Local notes from Lititz and vicinity
Ernest Lane runs Stewart Gasoline Station at the town site. Samuel Kile builds a brick house at Lemon street and Raspberry Alley. Henry Weaver turns 74 on June 16, and he and his wife married before the Centennial exposition in Philadelphia. Walter George owns a Centennial exhibit button from Philadelphia. Dr and Mrs Edward Crosland announce a daughter born at St Johns Hospital Lancaster. Home grown strawberries enter town at 25 cents a box with price likely to fall if weather stays favorable. Laurel blooms early with bouquets from nearby mountains. Twenty locals plan to travel to Altoona for auto races. Haities, WWI ace, will perform stunt flights. Dr Long and three Lancaster fishermen caught 186 weak fish at Bowers Beach last week in the best trip yet. Roses and peonies open around Memorial Day. weather suited for flowers. Lititz residents take pride in flowers and local beauty spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Lane
Stewart
Samuel Kile
Lemon Street
Raspbery Alley
Henry Weaver
Mr. Weaver
Philadelphia
Walter George
Edward Crosland
St.d’s Hospital
Lancaster
Fride
Tess of
Lititz
Laurel
Persors
Altoona
Haities
Haines
Suite
Fasnacht’s Son Leaves for Extended Business Trip
Isaac Longenecker, manager of the Tenn Pants Co. in Lebanon, departs for Chicago with TC. Howard of Reading, Penn Pants Co. to pursue business in Corinth Mississippi. They expect to be away about two weeks. Longenecker is noted as Mrs. Ella Fasnacht’s son from Lititz and a regular visitor.
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Isaac Longenecker
Tenn Pants Company
Lebanon
Chicago
Illinois
Tie
TC. Howard
Reading
Penn Pants Company
Longenecker
Howard
Corinth
Mippi
Ella Fasnacht
Lititz
Columbia Edges Lititz In Tight Inter-County Tennis Meet
Columbia edged Lititz 6 to 4 in an Inter County Tennis League match at Columbia. After singles 3-3, Crist and Smoker won a doubles then Landis and Eckert lost to Furlow and A Hershey, making the final back-and-forth result at 4-4 before Ferguson and Moore clinched for Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Lititz
Crist
Smoker
Landis
Eckert
Furlow
A. Hershey
Ferguson
Moore
Seaber
Hershey
Eckert Columbia
H. Hershey
Huber
Litita
O. Hershey
Lilitz
Breitigan Heads County Bankers in Lancaster
At a meeting of the Lancaster Chapter American Institute of Banking the Farmers' National Bank Lititz cashier J H Breitigan was elected president succeeding G Rufus Boyd of Lancaster. George S Kurtz Lancaster vice president and secretary and W K Dietz Lancaster Farmers' Trust Company assistant treasurer named treasurer. Officers serve one year.
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Lancaster
American Institute of Banking
Hamilton Club
J. H. Breitigan
Farmers’ National Bank
Lititz
G. Rufus Boyd
George S. Kurtz
The
People’s Trust Company
W. K. Dietz
Farmers’ Trust Company, of
Denver Band To Play Open Air At Lititz Festival
The Denver band is booked to give the open air concert here on Saturday evening. The Lititz Fire Company festival will bring a big crowd to town. Firemen plan extra soup and edibles to ensure no one leaves disappointed.
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Denver
Lititz Fire Company
Man Keeps 3 Foot Silk Flag From Philadelphia Centennial
Horace L. Eschbach owns a three foot silk flag bought at the Philadelphia Centennial fifty years ago. The flag with thirty six stars traveled with him to the West Indies and North Dakota where he worked as a baker and it is kept in good condition. He began bread and cake baking in 1876 with William Bollinger of Lititz and joined Bollinger at the Centennial exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace L. Eschbach
Philadelphia
West Indies
North Dakota
Mr. Eshbach
William Bollinger
Lititz
Bollinger
Honeymoon Visit Highlights From Pontiac Couple
Clayton E Risser of Pontiac Michigan and his wife Anna Killian spent a week visiting Brunnerville with his parents after marrying May 29 in Pontiac. The trip marked Mrs Risser first eastward journey and she praised Lancaster County. A boy's cap found on a porch ledge at Trim mer's Broad street store, was turned over and two pigeon eggs discovered inside.
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Clayton E. Risser
Pontiac
Michigan
Auto
Brunnerville
Pontac
Trimmer
Broad Street
Dedication Attendees at Middletown Odd Fellows Home
Attendees at the dedication included Hiram Workman Harry Workman John Heisepman Harry Yerger Everett Mathers and others. The event marked the opening of the new Odd Fellows Home in Middletown with local dignitaries present.
