Illness and local notices from Lititz area events
Madison Vietrich of East Main street is ill with appendicitis. A $2.50 gold piece and chain were lost in Wititz. Moravian S. S. teachers to meet at Alfred Peuple’s home this Thursday. IW Snyder spoke on Banking to the Lititz Rotary Club. Flags and standards available for July 4. Miss Anna Weitzel, East Main street, operated on for appendicitis at Lancaster General Hospital. A horse owned by Harry Myers is recovering from lockjaw. Junior picnic of United Brethren church at Buck’s Mill along Hammer Creek. trucks leave at 9. Public school playgrounds open 8:30–11 and 3–7:30 with Miss Kathryn Fasnacht in charge. A $40 billfold left at Farmers National Bank. report to Record office. Mrs. Lawrence Kling hospitalized for adenoids, previously at hospital a month ago. W. H. Muth to erect brick house on South Broad street near Machpelah cemetery, for his son Me. Clement Badorf ill in Bethlehem since attending Bishop Moench funeral. Trolley fares to rise June 27. Lititz–Lancaster round trip about 42 cents. books at reduced rates. Lindbergh ten-cent stamps to be sold at Lititz post office. depicts New York to Paris route. A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dichm. Ralph a Lititz team player. Fremont Tollinger’s omission as a coffee cook noted. he’s long associated with Moravian picnics and brewing Java.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Myers
Iseal Ice
United Brethren Church
Buck’s Mill
Hammer Creek
Lancaster
Lititz
Lindbergh
Lituan
New York
Paris
Ralph Dichm
Ralph
Walnut Run
South Mountains
Fremont Tollinger
Toollinger
Java
To Sail for Europe Mrs Guilford Leaves Lancaster
Mrs. E. J. Guilford of Lancaster plans a two month trip starting July 18 sailing for England then Paris with her two daughters Miss Lolla and Miss Katie Guilford, her son's wife, and a ten year old grandchild accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Guilford
Lancaster
Lititz
England
Paris
France
Lolla
Katie Guilford
Bolles Joins New Haven Clock Co Sales Force in California
Robert W. Bolles left Oneida New York with family visiting and planned to join him in California where he will work with the New Haven Clock Co sales force. He previously worked for the American Trap Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Bolles
San Francisco
Calif
New Haven Clock Co
Oneida
N. Y
California
Mr. Bolles
American Trap Company
Barrel grown strawberries foiled by rabbits
William Snavely of the east end tried growing strawberries in a barrel by boring holes for plants. He nearly succeeded in producing enough berries for a small family, but rabbits ate the stalks and halted the experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Snavely
Mr. Snavely
Photographs of Lititz Trap Factory Aerials
Jerome Vogeler advertising man rode as a passenger in an aeroplane that circled over Lititz to photo the Animal Trap Factory. The pictures include a wide view of the town from 600 feet, exposures taken from the wing. Vogeler met parachute jumper Beery at Kelly Field Texas where he trained as an air pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Vogeler
Lititz
Lancaster
Vogeler
Beery
Kelly Field
Texas
Trap Company Salesmen Here in Lititz
Louis J. Fortier from New Orleans B H Adams from Canada and E H Balliet from Cook Minnesota visit Lititz as Ardegaly Trap Company salesmen spending weeks at the factory. Fortier saw much of the flooded Mississippi area. The group fits in with local humor and stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
J. Fortier
B. H. Adams
E. H. Balliet
Ardegaly Trap Company
Mr. Fortier
New Orleans
Mississippi
Mr. Adams
Canada
Mr. Balliet
Cook, Minn
United States
Lititz
TENT ERECTED NEAR FARMERS NATIONAL BANK FOR RADCLIFFE CHAUTAUQUA
A Radcliffe Chautauqua tent will be erected in the open space behind the Farmers National Bank. The event opens this Thursday afternoon and runs through Saturday night with an elevating program aimed at Lititz residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radcliffe Chautauua
Farmer's National Bank
Utauqua
Satuday
Daughter of Linden Hall First Graduate Dies at 87
Cornelia G Beam Hamilton died at 87 and was buried in Lewistown after a long life as mother of thirteen. She was born in Lancaster to Samuel and Susan Beam and was a Linden Hall Seminary graduate. Her mother, maiden Sturgis, was the school’s first graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia G. (Beam) Hamilton
Lewistown
Pigs Drop in Price at Warwick House Sale
