Gen Sutter Buried Here Fifty Years Ago in Moravian Plot
An old Moravian cemetery record notes General John A. Sutter and his wife buried in a flat stone grave. Sutter died in Washington on June 18 1880 and was interred here June 24 1880 at age 77 after a career spanning Swiss military service, California settlements, and the 1848 gold rush that ruined his centuries of land holdings.
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John A. Sutter
General Sutter
Washington
Charles
P. Roebuck
A. B. Reidenbach
Samuel E. Grosh
Samuel Hesz
Henry Kautz
George Ochs
Ititz
California
United States Supreme Court
Sutter
Congress
Lititz
Hess
Baden
Berne
Charles X
America
Missouri
New Mexico
Sandwich Islands
Three Hurt in Accidents on Local Streets
On Saturday Howard Neidick riding a bicycle on Marion Street was struck by an automobile driven by Milton Dull. Neidick suffered a leg and arm fracture and was hospitalized at Lancaster General. Graybill Bruckart, a farmer near Manheim, fell from a hay wagon when a rope gave way, injuring his head back and a limb. Ten year old Beryl Martin was hit by a Hershey Seaman Co truck on Water Street near the Walton Paper Mill, breaking a leg and crushing several toes along with other bruises. The Master Barber Shops will be open all day today and closed all day tomorrow for the Fourth.
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Howard Neidick
Marion Street
Milton Dull
Lancaster General Hospital
Graybill Bruckart
Manheim
Beryl
Chester Martin
Water Street
Walton
Hershey- Seaman Company
John Horning
Eccenrode Family Reunion and Local Social Notes
The Eccenrode family reunion is set for Springs Park on Saturday. A surprise kitchen shower honored Miss Alice M. Grosh whose August wedding to Charles Gardner of Philadelphia is planned. Attendees included numerous Grosch and related families from Lancaster along with guests. Also noted are local home builds, a hospital trip, a barber shop change, and a new Metropolitan Life Insurance agent.
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Springs Park
Anna May Pfantz
N. Front Street
Alice M. Grosh
Charles Gardner
Philadelphia
Richard Benedick
Albert Seitz
Samuel Grosch
Esther Althouse
Elizabeth Erisman
Kathleen Eby
Mabel Barnet
Lancaster
Wedding of Frank Tshudy and Miss Julia Stark
Frank Tshudy of Lampeter and Miss Julia Stark of Lititz wed at Faith Reformed Parsonage with Rev. Dr. Glass officiating. Attended by Edwin Wissler and the bride’s sister. Couple to honeymoon in the Pocono Mountains and reside on North Queen Street in Lancaster. Mrs Wissier and Mrs Leitzinger hosted a pre nuptial shower with thirty guests.
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Frank Tshudy
Lampeter
Amos Tshudy
Lancaster
Julia Stark
Harry Stark
New Street
Liita
Faith Reformed Parsonage
G. Glass
Edwin Wissler
Lititz
Eshleman Weds Minnie Moore at First Reformed Parsonage
Lititz groom H Frank Eshleman son of Mr and Mrs Aaron Eshleman and Miss Minnie C Moore daughter of J H Moore of Lancaster were married Monday at 9 am at the First Reformed parsonage Lancaster by Rev W Stuart Cramer. The ring ceremony was used. The bride wore white georgette with a white hat and butterfly roses corsage. After the ceremony the couple left for a motor trip to the Natural Bridge and points South and will live on the Lincoln Highway East upon their return.
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H. Frank Eshleman
Lititz
Aaron Eshleman
Minnie C. Moore
J. H. Moore
Lancaster
First Reformed Parsonage
W. Stuart Cramer
Natural Bridge
Lincoln Highway
Steely and Will Tie Knot In Mora Wedding
Steely Lloyd F. Steely son of Mr and Mrs Nicholas Steely East Main Street and Miss Janet B Will of Lancaster wed in Mora. Continued on Page 87.
