Various Local Events From Denver to Reading Fair News
Benjamin Lutz Jr. won a rocking chair at the Denver fair, followed two weeks later by his brother John winning one at the Akron fair. Peter Killian left Meldor Knitting Mill for home in Pottstown, with Richard Gingrich now in charge. P B Bucher bought a new five passenger Oakland not long ago. Sturgis and Haines run day and night pretzel production, shipping heavily to New York. A surprise party honored Miss Helen Bear at her parents home Saturday evening. The American Legion Auxiliary Garden Spot Post 56 plans a food sale on Main Street Saturday with a menu of vegetables soup deviled clams chicken salad sandwiches baked beans cakes candy ice cream hot coffee and chocolate. Mrs Hiram Reedy and children attended evangelistic services in Reading where her husband sang for two weeks. Attendance reached 600 with 50 church admissions. Mr Reedy has begun a two weeks campaign at Millersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Lutz, Jr
Denver
John
Akron
Peter Killian
Meldor
Pottstown
Richard Gingrich
P. B. Bucher
Oakland
Sturgis & Haines
Hiram Reedy
Carl
Grace
Raymond
Reading
United Evangelical Church
Husbad
Reedy
Millersville
Bell Telephone Stock Offered to Public
F. E. Cowan the local Bell Telephone Co. manager sends personal letters urging subscribers to purchase American Telephone and Telegraph Company shares. Shares trade on New York Philadelphia Chicago Boston and Washington exchanges with recent quotations around 118 dollars per share. It is considered a standard investment stock by financial circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Cowan
Bell Telephone Co
Pennsylvania
Telehoe
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Washington
New Industry Busy Kline Manufacturing Opens
The Kline Manufacturing Company, newly formed, operates in the former Solotone building. Norman Kline of Lancaster heads the venture, employing over twenty workers. Cedar chests are main products with ironing boards, shirt boards, paint handles, and other wood items produced to minimize waste. The outfit has sufficient orders through May. A Lititz Cooperative Farm Products Association charter is sought, tobacco packing to start soon. Moravian Ushers plan a Thursday meeting at 7:30 with 8 pm orchestral music, then an address by M. T. Garvin of Lancaster and a social hour. President John K. Carper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline
Lititz Co-operative Farm Products Association
Amos Sensenich
Ephraim G. Hershey
H. H. Bomberger
Moravian Church
M. T. Garvin
Lancaster
John K. Carper
Evangelistic Services at St Pauls Lutheran Begin Thursday
Evangelistic services start at St Pauls Lutheran church on Thursday February 2 for a week led by Rev J B Maurer a former pastor of the church who is devoting most of his time to evangelistic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
J. B. Maurer
Maurer
Legion Team to Play Ephrata Big Five Saturday
The Ephrata Big Five will face the Legion squad Saturday with Garden Spot boys and the three Doremus brothers in the lineup for a local league game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephrata Big Five
Doremus Brother
Will
Garden
Spot Boys
Aged Woman’s Clothes Caught Fire on Liberty Street
An elderly woman on Liberty Street suffered serious burns after her scarf caught fire while reaching for coal by a stove. She wrapped a scarf around her neck, then flames spread to a tablecloth and carpet as she dumped snow on herself. Neighbors extinguished the blaze, and Mrs. Susan Wildt was identified as the resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Street
Susan Wildt
Capt John Groff Addresses Local Post Meeting
An attentive Garden Spot Post gathering on January 19 at Post Headquarters featured Capt John M Groff district deputy commander Lancaster Post 34 as principal speaker. He urged Legion membership stressing benefits for disabled veterans and the booster role of the Legion and its Auxiliary led by Mrs Henry Goos and Mrs Nixdorf. A 9 30 joint session followed, with the menu of "good eats" prepared by the Women's Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Spot
Lancaster
John M. Groff
W. M. Foust
Henry Goos
Nixdorf
John.m. Groff
American Legion
Garden Spot Post
Henry Goss
America Legion
Women’s Auxiliary
Warwick Grange meeting highlights community farming drive
Warwick Grange sat for a prosperous January gathering with farm families well represented. Guests included Dr H Walter of Rothsville and John A McSparran who spoke on Grange as a community force. Local items covered cooperative buying farm products and new members joined at a Rothsville school meeting.
