Farmers Bank Declares Semiannual Dividend at Five Percent
A Lititz area news roundup notes Farmers Bank and Lititz Springs National Bank declaring 5 percent semiannual dividends. Community events include fireworks restrictions, a St Pauls Lutheran church picnic, a band concert, a farm women meeting, and choir performances. Police report nine speeding arrests as street racing concerns rise. Various local happenings schedule open shops, license tag pickup, market events, and health nursing sessions.
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Farmers Bank
Lititz
St. Paul’s Lutheran
John M. Miller
Millport
Harry Hawthorne
Second Ave
Harry Eby
Rotary Club
Lititz Springs National Bank
Society of Farm Women
Sara Jenkins
Farm Bureau
Lititzard
American Telephone Pioneers Meet At Eaglesmere
Eph rata attendees include C E Eaby manager of the ne ver and Ephrata Telephone Co daughter Miss Heith Eaby Miss Bertha Brossman and Grace Keller of Lititz joined 200 members at the sixth annual meeting at Eaglesmere on Saturday and Sunday Membership requires twenty one years of service Mr Baby and Miss Keller are members The event featured boat riding bathing cards and dancing.
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C. E. Eaby
Never and Ephrata Telephone Company
Heith Eaby
Bertha Brossman
Ephrata
Grace Keller
Lititz
American Telephone Pioneers of America
Eaglesmere
Baby
Miss Keller
Missing Ross Wiker Sought After Disappearance Near Nickel Mines
Ross Wiker 43 disappeared from his home near Nickel Mines two weeks earlier. He turned up in Lititz last week but vanished again. A reward of 8100 is offered for information leading to his location and mental distress is suspected from a prior relationship. A man matching his description was fed at Cyrus Zartman’s Liberty Avenue home, but relatives could not locate him.
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Ross Wiker
Lititz
Cyrus Zartman
Liberty Avenue
Zartmans
Wiker
Train narrowly averts collision at Reading station
A noon Reading bound passenger train avoided catastrophe when a loose box car on a siding at the paper mill began rolling as the train departed. The derailer changed its path and the engineer halted the train just in time, preventing a head on crash or sideswipe.
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Reading
Stoner Develops Spray to Destroy Canada Thistles
Edward Stoner of this place has devised a liquid for killing Canada thistles. Applied with a sprayer it turns thistles black and rots them after several applications. He claims the spray saves labor compared to hose or salt methods and harms no land, with plans to market the material.
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Edward Stoner
Stoner
State and Local History Ad Series Promises Unique Education
Beck Brothers funeral directors launch a weekly ad series in the Record exploring odd and little known historical facts about the state and town. The ads aim to present history in an engaging, instructive style rather than standard schoolbook narratives, with reader attention encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck Brothers
J Frank Buch Visits Former Friends In Allentown
J Frank Buch of Lititz once started the Lititz Record fifty years ago visits old friends in Allentown. Professor H T Vineauff welcomes the acquaintance who traveled with Mr Garber and family en route to Bethlehem for the Bishop Moench funeral. Buch recalls Lititz’s pretzel heritage and the boroughs growth and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Vineauff
South St. Cloud Street
J. Frank Buch
Lititz
Death of Nathan Seaber after paralysis On June 12
Nathan Seaber, 1 year old, died last evening at 11 25 following paralysis onset on June 12. He was son of the late Samuel Seaber former Lititz postmaster. Survived by wife Josephine Toland and five children Samuel Paul Kathryn Eve Russell, three brothers Samuel Morris and Paul and sister Mrs Cuvier Grube. Funeral at home on East Main Street Saturday at 2 PM with burial in Moravian cemetery. Revs Meinert and Nagel officiating.
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Nathanie. Seaber
Samuel Seaber
Lititz
Mr. Seaber
Lancaster Business Cllege
Philadelphia
Reading Railroad Company
Josephine Toland
Samuel
Paul
Kathryn
Eve
Russel
Morris
Cuvier Grube
Tancaster
Hast Main Street
R. Meinert
Charles Nagel
Noise Beauty and Humor in Fire works Display
The Pain's Manhattan Beach Fireworks show at Lititz Springs Park on July 4 promises a record spectacle. Ten aerial guns high shells serpents aurora borealis spinning scenes and 50 000 candle power lights illuminate the grounds with comic numbers and the American flag in gigantically staged finale.
