly Mellinzer and Mrs Thomas Kissinger both of Lititz. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 30 PM at Mrs Mellingers Home with interment in Moravian cemetery.
Peter G Ammon longtime Lancaster resident and hotel operator died Sunday at 6 45 PM at 119 East Lemon Street aged 72 The cause was diabetes following a stroke He previously ran Littiz Springs Hotel Keystone Hotel and Franklin House with a civic role in city councils banks unions and insurance firms He was born February 13 1847 in Caernarvon township and married Frances Louisa Breneman October 26 1876 Survived by John M Ammon Funeral Wednesday starting 130 PM from his home and 3 PM at Moravian church Lititz burial in Moravian cemetery
Miss Alice Hrt daughter of Abram Erb died at East Petersburg Tuesday morning at 6 from pneumonia in her twenty second year. Survived by father and many siblings including Himer Dan Abram Catherine Anna May Mabel Jonas and others. Funeral set for 9:30 a.m. at the Mennonite Church in burg with interment at nearby.
obituary notice reports Addison Buch aged 83 or 84 died in Elizabethtown on August 20 with continuation referenced on page 5.
Lititz restaurants expect oyster deliveries this week with prices not guaranteed to rise or fall. Strikes could affect Oystermen labor. Locals recall large demand and various prep methods, from fried to raw, noting September marks the traditional serving period after a spring to summer layoff.
Nearly all workers at the Rush cigar factory in Lititz have returned to work after the August 18 walkout. The national strike is not blamed for local trouble, with speakers and a public meeting held in the Roebuck Jet area. Lancaster strikers plan a city parade, while some small shops signed accords locally. Miss Laura BE. Oehme returns home from fourteen years in China mission work, born to Lititz residents Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Oehme.
Neidermyer Brothers sue Charles Doster in Common Pleas Court seeking 1509 dollars they say was paid on an insurance policy held by the plaintiff with Lancaster County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. The defense says they never insured the plaintiffs and notes a prior owner’s business. Levi H. Yerger promises a large peaches load by Wednesday and urges waiting.
The Cocoa and Chocolate Company sponsored a trip for its 300 plus employees on Friday August 22 1919. They traveled by seven coach train from Lititz Willow Grove Park arrived at 1030 enjoyed a Casino dinner games tug of war races ball game Sousa and his band performed three concerts and a late electric fountain show. The return train left Willow Grove around 930 with a tired but happy crowd praising the day’s amusements.
One hundred Lititz Paper Box Factory workers traveled to Hershey Park last Saturday leaving at 7 30 AM in two large motor trucks and several autos. The management hosted a luncheon and meals were served outdoors at noon and evening. Some workers swam others attended a ball game. The machines returned home at 9 30 PM after a three hour trip.
About 32 Keath Planing Mill workers gathered at Accomac a summer resort by the Snagquehanna for a noon Saturday voyage and chicken and waffle supper. The group included Watman staff and director G W Halbach from Lancaster with his wife. A steamboat ride capped the outing and a light dispute over who ate the most waffles arose.
On Tuesday two children were injured while cows broke into a cornfield. Mildred Nolt age ten from Hill area sustained abdominal injuries and lapsed bleeding. she is under doctor care. Paul Hess was cut on the forehead after falling from a wagon and was treated at Lititz.
The local post has not yet received government foodstuffs but expects shipments this week. Postmasters reportedly misfiled requisitions causing delays. Ninety people have ordered items ranging from cents to fractions, with roast beef popular among soldiers and no limit on orders now.
The St Pauls Tauberan Ushers' Association held a picnic hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J H Snavely on Conestoga Creek. About 90 attendees traveled by car, enjoyed boating and fishing, played a speedy ball game Tiger 26 Rover 20, and thanked the hosts for a successful gathering with remarks from several Reverends.
A. L. Hoff former Grand Union Tea Co. manager at Lebanon near Eighth and Cumberland has been transferred to Allentown to hold the same position. Hoff is a Lebanon native and Lititz High School graduate.
Paris F Snyder of Lititz was appointed a bank examiner on Wednesday and assigned to examine building and loan associations. He will be assigned to this district. Mr Snyder is well qualified for the position.
Hidwin Hess, missing two weeks after leaving his home between Clay and Lincoln, returned to his wife and two children on Saturday. He refused to say where he had been. Friends express relief that he has come home and done the right thing.
Residents and guests from Lancaster, Reading, Detroit and Philadelphia visited relatives and friends in town over the weekend. Attendees included Rev. Jacob Landis and wife, R. Chandler Heagy, Mrs. William Grosh and son Samuel, Mrs. Charles Sturgis, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beisel and son Hart, Miss Laura Eaches, and Mr. John Shue with Fred Tlaring.
A Friday fire engine demonstration in Lititz contrasted local protection with an American ia France engine from Ephrata. The test showed a 38 to 25 pound pressure rise, and a longer stream could be achieved with a larger nozzle. The piece argues insurance rates hinge on fire protection quality and urges public support for improvement.
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