Man Wanders Night in Country Returns Home Safe
78 year old M Kreider of here disappeared from his home Friday morning. He wandered with a blank mind, was found near Porting Hill by Dr Harry K Bender, veterinarian, recognized in car, brought home and ordered to bed. Search parties misled by a tip claiming Kreider toward Lancaster. He says he avoided dogs and barns and was not harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Kreider
Porting Hill
Harry K. Bender
Kreider
Wmily
Ancaster
Ititz Mail Carriers Granted Saturday Half Holiday
Local mail carriers will receive a half holiday on Saturdays starting this Saturday and continue until November 1, 1930. Most large towns including Lancaster Ephrata Reading and Manheim have year round half holiday service, with two deliveries on Saturdays beginning November 1 and continuing each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ititz
Lancaster
Ephrata
Readig
Manheim
Ainum
Delphian Club Hears Italy Talk By Mrs Muth
The Delphian Club met at Mrs. W H Muth home Friday evening with fourteen members. Papers covered Carducci Tascoli Croce De Nunzio and Salmi. Mrs Muth spoke on her Europe trip and showed photos. Next meeting set for March 14 at Mrs Valentine Brobst home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphian Club
Italy
Mrs. Muth
W. H. Muth
Mary Huegener
Carducci
F.C. Denzate
Tascoli
Sophie Brickar
Croce
Anna K. Miller
de Nunzio
H. B. Gibbel
Salmi
Fasnachts Baked In Community By Local Bakers
The usual Fasnachts were baked on Tuesday by several bakers led by A R B Keller who prepared 8751 dozen. Mrs Charles Regen made 95 dozen for sale in a restaurant, Miss Sarah Stormfelta 24 dozen, Mrs Walter Clair 49 dozen, and Mrs Frank Spickler 20 dozen for the U B Church benefit. Mrs Elizabeth Hepp baked 11 5 dozen for the Moravian Sewing Society and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. RB. Keller
Charles Regen
Sarah Stormfelta
Walter Clair
Frank Spickler
U. B. Church
Elizabeth Hepp
Moravian Sewing Society
Campers to Hold Bee at Brunnerville Grade School
An old fashioned spelling bee by the Camper Club of Young People's Council District 9 will take place Saturday night at 7 30. Three entry classes offer prizes in each with solo music recitations and a one act play. Admission funds the camper fund and refreshments will be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunnerville
Camper Club of Young People’s Council
Camper Fund
Moravian Congregation Seeks Summer Clothing and Supplies
The Moravian ladies request summer clothing for all ages, bed linens, hospital supplies, and Victrola records for a relief box to Bethesda Leper Home in Surinam Dutch Guiana S A. Items should be mailed to the old chapel in the parsonage building. A piano costs $1 50 per week from Yeung's Music House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethesda
Surinam
Dutch Guiana
S. A
Yeung
Local residents and visitors share weekend house calls
Altoona relatives visit in Lancaster area as Mrs. Tulloch and Mrs. Hoffman host on South Cedar Street. Families from Reading Lansdowne Philadelphia and York spend time with relatives. Birthday celebrations and hospital news round out the social notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Tulloch
Altoona
Harlan Hoffman
South
Cedar Street
Paul Diener
Reading
Moravian College Glee Club to Perform in Lititz
The Moravian College Glee Club of Bethlehem will give a concert in Lititz on Saturday April 26 under the Moravian Sunday School young people. The club and band impressed Lititz audiences last year and this year’s program is anticipated with enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian College Glee Club
Bethlehem
Lititz
Moravian Sunday School
Addresses Students By Rev. A. D. Thaeler At Linden Hall
The Rev. A. D. Thaeler of Bethlehem addressed Linden Hall students at the Vesper Service on Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Thaeler
Bethlehem
Linden Hall
Mission Society Discusses Young and Old Churches
