Solotone plant closes for week and July happenings spill
The Solotone factory shuts briefly for stock counting while a tape paper roll goes missing on Front street and is later found with Joshua Rollman. Community items note a broad street meat knife mishap, a Solotone staffer touring New York, a Moravian church Ushers outing to Silver Lake, and Independence Day fireworks arriving from Woodbridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solotone
Front Street
Joshua Rollman
Willis Godenour
Broad Street
George Kline
New York City
Ushers Association of the
Moravian Church
Silver Lake
New York
Ideal Chocolate Factory
Woodbridge
N. J
Warwick House
The
Springs National Bank
Oneida
Texas
Florida
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Kissel Hill
Hiram Bomberger
W. H. Muth & Co
Muth
Ladies Aid Society
St. Iuike’s Reformed Church
Ady
Linden Hall
Pflantz Bros
Linden Iall
Robert E. Pfautz
Pfautz Bros
American School of Practipe
Pfartz
Market Street
Liberty
Andrew Myers
East End
Albert Kling
Elizabethtown
Henry Myers
Joe Mummert
John Mummert
Milton White
Lititz Springs to be Seized by Railroad
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad begins condemnation for a freight warehouse on the Spring Grounds, proposing a strip about seventy feet wide along Broad Street and 400 feet deep. Citizens vow protest, citing civic heritage and past corporate power, urging borough action to save the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
Broad Street
Philadelphia & Reading
Lititz
Longenecker
Long & Go
Reading Railroad
Schuylkill Canal
Roosevelt
Ernest Christener Back on Visit to Lititz
Ernest Christener, former Ideal Chocolate factory employee, visited Lititz with his brother Albert on Broad Street then planned to return to Chicago. A WWII veteran with the 88th Division of Engineers he later naturalized and stayed in Chicago as an engineer, aiming to visit Lititz again during vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Christener
Ideal Chocolate Factory
Chicago
Albert
Broad St
Ernest
88 Division of Engineers
Ife
Lancaster
Switzerland
France
Christener
Lititz
Porch Building Expands at Lititz Bungalows Along Conestoga
Two Lititz area bungalows along the Conestoga are receiving new porches. At the old Weidler farm bungalow a 16 by 22 front porch and an 8 by 28 side porch with rustic charm are under construction with an open fireplace remodel and space for autos underneath. Hon G G Diehm assists. At Pinetown a second bungalow gets a double decker porch facing the creek for scenic views. A Middletown trap factory reports a first government order for mouse traps, while the Oneida factory continues to supply traps to the government and battleships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Clubs
Weidler
G. G. Diehm
Pinetown
Middletown
N. Y
Oneida
Relatives From Rochester Visit Regennas Family
Mrs Grant Reitzel and daughter Grace of Rochester New York visit Mr William Regennas and family. Reitzel is brother to Regennas and to Quin ton Reitzel of Lancaster noted in military circles. On Sunday the two families visited Mrs Simcox at Kinderhook. This is a strange world with praise for economy and laughter at a tightwad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Reitzel
Grace
Rochester
N. Y
Wiliam Regennas
Reitzel
Mrs. Regennas
Quinton Reitzel
Lancaster
Regennas
Miriam
Simcox
Kinderhook
Bass Season Opens Today In Pennsylvania Inland Waters
Followers of Isaak Walton prepare for the July 1 opening of the bass season in Pennsylvania inland waters. The rules list bag limits, minimum sizes, frog season dates, and gear restrictions, with local anglers targeting the Conestoga and the Susquehanna rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaak Walton
Pennsylvania
Conestoga
Susquehanna
Patriotic Program Plans at Penryn July Fourth
The Penryn Reformed Christian Endeavor Society announces a Sunday July 4 program at 7 PM aimed at the strongest event since its founding. Reedy and Smith of Lititz will provide sacred selections with patriotic decorations and a full slate of songs, readings, solos, and an address by Walter S Mellinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penryn Reformed Christian Endeavor Society
Messrs
Reedy and Smith
Lititz
America
Jesus Lover of
Ella Keath
Oliver Smith
Miriam Bishop
Prediction Cartoonist Hackman Drawn Schedule Foretells Wins