Windmill maker claims model meets farm power need
The February Popular Mechanics report describes a windmill generator with a storage battery capable of running farm lights for eleven days without wind. Other items note Florida wind power for cars, a back-to-back revival of wind energy, and a human-interest tale of a Reading couple aided by Rev. Harper and Mr. Reedy amid poverty. Zell receives 30-year sentence and philosophical remark about a world that is not square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics
Florida
Tobacco Prices Reported At Lititz Tobacco Packers Meeting
The meeting records sales of tobacco across multiple farms and buyers. Prices ranged from 12 to 18 cents with bonuses noted for several crops. Buyers included Long & Taylor Landisville and H S Meiskey, with several farmers reporting offers of 15 cents but opting not to sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Tobacco Packers’ Association
Addison Long
Samuel Oberholtzer
Eisenlohrs
Charles Vollerstrom
Monroe Shue
Long & Taylor
Landisville
Wm. Amer
Jeremiah Landis
Dr Roddy Addresses Lititz Institute in Lancaster County
The 27th annual Lititz area teachers institute met at Lititz High School with officers Charles C. Miller president I C Mummert vice president Marion Biemesderier recording secretary Anna K Miller corresponding secretary Carrie Tschudy treasurer. Dr H Justin Roddy of Millersville spoke on education methods while Prof TE Ulmuitler and Harry Baugh ey addressed rural and grade topics. Afternoon demonstrations covered health geography and music with students from grades 4 to 8 and remarks by Mrs Weed on tuberculosis awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Warwick
Manheim
Elizabeth
Institute
Charles C. Miller
Rothsville
I. C. Mummert
Marion Biemesderier
Kissel Hill
Anna K. Miller
Carrie Tschudy
H. Justin Roddy
Millersville
Normal School
TE. U.aumitler
Mary’ Grosch
Margery Euck
Harry Baughey
W. K. Nelson
Witmer
Weed
Lancaster County Anti-Tuberculosis Society
Laddie
Lassie
Millersville Normal School
Washington
Helen Martin
Millertown
Maud Progress
Ethel Latscher
H. M. J. Kline
Department of History
F. & M. College
Lancaster
Europe
Edinborough
France
Belgium
F Wrest
Real Estate Sales Report From The Lance Agency
The Lance reports this week’s sales by AREAL ESTATE The Lance Co. Farm Sales Agency. Walter B. Light’s southern South Spruce Street house sold to Norman Showers and David Fass of Lititz. Brobst heirs two percent story frame on Maple Street Lititz sold to Frank Ulrich near Lititz for 1400 dollars. Roy Himmelberger two percent story frame on Marion Street Lititz sold to Harry Eby of Lititz. Amos S. Miller 123 acre Penn twp Berks County farm north of Reading sold to H. F. Flisher of Salisbury Inp Lancaster County. Mary Core Lamparter Glue Works and 100 acre White Oak Station farm improvements sold to private party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lance. Co. Farm Sales Agency
N.S. Myers, Prop
Walter B. Light
South Spruce St
Norman Showers
David Fass
Lititz
Brobst Heirs
Maple St
Frank Ulrich
Roy Himmelberger
Marion St
Harry Eby
Amos S. Miller
Penn Twp
Berks Co
Miles
Reading
H. F. Flisher
Salisbury
Lancaster County
Mary Core
Lamparter
White Oak Station
Oneida Employees Annual Banquet Recap at Lititz Hall
The Lititz Branch of the C A C held its annual election and banquet on January 19 at Linden Hall Seminary gymnasium. About 175 attended as Aaron Hershey and others were named to leadership and board roles, followed by a banquet catered by Charles B. Dussing er and a lively toast program led by Ellis Spick ler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Linden Hall Seminary
