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Lititz Record

Location

Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1924

Page

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Local Lititz Events Mixed Up With Names and Notices

The Sane Circle of King's Daughters plans a meeting in their room next Tuesday evening March ath with full attendance urged. The Perseverance band of Lebanon has been engaged for the Fourth of July celebration at Lititz. A board of health report notes 4100 persons vaccinated in Lititz and surrounding areas. Foresters to attend, plus classes, party plans, and various local notices including a fire repair incident and the arrival of a baby boy in a Lititz family. Dare Devil Dusty, young aeroplane enthusiast, employed in Collingswood, says he feels at home in Lititz after recent work on aeroplanes.

Albert Hall Broad Nile Perseverance Band of Lebanon Lititz Bradford

Fourth Week Play to Be Presented at Lit High School

A class of the Lit High School presents a play in the editorium on March 27 and 28 with music by the ch or class. Tickets for reserved seats are available at Scott's book room and after March 25.

Imemor Scott's Book Room

Lititz and St. Joe Clash For City title Tonight

Lititz seeks Lancaster city championship by beating St Joe of Lancaster after winning the county title with decisive games over Millersville. Both teams keep the same lineups as the first meeting this year while Lititz hopes to complete a clean sweep and the gymnasium is expected to be packed.

Lititz Legion St. Joe of Lancaster Millersville Lancaster City St. Joe Yes St. Tee Rose

Local Sale Highlights and Rural Education News

A community auction at a farm near Lutz drew a crowd of 1832 sales with pigs selling up to 8 dollars each and items like chickens potatoes apples stockings and brooms moving briskly. The piece notes high school boys at Linux and interest in radio projects, highlighting Les Stark Jacob Hershey and others building home gear with modest costs.

Wi. House Toace Radioor George Ishman Les Stark Jacob Hershey Lowh

Loral Young Man Married in Town

Word was received of the marriage of Rev Dr Hess pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church Plans field Ta to Ruth Elanore Oleson of St Paul Neb They were united in marriage Monday January 28th The week following the wedding friends and members showered the Hesses with social events in Plainfield MM EH Church community Rev C R Tess native of Lancaster county born and raised on a farm near Lititz has lived in the Western states for the past twelve years

DR. Hess Methodist Episcopal Church Plans Lititz

Praise for isolation ward from discharged smallpox patient

The Rev. N H Newell, an evangelist once treated in the county hospital isolation ward for smallpox, sent a check to cover his care and praised the Langaster institute isolation department as among the finest in the county. He noted traveling 66,000 miles in his work and commended the hospital's facilities.

N. H. Newell She Langaster Institut Rey

Lititz Springs National Bank Open House This Saturday

The Lititz Springs National Bank invites the public to view its centrally located building on Saturday during public hours. Opened in 1909, the modern stone-and-mahogany structure on Main Street features a grand vault with a fourteen ton door, a Daylight alarm, and ample public spaces. The bank's growth from its 1917 site move to a 1922 building highlights solid foundations and local craftsmanship.

Lititz Springs National Bank Businesé 1 Perso Bank West Main North Broad Street Lancaster D. 5. Fel New York State He Furs Bread Street Bank Etionery Lititz Awne Metal Products Company Dan Bankers Electric Protective Association Ne First TD. M. Grayhill H.C. Miller Henry T. Myers Anos W. Sensenich GC. S. Landes PLR Grayhill H. H. Dichm Iron National Bank

Mrs Anna Elizabeth Gochnauer Mars Dies at 73 at Home

Mrs Anna Elizabeth Gochnauer widow of Christian Gochnauer died at her home 206 South Broad Street Wednesday night at 8 after a stroke. She would have turned 74 in April. A member of St Pauls Lutheran Church and Ladies Art and Missionary Societies. Survived by daughter Mrs W S Stonebach and son Willis B Gochnauer, two grandchildren. Funeral at 8:30 at home and 2 at St Pauls Lutheran Church Machpelah Cemetery interment.

Mars Anna Elizabeth Gochnauer Christian Gochnauer South Broad Street St. Paul's Lutheran Church Ladies Art and Missionary Societies W. 8. Stonebach Ore Willis B. Gochnauer O’elock Machpelah Cemetery

Manor High Faces Lititz In County Championship Rematch

Manor High and Lititz meet for the county basketball title game here Saturday night after Lititz fell to Manor at Millersville. Lititz aims to even the score in the deciding showdown.

Manor High Litiie High Lititz Millersville

Subscription loyalty note from Mrs. R. E. Good

Mrs. R. E. Good of New Holland writes that she has taken the Record for over thirty years and cannot get along without it. Since moving from Lititz it feels like a letter from home as she humorously recalls choosing Lititz over Heaven and vowing she will not go back on Lititz.

R. E. Good New Holland Lititz Heaven

No Home for American Legion Post 56 in Lititz

The American Legion Post 56 has no permanent meeting place as the current room must be vacated soon. The town faces a fragile future without a steady headquarters, a predicament echoed by the writer who laments Lititz’s forgotten fallen and urges support for a local tribute read in the Record priced at $1.50 annually.

American Legion Lititz

Lititz Weighs County League Bid and Local Orchestra

Lititz weighs joining the County League with an Legion invitation. a costly county league run last year deterred self support. A Lititz industrial or independent team remains unsettled but may arise with spring. Brunswick Orchestra, seven Lititz youths, played at Kirk Johnson music store in Lancaster, broadcast by radio across the nation. Despite sickness, the group hoped to perform March 1 with a full lineup next time.

Lititz American Legion County Rescue Brunswick Orchestra Kirk Johnson Music Store Lancaster Gray

Lines and memory joggers guide drivers at Lititz fountain

White lines and arrows around the Lititz fountain guide automobilists to reduce accidents. The sign painter “Woody” Kreider oversaw the work and faced questions about its purpose and durability while the community recalls old tales of Ditch Charlie and the pretzel’s recent fame. The piece notes time erases facts and highlights local history.

Atwood Kreider Woody Kreider

Wyomissing Filmer Haines Lands Textiles Office Role

Haines, son of Louis Haines, secured a posting in the office of the Textile Machine Company at Wyomissing. He previously attended Lancaster Business College and is pursuing clerical work in the textile industry.

Filmer Haines Louis Haines Textile Machine Company Wyomissing Lancaster Business College

Lititz High Plans Baseball Team For Next Season

Lititz High School prepares to field a baseball team after gaining experience last year as the first public school to represent the town. The squad expects marked improvement while having held its own against county rivals. A number of Lititz youths attended a basketball game in Reading last evening.

Tigh School Lititz Reading

Travelers Gather News From Nazareth to Reading

A collage of social notes and local chatter recounts travel by Nazareth residents and visitors from New Holland to Reading. Mentions include Dr I S Crosland visiting Newark and a sister, Stoner and Good in town, Brubaker’s candy sales route, and Weiler’s ginseng farming earnings. Jokes about storekeepers and a conestoga fish tale close the item.

Roller Skating Craze Spreads Among City Youth

Roller skating becomes a town fad with many children owning rollers. Even the youngest tote shows skill on skates as girls and boys embrace the new weather and trend with growing enthusiasm.

Fruit Year Prospects Bright Despite Mild Winter

Farmers report good fruit year with trees safe from harsh freezes so far. Many fruit buds in evidence and in heat condition, aiding optimistic outlook for harvests.

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