Local notices of births, travels, and community events
Pex and Mrs A H Hoffer plan Florida departure on the 26th. A boy born to Mr and Mrs John Singer on Spruce street. Otis Sturgis of East Main street ill with muscular rheumatism. W S Diehm serves as juror in Lancaster common pleas court. Ida Erb and daughter Anna celebrate birthdays. Edith Roumain born to Mr and Mrs Thomas Christ of North Cedar street. Harry Stover to open a photo studio on N Broad street. St John Lutheran Sunday School to present The Angel's Serenade on Dec 25. Brunnerville road to Lincoln macadamized for a mile. Lester Fleishman operated on at Lancaster General Hospital. A Perry count gunning party returns with game. DiNunzio brothers buy old Wolfe store property. Michael and Nicholas live locally. Five repairmen to work next year at PL&RB. A porker weighing 510 pounds slaughtered by Harry Myers on Front street. Calvin Biemesderfer relocates to No 2 Reading RR from Reading R D 1. Lititz men visit Mt Joy gunning club camp near Mt Alto. two deer shot first day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Diehm
Common Pleas Court
Lancaster
Ida Erb
Anna
North Broad Street
Lititz
Mt. Joy
Marry Anchbach
DuPont
Coatesille
Minnie Roth
Anchbach
John K. Wissler
Ontoe F. Longenecke
Rufus Royer
Ruth
Denver
John Painter
Daniel
John F. Longenecker
Charles Robert Longenecker
Edna Mae Longenecker
Allen Ditzler
Orr
Liberty Street
Isaac Adair
St Petersburg
Fla
Ditler
Hershey, Seaman & Co
Martin S. Hess
Baltimore
J. W. Bruckart
John Peiffer
Clarence Kreider
Buff Rocks
American Legion Education Week and Local Events
Educational week sponsored by the American Legion runs Dec 3 to Dec 8 with church, school, and home focus. A Legion Auxiliary card party drew about 70 attendees, prizes awarded, and basketball prep under captain Art Evans. Dr. M H Yoder recovering from knee injury in Lancaster General Hospital hopes to drive again in six to eight weeks. A forthcoming production My Irish Rose debuts Dec 14 at the High School auditorium with ticket sales starting Dec 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Lititz
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Carl Meiskey
Ivan Brookmyer
D. M. Grayhill
Walter Scott
Pearl Hoffman
D.C. Martin
Joy
Carper
Art” Evans
Art
M. H. Yoder
Lancaster General Hospital
East Main Street
Yoder
Atlee
Lancaster
Main Street
Locust Street
Paul Antes
Owl Hill
Antes
Posey
Christmas Savings Funds Grow to Forty Five Thousand
Savings accumulations at the Springs and Farmers Banks total about 45000 dollars with checks mailed by Farmers Monday and Springs slated for later in the week. The program boosts Christmas happiness in Lititz and encourages readers to start next year’s plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springs and
Farmers Banks
Farmers Bank
Springs Bank
Lititz
Potatoes Sell Low At Local Freight Yards This Week
Potatoes are bought at 45 to 43 cents a bushel at local freight yards this week. Western tubers will be shipped east later, keeping prices steady. Many growers still hold tubers and the Lancaster County Potato Growers Association has bought three carloads of seed potatoes from Maine and Michigan, with spring planting likely leading to cheaper seed than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Potato Growers Association
Maine
Michiigan
Shot Farmers Guinea Chickens Taken by Lancaster Gunners
Two Lancaster gunners shot fourteen guineas belonging to Clayton Bradley of Millway last week. The birds came by automobile. one shooter killed them while the other bagged the rest. The Bradleys, unaware, reported the loss to state police after discovering the theft. The pair were apprehended and ordered to pay damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Bradley
Millway
Bradleys
Isolation ends as hunters bring radio gear on deer trip
Horace Martin of Manheim returns from a southern deer hunt where his party carried a radio and moving picture outfit for evenings. The piece notes rising interest in state game and fish laws and calls for revisions to reduce confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilds
