Lititz Community Notes Include Reunions Markets and Games
Old potatoes hold at three dollars a bushel. The Eckenrode family reunion opens the summer in Springs this Saturday. A refrigerating showcase is set up in Albert Guehenaar’s store to display meats. The Saturday market moves to 6 AM next week. Keath Planing Mill sent 450 ballot boxes to Jersey City. Linden Hall plans a new tennis court east of the Moravian cemetery. Borough youths face penalties for street play and window breakage. Pink flowering horse chestnut trees bloom in town, brought by General Sutter. Women’s Auxiliary of Lititz Wire Company meets June 4 at 7 30 PM at the Fire Hall. Odd Fellows confer third initiatory degree June 7. lunch served. Brownstown baseball vs Kreider’s at Spring Grounds Saturday. Lititz seeks to rebound from early loss.
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Eckenrode
Albert Guehenaar
Opening of 16 Expo Sipton Draws Few From Here
Two from this place joined the excursion while several traveled to Philadelphia for the Sesqui Centennial opening. Work began January 20th on a 1000 acre site that four months ago was a marsh. Five large pavilions and 40 exhibit houses are up with nearly 1000 smaller structures ready for visitors.
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Philadelphia
Lititz
Mrs Miller Keeps Floral Promise in Historic Tragedy Echo
Mrs. Charles Miller of Lancaster visited Moravian cemetery on Monday to lay flowers on the grave of Mrs. Harry Daugherty. She has never missed the tribute for thirty years, honoring a promise after Mrs. Daugherty's death with her husband in a double tragedy that remained unsolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Miller
Lancaster
Harry Daugherty
Moravian
Concert Saturday by Slackmen’s six piece orchestra
The open air concert this Saturday at 7 P M will feature Slackmen s six piece orchestra. The following Saturday a band is booked as the weekly concerts draw strong public interest.
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Slackmen
Legion Bost Awards Medals To Local Graduates
The American Legion Post 56 awarded medals to Lititz Leola and Neffsville high school graduates with top scores in scholarship honesty loyalty comradeship and patriotism. Medals were presented at Lititz by the Senior Class President to Paul Furlow and Elizabeth Girvin Neffsville recipients were Francis Shenk and Paul Hershey Leola recipients were Jesse Wheeler and Clara Veit Comrade Chester Leigey presented the awards. The Post thanks those who assisted on Memorial Day.
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American Legion
Post 56
Lititz
Leola
Neffsville
Lititz High
Paul Furlow
Elizabeth Girvin
Frank Griumbrecht
Francis Shenk
Paul Hershey
Chester Leigey
Jesse Wheeler
Clara Veit
Linden Hall to Hold 108th Commencement Next Week
Linden Hall Seminary announces its 108th commencement from June 6 to 9 with services in the Moravian church. The program includes a sermon by Rev. Dr. McGloud of East Liverpool Ohio, a class memorial presentation, a play The Rivals, reunions for multiple classes, exhibits, a concert, and a Commencement address by Rev. WH Rondwhaler D D of Salem College. Nineteen graduates are listed across several programs including college preparatory, general academic, home economics, and secretarial studies. The class motto is Durant Virtute parata. colors jade green and silver. flower pink rose.
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Linden Hall Seminary
Moravian Church
McGloud
East Liverpool
Ohio
Linden Mall
Sheridan
WH. E. Rondwhaler
D. D
Salem College
Winstone Salem
Grace A. Martin
Macungie
Marguerite M. Naulty
West Orange
N. J
Margaret
Winston-Salem
Anna J. Grove
Lancaster
Mary J. Tammey
Dover
Esther Brown Larish
Lanc
Ruth M. Gasaway
Pittsburgh
Ruth B. Semler
New York
Elizabeth S. Isenberger
Philadelphia
Durant
Dedication of New Odd Fellows Home Near Middletown
Linden Hall alumnae are invited to Linden Hall events. Lititz Odd Fellows plan to attend the Odd Fellows Home of Pennsylvania dedication at Middletown on June 8. A concert features the Sunbury Orphans' Home boys band, Philadelphia Orphans' Girls Orchestra, and a Silurian Lodge quartet. Calvin Althouse of Philadelphia gives the dedication address. The home, finished in under a year, now houses 130 aged residents. Cost was about $550,000, fully paid. Local lodge furnished one room.
