Religious services and meetings in Lancaster area churches
A consolidated notice lists Lutheran, Mennonite, United Brethren, Church of the Brethren, and other denominations with Sunday school times, worship hours, and midweek activities across Penryn, Rothsville, Lititz, Brickerville, and surrounding townships. Special notes include a funeral pulpit filling in Brickerstville and evangelistic services led by W Lomax Childress in Lacy Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Weichsel
Penryn
Rothsville
Akron
Erb’s
Lititz
Landis Valley
Kissel Hill
S. S
Neffsville U. B
S. G
Brickerville
E. E. Shantz
B.S
Mohrsville
United Brethren
J. C. H. Light
Ruth Farrand
C. E
W. Lomax Childress
Lacy Springs
West Virginia
Church OF the Brethren
Millport
Longenecker’s
E. Fairvein
Field Glass Gun Blends Telescope with Light Rifle
A new field glass device combines a light gun with a powerful telescope. A short barrel sits between dual telescopes with a forehead rest to absorb recoil. Optional shoulder stock eases heavy calibers, and two telescopes give binocular view for better light and aim.
Japs Make Formosa Pay
Formosa Taiwan has been a Japanese possession since 1895. For ten years the home government funded its administration. Since 1905 the island has been self supporting and since 1909 has contributed to Japan's revenues. Taiwan's revenues and expenditures now total about 100000000 yen annually with no deficit in the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
Taiwan
Japan
Open Air Superior to Auditorium for Clear Hearing
University of California physicists report open air provides clearer hearing than any auditorium. Walls in rooms raise overall loudness but cause reverberations that blur speech. A well padded or porous wallplaster room approaches open air conditions but cannot equal them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California
Cicadas in Greek Song Legends and Harp Imagery
The ancient Greeks kept cicadae for their songs and used a cicada on a harp as a music emblem. A rival pair Hunomus and Aviston allegedly had a harp string break. a cicada flew to the rescue, sitting on the harp to restore the string and grant victory. Fabre suggests the Greek cicadae may actually be crickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunomus
Aviston
Fabre
Obituaries for Weidman and Eberly and Weidman family
Abram Weidman 56 of Brickerville died December 24 at home from complications. Wife Ella before marriage Bru baker and two sons Harry of Brickerville and Joseph at home survive. Services were held December 28 at the late home and Emanuel Lutheran Church Bricker ville with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Ephraim Eberly 75 died Thursday evening at his Schaefferstown residence after a long illness. He leaves widow Annie and daughters Mrs Stef and Mrs Retten of Lititz and Mrs Hoffman of Schaefferstown RD 1, son Irwin of Lititz, twelve grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Frank F. Weidman died at his Manheim South Charlotte Street home on Sunday morning from complications, aged 70. He belonged to the Mennonite church and is survived by daughters Mrs Koch of Manheim, Mrs Miller of Penn township, Mrs Stormfeltz and Mrs Burkholder of Manheim, and son Walter at home. Also surviving are brothers Emanuel Lebanon, John Brunnerville, Michael Manheim and sisters Mrs Kendig Middletown, Mrs Heagy Manheim, Mrs Belman Mount Joy, Mrs Water Mechanicsburg, Mrs Wallace Lancaster. Services held at home Wednesday afternoon and at Hornley’s Mennonite church with interment in the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram Weidman
Brickerville
Ella Brubaker
Harry
Joseph
Emanuel Lutheran
Ephraim Eberly
Schaefferstown
Irwin Eberly
Lititz
Frank F. Weidman
Charlotte Street
Manheim
Mennonite Church
Harriet Koch
Clayton Miller
Penn Township
Henry Stormfeltz
Willis Burkholder
Walter
Emanuel
Lebanon
John
Brunnerville
Michael
Henry Kendi
Marriages Highlight Lititz Area Churches This Christmas Week
Multiple local nuptials unfold on Christmas week in Lititz Akron and Penryn. Holy Matrimony unites Phares B Young and Anna Mae Heagy. Ezra Cochran and Mary M Weachter wed at Lititz parsonage. Thomas Furlow and Helen Keller marry at the Lutheran parsonage. L Bernetha Weachter and Paul Pfautz wed at Zion Lutheran Church with a large reception in Akron. Couples plan housekeeping and trips after ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfautz—Wechter
L. Bernetha Weachter
George M. Weachter
Akron and
Paul
Pfautz
Jacob Pfautz
Lititz
Zion Lutheran Church
F. A. Weichsel
Ruth Eisenbrown
Reading
Alverta Meek
Akron
Lester Neff
Anna
Thelma Pfautz
Myrtle Steffy
Ephrata
Arline Lehman