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Lloyd F. Steely
Nicholas Steely
East Main Street
Janet B. Will
Lancaster
Birthday Dinner for Two Honoring Bomberger Family
Mr and Mrs Henry Bomberger of North Broad Street hosted a 4 birthday dinner on Tuesday for Mrs Bomberger and her son's birthdays. Attending were Mr and Mrs Harry Adair and family Mr and Mrs Abram Bomberger and family Mr and Mrs Paul H Bomberger Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bomberger Mr and Mrs A Huber and Mr and Mrs H H Bomberger all of town and Geo E Bomberger of Indianapolis Ind
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Henry Bomberger
North Broad Street
Bomberger
Harry Adair
Abram Bomberger
Paul H. Bomberger
Lloyd Bomberger
A. §. Huber
H. H. Bomberger
Town
Geo. E. Bomberger
Indianapolis
Ind
Girls Visit Biglerville Lutheran Camp for Weeklong Stay
Mr and Mrs Maurice Gangwer Mrs Mary Longenecker and Mr and Mrs Harvey Hess visited the Biglerville Lutheran Camp on Monday. They were joined by Misses Sara Snyder Mildred Buch Mildred Gangwer and Beatrice Hess who will spend the week there. Junior and Arthur Moore returned home with them.
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Maurice Gangwer
Mary Longenecker
Harvey Hess
Biglerville Lutheran Camp
Sara Snyder
Mildred Buch
Mildred Gangwer
Beatrice Hess
Junior
Arthur Moore
W. C. T. U. to Meet on Medical Temperance
The regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held at headquarters Monday evening at 7 30. The discussion topic is Medical Temperance.
Lititz Prepares for Best Fourth of July Celebration
Lititz staffs a huge Fourth of July program with promises of good weather, record crowds and stacked entertainment. Morning events include a Fulton A A versus Gunzenhauser baseball game, band performances by Lititz and Reading groups, and evening fireworks from the Redman House Lancaster with Harry Gorten handling display. An expected 7,000 to 10,000 attendees fill the park, parking is scarce, and fireworks sales run noon to midnight today and tomorrow midnight.
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Lititz
Fulton A. A
Gunzenhauser
Lancaster
Gade
Ringold
Reading
Redman House
Harry Gorten
Tris
New Gas-Electric Engines Put to Use on Reading Trains
Reading Company introduces gas electric engines on several trains passing through, occupying the forward section of baggage cars. They promise faster times and cleaner service. Current routes include the 4.24 and 12.34 trains northbound and the Lancaster bound 7.15 and 6.16 departures. more engines may follow.
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Reading Company
North Af
Lancaster
First Hillside Service Opens Summer Series at Kissel Hill
The first in a series of hillside services by the Young People's Council No 9 Lancaster County Sunday School Association drew a strong crowd at Kissel Hill Lutheran Church Sunday evening. John Brierry led. Miss Margaret Souders sang. Ella Stauffer spoke on Friendship. Mildred Gangner and Lillian McCreary sang a duet. Mrs Sheaffer led prayer. Next Sunday’s service moves to Eden.
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Young People’s Council No. 9
Lancaster County Sunday School Association
Kissel Hill Lutheran Church
John Brierry
Margaret Souders
Ella Stauffer
Mildred Gangner
Lillian McCreary
Sheaffer
Eden
Bank Declares Dividend at Lititz Springs Bank
The Lititz Springs National Bank has declared its regular semi annual dividend of 6 percent to the stock holders, payable only 1.
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Lititz Springs National Bank
Young Men's Class Holds Picnic at Penryn Park
The Young Men's Class of St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday School held their annual picnic at Penryn Park on Saturday afternoon with thirteen attendees.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday School
Penryn Park
Obituary for Edwin Fuck of Lexington at 87
Edwin Fuck eighty seven died Sunday morning at his Lexington home from complications. A retired carpenter and Civil War veteran, he belonged to Jerusalem Reformed Church Penryn. Survived by nine children, twenty four grandchildren, eighty eight great grandchildren. wife Catherine Beck predeceased him. Funeral held yesterday at home and Moravian Church Lititz with burial in Moravian cemetery Lititz.
