Milk Fund Society to Carry on Work in Lititz
Receipt of several checks from Lititz residents and organizations enables the Lititz Milk Fund Society to continue supplying milk to children in families faced with unemployment or part time work. The society notes more contributions and that work will proceed. A meeting is set for Saturday evening at St Pauls Lutheran Church at 730 PM. Milk dealers have aided by supplying milk at wholesale prices. The society thanks all who have aided thus far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lit
Lititz Milk Fund Society
St Paul's Lutheran Church
Thefts Reported at Kneeburg Jewelry Store
State Police investigate a robbery at Kneeburg Jewelry Store after three young women pretended to faint and stole a wristwatch. The time-piece belonged to a Rothsville woman left for repairs and the incident occurred when the trio sought favors from clerk Mr. Kneeburg. Police pursue leads with no arrests made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeburg
Rothsville
Reisi
Delphians Discuss Novels by Nineteenth Century Writers
The Delphian Club met at Mrs. Florence Gibbel’s home Friday evening to discuss Nineteenth Century Novelists Scott. Readings were delivered by Miss M Bricker Miss M Eckert Mrs Wm Moody Jos E McMullen Miss M Huebener and Mrs W K Lockhart. Adjournment followed refreshments with next meeting set for April 10 at Miss Mary Huebner’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphian Club
Florence Gibbel
Scott
Gibel
M. Brickr
M. Eckert
Wm. Moody
Jos. E. McMullen
M. Huebener
W. K. Lockhart
Mary Huebner
Mothers and Teachers Meet Moravian Sunday School Council
The Mother Teacher Council of the Moravian Sunday School held its quarterly meeting on Thursday. Three new members joined. President Mrs. R. Posey led the session with readings by Mrs. J. Crosland, Mrs. Fred Gorton, and Mrs. Harry Becker. The topic was "Children's Ideas of God." Refreshments followed served by the Social Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian Sunday School
R. Posey
Mra. J. Crosland
Fred Gorton
Harry Becker
God
F. Snyder
Clair Rice
Serenade for Brickerville Newlyweds Attracts 150 Guests
A monstrous serenade was held Monday night for Mr and Mrs 3 win Huber of Brickerville who recently married. The affair lasted until nearly five Tuesday morning with more than 150 people joining in. Noise ranged from farm bells to other noisemakers, and a good time was had by all.
Ambulance Makes Eightieth Trip Delivers Local Man
The Lititz Community Ambulance logged its 80th run Tuesday evening transporting William Dull of Lititz to Lancaster General Hospital for treatment. Nurse Edna Siler accompanied the driver on the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
William Dull
Our Town
Lancaster General Hospital
Edna Siler
Local News Highlights from Lititz Area
Community notes recount injuries to several children, social visits, and events. Families in Lititz and nearby towns hosted and visited relatives. local clubs held meetings and planned concerts and pageants. The Moravian Home and church groups prepared programs while merchants moved or sold goods locally.
Lititz High Spring Concert Set Tonight at 8 in School Auditorium
The Lititz High School musical groups stage their annual Spring Concert tonight at 8 in the school auditorium. The program features the High School Orchestra, Boys Glee Club, Girls Glee Club, and cantata Cantata Spring Cometh with soloists Esther Miksch Ruth Dis singer and Anna Hackman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz High School
Soldiers’ Chorus
Faust
Gounod
Scott
Parks
P. F Clark
Wellesley
Glee Club
Amaryllus
Art
Parlow
C. Christopher
C. Bohm
C. Harris
J. L. Molloy
School visitors address Philadelphia pupils this week
Mrs. Caroline Diehl, school visitor for the Friends and the W C T U, spoke to Justitz public school pupils this week. Dr Otis Marshall of the National First Aid Staff of the Red Cross addressed the students this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Diehl
The
Friends
Philadelphia
Justitz
Otis Marshall
National First Aid
Red Cross
Pruning Demonstration At Tillman Stauffer Farm
