Local boy born. Hall family welcomes a son
A boy was born last week to Mr and Mrs J Albert Hall. Thomas Christ will begin excavations next week to build a two story frame house at Cedar and Seaman. Roy Long plans a March steam pressing parlor on Broad Street in Doster's Shoe Repair Shop. a steam press will be installed. A shoat owned by David Helman was run over and killed by N A Trimmer's auto in an alley. the animal ran under the car. Jacob Snyder of Brunerville will move to Lititz April 1, to be succeeded on the farm by his father in law Ben Bucher of Front Street. Five tons of tobacco bound for Manheim slid from a small truck, half the bales landing by the post office. it was reloaded on a larger truck. At John Miller's Brickerville sale last Friday, a twelve year old boy named White fell from an upper barn floor, breaking his leg. pr Long set the fracture. Mrs E S Young at the Moravian Home celebrated her 82nd birthday with flowers, letters and cards from friends. The Luiz family band with Harry Keeple and Roy Himmelberger played at the Martin Auditorium for 5090 farmers forming a cooperative. selections included saws and bells, Lititz musicians applauded. Melting snow has caused overflow at the Springs. water gushes and trout are hidden by the swift flow while goldfish appear and ground remains very moist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Albert Hall
Thomas Christ
Cedar
Seaman Streets
Roy Long
Doster
Broad Street
David Helman
N. A. Trimmer
Jacob Snyder
Brunnerville
Lititz
Ben. Bucher
Front Street
Manheim
John Miller
Brickerville
White
Pr. Long
E. S. Young
Luiz
Harry Keeple
Roy Himmelberger
Martin Auditorium
Kingsley is Daddy Now Burgeoning fatherhood boosts Kingsley for St Joe clash
Norman Habecker informs Lititz Legion manager of the birth of Kingsley’s daughter on February 22 in Blanchard, Pa. The article notes the first child and predicts Kingsley will play with buoyant, flightlike energy in the Thursday game at St. Joe as he seeks to prove himself for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Habecker
Lititz Legion
Mgr
Barnhart Kingsley
Blanchard
Kingsley
St. Joe
Lititz man recovering after knee tackle incident at mill
Rolandus Getz of Lititz remains a patient at Lancaster General Hospital after a tack pierced his knee while he helped clean the Heath Planning mill floor following a January banquet. The tack, treated to resist rust, was poisonous. He is recovering and mobile, with no discharge date yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolandus Getz
Lititz
Lancaster General Hospital
Heath Planning Mill
Mr. Getz
Lititz Man Robbed by Columbia Boys
Sanford H. Bucher said two boys held him up along South Second Street in Columbia Sunday night. Police detained Richard Kimmich and John Channel Jr. Monday night, who reportedly admitted the robbery. Scott's Book Store advertises Greeting Cards and Pfantz Bros. White Sale ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Columbia
Sanford H. Bucher
John H. Bucher
Rothsville
South Second Street
Olumbia
Richard Kimmich
John Channel Jr
Scott’s Book Store
Pfantz Bros
Month of Travel in the South Tour Ends in Florida and Cuba
Mr and Mrs W M Pfautz complete a 4500 mile thirty one day tour with H Shenk party by boat and ocean liner visiting Atlanta Stone Mountain Jacksonville St Augustine Rockerfeller Catona Ormond Miami and Havana Cuba Hershey sugar plantation Mantazas Sebring Tampa and St Petersburg. They learned about geography history and local life and toured Everglades water routes plantations and farms including rope and binder twine crops and tobacco. The trip featured hot weather with a 96 degree day in Key West and a day at the Hershey hotel plus Sunday School at Cochanut Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Shenk
W. M. Pfautz
Florida
Cuba
Mr. Shenk
Southland
Atlanta
Stone Mountain
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
United State
Fountain of Youth
Catona
Rockerfeller
Ormond
Miami
Everglades
Piauit
William Brians
Cochanut Grove
Key West
Havana
Hershey
Hershey Hotel
Mantazas
Ahenequin Farm
Lancaster County
Moro Castle
Sebring
Church of the Brethren
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Pfautz
Lancaster
New Home for The Farmers National Bank in Lititz
The Farmers National Bank of Lititz opens its new building this Saturday February 28 with a public reception from 9 AM to 3 PM. The facility features an island plan lobby, a six full size and one children’s wicket counters, a black and gold marble base, and extensive vaults by Stiffel Freeman Safe Co. The Georgian Colonial exterior uses Avondale stone and Indiana limestone columns, with a front mezzanine as a community room and a rear mezzanine for directors and staff, plus a Western Union clock and modern ventilation and security systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Farmers National Bank
