Local highlights note spring progress and market activity
Community Nurse Sara Jenkins resumes duties on April 1. A busi ness executive Claude Marble joins Eby Shoe Company in an official capacity. Chester Leiley buys eight acres above Millport dam for tree planting and a spring site. Dr S Posey and Dr D G Martin, with adenitis patient, report operations and recovery. Central Market sales exceed expectations with over 7 hundred dressed chickens sold. Local Legion urges flag installation to honor townspeople and uniform flag decor receives broad approval.
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Chester Leiey
Millport Dam
Birthday and Anniversary Milestones Noted
Mrs. D. W. Pfautz celebrated her birthday today. Mrs. C. N. Derr and Mr. Allen Hacker will add another milestone tomorrow April 1. Mr. Hacker will reach 80 years of age.
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D. W. Pfautz
C. N. Derr
Allen Hacker
Lutz Musicians Perform at Brunnerville and Lancaster
Lutz and sons John and Robert with Master John Hertz and Charles Wagaman provided musical entertainment at Brunnerville schools on last Wednesday afternoon using saws horns and bells. They also performed at Tall Cedars headquarters in Lancaster on Tuesday evening.
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B. F. Lutz
John
Robert
John Hertz
Charles Wagaman
Brunnerville
Lutz
Tall Cedars
Lancaster
Insurance Sales Congress Draws 2500 in Philadelphia
Nevin G Bachman attended the Tri-State Insurance Sales Congress at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia on Friday March 25. It was the largest gathering to date with over 2500 insurance men present as national speakers covered all aspects of life insurance underwriting.
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Nevin G. Bachman
Tri- State
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Philadelphia
Band Concerts For Lititz Summer Series
Open air band concerts for Lititz will be sponsored by the Lititz Retail Merchants Association. The same committee as last year, Robert Pfautz Dr. L N Moyer and H R Wertsch, will oversee the events. Thursday half holidays will be observed during June July and August.
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Lititz
J Alvin Enck to Erect Big Garage on North Broad Street
J Alvin Enck begins digging for a two story brick garage on North Broad adjacent to Jacob K Carper. The 36 by 60 foot fireproof structure will have Mountville brick front and cement block sides and is due for completion by June. Enck will run the storage battery and electrical repair business from the new building.
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Jacob K. Carper
North Broad Street
J. Alvin Enck
Mountville
Enck
Budding Fruit Trees Not Damaged by Sudden Cold Spell
Orchardists report no apparent damage to buds despite a sudden cold snap that halted rapid blooming from a warm spell. Some early apple varieties on southern hill exposures appear near bloom while growers hoped for continued slowdown to protect peach and cherry trees.
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Smokehouse
April Fools Day Reflections From Youth To Modern Times
The piece recalls April 1 as a payment heavy date for bills and rent yet a time of playful tricks from youth. It notes that adults may still frolic but warns against gullibility and warns that youthful pranks fade when time and wisdom mature.
Moravian Ministers Meet for Larger Life Campaign
Moravian ministers from this place Lancaster York and Lebanon gathered here for the Larger Life Campaign. Pfantz Bros Store offered a promotion on Fry-Ever Coffee with the first 20 buyers receiving an eight piece breakfast set free.
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Moravian Church
Lancaster
York
Lebanon
Pfantz Bros
Adv
Incubator Holds 94000 Eggs at Brenner Hatchery
A 94000 egg incubator at Brenner Hatchery Carlisle was inspected by John J Peiffer his wife Edith and daughter Edith Howard Dollinger and Henry Suavely. The giant unit allows visitors inside with twelve high trays two wide aisles and ample space. Temperature airflow and moisture are maintained with fans circulating air. Built by Smith Incubator Company Cleveland Ohio. Last year 300000 chicks hatched and more are expected this season. Thirty thousand chicks hatch weekly with many orders unfilled. Supervisor is Wm Minnich poultry judge and fancier who hosted visitors from Lititz.
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John J. Peiffer
Edith
Howard Dollinger
Henry Suavely
Brenner Hatchery
Carlisle
Smith Incubator Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Minnich
Minnic
Hand Injury From Circular Saw Incident
Christ Landis of Brun nerville was cut on the left hand by a falling circular saw last Friday. The wound reached the bone but was not life threatening and he received medical care.
