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Lititz Record

Location

Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1921

Page

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Local Notes On Births Weather Closings And Incidents

Leroy Steffy recovering after appendectomy at Lancaster General Hospital. Joseph Brubaker acquires property at 154 East Front Street from Herman E Fisher. Lancaster stores announce summer closing on Thursday afternoons in July and August. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Arthur Rosenberg July 3. A son born to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Kling on June 30. A K Lipp of near Lititz in St Joseph Hospital for eight weeks post surgeries. Beatrice Peiffer to return home after appendicitis operation. A daughter born to Prof and Mrs H H Beck on Wednesday. Trap factory to idle for a month. Chocolate factory to close until July 18. Arthur Reynolds injured in hay chute fall. skull fracture. Dr N B Reeser attends. Rope found in Spring Grounds. owner to claim at office. Rev J W G Hershey chosen moderator at Brethren Church meeting in Salunga. Chautauqua Guarantors meeting July 5 at 8 pm with Miss Frances Maxwell. Swarthmore representative. Lititz highlighted in anniversary celebration of Swarthmore Chautauqua Association.

Leroy Thomas Steffy Lancaster General Hospital Herman E. Fisher East Main Street East Front Street John Brubaker Lancaster Donovans Arthur Rosenberg Lawrence Kling Willow Street A. K. Lipp Lititz St.Jose Hospital Ushers’ Association of the Lutheran Church Beatrice Peiffer John Peiffer St. Joseph’s Hospital H. H. Beck Arthur Reynolds Lime Rock Diller Groff N B Reeser J. W. G. Hershey Church of the Brethren Salunga Helen Tripple Philadelphia Carrie Darragh Arlington Zwalley Indianapolis Arlington Jacob Heilman Emergency Fleet Corporation Bristol Germany William Stout Reading Sylvia John Beck Harrisburg Abraham R. Beck E. W. Gaylord Elizabeth Farms Presbyterian Church New England States Paul Kreider Kenwood N. Y D. H. Kreider Albert Manns Hazelton Samuel Huber William Pfautz Logan Ind A. C. Pfautz Adam Frymyer Brooklyn Clayton Roth Adam William Frymyer Hershey William Louisa Roth Clayton E. L. Buckwalter Spencer Ephrata Ephrata Mountain Sprine's Mary Carrie Tschudy Chautauqua Ruth Hepp New York Ernest Hagen Hagen Cornwall Morris Maclaire Louis Helen Helen Sturgis Tuckahoe Edwin Sturgis Joseph Dreifus Springs Hotel J. Berheimer Washington, D. C Alexander Abrahams Alfred Abrahams Stechert Henry S. Strouble David Fass John H. Stripple Joseph Baker Paul Evans David Becker Otis Reidenbach Allen G. Roth Mary Foeht Harry Lauis Toronto Canada Thomas Marks Harry Gingrich Pottstown John Gingrich

Farm Women Seek Market Expansion to Aid Local Producers

A committee of the Society of Farm Women No 1 met Borough Council to discuss enlarging the market here and possibly mid week hours. They caution current stand prices are too high and propose a compromise while inviting town input.

Society of Farm Women No. 1

Fourth of July Receipts Show Park’s Second Highest Total

The Fourth of July celebration drew 2,300 in receipts, the park’s second highest mark, amid 95 degree heat. Attendance and fund drives at Lititz and nearby towns boosted totals, with the Women’s Auxiliary of Garden Spot Post 56 clearing over 500 from edibles. Daniel W. Withers bought a Cadillac for 4,300 and reportedly plans an airplane next.

Ephrata Elizabethtown Tyrone Lititz Reamstown Ball Park Augie Fleckenstein Harrisburg Flecky Stiffel-Freemans’s Women’s Auxiliary Women’s Auxiliary of Garden Spot Post No. 56 American Legion General Hospital Daniel W. Withers Water and New Streets Dan

Lititz youths enjoy summer camping across camps

Robert Posey stays at Camp Rick a Ticky at Mount Gretna run by Miss Alice Feagley. Miss Dorothy Eby and Miss Carol Crosland join Miss Emma Greider’s camp near the Delaware Water Gap with Crosland in charge of Art. The Lititz girls return for a second summer. Chester Martin Frank Martin and Addison Oberling camp along the Conestoga.

