Temple Singers to Perform in High School Auditorium
Alumni association hosts the Temple Singers in the High School Auditorium on Monday February 18. Community events include a public sale by Frank Burkholder tomorrow, a foresters gathering at Malkin Temple Lancaster, and polling at Lititz borough precincts February 19 and 20 with hours 10 AM to 3 PM and 6 PM to 9 PM for new voters and movers. A leaking radiator with alcohol spilled in Abram Fallmaker's garage killed ten rats, and Lloyd Diehni from Philadelphia, a registered pharmacist, wed at Lititz High School before moving to Mayee's and later to Philadelphia. Galoshes gain fashion attention this season, with spring hats on display at F B Dutt Millinery.
Colonial Desk Used in Moving Picture Purchases
Antique furniture bought near Lititz was shipped to California and used in a Hollywood mov ie. California buyer M A Loose met Charles Weaver and bought old style pieces then alerted Weaver that a Colonial desk with a rosewood mahogany front appeared in a film and more such furniture is in demand.
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Lititz
Hollywood
A Loose
California
East
Charles Weaver
Golden State
Confectioner Sugar Offered At Pfautz's Store
Sugar for confections advertised at Pfautz's Store with a notable price of four cents per pound. Local shoppers encouraged to stock up on this limited offer.
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Pfautz
Smallpox did not spread in Lititz revival case
Rev. N H Newell who was stricken with smallpox in Lititz was moved to the County Hospital isolation ward with his two brothers and wife contacting him from McKeesport. Over twenty people at Springs Hotel were quarantined and guards kept watch. Public services limited to Evangelical Church while other churches closed. No further cases to date, vigilance advised for ten days. News notes sleigh traffic and mild thaw after four inches of snow.
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N. H. Newell
Lancaster
Newell
McKeesport
Springs Hotel
Board of Health
Evangelical
Youngstown
Ohio
Lititz
Seed potatoes to eight carloads for spring planting
John Hess near Lititz bought eight carloads of seed potatoes five from Maine and two for Vermont Cobblers and Green Mountant potatoes to be shipped to Lititz for early spring planting. Prices for seed are rising. orders are advised. Potatoes are clean certified stock. Amos G. Rohrer and Fay A. Musser wed in Neffsville and plan a Philadelphia New York trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Apple counting and local life in Lititz excerpts
A long column blends humorous math on Eve and Adam with a string of local vignettes. It reports humorous miscalculations about biblical totals, a New York can label surprise, a mobile office-supply seller, a heir’s inheritance in England, a Lititz trip home, and a smallpox scare at Springs Hotel with townspeople fleeing.
Woodrow Wilson Tribute and Local Business Change
A poem memorializes Woodrow Wilson as a martyr and dream for world peace, likening his legacy to biblical figures and prophetic voices. News notes announce a business transition: Snavely and Weidman buy the Burkholder repair and accessory shop, with Burkholder shifting to car sales for Overland, Willys-Knight, and Sterling Knight. The shift takes effect March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. R. Weidman
Christ. Snavely
Weidman & Snavely
Frank Burkholder
Burkholder
Overland
Willys-Knight
Sterling- Knight
Weidman
Snavely
Lancaster
Bohemia Mushrooms Arrive With Local Recipient
Mushrooms gathered in Bohemia by a woman were sent this week to Julius Roth. Born in Bohemia he recalls foraging as a boy and notes the mushrooms are sun dried for preservation. Used mainly in soup, he observes neat forests there. Roth and his wife have lived in Lititz for seventeen years. He works at the Ideal Chocolate factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohemia
Julius Roth
Mr. Roth
Lititz
Ideal Chocolate Factory
Richard Meiskey Faces Multiple Charges After Hearing
Richard Meiskey, a Lititz youth, was given a hearing before Squire C. N. Derr on felonious entry and larceny charges brought by his brother Bertram. He was held for court trial and confessed. He previously faced felonious assault and robbery charges in Lancaster. He recounted a troubled postwar journey and drug addiction, with health issues delaying further proceedings.
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Richard Meiskey
Lititz
Lancaster
Elmira
N. C
C. N. Derr
Bertram
Meiskey
Squire Derr
Alderman Fiester
Levi Templeton
Templeton
South Carolina
Virginia
N. Y
Wissler
Senior Class to Stage Pepey of Primrose Farm Play
Lititz High School senior class presents a three act country comedy Pep ey of Primrose Farm in the high school auditorium on February 21 and 22. Miss Margaret Potts coaches the cast with music by the Brunswick Orchestra. Admission is 35 cents and tickets are available from seniors.