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Hiram
Harry Workman
John Heisepman
Harry Yerger
Everett
Mathers
Odd Fellows Home
Middletown
Vuerday
Potatoes Sold At Warwic House At Three Fifteen
Six hundred fifty six sales recorded at the Warwick house on Saturday. A variety of goods were sold including sixty pigs from nine forty to seventeen dollars and other items such as rabbits pallets apples and bananas along with bologna cigars hose rugs stoves and a desk. A cash line shows R278.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
Lititz Mail Carriers to Work Saturday Half-Holidays
Lititz mail carriers will observe Saturday half holidays beginning June 12 and continuing until mid September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Auto Thieves Take Tires and Gasoline in Rome
Thieves prowled Tuesday night in Rome, stealing two tires from Martin Hess’s vehicle and draining the gasoline from Paul Bushong’s tank, with additional minor items taken.
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Rome
Martin Hess
Paul Bushong
Old Eating Stand Closed At Ephrata Sheriff Auction Nears
McVey's restaurant at Ephrata a long established business was closed by order of the Sheriff on Tuesday awaiting public sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McVey
Ephrata
Bonolule notes and school banquet in the islands
Theodore Bush writes from Honolulu about mangoes water shortages at Schofield Barracks and real estate along the beach. The High School Alumni Association banquet in the gym drew 164 attendees with multiple toast speakers and officers. D. Wal Evans preserves a sugar pea strain for fifty years. Daily Vacation Bible School opens June 16 with division sites and schedules for junior and primary ages.
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Theodore Bush
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Schofield Barracks
Gotie
Bean Soup Festival Ties to Local Turkish? (Note: placeholder)
The article mentions a bean soup festival in a central state's town with country folk gathering annually, and a purchaser sending a note about bean soup to Century Oil maker Charles Rosenberg. It also covers Dawson Yake's presidency of Lebanon county Patriotic Sons of America and their stand against communistic meetings in schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rosenberg
Century Oil
Lititzman
Rosenbetter
Dawson Yake
Annville
Lebanon
Order
Open Air Poultry Meeting in Lititz Farm Lawn
The Lititz Poultry Record Association held its monthly meeting on the lawn at Abram Huber's farm north of Lititz. Prof. J. C. Taylor from State College spoke on management and housing with slides and pictures displayed. A screen was tacked against the house for projection. The session ran from 8:30 to 10 o'clock.
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Lititz Poultry Record Association
Abram Huber
Lititz
J. C. Taylor
State College
Susan Bucher to Visit Lititz Relatives
Miss Susan Bucher of Los Angeles is expected to spend several months with relatives in Lititz and vicinity. She has lived in California for the past fifteen years.
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Susan Bucher
Los Angeles
Calif
Lititz
California
Birthday Supper Honors Mr Nelson on His Sixtieth
A birthday supper was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Nelson on Orange street Saturday evening in honor of Mr Nelsons sixtieth anniversary. Attendants included Homer Nelson and children New Holland Monroe Nelson Lititz David Frederick and Vera Frederick Brunnerville Monroe Shaub near Brunnerville William Keller and sons Lititz Arthur Nelson and seven Manheim and William Nelson and children Lititz.
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Wm. Nelson
Orange Street
Nelson
Homer Nelson
New Holland
Monroe Nelson
Lititz
David Frederick
Vera Frederick
Brunnerville
Monroe Shaub
Near Brunnerville
William Keller
Arthur Nelson
Ven
Manheim
William Nelson
Litita
Bell Company Introduces Large Regional Telephone Directory
The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania will distribute a new 800 page “Man-sized” directory starting June 3. It combines the Harrisburg Lancaster York and Reading listings, linking out of town numbers for quicker calls and expanding the regional business listings.
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Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
Clarrisburg
Lancaster-York
Lebanon
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Lankaster
York
Lancaster
Teachers Head North for Cincinnati Housekeeping
Miss Mary Tsehndy and Miss Carrie Tsehndy depart for Cincinnati Ohio to keep house for their brother Harry this summer as they did previously.
