Borough Tax Totals for 1936 Reported at Council Meeting
A warrant to collect the 1936 borough tax of 12 765.26 was issued to T Stevens Grosh the tax collector at the June council meeting. Grosh presented the 1985 tax report noting a raise to 12 765.26 from last year due to higher assessments. First ward property valuation is 1 580 185 and second ward 881 550 total 2 461 785 with 1985 total 2 438 653 a drop of 23 082. Tax by ward lists property tax and per capita tax totals.
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T. Stevens Grosh
My Grosh
First Ward
Second Ward
Teachers Head to Columbia Summer Session
To study at Columbia University summer session in New York, N Joseph W Sheckard Lititz music supervisor and Arthur Hackman Terre Hill principal depart. Sheckard will study under Frank L Forge, famed voice teacher, joined by Elwood Schwan of Batavia New York who spent the weekend here and sang at St Pauls Lutheran Church.
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Joseph W. Sheckard
Lititz
Arthur Hackman
Terre Hill
New York
Columbia University
Mr. Sheckard
Frank L. Forge
Elwood Schwan
Batavia
N. Y
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Doe Sightings Near Brubaker Farm Reported
Milton Brubaker reports seeing two doe deer running across the barley field on his father J. C. Brubaker’s farm. The deer vanished into a field on J. W. Bruckart’s farm east of town.
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Milton Brubaker
J. C. Brubaker
J. W. Bruckart
Union Picnic Set With Ice Cream and Cadet Band
The annual Union Sunday School picnic of cooperating Lititz churches will be held next Thursday at Springs Park. The joint committee has met several times to plan games peanut scrambles and a big day for all is assured with the Cadet Band to perform.
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Union
Lititz
Springs Park
Muth Family Plans Mt Gretna Summer Visit
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Muth have gone to their Gretna Cottage at Mt. Gretna for the summer. Miss Dianne Muth of Miami Florida is spending July with them.
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W. H. Muth
Mt. Gretna
Dianne Muth
Henry Muth
Miami, Fla
Celebration Forth of July Events in Springs Park
The Fourth of July celebration features the Keystone Band from Rehrersburg performing from morning to night in Springs Park. Candles will light the park at night and Rebman of Lancaster supplies fireworks. Admission is 25 and 10 cents with free parking. Lititz observes a general holiday with stores closed and special hours at banks and the post office.
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Springs Park
Keystone Band
Rehrersbyrng
Rebman
Lancaster
Lititz
Lutz Market
Lutz Mest
Rev Horne Installed as Lititz Rotary Club President
Rev Byron K Horne was installed as president of the Lititz Rotary Club for the coming year at the Tuesday meeting in General Sutter House. He succeeded Prof M C Demmy who passed the gavel after the dinner and announced committees.
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Byron K. Horne
Lititz
Horne
W. H. Muth
Demmy
Atlantic City
Anniversaries Observed by Wissier and Tschudy Parties
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wissier of Lititz and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tschudy of the Oregon Road held a home gathering Sunday to mark their wedding anniversaries. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Herman Stark and children Elwood and Marvin, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Stark and son Rodney, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Leitzinger and daughter Kathryn, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reuchmann and children Janet and James, Harry Stark Sr., Victor, Roy, Lester and May Belle Stark, Arthur Evans and Virginia Lescey, all of Lititz, Phares Ament, Millersville, and Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Brown of Willow Street.
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Edwin Wissier
Lititz
Frank Tschudy
Oregon Road
Herman Stark
Elwood
Marvin
Warren Stark
Rodney
Willis Leitzinger
Kathryn
Fred Reuchmann
Janet
James
Harry Stark, Sr
Victor
Roy
Lester
May Belle Stark
Arthur Evans
Virginia Lescey
Phares
Ament
Millersville
Randolph Brown
Willow Street
Lititz Sportsmen Plan Fourth Range Shoot
The Lititz Sportsmen Association will conduct a shoot on the range in the rear of the Park on the morning of the Fourth, beginning at 8 o'clock.
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Lititz Sportsmen’s Association
Pool Tickets With Hamburger Deal At 18 Cent Purchase
A local offer promises pool entry ticket for 5 cents extra with any purchase of 18 cents or more. Hamburg steak priced at 18 cents appears in the ad.
Legion Circus and Donkey Baseball Night At Park
The local Legion Post hosts a Monday evening event at the Park baseball field starting 6 30 with a donkey baseball game featuring local business men. A professional circus acts program follows including tight rope and trapeze performances by the Gregory twins. Proceeds support the Legion Ambulance maintenance fund for the current year.
