Aging Keys and House Bought Near Trap Factory
Three aging keys await and owner Samuel Getz bought a house east of the trap factory from Frank Rentsehler. Farmers Institute to be held at Rothsville on Thursday and Friday this week. A woman’s black fur piece found on Main Street. For information apply at this office. East End reports spring signs and a baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stump last Thursday.
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Record” Office
Samuel Getz
Frank Rentsehler
Farmers’ Institute
Rothsville
Main Street
East End
Stump
Harry Stump
Irvin
Front Street
L. A. Weitzel
Jacob Teineman
Cedar Street
Edgar Eneck
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Enck
D. G. Witmyer
J. H. Doster
Blam Althouse
Lexington
B. B. Seaman
St. Petersburg
Fla
P. B. Kofroth & Son
R. M. Spacht
W. H. Enck
Herbert Cohick
Hackman
Mechanicsburg
Lampeter Vocational School
Lempeter
Knights of Malta
Lancaster
Earl
Robert Pfantz
Hachman
Lutheran Church
Young Ladies
Stop Thief royal play to close out Weitzel estate sale
Stop Thief is the annual High School Alumni tag event on Wednesday March 8 at the High School Auditorium. A royalty play titled Stop Thief will open Monday morning at the bookstore. Household goods go for prices below present wholesale as the Wm Weitzel estate closes its business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Weitzel Estate
Blind Evangelist Bentfield Visits Lititz Friend
Miss Lillian Bentfield of Pittston blind evangelist and musician visited Mrs. Christiana Schmucker at the Moravian Home in Lancaster this week. She sang and played for guests, aided Salvation Army efforts, and travels nationally conducting evangelistic services with a preference for the Salvation Army. She has taught music since childhood and previously served as organist at an Episcopal church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Bentfield
Pittston
Salvation Army Hall
Lancaster
Christiana Sehmucker
Miss Benfield
Miss Bentfield
Allentown
Salvation Army
Episcopal Church
D. D. Wood
Lititz
Linden Hall
Dr. Wood
Tamaqua
Driving Ten or Twelve Cars From New York to This County
Auto dealer John F. Longenecker is due home today with ten or twelve autos driven from New York. His party includes his son Eugene George Royer Paul Kraft Andrew Longenecker and local sub-dealers Butter Bros. of Ephrata. The cars are Chevrolet Four-Nineties sedans and trucks. They left Tuesday and will view sights in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Longenecker
New York
Longenecker
Eugene
George Royer
Paul Kraft
Andrew Longenecker
Butter Bros
Ephrata
Man Pays Back After Sold Galvanized Tub Mixup
A Lititz man borrowed a galvanizing tub from a neighbor to haul items to a Warwick House sale. He forgot to tell the auctioneer about the loan, the tub sold for less than a new tub's value, and the man later settled with the neighbor by paying the difference out of his pocket.
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Warwick House
Missionary Miss Oehme to Speak at United Brethren Church
Miss Laura Oehme of East Earl will speak at United Brethren Church this Sunday March 7 during both morning and evening services. She spent fourteen years as a missionary in China and is niece of B W Oehme of this place.
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Laura Oehme
East Earl
China
United Brethren Church
Miss Oehme
B. W. Oehme
Oneida Community Plans Shared Prosperity and New Insurance
The Oneida Community, Lititz trap factory branch, promotes worker ownership and group life, sickness and disability, with 3000 members sharing benefits. New insurance and stock options are outlined, funded jointly by the community and employees, effective March 1. Eight hour days, cost-of-living bonuses, and service-based extra bonuses under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneida Community, Ltd
Lititz
Oneida
Niagara Falls
Messrs
Lester Eaches
William Oehme
Sickness Spreads Through Local Families Amid Illnesses
Miss Violet Kepple remains confined at home with flu like illness as several neighbors report pneumonia and influenza cases. Samuel Bucher and son John suffer pneumonia at Rothsville state road while Mrs. Bucher also stays indoors. Hiram Bomberger contracted influenza, ill since Friday. Mrs. Goldwaite and Mrs. Eckert left for Hazelton due to family sickness of Charles Hornberger, who has pneumonia along with his wife and two children. Chandler Ruhl shows improvement, waking though very weak after a long sleep. Elam Fasnacht ill with multiple ailments at Walter Smith home for three weeks. visits from sister Mrs. Isaac Getz and Mrs. William Steely. Hassel Nach returns home after twenty days illness at Staperton Navy Hospital. Owen Hershey, Penn graduate student, came home sick but now able to walk around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Kepple
Samuel Bucher
John
Rothsville
Elam Fasnacht
Walter Smith
Isaac Getz
Millway
William Steely
Brunnerville
Lemon Fasnacht
John. L. Peiffer
Mannheim
Luke Grosh
Philadelphia
Carolina Grosh
Theodore Wolfe
Akron
Theodore
John Singley
Lebanon
Paul Enck
William Woodwirth
Reading
Annie L. Weitzel
West Main St
Mgr
Edward Crosland
U. of P
James Stengel
Nazareth Hall
F. W. Stengel
Lela Yeiser
Dover
Del
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Olive Stoner
Washington, D. C
J. F. Stoner
John D. Kendig
Manheim
Kendig
Lavina Hacker
John Dietrich
Camden
N. J
Farmers National Bank
Roy Hassler
Bethlehem Moravian College
Paul Hassler
Jefferson Medical College
S. C. Hassler
Henry Bucher
Honeybrook Graphic
Abram
John S. Sesseman
Ambrose Furlow
James Sesseman
H. B. Bueh
H. W W. Eshleman
Pennsburg
Montgomery County
Aaron
Jacob
William
Messrs
H. H. Dichm
James A. Breitigan
Pennsylvania Bankers
Penn Harris Hotel
Harrisburg
Mary Garber
Devon
Mary Persel
Danville
Garber
Devon Manor School
D. A. Cohick
Herbert
Nazareth Pretzel Bakery
Northampton County
Charles A. Smith
Catherine Smith
Lawrence K. Grosh
State College
C. William Grosh
Easton
Moravian S. 8
Has No Fear of Wild Animals
Conrad Taner, a Bridgeport born animal caretaker with Ringling Bros shows, toured in town en route to Des Moines to join Yankee Robison Show as boss animal man. He described training lions and tigers, dangerous escapes, and trainers’ pay while recounting incidents at winter quarters and Coney Island.
