Local events note wills, closures, and church offerings
D and Buch deceased names N K Buch and Ada K Miller as executors. Dr M H Yoder's office closed in June for Harvard studies. Moravian Church offering for Theological Seminary totals 342 25. Himmelberger and Hollinger collect town garbage Mondays and Thursdays. Penn State 279 R. Rapho township hires Edna Mohler and Mabel Minnich as teachers. United Evangelical Church missionary society met at Harry Hershey's near Sun Hill. Menno H Stoner joins Springs National Bank clerical staff. Rothsville H S grad. Ascension Day brings store closings. many believe ill luck if working and creekside leisure. Emma Singer leaves Jno Longenecker office. Dora Fetter replaces. Vocational Bible school July 6 to 17 includes Lutheran Evangelical United Brethren Moravian Reformed churches. Civil War Veterans to decorate Memorial Day routes at Kissel Hill Brunnerville Brickerville Rothsville. Hiram Demmy to join. Five Lititz men fish Fortesque, return next day. rough seas. Rumor of Addie Hacker killed by trolley car unverified. telegram sent, no reply yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menno H. Stoner
Springs National Bank
Stoner
Rothsville High Schoool
Emma Singer
Jno
F. Longenecker
Dora Fetter
Kissel Hill
Brunnerville
Brickerville
Rothsville
Hiram Demmy
Lancaster
Veteran Ex-Printer Walks Daily to Lititz for Morning News
A Civil War veteran living at the Brethren Home in Neffsville walks to Lititz each morning to fetch the newspaper. He attributes the daily round trip to his good condition and notes his printer career once carried him across much of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neffsville
Lititz
United States
Lititz Fire Company Invited to Parades in June
Lititz Fire Company accepted invitations to parade at Ephrata on Saturday June 6 for the county firemen's convention, and at Lebanon on June 13. Lebanon offers prizes of 100 and 50 for top outside county entries, while Ephrata offers none. Lititz plans a large turnout, with over 100 uniforms, and a special committee will secure hand entries. The annual firemen's festival occurs at the firehouse on June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephrata
Lebanon
Lititz
Saturady
Should Be Ashamed of Themselves Two Lititz Youths Arrested
Two young men living near Lititz were arrested on the charge of taking blankets from automobiles at Ephrata, according to local police. The case involves alleged thefts targeting parked cars in the Ephrata area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Ephrata
Legion Team Will Not Play Sunday Baseball
Garden Spot Post No. 56 American Legion voted Monday to stop fielding a Sunday baseball team though Lancaster County league schedules call for Sunday games. If no alternative is found, the Legion may drop from the league to play independent ball, with a $50 forfeiture in the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Lancaster County Baseball League
Legion
Lititz
Lititz Chautauqua Guarantors Organize Five Day Event
The Chautauqua committee in Lititz organized for a five day event June 11 to 16. Officers elected include Rev. W. B. Sammel as president and Mrs. Elizabeth Moody as secretary. Tickets priced at $2.50 for adults, $1 for juniors, and $4 for a 10 admission party ticket. No reduced rates. oversales beyond guarantee to be split 50 50 with Chautauqua Association. Dr William E Bohn attended and highlighted Tom Skeyhill lecture and a Dunbar Bell Ringers concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Lutheran Church
W. BR. Sammel
Elizabeth Moody
H. C. Seldomridge
Robert Russel
Sammel
Chautaqua Association
Rey Sammel
William E. Bohn
Tom Skeyhill
Dunbar Bell Ringers
Chautauqua Entertainer to Broadcast May 29
Charles Ross Taggart the Old New England Fiddler will broadcast from a Boston station on May 29 and then entertain Lititz audiences on June 11 beneath the Chautauqua tent. Radio listeners can compare the radio rendition with the platform performance, and the exact Boston date will appear in newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ross Taggart
Boston
Mr. Taggart
Lititz
Cattle Shipped to Allentown by Annville Buyer
Two carloads of fat cattle were shipped to Allentown this week, bought by Harry Longenecker of Annville who contracted for 800 head locally about a month ago at 9 to 10 cents a pound. The market later fell, making earlier sales more fortunate as Longenecker ships to an Allentown abattoir where twenty five carloads weekly are slaughtered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Harry Longenecker
Annville
Longenecker
Mr. Longenecker
Linden Hall May Day fete delights in alpine amphitheatre
