Local events and wildlife notes from the county
Emory Wagner remains home with grip for a week while Mrs. Fass hosts a birthday gathering on January 27. Kansas rabbits, 23 in total, arrive for county distribution and will be released by John Madlem and Linnaeus Firestone when weather permits. Joseph Dreifus receives a 72nd birthday surprise at the Springs Hotel. Linnaeus Firestone feeds three coveys of 33 partridges and 11 pheasants near Lexington, Snow cleared feed for birds scattered around the fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
State Game Department
John Madlem
Linnaeus Firestone
Joseph Driefus
Springs Hotel
Joe
Mr. Dreifus
Lititz
Lexington
Mr. Firestone
Public sale set for Rudy Main Street properties and Kissel Hill land
Real estate items include the Rudy properties on Main Street comprising Trimmer's store and opposite A and P store plus a dwelling and store room to be offered at public sale this Saturday. Speculation surrounds the prices. Also up for auction was a five acre Kissel Hill tract with a frame dwelling and improvements, withdrawn after drawing the high bid of 3000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy
Main Street
Trimmer's
Kissel Hill
Abram F. Bear
Hog tipped scale at 783 pounds in local ranching record
A seven foot long Duroc Jersey hog weighing 783 pounds was killed on Tuesday by Paul Bushong, rural mail carrier. The animal required a canvas trough, yielded five kettles of lard, sausage, seven crocks of pudding, metzel soups, feet jelly, and other products. It stood three and a half feet high and seven and a half feet around the girth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bushong
Reuben Fry
Coasting Accident Injures Boy In Rothsville Area
While driving a sleigh toward Rothsville, J W Bruckart of Lititz faced several sledders. Two McCreary boys tried to pass, the horse kicked, hitting Richard McCreary in the face and knocking him off. He was taken to Dr N Walter in Rothsville and was deemed not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W.bruckart
Lititz
Rothsville
Ivan Bushong
John McCreary
Bruckart
Richard McCreary
Young McCreary
N. Walter
Mechanical Eye Sorts Tobacco at New York Show
A color sorting machine showcased at Grand Central Palace can sort about 4,000 cigars per hour into 32 shade categories using a photo electric eye and amplifying tube. The device operates in daylight or darkness, promising significant time savings over manual sorting and potentially replacing eight human sorters. F. A. Masser, Henry H. Bomberger, Paul and Lloyd Bomberger from Lititz were among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lititz
F. A. Masser
Henry H. Bomberger
Paul and
Lloyd Bomberger
York County
Lancaster County
Grand Central Palace
Lititz Fire Company Big Smokers Night Event
A large audience attended the Lititz Fire Company annual smoker last evening with speeches from county guests and a lively program. The event featured read-aloud remarks, musical selections, prize giveaways, and informal anecdotes, described by attendees as the best smoker in the company’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Company
Lititz Fire Company
America
Post Office To Be Moved In Town Center Location
The Farmers National Bank will relocate the post office to a new site between the bank and Springs Bank on Broad Street. The five year contract begins April 1, with the bank building remodeled to house the post office and rural delivery operations benefiting from a shared driveway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers National Bank
Post Office
The
Springs Bank
Broad Street
Plaining Mill Hosts Annual Banquet for Employees and Families
The Keath Plaining Mill held its annual banquet Saturday evening for employees and families. The mill was festively decorated and a entertaining program offered. Charles Keath, president, acted as toastmaster. Over two hundred guests were served with seventeen turkeys. A display note mentions ladies high shoes on sale at Leaman and Leeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keath Plaining
Charles Keath
Sparrows and birds cited in Bible spark reader debate
The editor misquoted Walter Bear on sparrows being the only Bible bird. There are at least twenty birds named in scripture, two in one verse. Bear argues feeding birds is a small expense with great reward and that farmers should help birds in distress. The piece also notes skiing fad among town youth with wooden runners, spills, snow activity, and a toboggan sled intro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bear
Mr. Bear
Sixteen Degrees Below Zero Snow Hits Town
The article recalls extreme cold with thermometers from five below to sixteen below zero across areas, stopping trolley service and hindering rural deliveries. A thaw followed, but driving snow disrupted transport. Heavy snows damaged the baseball grandstand roof and seating, likely costing more to repair than local baseball proceeds would cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wespera
