Local Christmas Notes and Public Sale Announced
Public sale of the late Michael Bear household effects is set for Saturday January 9. Lititz market shifts to Thursday morning December 24 due to Christmas. Grace Keller out sick replaced by Mrs John Painter at the telephone exchange. Lititz Rod and Gun Club uses 200 pigeons for a Christmas Day shoot near the Water Works. Kings Daughters distribute candy and oranges to Zion Home inmates. carols sung by visitors. A driver on Main Street draws ire for early morning horn blasts disturbing children. Pumpkin bullet miss leads Lemon Forlew to venison disappointment under a special gunner license. Eugene Leng nails a buck with spikes under license. Merry Christmas wishes express community hopes for the coming year.
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Michael Bear
Lititz
Grace Keller
John Painter
Water Works
Kings Haughters
Yerger
Zion
Main St
Lemon Forlew
Eugene Leng
Baltimore Five Here Saturday
Baltimore Eagles, Maryland champions for three straight years, visit Lititz to face the Legion five on Saturday. Coached by Sam Michaelson, the squad features star Lefty Dead Shot Hermick Alberts and other strong players. Manager Yabecker plans costly future bookings and calls for fan support.
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Maryland
Lititz
Baltimnore Eagles
Legion
Eagles
Sam Michaelson
Union College
Lefty
Hermick
Alberts
Baltimore International
Yabecker
Christmas Eve in Town Brims with Holiday Cheer
A nostalgic scene depicts Christmas Eve as shops glow and doors ring with visitors and deliveries. Baskets, red ribbons, wreaths, and cards fill last minute preparations while homes glow with decorations and the scent of festive treats. Streets hum with gift exchanges and warm memories.
Masonic Safe Decorated with Egyptian Paintings in Lititz
A lavish safe crafted by Stiffel Freeman Safe Works for George F. Eisenbrown Potentate of Rajah Temple was unveiled at a Lancaster county Masonic banquet in Ephrata. The dull bronze safe features camel rider tower and Nile beast paintings with Magonic emblems and a Made in Lititz interior. Eisenbrown expressed surprise at Lititz craftsmanship while his decorated official car attracted attention.
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George F. Eisenbrown
Ephrata
Lancaster County
Safe Works
Eisenbrown
Lititz
Safe shipments hailed as strong labeling boosts sales
Two carloads of safes labeled B were shipped to California and Cleveland. The safes withstood fire tests and brick pile drops, proving durability in trials by the National Underwriters Association. Post office operations bustle with holiday mail and overtime as Christmas approaches.
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California
Cleveland
National Underwriters Association
Correction on Lititz Record error in Queer Auction Sale item
A reader cites a correction from Palmyra New Jersey dated December 19 noting that a Lititz Record article titled A Queer Auction Sale misprinted the first line by omitting anniversary. The writer argues 92nd birthday anniversary should read exactly. He adds remarks on editorial errors and their impact.
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Lititz
Harry W. Seaber
Palmyra
N. J
No Objections to Rough Roads Mule and Wagon Stroll
A mule in Joshua Belliants drag team handles rough roads along a railroad track toward Lime Rock, with the owner pursuing on foot. The mule remains calm as the wagon bumps on ties, then turns back to the road, while a boy asks Santa why a sled wasn’t delivered. The piece also notes area greens for Christmas and a local tale of tobacco use from Lititz long ago, ending with a Lititz Record used to cushion batteries shipped from Indiana.
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Joshua Belliants
Joshua
Lime Rock
Indiana
Lancaster
Howard Evans
Christmas notices and family cablegram from Berlin
A cablegram sent to Mrs. Mary M. Usner of Broad Street congratulates her on a birthday from her son Newton Butch in Berlin. The item also advertises a Martha Washington Sewing Cabinet shipment and a Holly box of Nissly's Milk Chocolate at Scott's Book Store, with Christmas sale notes and a chemical company executive travel mention.
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Martha Washington
Spacht
Nissly
Scott's Book Store
Mary M. Usner
Broad Street
Cablegram
Newton Butch
Berlin
Germany
Buch
Europe
Chemical S Company
South Africa
Thank Lititz People for Clothes After Fire
Amos H. Witmer and family thank Lititz residents for clothing aid after a fire destroyed their household goods. The Witmers have been married six years and must start anew in housekeeping. Leaman & Leed report another car-load of Sweet Blue Goose oranges arriving.
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Amos H. Witmer
Lititz
Mr. Witmer
Leaman & Leed
Gibble elected president of Juniata College board
Henry Gibble of Lititz was chosen president of Juniata College's Board of Trustees at a recent meeting. The former president, Dr. M G Brumbaugh, left to assume the college presidency. Gibble will lead the endowment campaign starting in January and has long served the board with dedication.