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Christ Landis
Brunnerville
Women's Auxiliary of Lititz Fire Company Meeting
The Women's Auxiliary of the Lititz Fire Company will meet Thursday evening April 7 at 7:80 in the Fire House for the annual election of officers. Members are urged to attend and participate in this worthy organization. Refreshments will be served.
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Post 56
The
American Legion
Brobst’s
Rev. Swartz
Legion
Auxiliary
Jimmy” Sturgis
Lititz Fire Company
Odd Fellows Elect Officers In Local Lodge
The Odd Fellows met Monday evening and elected J. Albert Wall as noble grand John Sheridan as vice grand G. G. Diehm as trustee Harry Yerger as representative to Grand Lodge and third member of the relief committee Martin Hess was named.
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Oder of
Odd Fellows
J. Albert Wall
Noble Grand
John Sheridan
G. G. Diehm
Harry Yerger
Grand Lodge
Martin Hess
Antiques Bring Good Prices At Two Local Sales
Mrs. Wm. S. Diehm and Mrs. N. S. Myers held sales Saturday with antiques drawing bidders beyond the usual circle. Items sold included a chair for $19.50 a chest of drawers $20 a clock $20 a pewter dish $18 a cupboard $24 and chairs $11 to $12 along with a German police dog fetching $20 and a modern rug $76.
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Wm. S. Diehm
N. S. Myers
Scoutmaster LeRoy Bare Receives State Medal
LeRoy Bare scoutmaster of this place was awarded a state meritorious service medal for distinguished work in forest protection last year. The announcement came from Charles B. Dorworth secretary of forest and water.
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LeRoy Bare
Charles BE. Dorworth
Forest and Water
Runaway Horses Stir Town on East Main Street
Runaway horses terrorized East Main street Monday evening drawing a large crowd. An elderly man vaulted a fence and several men tried to stop the galloping team. The wagon crashed into a telephone pole after breaking loose from Frank Gantz’s team. harness torn, horses uninjured.
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East Main Street
Arate
Frank Gantz
Lititz Bakery Project Sparks Townwide Rumor
Rumors claim a cake bakery will be built in Lititz and a local business may win a large order requiring larger quarters. No official confirmation yet.
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Lititz
Lititz Store Marks Twenty Fifth Anniversary
TheAround Town column notes Leaman and Leed’s Store on North Broad streetcelebrates twenty five years in business. Prices then included eggs 12 cents a dozen butter 25 cents a pound flour 3.75 a barrel pretzels 8 cents a pound bananas 60 cents a bunch vinegar 10 cents a gallon. Robert Imhoff was first customer with total day receipts of 2.85 and Benjamin Seaman then ten years old helped solicit orders and deliver goods.
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Leaman & Leed
North Broad Street
Robert Imhoff
Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Company
Benjamin Seaman
New Water Trough at Poplar Run Replaced by Stone
A hollowed log trough at Poplar Run in northern Lancaster County is being replaced with a ten ton sandstone trough carved from Penryn Park stone. The stone slab is chiseled out and moved to the site. The former trough, once a Horseshoe Pike watering spot, now serves automobilists and local lumber camps. Five lumber firms are rapidly cutting timber on the Cornwall estate, diminishing mountain scenery for years.
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Poplar Run
Lancaster County
Penryn Park
Cornwall
Gainor Murder Unsolved in Lancaster County
The body of Lieutenant Elwood Gainor of the Lancaster police force was found near Darby with four bullet wounds and a crushed skull. A suitcase containing unfamiliar laundry items may hold a clue as investigators probe bootlegger ties and possible female involvement amid broad county interest.
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Elwood Gainor
Lancaster
Darby
Fat West King
Mulberry
Fire Tower Opens for Spring Visitors at Cornwall
The Cornwall fire tower will open for five seasons on April 2 under LeRoy Bare. Visitors will gain a 30 mile view and receive forestry materials from the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. In spring 1926 the tower hosted 760 visitors. two youths paid for painting to enter names on the walls, with notices to sign the visitor book and an accessible auto road marked with signs.
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Cornwall
LeRoy Bare
Wirt
Harrisburg
Cornwall Tower
Change of Address Notices for Record Subscribers
Many Record subscribers plan to move this spring and must report new addresses. Include your new address and the date you want delivery to start so staff can update records and ensure prompt delivery.