A pruning demonstration will be held on the Tillman Stauffer farm north of the Neffsville Oregon road on Tuesday at 9 o clock. John A Ruef of State College directs a practical showing of all kinds of fruit pruning. Fruit growers and interested persons are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman Stauffer
Neffsville
Oregon
John A. Ruef
State College
Past Grands Night at Lititz Lodge No 1060
Lititz Lodge 1060 I O O F hosts Past Grands Night on Monday at 7 30 in lodge rooms. Grand Officers will be elected and there will be a smoker and light lunch. All Odd Fellows are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Lodge
Obituary of Joseph B Wissler Jr
Joseph B Wissler Jr son of Mr and Mrs Joseph B Wissler of South Broad Street died at Lancaster General Hospital last Wednesday evening from meningitis after about two weeks illness. Besides his parents he is survived by one brother Richard at home Private funeral services were held at the home Saturday afternoon with private burial in Moravian Cemetery. BR M Spacht was funeral director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Stengel
Douglas
Grand Rapids
Mich
Eugene
Charles Hollinger
Arthur Bachman
John Zook
Arthur Bush Ong
Walter B. Light
Spruce Street
Church Street
George Barlow
Henry Berger
Alan
Mahanoy City
Carl D. Huber
Frank Phillips
Raymond Phillips
Vivian
Shillington
Harry Myers
J.W. Bruckart & Son
Fruitland Farm
Harrisburg
New York State
Harry Bender
Lititz
Lancaster
Newburg
N. Y
Moravian College Glee Club
Bethlehem
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
H. J. Kline
Evangelical Congregational Church
Charles K. Keller
New York City
J. K. Keller
B. C. Hensel
P. K. Hensel
Mary Keller
J. H. Baumgartner
J. C. Herr
Fred Hensel
E. N. Hensel
Elmer Hammond
Jacob Graybill
Mr. Hammond
Oregon
Homer Sturgis
N. Locust Street
Mr. Graybill
Ammon Sheaffer
Willow Street
Teresa Klunk
William F. Klunk
Main Street
Mary Dengate
Mildred Young
Mary Mellinger
Winifred Sheaffer
Louis Guiney
Dorothy Evans
Rachel Hackman
Helen Frederick
Kathryn Martin
Mary Jane Benson
Dorothy Stedman
Joseph B. Wissler, Jr
Joseph B. Wissler
South Broad Street
Lancaster General Hospital
Richard
Moravian
Br, M. Spacht
Emlin B Landis 438 Elm Dies After Appendicitis Operation
Emlin B Landis 438 Elm died in St Josephs Hospital Lancaster early Tuesday after an appendicitis operation. Survived by wife Katie Bomberger, parents Mr and Mrs Peter Landis, brothers Walter Neffsville and sisters Bessie and Pierce Landis Valley. Services set for 1:80 from home and 2 at Erbs Church. Interment Lan dis Valley cemetery. R M Spacht funeral director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emlin B. Landis
Elm
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lancaster
Katie Bomberger
Peter Landis
Walter
Neffsville
Bessie
Pierce
Landis Valley
Erb’s Church
R. M. Spacht
Aldus J. Myer Dies After Lingering Illness at 38
Aldus J. Myer a respected Banks merchant of twelve years died Sunday evening at Lancaster General Hospital after a lingering illness. He leaves wife and son Gerald at home and mother Miss Mary A. Myer of Lititz, plus brothers and sisters Joel Buckwalter Paul R John L Myer and Mrs Landis Stehman. Services are set for 1:30 pm at his home and 2:15 pm at Bareville Brethren Church with burial in the neighboring cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldus J. Myer
Lancaster General Hospital
Gerald
Mary A. Myer
Lititz
Joel Buckwalter
Fairville
Paul R
New Holland
John L. Myer
Stevens
Landis Stehman
Lit
Henry H Shoemaker Civil War Veteran Dies in Lancaster
Henry H Shoemaker 83 Civil War veteran dies at Lancaster General Hospital Saturday night after complications. He lived with step sister Mrs Malinda Erb at Rothsville and is survived by step brother Benjamin Badorf and sister Mrs Ellen Leib of Lititz. Funeral today at 2 PM from the Erb home with burial at Longenecker cemetery near Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Shoemaker
Lancaster General Hospital
Malinda Erb
Rothsville
Erb
Benjamin Badorf
Ellen Leib
Lititz
Longenecker’s Cemetery
Missionary society meeting notes from Moravian group