Lititz Robert Posey Rick A Ticky Mount Gretna Alice Feagley Dorothy Eby Carol Crosland Emma Greider Delaware Water Gap Crosland Chester Martin Frank Martin Addison Oberling Conestoga

Local railroad agent clears fault after Stengel complaint

Backed up by Route Agent J. S. Williams of the American R R Express, an investigation into a complaint by Rev. Frederick William Stengel found the local agent adhered to company rules and was not at fault. D. G. Witmyer shipped three ban tams to Ohio and four to Boston this week. He raised eighty thirds of high quality this year and will face strong competition at upcoming shows.

J. S. Williams American R. R. Express Frederick William Stengel D. G. Witmyer Ohio Boston Mr. Witmyer

Local Farmers Aid Near East Relief Effort in Lancaster County

Mr J B Flory head of the Lancaster County Millers Association led local gifts of 20 864 pounds of flour for Near East Relief. County total 723 barrels. List of local contributors includes B R Snavely Cyrus Gibble John Hess and many others. Mr and Mrs Peter Duppelt plan to move to Philadelphia then New Jersey after four years in Lititz.

J. B. Flory Lancaster County Millers’ Association Flory Cyrus Gibble John Hess Meno H. Brubaker Ilarry E. Shearer Andrew Weit N. L. Snyder Lester Keller Milton M. Kreider Henry BR. Bucher Reuben H. Brubaker Well Frantz Levi Bucher Ezra Kline Isaac Walter Morris H. Schaeffer B. F. Hess F. W. Ditzler John Beard Landis Huber Riser Abram Brubaker Tillman M. Bisser Tt. L. Brubaker J. Henry Eshleman Reuben B. Widders A. B. Bollinger Frank Eberly Harvey Y. Steiner J. D. Hollinger Levi Zigler J. M. Markley M. A. Moore H. H. Brubaker Henry H. Bomberger E. N. Ebych David G. Musser L. Bisser Martin B. Eber John Wenger Eli Hess Peter Dappelt Stedman East Main Street Philadelphia New Jersey Duppelt Stiffel and Freeman Safe Alsace France Lititz

Open cars on the Conestoga line draw warm protest

The row reflects on the Conestoga Traction Company running open cars only on July 4 and picnic days between Lancaster and the town. Readers complain the fare of thirty six cents round trip is high and patrons want open cars more often. H E Eschbach returns from Chicago with flowers for the city poor and recalls children in poverty and curiosity about the gifts.

Conestoga Traction Company Lancaster Here H. E. Eschbach Chicago

Moravian Ushers Enjoy Lake Grubb Outing

Ninety three Moravian Ushers Association members traveled by auto to Lake Grubb near Silver Spring for a daylong outing. Married men excelled in baseball and fishing with Prof. Herbert Beck as umpire, a great dinner followed, and a missing coffee package was later replaced locally. Lake Grubb, isolated and deep, lies near Mountville and is accessed through wooded terrain.

Moravian Ushers’ Association Lake Grubb Herbert Beck Joe Zahm Silver Spring Mountville

Small boy caused 1200 fire destroys shed on Linden Hall grounds

A five year old boy playing with firecrackers started a blaze that destroyed Clement Badorf’s tobacco shed behind Linden Hall grounds. Five tons of hay, lumber, a two horse wagon, farming tools, and the shed frame burned. machine shop nearby escaped. Two young boys confessed, but deemed too young for charges. Police report notes uninsurable loss and spread risk to grounds.