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Edwin Fuck
Lexington
Jerusalem Reformed Church
Penryn
Hiram Markley
Henry B
William Akron
John Weidner
Rothsyille
David Miley
Lutz
Emma
Jennie
Catherine
Beck
Moravian Church
Lititz
William A Williams 66 Dies at Lexington Home
William A Williams aged sixty six died at his Lexington home Saturday morning from complications. He was a United Zion Brethren Church member. Survived by sister Miss Leona Williams who lived with him. Funeral held Tuesday with services at 1 80 and 2 at Brunnerville Church, interment in Brunnerville cemetery.
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William A. Williams
Lexington
United Zion Brethren Church
Leona Williams
Brunnerville Church
Brunnerville
New Automobile Agency Opens in Lititz
The Lititz Motor Sales, a Ford car agency, will open around July 10 in the Jerry Adams building at North Cedar Street and Lincoln Ave Lititz. Partners are J. Edwin Hodgkinson of Long Island and Louis Heinrich of New Jersey. They chose Lititz from twelve towns in four Eastern States due to optimistic future prospects and favorable reception.
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Lititz Motor Sales
Jerry Adams
North Cedar Street
Lincoln Ave
J. Edwin Hodgkinson
Long Island
Louis Heinrich
New Jersey
Lititz
Free Movies Saturday On West Main Street
Lititz business people present a series of free film showings on West Main Street starting Saturday evening. The program features comedies and aims to draw crowds for three consecutive months as Broad to Pine Alley is roped off for viewing and later concerts are planned.
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West Main Street
Lititz
Broad
Pine Alley
Y. P. Council to Meet for Mystery Hike
The Young People’s Council of District No. 9 holds its regular monthly meeting Monday evening at 7 15 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Participants are asked to bring flashlights and be ready to hike. If rain occurs the meeting moves to the church basement.
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Young People’s Council of
District No. 9
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Lutheran
To Open Golf Course At Springs Park And North Spruce
A miniature golf course will open tomorrow at Springs Park and North Spruce Street. Directors Frank Longenecker and Kenneth Witmyer will supervise an 18 hole course. The project aims to mirror successful setups in other cities and attract local interest.
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Springs Park
North
Spruce Street
Frank Longenecker
Kenneth Witmyer
Rotary Delegates Report On 25th Anniversary Convention
Rotary delegates reported on the 25th anniversary Rotary International convention held last week in Chicago. The briefing occurred Tuesday evening to the Wititz Rotary Club by Dr. M. H. Yoder B. M. Leaman and Jos B Wissler. Six visitors attended including Mayor Metzger of Lancaster. Wissler was installed as the club president along with other officers.
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Rotary International
Chicago
Wititz
Lititz Social Notes Chronicle Many Guests Visit Town
A long list of residents and visitors are seen in Lititz and surrounding towns. Mrs Aaron Kaylor and Miss Helen Eby return home from Greensboro. Families from Philadelphia to New York visit relatives here and attend events. Sun and weekend visits include Carl Pfautz, C E Marble, H E Grosh, and many others with trips to Atlantic City, Harrisburg, Gap, and York. The Rev W R Sammel returns from Toronto conference. Bomberger elected assistant superintendent of Moravian Sunday School.
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Aaron Kaylor
Helen Eby
Lancaster General Hospital
L. L. Lively
Greensboro
N. C
J. F. Stoner
Mary Brockart
Ella Buch
A. V. Grosh
Elm
Philadelphia
John Pfautz
Charles Pfautz
C. E. Marble
Helen
South Britain
8. A. Senger
Kinzer
Guy Bomberger
Atlantic City
Racheal Brown
Brighton
Kathryne Zimmerman
Guy L. Calvert
Ruth Weichsel
Town
Ruth Peck
Manheim
Harrisburg
Lear Livingston
Sidney Barson
D. A. Zimmerman
Fawn Grove
York County
H. J. Wynn
Pythian
Kinkora Heights
Duncannon
W. R. Sammel
Toronto
Canada
International Conference of Religious Education
Ralph Parthemore
Mary Kemper
Paul Frey
Mt. Joy
Lillie
J. T. Doughty
Charles Landis
John Wentworth
Children’s Hospital
Mt. Alto
Mary Guiles
Gap
J. F. Hagen
Cornwall on-the-Hudson
N. Y
Ruth
Alice
John
Lititz
Woodbine
Elam Ritz
York
Moravian Sunday School
Beulah Keller
Eyeglasses offered with exam and fitting
Eye glasses advertised with examination and fitting services at reasonable prices. Hours run from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed for supper. customers urged to come after 6 p.m. for service. H T on, optician, Lincoln.