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Mary
Carrie Tsehndy
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harry
Lane family and companion take three day trip to Erie
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Lane, Lane Jr., and P. B. Bucher completed a three day trip to Erie last week. They returned home traveling through the southwestern part of New York State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Lane
5. E. Lane, Jr
P. B. Bucher
Hrie
New York State
Mrs Brubaker Hosts Denver Friends in Lititz
The L T A Club of Denver visited Lititz and were entertained at Mr and Mrs Norman Brubaker home. A delectable luncheon was served to a group including Cyela Brendie Pearl F Miller Mary Brendie Ruth Stuber Helen Mentzer Mignetta Burkholder Susan Bard Ada Garrett Laura Garrett Maude Bearinger Mrs Wm Crouse Mrs Tarry Kline Mrs Maria Root Mrs John Lutz Mr and Mrs Levi M Mellinger and Mr Horace Mellinger.
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L. T. A. Club of
Denver
Lititz
Norman Brupaker
Cyela Brendie
Pearl F. Miller
Mary Brendie
Ruth Stuber
Helen Mentzer
Mignetta Burkholder
Susan Bard
Ada Garrett
Laura Garrett
Maude Bearinger
Wm. Crouse
Tarry Kline
Maria Root
John Lutz
Levi M. Mellinger
Horace Mellinger
Residents Visit Former Home of Mrs. Hertz Family
Mrs. Hertz wife of Dr J J Hertz and their son John with John Huber and Harold and Jane Burkholder visited Banks on Monday by car to see Mrs Hertz's former home.
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Mrs. Hertz
J. J. Hertz
John
John Huber
Harold
Jane Burkholder
Banks
Trimmer to Represent Lititz Brethren at Lincoln Conference
Noah A. Trimmer will represent the Lititz Church of the Brethren at the annual conference in Lincoln Nebraska this week. He will be accompanied by his brother Jacob from Carlisle and then proceed to California to visit a brother after the Nebraska trip.
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Noah A. Trimmer
Lititz
Church of the Brethren
Lincoln
Neb
Mr. Trimmer
Jacob
Carlisle
Nebraska
California
Northern Mutual Insurance Co. Elects Officers at Ephrata
The Northern Mutual Insurance Co. of Lancaster County held its officer election at the company office in Ephrata. President J. H. Hirshman of Ephrata, Vice President Samuel W. Buch of Lititz, SecretaryTreasurer D. L. Hamaker of Ephrata were chosen. Directors include John Seldomridge Ephrata A B Hollinger Lincoln S S Burkholder Kleinfeltersville J d Coldren Denver H B Snavely West Willow J R Shirk Schoeneck. The company, organized in 1844, now carries over 37 million dollars of insurance in force.
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Northern Mutual Insurance Co
Lancaster County
Ephrata
J. H. Hirshman
Samuel W. Buch
Lititz
D. L. Hamaker
John Seldomridge
A. B. Hollinger
Lincoln
S. S. Burkholder
Kleinfeltersville
J. d. Coldren
Denver
H. B Snavely
West Willow
J. R. Shirk
Schoeneck
Central Market Growing Attracts Crowd With Fresh Produce
The Central market drew a crowded Saturday crowd as five farmers sold free range produce including chickens pies cakes onions radishes and eggs. One vendor sold 100 cups of cup cheese. A second stand will be added this week creating six total tables and the market is widely appreciated by shoppers.
Dillman Visits Aged Mother Near Mannheim
John Dillman spent several days this week with his 92 year old mother Mrs Mary Dillman near Mannheim. Mrs Dillman is in good health with a sharp memory.
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John Dillman
Mary Dillman
Mannheim
Prettiest Bed of Pansies in Mandau Klopp’s Garden
Mandau Klopp on East Front Street tends a large pansy bed praised as the town’s prettiest. Flowers are exceptionally large, some three inches across, with many scalloped petals and a variety of colors noted by Klopp.
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Mandau Klopp
East Front Street
Radcliffe Chautauqua Opens and Closes Smoothly
The Radcliffe Chautauqua opened Monday and closed Wednesday after a three day program. Attendance was good through all sessions and patrons expressed enthusiasm for next year with the Radcliffe organization likely to host again.
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Radcliffe
Lutz Musicians Delight Audience At High School Program
The Lutz musicians assisted by Miss Minerva Smith and Charles Hoff provided the music for Little Britain High School commencement exercises last Thursday evening. Their saw music was new to the southern end of the county and the program was well received. Mr Lutz refused two offers due to distance from home.
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Lutz
Minerva Smith
Charles Hoff
Little Britain
Du Pont Gardens Visitors Spotted Near Wilmington
Harry Sesseman Edward Bear Guy Hershey and Paul Seather took an auto trip to Bowers Beach and Du Pont Gardens near Wilmington Delaware on Sunday. William Kissinger and family and Mr and Mrs William Stauffer were also at Du Pont Gardens.