A Warwick area sale drew a good crowd on Saturday with sixty pigs selling from 2.10 to 14 dollars per head. Other items ranged from rice bananas at 85 cents to 1.40 per bunch to old potatoes 30 cents to 1.60 per bushel and six rabbits at 30 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
Navy Enlistees Stationed at Newport Training Center
Carl Althouse enlisted for four years in the U S Navy and is now at the training school at Newport Rhode Island. He is the son of Andrew Althouse. A later enlistee, Charles Weidman, son of Ammon Weidman, will be sent to the same place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Althouse
U. S. Navy
Newport
R. I
Andrew Althouse
Charles Weidman
Ammon Weidman
Singing Class Organized at Lititz Mennonite Church
A singing class will be started at the Lititz Mennonite church on Tuesday evening June 28 and will continue eleven weeks conducted by Chester Lehman. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Mennonite
Chester Lehman
Lititz Fire Company Wins First Prize at Lebanon County Meet
Lititz Fire Company captured first prize of 74 dollars for best appearing company outside the county at the Lebanon County Firemen's Convention in Fredericksburg. Lititz entered eighty one uniformed men in the parade and was joined by the Lititz High School band of fifty four boys. Twenty four bands were in line, including three boys' bands, with Lititz the largest musical group. Fredericksburg, a town of about 600, hosted a lengthy parade stretching into the countryside with rousing welcomes along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Fire Company
Lebanon County Firemen’s
Fredericksburg
Lititz
Entertained Guests From Five States Featured at Hershey Home
Mr and Mrs J W G Hershey entertained guests from five states last week. The visitors included Mr and Mrs W W Lehman and Catherine Lehman of Dixon Illinois Mr and Mrs Roy Kraft of Mexico Indiana Mabel Fundenberg of Dayton Ohio Mr and Mrs Clark Myers of Canon North Dakota and Mr and Mrs K E M Krouthermal of Souderton Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. G. Hershey
W. W. Lehman
Catherine Lehman
Dixon, WL
Roy Kraft
Mexico
Ind
Mabel Fundenberg
Dayton
Clark Myers
Canon
N. D
Ke, M. Krouthermal
Souderton
Bible Presented to Local Legion Chaplain at Service
Sixty members of Post 56 American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary with the Lititz Male Chorus attended Broad Street Methodist Church services in Lancaster Sunday evening. The chorus performed several selections, and Rev. Swartz the pastor and local Post Chaplain was presented a Bible inscribed with the American Legion emblem and the name Chaplain Starvey A Swartz Post 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary
Lititz
Broad Street Methodist Church
Lancaster
Swartz
The
American Legion
Starvey A
Lititz Opens New Telephone Exchange With Six-Position Kellogg Board
About six hundred people toured the Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company’s new Lititz exchange at 104 E Main on Friday June 17 1927. Representatives from Bell Kellogg Western Electric Mastersonville Enterprise and several rural lines attended as the six position Kellogg switchboard with 360 common battery lines and 60 rural lines became operational. The project started February 4 and aimed to serve Lititz Borough and surrounding territory for years with planned borough telephone changes underway. The first call went to a mother in Lititz at 9 55 AM and the first long distance to Harrisburg at 10 05 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company
E. Main Street
Lititz
Bell Telephone Company
Kellogg Switch-Board Company and Supply Company
Western Electric Company
Kellogg Switch-Board and Supply Co
Chicago
Ti. WH. Stanley
Kellogg
Lancaster County
Carrie Ream
Harrisburg
Maggie Kemper
John Zimmerman
Pig escapes, chases on Main Street end at Warwick House
A pig escaped during a Warwick House sale parade on Saturday prompting a street chase by boys along Main Street and tarred streets. The pig was recaptured under a wagon at the Warwick House as onlookers laughed at the lighthearted mishap. The piece also notes Lindberghs dignified church visit in Washington and praise for his restraint and home training amid public attention. It concludes with a Lebanon merchants promotional note about a community sale and the value of advertising in local newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
Main Street
Two-County League Keen Competition This Saturday Game
The two- county league features keen competition and a ball game scheduled for Saturday. Fans are urged to attend to see the teams clash and enjoy the local sports event.
