Local happenings and notices from Lititz region
An eleven pound baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Lewis Haines. Sturgis & Haines run a Dodge truck for pretzel delivery. Rev J W G Hershey conducting revival meetings. various local sales and property transactions including the Bucher and Kreiter deals. Community events feature a musical comedy at the high school, sewing circle gathering, and a charity concert in Manheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Haines
Sturgis & Haines
Thomas Steffy Jost
B. K F. Weidner
North Broad Street
Lititz
Thomas Smith
Wm. A. Smith
Orange
Spruce Streets
Olive Kauffman
Walter Scott
Reading
Kepple Candy Co
Lancaster
D. H. Kreiter
Spruce Street
Christian Bucher
Clayton Adaire
Elm
Margie Dissinger
John Saylor
Baker & Plautz
American Sumatra Tobacco Company of
New York
John Enck
Lititea
Motor Trucks Tour Reaches Town for Educational Demonstration
Twenty five motor trucks trailers and tractors arrive tomorrow at nine o'clock under the National Ship by Truck Roads Bureau. The educational tour aims to show how automotive vehicles cut time and transportation costs for farmers and businesspeople and to boost road good roads interest. The convoy travels from Lancaster with stops and talks expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Lancaster
Truck Driver Survives Train Crossing Crash
Joe Halpern driving a Ford truck was struck by a passenger train from Reading at Water Street crossing. He escaped with a knee cut and minor injuries after the car was torn but then pushed clear of the tracks. Halpern, 26, from Philadelphia, works with Halpern & Walters cigar factory and once saved a fire by tossing a burning box from a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Halpern
Water Street
Reading
M. EE. Yoder
Philadelphia
Halpern & Walters
Joe
Will Leave for Austria John Rath Sail June First
John Rath a chocolate factory employee for seven years and resident for nearly twenty in this county plans to sail June 1 for his former home in Austria near the Romania border. He will travel via the Holland line landing in France to an agricultural district where grape growing is common. He takes Lancaster tobacco seed for experiments and notes the favorable exchange rate. His brother and sister live in Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rath
Chocolate Factory
Austria
Romania
Mr. Rath
Lititz
France
Rath
Lancaster
Whiskey at Rome a great temptation persists
Thieves were driven off for the fourth time at the Rome bonded warehouse and no whisky was stolen. William Snavely and wife heard noises Saturday night and alerted Benjamin Grosh. A warehouse shutter had been pried but the revenue man found no liquor missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
William Snavely
Snavely
Benjamin Grosh
Dogs Killing Poultry Alarm East of Lititz
Dogs are blamed for major poultry losses east of Lititz. Samuel Bushong’s two geese, Martin Hess’s four ducks, Harry Frantz’s turkey gobbler, Bueher’s two hens and gobbler, and Jacob Bomberger’s turkey hen plus eleven poults were killed. More incidents likely unreported. Authorities urge dog owners to prevent roaming to enforce the Dog Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Samuel Bushong
Martin Hess
Harry Frantz
B. Bueher
Jacob B. Bomberger
Rothsville
Missionary Family Visits Lititz After China Service
Mr and Mrs Howard Alexander returned missionaries from China spent Sunday in Lititz with relatives. Ellen Ruhl before marriage is a niece of three local women. Their two children born in China accompany them and speak Chinese. Mrs Alexander has spent over ten years in China. her husband is English by birth and has spent twenty four years abroad. They were on leave seven years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Alexander
China
Christian Alliance Church
Lititz
Alexander
Ellen Ruhl
W. S. Dichm
Elmer Ritchie
Michael Keith
Ida Zartman
Mary Zartman
Linehain
John Crall
Shay
Lebanon
Alice Milchsneck
Bethlehem
A. B. Reidenbach
James Sesseman
Lancaster
John Sesseman
George Smith
Benjamin Lutz
Emma Groff
New Providence
Mary
G. Buch
Harvey Buffenmeyer
Wilson Hacker
Theodore
Warren Sauders
New York Terminal
Anna Hess
West Palm Beach
Millway
Adam B. Long
Eugene Long
D. A. Long
Atwood Kreiter
Holtwood
Susquehanna
Martha Stoneseifer
D. H. Kreiter
South Broad Street
Catherine
Wilson Gibbel
Charles Russ
F. W. Stengel
Mt. Gretna
Odd Fellows
Wilkes-Barre
Edna Brenneman
Grace Frederick
Myrtle Gibbes
Coatesville
Elmer Earhart
Bert Stuck
Charles Stambaugh
Littlestown
York County
W. K. Fleck
Ebner S. Heineman
Harvey Young
Washington, D. C
Panama
H. D. Noll
Sinking Springs
Anna Noll
William Noll
Wyomissing
Benjamin Heller
Eden
Barbara Erb
Orange Street
Lloyd Bomberger
Florida
Miami
Jacob Charles
York
Charles
Main and
Cedar Sts
J. M. Walters
Farm Hand Arrested on Larceny Charge Near Hallville