Clement Badorf Linden Hall C. E. Regennas Badorf Kreider Main Street

Flying Horse Still Attracts the Kiddies

The Lease Amusement Carnival left yesterday with Mr. Lease running a clean level operation. The flying horse delighted children and the show remains a perennial favorite. The Lease family from York, Pennsylvania, includes a wife, a son, and a six year old daughter.

Lease Amusement Carnival Lease

Air tramp charms town with erratic flights and ragged pair

An unusual aeroplane named a tramp aeroplanist landed Friday and stayed until Saturday. Passengers paid four to five dollars per ride. The duo, a scarred pilot and a machinist from Hagerstown, earned over seven dollars, refueled, and moved on. The pilot claims Wyoming as home and enjoys flying for its own sake.

Wyoming Hagerstown Maryland

Lititz Fire Company Orders New Alarm System

The Lititz Fire Company ordered a new electric fire alarm system and a siren whistle. The old system is beyond repair and the siren is noted as the most satisfactory device, audible from a distant distance.

Lititz

Fitting Memorial for Soldier Dead

A memorial in Garden celebrates soldiers who died in World War service. Enlarge pictures of 26 fallen, with five more to complete the set, in sepia and walnut frames. Cards name each person with organization and manner of death. Miss Kemper of Akron, a Red Cross nurse, is included. Thirteen pictured residents of Lititz. Public access allowed.

Garden Spot Post No American Legion Miss Kemper Akron Red Gross

John Hus Memorial Service and Moravian Remembrance

Moravians held a John Hus memorial service at God’s Acre near the 6th of July anniversary. Rev. Crosland led the service with a larger trombone choir and Vestry readings by Prof. Herbert Beck and Bro A. R. Beck. Rev. Brennecke gave a historical address to honor Hus and his followers.

John Hus Husinec Bohemia Prague Bethlehem Unitas Fratrum John A. R. Beck Robert H. Brennecke

Hershey Leaman to Build Freight House for Reading R

Hershey Leaman Co received the contract to erect the new freight house for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad on Water Street. The one story brick structure measures 80 by 51 feet with a long platform and four sidings, to be completed within one hundred days.

Hershey-Leaman Co Philadelphia & Reading R. R Water Street

Fourth of July Visitors In Lititz Outline

A crowded roster of guests arrives for the Fourth with visitors from Rogers Philadelphia Harrisburg Indianapolis Reading and Lancaster. Notables include Miss Winifred Huber and Miss Ela Eshleman accompanying family, Rev E W Gaylord returning from New England, and numerous relatives staying with local residents.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Frances Maxwell Swarthmore Swarthmore Chautauqua Association Maxwell Farry Rev Newman Hess Charles C. Hess United Evangelical Church Anna’ May Harris West Orange N. J Hess Picture Moving Picture New Business Firm Robert E. Behmer J. H. Graybill Zartman Bros Broad Street Plautz Bros Allentown Dan’s Bantams W. M. Zook Miller A. G. Kulp Reuben Myers Jacob Bomberger Harry Friedly Nathan Brubaker Henry Balmer Allen Balmer Friends Samuel Withers H. F. Hostetter Benj Bollinger Harvey Markly John Becker Harry Myers Henry Keener Landis Becker Samuel Bucher M. W. Hess Sunday Mennonite Church Money Miller Church of Brethren White Oak H. H. Minnich Aaron Graybill Earl E. K. Zartman Miller William Koser E. B. Landis Harry Shhreiner P. K. Zartman I. B. Erb Emi. Dien Geo. Miller . Abies Frank R. Diehm H. H. Reifsnyder E. Ferry Eli Yocum R, Keath D. C. Frankford Abram Balmer A. W. Lane Henry Amer’s Mr. McSparren John McSparren Furness Pennsylvania State Grange Spring Grounds Wm. Trost Flying Horse Mr. Lease York William Cleary Ideal Chocolate Factory Harry Rudy Landisville Jack Dempsey Georges Carpentier Harry Dempsey Chester Ritchie J. L. Herta Pfantz Bros John Uhland Rogers Ford Henry Heiserman Mr. Uhland
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