$50,000 Blaze Destroys Four Rothsville Station Buildings
A high wind fueled a fire in Rothsville Station destroying a three story warehouse owned by W. M. Zook and Son three homes and two barns and leaving one home damaged. Fire companies from surrounding towns fought the blaze with water shortages and heat hindering efforts. The origin is believed in the firm office with total loss near $50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothsville Station
Oother
W. M. Zook
Charles Zook
Lititz
Wallace Fook, Jr
Binkley
Rothsville
Reading
Charles
Wallace Zook
Mr. Binkley
Francis Binkley
Friends
Kenneth
Josephine
Millport
Rothsville Fire Company
Young Men's Business League Meets This Evening
The regular monthly meeting of the Young Men's Business League will be held this evening in the League rooms and all members are urged to be present. The ad promotes new Spring Toys and Ready To Wear for the entire family at economy prices from J SHARRIS & CO Lititz Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Business League
J, Sharris & CO
Lititz, Pa
Young People’s Council of
District 9
St. Paul's Tatheran Church
J. F. Knittle
Manheim
Society of Farm Women No. 1
J. I. Byler
St Paul’s Lutheran Societies
Grace Lutheran Church
Lancaster
Local social notes and church events in Frederick area
Residents and visitors from Frederick and nearby towns attend gatherings visit homes relocate rooms and hospital updates. The week includes church meetings in the Brethren and Catholic parishes, missionary talks, Lenten services at St James, and reports from local organizations like the WCTU and United Brethren Society.
Reynolds Held After Auto Crash On King Street
William H Reynolds of Lititz Route 4 was charged with driving while intoxicated after a collision between his truck and another car at King and Shippen Streets Lancaster. J W Longabauch of Narvon was in the other vehicle. Reynolds blamed mistaking a blank for a traffic signal and was pronounced intoxicated at St Joseph's Hospital, then committed to county prison for Alderman Rathvon's hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamh. Reynolds
Litux R. D. 4
Arthur Rineer
Lancaster
King and Shippen Streets
J W. Longabauch
Narvon R
Pe Reynolds
King Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
George Rathvon
Legion Meeting Tonight At Garden Spot Post 56
The March gathering of Garden Spot Post 56 American Legion is set for this evening at the Legion Home. Topics include national effort to place one million men back to work and local employment progress. Several new hires reported and more expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Spot Post
American Legion
Legion
Ephrata
Oyster Supper Entertains Rome Guests
Mr and Mrs Avery Myers of Rome hosted an oyster supper on Saturday night. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Reuben Fry of Ow Hill and many others from Strasburg Lampeter Mt Eden and Rome such as Mildred Theda Arlene Weller Keen Paes Avery Myers Gable and Redman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery Myers
Rome
Reuben Fry
Ow! Hill
William Myers
Wm. Myers
Mildred
Theda
Arlene
Strasburg
Chas. Weller
Lampeter
Mary Keen
Mt Eden
Julia Paes
Lincoln Highway East
Ross Avery Myers
Lewis Gable
Ethel Redman
Mt. Eden
Leap Year Birthday Party Honors Kathryn Vollertsen
A Monday evening birthday gathering at Mr. and Mrs. C Vollertsen home near town celebrated Kathryn Vollertsen born on a leap year. Guests from Lititz Millport Manheim Brownstown Owl Hill and nearby areas enjoyed games music and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Lawrence Long
Brownstown
Harry Spayd
Minerva
Cleo
Gladys
Owl Hill
Binkley
Myrtle and
Gloria
C. Volfertsen
Kathryn
Missionary Society Met at St Pauls Lutheran on E Front Street
The Woman's Missionary Society of St. Paul's Lutheran Church met at Mrs. Harry Neidermyer's home with 82 members. Leader Mrs. J F Stoner presided on the theme The Stewardship of Time. A quartet sang and readings followed with questions on prayer time and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Harry Neidermyer
