Community News Roundup of Local Events and Oddities
John Leiey improves after pneumonia while Washington’s birthday is observed as a bank holiday. The Moravian church raised 181.25 for Retired Ministers. Lemon Furlow shows kidney stroke recovery. Lincoln Gable bought a Front Street home from Keith Company. A new serial “With The Clock Turned Back” starts on page 3. Guy Buck sent bantams to Houston, following a prior successful rooster order. Ehrer Yerger continues farming near Lititz after a bereavement and hires a former Hess House housekeeper. A monkey face white owl found dead on Milton Cassell’s farm near Lima Rock, likely freezing, was mounted by taxidermist FB Bueh. A school-music event runs Wed-Thu in the High School with Prof. Harry B. Baughey directing. Beck Bros. rent the old Bollinger barn for furniture storage. extra space is needed. An old floor scale is found while digging in the stable. A Lititz man reports a lone highway knight in the Borough lockup on Friday night, who wonders if it’s cold outside. Lititz men travel to Chesapeake Bay for ready-opened oysters sold locally. Head lettuce, now common in grocers, comes from Florida, Texas, and California.
Union Evangelistic Services Considered in Lititz
Church boards from Moravian Lutheran Reformed United Evangelical and United Brethren met at United Evangelical in Lititz to discuss a union evangelistic campaign after Easter. A resolution urged a joint effort and a March 8 meeting was set to plan further arrangements.
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Moravian, Lutheran, Reformed
United Evangelical
United Brethren Churches
United Evangelical Church
Lititz
Legion Drum Corps to Parade Lititz Before Meeting
The Lancaster Legion Drum Corps with seventy uniformed men will parade Lititz streets tonight before the Lancaster County American Legion meeting opening. The corps is noted as a crack organization and recently scored two big hits at the State Convention.
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Legion
Lancaster County
The
American Legion
Legion Drum Corps
Lancaster
Lititz
Have You Eaten Yams
Frank Rader took a barrel of yams from Virginia and stores in town recently market them. The yam of the Southern States is a sweet potato variant with sweeter taste and higher sugar content than the Jersey sweet. Southern yams are piled in fields and sanded for storage though botany may classify them as an improved sweet potato rather than true yams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rader
Virginia
America
Valentines Pass Through Local Post Office
Over 1600 valentines moved through the local post office on Tuesday. Some included cruel jokes with pastry and comic drawings, while others bore sentimental verse and pretty pictures. H. B. Buch, town’s second oldest resident, received valentines. Grace Keller, Lititz’s original hello girl, was noted among recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Buch
Grace Keller
Lititz
Resting Place For Some of The Floating Population
Winter lodgers find a temporary bed on pine benches at the Borough lockup. A man recounts Boxer uprising service in China to Officer Kreider while another claims service in the Philippines. One newcomer receives trousers after a sandwich breakfast. a dog attack leaves him penniless and seeking town lodging at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
China
Kreider
Philippines
Red Fox Shot Near Hallville in Furnace Hills
William Schueiner near Hallville shot a large red fox in the Furnace Hills known as the kettle. The pelt was valued at about $12 with a bounty of 52 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schueiner
Hallville
Furnace Hills
Twin Brothers Celebrate 70th Birthday in Lincoln and Lititz
Henry David Kreiter of Lincoln and David Henry Kreiter of Lititz, twins, marked their 70th birthday on Saturday. They are sons of the late Solomon Kreiter and his wife, with six siblings now deceased. Henry works as janitor at the Lincoln school, while David is retired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry David Kreiter
Lincoln
David Henry Kreiter
Lititz
Mgr
Solomon Kreiter
Henry
Lincoln School
David
Legion Meeting This Evening At Fire House
Post 56 American Legion holds a meeting on the first floor of the Fire House this evening. Guests include the Lancaster County Committee of the American Legion and the Auxiliary. Mrs Ella Stern District Vice President Auxiliary will speak on work at Perry Point Hospital. Refreshments by Vocal Auxiliary unit. All Legionnaires and Auxiliary urged to attend.
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American Legion
Lancaster County Committee
The
Auxiliary
Ella Stern
Coatesville
Legion and Auxiliary
Perry Point Hospital
Local Birthdays Noted in February
Birth announcements list Carl Risser son of Jacob W. Risser on February 11 and others including Wayne Hartrantft February 14 J. Frank Bueh February 16 Mrs W H Buch February 19 and Mrs E S Young February 22 with brief identifications.
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Carl Risser
Jacob W. Risser
Wayne Hartrantft
J. Frank Bueh
W. H. Buch
E. S. Young
Death Climax of Tent Services
Rev. Robert Bob E Johnson evangelist dies at his Carlisle home after paralysis struck days after sermons in Manheim and a planned Lititz tabernacle meeting may not proceed. Born West Virginia near Keyser, he helped his shoe merchant father in youth.
