Real Estate Transfer and Local Commerce Notices in Lititz
WN S Myers sold a 20 acre farm near Millport to Jacob W Spangler of Lancaster Junction on private terms. He has thirteen interested parties in the farm within ten days. Pfautz Bros announce a 10th anniversary sale on dry goods. Local residents attend the Pennsylvania dual fixed insurance convention at Inis College Collegeville with 100 delegates. Cornstarch sale and household goods advertised by Miller & rs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WN. S. Myers
Millport
Jacob W. Spangler
Lancaster Junction
Myers
Lititz
H.R. Gibble
J. W. G. Hershey
This
Bitter Johns
Denver
Pennsylvania
Inis College
Collegeville
Harrisburg
Boys Educational Trip Ends With Baltimore to Gettysburg Tour
Clarence Dillman returned home Sunday after a four day automobile trip with nine boys from the United Evangelical Sunday School. The group camped near Baltimore, toured a large ship, visited Washington and Mt. Vernon, then proceeded to Frederick and Gettysburg for a battlefield tour. Members included Clarence Keller, Raymond Reedy, Charles Getz, Yeon Meek, Willard Harper, Harvey Runk, Everett Mathers, Vernon Lehn, and Paul Dillman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Dillman
United Evangelical Sunday School
Baltimore
Mr. Dillman
Pennsylvania
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Frederick
Gettysburg
Dillman
Clarence Keller
Raymond Reedy
Charles Getz
Yeon Meek
Willard Harper
Harvey Runk
Everett Mathers
Vernon Lehn
Paul Dillman
Monroe Meily Takes Charge of Local Box Factory
Monroe Meily assumed leadership at Kep ple Bros. paper box factory on Spruce Street. The plant produces boxes for the owners and also supplies major candy manufacturers and other industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Meily
Kepple Bros
Spruce Street
Fall Implied by Oats and Corn Harvest Signs in Lancaster
Lancaster farmers claim wind across oats and corn stubble signals approaching fall. They note hot days may ease soon with cooler nights, as oats are shocked and the corn harvest nears, marking the transition with weather folklore.
Bagdad Picnic Draws Thousands To Lititz Event
Tadmore Siesta No. 77 Princes of Bagdad of Reading led a massive outing at Lititz with an estimated 4600 attendees. The Malta affiliated lodge funded refreshments prizes and activities including drills balloon contests and a baseball game. Food drinks and treats supplied free to members and families with a two dollar gift to the youngest child, one month old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tadmore Siesta
Princes of Bagdad
Reading
Lititz
Bagdads
Lodge
Knights of Malta
Malta Band
W. S. Humsicker
C. Monroe Zellers
Bixler
Reichwein
L. Eddie Bowers
Fremont Hollinger
James Sturgis
Albert Godnaver
U B Sunday School Picnic At Hess Grove Brunnerville
Large attendance at the U B Sunday School picnic in Hess Grove Brunnerville with Ephrata band music. Free supper featuring chicken corn soup beef rolls beets pies cakes ice cream and more. A watermelon eating contest and an evening band concert followed the electric lighting debut for the grove.
