Local notices and small-town happenings in Lititz
Two one ton trucks arrive for sales promotion at the Ideal factory. Lemon Furlow and Edward Strohm each receive a pointer dog from Illinois. Society of Farm Women No. 1 meets Anna Erb’s home for gardening talk. Rats spotted after ball field flood. Malta bonds called at face value. Lemon Roland to leave Rome hotel for Millport building. Bear estate house sale bid up to 11,000 but withdrawn. N D Sturgis bakery to ship weekly March pretzels to James Betck Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Farm Women No. 1
Anna Erb
North Broad Street
Michael Bear
Lemon and
South Broad Streets
Springs Hotel
N. D. Sturgis
James M. Betck
Washington
Beck
Lititz
Cows Bring High Prices At Bucher Farm Sales
The Jonas and Harry Bucher and Henry Bucher sales drew a large crowd in a traditional farm market setting with hucksters and games. Guernsey cows aged not fresh sold from 80 to 100 dollars while Holstein cows topped at 135 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas
Harry Bucher
Henry Bucher
Guernsey
Bucher
Beavers Aid Birds with Second Annual Bird House Contest
Beaver Tribe No. 1072 Lone Scouts holds its second annual Bird House contest in March. All Lone Scouts may enter for prizes including a scout knife first prize and subscriptions to Boys Life plus National Scout as runners-up. Window display closes March 27 with judges evaluating March 29 to April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Tribe No
Lone Scouts
Boys Life
Young Men’s Business League
LAST STAR COURSE NUMBER AT HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Alfred L. Flude the travel lecturer will present the final Star Course number at the High School Auditorium on Wednesday evening March 10. Flude describes a long career as an American journalist and editor and served in World War I with the Y M C A including time in Camp Funston and in Siberia. Reserved seating go on sale at Moyer's Drug Store starting Tuesday March 9 at 8 00 A M. Single admission is 38 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred L. Flude
West
Camp Funston
Atlantic
Arctic
Siberia
China
Japan
Moyer’s Drug Store
Ideal Factory Buys Milk From Local Farmers
The Ideal Chocolate Company will purchase milk from local farmers to supply its plant, with production estimated at ten to fifteen thousand pounds daily and annual payments around $100,000 to producers. Milk testing is overseen by the Interstate Milk Producers Association, ensuring fair prices and steady demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ideal Chocolate Company
Interstate Milk Producers Association
Cyphers
Interstate Association
All Set For Spring Onion Sets In Local Stores
Advance notice says spring onion sets appear in stores. onion sets cost about 18 cents a quart this year and demand may be lower as gardeners plant their own seed after high prices last season. growers expect early seeding despite late snows.
Lititz Man Remembered as Eddie Plank Friend
James B. Dussinger of West Lemon Street recalls Eddie Plank, famed Athletics pitcher, and their friendship through Rev. W. R. Sammel. Dussinger notes Eddie predicted the 1925 pennant, discusses his rise, earnings, and how he helped his parents’ farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Plank
Philadelphia Athletics
James B. Dussinger
West Lemon Street
Gettysburg
W. R. Sammel
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Sammel
Eddie
Mr. Dussinger
Athletics
Connie Mack
Gettysburg College
Moravian Ministers Meet Here in Central Pa
The Moravian Quartering Ministerial Association of Central Pennsylvania met at the local parsonage Tuesday. Attendees included Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Reinke and Rev. and Mrs. S. C. Albright of York, Rev. and Mrs. Victor Flynn, Rev. and Mrs. 8. G. Meinert, Rev. Charles Nagle of Lancaster, Dr. Stengle, Louis Huebener, and Mary Truebener of Lititz. The next meeting will be in Reading with Rev. and Mrs. E. Brebert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian Quartering Ministerial Association
Central
Pennsylvania
Lebanon
York
Lancaster
Theodore Reinke
S.C. Albright
Victor Flynn
G. R. Meinert
Charles Nagle
Stengle
Louis Huebener
Mary Truebener
Evangelistic Services At Trinity Church March 7 to 21
