Births and local notices from Lititz area
A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Milton Jarrell and another to Mr. and Mrs. George Haldeman at Fairland. Ice dealers report thick ice, weather cool with 15 degrees. Local court juror Walter H. Buch in Lancaster. Trades, medical, and social notes cover cataract surgery, illnesses, hospital stays, and community events in Lititz and surrounding townships.
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Myr
Milton Jarrell
George Haldeman
Fairland
Walter H. Buch
Lancaster
Reading Light and Transit Team Visits Local Legion
Reading Light and Transit five from Reading will face the local Legion team this Friday in a city league matchup. The Reading squad, touted as the best in Read neon, travels to Ephrata this year and will have EF. & M. captain in attendance for the game. A preliminary contest precedes the main event.
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Reading Light and Transit Five
Reading
Legion
Read Neon
Ephrata
Saoad Forma EF. & M
Desert Gold Prose Epic by Zane Grey Promises Adventure
Review lauds Desert Gold by Zane Grey as a Western tale of frontier uprisings and desert adventure. It highlights strong female roles, enduring love, and a setting rich with American West life, urging readers to start the story next week. The prose includes a long ode to an old church clock and reflections on time, memory, and change.
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Zane Grey
Zane
Zanesville
Quaint Moravian Customs Highlighted in Philadelphia Forum
George E. Nitzsche recounts the Bach Moravian Choir of Bethlehem and The Philadelphia Forum event at the Academy of Music on November 4. The article traces Moravian history in America from Hoernnhut to Nazareth and Bethlehem, noting their education, music, and enduring community roles.
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Philadelphia Forum
George E. Nitzsche Carder
University of Pennsylvania
Bethlehem
Philadelphia
Academy of Music
America
United States
New England
Pennsylvania
Nazareth
Gnadenthal
Vale of Mercy
Schoeneck
Friedensthal
Europe
Hoernnhut
Saxony
Savannah
Georgia
Thame
George Whitefield
Whitefield
Eph
Ephrats
Moravian Historical Society
Stranger to use of gas dies in daughter's home
George King aged 68 of Aphrat a dies by accidental asphyxiation at his daughter Mrs John Hornberger's Lancaster home after failing to turn off the gas. He had been warned by his daughter on prior occasions when gas leaked from his room. Deputy Coroner Hartman ruled the death due to gas ignition after King turned on the valve while seeking tobacco.
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Addison Harding
Benjamin l
Lazy
North Cedar Street
Frank, Spickler
Ada Wilson
Wilson Gibble
Tester Fleishman
Tancaster General Hospital
John Fleisman
George King
Aphrata
John Hornberger
Lancaster
King
Salvation Army
Hal
Hartman
Geraps
Lititz Woman’s Son in South Africa
Mrs. Jefferson Asner received two telegrams from her son Newton Buch, a chemist with Cyamamid Company of New York, currently in Johannesburg, Africa. He left nine months ago and reports extreme heat, day-long business closures, and eight months without rain. Severe hailstorms damaged cattle and people as storms arrived, and he plans to travel from Africa to Australia and India with his wife.
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Jefferson Asner
Newton Buch
Africa
Buch
Cyamamid Company
New York
Johannesburg
Bach
Australia
India
United States
Raiders Round Up Seven and Find New Liquor Ring
Five simultaneous raids on Lancaster sites net seven arrests and more than 75 gallons of new liquor. Those seized include George Albright Jr and John W Penn along with several couples, all bound over for an aldermanic hearing. A separate well drilling incident at a local paper mill used dynamite to access groundwater, yielding fresh water after a deep blast. A secret October wedding in Frederick was revealed this week. Lititz Springs Bank elected new officers led by D M Graybill as president and Amos W Sensenich as vice president.
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Lancaster
George Albright, Jr
North Queen Street
Highland
Palm Street
John W Penn
Poplar Street
Maurice Denneman
High Street
Joseph Dominick
Rockland Street
Spahr
Manheim
Duponts
Delaware
Execution Issued Against Norman Kline
The United Twine and Paper Company of Lancaster has issued execution for 2581.62 against Norman Kline who manufactures candy in Lexington.
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United Twine and Paper Company
Lancaster
Norman Kline
Lexington
Pretzel Ovens and Pondering Coal Shortage Reflections
In Lititz and Lancaster, old methods return as bakers heat ovens with wood due to coal scarcity. The era of coal has prompted debates in Congress while a farmer loses rails to unknown thieves. A restless night walk-in Somnambulist and a near-accident at Springs Bank add local color as potato prices defy forecasts.
Lititz Boy Enters Detroit Automobile School
Ernest Shoemaker of Lititz travels to Detroit Michigan to attend the Michigan State Automobile School. He studies at the heart of the industry with factory visits and aims for a career in the automobile business as the industry grows nationally.