Wanted gift articles to open a gift shoppe in town
Advert for a young lady or business partner to connect with the Eby Shoe Company, offering a favorable proposition with little investment. Inquiries directed to P. K. & G., Chronicle Office, Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle Office
Lancaster
Election notices and classified ads from Lititz area
A mixed page of notices and small ads announces the Farmers National Bank of Lititz annual directors election for January 11, junto with job ads, a poultry and calves buy, and a Buick coupe sale. Other items include Conestoga Transmission Company stockholders meeting January 10, bondholder redemption notices, a two family house for sale, a geese sale, and local business services plus thanks notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers National Bank of Lititz
J. A. Breitigan
Conestoga Transmission Company
Ghiest Building
Lancaster
Lost items and notices from Lititz area
A collage of lost items and notices including a seven passenger Cadillac sedan missing in Lititz contact Charles Krick, a certificate lost from Eby Shoe Co. stock, an election notice for Lititz Springs National Bank directors on Jan 11 1927, a lost dog reward for an Aire Dale dog in Lititz, two keys found in Lititz with a spare tire lock, and a small barber shop ad with thanks from Mr and Mrs Clem Badorf for kindnesses during illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Cedar ST
Clem Badorf
King’s
Moravian ‘S
Workers of the
Brethren Church
Mr. Badorf
Aged Brownstown man dies at his home
Moses Butter, 87, died at his Brownstown home on Monday December 27. A well known butcher he left children Phares of Lancaster, Mrs. C. D. Wolf of Brownstown, Mrs. H. Shiffer of Sinking Springs, Levina at home, one brother Cornelius of Rothsville, one sister Mrs. J. L. Bingaman of Evanston Illinois. Funeral services were held Friday at the Brownstown Evangelical church with interment in the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Butter
Brownstown
Phares
Lancaster
C. D. Wolf
H. Shiffer
Sinking Springs
Levina
Cornelius
Rothsville
J. L. Bingaman
Evanston
Brownstown Evangelical Church
Benjamin B Landis Dies at 88 in Landis Valley
Benjamin B Landis aged 88 died Sunday night at his home in Landis Valley from complications. He was a long time Mennonite church member. Survived by son Phares B Landis and two daughters Mrs David Whitcraft and Mrs Martin Funk. Also 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral was private from the home Wednesday and public in Landis Valley Mennonite church. Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin B. Landis
Landis Valley
Mennonite Church
Phares B. Landis
David Whitcraft
Martin Funk
Near Landis Valley
Wise and Otherwise: married men better drivers than unmarried
The piece suggests married men are superior drivers, as they show more respect for authority, while women study household arts to spur men to work. It ends on a note about uncertain future in 1927 but a common expectation of paying bills and taxes.
Court Proclamation for Lancaster County 1926 term begins
Proclamation by Sheriff Bowman ordering a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery to commence at Lancaster Court House on the third Monday in January 1927. Officials Charles I. Lanoi and Aaron B. Hassler presiding. Filed December 28, 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancester
Lancaster
County of Lancaster
Charles I. Lanoi
Aaron B. Hassler
Court of Common Pleas
County of
Court House
Pennsylvania
Co. F. Bowman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Young—Heagy Phares B. Young
Aaron Young
Anna Mae Heagy
John Heagy
Mount Hope
Liberty Street
George B. Raezer
Eby Shoe Company
Sephitt
Lincoln Ave
New Street
D. M. Weaver
Lititz, Pa
Samuel Whitmyer
Lester
Charles Weaver
Broad Street
Buick
David J. Rickert
Brunnerville, Pa
Lititz Borough
H.H. Diehm
Lititz Springs
Borough Council of
Hudson
Essex
Frank Gable
E. Main St
P. W. Flory
Brounnerville, Pa
C. Foltz
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
King’s Daughters
Sunshine Circle
Henry R. Bucher
Front Street
Record Office
Real Estate & Insurance
Penn Real Estate CO
H. N. Reiber
Litiiz
S. Broadst
East Main Street
Telephone Exchange
J. H. Doster
Hollinger
Jano
Charles Krick
Orange St
Eby Shoe Co
N. B
Lydia Seaman
Lititz Springs National Bank
H. H. Diehm
Abram Mease Lititz
R. D
William Mathers
Central Market
Hershey and Gibbes
Main Street
Hamburg
B. F. Lutz
Rambof
Leaman & Leed
Mill & Market
Pfantz Bros. Department Store
Trimmer
Choice
Atwater
Kent
Atwater Kent
Atwater Kent Radio Dealers
Hummer Electric Co
Lincoln, PA
Wertsch
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