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Juniata College
Henry Gibble
Lititz
M. G. Brumbaugh
Gibble
Juniata
Warwick House sale netted turkeys at 48 cents a pound
At the Warwick House sale last Saturday 680 sales were made with 64 buyers. seven five hogs sold highest at 15.60 and five guinea pigs brought 14 to 20 cents. Five turkeys sold for 48 cents per pound and 60 chickens at 1.40 each.
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Warwick House
John K Carper recalls fifty years with open house
John K. Carper celebrated his fiftieth birthday with an open house held Sunday. Relatives, friends and neighbors offered congratulations and refreshments while he received $71 from the Moravian church where he served as usher for 34 years. Carper, a lifelong resident and harness maker, works in a Lancaster store.
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John K. Carper
Carper
Moravian Church
Lancaster
William Kissinger’s North Alley Pretzel Bakery Nears Completion
William Kissinger’s new pretzel bakery in North Alley is nearly ready for occupancy. He redesigned the ovens to fix hearth unevenness from heavy use and used three tons of sand to retain heat.
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William Kissinger
North Alley
Record Art Service boosts ad visuals for merchants
The Record highlights its fine cut service that produces illustrations at short notice in the office. Merchants increasingly use these cuts, elevating them to par with city advertisers during the Christmas season.
Christmas Exercises at Brunnerville
Christmas exercises at Brunnerville Sunday School in Brunnerville Louisiana begin at 7 15 PM with the program titled The Celestial Song. Pastor F B Druckenbroad will deliver an address and the service is well arranged for the evening.
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Brunnerville la, B
F. B, Druckenbroad
Yard Raised Turkeys Weigh 40 Pounds For Holiday Feast
Frank Spickler weighed his three yard raised turkeys this summer. The gobbler weighed 16 pounds and the two hens weighed 11 pounds each for a total of 40 pounds. The gobbler will be eaten during the holidays and he collected on a wager that he could not show 15 pounds by Christmas.
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Frank Spickler
Travelers Near and Far Holiday Visitors in Lititz Area
Harvey Bathman stays with family in State College for holidays. J Frank Buch traveled to Philadelphia on business and pleasure. Belle Brink visits her mother in Moravian Home. E S Young and Tillie Emerick visit family in Shamokin. John and Benjamin Pass visit Lititz from New York with local kin. Eckert family hosts Straub siblings. Kauderman and Engle visit Spacht family in Elizabethville. Spacht family guests. Farmers Bank distributed 2000 candy boxes to Lititz schoolchildren as Kriskindle gift. 800 boxes handed out in one hour after morning session. Boxes feature Christmas reading and donor name. SCHOOLS TO RE-OPEN JAN. Public schools closed Wed return Monday Jan 4. Lyceum and Christmas programs conducted at Lititz High and lower grades.
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Harvey Bathman
State College
J. Frank Buch
Philadelphia
Belle Brink
New York
E. S. Young
Tillie Emerick
Shamokin
Daniel Brown
North Broad Street
John and
Benjamin Pass
David Fass
Jack Straub
Lancaster
H.M. Eckert
Eckert
Straub
William Kauderman
Dora. Engle
Elizabethville
Dauphin County
H. W. Spacht
Mark E. Spacht
Anna
Wiconisco
Farmers Bank
Kriskindle
Lititz
Lyceum
Bank Directors Feast on Turkey at Brickerville Home
H Reifsnyder of Brickerville hosted a complimentary dinner Thursday evening for fellow directors their wives and Farmers National Bank of Lititz employees. About fifty guests enjoyed a lavish turkey dinner at the Spotted House built in 1754 with 14 rooms. after-dinner addresses praised the host as the organizer and spotlighted the mansion’s illumination and history.
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H. Reifsnyder
Brickerville
H. H. Reifsmyder
Farmers National Bank of
Lititz
Lady Bowman
Orchestra of
Lancaster
Mina
Reifsnyder
Mistletoe Wisdom In A Silly Seasonal Exchange
A curious exchange unfolds as Violet Alleyn Storey narrates a scene where a green mistletoe hangs overhead. The girl speaks of druidic lore and Norse legend before a bold kiss seals the moment, hinting at playful holiday mischief.
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Violet Alleyn Storey
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Mary Graham Bonner
Western Nawepaver Union
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Harry Wissler
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Pfantz Brothers
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Thxon
Lexington
Catherine Speebauer
Victor Records
Scott
SH. R. Gibbel
the Record Art Service
Brunnerville
Turkey
Montreal Family Herald
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