Farm hand Fred Miller was arrested by Troop H State Police on larceny charges after being found at a farm near Hallville. Held in Lititz lockup, Miller, described as a professional criminal, faces a pending plea for the next Saturday court. A companion fled to New York City. Miller allegedly stole several items from Harvey Eckert. Lititz raised $8125 for the Lancaster General Hospital drive, exceeding its $7000 quota by $1125, reflecting strong town spirit as the fire engine drive looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergeant Campbell
Troop H
Fred Miller
Miller
Hallville
Lititz
Squire Derr
Campbell
Miler
New York City
Harvey Eckert
Lancastre General Hospital
G. G. Diehm
Lititz Lodge Honored at State Convention
Past Commander Robert E. B. Pfautz, Lititz delegate to the Knights of Malta convention in Erie, received an office in the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Lititz Commandery, youngest in the state, earned wide notice for its membership growth and Pfautz’s role in the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert EB. Pfautz
Knights of Malta
Erie
Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania
Lititz
Grand Lodge
Pfautz
Dissler and Jurell Wed at West Willow Parsonage
Paul W. Dissler of Wopeland and Dorothy M. Jurell of Lititz were married on Saturday at the West Willow A B parsonage by Rev. B. M. Breneman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Dissler
Wopeland
Dorothy M. Jurell
Lititz
West Willow A. B. Parsonage
B. M. Breneman
Death of West Reading confectioner William H. Bollinger
William H. Bollinger, 74, a famed Lititz bakery and candy maker, died Sunday at his Reading home after eight months of illness. He lived in multiple towns including Lititz, Lancaster, Rothsville, and Reading, where his family remained. Funeral services were held at his Reading home and later at the Moravian church with burial in the Congregational cemetery. He was survived by his wife Eleanor Nauman, a son Toward of Pittsburgh, two granddaughters, and five great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Bollinger
West Reading
Bollinger
Lititz
Columbia
North Broad Street
Main Street
Rudy
Lancaster
R. E. Adams
Reading
Pottstown
Rothsville
Tor Reading
Elenor Nauman
Pittsburgh
Reading Moravian Church
A. EK. Stoltz
Conductor on Local PL and RR Branch Passes Away
Whitehall Lucky Hunter died Saturday at 5 10 am at 824 North Duke Street Lancaster after a long illness. Born near Parkesburg he lived in Columbia before moving to Lancaster in 1904. He was a conductor for Philadelphia and Reading Railroad on the Reading and Columbia branch. survived by wife, son Karl of Johnstown, and brother John II of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Lucky Hunter
North
Duke Street
Lancaster
Parkesburg
Columbia
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
Reading & Columbia
Tie
Whitey Hunter
Karl
Johnstown
John II
Mrs Emma Hoffman Dies At 54 In Rothsville Area
Mrs Emma Hoffman wife of John Hoffman died at her daughter Mrs John White near Rothsville on Friday after a long illness. She aged 54 leaving husband and children William Ella Mabel John White Clarence Walter and step son Ivan plus brothers and sisters. Funeral was held at Mrs Whites home and church of the Brethren near Monterey with interment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Hoffman
John Hoffman
John White
Rothsville
William
East Downingtown
Ella
Mabel
Lancaster
Clarence
Walter
Ivan Hoffman
Ephrata
White
Church of the Brethren
Monterey
Deaths and funerals in Lititz and surrounding areas
William Herman Hunt of near Brunnerville dies at Lancaster General Hospital after a short illness aged 41. Survived by wife Anna nee Gockley, son William G., and many relatives. Final rites at Hammer Creek meeting house with interment in the adjacent cemetery. Allen H. Longenecker of Reading dies from a complication of diseases formerly of Lititz. Survived by wife and three sons. services held at his home and near Lititz church. interment following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Herman Hunt
Brunnerville
Lancaster General Hospital
Anna
Nee Gockley
William G
Fred Hunt
York
Elmer EB
Henry Busser
Corwin Peters
Owen Bowman
Lillie
Lawrence
Chas. H
Lancaster
Francis
Elizabethtown
Albert March
Lemoyne
Walter Harry
Bucks County
Archie
Branneyville
Hammer Creek Meeting House
J.$. Hess
Jacob H. Hershey
Benjamin Habecker Dies After Three Weeks Illness Near Lititz
Benjamin Habecker aged 69 died Saturday at 3 pm at his son Wayne Habecker’s home near Lititz after a three week illness. He was a Lutheran church member from Penville and son of Adam and Susan Shoemaker Habecker. Survived by wife Elizabeth Evisman and many children including Prank, Phares, Charles, William, and others in Birdsboro Malverson Landisville Philadelphia Downingtown Canajoharie Warwick Salunga and Penryn. Funeral from the late home Wednesday followed by Lutheran church services at Penryn and burial in the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Habecker
Wayne Habecker
Lititz
Lutheran Church
Penville
Adam
Susan Shoemaker Habecker
Elizabeth Evisman
Prank and Phares
Birdsboro
Charles
Malverson
William
Landisville
John Lautherboren
Philadelphia
Jacob
Downingtown
Arthur McCirdy
Warwick
Theodore Bauer
