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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1921
Page
2
Peter McGirvey, a chief germandizer in the Guyasuta Club at Sharpsville, ate six dozen oysters and ice cream in a single meal. He declined liquor or cordial, saying foreign aperitifs are fine but he would prefer a few high shells of real beer to deem his meal perfect.
State Game Protector W G C Kelly from DuBois releases the hunting season tally for Clearfield County. Legally slain deer total 338 with six bucks killed illegally, twenty two does and one elk killed illegally, and eight bears slain under lawful permits.
In McKeesport last Thursday morning the criminal known as Jimmy Valentine appeared in the flesh and unlocked the Haydak hotel safe. He fled with 2600 dollars in cash while leaving 200 dollars in US Steel stock 1350 in Liberty Bonds 700 in paper money 13750 in gold coin wrapped inside the safe showed no damage to the lock experts concluded the combination had been manipulated.
Earl Mundis of York was arrested for violating the school attendance law but at a Saturday hearing he proved he has 13 children to provide for. The alderman exonerated him from fines and costs and gave Mundis clothing and a purse for the children.
Berks County holds twelve thousand dollars in reserve from unlocatable subscriptions and collections. The council plans to ask the Berks courts to assign the balance to a worthy charity, preferably the Berks County Tuberculosis Society for its Never Sink Mountain sanatorium where several ex servicemen receive treatment.
A dazed man identified as Joseph Koren, 60, was arrested in Pittsburgh after wandering the streets. Police found $2058 in large denomination bills sewn into his coat lining and overalls, plus a bank book showing $1000 deposited and a $500 withdrawal.
In a humorous note, Mrs Cashtalks boasts of wealth from gondola business profits. She describes a letter from Mr Cast traveling in Venice claiming he bought two gondolas for the lake. The household orders fe garmleuer to fetch food for the gondola crew as they arrive.
Prohibition agents eye Smith after a suspicious account he gave. He reportedly told a cockeyed story that raised questions about his actions and whereabouts, prompting closer scrutiny of his conduct and possible connections to illicit activity.
Amos Huber, a Missouri man, visits old friends along Willow Street. After January 15, unlicensed dogs become outlaws and owners face prosecution. Lancaster township becomes a first class township governed by five commissioners.
The Mt Gretna Narrow Gauge Railway, a famous small line built after 1882 and beloved by many prominent railroad figures, is being dismantled. Its two small engines, wheels, and equipment will head to Philadelphia and Lebanon for storage and reuse as the Governor Dick spur and rifle range transport fade from memory.
Local markets report ice cream at 50 cents a quart, down 10 cents. A parlor advertises an old fashioned 10 cent plate with crackers. Farmers Oil Co. of Seaman Place votes to raise capital from 100000 to 500000 and plan more wells next spring.
Brickerville resident Milton H. Shreiner enlisted at the Lancaster recruiting station last week and is headed to Camp Jackson, South Carolina, to join the Fifth Division where he will be taught motorcycle repair. The Conestoga National Bank of Lancaster pays a semi annual dividend of 7 4 percent, Lancaster County National Bank 5 percent, and Northern National 4 percent. About one thousand dollars of securities stolen from Landisville Bank nearly two months ago have been returned to the owners after yeggs robbed the bank and took about $80,000.
Andrew J. Givens of Columbia injured while shooting rats in his home cellar. A shotgun discharged and severed two fingers from his left hand. He previously lost a finger and thumb during service in the Philippine Islands, leaving only the index finger.
Charles Hippensteel of Elizabethtown found an 8 point buck in Pine Swamp near the Elizabeth Town Club camp while in the mountains last week. The deer weighed about 180 pounds and was shot at a vital spot but escaped. the carcass was unfit for use and he removed the antlers to display to friends.
Samuel Irvin of Lewistown, aged 74 last August, has spent fifty years as a country blacksmith with horse shoeing as his chief task. In recent years he has managed machinery at the Logan Tron and Steel works, reporting nearly every day in 1920. Earlier he worked at Pennsylvania Furnace with Lyon Shorb Co as company blacksmith.
The Fleck chain of cigar factories in Reading Adamstown Uphrata Lincoln Akron and Lititz resume operations after a four week suspension. Wages for cigar makers drop from 14 to 12.50 per thousand while packers wages remain unchanged. Ephrata plant employs eighty to one hundred workers.
A Lititz resident recalls suffering back and side pains chills headaches and dizziness from kidney trouble around 1907. Doan’s Kidney Pills were tried with improvement continuing into 1919 when the user says she has felt fine. The ad notes the product cost 60 cents and is manufactured by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo NY.
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