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U. B
Hess’ Grove
Brunnerville
Ephrata
The
Grove
Hollingsworth
Columbia
Fire scare spreads from Neffsville hoax report
During a Neffsville fire the Lititz engine rushed toward Lititz after a rumor of a Lititz blaze spread by telephone. Investigations showed no message from Lititz and locals fearfully rushed home, with several hundred cars at Neffsville causing a big scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neffsville
Lititz
Tloho Sky Pilot Seeks Work After 5000 Mile Flight
The Montana born aviator known as the hobo sky pilot landed in Lititz then flew to Philadelphia before July 4. His engine failed on reaching the city while several passengers rode his machine. He found work with Curtis Wright Co in Philadelphia as engineer and flight instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Montana
Curtis Wright Co
Pickings and Panoramas From Lititz News
A Lititz resident delivers mill feed to a barn. a dog helps him exit after a chase with a wagging tail. A local man, hit by a slow automobile, escapes with minor injuries and jokes about license plates. Town water bans lead to a garden sprinkling prank on Lititz streets. Five Points corner sees frequent fast driving with horns and no accidents yet. Serenaders on East Main street get washed with water and $2.40 for a treat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Liberty
East Main Street
Chautauqua Opens Saturday in Lititz for Tenth Year
The Chautauqua tent returns to Doctor Evans' lot in central Lititz for a tenth season. Afternoon sessions start at 8 00 p m and evenings at 7 30 p m with seven lectures and music planned. The fifth day features the opera The Bohemian Girl and closing night presents The Dunbar White Hus sars. Season tickets cost 250 for adults and 1 for youths 6 to 14. single admissions are 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
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Lititz
Doctor
Elmer Heinaman Attending Accountants School in New York
Elmer Heinaman son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Heinaman is vacationing with his parents He works as a bookkeeper at Northside Savings Department while studying at the Pace and Pace school for accountants in New York City The Pace and Pace school is associated publicly with Lititz native Mr Fred Schaeberlie who visited Lititz this spring and is a leading figure there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Heinaman
Jacob Heinaman
Elmer
Northside Savings Department
Pace and Pace School For Accountants
New York City
Lititz
Fred Schaeberlie
Pace and Pace
Charles Bechtel
Barbara
York
Kissel Hill
S. W. Buch
Norman Hertzler
New York
J. B. Hertz
Ter
Prominent Speakers for Firemen's Picnic
Isadore Rosenthal of Lancaster and Rev. H. G. Zerfass of Ephrata have been engaged to speak at the Firemen's picnic in Ephrata Park on Sunday July 31. The program starts at noon and a large gathering of firemen and their families is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isadore Rosenthal
Lancaster
8. G. Zerfass
Ephrata
Ephrata Park
Prospecting for Granite at Cold Spring in Lebanon County
The Lebanon Semi-Weekly News reports extensive prospecting for monumental granite around Cold Spring between Hulls Road and the Pennsylvania railroad. Charles Matthews of Lititz confirms earlier records. a compressor has arrived and drilling will start. Tests by government and state labs plus New York chemists show promising results. the granite is iron free. If stripping reveals expected faces, a large quarry could open, serving monuments and construction.
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Lebanon
Charles’ Matthews
Lititz
Cold Spring
Hull’s
Pennsylvania Railroad
South Mountain Lumber Company
Pani Lingle
Washington
State
Harrisburg
New York
Lebanon County
William E. Shank
Banner Cattle Feeder of the Northern End
The banner load of fat steers fed in this section was sold by Abram Bomberger to Seth Larah and shipped to Jersey City. They sold for 9 cents per pound, totaling 18 535 pounds at an average 1544 pounds per steer. Cattle were short horn Canadian, fed 254 days with 527 pounds gain on average, and bought through H. P. Kennedy & Co. of Lancaster.
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Danied Withers
Front Street
Roy
D A. Long
General Hospital
Lancaster
E. 8. Woodring
Harrisburg
United Evangelical Church
D. C. Martin
Chautana
Rge
David Habecker
Broad
Atton
Ibert Shenk
Seth Lorah
Verger
Mt. Gretna
Theo
Stauffer
Abram Bomberger
Seth Larah
Jersey City
Bomberger
H. P. Kennedy & Co
Local Wool Prices Drive Blanket Making Plans Near Lititz
A Lititz-area farmer refused a sixteen cent per pound bid for 400 pounds of Merino wool after visiting seven Philadelphia brokers. He plans to send the wool to a Chambersburg mill with another grower to be turned into blankets and auto robes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Philadelphia
Chambersburg
Young Clerks Camp Along the Conestoga River
Four young clerks Ralph Weir Theodore Dussinger John Singer and Ralph Hoffman camp this week at the Yellow barn along the Conestoga. They set two tents one for sleeping quarters and one for cooking. A fine spring nearby promises good fishing as visitors stream in.