Postmasters Meet at Springs. Lancaster Group Reelects Officers
Twenty five representatives of the Lancaster County League of Postmasters met at the Springs Grounds on Tuesday afternoon. J B Wertz of Washington Boro was reelected president and J Frank Lutz secretary. Next meeting planned for Bareville in September. National convention at Conneaut Lake discussed. Leaber assisted in arranging affairs. Supper at Burkholder's restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County League of Postmasters
Springs Grounds
Wertz
Washington Boro
J. Frank Lutz
Bareville
Conneaut Lake
Leaber
Burkholder
Ivan Buckwalter Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Ivan Buckwalter was released from Lancaster General Hospital after a three week confinement. He expects to return to work soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Buckwalter
Lancaster General Hospital
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs John Gingrich
Mr and Mrs John Gingrich celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Second Avenue. The event drew all five children and their families, with a floral decor and an Orthophonic Victrola as a gift from the children. The couple has lived in Lititz for fifty years, with Mr Gingrich a Lancaster native who worked as a coach blacksmith and later in pretzel baking. He is 70, while Mrs Gingrich is 66 and has resided in Lititz since age three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gingrich
Second Avenue
Harry
Richard
Pottstown
Della
Hiest and Smith
Lydia
Lester Furlow
Lititz
Amelia
William Garner
Lancaster
Gingrich
Miss Edna Longenecker to Wed Vernon Wolfskill
Miss Edna Mae Longenecker daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Longenecker Lititz to Mr Vernon H Wolfskill son of Mr and Mrs P Wolfskill Reamstown will marry Friday at 10 in Lititz Moravian church Bridesmaids include Miss Josephine Haverstick Miss Betty Hagen and Miss Mloise H Geist Brothers attend Best man is Carl S Wolfskill Ushers C Robert Longenecker Harold Wolfskill Ring bearer Paul Longenecker After ceremony a reception at the bride home couple to tour New England States and Canada then reside in Lancaster Numerous social events have marked preparations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Mae Tuomgenecker
J. F. Longenecker
Littta
Vernon H. Wolfskill
New England States
Canada
Lancaster
Kitty Miller
Lititz
Longenecker
Dorothy Jenkins
Sara Muth
Joseph Doster
Miss Longenecker
Ann Hunsicker
Esther Gish
Mary Good
Grace Moyer
Agnes Hensel
Dorothy Habecker
Peggy Lauths
Reading
Bridge
Harold Esselinger
Edward DeVall
Percival Ransom
Josephine Haverstick
Neffsville
8. P. Wolfskill
Reamstown
Three Games for Lititz in Two-County League Play
The Lancaster team from the Two-County League will open with Lititz at the Springs diamond on Saturday in their first meeting. Lititz then faces Manheim at Rossmere on Sunday in a longtime rivalry. Manheim manager Bob Fry sparked a surprise defeat for Lancaster last Saturday and aims to keep up the pace. Admission is 35 cents for men and 15 cents for women and children at Lititz, while an All-Lititz squad plays Liberty A. C. of Lancaster here on Thursday evening with free admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Lititz
Springs
Manheim
Rossmere
Bob Fry
Liberty A. C
Pigeons Escape Shipment From St Louis Coop Here
Three white king pigeons consigned to Roy Edwards of Brickerville escaped from a shipping coop near the Ideal Chocolate factory and Longenecker's restaurant. The birds, used for squab, pushed a box slat and were recaptured by John Sloat after hours of waiting, with police assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great St. Louis Pigeon Corporation
Roy Edwards
Brickerville
Ideal Chocolate Factory
Longenecker’s
Expert Will Address Lititz Garden Club
Jesse Huffington a State College vegetable gardening expert will speak at the Lititz Junior Garden Club meeting Friday night at 7 at the home of Martin Mush Lititz R D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Huffington
State College
Lititz
Martin Mush
R. D
Hall Resigns as Express Agent at Local Office