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Robert
Bob”) E. Johnson
Carlisle
Manheim
Lititz
Rev. Johnson
West Virginia
Keyzer
Civil War Veteran William K Mathers Admitted to Lancaster General
Civil War veteran William K Mathers is hospitalized at Lancaster General after a Saturday transfer. The 80 year old is described in stable condition with no serious illness noted.
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William K. Mathers
Lancaster General Hospital
Mr. Mathers
Heavyweight Pool Champion Crowned In Lititz Match
Howard Bollinger weighing 807 pounds defeated Charles Erick at the Fire House on Tuesday evening to win the heavyweight pool championship of Lititz. Bollinger boasts readiness to challenge any fireman in the 300-pound class at pool in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Bollinger
Charles Erick
Lititz
Howard
A Man Must Hat Performs for Aid After Injury
A young man with crutches sang catchy songs through town on Monday asking for nothing, but accepting gifts. He says a state guard service accident in Colorado left him paralyzed below the waist and he now lives in Coatesville, earning his living this way since militia pay offered no compensation for the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Guard
Colorado
Coatesville
Lily
La Camp Arailerie Club Members Visit Philadelphia
Several members of the La Camp arailerie Club spent Saturday to Monday in Philadelphia. Attending as delegates from St. Pauls Lutheran Church were Miss Violet Heli ox, Miss Lottie Kichl, Miss Mabelle Steffy, Miss Thelma Pfantz, Miss Bertha Baehman, and Miss Kathryn Gantz. They were joined by Miss Dorothy Schmeck from Corn Wells Heights and Miss Dorothy Johannsen of Philadelphia for part of the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Camparailerie Club
Philadelphia
Violet Heliox
Lottie Kichl
Mabelle Steffy
Thelma Pfantz
Bertha Baehman
Kathryn Gantz
Steffy
Luther League
Muhlenberg Building
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Dorothy Schmeck
Cornwells Heights
Dorothy Johannsen
Local Men Attend Banquet At Lancaster
Lititz Fire Co representatives attended a banquet of the Union Fire Company at Lancaster on Monday evening marking its 168th anniversary. Attendees from Lititz included EB P Wagner William Sturgis Ephraim Herr Oliver Reed and Otis Sturgis. Mr Wagner gave a short address. Other former Lancaster volunteer fire company representatives were present.
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Lititz
Oyster soup debacle ends in full investigation
A man nicknamed the king of medicine men known as Charlie or Doe attempted oyster soup using buttermilk instead of fresh milk. He tested the mixture, produced a hor rible mess, and authorities revealed the faulty dairy as the root cause.
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Chen
King
Charlie
Doe
Advertising papers and local news balance
A discussion on the value of live news alongside advertisements in local papers. It notes eight pages of ads hurt reader interest and cites how balanced content boosts impact. Also recounts the 20 year editor A. H. Sniff who killed a subscriber and was acquitted. Rockefeller’s testimony on the national oil scandal and past visits to Dr. Cuppy are mentioned.
Sauer Kraut Joins Swell Company
Advertising has broadened the distribution of sauerkraut and reshaped consumption in America. In Eastern Pennsylvania the dish is deeply rooted, from church suppers to regular farm offerings. Modern factories and cannery farms replace the old home production and itinerant sauerkraut makers, turning cabbage into a widespread, valued product.
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America
Lancaster County
Warwick House Sale Lists Large Apple Stock Prices
The Warwick House Sale held east Saturday offered four truckloads of apples selling 80 cents to 2.45 a basket. Also offered were potatoes 40 cents to 1.15 a basket bananas 90 cents to 1.60 a bunch and other goods including dress goods suits shoes soap and cigars with varied prices.
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Warwick House
Poultrymen Ready for Hatching Season
Poultrymen in this section prepare for the hatching season as the open winter provides value. Fowls fed on abundant green material should produce eggs in good condition for hatching, benefiting range fowls and poultry operations.
No More Morning Markets End for Saturday Market
The Saturday morning market in the Fire Co. basement ends next month after fifteen years. Only Phares and Israel Graybill remain. Graybill quits as his son takes over the farm and joins Lancaster market, while the other farmer markets little produce. Housekeepers must shift to Lutz Central Market on Saturday afternoons or evenings.
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Fire Co
Phares
Israel Graybill
Tatler
Lancaster
Lutz Central
Appointed Key Banker of Lancaster County
James H. Breitigan cashier of the Farmers National Bank is named county chairman of agriculture known as Key Bankers one per county in Pennsylvania The appointment was made by William S McKay chairman of the Agriculture Committee The bankers movement is growing and seen as enhancing state prosperity with bankers asked to study the issue scientifically as an economic question.
