Local Notes Highlight Lititz Area Events and Changes
Fisher bought Ella Heagy's property on E New St. Turkeys and cheese shooting match planned near the Rome hotel on Saturday Dec 4. W W Riegel sold 1924 tobacco packing to Bayux Bros. Mrs Victor Wagner announces birth of a boy at St Josephs hospital. Clement Badorf remains bedbound after paralysis. Latz Brothers played at Stough meeting and booked for Dec 12 in Reading. Emanuel Ditzler resumes Lancaster News Journal route. Clarence Dengler sidelined by rheumatism. works at Conestoga Engraving Co. John Mayer nearly cut his right thumb at Lititz Paper Box Co. treated and home in Brickerville. Linden Hall Alumni Lititz branch to meet Dec 9 at 2:30 pm. Harry Stark shoots five rabbits at Lime Rock with one dog. Charles W Dussinger appointed local post office sub-clerk. Herbert Weitzel promoted to regular clerk. New electrical letter cancelling machine to be installed Friday at post office. capacity 400 letters a minute. Lancaster Sanitary Milk Co takes over Ed Ranelli milk route. Lititz milk deliveries remain fluid with changing carriers. Christmas cards stocked large at Scott’s Book Store.
The Test of a Gift Explores True Christmas Giving
An article discusses a Society for Suppression of Useless Giving and argues the real test of a gift is genuine desire and affordable effort. It warns against giving out of duty or expecting return, urging meaningful expressions of affection and gentler ways to remember friends when tradition is burdensome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Society For Suppression
Lititz Firemen Aid Rothsville Demonstration of Hahn Truck
Twenty four Lititz Fire Company members joined Rothsville Fire Company in a demonstration of the new Hahn truck. Lititz provided water relay from the dam to the Akron Hale engine and to Rothsville using 4350 feet of hose. The event was a complete success and a warm lunch followed.
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Lititz Fire Company
Rothsville
Rothsville Fire Company
Akron
Lititz
Rothsville Company
Postmaster Leaber Urges Early Christmas Mail
Postmaster Leaber and staff urge patrons to mail gifts and cards early to avoid rush and ensure on time delivery. Guidelines specify dates by travel distance with local parcels due by December 22 and distant mail by December 14 to 18.
Moravian Church Holds Annual Lovefeast
About a hundred Moravian congregation members held their annual lovefeast on Sunday afternoon. During the service they discussed Christmas decorations New Years Eve program church improvements and the budget system. Robert Yerger was named chairman of the decorations committee. Greens from the church grounds will be used for decorating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Yerger
Unton S S Teachers Training Course Planned
A Lititz Sunday Schools meeting at St Pauls Lutheran church approved a weekly Thursday evening course titled Preparation for Teaching by Oliver. Rev W R Sammel named president Alfred Couple secretary treasurer Lloyd B Hershey from Lancaster to teach. Next meeting before Christmas to confirm participant schools and numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
W. R. Sammel
Pres
Alfred Couple
See
Treas
Oliver
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association
Lloyd B. Hershey
Lancaster
Former Lititz hotel keeper arrested for liquor raid
A. W. Miller, former Lititz hotel keeper and now owner of the Neffsville Inn, was arrested after three gallons of liquor were seized in a raid by State Police from the Manheim station. He waived a hearing and posted $1,000 bail for trial in January court. Miller is a longtime figure in the area, previously running the Park View Hotel here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Miller
Lititz
Neffsville Inn
Manheim Station
Miller
ePace Danner
Manheim
Trail
Park View
Deer Hunters Split Across Counties This Week
Richard Kreider Chester Ruth and Lloyd Hoffman head to Lycoming County for deer season. A second party including Dr D A Long Roy Long Eugene Long Charles Brobst and Jarry H Snavely joins Lancaster gunners at a Potter County camp once a bustling lumber town. Eugene Weidler Tom Furlow and Frank Spickler travel to Perry County for big game while Dr C E Lane U S Delp Abram Snyder of Lititz A W Lane Clay and Mahlon Delp Neffsville depart for a week of deer hunting.
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Richard Kreider
Chester Ruth
Lycoming County
Lloyd Hoffman
D. A. Long
Roy Long
Eugene Long
Charles Brobst
Jarry H. Snavely
Lancaster Gunners
Potter County
Eugene Weidler
Tom Furlow
Frank Spickler
Perry County
C. E. Lane
U. S
Child Seen Here After Kidnapping Mystery Deepens in Brunnerville
Edith Price a thirteen year old girl was abducted Monday from a Brunnerville school yard and held overnight in Lititz. She had lived with Mr and Mrs Willis Gibbes since age five after being placed from Neffsville orphanage. Authorities say the kidnapper may be known to the girl and that a parent possibly took her back from Lititz.