Floyd Hackman of the Solotone factory, an industrial league player and cartoonist, drew a game schedule before the league opened. A June 24 arrow marked the start with Paper Box and Keath, predicting their first victory and another defeat for the rival team. He drew another cartoon with "Hope, after five straight defeats" and likely missed a rain cancellation. Hackman, now acclaimed for his foresight, has many drawings at home from his wartime Marine service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Hackman
Solotone
Paper Box
Keath
Mr. Hackman
Marines
Well Known Citizen Dead in Lititz at 69
John Sesseman died Monday morning at St Josephs Hospital Lancaster aged 69 from intestinal trouble. A painter by trade, he lived in Lititz fifty years and was married twice. Survived by second wife and children James Lancaster Hayden Harrisburg Harry Lititz and Mrs Charles Sturgis Lancaster and brothers Hiram Altoona William Reading James Lititz. Funeral Thursday at 180 p m from home and 2 oclock at St Pauls Lutheran with burial Evangelical cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Sesseman
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lancaster
Deceéasad
Brickerville
Alfred and
Anna (Blantz) Sesseman
Henry Hahecker
Lititz
Hartisburg
Mary Frankford
James
Hayden
Harrisburg
Harry
Charles Sturgis
Hiram
Altoona
William
Reading
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Evangelical
Death notices for Mrs. Katherine Harnish and Mrs. Emma Carrolls
Katherine Harnish, widow of David Harnish, died Thursday at age 59 from a stroke at her son-in-law’s home in Ephrata after four months of illness. Survived by two daughters Ella Ruth and Lillian Mae Keath and siblings Henry, William, Samuel, Israel, Mrs. William Messner, and Mrs. Susan Killian. Funeral at First Reformed Church, Ephrata. Cedar Hill cemetery. Emma Carrolls of Manheim died Friday at age 68 after a complication of diseases. Survived by daughters Mrs. S Andes, Mrs. Sherman Kreider, Mrs. Frances Hemn, and Agnes. Funeral at her home and Reformed Church, Manheim. interment Fairview cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Harnish
David Harnish
Charles K. Keath
East Front Street
David Hoffman
Red Run
First Reformed Church
Ephrata
Ella Ruth
Lillian
S. Emma Carrolls
Manheim
Church of
S. Andes
East Petersburg
Sherman Kreider
Lancaster
Frances Hemn
Agnes
The
Reformed Church
Fairview Cemetery
Eightyearold John T Todd Dies at Hallville
John T Todd eight son of Mr and Mrs John D Todd died at the parents home Hallville on Saturday from heart trouble A funeral was held Tuesday at 2 pm in Emmanuel Lutheran Church Brickerville with interment in the adjoining cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Todd
John D. Todd
Hallville
Manuel Lutheran Church
Brickerville
Knights of Malta Visit Former Lititz Resident in Williamstown
A party of thirteen auto travelers from Lancaster and nearby, including Knights of Malta members, wives and friends, called on Rev. Clint Miller in Williamstown Dauphin County on Sunday. Miller was surprised as the visitors entered just before church services. Congregation members gave them a warm welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Knights of Malta
Lancaster
Williamstown
Dauphin County
Clint Miller
Maltas
Robert Pfautz
William Zeller
William Stauffer
Miller
Orchestra Concerts Extend to Thursdays in Lititz
Hackman's orchestra plans to perform a fine program every Thursday evening at the square or Spring Grounds, increasing to ten members for these occasions. Public collections will meet expenses, and the town, plus surrounding communities, is urged to support the venture to keep Lititz lively all summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackman
Lititz
Program Monday July 5 Schedule at Manheim
A condensed list of events for a Manheim community day includes church bell ringing at 5.00 A M, Ringgold Band arrivals and concerts from 8.30 A M to 4.00 P M, baseball games Manheim vs Denver at 9.30 A M and 2.80 P M, band concerts 1.00 to 4.00 P M and 6.00 to 10.00 P M, grand illumination at 7.65 P M, fireworks at 8.45 P M, and trains to Manheim 9.45 and 10.30 P M with automobiles at the park listed as free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grounds
Ringgold
Manheim
Denver
Lititz
Reading and Way
Lititz Welcomes Horace Eschbach Arrived From North Dakota