Evangelistic services will be held at Trinity United Evangelical Church from March 7 to March 21 led by Grace and Hope Mission Workers of Baltimore Maryland. Cassie leads the party with cornet and guitar while Coranflo directs the chorus and plays trombone and mandolin. Reese is the vocal soloist and song bells soloist. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity United Evangelical Church
This Place
Grace and Hope Mission Workers of
Baltimore
Miss Cassie
Coranflo
Miss Reese
Tax Help Offered Free by Kalbach Team in Reading
Earl Kalbach income tax expert from Reading offers free income tax help. From March 2 through March 6 he will assist with tax reports and problems at Farmers National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Kalbach
Reading
Farmers National Bank
Mrs Skiles Fights Armed Burglar In Philadelphia Home
Mrs Stella Mary Skiles a former Lititz resident battled an armed burglar looting her Philadelphia home at 897 Belmont Avenue. She seized the man as he ran, they rolled downstairs, and he escaped with $200 while she fainted. Her husband died months ago and she awaits hospital care. the robber is believed to be known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Mary Skiles
Lititz
Linden Hall
Belmont Avenue
Philadelphia
Skiles
Local anecdotes mix humor and weatheral feats from Lititz
A collection of neighborhood vignettes recalls a basketball player struck by a straightened nose after a game in Rothsville, a teacher praised by a boy with Bretzel humor, a Lititz man wading through floodwater to save coal, two youths riding the express to Reading, and a local romance with a stalled car fixed by hot water. The note ends with a starling pest update and thoughts on its expanding, disruptive presence around homes and nesting sites.
Rumors Spread Of $25,000 Interest For Harrison Long
Neffsville residents report a Florida rumor that Harrison Long of East Petersburg bought land in what is now Hollywood Florida years ago and may have received a $25,000 offer. Long, employed by the Copes, is currently spending winter in Florida and has begun a bungalow on the site. relatives say they have heard the rumor but cannot confirm details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Long
Copes
East Petersburg
Hollywood
Florida
Neffsville
Mr. Long
Knights of the Golden Eagle Meeting Notice
Knights of the Golden Eagle call a meeting and announce first degree conferral. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Harry Bear Buys Local Meat Market on Orange Street
Harry Bear purchased the C. C. Cammaus butcher business on Orange street and will immediately start operations. The shop will stay open evenings until 8 and Saturday nights until 10. A meat wagon will visit town each weekday except Monday and a country route is planned. Bear is connected with Bell Phone No 55 R 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bear
C. C. Cammaus
Orange Street
Lititz Real Estate Exchange opens new office
New real estate firm of W E Hickman and E E Habeck opening in Lititz to engage in real estate under the Lititz Real Estate Exchange. Temporary quarters on second floor of Express Printing Company East Main street until permanent offices are ready. Read their advertisement elsewhere in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hickman
E. E H. Habecker
Lititz
Express Printing Company
East Main Street
Firees in Town Apartments and Homes
Fire discovered Friday in the Prosperous Shoe repair building on East Main Street charred wood in a closed fireplace. Lititz Fire Company put out the blaze with chemicals. On Tuesday afternoon a fire started near the furnace in a cellar at William Eshleman’s Broad Street home. flames were extinguished before the fire company arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rapp
East Main Street
Lititz Fire Company
William Eshleman
Broad Street
Lititz Ice Plant Additions Boost Storage Capacity
Jacob H. Stober completed an 8,000 block ice storage plant beside his Lititz Springs operation. The 45 by 60 by 22 foot cement block building uses ammonia regulation for eggs apples and vegetables with special apartments. Ice moves by track and crane, enabling year round production and reduced waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob H. Stober