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Brunnerville
Edith Price
Lititz
Willis Gibbes
Luther Mearig
Gibbes Home
Neffsville
Souderton
Montgomery
Brurmmerville
Gibbels
Homecoming hog butchering and injuries at Yerger plant
In Frederick area events, Earl Hickman and Charles Weaver travel to Virginia for a family reunion after a south region homecoming hog butchering. Robert Yerger injured his right hand when caught in a jointer at work last Friday. flesh torn from thumb and three fingers, with bone damage to be assessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Earl Hickman
Charles Weaver
Mr. Hickman
Virginia
Maryland
Frederick
Hickman
Daughers
Robert Yerger
Opening of Central Market Draws Crowd
The official opening of the Central Market on the last Wednesday drew a large crowd. Kepple's orchestra provided music to enliven the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kepple
Merchants Ready for Xmas Trade in Lititz Stores
Lititz merchants prepare for the Christmas season with shelves stocked for gifts. Jewelry shops will stay open evenings for two weeks before Christmas while department stores operate for one week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Welcome signs and park limits in Lancaster woes
Local notes describe Lancaster streets with welcome signs and scarce parking with time limits and fines. Northern Trust Company of Lancaster declares a 6 percent semi annual dividend plus 6 percent extra and adds 100000 to its surplus fund. It also notes a total 18 percent dividend in one year for stockholders. A sign reading Credit Department on Third Floor mocks the lack of third floor and elevator. An old parable about tone and reading voice contrasts a rough reader with a mild one in securing funds. Reading Railroad withdraws its thru Pullman coach from Lancaster to Jersey City due to poor patronage.
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The
Northern Trust Company
Lancaster
Northern
Lancaster County
Reading Railroad Company
New York
Reading and Columbia Railroad
Jersey City
Reading
Recital at High School Auditorium Features Four Misses
Mrs Alma Brookmyer presents Miss Cleo Himmelberger Miss Romaine Long Miss Ruth Bachman and Miss Irene Hertzler in a recital assisted by Mr Carl Foltz violin and Miss Dorothy Spacht piano in the High School Auditorium on Wednesday evening December 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Brookmyer
Cleo Himmelberger
Romaine Long
Ruth Bachman
Irene Hertzler
Carl Foltz
Dorothy Spacht
Birthdays Noted For December In Local Notices
December 2 Miss L. A. Weitzel. December 3 or 5 Mrs. Ida Erb and daughter Anna. December 7 Miss Lydia Tess. Mrs. Daniel Groff celebrated her fiftieth birthday Thursday with many callers and gifts, light refreshments served.
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L. A. Weitzel
Ida Erb
Anna
Lydia Tess
Daniel Groff
Rabbit Found in Wood Load on Menno Burk Farm
Eyewitnesses Edgar Sturgis and Henry Heistzman report a rabbit hidden in a hollow log within a sawed wood load delivered to Menno Burk’s Hammer Creek area farm from Furnace Hills. A shepherd dog retrieved and killed the rabbit as it tried to flee.
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Menno Burkholder
Hammer Creek
Edgar Sturgis
Henry Heistzman
Furnace Hills
Warwick Township Farm Sold At Assignee Sale
A 4%acre farm with improvements at Owl Hill in Warwick Township was bought by E. R Hahecker at an assignee sale and later transferred by the purchaser to H. J. Pierson or sold on private terms.
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Owl Hill
E. R Hahecker
H. J. Pierson
Movie Pictures Fool the Public
A letter criticizes Hollywood war films for fake scenery and tricks such as a trench in a swimming pool. The writer cites The Big Parade and Shoulder Arms with Chaplin, noting public deception, the allure of war materiel, and the role of music in shaping viewer emotion.
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War Trendh
Charlie Chaplin
Hollywood
Charlie Chaplain
Charlie
Father and Son Banquet at St. Pauls Lutheran Church
A father and son banquet sponsored by the Mothers and Daughters of St. Pauls Lutheran Church will be held in the church basement. Rev. Jos. B. Baker will be the speaker for the evening and an excellent program is planned.
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Mothers and Daughters of
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Jos. B. Baker
Knights of Golden Eagles Meeting Notice
Notice calls Sir Knights to a regular Knights of Golden Eagles meeting on Tuesday December 7 for special business. The alert emphasizes attendance by all Sir Knights.
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Knights
Golden Eagles
Dedication Services Draw Immense Crowds at New Church
Four day dedication of the Church of the Brethren on Centre street attracted over 900 attendees at some services. Excellent sermons drew visitors from various denominations. The interior and arrangement impressed, with a male chorus noted. Elder Meyer of Frederickburg Md preached on Abiding in the House of the Lord. All day services planned for next Sunday with Love feast and feet washing at 5:30 p.m.