Horace Eschbach arrived in Lititz from Davenport North Dakota last Friday to live with Clement Badorf and wife and help on the farm. He previously left Lititz in 1880 for Leadville Colorado to bake, later working in New Orleans Jamaica West Indies Denver California Chicago and North Dakota on wheat farms. He trained under William Bollinger in Lititz and recalls starting pay at twenty five dollars the first year and five dollars weekly after year three. He was enticed by the fifteen dollars weekly wage at Leadville and chose to move there. He still can decorate cakes with his artistic touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Eschbach
Davenport
N D
Clement Badorf
Eschbach
Lititz
Litita
Leadville
Col
Baker
Norristown
New Orleans
Jamaica
West Indies
Denver
Cal
Chicago
North Dakota
William Bollinger
Two Accidents Involving Longenecker and Hackman Reported
Two workplace accidents are described. Miss Hattie Longenecker was struck by a fast-moving car near a chocolate factory on Saturday while returning from work. She survived with bruises after days of rest. Homer Hackman, a Safe Works employee, was crushed when 400 pound steel sheets toppled and pinned him. he was freed after plates were removed and is listed as the son of Mrs. Alice Hackman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Longenecker
Chocolate Factory
Ella Fasnacht
Cedar Street
Homer Hackman
Safe Works
Alice Hackman
Orange Street
Philadelphia Couple Wed in Glenolden Home Ceremony
Miss Annette Jane Lutz and Mr. Thomas Henrick Grogan of Philadelphia united in holy matrimony at 7:30 PM Saturday in the Lutz home, Glenolden. Rev. James R. Kerr officiated with Mrs. Anna L. Ball matron of honor and Mr. Leon K. Lutz as usher. The bride wore white georgette crepe, the matron blue georgette. a dinner followed and gifts were exchanged. The couple plans a summer in Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Jane Lutz
Thomas Henrick Grogan
Philadelphia
James R. Kerr
Ezra F. Lutz
iGlenolden
Delaware County
John Tiertzler
Collingdale
Anna L. Ball
Tioga
Leon K. Lutz
Alexander Jefferies
Mendelsohn
Ezra Lutz
Lititz
Missionary couple to Africa sails from New York
Rev. Herbert Hassler and wife, with their three month old baby, will sail July 10 for Kiabe in British East Africa. They have completed ten years with the African Inland Mission and will travel three months by boat via Cape Town. A furlough extended due to war, and British passports were required to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hassler
S. C. Hassler
Africa
New York
Rev. Hassler
Kiabe
British East Africa
African Inland Mission
Cape Tforn
Hassler
Lancaster County
Rev
Well Known Business Man Weds Miss Sadie Evans in Lititz
Harry B. Workman of H. B. Workmar Co and Sadie Evans daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Evans of Wyoming were married last Thursday at 11 a m by Rev T W Diker t at his parsonage Reading Reformed church After a Philadelphia trip the couple returned to Lititz and reside at 18 W Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Workman
H. B. Workmar Co
Sadie Evans
Alfred Evans
Wyomissing
T. W. Dickert
Reading Reformed Church
Philadelphia
Lititz
Orange Street
Well Known Jiitz Couple Wed In East Main Home
Well Known Jiitz Persons married Mr Emory P Wagner and Miss Anna W Taylor Tuesday evening at the bride's parents home on East Main street. Rev B S Crosland officiated. Decorations were daisies. A luncheon followed with guests from Philadelphia Downingtown and Manheim. Wedding cake by H E B Eschbach. They will live with the groom's mother Lizzie Wagner on Orange street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory P. Wagner
Anna W. Taylor
George Taylor
East Main Street
B.S. Crosland
Moravian Church
Philadelphia
Downingtown
Manheim
H. EB. Eschbach
Wagner
Kititz High School
Lizzie Wagner
Orange Street
Lease Amusements Arrive and Open on Dr E E Evans Lot
Amusement outfit arrived Monday on schedule at Dr E E Evans lot. Lease and family oversee lighting with a son as electrician. The crowd grew nightly and the flying horse and merry go round drew young patrons. The ride schedule includes Saturday afternoon and Independence Day all day, with evenings other days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Case Amusements
E. E. Evans
Lease
Flying Horse
Scarecrow Prank Ends With Quick Wallop
A Cedar Street man mistook an imitation garden scarecrow for a real intruder and fired, knocking the figure down. The homeowner hauled the prank indoors, spurring street residents to laugh at the humorous mix up.