The Woman's Missionary Society of St. Paul's Lutheran Church met at Mrs. Norman Habecker's home with 25 attendees. Leaders and speakers included Mrs. Hiram Bomberger, Mrs. Guy Calvert, and Mrs. Mary Longenecker who read scriptures, led prayers, and presented readings. They planned a future gathering to sew and roll bandages for the Leper Home and set a meeting at Mrs. B. M. Seaman's home for April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Norman Habecker
Hiram Bomberger
Guy Calvert
Mary Longenecker
Alma Noir
D. G. Witmy
Lenten Communion and Sermon Series to Begin March 16
The Moravian Church hosts a Lenten Communion next Sunday evening with Rev. E. S. Crosland resuming evangelistic sermons. The subject is God's Everlasting Love. Also advertised is a 12 acre farm near the highway with good buildings for $6250. Contact Huebener and Habecker, Lititz, Pa. edvy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Crosland
Huebener
Habecker
Lititz
Edvy
W. R. Sammel
Holt Beard Wedding in Cornwall Lancaster Area
Jacob G. Helt son of Mr and Mrs Henry Helt Manheim and Miss Florence Beard daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Beard Cornwall PA were married Saturday at 3 PM at the bride’s home. Rev George B Raezer Lititz officiated with May Beard and Robert Beard as attendants in a ring ceremony before many local friends from Lancaster Manheim and Rothsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob G. Helt
Henry Helt
Manheim
Florence Beard
Samuel Beard
Cornwall
George B. Raezer
Lititz
May Beard
Robert Beard
Lancaster
Rothsville
Dietrich and Lausch Tie The Knot In Akron Ceremony
Daniel W. Dietrich son of Mr and Mrs David Dietrich Akron wed Salinda Lausch daughter of Mr and Mrs Emanuel Lausch Landis Valley Saturday morning at 9 oclock. Rev David Tl Snader officiated and the couple left for Washington DC for a few days after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel W. Dietrich
David Dietrich
Akron
Salinda
Lausch
Emanuel Lausch
Landis Valley
David Tl. Snader
Washington, D. C
Births Reported Across Families in Lancaster Area
Mr and Mrs John Walters report the birth of a daughter on Saturday. Mr and Mrs John Dauber announce a daughter born on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Alen Bomberger greet a daughter born on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Charles Stengel of Swarthmore report a daughter born at St Josephs Hospital Lancaster on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Graybill Miller of Penryn announce a daughter born on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walters
John Dauber
Alen Bomberger
Charles Stengel
Swarthmore
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lancaster
Graybill Miller
Penryn
Farm Women Meet at Millway On Destitution Talk
Farm Women to convene at Mrs. John Eckman home Millway on Saturday at 1 30 pm Society of Farm Women No 1 will hear Mrs Wm Marshall Lancaster discuss Child Destitution The meeting was postponed last week due to speaker unavailability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Farm Women No. 1
John Eckman
Millway
Wm. Marshall
Lancaster
Truck Rams Porch In Morning Route Accident
A truck driven by Floyd Bender slid down East Main Street and struck Mrs. Elizabeth Hepp’s porch on Church Street during a meat delivery. The impact broke off one side of the porch and caused minor property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bender
Elizabeth Hepp
East Main Street
Church Street
Bender
Moravian Church to Welcome Dr Gapp Sunday
The Rev. H Gapp D D Bethlehem Eastern Vice President of the Provincial Elders Conference and professor at Moravian College and Theological Seminary will preach Sunday morning in the Moravian Church. He will assist at the communion in the evening and address Linden Hall students at the vesper service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Gapp
Bethlehem
Moravian College and Theological Seminary
Moravian Church
Linden Hall
Balmer Guilty On Reckless Driving in Five Points Crash