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James H. Breitigan
Farmers National Bank
Wm. S. McKay
Pennsylvania Bankers’ Association
Reminder of Old Days In Allentowns Paper Story
A note recounts copy paper in 1788 Germany and its long voyage to Bethlehem via Amsterdam New York City New Brunswick and Easton. Prof Herman Frueauff values the aged sheet from a blank book carried by Rev J Fred Frueauff and notes the historical supply chain.
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Herman T. Frueauff
Allentown
J. Fred. Froueauff
Germany
Bethlehem
Rev. Frneaunff
Amsterdam
Holland
New York City
New Brunswick
N. J
Easton
Girard
Philadelphia Inquirer
Voting Enrollment in Lititz Assessor Sessions
The Lititz boroughs assessors A M Shissler of the Second Ward and Paul Denny of the First Ward will hold enrollment sessions on February 21 and 22 1928 during specified hours for voters to enroll or change politics or enroll after moving into the district since last September. Electors must attend or risk being turned away at the Primary.
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A. M. Shissler
Lititz Boro
Paul Denny
Sleepy Chickens and Dogs Linked to Gable Sisters Theft
Thieves entered the Gable sisters of Waldeck near Lebanontia for a dine event and stole a car's tires and accessories plus about seven chickens. Chickens were gaspsed to quiet them, hens laid eggs standing, and a watchdog was doped, leaving the yard in a drowsy state the following day.
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Gable Sisters
Waldeck
Travelers Near and Far Visit Worthy Local Friends
A parade of visitors and trips fills the week as residents from Doylestown Millersville New York Ephrata and Lititz travel to see relatives and friends in Brunnerville Denver Shepherdstown and Lancaster. Notable mentions include Miss Mary Longenecker returning from St Josephs hospital after appendicitis surgery and Mrs Lizzie Wagner attending a Pittsburgh funeral. Lloyd Royer travels to Philadelphia for beauty culture courses and plans to open a local shop.
Advance agent plans meeting in Lititz for constitutional law
An advance agent visited Lititz to arrange a Sunday evening event on March 4 in support of constitutional government and law enforcement at the Moravian church hosted by the Flying Squad ron Foundation. Speaker is Miss Norma Brown.
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Lititz
Moravian Church
Flying Squadron Foundation
Norma Brown
Lititz High to Face Ephrata in County Showdown
Lititz High School travels to Ephrata for a Friday night basketball doubleheader in the new gym. The Lititz and Ephrata boys meet after the girls prelims, with Lititz and Ephrata ranked first and second in the county standings. Tickets are advance sale only.
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Lititz
Ephrata High School
Ephrata
Ephrata High
Ortho phonic Victrola Debuts at Scott’s Book Store
A notice invites patrons to stop in at Scott’s Book Store to hear the new Ortho phonic Victrola, promising a demonstration of the latest talking machine. The event highlights a local showcase of new audio technology.
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Scotts Book Store
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John Leiey
Washington
Lemon Furlow
Lincoln Avenue
Lincoln Gable
Front Street
Keith Company
J. F. Cyphers
Guy Buck
Houston
Texas
Consignee
Ehrer Yerger
Christian M. Hess
Hess
Milton Cassel
Lima Rock
FB. Bueh
Harry B. Baughey
Beck Bros
Doe Bollinger
Chesapeake Bay
Florida
California
Union Evangelistic Services Considered
Post Office
Red Fox
Fire House
Drep and
A. H. Sniff
Harrison County
Missouri Valley
Iowa
DeFuniak Springs
Flovida
Sniff
News
Mort Brundige
Brundige
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Senate
Rockefeller
Jdr
H. A. Cuppy
Spruce Street
Dr. Cuppy
Sauer Kraut
Swell Company
Akron
Warren Souders
Doylestown
Town
George Hambright
Millersville
Mrs
Verron Lane
John Brubaker
Broad Street
York, Pa
John Fass
New York
David Fass
Paul Bomberger
Trenton, N. J
W. M. Paine
Norman Risser
Long Island, N. Y
Levi Risser
Brunnerville
Frank Crali
John CG. Grall
South Spruce Street
Good Heath
Lloyd Royer
Mary Longenecker
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lizzie Wagner
Victor
Roy Eitmier
Denver
Raymond Michael
Arthur
Valentine Hitnner
Richard
Leon Schmuck
Violet
James Kennedy
Youngstown
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Elmer Reidenbach
Mary Reidenbach
Samuel Seaber
Paul Seaber
Lititz High
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