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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1936
Page
11
The Speak-No-Evil Class of Mrs. Chester Martin will hold an annual picnic Saturday in Moore Grove near Lexington. Cars leave the church at 2 PM. The event drew a good crowd and seventy fowl were used for soup. Weather permitting Sunday services will be held in Church Grove.
Kissel Hill Lutheran Gleaners Class plans monthly gathering at Miss Dorothy Ayres home. Hillside Service of Young Peoples Council District 9 set on church lawn Sunday with Prof. F F Bailey as speaker and Miss Anna Bomberger as leader. Bible Study led by Rev Knittle on Thursdays. Sun Day School reports at Lititz home of Miss Beulah Stauffer with listed attendees. Akron Church of the Brethren Sunday School worship held at their venue due to remodeling. George Wolf leads devotional and Elder 8 S N Wolf preaches. Jerusalem Reformed Penryn Rainbow Class meets at Brunnerville home with program and social hour. refreshments served to many area members. A doggie roast is planned for the next meeting and the Sunday School picnic will feature music by Sheafferstown Band and Apolks Glee Club.
Servicemen and salesmen under Frank Kieffer explain the new gas rate. The utility company shows extensive improvements including a new roof and refreshed exterior and interior. The showroom is bright and modern with renovated rooms and new gas and electric ranges and refrigerators on display for demonstrations.
Arbegast leaves his posts at Columbia and the University of Southern California. Under his coaching Lititz High teams won four consecutive County Championships and the football squad captured the Berks Lancaster Conference title two years ago. He bought the Keller bakery property recently and planned to operate it briefly before moving to Phillipsburg in mid August.
Miss Nettie Webb of East McKeesport spent the weekend with Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Herr, a former classmate of Mrs. Herr. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Mann and daughter Josephine returned from a vacation in the New England States, bringing Ruth Mann of Claremont, New Hampshire, to stay for several weeks.
The Sunshine Class of Trinity F C Sunday School taught by Mrs. J B Mathers held a supper at the Eber Foltz cottage near Brickerville on Tuesday evening. Attending were numerous members including Mrs Irene Kofroth Mrs Walter Steely Mrs Aaron Landis Mrs Lemon Birkenbine Mrs Vera Keener Mrs Ralph Walters Mrs Evla Wissler Mrs Harry Adams Mrs James Maize Mrs Clyde Rannels Mrs James Stopani Mrs John Furlow Mrs Frank Trego Mrs Arthur Johansen Mrs Walter Behmer Mr and Mrs Willis Leitzinger Mr and Mrs Morris Wolf Mr and Mrs Foltz Mr and Mrs Victor Carpenter Mrs Daniel Brumbaugh Mr and Mrs Sylvan Gochaneur and children and Misses Kathryn Zeitsinger and Mary Withers.
Post Office workers enjoyed an annual Sunday picnic in Madison meadow with games and refreshments. Caterers were Albert Godenaar James Dussinger and Walter Light. Amos Yerger won the pitching championship and led a rhymed roll call. Herbert Weitzel injured a finger on a ball. Attendees included Robi Pfauts Edward Bear Victor Wagner Ford Godenaar Amos Verger Arthur Badorf and many others.
The E Petersburg Fire Co festival Saturday night features the WCAU Children's Hour from Horn and Hardart Philadelphia. Keele Bros acrobats from Steel Pier Atlantic City and Swanee Minstrels with Riley Lausch perform. rain date is Aug 8 with 16 cent admission. Alvin M. Frey will amplify the acts.
Warwick Grange entertained Marion Grange of Berks County at the regular meeting held Monday evening in Rothsville High School. The business meeting followed with reports and discussions.
In charge of John M. Burkhart. Following the business session Mrs. Burkhart opened the literary program which was in charge of the visiting group.
The Newgard Gantz families plan their annual reunion on Sunday August 9 at the church grove in Penryn. Members from related lines are expected to attend and share memories.
On Saturday afternoon a wooden tie on the Lititz trolley line near Kissel Hill caught fire about 2 30 P M. Conductor John Smith and Motorman Ira Binkley dug up ground and extinguished the blaze. Smith attributed ignition to sun heat on the dry tie. The trolley was delayed about five minutes.
The Penryn social page lists numerous Sunday and weekend visits across Manheim Lititz and surrounding towns. Families including Pfautz Ober Ditzler Shank Miller Biemesderfer and Yeagley host or visit relatives with no reunion details for 1987.
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