Lititz Fire Company Wins After Extra Period in Basketball
Lititz and Rothsville Fire Companies faced off in Lititz High School gym with a capacity crowd. Lititz won 82 to 28 after an overtime period, Ton Wagner scoring late to force the tie at 27 in the second period. Stauffer starred for Rothsville and the event raised a tidy sum.
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Lititz
Lititz Fire Company
Rothsville Fire Company
Ton Wagner
Ptitz
Wagner
Allen Putt
Altho
Stauffer
Rothsville
Homes Change Ownership on South Broad Street
Abram Balmer of Elm bought Irvin Snader's home at 830 South Broad Street on private terms through M. M. Garman. Quinton Enck purchased a residence on South Broad Street from Harry Fisher of Chambersburg, with the Lititz Real Estate Exchange led by E. E. Habecker handling the deal.
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Abram Balmer
Elm
Irvin Snader
South Broad Street
M. M. Garman
Quinton Enck
Harry Fisher
Chambersburg
Lititz Real Estate Exchange
E. E. Habecker
Buried Young Man John Neff Remembered in Lititz Event
John Neff aged 25 son of Mr and Mrs John Neff of Philadelphia was buried on Tuesday. Twenty five people attended the funeral service. The Lititz Church of the Brethren men's chorus sang and Rev J W G Hershey assisted. He was known in Lititz where he spent summers with his grandmother Mrs Fannie Shreiner and recently lived on W M Pfautz farm at Rome.
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John Neff
Philadelphia
Lititz
Legion seeks headstones for unmarked veterans in Lititz area
Legion News Post 56 urges securing Civil War veteran headstones through the Quartermaster General in Washington. A grave near Longeneckel's meeting house, Lititz, remains unmarked. Anyone knowing the deceased should contact Norman L. Tabecker at 168 R 2 at once.
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The
American Legion
Washington, D. C
Longeneckel
Lititz
Norman L. Tabecker
Meeting of Farm Women
The Society of Farm Women No. 1 will meet at Mrs. Ed Stoner's home on West Orange Street Saturday at 1 30 in the afternoon. An Easter program will be rendered.
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Society of Farm Women No. 1
Ed ‘Stoner
West Orange Street
Good Sleigh Brings 25 Cents at Warwick House Sale
At the Warwick House Sale held Saturday many items sold. Pigs brought from 6.10 to 86 dollars per head, geese 2.90 each, roosters 1.90 each, bananas 1.35 to 1.75 per bunch, oranges 0.75 per bag, potatoes 1.00 to 1.45 per bushel, apples 0.50 to 1.80 per bushel, sheepskins 0.65 to 0.70 each, a bicycle 6.75, a table 6.75, wrenches 2.10, shoes 1.25 to 2.10, cigars 1.10 to 2.20 per hundred, brooms 0.50 to 0.55, meat slicer 2.25, lettuce three heads 0.25, brooders 3.50 and 2.25, and a sleigh cutter 0.25.
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Warwick House
Spring Poetry in the County Paper
Older editors recall spring poets who sent sentimental verses to the paper. Women often sought publication, viewing it as a literary achievement despite weak meter and halting rhyme. A genuine love of nature and longing for meaning drove their springtime writings.
Travelers Near and Far Visit Lititz Residents in Weekend Roundup
A Lititz travel column lists residents and visitors over the weekend including Mrs Libbie Buch Mrs Louis Hepp from New York City Mrs Naomi Bomberger returning from Honolulu and California and many others visiting relatives and attending local events. Names include the Mentzer Yamiy couple the Yoders Ruth Noll Groff and Groff families and Alma Groff. The report notes auto travel to Kingston and Denver visits with friends and distant moves to California and Florida.
Beverage Company Incorporated Incorporates in Lititz Springs
The Lititz Springs Beverage Company is formed under Augustus Fleckenstein to expand soft drink production. On Friday April 1 customers at Plantz Bros. Store will receive 10 five cent Green Stamps free as an advertisement.
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Lititz Springs Beverage Company
Augustus Fleckenstein
Plantz Bros
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H. H. Diehm
S. C. Hassler
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Morgan Moyer
William Brady
Mary Steiner
Milton Bender
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Clayton Snavely
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Eugene Rupg
Talmage
Alpheus Groff
Emma A. Blackbill
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David Shenk
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Woodbine
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John Bender
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Howard Carpenter
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Ideal Chocolate Factory
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