J. F. Stoner
J. Hanoli Mumper
Elwood Furlow
D. G. Witmyer
Fred Spinner
Alma Noit
Sara Jenkins
H. H. Diehm
John Helter
Robert Kling
H. H. Bomberger
Norman Habecker
David Brian
B. M. Seaman
L. N. Moyer
Albert Hornberger
Paul Herr
Mumper
Tressler
Loysville
Clarence Dengler
Lititz Fire Company to Sponsor Local Baseball Team
At their February meeting the Lititz Fire Company decided to sponsor a Lititz baseball team this year and named Wilson B. Scheneberger as manager. A first class team is expected with roller skating event promoted for Saturday evening at LUTZ HALL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Wilson B. Scheneberger
Lititz Opens The Record Book Store Tomorrow
Lititz announces the opening of The Record Book Store in the General Sutter Hotel Building with Mrs. Mary Bechtel as manager. The shop will offer magazines, a circulating library of 2000 books, and a new service to obtain missing stationery items quickly, plus plans for a RECORD branch for subscriptions and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Record
Mary Bechtel
General Sutter
Philadelphia
Medical student elected to Randolph Surgical Honorary Society
Joseph Grosh son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Grosh of town a senior at the Medical School of the University of Maryland Baltimore Md has been elected as one of twenty of a class of 103 to the Randolph Surgical Honorary Society The honor recognizes scholastic record and clinical ability Mr Grosh will interne at Lancaster General Hospital next year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Grosh
Clarence Grosh
Medical School
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Randolph Surgical Honorary Society
Grosh
Lancaster General Hospital
Moravian Church Junior Choir Plans March 8 Entertainment
The Junior Choir directed by Mrs D P Bricker will present readings duets solos and choruses at 8:00 PM Tuesday March 8 in the Sunday School Chapel. Admission is free and a silver offering will be collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian Church
D. P.bricker
Missionary Society Delegates Named At Lincoln Avenue Meeting
The Young People's Missionary Society of the Evangelical Church met at William Zell's home on Lincoln Avenue with 29 attendees. Mrs. Walter Smith led the meeting, and Mrs. Roy Prautz spoke on God and the Census. Mrs. Quinton Cooper was chosen delegate to the Ashland convention May 17 to 19, with Mrs. H J Kline as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Missionary Society of
The
Evangelical Congregational Church
Wm. Zell
Lincoln Avenue
Walter Smith
Roy Prautz
Harry Snavely
H. J. Kline
Quinton Cooper
Ashland
Ruth Engle
Linden Hall Hosts Bethlehem Seminary Women Tomorrow
Linden Hall plans a 4 o clock game against the Bethlehem Seminary and College for Women. The Literary Society had a mixed program Monday evening. The Glee Club prepares an operetta for Thursday evening March 17. A new student Kathryn Butler from Chambersburg has registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall
Bethlehem Seminary and College For Women
Literary Society
Glee Club
Kathryn Butler
Chambersburg
Holsinger and Sweigart Wed In Ephrata Residence
Harry S Holsinger of Lincoln and Miss Minerva Mae Sweigart of Akron were married at 6 p m Saturday evening at Rev A P Wenger s residence in Ephrata The Rev Wenger of the Ephrata Brethren Church officiated The couple, unattended, will live on the Holsinger farm near Clay for the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Holsinger
Harry Holsinger
Lincoln
Minerva Mae
Sweigart
Jacob Sweigart
Akron
A. P. Wenger
Ephrata
Wenger
Coal Price Reductions Announced by Two Firms
Long and Co. and W. H. Muth and Co. publish advertisements in the RECORD announcing reductions in retail coal prices effective March 1. The notices emphasize lower costs for customers and indicate the new price levels will apply to the firm’s coal offerings.