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Pain
Manhattan Beach
Litstz Springs Park
Harry Gorton
Niagara Falls
Lititz
Illnesses and Hospital Updates From Lancaster Area
Among the sick Mrs. Ben Brookmyer of Front Street underwent an internal trouble operation at Lancaster General Hospital. Ellis Buizer is at Reading Hospital and was operated on yesterday. Mrs. Frank Marks, once housebound, has recovered enough to go outdoors. Mrs. Emory Wagner was taken to St Joseph’s Hospital Lancaster and operated on the following day. Mrs. Willis Steeley of New Street was at St Joseph’s Hospital for tonsil removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Brookmyer
Front Street
Lancaster General Hospital
Ellis Buizer
Reading Hospital
Frank Marks
Emory Wagner
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lancaster
Willis Steeley
New Street
Brethren Vacational Bible School to Close with Program
The Brethren church will host the closing exercises of the Vacational Bible School on Friday at 7 30 P M. The program includes a processional prayers hymns verses and songs with memory work and Bible stories led by teachers Mrs Elmer Bomberger Edna Hue bener Mrs George Steffy Miss Edna Mohler Miss Anna Brubaker and Mrs Ralph Frey. An India exhibit by Mrs Fred Holenberg will be shown in the church basement.
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Brethren Daily
Brethren Church
Band of
Knights
Elmer Bomberger
Jesus
Yonder
Edna Huebener
George Steffy
Edna Mohler
Ralph Frey
Anna Brubaker
Isiah
Christ
India
Fred Holenberg
Flying homers and a Lancaster pigeons tale
A pigeon landed at the Park View Hotel and was fed by John Rosenberg after being found starved. Police hold the bird for owner identification via its band, noting flying homers' homeward feats and wartime roles. Dr. M H Yoder breeds homers. Frank Clemmens houses cats including a water-snake hunter. Two veterans reunite in Lititz after the war, members of the 304th Engineers band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park View
John Rosenberg
Homer
Kreider
M. H. Yoder
Lancaster Pigeon Club
Frank Clemmens
Christ Brubaker
Lititz
Tabby
Ralph Spacht
John Fasnacht
Norman Dietrich
Pottsville
304Th Engineers
Camp Meade
France
No Encouragement For Chautauqua Next Year
Lititz hosted the Swarthmore Chautauqua for fourteen years and Radcliffe for two, but guarantors now desert the effort. Deficits of about $17 per person persisted despite strong community interest and well prepared daily programs. Last year revival seemed likely, but the next season appears unlikely.
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Chautauqua
Lititz
Swarthmore Chautauqua
Radcliffe
Bible School drew 328 pupils in three weeks of sessions
The Summer Bible School held in church buildings of Reformed United Brethren Moravian and Lutheran congregations closed June 24 after three weeks. Enrolment reached 328 with 226 average daily attendance including 131 boys and 197 girls. Teachers honored 15,840 stars and 928 emblems for achievements. expenses totaled 450 dollars with 50 dollars still needed.
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Reformed
United Brethren
Moravian
United Evangelical and Lutheran
John Enck
Helen Mellinger
Violet Whitmyer
Wilbur Stark
Baseball note on July 4th league games and rosters
The Pretzels travel to Manheim Saturday for a revenge game. Cornwall plays here July 4 with three new players and about two hundred fans expected. Lititz visits Lebanon Sunday. Admission is 25 cents for men, 15 cents for women and children, plus 15 cents for grandstand. A twilight game Thursday features All-Lititz versus Ritz selection.
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Pretzels
Manheim
Cornwall
Lititz
Lebanon
All-Lititz
Ritz
Historical Society Picnic Highlights Local Mills History
The Lancaster County Historical Society held its annual summer outing at H. G. Miller’s Lititz farm near Hessdale. Prof. Herbert H. Beck spoke on The Beaver Creek Mills, with readings by William McSparran and a closing talk by Cyrus Fox. The event drew about 200 members and featured a basket luncheon and community singing.