Lester Balmer found guilty of reckless driving after Five Points accident. Judge Derrand fined Balmer ten dollars plus costs. passenger Anna Nagle injuries improving slowly. Rufus Shelly of Manheim pleaded guilty to reckless driving before Squire Shissler and was fined ten dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Balmer
Five Points
Squire Derrand
Anna Nagle
Balmer
Rufus Shelly
Manheim
Squire Shissler
W. C. T. U. Holds Dues Meeting and Reports
The W. C. T. U. met Monday evening as Mrs. G. L. Hepp presented the annual Dues Meeting plan for March 31. About 100 Loyal Temperance Legion children attended the Moravian Sunday School Chapel sessions. older scholars are organized. The group will send The Young Crusader to the thirteen-member class. A letter from the Prohibition Commissioner was read about a legal case. A motion to sign a petition to elevate motion pictures was discussed. Proceeds from a measuring social exceeded $16.65, and a used piano is advertised at Young's Music House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Hepp
Loyal Temperance Legion
A. V. Grosh
Prohibition
Mary Miksch
Canada
Hepp
M. C. Demmy
L. A. Weitzel
Grosh
Palm Sunday gowns mark Lititz church choir trend
St. Pauls Lutheran women prepare gowns for the choir to wear first on Palm Sunday, a new practice in Lititz. The Beavers Class officers include Albert Christner and Robert Gangner. Various ministers and church events are noted, including sermons by Rev W R Sammel and preaching by Prof J E Baughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's
Beavers
St. Paul’s Lutheran Sunday School
Albert Christner
Robert Gangner
Robert Weidman
Warren Klopp
David Walter
Missionary Support Initiated at St Pauls Lutheran
St Pauls Lutheran Church observed Missionary Day to inaugurate annual support for Dr and Mrs Rajah B Manikam of Guntur India. The program featured organ preludes, anthems, prayers, scripture readings, hymns and sermons by Rev W R Sammel with the Board of Foreign Missions and special gifts secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Rajah B. Manikam
Guntur
India
Nevin
Randeggar
Dawes
M. Edwin Thomas
D.D
Board of Foreign Missions
U.S.G
Greenland
Spence
Sellars
Jesus
Stean
Israel
Spicker
W. R. Sammel
Avonley
Frost
Word Day of Prayer Observance at Penryn Lutheran Church
The Brickerville Parish will host the Word Day of Prayer on Friday evening at Penryn Lutheran Church. The program That Jesus May Be Lifted Up will be used with several prominent Woman's Missionary Society speakers expected. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penryn Lutheran Church
Brickerville Parish
Jesus
Woman’s Missionary Societies
Mission Offering Remains Attracts $144
Sunday offering for the Bohemian Moravian Mission totaled 144 dollars. Excluded are Sunday School and Ladies Sewing Society donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission
Ladies’ Sewing Society
Obituary Isaac M. Sheaffer Dies in Indiana At 88
Isaac M. Sheaffer, age 88, died at his London Indiana home on February 16 after a sixteen month illness. He was born to Peter and Mary Sheaffer of Rothsville and survived by his widow four daughters two sons and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held February 18 at 2 PM at the home and burial followed in London Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac M
Peter and Mary Sheaffer
Rothsville
London
Indiana
London Cemetery
Solomon H. Hagy Dies at 87 in Schoeneck Funeral Held
Funeral services for Solomon H. Hagy of Schoeneck aged eighty seven were held Tuesday at his home and Mellinger’s Church. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Survived by son Addison and two grandchildren, all of Schoeneck, plus daughter-in-law Linnie, and brother Daniel of Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon H. Hagy
Schoeneck
Mellinger’s Church
Addison
Linnie
Henry G. Hagg
Daniel
Denver
Last Star Course Number to Be Presented Wednesday
