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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
1
Local column covers Lititz items from ad notices and Christmas sales to store hours, a candy factory expansion, and residents in service. Mentions include George Evans selling Christmas trees, Regennas company leadership changes, a deer hunting group, and civic events at the Iris Club and St. Pauls Lutheran Church.
The Christmas Red Cross Seal sale begins in Lititz Monday with booths at the post office and other businesses. A house to house canvass will reach every person. Seals cost one cent. Health Bonds range $5 to $100 to fund tuberculosis education and prevention.
Ford took a winding trip with William Suavely Addison Harding and Howard Bollinger to York county on Saturday in search of game. On one steep hill Henry balked and Bollinger, the county's heavy gunner, was pivotal in turning the wagon so it could ascend the slope.
A case in Lititz involves James I of Wabank accusing Raymoe Keens of refusing to give his name and address after a buggy collision. The suit cites a misdemeanor for failing to identify in an accident and Keens counters by suing for driving a buggy without lights.
H D Leaman buys former brick yard lot from J C Erobst heirs along South Broad Street. He starts marked dimensions, lays water pipe, and begins excavations for a 32 by 42 foot tile and stucco garage using cement blocks. Work slows due to limited concrete blocks.
A 2 am porch roof intrusion at the United Evangelical parsonage failed when a gunshot fired by a family member scared off the intruder. The incident hints at a broader ongoing poultry theft, with chickens missing from the parsonage flock.
The Lititz Red Cross drive collected 7690 dollars, with 1509 allotted to Elizabeth and Warwick townships and Lititz. Miss Margaret Potts led Lititz workers, Mrs. Gertrude Garber raised 117 dollars, and donations included 65 from Webster district and 17 from Kissel Hill. The funds will aid soldiers, European starving populations, and local families, plus a health crusade and emergency fund.
A Pittsburgh wedding united William R Butt and Hilda Ivenfield of Wellsburg in a Nov 29 ceremony officiated by Rev W E Bareus. The couple will reside at Valonia Street Pittsburgh after a brief honeymoon. Butt, a printing trade professional, is noted as a local business proprietor.
Elmer E Kautz died at 12 15 yesterday morning at his Mast Main Street home after twelve weeks bedfast He would have been 58 on the first of this month A Moravian Church member since sixteen he was a taxidermist and craftsman across many trades He served eleven years as Lititz borough Councilman and belonged to local Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges He is survived by his widow Ellen Kreier two daughters and a sister Funeral at the house Saturday at 2 pm with burial in the Moravian Cemetery
Lititz industries report heavy orders across sectors with even cigar factories operating at night. Charles Keith notes workers are busy and a building revival spurs plans for easy payment houses in Lancaster. Saintone Manufacturing sees strong demand for talking machines abroad and at Wanamaker's. Sugar shortages threaten candy production for Christmas. Halpern & Walter ship cigars to California and Texas this week.
Wayne Fahnestock and Charles Brown sold their interests in the North Shananda chocolate factory to representatives of the Acs Thgh Chocolate Company of Boston. The plant produced about eighty thousand pounds weekly and a new addition had been added. Fahnestock may return to the chocolate industry after a Bermuda trip planned for January. Meanwhile a fire company with two hundred members discussed purchasing a new engine and will announce the final choice after contacting manufacturers.
Among the ill are George Shreiber a farmer in the northeastern borough with pneumonia. M. & Shreiner of Hallville remains bedridden though improving after over four weeks. Squire A. B. Reidenback is ill in bed. A daughter Mrs Gideon Kahl of Lancaster visits the Reidenbach home due to her father's illness.
Lieutenant Percy Dreifus, back from the Dominican Republic Marine headquarters, describes foreign poultry trends. He notes Spanish varieties, a featherless Bolo neck breed, and high bets on cockfighting with Rhode Island Reds seen among purebreds. Chickens sell for twenty five cents each.
In Warwick town ship residents are urged to join the Red Cross as politicians previously ran a heated campaign against a paid cause. The note claims they were less energetic in the current drive, likening their effort to a fizzle. Butcher Ben Lutz will not deliver meat. Visit his store for meat at savings shown in his ad.
The piece recalls Lititz’s pre Civil War pottery industry, naming Abram Beck Henry Seather Henry Sturgis and Edwin Sturgis. Trustees of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art discuss using a $50 000 Baugh bequest to revive Pennsylvania German pottery with kiln and pug mill setup at a planned working plant.
A rare musical program at Linden Hall Gymnasum on Friday evening December 12 features Anieka Nemeth as soloist with violinist Carolyn Hutton Griast. The event, organized by Linden Hall Slumnae with Lititz and Reading branches, promises a Real Thing performance in the Linden Hall auditorium.
Pfantz Bros announces a ten day preinventory sale starting today and running through the 14th with a vast range of goods at greatly reduced prices. Past customers trust the firm for reliable merchandise and this year’s event is said to surpass prior efforts. Read the full page ad on the last page. The sale should attract many buyers and move quickly.
Paramount star Charles Ray appears in The Law of the North at the Paramount theatre this Saturday. He plays Alain de Montcalm a northern leader whose father is slain by his friend leading to a snow bound pursuit and a fort siege with wolves and a rescued heroine. The cast includes Lee McKim Fape French and Ojeda in supporting roles.
The piece argues hunting rabbits is costly, estimating 14 000 gunners would need to kill 42 000 rabbits at $8 per rabbit. It contrasts modern expenses with the past, noting license fees, gear, ammo, and time losses raise the season’s cost beyond earlier days.
The Marp vocal ensemble will provide the entertainment for the second number of the star course under the auspices of the High School Alumnae Association on Monday evenings in the High School auditorium. Three harps will be introduced besides singing and violin music, and combinations. It should prove an interesting evening of really fine music.
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