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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1931
Page
8
The Society of Farm Women No 1 will convene at Mrs George Grunenberger’s Water Street residence on Saturday at 1 30 pm. William Eshleman will present a wallpaper demonstration. The Fry Sisters provide music and Miss A Virginia Grosh gives a talk.
The brief reports two marriages. Miss Ellen H. Bucher wed John L. Herr at the Lutitz home with Bishop Henry Lutz officiating before about eighty guests. Miss Maude Bearinger married Harry H. Smith Jr at Ream Memorial Lutheran Church in Denver with Rev. W. R. Knerr officiating.
The wedding of Miss Viola Nissley to Mr. Smith took place with attendants George McCarty Jr as best man and Fred Bearinger Carl Bearinger as ushers. Mrs Norman Brubaker sang Oh Promise Me and I Love You Truly accompanied the ceremony. The couple, after a trip to Niagara Falls, will reside in Brownstown.
Tobacco growers in northern Lancaster County sold last week between 70 and 80 acres of 1930 tobacco damaged by hail. Aaron Gehman of Akron bought the crop for a Baltimore firm at five to seven cents a pound. Purchases, about three carloads, came mainly from Clay West Cocalico and Ephrata townships. Growers were instructed to deliver at Akron station for shipment to Baltimore. Jacob Dornbach of Lincoln sold two acres at eleven and three-quarter cents per pound for wrappers and three cents for fillers.
A local advertisement touts Wier s Cigars at 44 Center Street Lititz promoting three brands the Junior 2 for 5c the Onco 5c and the Special 10c with claims of better taste easier smoking and greater satisfaction for local customers and dealers.
Mrs Martha Ann Diehm 72 widow of William Diehm died at her son in law W M Pfantz home on S Broad Street Thursday evening from complications She leaves daughters Mrs W M Pfantz Mrs I Roy Pfantz Mrs Harry Snavely and Mrs Ralph Diehm all of town plus Mrs H M Hershey of Manheim R D 17 grandchildren one great grandchild and sister Mrs E C Ritchie Services were held at her home Sunday at 1 30 and 2 at Evangelical Church with burial in Evangelical Cemetery Director R M Spacht
Helen L. Keehn, one month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Keehn, died Sunday morning of infant trouble. The parents survive. Private funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and burial was in the Moravian Cemetery. R. M. Spacht was the director.
The Junior Choir at St Pauls Lutheran Church elected officers: President Mildred Gangner, Vice President Evelyn Zimmerman, Secretary Elizabeth Maharg, Treasurer Marian Kauffman. They set a Valentine party for Friday February 13.
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