Christmas season notes from local churches and clubs
Frank Showers moved into the Hiatris building. The Ideal chocolate factory closes this week for stock taking. J F Leicey the janitor received his annual Christmas turkey. Students sang carols on Christmas Day morning. Rev C H Mengle will conduct communion Sunday evening at the Evangelical church. Moravian Church girls sang carols at the Moravian Home Sunday evening. Susquehanagh Recreation Club held a turkey dinner with 55 members present. King's Daughters Circles distributed about 75 fruit baskets and cash gifts. Rev F A Weichsel received Christmas purses from Akron and Rothsville churches. Lincoln sale yielded three four-post wagons, priced 25c to $1. Hacker family moved to N Locust Street. Henry Snavely on E Main Street is sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Yerger
Leon Meek
Hoffman
Rheems
Clarence Bassford
Annapolis
Bassford
Roy Hassler
Moravian College
Bethlehem
Helen F. Quinn
New York City
A. S. Wimner
Augusta
Harrisonburg
Liston Tbach
East Main Street
Earl Mathers
Jean
Baltimore
Mathers
F. A. Weickel
Owen Hershey
J. F. Hagen
Cornwall
N. Y
Elizabeth Hepp
Charles B. Landis
Philadelphia School of Pharmacy and Applied Science
Wm. Watson
C. S
F. A
Jennie Watson
W. H. Zortman
E. Main Street
Massachusetts
Trap Company and Firemen Distribute Christmas Gifts
The Animal Trap Company and the Lititz Fire Company held their annual Christmas distribution. The Trap Company gave to its employees while the Fire Company provided gifts for the local community children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trap Company
Animal Trap Company
Lititz Fire Company
Denlinger and Evans Wedding Held on Christmas Eve in Lititz
Frank E. Denlinger of Banks and Ella Mae Evans of Brickerville were married at five o'clock Christmas evening in the Lutheran parsonage Lititz with Pastor F. A. Weichsel officiating. The couple used the full ring ceremony. Attendants were Edna Irene Evans Willis S Denlinger and Lester C Loose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Denlinger
John K. Denlinger
Banks
Ella Mae Evans
George L. Evans
Brickerville
Lititz
F. A. Weichsel
Edna Irene Evans
Willis S. Denlinger
Lester C. Loose
Rothsville
Evangelist Stough to Open Lancaster Tabernacle Campaign
Dr Henry W Stough evangelist from Wheaton Illinois completes two weeks of healing mission at Chestnut Street Hall Lancaster and begins a large tabernacle on East Chestnut Street on the site of a tabernacle from thirteen years ago He seeks cooperation of local ministers and churches and promises old time sermons and revival sawdust trail The Lancaster campaigns are noted for large conversions and healings with the new tabernacle opening at 7 30 PM Friday January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Stough
Wheaton
Ill
Chestnut Street Hall
Lancaster
East Chestnut Street
Dr. Stough
Tabernacle
Stough
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
Firemen Host Record Prize Parade at Card Party
The firehouse hosted its most successful card party with door prizes including a 24 pound turkey won by Edward S. Hall. Winners for goose duck and turkey were named across 508 and Pinochle games with multiple ties. A large turkey was also drawn in the donations prize as attendees praised the event and planned a similar party in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Hall
John Meiskey
R. E. Faulke
Edgar Butzer
Harold Weidman
William C. Miller
Herbert H. Huber
Gomer Brenner
C. J. Beck
E. Il. Weidler
James Howerd
Turkey
Paul Birkenbine
Edna Steely
Clair Faulke
George Meek
Russel Templeton
J. Stroble
Howard Hollinger
Purse Presented to Pastor at Brickerville Church
A Christmas purse was presented to superintendent Thomas Ulrich by the Lutheran Sunday School of Brickerville. The congregation and a large crowd attended the service and cantata Hail the King. The pastor Rev. F A Weichsel received a purse as a gift from Harry H Bucher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Weichsel
Brickerville
Lutheran Church
Akron
Rothsville
King
Thomas Ulrich
Harry H. Bucher
Bridge Tea Held By Mrs Habecker In Lititz
Miss Dorothy Habecker entertained at bridge on Wednesday afternoon with guests including Miss Elizabeth Meminger of Lancaster Mrs John W Lippold of Lime Valley Mrs Paul Diener of Reading Mrs W H Lockhart Mrs Edward D Fulweiler Mrs James BR Johnson Mrs William Ringer Mrs Allen Rice and Misses Grace Moyer Mary Eby and Helen Marble of Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Habecker
Bridge
Elizabeth Meminger
Lancaster
John W. Lippold
Lime Valley
Paul Diener
Reading
W. H. Lockhart
Edward D. Fulweiler
James BR. Johnson
William Ringer
Allen Rice
