Lititz Items Highlight Local Events And Notices
Town bird sightings and a pneumonia illness mark the week. Mr and Mrs John Wike celebrate a silver wedding anniversary on Saturday February 8 from 2 to 6 pm. A public sale north of Lititz failed to meet bids. Legion Mohnton game set for Friday. cancellation rumors denied. Lititz fire company hosts a smoker with the recorder meeting on Wednesday January 31, big turnout anticipated. American Legion Ladies Auxiliary plans to rent the post office third floor for future meetings. bring own lunch and ten cents. T Ritchie opens Exide battery service with repair and recharge offerings. Sunshine Circle of King’s Daughters hosts a winter picnic January 29 at 7 pm at the Parish House. bring lunch and ten cents. Moravian Church Men’s Missionary Society marks 49th anniversary January 28 3rd with Rev W H Pluck as speaker. tickets at Hepp’s jewelry. Clayton Bucher of Clay town injured in August. will sell farm and take work at Elizabethtown Masonic Home. healing well. Weekly notices push Lititz Record ads. A letter from N Mohn of New Barn praises the sausage and pudding ads and orders five pounds of each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Roland
John Wike
BE. K. Zartman
Lititz
Legion-Mohnton
Lititz Fire Company
Ladies Auxiliary of the
American Legion
T. Ritchie
Exide
Sunshine Circle of
King's Daughters
Men's Missionary Society of the
Moravian Church
W. Fl. Pluck
Great Kills
Staten Island
Hepp
Clayton Bucher
Clay
Masonic
Elizabethtown
N. Mohn
New Barn
N.G
B. F. Lutz
Former Lititz resident Sue A Becker dies in Allentown
Sue Anee Geyer Becker, widow of Linnaeus S Becker, died November 24 1922 in Allentown at age 75. A Lititz native and daughter of Daniel Geyer, she left Warwick and Rome in early life. Survived by brothers Samuel Geyer of Star and Addison Geyer of Reading. Husband Linnaeus Becker died seven years earlier in his wagon. Burial was at Greenwood Cemetery Allentown on November 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Anee Geyer
Linnaeus S Becker
Allentown
Lititz
Daniel Geyer
Warwick
Rome
Scott Becker
Samuel Geyer
Star
Addison Geyer
Reeding
Aberville
Warwick Grange Eyes Groceries and Seeds for Members
Warwick Grange met in regular session at Rothsville High School with large attendance. The paren eommittee quoted groceries fertilizer and clover seeds and plans to take orders soon. A move to relocate meetings to the lodge hallwas voted down after discussion. The play progress was noted as poor and the act to be presented later is A Kentucky. The auditing committee reported a balance of 290 dollars. Miss Inez Knox gave an instrumental solo and Miss Sara Long recited. The Grange also accepted an invitation from Salisbury Grange to visit White Horse for a program to be scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick Grange
Rothsville High School
Paren
Grange
Lodge Hall
Kentucky
C.D. Haverstick
J. A
M. W. Hoss
Treas
O. J. Deaner
Carpenter
Ts. A. Miller
Inez Knox
Sara Long
the Grange
Salisbury Grange
White Horse
Distinguished Visitors Here From Near and Far
Notables visited Lancaster with Senator A. H. Galliger and wife from Seattle and Major Mellotte with C. TH. Witte of London Ontario. They toured sites, discussed misperceptions of eastern ideas, and noted coal shipments at 15 dollars a ton. Local real estate sales included large farms and a brick house transaction near Harrisburg and Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.E. Schaeffer
South Broad Street
A. H. Galliger
Seattle
Cal
Major Mellotte
C. TH. Witte
London
Ontario
Senator Galliger
Valley Forge
Washington
Mellotte
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co
Wild Steer Escapes and Is Fatally Shot After Two Day Chase
A steer owned by Jonas Bucher near Brunnerville went wild last Friday escaping toward the Lebanon pumping station. It crossed fences, was pursued by men with guns, and despite sightings it eluded capture. Saturday snow tracks led to Bricker ville where a shot crippled it, but it fled to Bru baker's dam and was fatally shot by Harry Gochenour. Birthday celebrations followed for several locals in Brickerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas Bucher
Brunnerville
Lebanon
Fay
Brickerville
Brubaker
Record Chevrolet shipment tops two thousand cars in one day
Telegram to Ing F Lengenecker notes 21058 cars shipped in a single day, a record driven by unprecedented winter orders. Separate public sale announced by Clarence Carpenter for a whole household goods lot at 143 N Cedar Street on Saturday January 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Ing. F. Lengenecker
John F. Fistig
Cher
Goalvrolet Motor Om
Pia
Canatian
Chevrolet Motor Co
Clarence Carpenter
Cedar Street
The Moravians and Their Simple Equal Society
In a Philadelphia Forum piece by George E. Nitsehe, the Moravians are described as a community with no class distinctions, where all work is honored and marriage by lot persisted until 1818 for locals. They organized into chairs with separate groups and burial plots, and dress indicated chair status. Music and worship permeated daily life, with love feasts preceding Easter and Christmas festivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
George E. Nitsehe
University of Pennsylvania
United States
God's Acre
Nazareth
Pat Nazareth
Bethlehem
German immigrant family finds new life in Lititz
Adolf Merkel twenty five arrives with wife and five year old daughter from Germany. They board with Mrs Gantz on New Street while he works as an inside carpenter for Hershey Leaman Co. He notes Germany’s poverty and high prices while praising American opportunity and plans to start housekeeping. They do not speak English yet converse via German and Pennsylvania German.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Merkel
