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Newspaper

Lititz Record

Location

Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1924

Page

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Motorcycle Accident Claims Sergeant Kissinger

Lititz honors Sergeant Howard Kissinger of the U S Army killed in a motorcycle crash near Fort Hayes Ohio. He was 22 years in service and left a wife and child. He supervised thirty five trucks and seventy men at auto mechanics school. Buried with military honors at Fort Hayes.

Howard Kissinger U. S. Army Fort Hayes Columbus Ohio Fort Haynes Kissinger Pennsylvania

Vocational Bible School Opens at Church of the Brethren

The Vocational Bible School for ages four to fourteen began Monday at the Church of the Brethren and runs for two weeks. Attendance reached 110 with sixteen teachers and helpers. The program emphasizes mission work, Bible characters, scripture memorization, hymns, and hands on learning using maps and native pictures, plus recess recreation.

Church of the Brethren

Former Lititz Band Member Tours Asia with Portland Orchestra

Fred Mann of Columbia, formerly a Lititz Band clarinetist for two seasons, departed for Portland to join a college friends orchestra booked on United Steamship Lines. The group will travel to Japan, India, the Philippines and other Asiatic countries, returning by the same route. Mann, a former leader at the University of Pennsylvania, will play clarinet and saxophone on the tour.

Fred Mann Columbia Lititz Portland Oregon

Fireworks on the Fourth Under Fire for Display Flaws

The Springs Committee apologizes to July 4th patrons for a fireworks show that fell short of expectations. They praised the concert and illumination but condemned the fireworks as a faulty display, citing contract breaches and higher costs than last year. The committee had again hired the same supplier, despite previous satisfaction, and faced public disappointment.

Springs Committee

Ku Klux claim members picnic time at the park in Lititz

Hooded Ku Klux Klan members attended a Lititz public meeting at the moving picture show house on Monday evening. The speaker described growth and claimed twelve million votes at election time while noting several applicants signed to join. The gathering drew a full house and marked Lititz as a Klan stronghold according to the speaker.

KU Klux Claim Lititz Ku Klux Klan Moving Picture Show Ephrata

Legion Post 56 Offers Adjusted Compensation Help

Officers of Post 56, American Legion, will be at headquarters every Thursday in July from 7 to 9 PM to assist ex service men and women in completing Adjusted Compensation applications. Bring your discharge papers. The service aims to help all eligible veterans use this program.

American Legion

Visiting Pastors at Moravian Church in July

The Moravian Church will have a four week vacation for Pastor Rev. E. B. Crosland. July 13 features Prof. E. V. Rominger from Bethlehem. July 20 offers Prof. W. V. Moses from Moravian College Bethlehem. July 27 and August 3 present Rev. W. H. Vogler from Nazareth.

Moravian Church E. 8. Crosland E. V. Rominger Bethlehem W. V. Moses Moravian College W. H. Vogler Nazareth

John Hus Memory Service and Local Business Updates

The memory service for John Hus, burned at Constance on July 6, 1415, and Moravian Church history, was held Sunday evening in the Moravian graveyard with Rev. O R Meinert of Lancaster delivering the address. Prof H H Beck read a list of twenty oldest members. graves were decorated. A trombone choir performed. Michael DeNunzio plans to open a shoe store about July 15, selling None Tread Over Shoes by Lehigh Valley. Y P B's plan a lawn sale near Hensel's Lawn on Saturday afternoon July 12 offering cakes, candy, sandwiches, lemonade and homemade ice cream. Also Purity Tea Crean at Gochnauers and Pfautz Bros. 2% qt Aluminum Pitcher for 5c.

John Hus Constance O. R. Méinert Lancaster H. H. Beck A. R. Beck Michael DeNunzio East Main Street Lehigh Valley Shoe Company Hensel Cor. E Main Cedar Streets

A Lititz fisherman and a meadow scene of legends

A Lititz fisherman enters a meadow and contemplates nature as sheep graze along a creek. He spots a sham Yam sheep and races a fence to claim the space, barely ahead of the animal, without time for a fishing license, amid a whimsical village mood.

Big Day In Lititz Brings Many Former Residents Back On Visit

A Lititz Fourth scene as former residents from Philadelphia, Reading, Harrisburg, Lancaster and beyond visit family and friends. Temple University student Ray Dillman returns, tourists and locals alike linger at Hershey Harrisburg trips, Niagara Falls plans, and extended visits fill the town with reunion chatter.

Lititz Ray Dillman Temple University

Buchs Return After Two Months Travel With Editorial Group

J Frank Buch and his daughter Miss Esther Buch concluded a two months trip to the west and south. They joined the National Editorial Association at Oklahoma City and traveled to Texas and Mexico without a large editors’ party. From there they visited California towns including Passadena and San Francisco, then stopped at Salt Lake City and Denver on the return.

J. Frank Buch Esther Buch National Editorial Association Oklahoma City Texas Mexico California Passadena San Francisco Salt Lake City Denver

Pfautz Bros Advertises Porch Goods and Netting

Local trade notes list Pfautz Bros offerings including window awnings pore ue netting porch rockets and porch matting. The fragment references these products as part of a shop display or catalog line.

Ten Thousand At Park On Fourth In Big Springs Crowd

The usual Fourth of July crowd gathered at Springs Park with autos lining principal streets and heavy traffic managed by borough notices. Fireworks were late and a few pieces failed, but attendance topped previous years as bands from Lebanon and Lititz performed and gate receipts reached 2405.41 with 10092 paid admissions.