Horace Martin
Manheim
Lititz
South
Luther League Program at Penryn
The Luther League of St. Paul's Lutheran church Penryn presents a Sunday evening program on December 10 at 7 o'clock. Prof Gaige from Millersville State Normal School will speak and bring a male quartet. The program includes songs prayers readings and an address by Gaige with other performances by students Katie Moyer Sadie Moyer Anna Will and Lester Balmer. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
Penryn
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Gaige
Millersville State Normal School
Normal School
Sadie Moyer
Katie Moyer
John Huss
Paul Diehm
Salo
Lester Balmer
Anna Will
Former Lititz Man Brought Before Court in Philadelphia
John A. Scott formerly linked with Sclotone Manufacturing and a brokerage firm faces embezzlement and fraud charges in Philadelphia. The firm, with five members bail set, allegedly sold 100000 dollars in clay mine stock and swindled elderly victims including Rev T Asher Hess, a Civil War drummer boy and veteran leader, whose wife is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Scott
Sclotone Manufacturing Company
Philadelphia
Scott
Jersey
T. Asher Hess
Rev. Hess
Lancaster
Lenhart Family Heads to Lawndale California for Winter Visit
Mr and Mrs Martin Lenhart and Mrs Emma R Brackbill depart for Lawndale California to visit son Harry a barber in the chicken business and plan a wintering trip to observe much of the state Their journey begins on the Pennsylvanian line to Chicago then Santa Fe to their California destination. Wedding Reception for Two Sons and Their Wives Hosts recount a large gathering at Lizzie Hubers North Cedar street home honoring Abram and John Huber and their brides with about sixty guests from Lancaster and nearby towns. A Ton of Clear Toy Candy For Philadelphia youngsters Regennas Brothers ship over a ton of clears toy candy to a local chain for Christmas sales and gift giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Lenhart
Emma R Brackbill
Lawndale
Calif
Lenharts
Harry
Golden State
Los Angeles
Brackbill
Santa Fe
Mys
Lizzie Huber
North Cedar Street
Abram
John Huber
Abram Huber
East Petersburg
Millersville
Clayton Huber
Fruitville Pike
Elmer Huber
Hazleton
Phares Kreider
Metzler
Willow Street
Lizzie
Christian Myer
Mellinger’s Church
Theodore Conrad
Lancaster
Menno Good
Nolt
Bowmansville
David Herr
David and
Roy
Charles Smith
Elsie
Reuben Miller
Philadelphia
Regennas Brothers
Lititz Borough Clears Bills and Adds Street Light
Borough Council met November 28 approving numerous bills for labor and services, authorizing water department coal purchases, and erecting a street lamp on North Water street. Reports show monthly clinic attendance and births, with Lititz claiming the county’s best clinic, plus an ordinance passed after three readings. Deer hunt notes report Shirk brothers from Stevens taking pronghorn trophies and venison luncheon planned.
Lititz Men Seek Damages from the Reading Railroad
Henry F. Hess and B. F. Grosh, property owners of Lititz, sue the Reading and Columbia Railroad Co. for damages to their property from fire caused by sparks and burning coals emitted from a railroad engine on October 17 at Rome. A finished line of Hackman's Cedar Chests for Christmas gifts is for sale by R. M. Spacht in Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Hess
B. F. Grosh
Lititz
Agaist
Reading and Columbia Railroad Co
Rome
Hackman's
R. M. Spacht
Travelers Nearby and Far A Busy Holiday Travel Roundup
Local residents traced Thanksgiving travel and visits across towns including Philadelphia Harrisburg Myerstown Nazareth and Denver. Notables include J J Newberry manager Elmer Tuber and tobacco expert Anchbach moving to Coatesville farm, plus Bantam Association exhibitors from Lancaster and Fruitville Pike preparing for Baltimore show.