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Harry Sesseman
Edward Bear
Guy Hershey
Paul Seather
Bowers Beach
du Pont Gardens
Wilmington
Del
William Kissinger
William Stauffer
Reckless Drivers Arrested In Lancaster County
Two more reckless drivers were arrested this week by Policeman Kreider. The offenders are Elmer Huber of Lancaster R D 3 and Roy M Stauffer of Lititz R D 4.
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Kreider
Elmer Huber
Lancaster
R. D
Roy M Stauffer
Lititz
Ladies to sail for Europe from New York on June 7
Mrs Alfred Lee of Ashland Mrs Bert Lee her sister Miss Mary Brobst and Mrs Dr John Bear and son John of Reading visited J Frank Buch in Lititz last Saturday. Dr Bear and family will sail for Europe from New York on June 7.
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Alfred Lee
Ashland
Bert Lee
Mary Brobst
John Bear
John
Reading
Lititz
J. Frank Buch
Dr.Bear
Europe
New York
Surprise party honors Mr and Mrs Ohle at Broad Street home
A surprise party at Alvin Ohle and wife’s Broad Street home drew twenty four guests last Friday. Refreshments were served and the couple received a chest of silver as a gift. Pfantz Bros announces a monthly Dollar Sale this Friday and Saturday with details on page 4.
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Alvin Ohle
Broad Street
Pfantz Bros
Adv
Travelers Near and Far Visit Lancaster Area
A village social flurry as numerous visitors and guests travel through Lancaster and nearby towns. Names include Harry Steininger of New York City, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Straub of Lancaster, H. M. Eckert family, Rolandus Good, Kate Roland of New Holland, and many others visiting relatives or attending events. Several districts report trips to Philadelphia and Boston for professional or educational reasons, plus Danbury and Reading mentions, with long lists of locals hosting or visiting relatives.
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Harry Steininger
New York City
J. H. Straub
Lancaster
H. M. Eckert
Rolandus Good
Kate Roland
New Holland
Lititz
Robert TE. Pfautz
Pfautz Bros
Philadelphia
M. H. Yoder
Boston
Harvard
J. ¥. Longenecker
Eugene
Eliza Kling
Lebanon
Augustus Steiner
South Eleventh Street
Ray Wetherhold
Reading
D. Frank Downey
East Main Street
Miriam Russell
Moyer’s
Martha Truebener
Wellesly
Maso
Helen Huebener
Fred Fisher
Chester Ritchie
Chambersburg
Earl Reist
LeRoy Bare
Harry Wagner
Arias. Seltzer
Mary Seltzer
Ida Bair
Hummelstown
Thomas Kissinger
Louis Hepp
New York
D. G. Kilgore
Woodbine
York County
G. L. Hepp
Hepp
Parker M. Lewis
Beverly Hills
Calif
Nancy C. Evans
Eugene N. Hensel
William Frederick Warner
Edward Beck
Robert Hunsicker
Andrew Stoessel
Mountville and Lititz clash on Saturday in renewed hostilities
Mountville seeks revenge after a late rally by Punch's Punchers that spoiled a two run lead. Simmons delivered a key double in that game. Lititz, buoyed by Kreider and the Doremns brothers, hopes for another solid showing with Mearig pitching and Garber or the invaders' pitcher on the mound.
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Mountville
Punch
Punchers
Simmons
Kreider
Lititz
Doremns Brothers
Monk
Bill
Mearig
Garber
Invaders
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D. A. Long
Lanecaster
Mr. Long
River Boro Stars
County Bankers
Farmers Bank
Tire Company
Emma Long
T. B. Bush
Bonolule
High School Alumni Association
theHigh School
Lews Huebener
Theodore Dussinger
Marion Beamesderfer
Magdalena Bricker
EB. E. Habecker
Ethel Holtzhouse Kauffman
M. Cc
D. Wal Evans
Reformed
Lutheran
Evangelical
Moravian
United Brethren
Moravian Church
Main Street
Evangelical Church
Broad
Front
Liberty
Reformed Church
Main
United Brethren Church
Lutheran Sunday School
William Toole
Wisconsin
Mr. Toole
Bell Company
Auto Tri
Mrs. Brubaker
Bones
N. A
Northern Mutual
Chautauqua
Dupont
MR. and
Mrs. Ohle
Mountville and
Lititz Wili
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