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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
1
A Lititz festival fundraiser by the Lititz Fire Company raised about $700. Local events include a Mechanicsburg festival featuring the Lititz band this Saturday. Births, hospital updates, and community notices follow with various residents mentioned.
A singing school has opened at Prb's Mennonite meeting house with Tinvid Wenger of Bareville teaching every Tuesday evening as instructed.
Lititz reports a local youth, the son of Mr and Mrs of this place, graduated at Tennessee State College amid big week. A number of Lititz residents traveled to town for a large assembly. A carved ivory handled fan near Linden Efail is mentioned, with inquiry directed to Mrs A B ong of Lititz.
Postmaster General Hays orders postal workers to carry 45 calibre revolvers and shoot to kill robbers. A $5000 reward is offered for delivering a mail thief to authorities. Local post offices received matching arms and ammunition and will begin intensive practice to ensure quick, accurate defense of mail and lives.
The American Express Company will transport money and supplies to Pueblo flood victims. Packages should be addressed to the mayor of Pueblo or the Red Cross at Pueblo Col. or other relief groups. T. C. Heath, Lititz express agent, will arrange doorstep pickup and provide guidance on needed items.
Three Nazareth youths Lester Stark Alvin Miller and Ray Schissler faced Judge McKeen after a mock Jesse James style hold up at Schoeneck. They received a severe reprimand and two year parole under Attorney Harry D Kutz Nazareth. Police chief John Marey testified to their prior good character and noted the 50 cent theft from the victim.
Coast to Coast tourists J C Dutton and family of Seattle Washington stayed at the Springs Hotel for a week or more. They traveled by auto over 3009 miles and planned to continue to Boston before returning home. Mrs Dutton formerly Pearl Blackburn a Lin den Hall girl. They carry a camping outfit.
Rev. J. B. Baker D D of Gettysburg delivered a major address at the Feast of Roses held Sunday. He was recently named vice president of Gettysburg College after his vigorous fundraising drive for the institution. The presentation was made on behalf of the Manheim congregation by Hon J B Wissler of this place.
A barn owned by William Fass near White Oak was struck by lightning Saturday at 1 PM and burned to the ground. No live stock were kept there, but hay, straw, and farming implements were destroyed. A nearby tobacco shed was saved by a bucket brigade. The barn was partially insured. the Saturday storm was severe elsewhere in Lancaster County but mild at White Oak.
A lettered piece notes roadside refreshment stands along the Brownstown Oregon road and in Oahu, run by Japanese or Chinese vendors selling soft drinks and candies to motorists. It mentions a Warwick House sale, new concrete paving on East Main, and a lone widow Addison Scheneberger’s small frame house. It quips on local chatter about chocolate sodas, water sources at a springs pool, and an odd locust bloom absence.
A petition requesting a temporary bridge across the Cocalico on the state road between Rothsville and Browns Town has been generally signed and sent to authorities. The new bridge currently under construction will take at least five months to complete, causing a long detour for travelers.
Garden Spot Post No. 56 of the American Legion conducted the funeral services for Akron soldier Jacob Mertz who died in France from rheumatic fever on December 1, 1918 after serving in the 312 Machine Gun Battalion, 79th Division. Seventy five post members attended the service led by acting chaplain George Zimmele, a Selete was fired at the grave followed by taps.
Rudolph Carpenter, a North Cedar Street mason, completes a fifty thousand piece wooden grandfather clock. The all wood mechanism, colored panels, and self-made tools showcase his precision. The piece, with walnut, maple, mahogany and other woods, features a live-room panel with two women and a dog, and a clockwork that can be adjusted for accuracy. The article also notes train schedule changes and street tarvia work in Lititz.
Mr J Fred Essig and sister Mrs Frederika Shirk spent from Wednesday to Sunday in Reading. They attended the commencement exercises at Reading High School with Essigs granddaughter Miss Irene Bausher among the graduates.
Miss Anna Meiskey and her brother Carl attended Willow Grove on Friday and Saturday where their sister-in-law Mrs Wilbur Meiskey of Lancaster sang solos before a crowd of about 25 000.
Trains on the P. and R. branch will depart an hour earlier starting next Sunday to adjust for daylight saving time, while rail time stays the same. Passengers must arrive earlier than usual. The Reading line arrival shifts from 8 28 to 7 28 Sunday morning, causing potential missed trips for some travelers.
James H Breitigan learned his brother Corp Abram P Breitigan died in battle and his remains arrived in New York. Garden Spot Post will direct a military funeral to be held. the Breitigan family, including father Daniel, resides in Lititz.
Our townsman Prof A B Beck congratulated as his son Paul graduates from Moravian College Bethlehem and his granddaughter Katherine Miller from Linden Hall Seminary. Art Beck, once forced to abandon college, returned to Lititz to aid his father, then completed his studies and earned his degree.
Investigation by Dr. C. EB. Lance finds solicitors posing as former soldiers and claiming Lancaster Post ties in Lititz last week. The Stars and Stripes letters deny any hospital or charitable funding from subscription money and promise action against misrepresenting agents.
Max D. Helpern of South Amboy New Jersey filed a bill in equity in Lancaster Common Pleas Court against Harry R. Siegler of Lancaster and Lester E. Hite of Lititz alleging fraud in the sale of a Lititz garage and auto repair business. He seeks annulment of the contract and return of $2,000 paid, claiming they misrepresented the business as flourishing and failed to disclose actual patronage, making his $20,500 investment a losing proposition.
William E. Myers Jr a 204 pound heavyweight from the University of Pennsylvania spent Thursday to Saturday visiting Lititz with his former classmate Owen Hershey. It was his first trip to this part of the state and his home is Kansas City Missouri.
John McSparran, headmaster of Pennsylvania State Grange, will address a mass meeting on the Spring Grounds Sunday July 3 at 3 p.m. His topic is Christian Citizenship. He is renowned locally as an eloquent speaker and the event offers a valuable chance to hear him.
Reuben Carpet and Ther shey Keller formerly of Time Roch dolin Erb near Erb's meeting house left this week for Kansas via Chicago. They intend to work in the wheat fields and were told by friends in Kansas they can find work. If the young men like the west they may stay longer than the summer.
Mr and Mrs John L Peiffer entertained twenty two York econ folks at their Lititz residence from Friday to Monday. A Saturday auto trip to Mt Gretna pleased the guests. Attending were Mrs Lydia Keller and son Martin Mrs Elmer Fise south Miss Mary Dresher and others from You along with Noah Geesey family from Dallastown Clarence Milley son from Re Lion Isaac Echler and two grandchildren from Ye.
Gettysburg guest Miss Neely stays with Mrs Schmucker at the Moravian Home while many residents and visitors travel for family visits, summer plans, or academic events. Attendees include Mrs Mary Miksch heading to Massillon Ohio, Mrs Ella Lacy to Covington Virginia, and a Lititz contingent aiding Linden Hall festivities.
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