Frank Longenecker
Grace Moyer
Mary Eby
Helen Marble
Lititz
Family Reunion at N D Sturgis Home
Mr and Mrs N D Sturgis held a Christmas Day family reunion and turkey dinner at their home. Present were Frank Spickler and two children Roy Miyers and child Grace Royer and four children Frank Ford and son Frank Jr Mary Kathryn and Helen. Three absent due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. Sturgis
Frank Spickler
Roy Miyers
Lititz
Grace Royer
York
Frank Ford
Frank, Jr
Roseville
Mary
Kathryn
Helen
Mrs. F. W. Stengel Attends Philadelphia Luncheon
Mrs. F. W. Stengel attends a Philadelphia luncheon hosted by Mrs. Edward Kippax to announce the engagement of Charlotte Kippax. Miss Kippax, a Linden Hall alumna and teacher, hosts with twenty eight guests including fifteen former Linden Hall pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Stengel
Philadelphia
Edward Kippax
Charlotte
New Fire Company Elects New President and Trustees
The Fire Company voted at its annual meeting last night to elect Victor Wagner as President W H Eshleman as Vice President Jno Sheridan as Second Vice President George F Evans as Financial Secretary A K Reist as Recording Secretary C Walter Miller as Treasurer and Otis Sturgis Solomon Strohm and Wilson Scheneberger as Trustees Chief E P Wagner and Janitor W H Sturgis were also appointed. Previously Mr Phillips declined another term and five new members were admitted. A fire prevention lecture is planned January 3 in the fire house with Dr Ranck of the Lancaster County Firemen Association as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Company
Board of
Victor Wagner
W. H. Eshleman
Jno. Sheridan
George F. Evans
A. K. Reist
C. Walter Miller
Otis Sturgis
Solomon Strohm
Wilson Scheneberger
E. P. Wagner
W. H. Sturgis
Phillips
Ephraim Herr
William Sturgis
Ranck
Lancaster County Firemen’s ‘Association
Hold Up No Joke In Christmas Eve Robbery Near Eden
Three masked men raided the store of Arthur Mellinger near Eden on Christmas Eve. Triggered by a mistaken joke, Mellinger and five customers were tied up and relieved of $20 before the robbers fled in a waiting car after wishing the victims a Merry Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
Arthur Mellinger
Mellinger
Christmas Cheer Serenades at Local Homes by District 9 Youth
The Young People's Council of District No 9 Lancaster County Sun day School Association sang carols for guests at the Zion Home Brethren Home in Neffsville and the Moravian Home in Lititz. Mr and Mrs Samuel Stief were remembered with a fruit and vegetable basket from the Council. Mr Stief, a watchman at Eby Shoe Company, is ill with a severe cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Council of
Mercury Drops to 6 As Winter Begins
The section records winter entry with the low of 6 above on Saturday morning signaling the official start of winter. It notes colder Sunday and Monday mornings above 10 degrees and mentions the solstice event at 9 04 o clock Friday night.
Fine Christmas Decorations Shine Across Town
Christmas decorations adorn business places and homes while the community tree at the fountain glows. Moravian church towers display a large illuminated star and a memorial window bears the blue letters Merry Christmas.
Births in Lancaster Hospitals Celebrate New Daughters
Mr and Mrs Frank Hunter announce the birth of a daughter at St Josephs Hospital Lancaster on Friday. Mr and Mrs Guy Brubaker welcome a daughter named Wilma Jean at General Hospital Lancaster on Wednesday December 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hunter
St. Toseph’s Hospital
Lancaster
Guy Brubaker
Wilma Jean
General Hospital
Engagement announced for Miss Grunenberger and Mr Dunlevy
The engagement of Miss Joy Grunenberger to Joseph Dunlevy of Lancaster was announced at a Christmas dinner hosted by Miss Grunenberger’s parents on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Joy Grunenberger
Joseph Dunlevy
Lancaster
Miss Grunenberger
14 Year Old Skater Suffered Wrist Cut At Hartman Dam
Hart Grant Buchter, 14, son of Claude Buchter, was cut on the left wrist Tuesday while skating at Hartman Dam. He was knocked over by another skater and the skates passed over his hand, causing a bad cut dressed by a physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Buchter
Claude Buchter
Hartman’s Dam
Santa Claus
Lititz
Lititz Christmas Spirit Brims Over With Joyful Sixty Days
Lititz residents celebrate a bustling holiday season heavy with gifts and music. Shoppers praise gifts from necklaces to new neckwear as scooters and drums fill the streets. Merchants report brisk trade with high demand for radios and toys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Legion Aids Needy Families in Lititz