Meeting of Tobacco Growers Association in Lancaster
The Lancaster County Tobacco Growers Association will hold its regular monthly meeting in the Farm Bureau rooms Woolworth building Lancaster on Monday December 11 at 2 p m. John G Rorst of Mt Joy will discuss The Present Status of the Co operative Movement. All interested are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Tobacco Growers’ Association
Farm Bureau
Woolworth Building
Lancaster
John G. Rorst
Mt. Joy
Co-operative
Fire Threat Looms Over Orphans Home at Lioysville
Fire endangered the Tusgler Orphanage in Lioysville when a nearby creamery blaze sparked showers of embers onto two farmhouses and stables on school property. Three hundred students formed a basket brigade to help extinguish the flames, saving the $250,000 Lioysville home while the creamery suffered about $40,060 in losses. The Lutheran church contributed five barrels of clothing a barrel of preserved fruit potatoes and other supplies in the days after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lioysville
Tusgler
Lloysville
Lutheran Church
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Pex
A. H. Hoffer
Florida
John Singer
Spruce Street
Otis Sturgis
Benjamin Erb
C. E. Mohler
Havana
Cuba
DeForest
E. Lane
Front Street
Thomas Christ
Edith Roumain
Harry Stover
Ephrata
Kiddy Shoe Company
N. Broad Street
St. John | Lutheran Sunday School of
Brickersville
Brunner-ville
Lincoln
Brunnerville
Lester Fleishman
John Fleishman
H. A. Long
C. E. Gane
A. S. Delp
Som Robert
Perry Cowntg
Robert Delp
Wolfe
Michael M
Louis
Nicholas DiNunzio
Michael DiNunzio
Palmyra
Nicholas
Lebanon
N. &. Myers
Harry Myers
Eby’s Mill
Calvin Biemesderfer
Pl& RB. R. Co
Reading
Reading R. D. 1
Allentown
Biemesderfer
American Legion News
DR. Yoder
Verger Manufacturing Company of
F. H. Alleman
Litita
Alleman
T. J. Sutton
Niagara Sprayer Co
Middlewort
N. Y
Young iMen
Christian Association
Ladies Aid Society
Ireland
Shawn McGilly
Kildare
Pegeen
Colum
Hannigan
Ann Mary
Maurice
Rose
Agnes Barricklow
Mr. Pennywitt
Eileen
Terry Creigan
Mr. Pepperdine
D. F. Stoner
Scott’s
Harry Baughey
Mt. Joy Five
Doster
Miller
Evans
Keith
Craybill
Reist
Diliman
Dr. Fritsch
St. Paul's
R. R. Fritsesh
Ushers’ Association
Lutheran Ushers of
Arlington Zwalley
Pottstown
Adame County
William Ditzler
Paul Zook
Irvin Steffy
Squire C. N. Dery
Steffy
Ralph Bowman
S. R. C. Club
Brunswick Orchestra
Victor Wagner
Miller & Habecker’s
C. N. Derr
of For
California
Victor
Boro Council
H. H. Bomberger
Levi H. Rudy
R. Posey
John Helter
Norman Badorf
Joseph B. Wissler
John Bomberger
Oranze
South Spruce Streets
Lincoln Avenue
Elizabeth Becker
Martin Bollinger
Linden Street
Water Committee
Water Department
North Water Street
le W. Souders
C. G. Brubaker
Labor
Harvey Kofroth
Aaron Tong
Stone
R. E. Rehmer
Emanuel Reifsnyder
Harry Garman
Irvin Heisey
C. B. Ludwig
Daniel Ludwig
Chas. M. Birkenbine
Birkenbine
C. T. Ritchie
Ramoth Lime & Stone
Spring Lake Ice Co
Fountain
Concote
A. E. Binkley
W. M. Pfautz
Harry H. Shirk
Samuel M. Shirk
Stevens
Caledonia Park
Wranklin County
Sam
Shirks
Harry Shirk
Stevens Hotel
Ralph Hain
Reamstown
New Holland
Scott Sweigart
Sunflower Club
Franklin County
Jacob Singley
Paul Buck
Harrisburg
Mary S.G. Buck
Chambersbore
Buch
Harry Long
Towch
Wm. Reigel
Alice Fasnacht
Mary
Kathryn Fasnacht
Myesrtown
Beulah Glick
Denvigh
F. A. Yoder
Oyster Point
H. Reist Landis
Bert Sturgis
Nazareth
Bethlehem Moravian College
Anna, Philis
Edna Bicher
Elmer Bomberger
Myers
Ray Schott
Grifith Schott
Ray
Frankford
Meeting of Tobacco Growers
Asso
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