Lititz Young Man Heads Pulp Department In Virginia Mill
Paul Lacy, Lititz High School graduate, is superintendent in the pulp department of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co at Covington Va with eight men under him. He entered the company in 1911 after graduating first in chemistry at State College and has earned promotion through invention.
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Paul Lacy
Lititz High School
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Covington
State College
Paul
Ella Lacy
Lititz
Lenhart Family Returns From California Trip
Mr and Mrs Martin Lenhart returned home from California last Saturday after a December 4 1922 departure. They visited Lawndale Pasadena Los Angeles San Diego Riverside and other towns with son Harry and enjoyed a Pacific coast winter trip. A heated home and welcome dinners awaited them and they would gladly travel west again.
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Martin Lenhart
Lincoln Avenue
California
Harry
Lawndale
Los Angeles
Pasadena
San Diego
Riverside
Pacific Coast
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Western Pacific
Utah
Great Salt Lake
German Police Dog Pup Secured From Lancaster
German police dog J and Stoner secured a four month old pedigreed pup from Lancaster. The dog traces ancestry to Jus tus and his mate. Meanwhile fifty years a toll gate keeper Mrs Susanna Hichelberger, widow of John Eichelberger, aged 80, vacated the Lancaster and Ephrata turnpike toll gate and moved to live with daughter Mrs George Weinhold near Reams Town.
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J. , Stoner
Lancaster
Justus
Jiame
Germany
Susanna Hichelberger
John Eichelberger
Lancaster and Ephrata
Oregon
George Weinhold
Reamstown
John Gable
Lincoln Avenue
Roads in Bad Shape Blocked by Impassable Dirt Lanes
Dirt roads are in the worst condition in years with many sections nearly impassable for cars. A strong team laboring to pull stuck vehicles highlights the severity and urgency of local road maintenance needs.
Levi Yerger Burns in Night Garage Fire
A two story frame garage on North Cedar street owned by Levi H. Yerger burned at midnight destroying three large A C Mack trucks and a Rea Six touring car. Insurance partial. Loss estimated at 30000 with other items totaling around 2000. Airedale dog died in the blaze. cause under investigation. Yerger plans repairs and continued hauling with remaining equipment.
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Levi H. Yerger
North Cedar Street
Jacob Lineley
Lititz Fire Company
Nathan Reist
Verger
Uniformed Rank Elects Officers For Lititz Parade Prep
The Uniformed Rank of the Lititz Fire Company held a special meeting to begin parade preparations and recruit more members. Officers elected include Emory Wagner president and Victor Wagner vice president, with C K E Regennas secretary Walter Miller treasurer and Samuel Bowers captain. The next meeting is after the regular fire company session on March 28, and the County Firemen's Association meets at the Lititz Fire House this Friday evening.
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Lititz Fire Company
Emory Wagner
Victor Wagner
C. K E. Regennas
Walter Miller
Samuel Bowers
County Firemen’s Association
Lititz
Moravian Easter Trombone Choir Expands to Twenty Eight
The Moravian trombone choir will grow to 28 members for Easter. Practice was held this week as many musicians are schoolboys who have trained for a year. They work with older players, gaining skill to keep the tradition alive when senior musicians retire.
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Schcol
Leaf tobacco farming in Lancaster County fuels farm life
The article notes leaf tobacco as the main income for Lancaster County farms while neighboring counties struggle with poor soil. It cites per acre payments from 250 to 400 dollars, a 14 acre crop yielding nearly 6000 dollars, and comments on farm labor costs, rural drift to towns, and a U.S. revenue official remark about women’s employment in the area. It recalls a May 28 1888 hailstorm that affected Michael Huber’s m ule driven journey home.
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Lancaster County
Michael Huber
Lebanon County
Huber
Lititz
Whit, Oak
Bantams Stir Interest in Lititz and County
Clarence Lesher owns a trio of Brown Leghorn bantams said to be the county’s only ones. He bought them in Landisville where origin claims arise. They were shown at the Manheim community show, drawing attention but not yet standard-breed status. Policeman Clarence Kreider also acquired Partridge Cochin bantams from New England, noted as blue ribbon birds. Bantams fit small spaces and can become tame pets, with many standard breeds also produced in bantam form.
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Lititz
Clarence Lesher
Landisville
Clarence Kreider
New Engand
Farm Sale Near Brunnerville for 2500 Dollars
Iva Bucher sold about twelve acres near Brunnerville to Harry Rossman of Lancaster for 2500 dollars. Rossman also bought the horse, chickens and farming implements and will take possession on April 1. Scott's Book Store is headquarters for sporting goods.
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Iva Bucher
Brunnerville
Harry Rossman
Lancaster
Mr. Roseman
Scott
Citizens Rally for State Road from Lancaster to Brickerville
Crowded Lititz High School meeting backs Hon. G Graybill Diehm in pushing state legislation for a Lancaster to Brickerville road. Speakers cite historic routes, toll loss, and county tax equity. committees are formed for publicity and executive planning amid local debate on route through Lititz.
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Lititz
Lancaster
Brickerville
G. Graybill Diehm
CG. Hassler
Joseph B. Wissley
Lancaster County
H. Frank Eshleman
Lancaster and
Tulpehocken
Elmer E. Eby
G. Grayhill Dichm
Harrisburg
J. Clayton Brubaker
E. L. Garber
Henry R. Gibbes
Harry BE
Eby
Joseph B. Winsler, Esq
Norman M. Badorf
H. J. Pierson
R. Posey
Henry H. Shhenk
G. G. Minnich
Elam HW. Risser
Charles G. Enck
Elmér Eshleman
P. F. Snyder
R. O. Melzer
Grove Loch
Fine radio outfit at Longenecker's Restaurant
Wayne Longenecker the Railroad Restaurant proprietor shows a Radio Grand on demonstration this week. The instrument resembles a rola and brings in converts from stations within a 1000 mile radius with ample volume and clarity. Patrons note the ease of operation.