Oldest Local Resident H. B. Buch Seriously Ill
H. B. Buch, 96, longest resident, is seriously ill at his granddaughter Mrs. John Mathers home on West Orange Street. He was well until a few days ago when illness struck and has remained in serious condition since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. Buch
John Mathers
West Orange Street
Mr. Buch
Obituary: D. Milton Bender of Liity Passes at 70
D. Milton Bender died suddenly of a heart attack at his home 41 E Front Street. He was 70, a lifelong area resident who ran a butcher business for 25 years with his son Elmer. Surviving wife Susan Buch and children Mrs Albert Hornley Mrs Jacob Bear Mrs William Dick Floyd Ida Laura and Elmer 12 grandchildren and one brother Clayton of Perth Amboy New Jersey. Funeral from the home Tuesday at 2 pm with Evangelical Cemetery interment. R M Spacht, funeral director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Milton Bender
Liity
E. Front Street
Bender
Elmer
Susan Buch
Albert Hornley
Circleville
Ohio
Jacob Bear
Ephrata
William Dick
Palmyra
Floyd
Wiliam Miksch
Town
Ida
Laura
Clayton
Perth Amboy
N. J
Evangelical
R. M. Spacht
Mrs. Annie Balmer, 73, Dies at Manheim Home
Mrs Annie Balmer 73 widow of John Balmer died of a heart attack Tuesday morning at the home of her son in law Samuel Helt Ferdinand Street Manheim She was a Church of the Brethren member daughter of the late David and Elizabeth Frey Krantz Survived by children Herman Frey Addison Harrisburg Mrs Frank Ruhl and Mrs Samuel Helft Manheim and Mrs John Adams Lititz A sister Miss Louisa Krantz Lancaster Funeral Saturday at 130 PM from the home with services at the Manheim Church of the Brethren at 2 Burial in Graybill's cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Minker
George Culler
William Mader
Katherine, Marguetite
Geraldine Minker
Frederick, Md
Pauline Simmers
Lanncaster
Grace Keller
Grace EK. Keller
Charles Regennas
Lemon Street
Stedman
E. Main
S. Cedar Streets
U Wawthorne
Shreiber
Second Avenue
Lancaster General Hospital
Homer Sturgis
Jacob Graybill
E. Main Street
Emanuel ‘Grube
S. Broad
W. Main Streets
J. R. Flower
Harrisburg
Luther Weiland
Phoenixville
Ellsworth Phillippi
Lancaster
Monroe Phillippi
West Orange Street
Robert Russell
Libbie Buch
Philadelphia
Theodore Herr
Williamson Trade School
Arthur Johannsen
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Margaret Saunders
Margaret
Charles Waga~man
Merion
Alice Fasnacht
Mechanicsburg
David Mohler
Eden
R. E. Worley
George A. Parke
Red Hill
Montgomery County
McKee Weaver
George Granenberger
J. Harvey Dean
Wilmington
Delaware
William B. Rudy
Vineland
N. J
Rudy
Mark Spacht
Wiconiseo
Margaret Miller
Lottie Nies
Henry B. Gibbes
Edna Huebener
EH. Oberholtzer
China
St. James’ Catholic
Nathan Simon
Mesopotamia
Africa
St. Paul’s Lutheran Sunday School
E. S. Crosland
Moravian Church
Woman’s Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Law Enforcement Committee
Union
Lillian M.N. Stevens
Annie K. Balmer
John Balmer
Samuel Helt
Ferdinand Street
Manheim
Church of the Brethren
David and
Elizabeth Frey Krantz
Herman Frey
Addison
Frank Ruhl
Samuel Helft
John Adams
Lititz
Louisa Krantz
Engineers Begin Survey Here For Water Improvement Plan
Lititz residents learn work on the borough water system begins with surveying by W. H. Dechand and Sons of Reading. A new 300000 gallon standpipe will be built at Linden and Marion, fed from the Springs, with a booster pump to regulate flow and provide backup if a pipe fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. HL. Dechand and Sons
Reading
Spruce Street
West 3Rd Avenue
Linden
Marion Streets
Linden and
Lititz
Infant Richard Strother Died. Services Held
Richard H. Strother seven months old son of Albert and Ide Strother of 4 North Cedar Street died Friday evening at Lancaster General Hospital. Survived by parents a sister Dorothy and brothers Albert R. and Frederick. Services at grandparents home 118 Sherman Street Lancaster Monday at 2 pm. Interment Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Howard Strother
Albert
Ide Strother
North
Cedar Street
Lancaster General Hospital