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Lititz Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Home
Pennsylvania
Middletown
Sunbury Orphans’ Home
Philadelphia
Musical by Miss Snyder students at St Pauls church
The students of Miss Anna Snyder will present a musical in the St Pauls Lutheran church basement on Friday evening June 4. The program lists thirty numbers and should be entertaining. The performance begins at 8 o clock and benefits the Sunbeam class of the Lutherans taught by Mrs N B Frey.
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Anna Snyder
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
N. 8. Frey
Lititz High School Graduation Week Highlights and Events
Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. W. L. Sammel at St Pauls Tu tharan church opened the week. Class day featured a playlet, a humorous class history, and the famous stunt with Clauss 1926 figures and a gallows finale. The American Legion awards and class memorial were presented as part of a packed program. The annual Alwani entertainment captivated the audience with music, oration, and comedy. Commencement saw 33 graduates receive diplomas with remarks by Emerson Collings and a Sesqui-Centennial theme running through the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clauss
Paul Furlow
American Legion
M. CG. Demmy
Paul Furrew
Elizabeth Girvin
M. O. Demmy
Dorothy Miksch
Isle
Emerson Collings
Williamsport
E. S. Crosland
Moravian Church
Thelma Gross
Elizabeth Grube
Round Our Town Examines Sesqui Centennial Exposition
The article surveys the Sesqui Centennial in Philadelphia, praising its vast, global scope and comparing it to the Paris Exposition. It details show boats along American rivers, noting Cotton Blossom as the largest vessel with 2000 seats, and lists major boats like Franch's New Sensation, Bryant's Showboat, Majestic, America, Water Queen, Columbia, and Princess.
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Calliope
Ohio
Allegheny
Tinos
Mississippi
Franch
Cincinnati
Bryant
Majestic
America
Columbia
Daylight Fireworks to Accent July Independence Day
Fireworks for Independence Day celebration feature daylight displays led by chairman Harry Gorton. The program includes numerous 12 and 18 inch shells, aerial guns, dragonflies and peacock plumes, plus Japanese effects and a grand 45 inch spider bomb.
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Harry Gorton
John Adams
United States
Pain
Aligh
U. S
Samaari
G. BR. Kreider
Andy Conrad
Clarence Keller
Lititz
Paul Maurer
Lancaster
Fred Brookmyer
Manheim
Walter Burns
Intercourse
G. B. Martin
Rothsville
Heavy rain and lightning damage crops and homes
Tuesday afternoon storm brought heavy rain and lightning causing washouts across the area. The torrent damaged newly planted tobacco with replanting needed on two acres, and at Charles Regen’s Lemon Street home cement blocks fell from the chimney hitting the roof.
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Charles Regen
Lemon Street
Many Jurors Drawn From Lititz
Lancaster County jury pool lists 264 names for September and October terms. Grand jurors from Lititz area include Liram B. Workman and Hayden Lupold. numerous petit jurors from Lititz Manheim Ephrata and nearby townships are named. Court panels for Common Pleas begin September 27 and October 18 with jurors from Lititz Manheim Ephrata and Rothsville.
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Lancaster County
Common Pleas
Charles Kratzert
Neffsville
Parl Weaver
Akron
William Eberly
Clay
Liram B. Workman
Lititz
Hayden
Lupold
East Petersburg
Newton B. Gibble
Manheim
Martin S. Hess
Wayne Kline
Clayton R. Garman
Harry Flinchbaugh
Clayton
Sharbuu
William E. Gockley
Ephrata
Paul B. Kauffman
John J. Whitcraft
Wien A. Ensminger
Jacob W. Buch
Brownstown
William W. Spangler
Nephrata
Elmer Beck
Amog Landis
Lincoln
John G. Fahnestock
John E. Ranck
Samuel A. Myers
Pierce Lesher
Lancaster
Ezra S. Keller
Clay Two
Uriah Kline
Wallace
Newman
Rothsville
Memorial bronze unveiled for John Henry Keppleman in Reading
C C Grim attended the ceremony unveiling a bronze memorial to John Henry Keppleman born in Reading who died at 72 after a career in the gas industry beginning in 1885. He organized the Pennsylvania Gas Association and served as its first president. A well arranged program marked the service. Post 56 plans a regular meeting on Thursday evening June 3 with important matters on the agenda.