Board of Direcors
Assisant
Aaron Hershey
Kenneth Witmyer
James Seaber
Martin Bisker
Tobing Erline
Ellis Spiekler
Charles B. Dussinger
Ellis Spickler
Ellis Kauffm
Orman
Pennsylvania
Ellis
Ames Seather Hackman
Sons of Veterans meeting invite for eligible members
Attention veterans descendants. Brobst Camp No. 23 Sons of Veterans holds a Sunday meeting at 3 P M January 29 in Manta Temple second floor. Divisional Organizer Wm P Masterson of Philadelphia will speak on the Order. All over eighteen eligible. G A R members urged to bring an eligible guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brobst Camp
Sons of Veterans
Afernoon
Manta Temple
Wm. P. Masterson
Philadelphia
Lititz Boy Nears State Cheer Leader Honor
Frank H. Longenecker, former assistant, competes for head cheer leader at State College. Four candidates are eligible for the post regarded as a great college honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Frank H. Longenecker
State College
Neffsville Fair Aims to Fund New Fire House
The Neffsville Fire Company sets a fair for three consecutive Saturdays starting January 28 in the old school building to raise funds. Proceeds will finance a new fire house and the purchase of E. V. Johns barn may be part of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neffsville Fire Company
Theld
E. V. Johns
Moravian Church to Mark 48th Men’s Missionary Society Anniversary
The 48th anniversary of the Men’s Missionary Society of the Moravian church will be celebrated this Sunday. Details of the event are forthcoming in church notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniversary of Men’s Missionary Society
Men’s Missionary Society of the
Moravian Church
Letter From Russia Four Years Old Readers and Family
Morris Cohen received a letter from his father a sister and a brother living in Toloscin Russia written four years ago though others arrived in the interim. Abe Cohen of Ephrata also received a letter from the same people on its way seven years. A sister lives in Philadelphia. Local man has filed papers to have his father and children enter the United States and expect their arrival in spring with plans for schooling. The father is 52 the boy 17 and the girl 15. The letter contained 100 stamps each worth 100 rubles total 10 000 rubles. Before the war ruble traded at 50 cents in American money making the stamps worth 5000 then now about eighteen cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Cohen
Toloscin
Russia
Mr. Cohen
Abe
Ephrata
Philadelphia
Washingon
Obituaries From Lititz Area Dwellers Across Several Deaths
Obituary notices report Amos S Burkholder of Lititz died at 12 80 oclock after a five day illness of pleuropneumonia aged 68 5 21 survived by wife daughter Mabel and sons Atlee and Arville four grandchildren and siblings. interment at Moravian cemetery. Ezra Keller of Kissel Hill died after pneumonia aged 57 7 14 survived by widow and several siblings. funeral at Kissel Hill Lutheran church. George M Amer aged 66 died at Lancaster General Hospital of pneumonia survived by daughter and six grandchildren. funeral at Lititz and Machpelah cemetery. All subject to local church affiliations and family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos S. Burkholder
Lititz
East
Lincoln Avenue
Mabel
Wm. S. Shiffer
Lancaster
Atlee
Reading
Arville
Moravian Church
Ezra. Keller
Kissel Hil
Katie Walters
Kissel Hill
Lutheran Church
Levi Witmer
Monroe Walters
Manheim
Samuel Keller
Strasburg
George Keller
Elsie Wenger
Akron
William Keller
Hopeland
Kissel Hil Lutheran Church
George M. Amer
Lancaster General Hospital
George
Wilmina Amer
Herbert Zook