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H& Ton
Optician
Lincoln
Stop Signs Erected Along Broad Street
The State installs stop signs at intersections along Broad Street to require motorists to stop and yield to traffic on Broad Street. City officials expect full enforcement from the start to reduce accidents and congestion with possible future signs at the Five Points.
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Broad Street
Noo
Educators' Convention Attendance by Lititz Official
M C Demmy supervising principal of Lititz Schools traveled to Columbus Ohio to attend the National Education Association convention as a state delegate. The event ran through the week with speakers including President Troover Mrs Ruth Bryan Owen and Paul Dengler of Vienna. Demmy plans to return tomorrow and then go to New York for summer school at Columbia University.
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M. C. Demmy
Lititz
Columbus
Ohio
National Education Association
Demmy
Troover
Ruth Bryan Owen
Paul Dengler
Vienna
New York
Columbia University
Name Chosen for Club The Garden Spot 4H Tobacco Club
Name chosen for the club of boys formed in spring to grow tobacco at a meeting Tuesday evening at W. Martin Muth's home near town. H S Sloat of the County Farm Bureau attended and reports on crop progress were heard. Officers elected: Floyd Moore president John Mummett vice president Milton Brubaker secretary Willis Bucher treasurer Amos Bucher reporter.
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W. Martin Muth
H. S. Sloat
County Farm Bureau
Floyd Moore
John Mummett
Milton Brubaker
Willis Bucher
Amos Bucher
Log Cabin Farms Sponsors Tuesday Radio Series
Log Cabin Farms near here funds a weekly radio program on station 4VKJC Lancaster. A 4 dance orchestra describes the merits of Richgold Jersey milk. The series began Tuesday night and will be heard each week from nine to ten.
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4VKJC
Lancaster
Cyclist Fined for Speeding in Lancaster
John Hoffman from Lancaster R D 8 was arrested for speeding on a motorcycle by Police Officer Kreider. He appeared Tuesday night before Squire Derr, pleaded guilty, and paid a total fine and costs of $12.00.
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John Hoffman
Lancaster R. D
Kreider
Squire Derr
Business League Meets Tonight At League Rooms
The Young Men's Business League will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the League rooms to discuss important business.
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Business League
Young Men’s Business League
Severe thunderstorm smashes through county causing wide damage
A heavy electrical storm Thursday night caused thousands of dollars in damage across the county. Lititz escaped major harm while open country areas suffered with fallen trees and debris blocking roads and crippling transport and telephone lines. Many buildings were blown over and widespread disruption followed.
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Lititz
Summer School Attendance By Lititz Teachers
A number of Lititz area teachers have begun summer school work at various colleges and universities. Among them are Miss Catharine Gantz and Homer Hackman at State, Clyde Arbogast and M. C. Demmy at Columbia, and Miss Grace Moyer now teaching in Reading, State.
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Lititz
Town
Catharine Gantz
Homer Hackman
Clyde Arbogast
M. C. Demmy
Columbia
Grace Moyer
Reading
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Gen. Sutter
First
Moravian Cemetery
Tshudy—Stark
Eshleman—Moore
Maine
Ert
of ‘Independence
The
Pomens
Fulton A. C
Ringgold Band
Edwin Enck
New Automobile Agency
Y. P. Council
Rotary
Educators’ Convention
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