Man Falls Fourteen Feet at Warwick A B Church
Weidman fell fourteen feet from a ladder while helping to paint the church roof on Saturday morning. He is confined to bed with a badly bruised back and a possible hip injury, briefly unconscious after the fall. The full extent of injuries is not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniell. Weidman
Warwick A. B
Meeting of Farm Women at J W Bruckart Home
The Society of Farm Women No. 1 will meet Saturday afternoon at 1 30 at J W Bruckart home A cold pack demonstration will be given All wives and daughters of farmers are invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meeting of Farm Women
Society of Farm Women No. 1
J. W. Bruckart
Ex-Service Soldier Marries Miss Helen Herr in Manheim
Jacob Copenhaffer of Lititz wed Miss Helen Herr daughter of Mr and Mrs William Herr of Manheim on Saturday afternoon at Rev A E Haeseler s U B church parsonage. The couple reside with his parents on East Main street while the groom who served in Rainbow Division during the war works at the Ideal chocolate factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Copenhaffer
Helen
William Herr
Manheim
A. E. Haeseler
U. B. Church
Martin Copenhaffer
East Main Street
Rainbow Division
Ideal Chocolate Factory
Travel notices fill pages with widespread local visits
A long list details Mr and Mrs Walter H Buch visiting Reading. Mrs Mary E Snavely heads to Philadelphia for a week with friends. Esther and Catherine Getz visit Lebannon relatives while E T Felig Harrisburg state engineer spends time with H C Couch. Many Lancaster area residents travel to Hershey Grottoes Philadelphia York and beyond for short trips and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Buch
Reading
Mary E. Snavely
Philadelphia
Esther
Catherine Getz
Lebanon
E. T. Felig
Harrisburg
H. C Couch
Paul Badorf
Martin Eby
Boston
Ralph Kauffman
Lancaster
Irvin Smith
Martha Snyder
Theodore Charles
Mary
G. Buch
York
Phares Malschnee
Chester Burkholder
Hershey
Elizabeth Kling
Lester
Emanuel Behmer
Neffsville
Gus Samuels
Sabina
Orwigsburg
Joseph Dreifus
Henry Wolf
Madison Schnerer
Schhnerer
Wolf
Charles Fink
D. A. Long
M. G. He
Franklin County
Mont Alto
Willis Gibbel
Brumnerville
Frank Keller
Violet
Baumstown
Berks County
Harvey Buffenmeyer
Shamokin
John Rhoades
Rhoades
Buffenmeyer
Mary Gracil
Clement Badorf
Fillen Leib
Vere Zimmerman
Easton
Baltimore
Ella Buch
Walter
J. Frank Buch
Frank Burkholder
Louis B. Hepp
Reisterstown
Emma Miller
Laura
G. F. Lavis
Toronto
Canada
Lavis
Thomas Marks
Front Street
New York
Israel Badorf
Indianapolis
Jacob Walter
Badorf
Brunnerville
F. E. Schnerer
Ada
W. K. Fleck
Lancaster County Historical Society
Carpenter's Church
Fleck
County Association
Lizzie Wagner
Pittsburgh
William Butt
William
John Henry
Agnes Hensel
Florence Hensel
James Heit
Lykens
Dauphin County
Curtis Iensel
Thomas Brown
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. H. Reidenbach
Lake Mills
Wis
Reidenbach
A. B. Reidenblach
John Hus
Stoltz
Apperson
Lititz Springs
Engineer
Penryn
Emma Carrolls
H. E. Eschbach
Jiitz
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