William
Jacob
Neffsville
John
Louisa
Katie
Amer
Blue Cross No
Penna
Circle
Brotherhood of America
Stevens Castle K
M. C
Green Tree Hotel
Machpelah Cemetery
Travelers Near and Far In This Lititz Community
Mr and Mrs B F Keller visited Ephrata on Sunday. Chas A Kline of Manheim spent Sunday with his sister Mary C Gingrich. Dr and Mrs R Posey announce the arrival of a daughter Ida Catherine. Morris Madeira Lancaster and family visited her parents. Joseph Long of Millport left for St Petersburg Fla and will likely go to Cuba for about five weeks. Sophia Stoner recently was one year old and seen walking on the street. W A Ensminger Manheim visited Mr and Mrs J Freuch. Rev and Mrs James Musser visiting relatives at Lincoln and nearby. John L Peiffer exhibits at Northumberland poultry show. Charles A Smith of Reading spent days in Lititz with his mother and relatives, also in Manheim. Mrs Catherine Smith recovering from illness. A R Bomberger plans a February New York Mediterranean cruise via stops in Spain Constantinople the Holy Land Egypt and more, lasting after Easter. Harry Crall of Reading spent days painting for sister Mrs Hira Reedy. Frank employed as painter at Reading notes unemployment in that city. N D Sturgis and family left for St Petersburg Fla to live in cottage. Nathan plans fishing time as last year. Reuben Carper returned to Lititz after seven months travel from Washington to California, Kansas harvest, apple picking in Washington and various jobs. Hershey Keener Lititz, who left with him, is in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Keller
Ephrata
Chas
A. Kline
Manheir
Mary C. Gingrich
R. Posey
Ida Catherine
Morris Madeira
Lancaster
Edwin Sturgis
Joseph Long
Millport
St Petersburg
Fla
Cuba
Sophia Stoner
W. A. Ensminger
Manheim
J. Freuch
James Musser
Lincoln
Manker
Spain
Constantinopl
Holy Land
Egypt
Hater
Harry Crall
Reading
Spe
Hira Reedy
Frank
N. D. Sturgis
Helen
Dorothy Spickler
St. Petersburg
Nathan
Reuben Carper
Lititz
Washington
Californiom
Kansas
California
Hershey Ke
Sun School Attendance Record Highlights 30 Years of Service
W S Diehm reports annual totals for United Evangelical Sunday School. Enrollment 828, average attendance high, funds raised 1204.54 dollars. Sam J. B Young and others mark long unbroken service with 30 years and more. Show at Lititz High School featured poultry judging and chicken farming lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Diehm
United Evangelical Sunday Sct
Schor
Sam J. B. Young
John Cloud
Cora Miller
Wil. Rapp
John Wike
John
Frank Schleith
Diehm
Schleith
Russel Getz
Wi Getz
Charles Getz
Hiram
Amos Shreiner
Harry Ster
Mildred Wike
Willi Diehm, Jr
William Diehm
John Fasnacht
Edith Diehm
Fred Hall
Ira Hi
Paul Dillman
D. R. Buch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bell Telephone
Tobacco Packers
St. Paul's
Lutheran
John Groff
Garden Post
Grange News
Warwick Grange
H. Walter
J. W. Bruckart
Lester Miller
Grange
John .A. McSparran
McSparran
Grangews
Liloyd Metzler
Elva Metzler
Reba Enck
Annie Levan
Samuel Givler
Cullen Carpenter
Rothsville High School
The
Penn Townships
Pomona Grange
Stevens House
Oy da
Ourtown
Zell
Nathan K. Bach
H. S. Meiskey
Weidler Seibert
Benj. Weidner
Harry Meiskey
William Folmer
Millway
Amos. Hess
John Yerger
John Shenk
Jacob Seiberling
Ephraim Kauffman
Mechanicsville
Haydn Bomberger
D. G. Withers
Graybill Minnich
Pianiz & Baker
Benjamin Miller
DR. Roddy
Teachers’ Institute
G. W. Imboden
D. D
Oneida
America
Amos
Burkholder
Ezra Keller
Samuel
Hershey
U. B. Young
Sun School
Millersburg
D. G. Witmyer
Howard Strickle
Paul Bushong
Wit
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