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Lititz High School
Pepey of
Primrose Farm
Margaret Potts
Brunswick Orchestra
Sneak Thief Robs Boarders In Burkholder Building
A thief robbed boarders on the third floor of Burkholder’s building last week. George Frederick lost 35 dollars from a trunk. another person 18 dollars. Eugene Weidler and Francis Helmar reported missing money. Most losses came from clothing. No arrests yet. The incident was reported to the local police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burkholder
George Frederick
Eugene Weidler
Francis Helmar
First Woman Notary Public In Lititz
Ada Schnerer became Lititz first woman notary public with a commission dated Feb 7. A Lancaster Business College graduate, she has worked eight years at Lititz and Manheim Gas Co. Her father, the late F E Schnerer, was a notary public here for fifteen years.
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Ada Schnerer
Itarrisburg
Miss Schnerer
Lancaster Business College
Lititz and Manheim Gas Ny
F. E. Schnerer
No Smallpox In Lititz Report Sparks Market Talk
A Lancaster market attendee refuted claims of smallpox in Lititz noting no cases locally, while a salesman referenced a recent report as evidence to the contrary. The exchange underscores misinformation about disease outbreaks in small communities.
The Temple Singers on Monday Feb Eighteenth
The Temple Singers will present the final Star Course number in the High School Auditorium on Monday February 18. The program spans four centuries of music from Old English ballads to modern songs with skilled interpre tation. Admission is 50 cents and tickets go on sale at Scott's Bookstore at 8 am Saturday morning. Keep Churches Closed This Sunday the Lititz Board of Health urges churches in Lititz to remain closed for the welfare of the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Singers
Scott’s
Not As In Bays Of Ole
Poem reflecting on youthful crushes and nostalgia for old valentines and comic hits. Mentions February 14 and mushy lines, then shifts to a humorous ad note about Scott's Book Store claiming to have everything imaginable and inviting readers to try next time.
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Scott
Engagement announced in Lititz for Ruth H and J Ellsworth Phillipps
Hope Farm couple Mr and Mrs A S Huber announce the engagement of their daughter Ruth H to J Ellsworth Phillipps of West Orange Street Lititz The notice notes a local store advertisement for candy at Scott’s Book Store in Lititz
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A. S. Huber
Hope Farm
Lititz
Ruth H
J. Ellsworth Phillipps
West Orange Street
Firemen Appoint Chief for Maurice E Fire Company
The Maurice E Fire Company announces appointed officers and crews including Assistant Chiefs John Lessey and Norman Bader. Drivers Walter Miller Oliver Reed William N Sturgis Ralph Walters Guy Buch Jacob Snyder Irvin Eberly Harold Weidman. Police John Carpenter Horace Sturgis Ellis Butter Ephriam Herr Samuel Bowers Clarence Regennas. Chemical men Robert Russell David Roth Charles Rapp Frank Martin. Plugmen William Diehm Thomas Christ Chester Ritchie William Eshieman. Axmen Isaac Pfautz Earl Erb. Hook and Ladder Ammon Weidman Dervin Runk Ben Lutz John Lutz Elmer Harding Howard Evans Roy Himmelberger. Nozzelmen Emory Wagner Frank Spickler Frank Runk Victor Wagner Floyd Raeder Linn Roth Lester Runk Roy Leisey Richard Kreider Lem Furlow Clyde Keller Roy Keller Gilbert Myers James McCloud Jacob Bachman Clarence Carpenter. Linemen Ralph Diehm Harry McCreary Monroe Phillippi Harvey Runk Floyd Stark Ottis Sturgis Howard Weaver Albert Godenaur Willis Scheneberger Clem Mohler Arthur Johnannsen Willis Leitzinger Solomon Strohm Frank McCreary Ross Almony Irvin Smith Raymond McCloud Elwood Shoemaker J Albert Hall. At engine Arthur K Reist back of truck George Evans.
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Maurice E
Thomas , Christ
Chester Ritchie
William Eshieman
Axmen
Isaac Pfautz
Earl Erb
Ammon Weidman
Dervin Runk
Ben Lutz
John Lutz
Elmer Harding
Howard Evans
Roy Himmelberger
Nozzelmen
Emory Wagner
Frank Spickler
Frank Runk
Victor Wagner
Floyd Raeder
Linn Roth
Lester Runk
Roy Leisey
Richard Kreider
Lem Furlow
Clyde Keller
Roy Keller
Gilbert Myers
James McCloud
Jacob Bachman
Clarence Carpenter
Ralph Diehm
Harry McCreary
Monroe Phillippi
Harvey Runk
Floyd Stark
Ottis Sturgis
Howard Weaver
Albert Godenaur
Willis Scheneberger
Clem Mohler
Arthur Johnannsen
Willis Leitzinger
Solomon Strohm
Frank McCreary
Ross Almony
Irvin Smith
Raymond McCloud
Elwood
Groundhog Likes Sunshine Weather Prediction View
A local writer critiques the groundhog as a weather forecaster noting its four year age and mythic claims. He argues the creature emerges on any clear day and should not be relied upon for accurate predictions.
