Thieves Enter Three Homes In Lititz Area
Bold thieves entered three Lititz area homes on Saturday, taking cash and valuables. Similar robberies were reported at Nefisville and East Petersburg the same evening as investigators pursued clues and residents noted missing items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Nefisville
East Petersburg
Monroe Miller
Millers
Henry Eckert
Broad Street
Watcr
Lancaster
Henry Kready
Linden Avenue
Harry Breneman
Harry Nye
Ralph Senserich
Neffsville
Object to Telephone Company’s New Rates
A petition circulated regarding the consolidation of two telephone firms and objection to a proposed ten cent toll rate between Lititz and Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telephone Company
Lititz
Lancaster
Olivets Manager Disappears After Treasury Missing
Levi Dalabone, manager of the Lititz Olivets, vanished early this week and has not been heard from since. Team members report $40 missing from the treasury, while friends expect his return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Dalabone
Lititz Olivets
Irs
Lititz Man Showcases County’s Largest Pansy Bed
Fnos Miller, living south of Lititz, maintains a pansy bed spanning over a quarter of an acre. Visitors are welcome to view the display, which attracts many guests weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fnos Miller
Lititz
Pageant Tickets on Sale at Franklin and Marshall College
The Pageant of Liberty will be staged on the Franklin and Marshall athletic field converted to an amphitheatre with seating for over six thousand on July 5 6 and 7. The Liberty Choir 400 voices Junior Choir 660 voices 200 dancers 800 actors Municipal Orchestra 50 pieces Boys High School Band 20 pieces and 400 symbolic figures will perform with Lititz contributing over thirty characters. Tickets available at the Lititz Legion Rooms Sunday 7 to 9 PM and Saturday 1 30 to 4 30 PM with nightly sales July 5 7 from 7 30 to 9 PM and through Thursday next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
Liberty
Lititz
Lititz Legion Rooms
Hadene
Lane and Hostetters Take Virginia and West Virginia Trip
Mr and Mrs Samuel Lane with their son Samuel and Rev and Mrs C N Hostetter of Boston spent several days touring Virginia and West Virginia by car. They visited Natural Bridge Hadless Caverns Harrisonburg New Market and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Lane
Samuel
This Place
C. N. Hostetter
Boston
Virginia
West Virginia
Hadless Caverns
Harrisonburg
New Market
Central Market a Big Success at Saturday Market
A record turnout filled seven farmers tables with fresh farm products including butter eggs strawberries head lettuce onions radishes celery pies cakes and chickens. Demand exceeded supply and Mr. Lutz says more tables will be added next Saturday as the market runs Saturday afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutz
Miss Grace Keller Views Bell Telephone Meet Near Wernersville
Miss Grace Keller attended the Central Pennsylvania Pioneer meeting of the Bell Telephone Company at South Mountain Manor near Wernersville over a weekend. The event enrolled 150 participants with sightseeing bus trips organized for attendees. Keller said she enjoyed the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Keller
Bell Telephone Company
South Mountain Manor
Wernersville
Keller
New Dentist for Litita Dr McMullen Arrives Soon
Dr. McMullen of Marietta will practice dentistry in Dr. H K Cooper s office and then here part time. A University of Pennsylvania graduate he has played varsity football and other sports. He will specialize in work at Lancaster and will be here intermittently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMullen
Marietta
H. K. Cooper
the Unity of Pennsylvania
Cooper
Lancaster
Luther Grossman's Lads Triumph in Track
Luther Crossman, Ardmore based trainer, notes Lower Merion lads captured three championships this spring. They won the Philadelphia Suburban, District State, and Pennsylvania State Meets, remaining undefeated across four duals and six interscholastic contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Crossman
Ardmore
Maine
Lancaster County
Lower Merion
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Mrs Simcox Wins Free Building Lot in Local Sale
Mrs Louis Simcox nee Cora Regennas won the free Frederick Heights lot drawn as 277 at a Monday sale. Judges were D G Witmyer Prof M C Demmy and L S Reedy. tickets drawn by Helen daughter of Earl and Mrs Frederick. About 275 attendees. remaining lots available through Morris Frederick or The Lititz Real Estate Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Heights
Louis Simcox
Cora Regennas
D. G. Witmyer
M. C. Demmy