J Albert Hall longtime express agent for the American Railway Express Company resigns after four years at this office. He has 11 years in the business with prior posts in Reading and Philadelphia. Successor not yet named. Hall will remain a Lititz resident and was noted for courteous service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Albert Hall
American Railway Express Company
Hall
Reading
Philadelphia
Lititz
Lindbergh Attends Washington Service at Metropolitan Theatre
Marking of seats for President and Col. Lindbergh to honor his first post flight service. The June 12 Congregational church service in Washington included Mrs. Lindbergh and dignitaries such as Secretary Wilbur and organist Paul de Long Gable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
C. A. Lindbergh
Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh
Coolidge
First Congregational Church
Metropolitan Theatre
Washington
Col. Lindbergh
America
New York
Paris
Congressman Lindbergh
Jason Noble Pierce
Curtis D. Wilbur
Navy
Paul de Long Gable
Cal
Charles Lindbergh Smith
Gable
Delegates Depart for Pennsylvania Summer Camp
Richard Landis Herbert Longenecker Lloyd Hertzler Charles Pautz and Ford Godenauer left Tuesday for Spruce Creek near Tyrone to attend the Pennsylvania State Sunday School Summer Camp as delegates from Moravian and Lutheran churches and the Young People's District. They will stay two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Landis
Herbert Longenecker
Lloyd Hertzler
Charles Pautz
Ford Godenauer
Pennsylvania
Spruce Creek
Tyrone
Young People’s
Travelers near and far from Lititz and area
Local residents and visitors travel to Atlantic City Philadelphia State College and other spots this week. Names include Warren George Florence Buch Clarence Brubaker Walter Smith Kathryn Wike Agnes Hensel and several families with trips to Kutztown Williamsport Pleasantville Schaefferstown and Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Smith
Kathryn Wike
Atlantic City
Paralytic Stroke Strikes Nathan E Seather at Home
Nathan E Seather of the Animal Trap Company staff suffered a paralytic stroke Friday at home. His condition remains serious but shows slight improvement. His brothers Samuel and Morris from Philadelphia and Mrs. Cuvier Grube of Lancaster visited, with Postmaster Paul Seaher also a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan E. Seather
Animal Trap Company
Samuel and
Morris
Philadelphia
Cuvier Grube
Lancaster
Paul Seaher
Entertained Old-Time Friends From Akron Visit
Mrs. Wm. Glenn of Akron Ohio visiting sister Miss Ella Buch entertained twelve old-time friends from Ephrata and Lititz last Saturday. Mrs. Glenn leaves for home Saturday with two girls accompanying her Margaret Landis and Mary Hickman will visit near Cleveland and Akron respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Glenn
Akron
Ohio
Ella Buch
Ephrata
Lititz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Madison Vietrich
East Main Street
Wititz
S. S
Alfred Peuple
K. D
IW. Snyder
Lloyd Royer
Anna Weitzel
Kathryn Fasnacht
Farmers National Bank
Lawrence Kling
Kling
W. H. Muth
South Broad Street
Machpelah Cemetery
Clement Badorf
Bethlehem
C.j. Moench
Europe
Trap Company
Linden Hall
Post
Lititz New
Sorougit
AmbassadorHerrick
Brussels
London
Herrick
White House
Lindy
Lebanon
Manheim Sentinel
Middletown
Hilizabethtown
Mount Joy
East Petersburg
Lebanon Chamber of Commerce
Edna Longenecker
Vernon Wolfskill
St. Louis
Mr. Hall
John Sloat
Kreider
Lititz Garden Club
Warren George
Kutztown
Florence Buch
Clarence Brubaker
Philadelphia Inquirer
Paul Shultz
Emaus
Charles Pfautz
P. B. Kofroth
Mary Steiner
Mr. Seltzer
Hamburg
John Hershey
J. W. Hershey
Peter R. Keller
Ruth
Reuben Keller
Christ Mohler
B. B. Hertzler
Abram 8. Burkholder
Owing’s Mills
Daniel Burkholder
Naomi Bomberger
E. S. Crosland
PP. F. Snyder
A. FH. Bomberger
Brunswick Farm
Charles Hornberger
Charles
Sarah
John Pfeffer
Walter Sturgis
Lester Sesseman
Earl Lamilis
William Towers
Williamsport
William Kissinger
Pleasantville, N. J
W. H. Dewald
William Fasnacht
Delaware Water Gap
Shober Barr
Harry Wike
Henry Wike
Schafferstown
Wike
Schaefferstown
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