Lancaster Village News Briefs and Social Notes
James Breitigan is confined to bed with a severe cold and sore throat. Charles Troff and Mrs Israel Key join Plantz Bros. sales force. Locust street resident Galen Shreiner has inflammatory rheumatism but showing improvement. Daughters' banquet scheduled for Tuesday evening. Market opens at 6 on Saturday morning. Public display of four tanks planned on Main Street. Knights of Malta conference to feature Scranton attendees Roh't EH Plaute Clarence and James Goldthwait. Rev. F A Weir attended funeral services of Rev B F Weidler in Reamstown Monday. Rev. Weichsel at Lancaster Lutherans conference in Emanuel Lutheran Lancaster. Lancaster Moravians joined Sunday services. Miss Mollie Nagel Merie Smith Mrs Charles Siegel and two children attended. Merie Brubaker and Rev John Hess visited Souderton for Sunday School convention. Susie Diehm Anna Noll Bertha Diehm attend missionary conference in Lebanon with Evangelical representatives. Coal and timber dealers bought 4 new trucks. White TM dumping truck owned by George Saxtian D C PRC and M M Saxmann TD C opened Lancaster office at 26 EB King St in Union Trust Co Building. Chiropractors from Palmer School advertise. Missing money found in Scott's bookstore ad. owner must prove ownership and pay for ad. Request for return of basket from grave of Mrs Harvey Singer to Mr Edwin Sturgis by Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galen Shreiner
Locust Street
Con.hony
Merie Brubaker
John. Hess
Souderton
Bucks County
Susie Diehm
Anna Noll
Bertha Diehm
Lebanon
Evangelical Church
Leng
Pyo- Jon “White
George Saxtiank
D.C
PRC
M. M. Saxmann
TD. C
Lancaster
Union Trust Co
King St
Palmer, Sehoe
Scott’s
Governor Sproul Visit Sparks Local Opposition
Report says Governor Sproul will appear at Linden Hall on June 6 for a historical event. Locals oppose his program and accuse authorities of irregular tactics in passing welfare and tax bills, including a $60 005 000 appropriation and a $1.10 fisherman’s fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sproul
Linden Hall
Fires and Wolves Curled in Western Wilderness Memoir
Frank Foltz of Sandpoint Idaho in the U S Forestry service writes of last summer with 135 fires ranging from a quarter acre to 7000 acres and a pack of wolves visiting one night as his wife recalls roughing it on a honeymoon horseback trip. He mentions pumpkin seeds, keeping in touch with his hometown, and a new superintendent at Rush cigar factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Foltz
Sandpoint
Idaho
U. S. Forestry Service
Harry Pritz
Readin
Rush Cigar Factories
Rush
Stiffel Freeman to Erect New 30 by 130 Foot Addition
Stiffel Freeman Safe Works plans a 30 by 130 foot addition to connect with its present building for painting and varnishing fire safes. The former government building structure, unloaded from Mays Landing, will be erected here by the former carpenter in charge. The firm aims to standardize products and increase volume with future expansions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiffel- Freeman Safe Works
Mays Landing
N.S
Miss Ella Light Plans Visit and Mail Request
Daytona Beach Florida resident Miss M Ella Light asks to forward her Record to care of Miss Ella Light Endicott New York she notes a local namesake friend and plans a visit home Nesco Perfect Cook Oil Staves 2 3 and 4 burner shipments received by Pfantz Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Ella Light
Daytona Beach
Florida
Ella Light
Endicott
New York
Pfantz Bros
Lovelier Lititz Chronicle Notes Mrs Bomberger South America Trip
Excerpts from a letter by Mrs Naomi Bomberger of Lititz describe her South America voyage in early March. The party travels through the Canal zone, passes Lima and Valparaiso ports, notes shipboard meals and an orchestra, and mentions local markets and desert towns irrigated by water.
Old-Time Friends Visit Lititz Couple Plans Missouri Summer Home
Mrs. Frank. Baird formerly Mary Fieles of Lititz visited with Mrs. Haydn Miksch last week. She traveled from Christiana to see friends as her husband joined on Sunday. They planned to return to Christiana then head to Kirksville Missouri for a summer home while winters are spent in Biloxi Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Graybill Bitzer
W. O. Little
Philadelphia
Norman Bitzer
Chicago
Dugald McKeller
McKeller
Miriam Weltmer
Frank. Baird
Mary Fieles
Haydn Miksch
Christiana
Kirksville
Biloxy
Mise
Official War Films of Battlefields of France at Garden Spot Post
War film reels from American Legion depict Signal Corps footage of France battles. See Chateau Thierry and St Mihiel as veterans share experiences and urge Liberty Bond support. Gas masks provided. Red Cross care for shell shock. ambulance units on hand. proceeds aid veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Spot Post
American Legion
California
Signal Corps
France
National Guard
Rainbow Division
National Army Division
76Th
Regs
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
U.S. A
Legion
Scitools
Red Cross
No. 111
Drummer Boy of Rappahannock Engaged for Entertainment Here
The committee engaged R. A. Hendershot and his son the Original Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock to perform at Lititz High School Auditorium on Saturday May 28, under the auspices of the local G A R and Sons of Veterans. Hackman’s orchestra will assist. Admission is 35 cents for adults and 20 cents for children under 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Leadershot