L. S. Reedy
Helen
Earl Frederick
Frederick Weights
Locust Street
Junden Lat Seminary
Morris Frederick
Lititz Real Estate Exchange
Messrs
Mellinger
Lititz Girl Sets New Swim Record at Rocky Springs
Miss Mary Souders of Lititz swam four hours at Crystal Pool Rocky Springs Park to set a time record and a 3 mile back stroke mark. Professor H G Stevens praised the feat as among the greatest by a woman swimmer at the pool. Souders, daughter of M M Souders, belongs to the Philadelphia Turngemeinde Swimming team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Springs
Mary Souders
Lititz
Crystal Pool
Rocky Springs Park
Miss Souders
H. G. Stevens
Making fly traps from Lititz Taper Box cartons
The Lititz Taper Box and Printing Company developed a carton style fly trap. Flies can enter the carton but cannot exit. The traps are produced on the plant’s regular machinery and the first shipment was sent to Texas this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Taper Box and Printing Company
Texas
PISHERMAN'S LUCK AT BOWERS BEACH FISHING TRIP
Mr and Mrs Charlies Krick Mrs Howard Bollinger and Mr and Mrs Teman Furlow spent Saturday and Sunday at Bowers Beach. They caught only a few fish the water rough and windy exposing limited success for the anglers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Krick
Myr
Howard Bollinger
Teman Furlow
Bowers’ Beach
Warwick House Sale At Warwick House Auction
At the Warwick House sale on Saturday fifty two people bought part of a large auction tally. Sales included fifty two pigs at 85.15 to 10.60, rabbits 35 cents, 16 chicks 80 cents, a sow for 52.50, apples 1.30 to 1.60 per bushel, 46 bushels potatoes 1.70 to 2.85, bananas 70 cents to 1.50, 20 pounds of bologna 28 cents, 1000 cigars 2.20 to 2.40, 20 shirts 50 to 60 cents, 16 suits 50 to 25, 12 pairs of shoes 1.65 to 2.55, wrench sink 3.50, refrigerator 1 to 3, oven 1.50 to 2, couch 4.25, wringer 2.35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
Vocational Bible School Opens July 6 At Local Church
The Church of the Brethren will launch a nine day Vocational Bible School beginning Tuesday July 6 with morning sessions. Ruth Gurdum directs seven teachers and seven assistants will supervise children aged four to fourteen. participation is free and open to all, especially those who did not attend school this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Satarn Bible Lesstindy
Sens
Ruth Gurdrum
Iuilar
Clayton Hilton Named Trustee in Myers Bankruptcy Case
Clayton Hilton of Lancaster was appointed trustee of bankruptcy in the affairs of N.S. Myers. The action places Hilton in charge of administering Myers's insolvency proceedings and assets under applicable law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Hilton
Lancaster
N.S. Myers
Weasels Cross the Road and Local Mineral Notes
A report describes eight young weasels crossing near the Ephrata Light Plant on the Denver road, with Elmer Bomberger involved in a fatal incident. The piece also discusses shifts in household methods, repurposed tin caps as shoe cleaners, and local mineral findings in Lancaster County including gold, nickel, copper, and chromite, with historic mine activity at Gap and Wood's mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Bomberger
Ephrata
Denver
Lititz Rotarians Aid Local Children Through Surgery
Dr. Rugh at Lancaster General Hospital performed operations on crippled Lititz children and held a clinic to examine cases. Rotarians arranged admission, transport, and post operative care while insisting on nominal charges to avoid pauperizing families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rugh
Lancaster General Hospital
Lititz
Russell Mosler
Fast New Street
Badorf
Dorothy McCreary
Rothsville
Diehm
Theodore Herr
Spruce St
Brubaker
Raymond Taekenberg
Orwigsburg Bank Awarded Electrical Contract
James Goldthwait received the contract for electrical work on the First National Bank at Orwigsburg Schuylkill county for a double automatic burglar alarm wiring and all fittings The bank is to open by December and will match the Lititz Banks in size Goldthwait has long worked with Hogeson Bros New York builders of the Orwigsburg institution Jacob Dissinger of Lititz is carpenter foreman on the project
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Goldthwait
First National Bank
Orwigsburg
Schuylkill County
Lititz
Goldthwait
Hogeson Bros
Bank Builders
New York
Orwigsburg Institution
Keystone Bank
Manheim
Jacob Dissinger
Orwigsburg Bank
Strawberries Without Cultivation Decline On Farm Patch