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Herbert H. Beck
Lancaster County Historical Society
H. G. Miller
Lititz
Hessdale
Beck
Beaver Creek Mills
William McSparran
Furniss
Lancaster County
Cyrus Fox
Berk’s County
H. C. Miller
Beaver Creek
Professor Beck
Gwen J. P. Raub
Quarryville
Raub
George W. Hensel, Jr
Tessdale
Adelphian Club Outing at Mt Gretna with 14 Members
The Adelphian Club of Lititz held a Tuesday afternoon outing at Mt Gretna. Fourteen members attended and were entertained by Mrs. W. H. Muth at the club cottage. Miss Mary Wuebener serves as club president. monthly meetings are noted.
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Adelphian Club
Lititz
Mt. Gretna
W. H. Muth
Mary Wuebener
New Express Company Agent Named in Reading Office
Omar K. Bushong becomes agent for the American Railway Express Company replacing J. Albert Hall who resigned. Bushong will remain in his Reading Railroad post and run the express office at Broad street depot. He is a son of Samuel Bushong of Lititz.
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Omar K. Bushong
American Railway Express Company
J. Albert Hall
Mr. Bushong
Reading Railroad Company
Broad Street
Samuel Bushong
Lititz
New Trolley Car Rates Effective on Conestoga Traction Lines
New trolley fares from Lititz to Lancaster include 42 cents round trip or 28 cents one way with unlimited return tickets allowed on either passage to Lancaster. Weekly 5, 6, and 7 day passes cost 1.80, 2.16, and 2.52 with Sunday expirations and half-price redemptions. Tickets sold Sunday to Tuesday. six-day passes from conductors, others at priest building office. Also notes Free Stamp Day at Pfantz Bros and Whitmans chocolates at Scotts Bookstore.
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Conestoga Traction Company
Lititz
Lancaster
Travelers Near and Far Visit Lititz Area
A Lititz column lists many summer trips and visits. Mrs. Martha Delbo spent three weeks at Reading. Harlan Hoffmans journeyed to Altoona. Dorothy Bobst stays at the Springs Hotel. Several families toured York Bethlehem Valley Forge and Hershey. Relatives and friends from Philadelphia New Jersey New York and New York City visited or traveled through Lititz.
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Martha Delbo
Reading
Harlan Hoffman
Altoona
Dorothy Bobst
Philadelphia
Springs Hotel
F. B. Buch
John Brubaker
York
Ella Lacy
Paul de Schweinitz
Bethlehem
George Keehn
John Keehn
Valley Forge
Frank Ginter
Oneida
New York
Claude Miller
Frank Huber
Norristown
Samuel
E. 8. Hagen
E. L. Garber
Harold Shick
W. H., Buck
Lena Grosh
Elizabeth
N. J
T. Stevens Grosh
Wilson Baum
Hershey
Commonwealth Band
Harrisburg
Alvin Ohle
Hoboken
N. Y
Ideal Chocolate Factory
Roy Hassler
S. C. Hassler
W. P. Hess
Chicago
Mary Shultz
Jennie Reedy
Herman
Herman Fisher
Frank Evis
Chester Ruth
Liberty Street
Evis
Holmesburg
Elmer Beck
Brother Paul
Conneaut Lake
Jennie Snowden
New Mexico
San Diego
Calif
Joseph Miller
East Main Street
Belle Brink
Henry Clay
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Young
Henry
Miss Jenkins
Levi K. Brubaker
New York City
J. Clayton Brubaker
Brubaker
Lititz
Alliance Church
Paul E. Beck
Stroudsburg
Beck
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Nathan. Seaber
Springs Park
Vacational Bible School
The
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Bible
Helen Erline
Fred Guedenauer
Myrtle Bushong
Helen Frederick
Erich Habecker
Vernon Ranck
George Smith
Esther Zartman
Jane Keath
Junior Stauffer
Harold McCreary
Arthur Keller
Margaret Martin
Kathryn Buch
Pearl Keath
Robert Hackman
Dorothy Evans
Stella Becker
Helen Bender
Junior Lesher
Quentin Keath
Thelma Jean Sheaffer
Ruth Smith
Ruth Showers
Ida Summy
Richard Wissler
Lloyd Turkhart
Richard Zartman
John Huber
Randolph Bricker
Arlene Leeking
Edith Wertsch
Theora Keath
Herma Rickert
Ray Bushong
Gilbert Nagle
Gilbert Weaver
Robert Yerger
East Main
South Cedar Streets
Demmy
Messrs
N. G. Bachman
Paul Bushong
Historical Society
Express Co
Itaise Im
Pfantz Bros
Whitman’s
Scott’s Book Store
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