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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
1
Locust Street butcher Frank G Buch, aging 68, reflects on a life of hog butchering and meat production while Lititz’s ice cream freezer invention, attributed to Henry Rauch, is celebrated as a pivotal local innovation that helped shape the world of frozen desserts.
Mary Mildred Haebecker wed A Gilbert McCreery of Arlington Virginia at the Haebecker home Lititz with Rev William Vogler officiating. Reception followed, guests named, couple to reside in Philadelphia. Also notes local travels and price shifts in eggs and pork.
An East End businessman was asked by the assessor for his business house number. He confessed he could not recall it but offered to step outside to check. He looked, but the value was missing and likely never existed.
A long list of Thanksgiving visitors and travelers to Lancaster includes Mrs. Mary Miksch and Miss Lydia Grazer visiting Manheim and Reading relatives, Mrs. Beckler from Ephrata, Angeline Appel of Ephrata visiting Lewis Haines, and families from Chester. Also noted are students and staff from area colleges and schools visiting home or staying in Lancaster for the holiday, with mentions of Moravian College, University of Pennsylvania, Chestnut Hill Academy, Lehigh University, and others.
Linaeus Greiner reports two feet of snow with drifts three feet and a crusty rain that hinders deer hunting. Six deer are hung as the group contemplates a moose trip, plans to return by train or car, guide Carl S. Beam, and affiliations include Hopeland gunning club in Pike county. Other hunters from Mt. Joy, Lancaster, and Lexington regions join lodges in Franklin and Cumberland counties.
The Lititz school lawn hosted a flag ceremony on a fifty foot pole donated by Lititz Springs Council No 197 Order of Independent Americans. The Lititz band played the national anthem, Rev W K Fleck led in prayer, and speakers included Charles Wanner Reading Rev F A Weichsel and Prof J C Mummert. The school board passed a resolution thanking the order for presenting the flag and staff symbolizing its ideals.
Miss Ella Smeltzer of Philadelphia visited her mother Mrs. Blanche Smeltzer for the day. Dr. Sam Smucker was the guest of his mother Mrs. Smucker at the Morayian home.
The Lititz cigar industry faces a sudden downturn with Halpern Cigar Company closing and Haas Brothers indefinite closure. Meiskey, Rush, and Kinports continue full time while Rush cut wages by two dollars per thousand this week, a July increase previously implemented. Kinports workers lose jobs as demand shifts to handwork. Kilmer factory on Front Street remains active as part of a wider factory chain. Frank Gable, formerly in charge here, has bought a house and joins others now unemployed.
Borough ministers and workers prepare a large evangelistic campaign starting January 9 with union prayer week services beginning January 24. Cottage prayer meetings are set between Christmas and New Year and a union watch night service runs from 9 p.m. to midnight. Clinton N. Howard of Rochester will speak January 8 at 7:20 p.m. in the High School auditorium on A New Today a Better Tomorrow. The comedy Deacon Dubbs from West Virginia drew crowds, with profits exceeding $200 for Chautauqua guarantors. Pilgrim half dollars marking the 300th anniversary are on sale at banks for one dollar.
Lititz hosts a public meeting at the fire house on Thursday December 9 at 7 30 P M. Berks county businessmen aim to present the trolley project as a municipal affair to Lititz and nearby communities. No stock pitches will be made. Attendees will hear officers and directors including Chas J Esterly Heber Ermentrout Walter F Bush William G Seidel John F Shultz Landes F Miller and William K Stevens with Ferguson & Company as fiscal agents.
Abram E Lane a prominent northern Lancaster County citizen died Sunday at St Josephs Hospital Lancaster from heart trouble. Born January 28 1864 in Manheim township he worked as civil engineer and store proprietor before leading several regional businesses and railroad ventures. He held farm and tobacco interests and supported community groups including the Lancaster Tobacco Growers and Elks Lodge. Funeral held at Hammer Creek Mennonite church with interment nearby.
Michael F Hostetter aged 89 died at the home of his daughter Mrs Levi W Bucher in Penn township at 5 48 pm Monday He was a Mennonite and survived by daughters Mrs Amos Horst Eph rata Mrs Benjamin Kauffman Hast Petersburg Mrs Gabriel Nissley of Harrisburg Mrs Levi Buchr with whom he resided A sister and brother Mrs John Godenauer and David Hostetter Petersburg and eighteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren Funeral services will be Thursday morning at 10 o'clock with Erb's Mennonite church services Interment in the adjoining cemetery
Boy Scouts planted six quarts of nuts in the countryside near Lititz with nuts supplied by the State Forestry Bureau. The mix included black and English walnuts, butter nuts, hickory and shellbarks. They planted near fences to minimize disturbance in future years under the supervision of Scout Leader Alfred Douple.
The three year old daughter of Donald Weichsel of Kissel Hill had her left hand caught in a washing machine on Wednesday. The middle finger was badly lacerated and amputated, with several other fingers also injured. Dr. D. C. Martin attended and dressed the wound.
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