The final High School Star Course event hosts a dramatic comedy Laft That Off by Don Mullaly in the auditorium next Wednesday evening. The Pollard Players present this Broadway hit previously running 358 performances at Wallack's Theatre. Reserved seats are available at Moyer's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Mullaly
New York
Broadway
Pollard Players
Wallack’s
Lititz High School calendar and notes
February tardy free banner rooms include Special Room Miss Edwinna Steven Second Grade Miss Carrie Tshudy Fifth Grade Mrs Margie Arntz and Fresh man Section High School Miss Amy Book The March to May events list Star Course Grade Musical Operetta Alumni Program Liquid Air Demonstration Open House Deposit total 82 06 Maud Bearinger room leads deposits 87 percent Reserves basketball to play West End Blue Jackets Lancaster Saturday West Junior High Lancaster in prelims
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwinna Steven
Carrie Tshudy
Margie Arntz
Amy Book
School Savings Bank
Legion Notes Garden Spot Post Meet Tonight at Post Home
The Garden Spot Post American Legion holds its regular monthly meeting tonight at the Post home on South Broad Street with full attendance desired. The Auxiliary meets next Thursday and asks members to bring old stockings and picture postcards to aid Veterans Hospitals where stockings are made into rugs and cards cut for design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Spot Post
American Legion
Post
South Broad Street
Auxiliary of the Post
Veterans’ Hospitals
Stolen Auto Recovered Near Murrell
The automobile of Arthur Kling stolen from his garage Friday night was found near a Murrell garageman’s lot Sunday. The car had been parked there since Saturday morning and, running out of gas, the thieves abandoned it. Kling retrieved the vehicle unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Kling
Murrell
Chorus In Concert By Lititz Male Chorus
The Lititz Male Chorus performs Saturday night in the Neffsville school auditorium in a concert sponsored by the Neffsville Parent Teachers Association. Educate your child to music with a piano from Young's Music House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Neffsville
Neffsville Parent- Teachers Association
Young’s Music House
Local residents move and community notes from Lititz
Arthur Smith family will move to a farm near Hershey. The Kissingers move from South Cedar Street into the Smiths’ former apartments. Mrs. Habecker bruised in a cellar fall. Arndt family moves to Maple Street. Public schools held a fire drill. Lutz music at Father and Son meeting in Lancaster church. Lancaster County 1929 potato crop valued at 3 011 040 dollars from 1 818 880 bushels. Estate balances in Lancaster Orphans' Court exceed 39 000 and 47 000 dollars. Lancaster County Club banquet set for Webster Hall in Pittsburgh. Howard S. Young named Vose piano distributor. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Wolf visit Lancaster relatives. birthday celebrated. Lois Jane Adams fractures forearm. Michael Keath ill in Lancaster. Moravian Ladies' Sewing Circle fasnacht supper yields lower attendance. German measles prevalent locally. District No. 9 Young People's Council plans Dawning pageant on April 8 at St Paul’s. Harvey Reifsnyder and family attend wedding dinner in Lancaster. thirty guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Habecker
Christ Arndt
Maple Street
Abram Ellmaker
Locust Street
Lutz
Harry Keppel
Otterbein A. B
Lancaster
Adam Long
John F. Ruth
Lancaster County Club of
Pittsburgh
Webster Hall
George M. Swan
Howard S. Young
Vose & Son
Boston
Karl Wolf
Michael Keath
Front Street
Moravian Church
Lititz
Young People’s Council
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Harvey Reifsnyder
H. H. Reifsnyder
Willis Shhaub
Paul Lichty
Missionary Society Report Read at Monthly Meeting
The Young People's Missionary Society of the Evangelical Congregational Church met at the parsonage. Mrs. Pfantz led devotions, Rev. Kline spoke on The Winning of Europe, Ida Miller read Mandy Jane, with Missionary Current Events by Mrs. Kline and Mrs. Morris McCloud. Treasurer’s report showed 1929 balance of 30.25, year’s receipts 160.05, expenditures 141.81, ending 48.49. No refreshments due to self-denial week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Missionary Society of