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Conrad Taner
Bridgeport
United States
Conrad
Show
Tanner
Conklin
Show Life
Saturday Evening Post
The
Post
Coney Island
Obituary: Mrs. Ida Binkley Dies in Lititz Home
Mrs. Ida Binkley 52 native of Hopeland died at her Lititz residence on North Cedar Street after winter illness. Wife of John Binkley, mother of Harrison and Raymond, with three grandchildren. Funeral Friday with services at 9 a.m. home and 10 a.m. Hopeland U B Church, Rev. J M Walters officiating. Interment in church cemetery.
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Ida Binkley
John Binkley
Cedar Street
Lititz
Hopeland
Ida Goshard
United Brethren Church
Lebanon
Harrison
Raymond
Joseph Goshard
John
Robert
Bismark
Mifflin County
Ella Goshard
Lillian Shauer
North Cornwall
Kate Galebach
Lebanon County
Hopeland U. B
J. M. Walters
Obituary notices from Lititz area deaths for several residents
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. Thamar Gochenauer at 65 after a two nine days illness, Mrs. Stella K. Royer at 34 from pneumonia, Mrs. Barbara Wenger at 27 from pneumonia, and Benjamin F. White who died in Philadelphia a year after his son Roy. The notices list surviving spouses, children, and parents, plus church affiliations and funeral details. Additional brief notes include mentions of past residences and burial at Moravian cemetery and Erb’s meeting house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. White
Philadelphia
Roy
Bertha Kissinger
Allentown
Darius Kissinger
Lancaster
Memorial service honors fallen soldiers with certificates
Seventy uniformed members of Garden Spot Post 56 American Legion attended a service at Evangel Church on Sunday as memorial certificates were awarded to relatives of World War soldiers who died, from the French government. Eighteen certificates were presented locally. Reverend J. Harper gave an inspiring address praising the American Legion and Washington’s birthday. He spoke of homefront sacrifices and cited General Pershing and Lafayette. Certificates were presented to relatives in Lititz and surrounding areas, listing names and addresses.
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Garden Spot
American Legion
Evangelical Church
Harper
General Pershing
Lafayette
Army
Washington
George “Washington
Christ
Samuel M. Fry
R. D
Lititz
Herman B. Helman
E. Main St
Daniel W. Brown
South Broad St
B. Furlow
Lincoln Ave
Lida L. Irvin
Maple &J
B. Witmer
N. Broad St
Madison M. Schnerer
David B. Eberly
Broad St
Beula S. Musser
Front St
Danial M. Greitigan
Spruce St
Ella Cohick
Jititz
Amanda Griffin
Springs Hotel
Katherine Cable
After Thirty Years Longs for Pretzels Letter Rekindles Taste
A former Lititz resident with ties to pretzel bakers recalls the old flavor. N. D. Sturgis receives daily reminders from distant customers seeking renewal of acquaintance with the pretzel of the old days. An Orlando engineer, G. Li. Ramsey, writes that thirty years ago as a schoolboy he bought ten cents worth and now orders pretzels to ship to his address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
N. D. Sturgis
G. Li. Ramsey
Orlando
Florida
Caught Between Rolls Injures Printer at Mill
George Wonder suffered a severe injury when his right arm was grabbed by calendar rolls at a paper mill. A two inch gap separated the rolls, dislocating the elbow and tearing skin. The machine was stopped and the arm released after rolls were raised. An x-ray was taken at Lancaster to check for fractures.
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George Wonder
Lancaster
Travel notes from local and visiting residents
Mr and Mrs John L Peiffer spent Sunday in Mannheim. James Stengel Nazareth Hall visited his parents. Miss Olive Stoner returns from Washington on leave. Several shoppers and professionals tour towns, attend weddings, and relay family news. A nephew born to Rev E G Diehm brings cheers to the Diehm family.
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Joseph P. Herr
Esther Brenner
Miss Brenner
C. Wm. Grosh
Anna K. Miller
Miss Miller
Will
U. B
Chu
Rch
Conrad Tanner
Thamar Gochenauer
Spruce Street
Barbara Oehme
Albert Godenauer
Rome Toll Gate
Moravian Church
Ladies’ Sewing Society
King’s Daughters
Morning Star Temple
Ladies of the Golden Eagle
Harry
Celia
John Madlem
Milton
Willis
Pitcairn
Blanche
Samuel Berlin
Berwick
Katie
Albert
Daniel
Hast Earl
Lirney
Aldus K. Royer
Stella K. Royer
Farmersville
Arias
Sarah Rollman
Church of the Brethren
Mary
Elva
Edwin
Barbara Wenger
Harry M. Wengert
Penn Township
Miss Snyder
Mennonite Church
David
David Hornley
Millport
Jacob Snyder
Barbara H. Erb
Erb
Hon. Diehm
G. G. Diehm
E. G. Diehm
I. H. Hertzier
Elizabethtown
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