Various Local Happenings and Births in Lititz Area
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Rufus Reist on Sunday. Miss Helen Longenecker enters St Josephs Hospital to train as a nurse. Rev Robert Pilgrim to preach at St Pauls Lutheran church this Sunday at 10 30 with no service in the evening. A birthday party for Seay Henrys 12th birthday was held at Benjamin Lutz home with fifteen playmates. The Brubaker reunion will be on J C Brubaker s farm on Saturday August 30 with Adam Brubaker president and David Brubaker treasurer. The Ushers Association picnic at Snave ly s bungalow with bus transport leaves St Pauls at 1 00 PM. The Brunswick orchestra drew a large crowd Saturday evening. Locusts and mosquitos swarm amid wet weather. Eugene Weidler and Clyde Keller caught an eight pound snapper turtle at Bald Friar on Tuesday. Charles Krick bought a new auto truck for transport to industrial plants and school children. James McCloud plans to move to West Franklin Street Ephrata on August 2. A parcel of money was found and can be claimed by proving ownership. Charles Pfautz invites inquiries at his home. Mr Harry Smith was ill last week after vaccination six months ago. The Brubaker reunion will be held on J C Brubaker s farm, August 30. The town experiences a general plague of mosquitoes due to heavy rains. Rev Pilgrim is a secretary of F and M College and formerly lived here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Reist
Harry Smith
Charles Pfautz
James McCloud
Franklin Street
Ephrata
Bagded of Lancaster
Lititz
Eugene Weidler
Clyde Keller
Bald Friar
Brubaker
J. C. Brubaker
Adam Brubaker
Lancaster
David Brubaker
Neffsville
Helen Longenecker
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Mgr
Wayne Longenecker
Lititz High School
Robert J. Pilgrim
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Pilgrim
F. & M. College
Benjamin Lutz
Seay Henry
Afteen
H. H. Fisher
Stedman Building
Honey Brook
Jacob Keener
Ushers’ Association
Snavely’s Bungalow
Moses Coles
Allentown
Curtis Hensel
Wm. Stoneback
Haston
Paul Shultz
Emaus
Pfantz
Lloyd Smith
Detroit
Mich
Smith
Laura Kauffman
Reading
Lester
Morris Kauffman
Harvey Eckert
Atlantic City
DM. M. Mullen
Estelle
Annie Adams
Philadelphia
Ellen Leib
West Main Street
W. M. Pfautz
Atwood Kreader
Robert
Mary Pfautz
Virginia
Ruth Grosh
Nassau Industial School
Lawrence
Long Island
Wills Gochenour
D. G. Withers
Morris McCloud
William Amer
U. S. Delp
Bowers’ Beach
Mr. Withers
David Kenel
Gap
Michael Kauffman
Isaac Kauffman
Elam Stoltzfus
Atglen
Henry Lauver
W. M. Grube
Welsh Run
Franklin County
Elizabeth
Qwen
Loretta Hershey
Auto
Chicago
Dixon
Ill
Mr. Hershey
Newton
Gertrude Kofroth
Harry Grube
Myr
F. G. Royer
Rothsville
Pennsylvania
F. B. Burkholder
Burkholder
Anna Gable
Viola Reider
Emma Miller
Anna Bitzer
Charles Hacker
Elwood Zimmerman
Cambria
Wyoming
Israel Zimmerman
East Main Street
Wiliam K. Mathers
Harvey Retten
Springfield
Mass
Catherine Goch-~enour
Lititz Boys Work on Delaware Boat City of Philadelphia
Lititz youths spend weekends on the excursion boat City of Philadelphia between Philadelphia and Wilmington. Howard Young and his son Paul, plus David Jenkins, work aboard, living on the boat with forty students from schools and colleges. The captain enforces strict behavior rules, and the boys enjoy the experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Young
Paul
Philadelphia
Wilmington
David Jenkins
Lititz
Mr. Young
Bass Bite Suspense At Rudy's Dam A Four Pounder Reported
A four pound bass was caught at Rudy's dam with smaller fish also present. The dam attracts anglers who often fail to get a bite until a large catch occurs, then the pool seems to go quiet again. Brunnerville Sunday School picnic drew a large crowd with Ephrata Band music and talks by Minnich and Funk. David Hoke of Quinton, a former local, visits town. he sells hand lettering for Bibles to Amish communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy's Dam
Lititz youths survive plane crash into house roof
On a Sunday flight from Behmer Air Service Field Roz Geltz operated plane that skimmed a pole and veered onto the roof of George Kamm’s house in Lititz. Roy Geltz and Clarence Rudy escaped serious harm though Rudy lost part of a tooth. The machine, partly owned by Geltz, then rolled into the Kamm yard. a cracked tail and a tree strike absorbed the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roz Geltz
George Kamm
Kamm
Roy Geltz
Harry Geltz
Boro
Clarence Rudy
Levi Rudy
Rudy
Geltz
Behmer
Lancaster Gun Club
Heart Tag Day for Volunteers of America in Lititz
Volunteers of America founded by Gen Ballington and Mrs Booth gain consent to hold a Heart Tag Day in Lititz on August 2. Local civic leaders head the drive to fund children’s aid, with Miss Virginia Grosh directing tag sales and prizes awarded for top sellers. The event receives President Coolidge’s endorsement and proceeds benefit underprivileged children statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volunteers of America
Gen. Ballington
Maud Ballington Booth
Lititz
Pennsylvania
G. B. Raezer
Sec
Ministerial Association
F. A. Weichsel
I. W. Funk
Virginia Grosh
Wertsch
Miller
Habecker
Siblings Gather for Elizabeth Risser Family Reunion in Branner ville
Siblings scattered across the country reunited at the Branner ville home after sixteen years. Ephraim from Kansas, Clayton from Pontiac Michigan, Jonas from California, and Norman at home joined relatives including Mrs. Milton Ulbrich Manheim and Mrs. Harry Danner New York. Morris Doster of Philadelphia, visiting Lititz, recalled Moravian Church funerals and tannery days near the Geitners, cherishing ties to longtime local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Risser
Brannerville
Ephraim
Kansas
Clayton
Pontiac
Mich
Jonas
California
Norman
Milton Ulbrich
Manheim
Harry Danner
New York
Alaska railroad report and Klansmen scare noted
A brief on Eead N W Smith appointed special assistant to review the Alaska railroad while President Coolidge seeks a practical railroader. Also recounted is a Lititz party prank resembling Klansmen scare, and a profile on Robert B Risk of Quarryville praised as “the Sage of the Buck.”