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C. C. Grim
John Henry Keppleman
Reading
Mr. Keppleman
Pennsylvania Gas Association
Memorial Day Speakers Feature Civil War Veterans Tributes
Impressive Memorial Day services were held with addresses by Rev. Swartz and Rev. John R. Reilly of Altoona. A large audience heard Lincoln's Gettysburg Address read by Rev. G. D. Raezer. Legion Post 56, Boy Scouts, and school children led processions decorating graves across nine graveyards. Medals were awarded to a boy and girl in Mechanicsburg as lunch followed at the Legion home.
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Swartz
John R. Reilly
Altoona
G. D. Raezer
J. L. Light
E. S. Crosland
Legion 1
Legion Post
Lititz
Mechanicsburg
Legion Home
Women’s Auxiliary
Travelers Near and Far Visit Lititz Locals and Guests
A sequence of visits and trips around Lititz includes Elmer Reidenbach in town from Philadelphia, and multiple local residents hosting or visiting relatives in Reading, Terre Hill, Holmesburg, Bethlehem, Carlisle, Lancaster, Kissel Hill, and beyond. Several travelers plan returns, trips to Ohio and Buffalo, and attend events such as a high school commencement.
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Elmer Reidenbach
Philadelphia
B. F. Grosh
Fetter
Katie Kreiter
Reading
Benjamin B. Hertzler
J. W. Royer
Terre Hill
Benjamin Fass
New York
David Fass
P. B. Krofroth
M. J. Steiner
William Keller
Holmesburg Pa
Grace Keller
Springs Hotel
Mirani Woltzhouse
Mabelle Stultz
York
F. B. Buch
Broad Street
Ienry Myers
D. F. Schleith
Irwin Smith
Bethleheim
Ralph Worley
W. W. Worley
Carlisle
Meadbrook Farm
Martin Eck
Lancaster
Eck
Lititz
Harry Long
D. I. Kreider
South Broad Street
Long
C. M. Hess
John Hess
Brownstown
Danel Withers
Ohio
Tierman Johannsen
Emily Adams
Dorothy
Eleanor Johannsen
William Eshleman
Jacob A. Buch
Virginsville
Berks County
Frank B
Henry R. Buch
Sarah Bollinger
Kissel Hill
Edward Shay
Nevada
Steffy and Cohick
Ephrata
Henry Frederick
Jesse Honeycut
Clara Miksch
New Dorp
Staten Island
N. Y
Honeycut
Miss Miksch
Paul
Charles Kreiter
D. H. Kreiter
Kenwood
Charles
Buffalo
Bell Telephone Company
Fire Company Festival Seeks Volunteers and Chickens
The festival committee reports plans advancing and solicitors appointed for most streets. Many volunteers have joined but a few more are needed. report to Wilson Scheneberger. Chicken committee lists district chairs and aims to acquire at least 250 chickens for soup.
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Fire Company
Wilson Scheneberger
H. K. Sturgis
Ephraim Herr
Robert Russell
Harry McCreary
Geo
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Keath Planing Mil Company
Jersey City
Linden Hall
Sutter
Lititz Wire Company
Odd Fellows
Kreider
Mrs. Miller
Legion Bost
ODD Fellow
Lititz Alu
WL. R. Sammel
St. Paul’s Tutharan
Tveral
Alwani
Tackman
Ae Dent
Lloyd Diehm
Violet Helter
Helen N. Neilman
Hackoran
Eva Cohick Yost
Wackman
Lititz High School
Martha Sturgis
Otis Sturgis
Ger Bomberger
Schleith
Spruce Street
Jmney
First Gas Association
Fire Company Festival
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