The Moravian Woman's Missionary Society met at Mrs. Anna Bricker's home with 10 attending due to bad weather. President Mrs. Crosland led the meeting, readings and prayers were shared, funds were reported totaling 411 in general and 67.66 in Alaska, and plans included supporting Alaska orphans and sending a Christmas gift to the Good News Bay chapel caretaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Moravian Church
Anna Bricker
E. S. Crosland
A. Virginia Grosh
Elizabeth Hepp Jed
Hepp
Bethesda
Surinam
Dutch Guiana
S. A
Mlcg
Demmy
Alaska Chapel
General ‘Treasury
Alaska Fund
William Grosh
Crosland
Mamie Thomas
Quinhagak
Alaska
A. B. Martin
Quigillingck
Sophie Bricker
Marie Andrew
Kuskokwim
Moore
Grosh
Christian Endeavor
Moravian Ushers Elect New Association Officers
The Moravian Ushers Association elected J. C. Breneman as president, Valentine Brobst as vice president, H. P. Regennas as secretary, and James Mummert as treasurer at Tuesday’s meeting. Dr. Herbert Cooper spoke on Health and screened films of Tarndburgh and the Ushers’ picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ushers Association of the
Moravian Church
J. C. Breneman
Valentine Brobst
H. P. Regennas
James Mummert
Herbert Cooper
Tandburgh
Parties at General Sutter Hotel Highlight Lancaster Guests
Kurtz Zook of Lancaster hosted a 34 guest dinner at the General Sutter Hotel last night with pink and yellow decor. Teachers from Linden Hall and several local hosts planned bridge luncheons and parties today and Monday, with new arrivals from Cleveland Boston and Hampton joining the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurtz Zook
Lancaster
C. H. Burden
Pottstown
Linden Hall
C. H. Hertzler
J A. Frey
Cleveland
R. T. Hagens
Boston
C. A. Porter
Hampton
Red Cross Exceeds Goal in Drought Relief Drive
The National American Red Cross surpassed its 10 million dollar goal in three months five days, with 621 carloads of foodstuffs donated. Pennsylvania contributed nearly one million dollars as relief reached 50 counties in twenty states aiding about 2,000,000 sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Lititz
Pennsylvania
Red Cross
Neighbors Battle Chimney Fire at Hindeman Home
A chimney fire at Paul Hindeman’s house at Snavely's Mill near here broke out shortly before 6 on Sunday. Neighbors used mill chemicals to check the blaze until Lititz Fire Company arrived and extinguished it with a chemical stream. The interior suffered no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hindeman
Snavely’s Mill
Lititz Fire Company
Manheim Couple Wed in Lutheran Ring Ceremony
Boyer of Manheim BR D 6 married Janet E Weachter of Penryn at the Lutheran parsonage on West Orange Street. The Rev. F. A. Weichsel officiated at 6 P M with a ring ceremony. Attendants were Miss Mary Beard and William Weachter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton S. Boyer
Manheim
BR. D
Janet E. Weachter
Elmer. Weachter
Penryn
West Orange Street
F. A. Weichsel
Mary Beard
Wiliam Weachter
Gym Exhibition At Lingen Hall Showcases Lititz Students
The annual gymnasium exhibition took place Saturday evening at Lingen Hall under Miss Elizabeth Huston. Judges Mrs Albert Piex son of Lititz and Mrs Larapi of Lancaster presided. Barbara Bechtel and Betty Eby of Lititz Seminary were among the top scorers as friends and patrons filled the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lingen Hall
Elizabeth Huston
Albert Piexson
Lititz
Larapi
Lancaster
Barbara Bechtel
Betty Eby
Sermon and Talks at United Brethren Church
Mr Johnson of Canada preached the Sunday morning sermon at United Brethren Church. Mr Yen of China addressed the Sunday School. Elwood Bear of New Holland led the Men's Bible Class. All are students at the Bible School near Binghamton N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Canada
United Brethrens Church
Yen
China
Bible School
Binghamton
N. Y
Elwood Bear
New Holland
Auto Breaks Boy's Leg In Lancaster Collision
Robert Douart a 12 year old Lancaster boy sustained a fractured left leg when struck by an automobile driven by Francis Lehn of Lititz at Prince and James Streets in Lancaster. He ran from the sidewalk to retrieve a tire and was admitted to Lancaster General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Douart