The
Evangelical Congregational Church
W. M. Pfantz
H. J. Kline
Europe
Ida Miller
Mandy Jane
Kline
Morris McCloud
Three New Babies at Moravian Clinic
A baby clinic held yesterday afternoon in the Moravian Sunday School Chapel registered three new infants Eric Buckley Edward Maharg and Robert E Falweiler The event was led by Mrs Minnie Esbenshade with hostesses Mrs Claude Miller Mrs Harry Gorton and Mrs Elizabeth Hepp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian Sunday School
Eric Buckley
Edward Maharg
Robert E. Falweiler
Minnie Esbenshade
Claude Miller
Harry Gorton
Elizabeth Hepp
Juniors to Unravel Mystery Tonight at Lititz High
The Lititz High School Junior Class presents The Ghost Bird a mystery comedy in the school auditorium tonight with a near full house expected. Miss Deardorff and Miss Miller coach the cast including Andalusia Anderson Irene Hertzler Will Belmont Woodrow Neidermyer Tobias Tolliver Carl Bachman Mrs. Dore Dorothy Moyer and others. Ushers and junior officers are listed with over two dozen names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moyer’s Drug Store
Ghost Bird
Litite ‘High School
Miss Deardorff
Miss Miller
Andalusia Anderson
Irene Hertzler
Will Belmont
Woodrow Neidermyer
Tobias Tolliver
Toby
Carl Bachman
Linden Hall Presents Patriotic Girl and Expression Studies
Linden Hall's seventh and eighth graders staged The Patriotic Girl a two act comedy by Lillian F. Chandler with a large cast including Penelope Winthrop Margery Matthews Elizabeth Gwendolyn Moore and others. Fifth and sixth graders performed Studies in Expression as an intro to drama. Dr and Mrs A D Thaeler Beth lehem spoke to students and showed travel photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall
Lillian F. Chandler
Penelope Winthrop
Margery Matthews
Elizabeth
Gwendolyn Moore
Katherine Dudley
Madeleine Porter
Constance Dudley
Jane Moore
Barbara Dudley
Dorothea Nicholson
Anthony Howland
Betty Burdan
Eustace Grafton
Dorothy Kessler
A. D. Thaeler
Bethlehem
F. W. Stengel
Thaeler
Dr. Thaeler
Trinidad
Canada
California
Panama Canal
Willips Island
Annex
Lancaster
Fulton Theatre
Lititz
Tobacco Growers to Meet and Fire Prevention Talk
The Lan caster County Tobacco Growers Association will meet Monday at 2 PM in the Farm Bureau rooms Woolworth Building Lancaster. Dr. W Beach of State College will discuss Wildfire prevention with lantern slides. Schloss Bros designers and makers of fine custom tailoring will hold their spring opening sale at Pfantz Bros on March 12 and 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Tobacco Growers Association
Farm Bureau
Woolworth Building
Lancaster
W. §. Beach
State College
Schloss Bros
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Sporting Hill
Jay Evans
Lansdowne
Evan
Spruce Street
Esther Grosh
Ruth Grosh
New York City
Walter Jenkins
Philadelphia
Francis Gronenberger
Water Street
Amos Yerger
Yerger
Rheems
Lemon Neidermyer
L. L. Broesmyer
Baltimore
M. L. Steiner
Emma McLaughlin
Charles Holtzman
Myerstown
Ellen Leib
Center Street
Nathan Buch
Orange &I
Lancaster General Hospital
J. Frnk Buch
Record
A. Virginia Grosh
Quarryville
Clarence 8. Keller
Towanda
Ivan Kremer
Jean Reedy
Roy B. Kneeburg
Harrisburg
Gladys Marks
Mary Groff
Elmer Brubaker
York
W. E. Hickman
Texas
Mexico
Ford Godenaur
Millersville State Teachers’ College
Glee Club
Mission Society Meets
Holt—Beard
Dietrich—Lausch
Dr. Gapp
Young's Music House
Brownstown
Groff
W. Stengel
EB. S. Crosland
Helen Albright
5. C. Albright
Ladies’ Aid Society
J. E. Baughter
Elizabethtown College
Church of the Brethren
Lutheran Church
Jacob Snyder
St. Paul’s
Isaac M. Sheaffer
Arthur Smith
Hershey
Thomas Kissinger
P. B. Kofroth
South Cedar Street
Smith
Olga Beckler
Huebener and
Will
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