Young Lititz Man Killed in Late Night Car Crash
Is rael B. Weidman died when his car hit a pole on the Lexington road north of Lititz. He was 27 and had just returned from Chicago to work for Simplex Paper Box Corp in St Louis after holidays. Two friends injured. others unhurt. Burial at Evangelical cemetery.
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Israel B. Weidman
Ammon Weidman
New Street
J. C. H. Light
Evangelical
Weidman
Ipper
Lititz
Lexington Road
Zion
Raymond Forney
Town
Wilfred Rosenberg
Irvin Miller
Legion
Joseph Grosh
Forney
Lester Steffy
M. H. Yoder
Groff
Chicago
Simplex Paper Box Corporation
St. Louis
Simplex Corp
Dixieland Orchestra
Suits
Moravian Trombone Choir
Marguerite Musser Weidman
Ammond
Ida Becker Weidman
Harold
Charles
R. M. Spacht
T A Meets Lititz Parent Teacher Association
The Lititz Parent-Teacher Association held its December meeting yesterday afternoon in the school auditorium. Mrs. P F Snyder of Spruce Street spoke on Legends of the Madonnas. Music was provided by a grade.
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Lititz
Parent-Teacher Association
P. F. Snyder
Spruce Street
Local Residents Attend Weekend Visits and Health Updates
Social notes list numerous visits across Lancaster area including Miss Evelyn Pfautz with Kay Hess in Akron and Beulah Shreiner with Daniel K Smith family. Several relatives recover from surgery at St Joseph Hospital Lancaster and travel to Philadelphia New York City Loysville and Connecticut for visits and care.
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Evelyn Pfautz
Robert Pfautz
Kay Hess
Akron
Mary Artz
Harvey Artz
St. Joseph Hospital
Lancaster
James Crowther
James Nevin
Allen Birkenbine
Ralph Miley
East Main Street
Beulah Shreiner
Locust St
Daniel K. Smith
Victor Shreiner
Dorothy
Shreiner
Galen Shreiner
Locust Street
Paul Shirk
Charles Weaver
Charles Artz
Stevens
Demmy
Mary Dengate
Elizabeth Hepp
New York City
D. P. Bricker
Philadelphia
Bobst
Karl Wolf
South Broad Street
Miss Harnish
Witmer
James Mummert
Byron K. Hore
Martha Smith
Harry Musselman
East Petersburg
Ted Musselmans
Linden Hall
Musselman
Robert Russell
Connecticut
B. M. Leaman
Winona Leed
Margaret Sauders
John Newcomer
Local All American team of 1985 by Town Talk readers
The piece lists a hometown All American squad with players on offense and defense, substitutes, and humorous quotes about Christmas gifts. It also notes Santa Claus gifts and urges Christmas shopping in Lititz stores. It presents a lighthearted, local-interest roundup from the town paper.
Sportsmen Meet On Monday in Lititz Park View Hotel
Lititz Sportsmen Association holds a Monday evening meeting at 8 in the Park View Hotel. A report on the Crow Shooting Contest open to all sportsmen will be presented and the winners receive three vises. Game reports are due at the gathering.
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Lititz
Park View
Community Chest Nears Drive Completion Next Week
The Community Chest executive board met with president Elam Risser presiding as reports show incomplete drive returns. The goal of 8660 dollars is hoped to be reached next week and 1000 dollars will be sent to the Welfare Federation including General Hospital St. Joseph's Hospital and Red Cross. Edna Miller reported 288 visits for the month plus one ambulance call and two clinics. The Chest will again clear baskets and asks organizations churches and individuals to report to Miss Miller to avoid duplication.
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Community Chest
Elam Risser
Elmer Eby
B. M. Leaman
Norman Badorf
A. L. Douple
Mary Dengate
Mary Huebener
Edna Miller
Welfare Federation
General Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Rossmere Sanitorium
Red Cross
Magazine Sponsorship Denied by American Legion Post 56
The American Legion Post 56 in town states it is not sponsoring any magazine this year. It warns residents that any agent selling magazine subscriptions claiming to benefit the Legion is acting under false pretenses.
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American Legion Post
Legion
Pageant of The Other Wise Man at St Pauls Lutheran
A dramatization of The Other Wise Man by Van Dyke will be staged at St Pauls Lutheran Church Sunday night at seven. The White Gift Service will collect gifts for the Loysville Orphans Home during the event.
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van Dyke
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Loysville Orphans Home
Fire Company Meeting Set For Wednesday
The regular monthly Fire Company meeting will be held next Wednesday evening due to Christmas Eve. Officers nominated at the November meeting will be elected.
Card Party Scheduled by Knights of Malta
The Knights of Malta entertainment committee plans a card party next Thursday night at Malta Hall with fowl prizes for winners.
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Th Knights of Malta
Malta Hall
Wm. M. Amer Dies Prominent Lititz Merchant
William M. Amer prominent Lititz merchant and civic figure died at 4 40 am at his home 118 Broad Street after a yearlong illness He was 76 He long ran a hardware store at 41 South Broad Street and previously operated a cigar box factory He helped found Lititz Chocolate Company and organize Lititz Electric Company A lifelong Lutheran and charter member of St Pauls Congregation he kept perfect attendance in Sunday School and church work The obituary notes a continuation on page 4
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William M. Amer
Lititz
Broad Street
Mr. Amer
South Broad Street
Amer
Lititz Chocolate Company
Lititz Electric Company
Lutheran Church
St. Paul's
Local Barber Chair Talk and Diner Dishes Sparking Debate
In a barber shop chair a customer voices views on the Rose Bowl and Texas programs. He also notes Annabelle Minnich has cooked at home for two weeks, serving salmon croquettes that a brother calls crab cakes. A hunter’s rushed pheasant tale is touched on in this chronicle.
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Texas
Annabelle Minnich
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Grant
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Frymyer
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Mellinger
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Four Horsemen
Yoder
M. H
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D. C
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Bollinger
Howard
Spacht
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Santa Claus
John Mitler
Elmer Beck
Harry Weidman
Grace Keller
Fire Co
Wm. M. Amer
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