Lancaster Ephrata Perseverance Band Lebanon Lititz Victor Wagner Ball Park Springs Committee Allentown

Miss Miriam Russell Attends State Sunday School Camp

Miss Miriam Russell left Tuesday for Spruce Creek in Huntingdon County to spend two weeks at the Pennsylvania State Sunday School Training Camp. This marks her second year attending, with other county residents also joining the event.

Russel S. S Miriam Russell Spruce Creek Tuntingdon County Pennsylvania Miss Russell

Lititz Defeats Salunga in Shooting Match at Lititz

Five Lititz Rod and Gun Club members Samuel Huber Wayne Longenecker Frank Rader Arllington Rader and Emory Wagner beat five Salunga shooters on Saturday in a 100 blue rock contest Quinton Reitzel Young Detweiler Staley Shiitzer represented Salunga Young the tourney high scorer for Salunga is paralyzed in both legs and uses a crutch He once boxed professionally and sustained a spine injury in a fall Lititz plans another shot at Salunga soon

Lititz Rod and Gun Club Salunga Lititz

Rambler Work History Ties to Reading Furnishers

Michael Rambler of Reading recalls his past at William Enck’s furniture shop twenty years ago after living in town eight years. He now works at the Kauffman furniture store in Reading, sharing details with Mr and Mrs Daniel Groff during the Fourth of July observance.

Isaac Pfautz Philadelphia Wellington Pfautz Town William Weaver Reading Mrs Henry Weaver Howard Putt Lexington William Butt Pittsburgh Butt Michael Rambler Daniel Groff Rambler William Enck Kauffman Furniture

Enjoyable Auto Trip by Eckert and Shreiner Parties

Mr and Mrs Henry Eckert and Mr and Mrs Elmer Shreiner were on a week long motor trip stopping at Atlantic City with the Eckert daughter Mrs Mullen and her husband and at Newark with their son Monroe.

Abram Mease Lititz John F. Bixler Emily Steelton Niagara Falls Henry Eckert Elmer Shreiner Atlantic City Mrs. Mullen Newark Monroe

Enjoyable Auto Trip Keeps Landis Family Busy In Midwest

H Reist Landis and daughter Miss Ella Landis along with grandson Raymond L. Newcomer left by auto on Saturday to visit in Ohio and Michigan. Special at Plauty Bros children 50 cents short socks pairs for one dollar.

H. Reist Landis Ella Landis Raymond L. Newcomer Ohio Michigan Plauty Bros.y

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Farmers National Bank C.B. Risser Samuel E. Lane Henry Bomberger American Legion Band of H. G C. Reedy St. Paul’s United Evangelical Church J. S. Harper Ive Sabilla Greek Chocolate Factory Machine Society of Farm Women B. G. Sheaffer Anna Druckenbroad Helen Erb Helen Howard Erb Catherine Stauffer Anna Forbes J. R. Cassel Little Springs Brownstown Evangelical Sunday Schools of First Reformed Sunday School of Gochenaurs Burk Purity Tee Crean Gochenaars Pfautz Bros Gedar Street Mary Ruth Weichsel Pequae Lottie Kiehl Helen Risser Frank Sturgis Mrs. Byron of Hoboken Ralph Kauffman Leroy Pfautz Kaufman Francis Hobecker Richland Mrs. Sherbondy Scottdale, Pa Guy L. Calvert D. Weichsel and Kirkwood, Pa Mary S. G. Buch of Chambersburg Bradley Walters Lucille of Shippensburg Harvey Seaber Jennie Reedy Herman Fisher Henry Strouble Mas David Fas F. W. Waddington Orwigsburg Mrs. Steiner Atwood Kreider Guy Brubaker Hershey Harrisburg Mary Josephine Baker Washington, D. C Clarence Grogh Claude Kemper Frank Reed Canada G. G. Diehm N. D. Sturgis Pike County J. M. Welsch Pleasantville, N. J Dale Gilgore Woodbine York County G. L. Hepp Ray Shott Griffith Shott D. D. Graut Landisville Elwood Furlow Lawrence Grosh Carson Obetz Hila Evans Woodrow Meiskey Girard College Ada Meiskey Jay Evans Lansdale E. R. Mahler H. J. 8. Weicksel Lock Haven Pa Rev F. A. Weicksel Fred Worster Jane of Chester Ritchie Betty Meiskey Grace Keppel Frank Meiskey A. G. McCreery Peter Ruth Dorothy Kathryn Dave Ruth Grim Herbert Rawlins Frank Rader Rawlins Mr. Rater John Grosh Cornell University Emma Pfautz Mary Calby John Brennen Wilmington Pfautz George Clarké York Bridgeton N. J Clarke P. E. Beck East Stroudsburg Normal School John Mrs. S. Loeffer Grace Reidenbach Cornwall, N. J Anna Reidenbach Anglewood A.B. Reidenbach Frank Musser Berton Fay Trene Birdsboro Amos Erb Daniel and Anna Erbdale Levi Erb George Smith William Hornberger Allen Roth Elmer Reidenbach Paul Spangler Charles Fry John Tsehudy Palmyra Francis Rader Easton Robert Hugher Verna Margie Phillipsburg Thomas Kissinger J. Albert Hall Walter Groff Ford Godenour American Express Company of Lancaster Miriam Hall Norman Arniz Lansdown J. F. George James Nelson Camden Harry Gorton R. G. Holmes Chicago Arthur Smith Chester Smith Jacob Heineman Campbell Robert Hewitte Isabelle Penns Grove C. William Grosh Harry Miksch Jeffersonville William Miksshh Alonzo Miksch Pleasantville Ralph DeWalt Latrobe, Pa James Ing, See, Pfautz Bros Springs Grounds
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