Lititz Springs
Palace Club of Washington to meet Lititz Legion Five Friday
The Palace Club of Washington D C arrives to clash with Norm Habecker's Legion Five in Lititz Friday night in a marquee local basketball event. The article profiles players Conway Glasco Saunders Kearns Grady Kennedy, highlighting height weights and past teams and touts the matchup as the greatest club seen in the region with tickets at seventy five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Palace Club
Washington, D. C
Norm Habecker
Legion Five
Palace
New York Celtics
Cleveland Rosenblaums
Jerry, Conway
Holyoke
Mass
Holyoke High School
St. Aurelius College
Albany
New York
Kennedy
Legion
Travelers Near and Far Visit Lititz Residents
Wayne Lenhart of Reading visited relatives in town on Sunday with Mrs Lenhart staying several days. Wm H Keller of Holmesburg Pa visited sister Miss Grace Keller from Saturday to Sunday. John Fasnacht suffered stomach trouble at his Orange street home. Harvey Krick and family visited Mt Aetna Berks county. Frank Spickler attended the Gyrih Flowers fight in New York and liked the view. Galen Sheneberger of Philadelphia visited his parents on Spruce street. Miss Mary S G Buch of Chambersburg visited the Walter H Buchs on South Broad street. Miss Susan S Zimmerman and brother Levi stopped in Lititz after the Henry Bucher sale. Louis Moore of Philadelphia spent the weekend with Edward Heidrich on South Broad street. Clara Fry now a trained nurse in Tucson visited sister Dorothy Honeycut in Staten Island before returning west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Lenhart
Reading
Mrs. Lenhart
Wm. H. Keller
Holmesburg
Miss Grace Keller
Louis Moore
Philadelphia
Edward Heidrich
South Broad Street
South Philadelphia
Legion
Clara Fry
Tucson
Arizona
New Jersey
Dorothy Honeycut
New Dorp
Staten Island
N. Y
Lancaster County Firemen Banquet at Odd Fellows Temple
The Annual Banquet of the Lancaster County Firemen's Association will be held in Odd Fellows Temple on Saturday evening March 18 at 6 o'clock. A fine program includes dinner a troupe of Philadelphia entertainers and speakers from state and county. Tickets from E P Wagner at the Fire House this Thursday evening. Report due soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Firemen’s Association
Odd Fellows Temple
Lancaster
Philadelphia
E. P. Wagner
Brickerville Barn Fire Destroys Farm Animals and Buildings
Fire swept the Jacob Shirk farm north of Brickerville last Friday afternoon destroying the barn and several outbuildings. Two mules a horse and poultry were killed plus stored crops tobacco grain and hay. Loss estimated at 7000 with some insurance. Fire likely started from an overheated stovepipe in the stripping room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Shirk
Brickerville
Ephrata High Pupils Take Free Lebanon Ride
About forty Ephrata High School pupils used a free trolley ride offered by Lebanon merchants during an Opportunity Day sale. After noon, desks were vacant and an investigation showed most youths lacked money to buy anything, turning the excursion into a prank rather than a purchase trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephrata High School
Lebanon
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Ideal
Lemon Furlow
Edward Strohm
Ilinois
Order of Knights of Malta
Malta
Lemon Roland
Rome
Millport
Lauer Brewing Company of
Frank B. Buch
Jerre Stump
Mr. Stump
Main Street
Flude
America
Lititz Man
Evangelistic Services
Reuben and
Adamong
Thomas Erb
Joes
Bretzels
Paul Doster
Rothsville
Colin
Golden Eagles
Orioles
Owls
France
NEW Real Estate Firm
Stober
Palace Club of Washington
George “Coogan
Glasco
Trenton
N. J
Russel
Rusty” Saunders
N.J
Kingston
Celtics
Rusty
Ted “Red” Kearns
Trenton High
Pottsville
Bob Grady
New York City
Stuveysant High
Hamilton College
Glen Falls
Visitation
Bob
Raymond Vanece Kennedy
la Salle
Manhattan College
Amsterdam
Cleveland
Rosenblaums
Yonkers
Paterson
New York Whirlwinds
Eddie” Collins
John Fasnacht
Harvey Krick
Charles
Mt. Aetna
Berks County
Frank Spickler
Frank
Galen Sheneberger
Mrs
Wilson Sheneberger
Spruce Street
Mary
G. Buch
Chambersburg
Walter H. Buch
Susan
Zimmerman
Brother Levi
Camphill
Carlisle Pike
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