Dorothy
Albert R
Frederick
Albert Strother
Sherman Street
Lancaster
Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Mrs Joshua Heister 86 Dies of Pneumonia in Ephrata
Mrs Joshua Heister 86 died at her home 188 Walnut Street Ephrata at 115 P.M. Friday of pneumonia. Formerly Miss Sadie Even rode she is survived by her husband and children Howard Bernetha Arlene and Virginia all at home. Also surviving are brothers and sisters Mrs William Denter Rothsville Mrs Rufus Roether Akron Mrs Joseph Cammaus Mrs Clarence Zwally Mrs Charles Yerr John Ecenrode of Ephrata Kansas Ecenrode Swamp Church William Ecenrode Lititz and Eman Heenrode Coatesville. Services were held at the home 1 30 P.M. Tuesday with services at 2 P.M. in Grace Evangelical Congregational Church of which she was a member. Burial in Mt Zion cemetery Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Heister
Walnut Street
Ephrata
Sadie Evenrode
Howard
Bernetha
Arlene
Virginia
William Denter
Rothsville
Rufus Roether
Akron
Joseph Cammaus
Clarence Zwally
Charles Yerr
John Ecenrode
Kansas
Ecenrode
Swamp Church
William Ecenrode
Lititz
Eman Heenrode
Coatesville
Grace Evangelical Congregational Church
Heister
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Moses H. Snavely dies at 71 in Mountville stroke
Moses H. Snavely 71 of Mountville died last evening from a stroke. He lived in Mountville two years and in Manheim for thirty years. Survived by his wife, daughter Anna at home, and brothers Henry and Tobias of Lititz. Funeral Saturday at 2 PM from the late home, interment Landis Valley cemetery. R M Spacht funeral director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses H. Snavely
Mountville
Manheim
Anna
Henry
Tobias
Lititz
Landis Valley Cemetery
R. M. Spacht
Thirteen Babies Registered at Moravian Clinic
Thirteen babies registered at the health center in the Moravian Sunday School Chapel yesterday afternoon. Two new ones enrolled: Betty Lorraine Behmer and Nancy Carol Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lorraine Behmer
Nancy Carol Patterson
Lititz High Debates Lampeter In Unemployment Insurance
Lititz High School and West Lampeter High School debated whether unemployment insurance should be adopted by Pennsylvania. The negative team won two to one, while the Lititz affirmative lost with critic judge Miss Rebekah Shaeffer favoring Lampeter. Coaches and team members from both schools are listed, with future debates against Mount Joy Columbia and Manheim planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown College
Lampeter
Thehr Lititz
Cleo Himmelberger
Mildred Gangner
Robert Peiffer
John Fuber
West Lampeter
Caroline Ranck
Richard Herr
Henrietta Rush
Billie Weller
Lititz
Suzanne Flower
Edna Eby
Robert Posey
Richard Musser
Betty Hess
Frances Weaver
Ruth Harnish
Jeanne Mylin
Henry Bucher
Elizabeth Garber
Paul Furlow
Mount Joy
Lititz High School
Columbia
Manheim
Lititz Schools Install Class of 1917 Program Clock
A program clock was installed in Lititz schools as a gift from the class of 1917. The device uses electrical contacts and a revolving drum to ring classroom bells and hall gongs at any hour. It includes buttons to control bell ringing and can adjust for lower priced shoe and goods sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
J. S. Harris & Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Zook
Society
Ball ‘Team
Lutz Hall
Holsinger—Sweigart
H. B. Buch
Byler
United Brethren Church
Brunnerville
Parent-Teachers Association
Lititz Motor Sales
Ford Car Dealers
N. Cedar Street
Wiconisco
H. W. Spacht
Dorothy Spacht
Harold Brubaker
Neat Hershey
Bertha Franck
Harry Adair
Land
Joy
Paul Frey
Howard Sthaling
Rochester
N.Y
W. M. Kepp
Broad Street
Viola Kepp
Q. O. Reitzel
Salunga
J. L. Hertz
Tower City
F. W. Stengel
E. 8. Crosland
A. C. Haynes
Utica
H. C. Couch
St Petersburg
Fla
Ella Shultz
Maple Street
T. S. Grogh
Susan Swart
Walter Landis
Shultz
John Mohler
S. Cedar Street
John Wonder
Mr. Arndt i
Addie Doster
Wonder
H. C Couch
New York City
Charles H. Burrows
Edna Miller
Richard H. Strother
Mrs
Lititz High
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