Travelers Visit and Bids Farewell Mark Town News
Mr and Mrs William P Kissel of Valley Stream Long Island spend the week with Mr and Mrs R O Melzer Arthur Guiney left for Lititz Falls NY on Wednesday to attend the funeral of his brother s wife Noah Horning and son Arthur of Reading visited in town with William A Sturgis and family Mr and Mrs Isaac Graybill visiting a son in California are now at Sebring Fla and will soon depart Elmer Reidenbach of Philadelphia visited several days and returned to the city to see his brother Rev Otis Reiden bach and wife before they left for Lake Mills Wis Warren Sturgis of Akron Ohio was in town He is a son of Walter Sturgis He has not been here for some time but was heard from at various times He is in good health Mrs F B Dutt milliner here spends Wed to Sat in Philadelphia buying spring stock Mrs Earl Mathers and daughter Jane returned to Baltimore on Sat Mr and Mrs G L Galvert joined them for the week end Rev and Mrs J E Maurer visiting this week They consider buying a home and moving to Lititz Rev Maurer formerly preached here his wife nee Stormfeltz is a native of this place John J Gill of Baltimore an agent for Collier s Weekly was in town this week in the interest of the publication Fifty years ago Gill attended John Beck s school here and keeps a warm spot for the town He is not a youngster but remains active.
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William P. Kissel
Valley Stream
Long Island
R. O. Melzer
Arthur Guiney
Lititz Falls
N.Y
Noah Horning
Arthur
Reading
William A. Sturgis
Isaac Graybill
California
Sebring
Fla
Elmer Reidenbach
Philadelphia
Rev
Otis Reidenbach
Lake Mills
Wis
Warren Sturgis
Akron
Ohio
Walter Sturgis
Variox Times
F. B. Dutt
Earl Mathers
Jane
Baltimore
G. L. Galvert
Auto
Lititz
Lititz. Rev. Maurer
Nee Stormfeltz
John 17. Gill
Collier's Weekly
Gill
John Beck
Local Health Notes and Shop News from Lancaster
Among the town residents, John Yerger on North Qedar Street remains ill with creping catalysis. Nathan Snyder of Front Street suffers heart trouble while Rudolph Herr on South Broad Street endures a month long rheumatic attack. John Carper returns to work at Hager's Lancaster store after surgery at St Joseph's Hospital. Mrs Leon Schmuck is hospitalized in Lancaster General Hospital for treatment. A son at home is ill with tonsillitis. Pfantz's Store advertises Pedo New Victor Records at Scott's Book Store.
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John Yerger
Qedar Street
Nathan L. Snyder
Front Street
Rudolph Herr
South Broad Street
John Carper
Hager’s
Lanpcaster
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Leon Schmuck
General Hospital
Lancaster
Millersville Five Here Next Wednesday Showdown
Post 56 American Legion schedules a home game against the Millersville Big Five on February 20. Lititz and Millersville have posted eligible players for the series, with a first game set for Friday at Millersville and a potential third game on a neutral floor. Admission is fifty cents.
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American Legion
Millersville
Lititz
Hackman
Sponagle
Kingsley
Weiss
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Benjamin Franch
Second Avenue
Foresters of America
Malkin Temple
Brick
Abram Fallmaker
O'Brien Miller
Rothsville
Nathaniel B. Leaman
Mr. Leaman
Mr. Miller
A. W. Miller
Lloyd Diehni
Ina Lion
Lloyd
Mayee
Philadelphia School of Ph
Cmlewellyn'’S
F. B. Dutt Millinery Shop
Orange St
Rev. Newel
Rey Buch
John Dillman
Evans Hill
J. Pierson
Burgess Badorf
Ncon
John Hess
Rohrer—Musser
Amos G. Rohrer
Paris
H. Rohrer
East Petersburg
Fay A. Musser
Jacob Musser
N. L. Landis
Neffsville
Jacob B. Musser
Maude Musser
George
Adam
Eve
New York
England
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
Jesus Christ the
Judea
Moses
Goshen
Jordan
Messiah
Joe Baker
Lititz Board of Health
Love
Mylice
Erehanta
Bill
Scott’s Book Store
Groundhog
Pfantz’s
Victor Records
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