Rappahannock
Lititz High School
G. A. R. and Sons of Veterans
Hackman
Hendershot
United States Army
Ninth Michigan Infantry
Detroit
Michigan
Horace Greeley
Winfield Scott
Tae Ee
Virginia
George W. DeLong
Honolulu
H. J
Garfield and Arthur
United States
Indianapolis
Ind
America
Abraham Lincoln
U.S. Grant
A. i. Burnside
John A. Logan
F. K. Spinner
James A. Garfield
Oliver P. Morton
Norace Greeley
Lititz Youth Sent to Jail
Richard H. Meiskey of Lititz pleaded guilty to larceny of clothing and personal items from Percy Kopp on a farm. The court jailed him for six months, fined 24 dollars plus costs, with prior thefts in Philadelphia noted. The item also mentions antique dealer W H Spangler, a 1761 deed, a Valley Forge ink well once owned by George Washington, church events, and two baby squirrels found by a resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Meiskey
Lititz
Percy Kopp
Jacob Levering
Fruitville
Meiskey
Lancaster
Philadelphia
W. H. Spangler
Ephrata
Peter Miller
Ephrata Cloister
Spangler
Valley Forge
George Washington
Zartman bankruptcy schedules assets and debts
Attorney M G Schaeffer filed a schedule in the bankruptcy of Wayne K Zartman of Elizabeth township listing assets 35406 90 and liabilities 32897 11 Henry Gibbel of Lititz is named assigner Zartman owns extensive real estate and farm stock in his township Improving His Property Jacob Hertzler of Locust street builds an extension adding a first floor extra room and a second floor bath Lititz native J Edward Diehm of Spring City uses his Lititz musical training as he serves as musical director for the Boy Scouts of the M E Church Spring City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Schaeffer
Wayne K. Zartman
Elizabeth Township
Henry Gibbel
Lititz
Mr. Zartman
Jacob Hertzler
Locust Street
J. Edward Diehm
Spring City
Boy Scouts of the
M. E. Church
Travelers Near and Far Details from Lititz Social Circuit
The weekly column lists visits and trips of local residents including G. G. Diehm in Philadelphia, the Wikes of Reading, Trimmer in Carlisle, Boyd in Lancaster, Shelly in Fast Petersburg, and many others. Notable items note George Shreiner's hospital transfer for an operation, a death in Rochester affecting William T. Wood, and Mrs. George Smith visiting Lititz for her mother’s 87th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shreiner
Hallville Lutcher
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lancaster
J. B. Young
Allentown
Bethlehem
Nazarreth
Bath
Wind Gap
Blue Mountains
Monroe County
William T. Wood
Rochester
N. Y
Henry R. Seaman
California
Gosher
Elkhart
Ind
Denver
Cal
George Smith
Philadelphia
Lititz
Coal Prices Rise at Retail Ports and Mines
Retail coal in Lititz climbed ten cents a ton for pea coal and fifteen cents for stove coal with other sizes unchanged. Mine owners raised mine prices but will absorb black diamond costs if the United Mine Workers of America accepts changes to current wage contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
United Mine Workers of America
Lititz Ladies Suffer Falls. No Serious Injuries Reported
Miss A. V. Grosh broke a rib in a shed fall but is progressing well. Mrs. William Stauffer fell on Main Street steps. no bones broken but bruised enough to require bed rest. Automobile owners urged to switch to Cord and Fabric Tires as prices drop 40 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Grosh
William Stauffer
Main Street
Public Should Not Expect too Much of Newspapers
The Record reports a printer strike disrupts the office delaying the regular issue. The note defends wage demands while urging patience, and promises a full return to normal publication as soon as possible.
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Breitigan
Hel
Charles Troff
Israel Key
Plantz Bros
Plaute
Clarence
James Goldthwait
Scranton
Knights of Malta
F. A. Weir
B. F. Weidler
Reamstown
Weichsel
Lancaster Conference of Lutherans
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Mollie Nagel
Mise Merie Smith
Charles Siegel
Harvey Singer
Edwin Sturgis
Forestry Service
Hus
Monroe W. Pfautz
Marguerite
Lititz Springs
Independent Telephone
George Taylor
Harry Fisher
C. M. Brubaker
Theo. Forney
Noah Myers
John Moore
Enos Huber
Rev. Impoden
Ivan Oberholtzer
Milhway
Barbara Risser
Hiestand Bros
Norman Tongenecker
8. R. C. Club
Jacob Ruckart
Frank Bowman
Clarence Camaut
Elmer Will
Robert Russell
Harry Sheaffer
Millway
Alice Fassnacht
Martha Bender
Rothsville
Harvey Haldeman
Harrison Binkley
Thomas Waddell
Ralph Spacht
Benj. Weidner, Jr
Harry Grumbine
A. R. Hornley
Clayton Pieffer
Stiffel-Freeman
Miss Ella Light
Mrs. Ella Light
Naomi Bomberger
Lititz Lady
South America
Ephrata Review
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Pacific Ocean
Aecord
Lima
Peru
Molendo
Bomberger
Valpariso
Tacua
Iquingue
Antofagasta
Valparaiso
Santiago
Museum and Naval College
the Argonne
Lancaster County Boys
Richard Meiskey
Penryn
Grace Lutheran Church
Alton
Brickerville
John Miller
Broad Street
George Butter
D. A. Long
Boy Scouts
G. G. Diehm
Zach Wike
Reading
Town
Noah Trimmer
Carlisle
A. J. Boyd
Charles Plautz
Elmer Shelly
Fast Petersburg
Agnes Adams
Louis Hichener
Mary
Nazareth
William Henry
Christ Barr
Harold Barr
Samuel
Gee. Hepp
Jacob Palin
Dauphin
Cumberland Counties
Clayton Leaman
Robi. Kauffman
Lottie Leaman
Neffaville
Alvig Rachel
M.R. Wolf
Clarence Bassford
Eastport
Bassford
Lillian Rudy
Pennsylvania
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