Summer Tarvia on borough streets and local notices
Tarvia will be laid on some borough streets this summer. The American Legion will attend in a body. Linden Hall Seminary pupils are on an annual outing to Mt Gretna. The Linden Hall Semvary area receives cement curbs along private drive. The Reading excursion carried 38 passengers with 35 to Hudson and 3 to New York. Whit Monday May 24 is noted as a holiday remnant. A scooter left at Habecker's pretzel bakery remains unclaimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall Semvary
Linden Hall Seminary
Mt. Gretna
Stengel
Rothsville
Habecker
Fine display of Indian relics in local shop windows
Lloyd Royer presents Indian relics in Harry Gingrich and Charles Weaver stores. Old coins and paper money are shown. Arrow heads vary in size and color and a stone child’s shoe last is unusual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Royer
Harry Gingrich
Charles Weaver
Lititz Seeks Representation at Sesqui Pageant
Lancaster representatives for the Sesqui-Centennial pageant held in that city visited the Legion rooms Monday evening to recruit Lititz volunteers. The plan calls for fifty Lititz residents to portray old Lititz with personal solicitation ongoing among townspeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Legion Rooms
Lititz
Old Lititz
Little Britain High School Commencement Music
B F Lutz and sons with Prof Harry Kepple Charles Hoff and Miss Minerva Smith will furnish the music for the Little Britain High School commencement exercises on Thursday evening June 3. The program includes trombone xylophone musical saws and piano selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F
Diehm and Griest Triumph in Lititz Primary Showdowns
In Lititz borough and surrounding areas the primary results show William W. Griest winning decisively over Charles Gunzenhauser four to one. G. Graybill Diehm led the ticket in Lititz with strong countywide support. Votes cast in the borough were tallied following the count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Griest
Lititz
Charles Gunzenhauser
Pepper
Greist
G. Graybill Diehm
General Assembly
Postmaster General Aide Visits Local Office
Robert S. Regar third assistant Postmaster General paid a pleasant call to the local office on Monday. He was born near Reamstown and urged local staff to visit him in Washington. Regar traveled by automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Regar
Mr. Regar
Reamstown
Washington
Sesqui-Centennial Stamp Arrives In Lititz Here
The first Sesqui-Centennial stamp reached this office via a Washington subscriber. Featuring the liberty bell the stamp sold a million copies in Philadelphia on opening day. Postmaster Leader could not say when stamps would go to the Lititz post office as collectors show strong demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
Lititz
Christmas Tree King Of Lititz Spars 10000 Spruces
David Bricker who planted over 10000 spruce trees plans to sell them as Christmas trees. He bought the seedlings from a private nursery.
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King OF
Lititz
David Bricker
Doctor Cuppy Views Indiana Tobacco Progress
Dr. H. A. Cuppy returned to Kissel Manor farm after months traveling the middle west. He noted rapid tobacco advancement in Indiana and urged Lancaster County farmers to cooperate as seen elsewhere to improve prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Cuppy
Kissel Manor
Middle-West
Indiana
Lititz bus line operator seeks continued approval
Charles E. Krick asked the Public Service Commission in Harrisburg for authority to run a motor bus service between Lititz and the Armstrong linoleum plant. Conestoga Traction opposed arguing Krick worked parallel to the trolley line. He continues operations while awaiting a decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Krick
Public Service Commission
Harrisburg
Lititz
Armstrong
Conestoga Traction Company
Lititzman to Open New Radio Store in Broad Street
Edward Webber bought F B Keller's residence on South Broad street and will open a radio store there on June 15. He buys the Freid digman radio agency from the biggest neutrodyne builders for a nationally advertised product. Webster Keath will be the manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Webber
F. B. Keller
South Broad Street
Freiddigman
Neutrodyne
Webster Keath
Auto Hits Telephone Pole Injuring Five Youths
Five young men from Luitz were slightly jarred when an Essex coach they rode in struck a telephone pole near Rothsville on Saturday night. Frank McCreary suffered a cut lip, Ben Lutz Jr. a wrist cut, and Earl Walters numerous cuts on the face. Henry Mundorf and Monroe Mundorf were uninjured. the car had only minor damage.
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Luitz
Essex
Rothsville
Frank McCreary
Ben Lutz, Jr
Earl Walters
Henry
Monroe Mundorf
Bantam rooster, possum sightings, and a Lititz throwback tale
A trolley conductor in Lancaster spots a possum on a snowy night and locals remark on the odd animal. The piece recalls winter wildlife along the route, bantam Abram Hershey’s aging bird, and a vivid Lititz baseball memory from the West Lebanon games with manager Kreider.
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Lancaster
Fire Co Plans Parade Festival and Fundraising
President Phillipps appoints committees to run the June 12 festival with a joint planning session with the Ladies Auxiliary. A second group handles out of town soliciting to boost the event. The drive requires 240 chickens for corn soup and aims for the largest turnout yet. The Uniform Bank parade unit will attend the Lancaster County Firemen’s Association convention in Denver on June 5.
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Phillipps
Wilson Shoenberger
John Lessey
Howard Bollinger
Wm. H. Sturgis
Ephriam Herr
R. F. Russell
Harry McCreary
Geo. Meek
Fimma Leng
Uniform Bank
Tititz Fire Company
Lancaster County Firemen’s Association
Denver
E. P. Wagner
C. BE. Regennas
Muskrat Damages Cellar Then Is Shot
A muskrat moved from the creek into N. B. Leaman’s cellar, burrowing under the foundation and causing damage. Bert Leaman killed the animal.