American Legion Post No. 56 remembered ex service families with gifts distributed Monday. Radios were drawn as prizes at the Legion Home. W. S. Sailor won first prize an all electric radio. Frank Walters and J. R. Keller won second and third prizes respectively. Paul Mathews earned the Legion prize for selling the most donation tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post
Legion
W. S. Sailor
Frank Walters
J. R. Keller
Paul Mathews
Lititz
Wertsch Jeweler Improves After Illness Hit Christmas Trade
Harry R. Wertsch the jeweler shows improvement after several days of a severe cold. He missed part of Monday of the peak Christmas trade in Lititz where his store normally serves shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry R. Wertsch
Mr. Wertsch
Lititz
Many County Offices Up in Extended Election
Lancaster area voters will choose a mayor and two City Commissioners along with county judges at the fall election. The Court of Common Pleas and Orphans Court seats are unsettled due to recent deaths and appointments. Judge Landis may seek re-election after nearly thirty years on the bench. Judge Groff’s term expires and he is expected to run again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Court of Common Pleas and Orphans’ Court
Charles I, Landis
William H. Keller
Superior Court
Landis
John M. Groff
Common Pleas
Quarter Sessions Court
Grofft
Fish
Public Health Says Flu Prevalence Matches 1920 Peak
A Public Health Service report notes influenza in the United States for the week ending December 15 reached the same 200 per 100 000 level as during the 1920 epidemic peak. Officials caution the epidemic may not have peaked yet and urge against public alarm while mortality remains low. They compare with 1918 waves and stress no general cause for concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Service
United States
Festival at Brunnerville Brunnerville Cemetery Company event
Brunnerville Cemetery Company schedules a sourkravt and clam supper at the Band Hall on December 29 from 5 to 10 PM. Music by the Peerless Novelty Orchestra of Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunnerville Cemetery
Peerless Novelty Orchestra
Lancaster
Teachers to Meet in Moravian Chapel This Evening
Annual teachers meeting set for Moravian Sunday School Chapel this evening. All teachers officers department superintendents and assistants urged to attend with reports. Sunday offering for retired missionaries and children totaled 154 dollars and 6 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian Sunday School
Moravian Church
Visitors from Near and Far Spend Holidays in Lititz
Numerous visitors and locals spend Christmas and the holiday week in Lititz. Philadelphia and New York guests join relatives and Lititz families, with travelers from Cleveland, Harrisburg, Reading, Baltimore, and beyond visiting for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Showers
Ephrata
Hiatris
Ideal Chocolate Factory
J. F. Leicey
C. H. Mengle
Evangelical Church
Intermediate C. E. Society of the Moravian Church
Moravian Home
Susquehanagh Recreation Club
Doster's Store
Lincoln
Hacker
Schaefferstown
Clayton Rudy
N. Locust Street
Henry Snavely
Denlinger——Evans
Evangelist Stough
Purse
Brickerville Church
County Association
Hart
American Legion Aids
H. R. Wertsch Il
Brunnerville
May Hassler
John Frass
Francis C. Grosh
Cleveland
Ohio
C. E. Beckler
Allentown
W. R. Sammel
Bedford
Benjamin
John Fass
New York
Grace Keller
Arthur Campbell
Wrightsville
Paul Deaner
Phares Hollinger
Lancaster General Hospital
Francis Granenberger
Manheim
Evelyn Stu
Ida Simmons
David Spickler
Ruth Grosh
C. W. Grosh
Harry Tshudy
Cincinnati
J. Edward Buch
Staten Island
N. J
Emma Graut
Paradise
P. A. Gerhart
Penbrook
Curtis Hensel
George Butter, Jr
Chambersburg
George Butter
Cedar Street
Harriet Huber
Lickdale
Lebanon County
Frances McGinnis
Edwinna Stevens
Three Springs
Huntingdon County
E. P. Miller
Gettysburg
Edgar Miller
Edgewood
Charles Gibbel
Catherine Smith
Spruce Street
I. W. Bobst
Bricker
H. H. Light
Ruth Ferrand
Paul Abell
Middletown
Wilbur Light
Washington, D. C
J. C. H. Light
I. L. Brookmyer
Martin Bixler
Millersburg
Esther Neidermyer
Lemon Neidermyer
Hattie Lane
William Wigo
Warren
Harvey Spangler
Quentin
K. George
Winston-Salem
N. C
James
Atlanta
Caro Crosland
E. W. Crosland
Stengel
Loretta Hershey
Abram Hershey
Newton Hershey
Pittsburgh
C. P. Turner
Meadville
Dental College
Hershey
Elizabeth High
Stanley Jenkins
C. B. Shoemaker
Pottstown
Geo. Lippincott
Charles Forestall
Mosemont
Charles Stengel
Lansdowne
Linden Hall
John N. Hayes
Saranac Lake
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