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Ralph Weir
Theodore Dussinger
John Singer
Ralph Hoffman
Conestoga
Moravian Mission Stamp gains rapid support and appeal
A reader highlights a new Moravian Mission Stamp shown by Rev. Kreider. The one cent one dollar per hundred stamp promotes Moravian missions worldwide and aims to help cover deficits faced by Rev. Paul de Schweinitz, with sales at local stores.
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Charles D. Kreider
the Moravian
Nazareth
Kreider
United States
Paul de Schweinitz
Bethlehem
Detterer
Chicago Art School
Europe
England
Germany
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Lititz Man Plans Modern Store at Myerstown
Leman of Lititz will erect a modern department store building at Myerstown on Main avenue between the railroad and College streets. He recently bought the property from Mrs. Emma Stambaugh and razing will start soon. Myerstown lacks a department store and the project promises a large opportunity. Leman was a successful storekeeper at Manheim and built a garage on South Broad street in Lititz after moving two years ago.
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Leman
Myerstown
Main Avenue
Railroad
College Streets
Emma Stambaugh
Manheim
Lititz
South Broad Street
Akron Millway Bridge Replacement Planned by Railroad
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company dismantles the old overhead bridge between Akron and Millway and will install a new concrete structure. The road from Leed's Corner to Millway bridge will be closed during construction until completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Akron
Millway
Leed’s Corner
Ruhl's Picnic Set for July 30 in Frank Ruhls Grove
Ruhl's annual picnic is scheduled for Saturday July 30 in Frank Ruhls Grove along the road between Elstonville and White Oak. A lighthearted note adds that men buying their first car tend to forget harsh words about motorists.
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Ruhl
Frank Ruhl
Elstonville
White Oak
Grosh Enters Burress Race for Lititz Burgess
Benjamin F. Grosh files papers to run for burgess of Lititz borough. The candidate cites dedication to the town and years at Lancaster County Court House as preparing him for municipal service and promises to work for Lititz’s good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin
Grosn
Lititzborough
Grosh
Lititz
Lancaster Court House
Travelers Near and Far in Lititz and Lancaster
Mrs Alta Baker and Mrs Irene Harmon spent Sunday in town. Several visitors from Reading, New York, and Philadelphia arrived for visits or travel. Local residents and guests, including Rev J M Walters and Miss Viola Leib, toured cities, attended games, or visited relatives.
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Alta Baker
Irene Harmon
Martin Lenhart
Reading
J. M. Walters
Shamokin
M. M. Souders
Viola Leib
Philadelphia
Laura M. Eaches
Lester
W. B. Godhenauer
Gretna
J. C. Staley
New York
E. S. Young
Theodore Dussinger
Grosh
Atlantic City
Caroline Grosh
Frank Brubaker
Brubaker
Millway
Paul Rapp
Bureau of Standards
Washington, D. C
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Stauffer's Yard
Lloyd M. Roger
Roy Myers
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Miller & Rs
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Tloho Sky Pilot
Lititzman
Five Points
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Accountant School
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Rev. C. D. Kreider
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Lititz Man
Akron-Millway Bridge
Ruhl’s
B. F. Grosh
Burgess
N. D. Sturgis
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Robins Warner
Mary Reidenbach
Lancaster General Hospital
Linden Hall Seminary
Phares Massehnee
A. R. Keller
Springfield
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Valentine Brobst
Wayne Zartman
Ralph Diehm
Nelson
Luther Mearig
Tom Fralich
Victor Enck
Athletics
Detroit
E. &. Grosland
Caro
Mount Gretna
F. W. Stengel
William Blum
Springs Hotel
Jacob Keller
Chicago
Mary Helter
John Helter
Lincoln Avenue
Eiddie’ Harper
Eddie
M. E. Sylvias
Alice
Stormtown
Centra County
Frank Boucher
Locust Street
Hiram Weachter
Lansdale
Bucks County
John Helman
West Main Street
Weachter
Hopeland
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