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Wayne Longenecker
Hikers Visit Lititz Visitors Tour the Peaceful Town
Dr Robert Lester J Adaison Thomas and C L Swift toured Lititz during a weekend walking trip away from busy routes. They praised the town’s neatness and atmosphere of peace and spoke glowingly of Moravian church hospitality before continuing southward with plans to return.
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Robert Lester
J. Adaison Thomas
C. L. Swift
Lititz
New Bedford
Mass
One Thousand Sales at Warwick House
One thousand and sixty two sales were made at Warwick House on Saturday with a large crowd present. Highlights include sixty six pigs selling up to 19.50 and 72 chickens fetching 0.90 to 1.00, plus a variety of farm goods and household items sold at modest prices.
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Warwick House
Season Profitable for Boys Trapping Season Ends
On the first of this month the trapping season ended with strong profits for boys. Trappers saw high prices for skunks and muskrats and larger catches of fox, coon, and possum. Many farmers' sons became skilled trappers and earned money last winter. Clayton Roth of Lititz bought hides, with many hides shipped directly.
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Clayton Roth
Lititz
Rat Killed 72 Chicks in One Night at Lexington
Norman Kline found all seventy two two week old chicks dead in the Lexington brooders after a rat incident last week. He saw the pile of chicks near a rat hole and trapped a thin undersized rodent the next day, attributing the deaths to the pest. Coal scarce as country yards report reduced supplies and few cars delivering in recent days with only pea coal available pending improvement.
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Norman Kline
Lexington
F Houses Scarce for Visiting Day
There is a housing shortage for visitors though fifty houses were built last year. Buyers with funds face little worry as properties are available for purchase, but rental housing is almost nonexistent at this time.
Easter Vacation Travelers Mark Short Departures
Linden Hall pupils head home for Easter break. Lancaster visitors Mr. Harry Foltz and family spent last Sunday with Lititz friends. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Zartman enjoyed days in Philadelphia with relatives. Mrs. Fianna Sweigart arrives, staying with H. Reist Landis after a California visit. George Zimmele plans a move of Ideal Chocolate Boston office to Lititz for a return trip.
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Robert Lutz
Benjamin Lutz
Sarah (Hacker) Cooper
Vis
Laura Leigh
Philadelphia
Linden Hall
Harry Foltz
Claude
Lancaster
Lititz
Cyrus Zartman
Paul Evans
Elizabeth Sesseman
Milton Euck
Fianna Sweigart
H. Reist Landis
Pasadena
Calif
Gate Collision at Lemon Street Crossing In Lancaster
A car driven by Robert Behmer Paul Spangler and Samuel Hoffman struck a railroad crossing gate at Lemon Street as a freight train passed. The lantern on the gate was unlit and the impact damaged the vehicle. Rain reduced visibility and Behmer said he maneuvered to avoid danger. County Championship game Lititz American Legion faces St Joe Lancaster for the county title with potential a third game on a neutral floor.
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Robert Behmer
Paul Spangler
Samuel Hoffman
Lancaster
Lemon Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Behmer
American Legion
Lititz
St. Joe of
St. Joe
Bread route sales in Mechanicsburg area changes
Henry Nies who handled the Gunzenhauser route here for three weeks sold out to Amber Witmer. Dietrich Bros store at this place sold Cooper's bread route made at Mechanicsburg to Charles Bear of this place.
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Henry Nies
Amber Witmer
Dietrich Bros
Cooper's Bread
Mechanicsburg
Charles Bear
Celebrated Harrod Jubilee Quartette Concert at High School
The Celebrated Harrod Jubilee Singers will perform at the High School Auditorium Monday evening March 26 at 8 o clock. They present dubi lee camp meeting songs and Paul Lawrence Dunbar poems. Tickets go on sale Friday March 23 at Scott's Bookstore at 8 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Scott's Bookstor
Frida
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John T. Peiffer
Conkey
Harry Stark
New Street
Wayne Zartman
East Main Street
Merley Bros
Paul Kraft
Tlongenscher
Rothsville
Chevrolet
Raymond Link
Link
M. M. Klopp
Front Street
Kreider
Yerger
Lime Rock
Elmer Bomberger
Rothsville Pike
Millport Road
Mary M. Keller
Tincorn Avenue
St. Patrick’s Day
Charles Weidman
Lititz Box and Printing Company
N. BH. Reeser
Walter Sturgis
Warren
Columbus
Ohio
York
William Steininger
Willam
Brunswick
B, Young & Sen
Paper Mall
DIL
Levi Yerger
Airedale
Tig
Alabama
Ford
Taylor A. Doebler
Renova
Frank B. Buck
Broad Street
Ford Auto
Florala
Florida
Hie
Ife
U. S
G. G. Diehm
Tulsy Butchers
Hiram Markley
Frank Edwards
Mr. Edwards
Longenecker’s
Warwick
Uite
Atwood Kreider
Roanoke
Internal Revenue Department
Wash Washington, D. C
Charlie Matthews
John Leed
Homer Sturgis
Hershey
Spencer Leed
Harrod
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