Moravian and other church notices in Lititz area
Religious notices list Moravian Lutheran Brethren and Mennonite services with times at Moravian graveyard honoring John Hus. Also notes St Paul Lutheran reception of members, Elizabeth farms communion, and summer services at Lititz, White Oak, Neffsville. Includes school events, farmers wives’ meeting, Warwick sale prices, and a note on Artemas C Barclay visiting Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.S. Crosland
John Hus
Eyaneguican
J. &. Harper
K. L
W. K. Fleck
Lititz
Rothsvile
Akron
Tp Brethren
Miller
C. E
Warwick
Reformed Church
U. S
George B. Raezer
White Oak
Brickerville
S. S
Lexington Union Chapel
Neffsville U. B
S. G. Kauffaman
Church OF the Brethren
Millport
Neffaville
Brethren Home
Erb’s
Landis Valley
Hus
Elizabeth Farms Presbyterian
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Dwarf Apple Trees Grow In Local Garden Innovation
Agricultural notes report a strong harvest outlook with rain aiding late planted tubers and tobacco progressing well. New home-grown potatoes sold at 15 cents a half peck, while a local farmer, Mr. Paris Snyder, introduces six foot dwarf apple trees grafted on quince roots. He plants plum, quince, cherry trees, and a thriving strawberry patch with raspberries and blackberries to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Snyder
South Spruce Street
Snyder
Wheat Outlook on Irregular Maturing Fields
The report notes first wheat cut last week between White Oak and Mt Hope and on John Becker farm near Oregon. Maturing is irregular with ripe tops on high ground and green hollows. John Yerger, 69, says he never saw wheat fields pick up like this year. York county had much wheat cut last week and more harvest expected, with some stands kept standing for another week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Oak
Mt. Hope
John Becker
Oregon
John Yerger
York County
Calls for farm labor to meet record grain harvest
National crop reports project a bread grain yield of a billion bushels or more but warn labor shortages will limit this. Farmers urge rural-to-urban workers to return and help harvest. A farmer in the area uses corn patch gaps to plant tobacco for his two boys to earn money and learn thrift.
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Providence
Iran
Boy Scout Rally and Local Sports Roundup
EBOYS To the Citizens: The 4th of July message praises the Boy Scouts and urges patriotism. A weekend hike from Lititz to Mt. Airy picnic woods featured campfires, songs, and a Sunday church outing. The Red Cross league saw a Cubs vs Giants thriller in extra innings. Frog season opened with daily and seasonal catch limits. bass fishing opened with notes on the sport’s challenge and flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
United States
Boy Scouts of America
Germany
Boy Scout Organization
Lititz
Mt. Airy-picnic Woods
Abram Miller
Lenhard
Schuck
Lancaster
Wayne Longenecker
Lancaster’Council
Red Cross Baseball League
Cubs
Giants
Steininger
C. Spickler
Rader
Murphy
Spickler
Local Weddings Link Lititz Clergy and Hershey Couple
In Lititz a wedding unites Rev. Jacob B. Landis son of H Reist Landis and Miss Bertha Moyer of Hershey Pa in a noon ceremony at the bride’s home with pastors D H Leader and John Frantz officiating. The couple plans a wedding trip to Albany the Adirondacks and will reside in Fleetwood after September 1 where Landis takes a Reformed church pastorate. Also Adam Hackman of Penn township and Martha Lausch of Lititz wed by Bishop John Lefevre at Noffaville and John Zerby with Miss Sarah Seiler of Shamokin to be married in St James Lutheran church today. A local patriot remark about war savings stamps contrasts with Liberty Bond interest knowledge, prompting a buyer to switch to stamps.
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Jacob, B. Landis
Jacob B. Landis
H. Reist Landis
Broad and
West Main Streets
Bertha Moyer
Hershey
Dauphin County
John Moyer
D. H. Leader
Lititz
Lexington Union Sunday School
Landis
Litiie
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster
Reformed Theological Seminary
Franklin & Marshall Academy
Adam Hackman
Penn Township
Martha Lausch
John Lefevre
Noffaville
John Zerby
Sarah Seiler
Shamokin
St. James Lutheran Church
F. A. Weicksel
Zerby
Rev. Weicksel
Weather contrast Sunday spellbound by chill then scorcher
A historic note contrasts Sundays June 28 and the prior Sunday. Last Sunday was unusually cool with some homes lighting furnaces and limited auto use. This Sunday proved a scorcher with people seeking shade and cooler spots, and very few autos in idle operation.
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Automg
Flanders Field, Poppies, and War's Enduring Torch
The piece frames Flanders Fields poetry with wartime phrases and Fourth of July booster notes. It blends historic soldiers’ lines with local humor about harvest, weather, and homefront rituals. Names and dates are sparse, but it highlights memory, duty, and national resolve amid daily life.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Moravian S. S
Moravian S
Society of Farm Women
Noah Hess
Rothsville
Miss Potts
Pennsylvania State College
Warwick House
Barclay
Artemas C. Barclay
Philadelphia
United Zion
EBOYS
Red Sox
Athletics
Terra Firma
Pat
Zerby-Seiler
War Savings
Harry B. Brubaker
Joseph Kofroth
Lifftz
The
Penn Electric Co
Harry B
Brubaker
Penn Electric Up
Brubaker KR
Fosepa Kofroth
Eth
Horace Keller
Spruce St
Littta
Lafett Ind
Litits
W. Wither
Gite Ind
SLX
F.B. Buch
Mrs. B
Melzer
Broad St
Jenkins Lititz, Pa
Yinil
Dibay
PRN H
Strickler Dat D
Consumers Boxboard and Paper Co
Flanders’ Fields
Flanders
Hepp
Jeweler
Eastman
KODAK
Heinz Spagetti
R.N. Wolfe
Main Streey
Retail Merchants’ Association
BUTTER @ te
Pfantz Bros. Pure Food and Department
Store For Good Eats
National and
Sunshine
Libby
Moseman
Mack
Pfautz Bros. Department Store
Voiles
Soiesette Ginghams
Miller’s
Axminster
Crex
China
Japan
Chase & S
Et Rags
R. Miller
H. C. Miller
Keath Planing Mill Co., Litit
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