Teas and fresh fruit offered by Miller and Habecker
An ad promotes Chase and Sanborns Seal Brand Orange Pekoe iced tea for hot days, distributed by Miller and Habecker. It also mentions Purity Ice and Gochenaurs offering good watermelons and all flavors of fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase and Sanborn
Miller & Habecker
Convention hosts lavish meals for visiting editors
A three day gathering featuring civic groups treated visitors as guests with breakfasts and luncheons hosted by the Rotary Lions Kiwanis and others. Oklahoma Publishing Company provided a Masonic Temple luncheon and state officials attended the Capitol event. Guthrie joined with Senator Gobbie to host special cars a banquet and a tour of the Scottish Rite temple. A Teapot Dome themed gridiron banquet drew over 1000 citizens and editors at the Masonic Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Rotary
Lions
Kiwanis
Co-Operative
Cosmopolitan
Optimist
Civitan
Exchange
Oklahoma Publishing Company
Masonic Temple
Capitol
Thomas E. Wilson
Wilson & Co
Oklahoma City
Guthrie
John Gobbie
Scottish Rite Temple
Teapot Dome
Virginia visitors reflect on West Virginia progress and travels
John Huber Jr and his wife traveled from Springgrove West Virginia to Lititz by auto visiting relatives. He notes rapid improvements, a shift from ox carts to automobiles, crop rotation and new creamery as Wisconsin farmers buy cheap farms. Moravian picnic at Lititz Sunday features four and a fourth barrels of coffee, Lititz band, outdoor games and a lights parade in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Huber, Jr
Springgrove
W. Va
West Virginia
Scranton
John
John Huber
Wisconsin
Lititz
Lancaster County Pomona Grange Picnic at Bart’s Grove
Lancaster County Pomona Grange No. 71 to hold annual picnic with Bart Grange at Jackson's Grove near Bart meeting house on Saturday August 2. National Grange Master Taker will be speaker. All members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Pomona Grange
Bart Grange
Jackson’s Grove
Bart
Biggest Picnic Of The Season Draws Four Thousand In Lititz
Four thousand picnickers from Tadmore Siesta Princes of Bagdad Reading and other Berks county towns joined a Lititz Springs picnic. Seventeen hundred dollars covered coffee ice cream prizes and entertainment. A collision injured Miss Florence Seldomridge and Clarence Brubaker as a Jewett auto hit a brick truck. A new Sporting Editor joined the Lititz Record promising weekly sports reviews under Wodder for the Pans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tadmore Siesta
Princes of Bagdad
Reading
Malta
Fremont Hollinger
James Sturgis
Robert Russell
Albert Godenaur
Lititz
Sturgis and Haines
Record
The
Wodder
Picnic Guests From Lancaster Area At Lititz Moravian Event
Lititz Moravian picnic noted out of town guests including Frances Ammon Flory Ella Moore Mary Graeff J Ferry Garber and family Lloyd Hess Jacob Reinhold Harry Reinhold Henry Brucker and family Dr Paul Roebuck Lillian Miksch Irvin Staver and others from Lancaster Kinderhook Philadelphia Steelton Christiana Coatesville and more. Mary Shoe widow of Aaron Shoe ill from gall stones at Lancaster home. Isaac Matthews of Brickerville arrested for assault and battery. case before Squire N Derr Thursday evening. Constable Singley served papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tav Vilall
Lititz
Frances Ammon
Frances Flory
Ella Moore
Mary Graeff
J. Ferry Garber
Lloyd Hess
Jacob Reinhold
Harry Reinhold
Henry Brubaker
Paul Roebuck
Lillian Miksch
Irvin Staver
Lancaster
Louis Simcox
Kinder
Matthews
Isaac Matthews
Brickerville
Harry Shoal
Constable Singley
Squire
N. Derr
Travelers Near and Far Visits and Long Auto Trips
Numerous residents and visitors from Allentown and nearby towns travel widely. Clergy and families, including Rev Paul Shultz and wife, visit Rothsville and Easton relatives, with others touring Virginia, Philadelphia, Chicago, Springfield and beyond. Several plan extended stays or cross country auto trips, some returning with updates on kin and local ties.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Delaware
Brunnerville
Ephrata Band
Minnich
Lebanon
Funk
David Hoke
Quinton
Hoke
Campaign For Funds
Morris Doster
Morris B. Doster
Martha Hitner
Morris
Geitner
Grandmother Doster
Fannie
Geitners
Mr. Doster
Ead
N. W. Smith
Williamsport
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Alaska Railroad
Coolidge
Robert B. Risk
the Buck
Quarryville
Mr. Risk
Risk
Mexico
Frank Buch
Esther
Side Degree of Maltas
Clarence Brubaker
Jewett
Florence Seldomridge
Mountville
Miss Seldomridge
Lititz Pike
Mr. Brubaker
Oregon
Fe Z
Mrs. Shoe
Aaron Shoe
Mrs. Grant
William Grant
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