Personal notices list visits across towns and families
John H. Weicksel of Kirkwood visits grandparents the Rev and Mrs F A Weicksel for a few weeks. John Smythe spent a business week in Philadelphia. John and Bob Smythe visited friends in Philadelphia over the weekend. Francis Telmar and son Patrick vacationed with the Guiney family in Philadelphia. Fred McMann of Washington DC spent the weekend with sister Mary Dengate’s family on Spruce Street. Ira Huber hosts guests Willis Huber family Hess Huber Stoner Ada Kathryn Kilhefner Elmer Huber. Blanche Brubaker left for New York City to meet Mrs Elam Stauffer and Mr Mrs John Mosemann Jr of Lancaster en route to Africa. William Klunk Teresa Klunk and Charles Contiin plus John Alwine of Akron spent Sunday at New Oxford visiting Arthur Nole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Telmar
Patrick
Philadelphia
Guiney
Fred McMann
Washington, D. C
Mary M. Dengate
Spruce Street
Ira Huber
Willis Huber
Howard Hess
Anna Stoner
Ada Huber
Kathryn Kilhefner
Jacob Kreider
Paul Weaver
Elmer Huber
Blanche Brubaker
Ephraim Brubaker
New York City
Elam Stauffer
Manheim
Woman Saved From Fire Connected To Lititz Resident
Mrs. Mary Gresh a Lititz area resident and former Zion Home occupant was among five women saved from a Brookville infirmary fire that killed ten others. The blaze began in the infirmary during the night. frozen hydrants hindered firefighting while a nurse ensured others escaped to safety. Mr. Gresh died at the Erie Soldiers Home after their years in Lititz and Hopeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gresh
Pennsylvania Memorial Home
Brookville
Zion Home
Mr. Gresh
Lititz
Evangelical Church
Erie Soldiers Home
Gresh
Doctor narrowly escapes injury in Neffsville crash
Dr. Joseph Grosh a newly established physician in town collided with a coal truck near the square in Neffsville late Monday afternoon. Snow made the accident unavoidable. He suffered only a sprain like injury to his right arm and rode the trolley home because his car could not be moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Grosh
Neffsville
Lititz A C Defeats Strong Landisville in 29 27 Tug
The Lititz A C five defeated the strong Landisville Fire Co. team by 29 to 27 on the Luttz court Sunday afternoon. In the second game Lititz A C Reserves beat Lancaster Merchants 35 to 25. Hungry Five beat Lititz All Stars 37 to 33 in a preliminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz A. C
Landisville Fire Co
Luttz Court
Lancaster Merchants
Lititz All Stars
Landisville
Weber
Miller
Myers
Nissley
Lutz
Davidson
Blue
Cochrane
Gall
Lancaster
Soettger
Hutton
AL Sener
O Stoe
C. Boetiger
Lititz
Keppley
Lane
T Roth
Getz
McCloud
All Stars
Frymger
Stro
Tvautz
Lutz Court
Lititz Vipers
Lititz A. C.’s
Young Women To Meet At St Pauls Lutheran Church
The newly formed Young Woman's Missionary Society of St Pauls Lutheran Church holds its second meeting in the church lower rooms tomorrow evening. Six returning tourists will present China themed topics including Lutheran missions in China education and home life. Miss Zimmerman will lead the business session following the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Woman's Missionary Society of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
China
Anna Ruth Degnis
Mildred Gangner
Lutheran Missions In
Marian Kauffman
Mary Summy
Irene Hertzler
Esther Furlow
Mary Kopp
Zimmerman
Japan
Missionary Society Meeting at St Luke's Reformed Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of St Luke's Reformed Church held its regular monthly session at Mrs Samuel Shank's home on North Broad Street. The gathering opened with a hymn and prayer, minutes and dues were read, and The Love Girl Fund received about $4. Members discussed Builders of a New World and topics including Finding Life and The Simple Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of
Love Girl
Parsonage Discussion Session Closes With Luncheon
Members debated themes including communism and the Christian Revolution The New Patriotism and War On Peace. At session end the hostess served luncheon The next meeting is planned for the third Tuesday in March at the parsonage
Mrs. Martha Fahnestock dies after operation
Mrs. Martha Fahnestock 49 wife of Rev. Marry Fahnestock of Hast Mairview Church of the Brethren died at noon Wednesday in St Josephs Hospital after an operation. She resided near Sporting Hill and is survived by her husband eight children and several siblings. Services set for Sunday at 2 PM in East Fairview Church with burial in the same cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha F. Fahnestock
Marry F. Fahnestock
Mairview
Church of the Brethren
St Joseph's Hospital
Fahnestock
Sporting Hill
Maria Staufler
Mastersonville
Mary
Miriam
Samuel Shearer
Roy
Hershey
Paul
Harold
Robert
James
Mark
Marry
Ella Hiestand
Elizabethtown
Stauffer
Lime Rock
Homer
Kissel
James B Ranck dies at 64 of pneumonia
James B Ranck, 64, died Monday night at his Gap Route 1 home after a week's illness. He is survived by his wife Hei Ne, 11 children including Edward of town, 17 grandchildren and a brother. Services were held at the home Thursday afternoon. Interment was in the adjoining cemetery at U B Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Ranck
Gap R. D. 1
Heo
Hei- Ne
Edward
Ranck’s /U. B. Ghurech
A B Church Dedication Continues Despite Debt Paydown
Report notes $8000 received toward church debt as dedication services continue this week. Formed pastors services are planned Tuesday and ongoing through the week to mark the ongoing church dedication.
Notable speakers honor new church building
Rev J H Keen of Cleona and Rev S G Haas of Hummels town spoke on successive nights with Rev J M Walters of Elizabethville and Rev I W Funk of Morin to follow. Visitors praised the building and its contents as they toured. A bronze tablet listing trustees minister architects and superintendents was set at the entrance and Beck Bros installed furniture for the boys club room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. HE. Keen
Cleona
S. G. Haas
Hummelstown
J. M. Walters
Elizabethville
I. W. Funk
Morin
Beck Bros
Town
Weather drifts close routes cutting Lititz from Manheim
Heavy snow blocked the Lititz area cutting the town off from Manheim on Tuesday afternoon. A back road link through Millway to Ephrata remained closed but was reopened late yesterday and last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Manheim
Ephrata
Millway
Real Specials and Grocerie Price List Note
Real Specials offer 10 pounds granulated sugar at 47 cents. Mild cream cheese 21 cents per pound while Wisconsin Swiss cheese 29 cents. Best Peppy cream cheese 25 cents per pound. Palmolive soap five cakes 2 cents each. Arrow Borax soap seven cakes 19 cents. Wool toilet soap four cakes 19 cents. Prunes extra large two pounds 23 cents. Country cured ham sliced 29 cents per pound. butts 15 to 20 cents. Baked ham sliced 45 cents per pound. Smoked sausage None Better 21 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Also Mentioned on This Page
John H. Weicksel
Kirkwood
F. A. Weicksel
John Smythe
John
Bob Smythe
Strong Landisville
G . Miller
Rosenberg
Painter
Ewee
S. Carpenter
J. Carpenter
Weller
Walters
Lititz A. C. T. Kreider
Weidman
Arndt
Bricker
Harry G. Fahnestock
A. B. Church
Brookfield Butter
A. S. Sharp’s
Front Street
NRA
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