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Legion Post
Gregory Twins
Legion Ambulance
Playground Opens In Park For 5 To 16 Year Olds
The supervised playground for boys and girls aged 5 to 16 opened yesterday in the Park. Sponsored by the Borough Council Rotary Club and town churches it promises interesting and instructive programs each session. Miss Marguerite Bard supervises the girls with sessions Monday to Friday 8 30 to 11 30. Boys are led by Paul Bachman with sessions Monday Tuesday Friday 8 30 to 1 1 30 and Wednesday Thursday afternoons 1 to 4.
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Rotary Club
Marguerite Bard
Paul Bachman
Bids Sought for Lititz Post Office Site Despite Deficit
Government calls for bids for a Lititz Post Office site with a July 12 deadline. Bids must be received at the local office by Monday week the 18th and will be opened publicly that day before forwarding to Washington. The project was revived last week amid ongoing deficit concerns.
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Lititz
Washington
Fire damages small room in Hershey & Gibbel building
About 160 dollars of damage occurred to a second floor room in the Hershey and Gibbel building on the Square from a fire likely sparked by an electric wire around 10 30 Tuesday morning. The Lititz Fire Company confined the blaze. no other offices were harmed. Residents Mary Kreiser Mary Ellen Howard and Orpha Bollinger spotted smoke and firemen quickly extinguished the flames.
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Hershey & Gibbel
Lititz Fire Company
Mary Kreiser
Mary Ellen Howard
Orpha Bollinger
Birthday Party for Helen June Celebrates Eighth Year
Helen June daughter of Mr and Mrs Clayton Rudy entertained her birthday guests at a lawn party Tuesday afternoon. Attendees included Shirley Seaman Nancy Ringer Jean Rudy Phyllis Becker Gladys Stedman Kathryn Risser Doris Eckert Ruth Shenk Dorothy Shenk Betty McCreary Betty Mundorf Betty Garjman Nadene Yerger Wilma Brubaker Margaret Grosh Beatrice Pennypacker Shirley Petre Freddy Lutz Irene Frederick and others from town Coatesville and Eph rata.
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Helen June
Clayton Rudy
Shirley Seaman
Nancy Ringer
Jean Rudy
Phyllis Becker
Gladys Stedman
Kathryn Risser
Doris Eckert
Ruth
Dorothy Shenk
Betty McCreary
Betty Mundorf
Betty Garjman
Nadene Yerger
Wilma Brubaker
Margaret Grosh
Beatrice Pennypacker
Shirley Petre
Coatesville
Freddy Lutz
Irene Frederick
Ephrata
Lititz Library sets record with June circulations
Lititz Public Library reports June as banner month with 849 books circulated and 123 books on June 30. Sixty new members increased total to 444 while 105 books were donated including 60 from St. Paul’s Lutheran Sunday School.
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Lititz
Lititz Public Library
Bernice Isecovitz
Isecovitz
St. Paul’s Lutheran Sunday School
Trolley Repairs Begin On Lititz Track Dust Nuisance to End
Conestoga Transportation Company crews start repairs along Broad Street to Kissel Hill. Work includes tarvia and stone road bed to curb dust and potholes. Borough Council and Lititz Chamber of Commerce pledged cooperation to finish by the Fourth.
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Conestoga Transportation Company
Beteen
Broad Street
Kissel Hill
Lititz
Chamber of Commerce
McCulloughs Mark 15th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W E McCullough of Front Street celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary on Tuesday. They hosted guests Dr and Mrs Stametz Mrs Neifer Mrs Sutton of Harrisburg Miss Margaret Byers of Iowa and Mr and Mrs Roy Noll of Penbrook.
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W. E. McCullough
Front Street
Stametz
Neifer
Sutton
Harrisburg
Margaret Byers
Iowa
Roy Noll
Penbrook
Legion Meets Tonight
The Garden Spot Post 56 American Legion holds its regular monthly meeting this evening at 8 o clock in the Post Home on South Broad.
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Garden Spot Post
American Legion
Post
South Broad Street
Fire disrupts Hershey & Gibbes office as calls go through
Firemen battle a blaze at Hershey & Gibbes with telephone calls continuing between firers and the firm. Quinn Hershey escapes minor singe to hair and eyebrows after a door flare. He seeks barber G H Pennypacker for treatment. John M Miller recently installed a home telephone for tenant use in case of sickness.
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Hershey & Gibbes
Qwen
John M. Miller
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Gretna Cottage
Henry Sturgis
Pretzel Baker
Legion
Snoops
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