Canajoharie
New York
Wayne
Toward
Salunga
Katie Diffenderfer
Clara
David Keach
John White
Katie Dichmn
Penryn
Death of Mrs Hawkins at Manheim aged about 60
Mrs Magdalena Hawkins died at her home in Manheim on Sunday afternoon from a complication of diseases. She was about 60. She is survived by two daughters and one son. Funeral services were held at her late home and United Brethren church. Interment followed at the Lutheran cemetery in Penryn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdalena Hawkins
Manheim
United Brethren Church
Penryn
Lititz Man Appointed Census Special Agent
James M. Goldthwait of Lititz has been appointed a special agent of the Bureau of Census with Lancaster post office in charge. He will work in Lancaster County and is collecting data in Lititz. The five year census covers manufacturers forests products mines and quarries of the United States for 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Goldthwait
Bureau of Census
Lancaster
Lititz
Goldthwait
Congress
United States
Mrs Barbara Z Erb Dies at 79 Near Lititz
Mrs Barbara Z Erb wife of Jacob Erb near Lititz died Wednesday in the county hospital from unspecified infirmities at age 79. She was born near Lititz and was a Mennonite. Survived by husband two sons Levi of Lititz and Amos of Erbdale two brothers John Hershey of Mannheim and Levi Hershey of Philadelphia twenty grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral held Monday morning in Erb's church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Z. Erb
Jacob Erb
Lititz
Levening
Mennonite Church
Levi
Amos
Erbdale
John Hershey
Manheim
Levi Hershey
Philadelphia
Erb
Cuppy Wins Equity Suit Over Ideal Cocoa Company
In Lititz BH. A. Cuppy defeats a demurrer in the equity case against the Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Company, ousting him as president. The court dismissed the demurrer and the merits will be tried in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Company
Lititz
BH. A. Cuppy
Mr. Cuppy
Five days marooned on Napali coast rescued at last
Theodore B. Buch of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Islands surveyor, was among twelve on a Napali coast fishing trip. A south wind and heavy rain wrecked their boat near Nuololo, marooning the party until a Waimea mass meeting led to a rescue by a Japanese party on Wednesday as seas moderated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore B. Buch
Honolulu
J. Frank Buch
Hawaiian Islands
Garden Island Weekly
Kauai
Dunn
Makaweli
Napali Coast
Nuololo
Baldwin
Waimea
Senior Class Play A Strenuous Lifts at Lititz High
The Lititz High Senior Class presents A Strenuous Lifts next Tuesday May 25 at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. Cast includes Nagata Japanese servant and many named roles. admission 25 cents, reserved 35 cents. Reserved seats go on sale at Scott's Bookstore May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz High School
Russel Balmer
Dan Davanant
Harlan Hoffman
Marian Davanant
Dan
Ruth Phillipps
James
Stanford
Carl Reedy
Dawley
Fred Trimmer
Lloyd Hoffman
Tvan ‘Behmer
Howard Hackman
Scott’s
Diehm Leads as Light Vote Appears in Lititz Primary
In Lititz the primary drew scant ballots with 124 votes in the second ward and 262 in the first ward. G. G. Diehm led the slate with 312 total votes, likely securing a Harrisburg Legislature seat. W. W. Griest faced weak opposition, while S. B. Sadier led for Supreme Court judge in the first ward with 261 votes and trailed in the second ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
G. G. Diehm
Diehm
Harrisburg
W. W. Griest
John F. Smith
Griest
Smith
Supreme Court
S. B. Sadier
George Kunkel
Former Lititz Youths Set Four Month Pacific Cruise
T Theodore Grosh and Royden M Swift of Lancaster prepare a four months summer training cruise aboard a ship destined for Colon Panama then the Panama Canal. The voyage includes Hawaii Honolulu Seattle and an return to Annapolis via the canal with a September end date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Theodore Grosh
Lawrence K. Grosh
Royden M. Swift
N. L. Swift
Lancaster
Pacific
Colon
Panama
Panama Canal
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Seattle
Washington
Annapolis
Travelers Near and Far Return Home Notes
A long list of residents and visitors recounts weekend travels and gatherings. Ida Zartman and Mary Zartman spent Sunday at Line Hain, others attended funerals in Lebanon, and many relatives visited kin across Lancaster and nearby towns.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. W. G. Hershey
Krytown
Lebanon County
Ida Jeman
Aaron Kleman
St. Joseph Hospital
Iris Club
Ne High School
Loeffler
N. BK
Seaman Farm
N.S. Myers
Broad Street
Ushers Association
Honeybrook
Edwin Sturgis
Jacob Sturgis
Pennsylvania Guards
Lewis Ferdinand Levering
Julius Sturgis
Warwick State Road
Sturns
Farm Hand
Lititz Lodge
Jurell
WH. Bollinger
PL. & RR
Allen H. Longenecker
Thecensert
John
Leviengenecker
Harry
Annville
Milton
Paul
Longenecker
Cuppy
T. B. Buch
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