Lititz
Germany
Hohenzellen
Berlin
U.S
The Gimme Wives and a Rural Milling Update
A poem discusses wives who rely on husbands for money, describing hardship and dependency in domestic life. The piece shifts to a local news note: E K Hartman, whose mill north of town burned weeks ago, will continue milling in a new setup, storing oats and planning a warehouse and chopping machine, with debris removal underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Hartman
Bute
Local Lititz Bank Growth and Miraculous Cures Highlight Town
A Lititz roots piece notes Miss Louisa Hearing’s cure through faith linking to Miss Sarah Morgan of Ashland who walked after 19 years bedridden. It cites banks in the region, Lititz deposits at 2.6 million, and advice to consult bankers before investments. A humor anecdote recounts a nurse’s box delivery with a rooster and a mystery conscience booster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Hearing
Lititz
Jesus
Sarah Morgan
Ashland
Miss Morgan
Zane Grey and the Modern American West
The article profiles Zane Grey, noting his Pennsylvania origins, Western writing career, and fame as a foremost exponent of virile Western literature. It highlights his shift from studies to outdoor sports, then writing, and his vivid portrayal of Yaqui and Papaya Indian regions, border dangers, settlers, rangers, and soldiers shaping his compact, adventurous vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New York City
West
America
United States
Mexico
No Man's Land
Zane Grey
Zanesville
Ohio
Zane
Uni
Ten Per Cent Sale at Scott's Book Store
W H Buck offers a ten percent reduction on all items this Saturday January 27 at Scott's Book Store. The sale promises big savings on the full Rust Craft Gift Novelties line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SCOTT'S /BOOK STORE
Keith Planing Mill Employes Banqueted
Keith's planing mill held its seventh annual banquet for employees and families with nearly 200 attendees and a dozen turkeys, plus music, recitations, and dancing. The Community Welfare Committee met at Kissel Jill schoolhouse with a literary program and a vote on foreign debt cancellation. The next meeting will be Feb. 9 at Owl Hill schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
W. R. Sammer
M. H. Yoder
Kissel Jill
Marion Biemensderfer
Isaac Stoner
Elaiae Mellinger
Elser Gerhart
Iva Sensenich
Cromer Heishu
Owl Hill
Officers of Oneida Community Clubs Elected
At a meeting of the Community Associated Clubs of the Oneida Community Ltd held last Tuesday evening in the Fire Hall, officers for the year were named: President Ellis Spickler, Secretary James Raynesford, Treasurer James Seather. A Governing Board was elected from each department: Wood Roon, Aaron Hershey, assembling room Allen Kling, miscellaneous Arvil Burkholder. A shipment of Whitman's Chocolates and Confections arrived from the factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Associated Clubs of the
Oneida Community, Ltd
Ellis Spickler
James Raynesford
James Seather
Wood Roon
Aaron Hershey
Allen Kling
Arvil Burkholder
Travelers Hear and Far in Sunday Roundup
Warren George spent Sunday at Katatown with his mother. Esther Buch vacationed Friday to Sunday with friends in Reading. Mrs. Morris Meiskey of Manheim visited Lititz last Saturday. Elizabeth Wabecker stayed Thursday to Sunday with friends in Philadelphia. Mrs. W. A. Ensminger of Manheim visited here Friday with her sister. Clair Rice of Bethlehem, formerly a local printer, called in town this week. Mr. and Mrs. Turner and daughter Freda of Ephrata spent Sunday with J. B. Dus singer. Walter B. Light of Florin was in town last Saturday. Nissley chocolate factory manager reports brisk business. James M. Goldthwait learned of his mother's death in Somerville Mass and left for there. His mother was 76. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Mathers of Baltimore visited Rev. Weichsel and Mr. Mathers Wednesday to Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nixdorf of Lancaster spent Sunday with B. F. Grosh. Nixdorf belongs to Bard & Nixdorf printing firm. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shelly of East Petersburg spent the weekend here to hear Rev. Wm. N. Zoller. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ritchie were taken to Florin to visit their daughter Mrs. Norman Arntz. both had pneumonia symptoms, Mrs. Ritchie partly recovered, Mr. Ritchie still confined. John Long near Rothsville had two large Poland China hogs killed weighing 700 and 740 pounds, yielding 10 cans of lard. butchering by Monroe Weachter of Rothsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren George
Katatown
Esther Buch
Reading
Morris Meiskey
Manheim
Lititz
Elizabeth Wabecker
Philadelphia
W. A. Ensminger
Mary
Gingrich
Clair Rice
Bethlehem
Thomas Turner
Freda
Ephrata
J. B. Dussinger
Walter B. Light
Florin
Nissley
James M. Goldthwait
Sommerville
Mass
E. 8. Mathers
Baltimore
T. A. Weichsel
John Mathers
W. M. Nixdorf
Lancaster
B. F. Grosh
Nixdorf
Norman Arntz
Ritchie
Mr. Ritchie
John Long
Rothsville
Mr. i Long
Monroe Weachter
Prologue Sees Cameron Haunted by a Lie from Home
A pale, haunted face appears in the dying campfire light as Cameron sits alone in the desert night. He recalls a past lie and a lost love in Peoria, while seeking solitude as a prospector to remember. The scene closes with a continuation note to page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Peoria
Gal
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