Lancaster
Francis Lehn
Lititz
Prince and James Streets
Lancaster General Hospital
Public sale buys Main Street home for 8050 dollars
Graybill Bitzer purchased the home of the late Fianna Pfautz on East Main Street at public sale on Saturday for 8050 dollars. An Easter candy display is offered daily at the Market House by CHAS H REGENNAS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graybill Bitzer
Fianna Pfautz
East Main Street
Chas. H. Regennas
Local Society Notes Show Frequent Visits and Travels
Mrs. M O Kauffman returns from Brookside New Jersey after five weeks with ill sister in law Mrs Frank Green. Several townsfolk host or visit relatives from Swartzville to Harrisburg and beyond with trips to State College Philadelphia and Little Falls New Jersey. The notices mention awakenings of Easter holidays and hospital staff from Lancaster General and Grey Towers Jenkintown with numerous family visits across Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. O. Kauffman
Brookside
N. J
Frank Green
Alvin. Gingrich
Swartzville
N. Y
Annie Snavely
Front St
Snavely
Gingrich
G. C. Band
Springfield
Long Island
Ellen Keller
Jesse Martin
Akron
Screiner
Alice Fasnacht
Kathryn
State College
H. B. Manning
Dwin Thomson
Mervin Hacker
Harrisburg
Clarence Dengler
Harry Myers
Samuel Styer
Ephrata
Marie Barlow
Grey Towers
Beaver College
Jenkintown
Carl Huber
B. M. Leaman
Narberth
Idamae E
H. Girvin
Philadelphia
Wir
G. W. Sweigart
Olive
Wilson Ebersole
M. St. Steiner
H.C. Couch
Charles Burrowes
Little Falls
Hq. Y
Relief Expenditure Surges At Welfare Federation Aids
The Community Service Association of the Welfare Federation reports 322 150 spent on relief in the last three months, about triple the amount from the same period last year. A committee led by president Frank Sener met with the Welfare Federation's Executive Committee to discuss continuing and enlarging the relief program. The aid reaches families in the city and county, with unemployment driving much of the workload on this agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Service Association
The
Welfare Federation
Frank, Sener
Lititz Churches Plan Holy Week Night Services
Lititz and vicinity churches announce Holy Week programs with nightly services and Easter cantatas. Trinity E C Church outlines Palm Sunday themes and daily topics. St James Catholic Church schedules seven missionary lectures with Holy Mass and baptisms planned by Moravian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
St. James Catholic Church
Father Acres
Also Mentioned on This Page
Milk Fund Society
Teachig
Dargery Erick
Lillian ‘Rantz
Will Ater
Temple University
R. M. Smitsh
Malta
White Cove
Knights of Malta
J.A. Ulmer
C. Har Brian
John H. Furlow
A. 0. Wettiman
W. Martin Hess
David ‘Brian
H. H. Bucher
Alvin Y. Long
Sherman Steffy
Maynard Webster
Charles 8. Hess
Wilson F. Gibbel
William H. Zartman
Sentinel
Harry W. Stormfeltz
Beverly ‘Counts
Levi H. Ver
Rt. Rev
ES. Crossland
Emlin
B. Landis
Henry R. Shoemaker
Mission Society Meets
Weachter
Auto
Boy
Frank Leaman
Alex Dormer
Grace Waddas
Upper Darby
N. B. Leaman
Miles H. Orth
W. A. Ensminger
H. C. Stauffer
J. F. Hagen
John
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson
Elizabethtown College
Martha Brubaker
Strasburg
Esther Wingert
Mercersburg
Hazel Mathers
Edwinna Stevens
Three Springs
Huntingdon County
Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church
Jesus
Christ
United Brethren Church
St. Ike's Reformed Church
Young People’s 0. E. Society
the Resurrection
Ruth
Lillian George
Jsirus
Walter Getz
Beberea
Dorothy Heisley
Naomi
Emma Long
Rachel
Arlene Meek
Joel
John Eberly
Philip
Ray Bushong
Eunice
Charles Getz
Angel
Mary Bowman
Salome
Mary Fry
Jacob Bushong
William Carper
Elam Frey
Elmer Frey
Joseph Roth
Victor Getz
Heisley
Edith Frey
Joy
Mary Long
Grace Getz
Edith Kreider
Grace
Treva Fraelich
Church of the Brethren
B. S. Meyer
Bareville
Judas
Pilate
Roy
Forney
East. Petersburg
H. B. Yoder
A. B. Baugher
Elizabethtown
Hammer Creek
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