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Lititz
Ernest Shoemaker
Michigan State Automobile School
Detroit
Mich
Shoemaker
United States
Paul Sunshine Dietrick to Speak at High School Auditorium
Paul Sunshine Dietrick a Lyceum and Chautauqua lecturer will present a talk on community building and spreading cheer at the High School auditorium at 8:00 on Tuesday January 28. The ticket chart opens January 22 at 8:00 a.m. at Scott's book store.
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Paul “Sunshine
Dietrick
Lyceum
Chautauqua
Dietrich
Scott's
Farmers Pack Own Tobacco at Lititz Cooperative Meeting
The Lititz Co operative Farm Produ cts Association held its annual meeting in Town Hall with many Warwick township farmers present. A new constitution and by laws were signed forming a prominent organization. Directors elected include Abram Sensenich Ephraim G Hershey H H Bernberger Willis B Hackman John E K Beard and Amos H Shenk. Auditors elected were Joseph B Bucher Allen B Heagy and J W Bruckart. Reports showed a healthy treasury and manager Bomberger said 1064 cases of tobacco were packed last season and nearly all sold at satisfactory prices. A large pledge of future packing was announced. Levi Yerger introduced a new electric powered endless coal carrier loading coal from cars to trucks, saving time. The Farmers Bank reorganized electing S W Buch president James H Brentigan cashier and Jary, Paul H Bomberger teller Alfred Couple clerk Thedore Dussinger.
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Lititz
Travelers Near and Far in Local Notes
Local column lists visits and trips: Clayton Schmuck family with Viola to Columbia. Regennas to Philadelphia by car. Frank Carr on furlough from Fort Myer. Harry Gorton in Albany on business. J G Reland to Massachusetts amid heavy snow. Other items: auto show attendees. Philadelphia trip for Mrs Kreider. Reading and York visitors. Seaber family hosting Philadelphia relatives. Herman McCloud in Lititz. Strickler wins poultry prizes at Millersburg show. Harvey Young discharged from Panama service with pandemic era deaths noted.
Grace and Little Grace at Lititz Telephone Exchange
In Lititz near Lancaster the central office notes Grace Keller has served as operator for 38 years. She began with thirteen subscribers and now the two position board serves about 350 lines. Four other girls work with her: Esther Grosh Grace Keppel Mrs Anna Bollinger and Mrs Elizabeth Adams. Grace Keller is called Big Grace while Grace Keppel is Little Grace.
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Lititz Bell Telephone Exchange
Lancaster
Lititz
Grace Keller
Miss Keller
Esther Grosh
Grace Keppel
Anna Bollinger
Elizabeth Adams
Big Grace
Little Grace
Twins Born to Arthur Bachman Family
Twin boys welcomed by Mr and Mrs Arthur Bachman in their first addition to the family. The infants are reported healthy and gaining weight daily. Dr N B Resser attends the birth.
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Arthur Bachman
Surprise birthday party for Mrs Dillman
A Tuesday evening gathering honored Mrs. C. B. Dillman on her birthday with about forty relatives and friends visiting her home. She received many beautiful presents and refreshments were served.
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Gunginely
Albert Shhenk
Hippie Bros
J Claus
Spruce Street
McKee Weaver
Crosland
Cedar Street
Jacob Pfautz
Lancaster General Hospital
Ida Kraft
Rothsville
The
Keath Planing Mill Company
Mil
Fianna Buchter
George Bowers
Lincoln Avenue
Brubaker’s Dam
Institute of Teachers
Lititz Borough
Warwick
Elizabeth Townships
Lititz High School
W. H. Muth
Burkholder’s
Ivan Adams
Miller & Habecker
Israel Bender
David’ Leaman
Neffsville
J. G. Roland
Scott's Book Store
Epic
Ulaye
Linden Hall
Agdesus
D Joe Baker
South Africa
Frederick
Howard Putt
Ruth Wentworth
Tullitz
York Fair
Lititz Springs Bank
Litita Springs National Bank
Congress
Benjamin Lutz
Ben
Phe Iman
Paul “Sunshine” Dietrick
Levi Yerger
Mr. Yerger
Farmers National Bank
Farmers Bank
W. Buch
James H. Brentigan
Paul H. Bomberger
Alfred Couple
Thedore Dussinger
Scott’s Book Store
YGU
Clayton Schmuck
Viola
Margie Riegel
Columbia
Charles Regennas
Frank Carr
Field Artillery
U. S. Army
Fort Myer
Harry Gorton
Acme Metal Products Co
Albany, N. Y
J. G. Reland
Massachusetts
Mary Steiner
Orwigsburg
P. B. Bucher
Frank Burkholder
Isaac Graybill
John Longenecker
Clarence Kreider
Gertrude Downey
Ray Weatherhold
Frank Downey
David Graybill
Paul Haldeman
York
Monroe Hornberger
Samuel Seaber
Paul Seaber
Mr. Seaber
Herman McCloud
Clearfield
Herman
Howard Strickler
D. G. Witmyer
Millersburg
Mr. Witmyer
Mr. Strickler
Northumberland
Harvey Young
Sanuel FE
Young
Brunerville
Panama
Stork
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