Careless shooting bullet grazes room in dawn incident
John Birkenbine woke to a bullet crashing through his bedroom window in the eastern town. The bullet narrowly missed him, striking the wall instead. Birkenbine wonders who fired the shot and escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Birkenbine
John
Bonus Pact at Stiffel-Freeman Safe Works
Superintendent Harry Gorton announced a two percent wage bonus for this year plus one percent of net profits for 1925 to be paid December 31 1925. The plant employees are long tenured skilled workers, and the firm produces Label B safes tested by Underwriters' Association aiming for a label A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiffel-Freeman Safe Works
Harry G. Gorton
Safe Works
Gorton
Underwriters’ Association
Peiffer Praised for Bantam Care at Baltimore Show
John L. Peiffer of Lititz Pa superintendent of bantams at the Baltimore Poultry Show received praise from The Farmers Guide and American Bantam Journal for meticulous care. He earned the American Bantam Association Gold Medal No 95 for his service at the National Winter Meet in Baltimore on December 26 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Guide
American Bantam Journal
John L. Peiffer
Baltimore
American Bantam Association
John L. Peitfer
Sitlitz
Emil Meier
George Fitterer
Bantam
Lititz
Witmyer
New York
Union
Canada
From Equator to Zero Weather in Lititz Visit
Mr and Mrs H Herbert Hassler and son Bruce, recently in eastern Africa as missionaries, visit relatives in Lititz amid a harsh winter. They recall long Africa travels, saw Suez voyage, and met Roosevelt. They plan to stay in Eph rata. Local fair prizes note corn and egg contests, poultry cups, and tobacco ribbons. African flora and fauna features described alongside coffee cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Herbert Hassler
Bruce
Africa
Lititz
S. C. Hassler
John Wagner
Hassler
Kenya Colony
British East Africa
Mr. Hassler
Ephrata
Lake Victoria
Suez Canal
England
New York
Roosevelt
Equator
Celebrated 72nd Birthday of Lititz Man
Charles Birkenbine Sr. of Lititz celebrated his 72nd birthday last Friday with his son John in the east end of town. He remains active for his age and well regarded in the community.
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Charles Birkenbine
John
East End
Lititz
Mr. Birkenbine
Travelers Near and Far
A long list of social visits and travel plans from Spring City and nearby towns. The piece details Floyd Bender with his parents, Albert and Mrs. Bruckart visiting Rome Road relatives, Trenton trips, Washington and Philadelphia visitors, a Florida trip, California travel via Chicago and the Panama Canal, and funeral attendance for Mrs. S. Harry Smith with many out-of-town names from Philadelphia Reading Lancaster Mangansville Md Leola and New Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bender
Spring City
Mrs
Milton Bender
Albert O. Bruckart
First Street
Lancaster
Mr. Bruckart
J. W. Bruckart
Rome Road
S. Harry Smith
George Smith
Philadelphia
Lou Yocum
Albert Vetter
Reading
John H. Wise
Marvin Hartman
Kate Hartman
Eli Wike
Newmanstown
Clayton Wren
Carpenter
Mangansville
Hertz
New Danville
Arminda Enck
Leola
Zach
Granville Wike
Lititz Barbers Set New Prices and Hours
Beginning February 2 Lititz barbers will charge listed service prices due to rising costs. Hair cutting 35 cents with Saturdays +5, shave 15, shaving week +5, plain massage 35, Boncilla 75, singeing 25, plain shampoo 25, tonic 15 and 20, razor honing 50. Shops post prices and agree on closing hours: Mon Tue Wed 8:30 PM, Fri 9, Sat 10, closed Thursday afternoon and evening.
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Barbers of
Lititz
Feeding the Birds Mentioned in the Bible
A reader notes that a man in the Record claims sparrows are the only Bible birds. The writer challenges this, citing Lev 11:18-20 and other mentions, and references a correction in Around Our Town.
Lititz High adopts pretzel emblem on jerseys
A Lititz High basketball team markets its image with pretzel emblems on sweat jerseys bearing the motto The taste is the test. The piece notes spectators label the team the pretzel team on away floors and hints at N. D. Sturgis's awareness of the campaign, ending with the adage it pays to advertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School
Lititz
Lititz High
N. D. Sturgis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emory Wagner
Grip
David Fass
Pfantz Bros
Tobacco Journal
Mulato
Mr. Mulato
Fire Company Octette
C. F. Hartman
Lebanon
Guy K. Bard
Denver
Charles Rosenberg
Seaman and
Leeds
Farmers Bank
Plaining Mill
Leaman
New York State
Stiffel-Freeman
J. L. Peiffer
Bantams
Herbert Hassler
Harrisburg
Abram Z. Bomberger
Mellinger
Ira Rohrer
Catherine Rohrer
R. D
H. H. Reifsnyder
Brickerville, l
Paul Bomberger
Trenton, N. J
Percey Driefus
Washington, D. C
Joseph Dreifus
I. Jacoby
Mrs. Herbert Beck
Belray
Fla
Mrs. Beck
Mr. Beck
Mr. C. A.zook
W. H. Muth
California
Chicago
Ill
Panama Canal
Lititz Barbers
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