Lititz
Hogeson Brothers
Avondale
Bank
Stiffel-Freeman Safe Co
Freeman Safe Co
Skunk Infestation and Rural Youth Earns Market Credit
Neffsville battles winter skunk overrun with five trapped at one residence and a lone survivor captured near the post office. A Lancaster market day scene shows a clean cut country boy selling bird houses, praised for industry and future promise as a businessman or farmer, underscoring value of rural youth for city growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Lititz Hike by Ephrata Friends Not Seeking Records
A group from Ephrata including Grace and Mary Steinmetz Doro Walters Violet Burkholder and Edith Hassler walked to Lititz on Saturday afternoon in knickers, returning by train that evening. The three and a half hour hike was a routine outing not aimed at setting records as several such hikes are common among these young women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Mary Steinmetz
Dorothy Walters
Violet Burkholder
Edith Hassler
Ephrata
Lititz
Social events and birthday observances on Spruce and Broad streets
Mrs. Paris Snyder hosted a George Washington card party and luncheon with colonial attire and old tableware. Betty Ann Graybill celebrated a sixth birthday on North Broad Street. Rev. J W G Hershey received a duck dinner for his birthday on East Main Street. Howard Bollinger had a surprise birthday gathering hosted by his wife. J Paul Longenecker marked his sixth birthday with sixteen friends at his S Broad Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Snyder
Spruce Street
George Washington
Washington
Snyder
Betty Ann
David Graybil
North Broad Street
J. W. G. Hershey
East Main Street
Howard Bollinger
J. Paul Longenecker
S. Broad Street
Ariene Demmy
Dorris Furlow
Betty Graybill
Selina George
Paul George
Clarence Bear
Webster Trimmer
Fred Godhenour
John Brubaker
Real Estate Boom Spreads Through Lititz Properties
The Lancaster County Farm Sales Agency reports multiple Lititz buys with private terms. Buyers include Warren E. George's estate on West Orange Street, Susan E. Gable’s East Lincoln Avenue dwelling, Naomi Bomberger’s Broad Street property, R. G. Melzer’s South Broad corner, George Y. Korte’s East Second Avenue home, P. B. Kofroth’s East Main Street brick dwelling, and Noah A. Trimmer’s East Main expansion plans. Beck & Co. of Manheim bought Christ Brubaker’s South Broad property for 10000 with plans for a modern furniture store and undertaking business. Elmer Beck to lead with expansion by family partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Farm Sales Agency
M. M. Garman, Prop
Lancaster and
Lititz
Warren HE. George
West Orange Street
Herman B. Helman
Helman
Susan E. Gable
Lincoln Avenue
Nathan L. Kofroth
Brunnerville
Kofroth
Naomi Bomberger
Lancaster
Wm. M. Amer
Lititz Shirt Company
South Broad Street
R. G. Melzer
South Broad and
West Marion Streets
C. Eugene Long
Mr. Long
George Y. Korte
East Second Avenue
Harry M. Reidenbaugh
Reidenbaugh
P. B. Kofroth
Victor Stark
East Front
N. Locust Streets
John D. Helter
Helter
Travel notes pick up visitors at Lititz and beyond
Miss Mary Plautz spent the weekend at Atlantic City. Numerous relatives visited from Reading, Manheim, York, Philadelphia, and other cities, with several locals hosting out of town guests. John Keehn returned from a two week Broadway engagement in Atlantic City. Pretty new spring dress goods at Pfautz Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfautz Bros
Also Mentioned on This Page
Billy Brian
Andy Gump
Miller & Habecker
Neffsville
Beck & CO
Noah A. Trimmer
Christ Brubaker
Hackman & Hornley
Elmer Beck
Mary Plautz
Atlantic City
W. H. Buch
Reading
Helen Imhoff
Abram Hershey
Kutztown State
Alvin Stoner
Wagner Lutheran College
Staten Island
Ni Y
Norman Arntz
Ruth
Lansdowne
E. C. Ritchie
Samuel Walters
Harry Herr
York
York High School
Clarence Bassford
Fastport
Lillian Rudy
John
Benjamin Fass
New York City
Augustus Samuel
Orwigsbury
Schuylkill County
Joseph Dreifus
Wilson Gantz
Robert Russell
Penryn
Sarah Singer
Elmer Kauffman
Philadelphia
Elmer
Maurice Kreider
Carl Work- Man
Wilson Sweigart
Floyd
Leacock
Agnes Adams
Agnes Hensel
Grace Hassler
Grace Moyer
Laura Rudy
Millersville State
Linnaeus Nies
Wilbur Moyer
Frank Spickler
Alvin Ludwig
Daniel Ludwig
Emma Grosh
Plainfield
N. J
Wm. Grosh
Mr. Sturgis
Sturgis
John Keehn
Esplanade
Rolandis Kauffman
Wat. Kauffman
Jacob Springer
Geo. Kheil
Elmer Shelly
Hast Petersburg
Walter Leopole
Wm. Leid
Akron
Laura Hundberger
Laura Carper
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