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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1923
Page
8
The Industrial League features four balanced teams as Chocolates and Lithograph clash on Thursday with Spickler besting Mearig. Red Lessey belts a circuit to left center for Lithograph. Young players like G. B. Furlow of the Ideal draw attention as fans are urged to support their teams.
The estate of the late Martin Sallacher consisting of a house and lot at Lexington was sold at public sale on Saturday to Monroe Markley for 1585 dollars.
A spectacular Mt Gretna blaze on the Chautauqua grounds destroyed eight cottages and caused about 35000 in losses. Fire started in Mrs Snyder s cottage due to a gasoline stave explosion. Five companies fought the blaze aided by lake Conewago and local creeks.
Warwick Grange No 1754 held a regular meeting at Rothsville High School with fifty members. They discussed wages, entertainments for Pomona Grange, and adapted resolutions urging Lancaster Ministerial Association’s anti vice efforts, lowering legal interest to five percent, and removal of Dr Thomas E Finegan as Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Akron borough real estate record includes Aaron Gehman buying the Usner House from Isaac R Royer on private terms.
Thousands of housewives without gas or electricity can learn to cook with the Red Star Oi Stove. The demonstration shows how kerogene oil fuel fuels a clean gas burner and hot gas oven for cooking, boiling, baking, and stewing.
An Edison Co booklet details how electric power fuels Lancaster county industry. Lititz uses 2059 horsepower with the Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate factory as a major user. six cut glass factories, umbrella handle makers, a halter factory, lace and overall factories, a pistol cap factory, vaccine farm, vinegar works, salted nut plants, silk mills, and more are listed. The report highlights light industry shift from steam to electricity and notes Lititz as a hub for pretzel bakeries. Warwick House auction recaps 1228 sales including cows, pigs, potatoes, hose, shoes, and cigars, followed by a local spring lovefeast and communion service led by area ministers.
A collage of notices covers spring farming, wind damage, and garden updates. It notes strawberry blooms, oats planting delays, and abundant shad, with comments on fuel and egg prices. Witsuntide is celebrated Monday, and Victory Notes mature May 20 with banks ready to assist exchanges.
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