Strawberries nearly ending as an unmaintained patch on a farm north of here produced several boxes of medium berries in clusters. Clayton Snavely and his brother report old orchard plots now overgrown with wild plants. Edward Wertseh of Hopeland left his patch untended and yielded despite expectations, producing more and larger berries than when cultivated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Edward Wertseh
Hopeland
Bear Family Visit Highlights Local Ties in Lincoln County
Reuben Bear and his daughter Ida with son Leon and wife visited relatives in Lincoln County staying with Mr and Mrs Sherman Steffy on Lincoln Avenue. Bear moved to Ohio from Owl City fifty eight years ago and is brother to Isreal and Alexander Bear and Mrs Kate Lutz of the area, plus TWenry and Susan of Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Bear
Ida
Leon
Aute
Canton
Ohio
Sherman Steffy
Lincoln Avenue
Owl Jill
Isreal
Alexander Bear
Kate Lutz
Twenry
Susan
Lancaster
Reception for California Visitor
Miss Susan Bueher from Los Angeles is staying with her sister Miss Barbara. A reception Thursday welcomed relatives and Friday friends visited. Miss Bucher plans to return to California on August first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Bueher
Los Angeles
Calif
Miss Barbara
Miss Bucher
California
Vacation Bible School Attendance Grows in Town
Attendance rises at Union Daily Vocational Bible School held in multiple town locations. Ages range 6 to 12 with primary and junior divisions. Sessions run 8:30 to 11:00 daily under Rev W R Sammel, with sixteen teachers and as many assistants. Closing day scheduled for Wednesday June 30, followed by a lawn pageant next Thursday. public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Daily Vocational Bible School
W. R. Sammel
Flag with 13 Stars Owned by Mrs Paris Neidermyer
Mrs Paris Neidermyer of East Main Street owns a Continental flag with thirteen wool bunting stars on a blue field. The eight foot long flag is in good condition with no fading, its history unknown but said to be gifted by her Philadelphia grandmother. An ancestor served in the navy and the flag may have been salvaged from an early battleship.
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New St
Rugh
Anna Adams
Ruth Madlem
Mahlon Frey
Paris Neidermyer
East Main Street
Neidermyer
Philadelphia
Rotarians Represent Lititz At Denver International Convention
Claude E. Marble attended the International convention in Denver Colorado last week representing Lititz Rotarians. The event drew about 9000 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sane Voi
Claude EK
Marble
Denver
Colorado
Travelers Near and Far From Lititz to Atlantic City Names
Miss Frances Caley of Columbia visits the Bowmans while Wayne Longenecker and son Rus sell travel to Pittsburgh for three days. Rev. F. W. Stengel attends Linden Hall Seminary in Princeton as his son James graduates. others head to Philadelphia, Reading, Manheim, Mt. Penn, and Atlantic City for visits, appointments, and vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Caley
Columbia
Marvin Bowman
Wayne Longenecker
Russell
Pittsburgh
F. W. Stengel
Linden Hall Seminary
Princeton
N. J. College
James
F. A. Weichsel
Philadelphia
Ife
Jermie Miller
Reading
Christ Imhoff
Manheim
Dorothy Longenecker
Louis Wolfinger
Mt. Penn
Walter Smith
Kathryn Wike
Mildred
Atlantic City
Frank Oliver
Paris Neidermyer
Oliver
Rock
Lititz
Cathryne Smith
Spruce Street
Katie
Martha Thuma
Wayne Grube
Kissel Hill
John A Stamp
John Stump
Wayne Stump
Jennie Grimm
Kutztown
George Keehn
R. W. Sweigart
Williamsport
Tititz
Sweigart
Charles Dimeler
Westfield
Mags
Jacob S. Keener
East Main Street
Charles
West
Ield
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Lewis Haines
Hack Bros
Inform! Record Office
Manheim Band
Legion Band of Lancaster
WU. B
Sheibley’s Grove
Helen Sturgis
Marian Wertsch
WU. B. Christian Endeavor Society
Mt. Gretna
Retail Merchants Association
American Legion
Geo. L. Tepp
Mryberger
Virginna
Wernersvile
Litita
Luther Grossman
Town
Warwick
Church OF the Brethren School
Ap?votnthd Trustee
Avround
Vernon Lehn
Stewart Auto
TI. H. Beck
Beck
Berk
Copeland
Peynea
Bainfordville
Gap
Wood’s
Little Britain
Wood
Wood's
Vactional Bible School
Rotarians Af Denve
Edna Longenecker
Park Lutz
Betty Kinzer
Roy Myers
Columbia Avenue
John F. Trexler
Mertztown
D. A. Long
Trexler
Florida
Sebring
Anna
Charles Hornberger
Atantic City
M. Mullen
Mrs. Mullen
Estelle
Pacific Avenue
George Kann
Newark
N. J
Nicholas Steely
Slapen
Bethlehem
Burkholder’s
Tagen
William Kissinger
Myra Klaus
Wm. H. DeWald
Richard Musser
Beulah Musser
Marguerite Musser
Linco
Emma Musser
Lincoln
Valley Forge
Wanamaker
Zoo
Howard Carpenter
Charlottesville
New York State
Carpenters
Carpenter
Chocolate Factory
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