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N. B. Leaman
Bert Leaman
Former Lititzite Wed in Springfield Mass
Robert Bupp son of Mrs Dietrich Bupp and Miss Amelia Terrel both of Springfield Mass were married on Tuesday of this week at Springfield The Bupps are former residents of this place
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Robert Bupp
Dietrich Bupp
Amelia Terrel
Springfield
Mass
Bupps
Arthur Rosenberg
Chocolate Factory Change In Springfield Sale
Handy's Chocolate Factory in Springfield Massachusetts once Miner chocolate factory was sold to Kibbys Confectionary Company. Former Lititz residents there will see improved working conditions and continued employment.
Youth in Lancaster jail for Brickerville theft spree
Norman Shiffler an 18 year old resident near Black Horse is jailed in Lancaster awaiting trial after admitting charges of larceny and forgery. He is accused of robbing Buck Brothers restaurant Brickerville Seller's Garage Clay and Strober's Mill Indiantown and forging a stolen check at Akron National Bank Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Shiffler
Black Horse
Lancaster County
Trail
Justice of the Peace
George D. J. Danner
Manheim
Reading
Buck Brothers
Brickerville
Seller’s
Clay
Strober’s Mill
Indiantown
Akron National Bank
Akron
Marker in Honor of Revolutionary Soldiers
A marker placed opposite Drs Benders residences on East Main street by the Donegal Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The 30 by 48 inch white on blue marker features lettering created by Prof. H. H. Beck and is self explanatory.
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Drs. Bender
East Main Street
Donegal
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Prof
H. H. Beck
Brandywine Field
Lititz
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Temporary Marker Sheds Light on Lititz Burial Site
Wooden grave markers rotted, locating the grave east of Lititz remained uncertain. Church records place it near a field across from the Drs. Bender homes. Old residents remembered the site. they have passed away. A temporary, neat marker will be placed with hopes for a permanent monument later.
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Lititz
Drs. Bender
Travelers Near and Far in Lititz Community
A roundup of visits and travel notes across Lititz and nearby towns. Several residents and visitors are mentioned including John Enck, Rev. G. B. Raezer, Mr. and Mrs. John Rittner with two sons, Mrs. Mary S. G. Buch, Mrs. Sarah Beckler, Richard Grazer, Walter Sheneberger, George Kling, Joseph Dreifus, Earl Snavely, Mr. and Mrs. William Bupp, the Evans family, Professor G. H. Getz, and others. Social calls, church attendances, hospital news, funerals, and travel to Washington, D C, Philadelphia, and Reading are recorded along with locals visiting relatives and attending events.
Farmer Will Switch From Tobacco to Potatoes
C. Miller a farmer along the Fruitville pike declares he will not plant tobacco and will cultivate twenty one acres in potatoes instead.
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C. Miller
Fruitville Pike
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Legion
Reformed Church
Treckenstein
Keller’s Mountains
Broad Street
Hudson
New York
North Cedar Street
San Domingo
Elmer Haines
Deal Cocoa and Chocolate Company
Lewis Haines
Lester Miller
Water Department
Walter Miller
Ben Fr. Miller
Want Lititz
G. G. Diehm
Hocker
Fmith
Thompson
Clenent
Game
Esterly
Walters
Hackett
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Woodward
Gedcharles
Pilvsky
Cassidy
Wurphy
G. G. Diehni
LS Fisher
Tener
R Brown
Wood
Bona
Hillips
Rie Beidelman
Winters
Ruppin
Porter
Bonriwell
Spangler
Shull
Tiehm
Diehny
Denabor Pepper
Ag County Committee
J.B. Mere AR. Gag
Vare
JoFan Pinchot
Helen R. Grosh
R Wilson
Ww. M. Prantz
Grace Keller
Ed Ward
M. Shisster
Gunzenhauser
Heidelbaugh
Magdalena Bricker
Herb
Sesqui
Lititzman
By Tom Dussinger
Our Town
Abram Hershey
Jititz
Lafayettes
West Lebanon
Lebanon
Kreider
Carpenter
Jefferies
Ferry
Loercher
Eugene Long
Ben Weir
Harry Smith
David Roth
Emory Wagner
Miller
Rube Butzer
Richard Kreider
Earl Goolin
Staal
Weir
Fire Co
E. R
Chocolate Factory
Drs. Bender’s
Moravian College
American Patrol
Invercargill
Meacham
Kelec
Bela
Seredy
Glee Club
A. David Thaeler, Jr
Katy
Hawley
Russell
John Enck
Dover
Ohio
G. B. Raezer
Lancaster Classis
Elizabethtown
John Rittner
Daniel Weidman
Mary S. G. Buch
Chambers-burg
W. H. Buch
Sarah Beckler
Kings Daughters
Claysville
Richard Grazer
Walter Sheneberger
Red Lion
Wilson Sheneberger
George Kling
Joseph Dreifus
Earl Snavely
Fort Clark
Texas
William Bupp
Springfield, Mass
G. H. Getz
William Peacock
Melen
Claude BE. Miller
Mr. Peacock
Jennie Reedy
Herman
Herman I‘isher
Frank Kulp
Paul Enck
Jacob Singley
Katie Enck
Lancaster General Hospital
Austin Weiss
Downingtown
Austin
William Moench
Monech
Moench
C. L. Moench
Martin L. Bisker
Ellen Leib
Mabel Leib
Norman Habecker
Reading Hospital
Viola Bisker
Miss Bisker
William Wise
Violet Bisker
Newburgh
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