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Church of the Brethren
Centre Street
Elder &. G. Meyer
Frederickburg
Erb Leaves Springs Hotel to Run Akron Restaurant
Earl Erb, longtime helper at the Springs Hotel restaurant, departs this week to manage a restaurant in Akron formerly Hick's. He will move with his family and expects to attract solid business, while his Springs post is filled by his brother Jerre Erb Jr.
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Earl Erb
Springs Hotel
Akron
Hick’s
Erb
Jerre Erb, Jr
Albert Hambright Dies in Wilmington at 79
Mrs Evans and Mr Hambright were siblings. Albert Hambright died of a heart attack while rabbit hunting in Wilmington Delaware, about a half hour after onset. He was 79, a Neffsville native, and had recently celebrated his fiftieth wedding anniversary at the Evans home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Wal Evans
Charles Zartman
Charles Hammer
Albert Hambright
Wilmington
Del
Evans
Mr. Hambright
Hambright
Neffsville
Woman Dislocates Left Shoulder in Fall
Emanuel G. Withers of South Cedar street reports last week a dislocated left shoulder after tripping on the floor. She previously suffered a similar injury three years ago. Dr. D. C. Martini is the attending physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel G. Withers
South
Cedar Street
D. C. Martini
Among the Sick in Town This Week
Mrs. Andrew Conrad of New Street suffers a kidney stroke sustained about two weeks ago. Mr. Paul Bomberger, Farmers National Bank assistant cashier, was treated for a week with an attack of grip. May Shissler, daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Shissler, undergone an appendectomy at St Joseph Hospital and is improving steadily.
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Andrew Conrad
New Street
Paul Bomberger
Farmers National Bank
May
Andrew Shissler
St. Joseph Hospital
Fall Proves Fatal to Manheim Woman
Malinda Hummer eighty died after slipping on stairs at her son Henry Hummers home in Manheim R D. She fell headfirst to the bottom of the stairs and died about ten minutes later. She was born 1846 and survived by several children and siblings. Services were at Henry Hummers home and Gibble's Brethren church with interment in Gibble's cemetery.
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Malinda Hummer
Cloeck
Henry Hummer
Manheim
R. D
Jacob
Malinda Carpenter Ulrich
Brethren Church
Jacob Howard
Lititz
William Hummer
R. di
Harvey Snyder
Eli Hershey
Jerome Hollinger
William Tswindy
Sarah Smith
Joy
Jacob Busser
Lancaster
Mary Ditzler
John Lehn
John Shultz
Miner’s Village
David George
Henry Ulrich
Henry
Gibble’s Brethren Church
Gibble’s Brethren Cemetery
Traveling Thanksgiving Visits Highlight Local Family Ties
A sequence of Thanksgiving visits shows many locals and relatives traveling between Ephrata Reading Philadelphia and other towns. Notable names include Amanda Rapp Libbie Buch Dorothy Johannsen F B Buch Mary Reidenbach Elmer and families from York New York City and Reading. The story also notes a big Christmas trade and emphasizes advertisements guiding holiday purchases.
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Fisher
Ella Heagy
E. New St. Om
Rome
W. W. Riegel
Bayux Bros
Philadelphia
Victor Wagner
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Clement Badorf
East Main St
Latz Brothers
Stough
Emanuel Ditzler
Lancaster News Journal
Intelligencer
Sunday News
John Hosler
Clarence Dengler
Conestoga Engraving Co
John Mayer
Brickerville
Linden Hall Alumni Ass’n
Lime Rock
Harry Stark
Tie
Charles W. Dussinger
Charles B. Dussinger
Herbert Weitzel
Lancaster Sanitary Milk Company
Ed Ranelli
Scott’s Book Store
Rothsville Co
Leaber
S. S. Teachers Training Course
Our Town
City
Warwick Township
Chester L. Leich
France
Evan
Wilmington, del
KEFRP
Amanda Rapp
Ephrata
Libbie Buch
Dorothy Johannsen
F. B. Buch
Mt. Gretna
Moussina
Mary Reidenbach
Brother Elmer
G. L. Calvert
Amelia Weichsel
Perkasie
Horace Yerger
John Stoltz
York
John Brubaker
Kenneth Joralemon
New York City
Tom Dussinger
Allen Bachman
Tower City
Mrs. W. K. Bender
Christian Hostetter
Refton
S. E. Lane
Front Street
Walter Brown
Donald
Dorothy
Otis Sturgis
Harry Eby
National Park Seminary
Washington, D. C
Messrs
John and
Benjamin Fass
William Fasnacht
Alice Fasnacht
Daniel Derr
Frank Gantz
Derr
William Gantz
N. D. Sturgis
Frank Ford
D. E. Weicksel
Kirkwood
R. A. Weicksel
F. A. Weicksel
Paul Becker
W. Scott Becker
East Main Street
Rochester
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