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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
2
A $100,000 expansion planned for Albright College at Myerstown will add a new dining room in the basement and convert the first and second floors into a chapel for about 600 people. The third floor will provide additional dormitory space while the main building undergoes renovation ahead of the opening term.
The Rev Dr Franklin K Huntzinger longtime Reading pastor of St Luke's Lutheran church died aged nearly 77 after fifty two years at the helm He founded the church and served as pastor emeritus after resigning two weeks earlier His career included 20 000 sermons 9732 baptisms 4277 marriages and 4983 funerals In later danger a Sunbury insurance man saved merchant T W Bittner from a copperhead snake bite.
In the woods near the clearing McCombs and Bittner encountered a snake that hissed and struck. Bittner was attacked when McCombs fired, the shot taking the head off the reptile. Both men escaped unharmed.
In Johnstown a monument to the late Colonel Jacob Higgins of the 125th Pennsylvania Volunteers will be dedicated May 28 under Emory Fisher Post, G A R. Higgins led the 125th from August 1862, its first engagement at Antietam in September 1862, with 154 killed and 150 wounded. Loretta Walsh of Olyphant, first woman yeoman in the U S naval reserve, is a patient at White Haven sanatorium.
A Hearst writer notes Paderewski forbids spectators from sitting directly behind him. Concerts often lack seats in the orchestra behind the piano due to angle and stage layout. Paderewski jokes that fans fanning or elbow crowding disrupts his performance and requests quiet, timely fanning in the seventh row.
County Post Master to receive a salary of 1200 dollars as East Earl strengthens mail service for eggs and other produce. Women of Bird in Hand raise funds to build engine house for village fire company. Doctor G A Harter marks 25 years of service aiding Maytown families and delivering 1300 babies. Lancaster Vinegar Company to pack pickles at Strasburg and Lancaster plants with seed distribution and price guarantees. Pickles priced at 45 cents per hundred for small sizes. choicest 1 to 342 inches. A turkey buzzard collided with a trolley car on the Lancaster and Quarryville line at Retton, breaking a large pane and briefly entering the car before being removed.
The power company plants numerous fruit trees on lawns and a vacant lot around Holtwood, with willows, Japanese maple and Norway poplar added near the clubhouse and railroad station to attract visitors and residents. A linotype is installed in the Manheim Sentinel office, signaling modern equipment as a community factor. Congratulations to Editor Trout.
Heavy rainfall raises the Susquehanna causing river levels to rise with little chance of good fishing in the coming week. Flash boards on the dam crest are expected to be swept downstream as sections have already failed under pressure.
An improved welding helmet lets the operator raise the viewing window with the left hand for a clearer view, while the shield auto snaps back. The window uses chemically prepared glass to deter UV exposure, enhancing eye protection during work. Also featured is a hotel call system replacing desk notes with self-service wake calls and electric cock installations. Guests set night indicators and hear chimes at chosen times, with luminous dials for dark-room readability.
Elmer Hopkins and neighbors captured four young foxes from a hole near Groff's Mill. The capture occurred Monday night after a long Wreaked effort by local men. In Manheim, the Live Poultry Association remains strong with Frank Barr of Marvin urging poultry shows as town boosters. Elizabeth Farms Brickerville hosts the second annual Community Livestock Day on September 3, led by Miss F D Coleman with County Farm Agent Bucher support. John Eshleman elected chairman of Elizabeth Farms. committees named for arrangements exhibits games and stunts.
Kennett Square Horse Company, one of the oldest organizations for detecting horse thieves in Chester county, disbanded at a meeting attended by the five remaining members. William Cloud was president, with Elwood Cox Frank Palmer Henry Marshall and Charles D Barnard representing as many townships. The group had recovered many stolen horses and offered rewards for detection and conviction of thieves.
Prof I F Seiverling, former Akron borough schools head, to replace Dr George W Hull as head of Mathematics at Millersville State Normal School. Hull plans retirement at term end. Seiverling later led East Mauch Chunk High and now supervises Collegeville schools. He is Millersville alumnus with degrees from Franklin and Marshall and Columbia University. Five deer roam the Deck farm near Hill Church North Annville. local youths with dogs chased them, one fawn nearly caught.
The Pennsylvania House of Kutztown will be converted into a bank building. Once known for its Civil War era kitchen, it served as a social hub hosting banquets for Reading and Allentown and other nearby towns.
State Game Protector Samuel A Keene of Christiana reports the spring restock of 612 pheasants quail and 863 rabbits in Lancaster County aimed at producing about 4000 young for the hunting season. Rabbits from various states bolster the hardy stock while crows devastate eye and nest numbers prompting removals. A rare Northern silk like plumeed bird found near Compass will be released after recovery.
Irene Kenscroft found part of her long black hair missing from her head after an afternoon nap at home in Nssington. She blamed her pet Billy goat, which allegedly chewed the curls in a ticklish feeding frenzy causing laughter and a near hysteria before strolling away with a meal on the raven locks.
In a brief exchange, Furmer Corn tessel notes they are adjusting rates for summer boarders. He recalls food costs are down while froat rents have risen, signaling mixed economic pressures on lodging prices.
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