Linden Hall Seminary staged its annual May Day fete in a natural amphitheatre formed by sloping hills. Fairies danced for the May Queen Cynthia Jones of Lancaster as spectators watched from shaded seats near the pools, amid the seminary about to begin its 179th year. The May Queen was brought in a closed automobile with curtains drawn to preserve ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall Seminary
Cynthia Jones
Lancaster
Antique Sale Draws Collectors From Lebanon Trip
Elmer Sollinger escorted Charles Weaver and H. H. Shirk of Ephrata to Lebanon on Monday for L. J. Gilbert’s antique sale. The three day auction featured early American furniture rare china Stiegelware old hardware guns and pistols homespun linen lamps clocks lusterware and many items filling a catalogue. Weaver valued a stone plow and an antique pine door from 1700 while a bureau with an arch top sold for over 250. Dr C E Lane bought lusterware Tuesday as big prices were paid for most items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Sollinger
Charles Weaver
H. H. Shirk
Ephrata
Lebanon
L. J. Gilbert
High School Commencement Program Details
The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered in the High School Auditorium by Rev. E. S. Crosland on Sunday May 31 at 7 30 P M Ministers of the various denominations in town will assist in the service Class Day will be held on Monday June 1 starting at 1 45 P M An interesting program has been prepared Commencement will be held on Tuesday evening June 2 Rev Floyd W Tompkins of Lancaster will deliver the annual address Orations will be given by Kathryn Gantz Nina Grosh Violet Helter and Beatrice Peiffer Kathryn Sturgis is on the program for a piano solo The High School orchestra will furnish the music
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Crosland
Floyd W. Tompkins
Lancaster
Kathryn Gantz
Nina Grosh
Violet Helter
Beatrice Peiffer
Kathry Sturgis
Local tensions rise over nets and fish sales in town
A farmer sold brook trout from a wagon drawing attention to game laws and heavy fines. Local fishermen condemn nets used at night and report short weight by two town fish peddlers. Police warn to report discrepancies. Community debate covers charity, race, and landowner restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kreider
Mr. Kreider
Farmers Gil Go Might Reap Riches In Texas Potash
The Farmers Oil Company, once mocked for failing to find oil, moved its drilling rig to Texas to seek potash. Government experts were doubtful, but the Literary Digest magazine presents an encouraging article with an illustration of a core drill owned by the company. The firm, reorganized after near failure, aims to show that potash exploration in Texas is feasible despite uncertainties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil GO
Texas
Farmer’s Oil Company
Literary Digest
Farmers’ Oil Company
Potash Deposits Found in Texas Could Transform US Food Supply
The U.S. Geological Survey director George Otis Smith and writer Guy Elliott Mitchell argue Texas potash discoveries could rival Germany's Stassfurt mines in value. They urge Congress to fund surveys, noting dependence on foreign potash has threatened U.S. food production and explosives manufacturing, with domestic output well below imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States
George Otis Smith
U. S. Geological Survey
Guy. Elliott ‘Mitchell
American Forests and Forest Life
Washington
Congress
Germany
Saya Mr. Mitchell
Stassfurt
Geological Survey
Double Tragedy At R R Crossing In Lititz Nazareth
Two siblings, Herbert F. Cohick 42 and Mrs E M Clewell 49 of Nazareth, died when their auto was struck by a Reading and Pennsylvania passenger train at Temple crossing north of Reading. The car twisted apart, the dog was killed, and both bodies were taken to Lititz for identification after an inquest. Survivors include Mrs Cohick and two sons Luther and Esker Clewell. Funeral held at their parents home with Lutheran burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert F. Cohick
E. M. Clewell
Nazareth
Lititz
Pennsylvania
Temple
Reading
Cohick
Temple Crossing
Corner Bauscher
Lititz Springs
N. D. Sturgis
Gohick
Ella Hacker
Clewell
Luther
Esker
Pearl
Mintana
Charles Yost
New Holland
Daniel A. Cohick
South Spruce Street
W. R. Sammel
S. A. Heisey
Hive Captured From Tree Near Long’s Coal Office
A large swarm established a temporary hive in a tree near Long and Co.’s coal office last week. Christ Snyder and son of Clay captured the bees, sawing the limb, locating the queen, and guiding the rest into a hive. No stings were reported as the bees were collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Long & Co
Christ Snyder and Son of Clay
Home grown strawberries late due to frost
Frost in the berry bloom delays harvest as early varieties suffer and yields drop. A Neffsville grower with nearly an acre reports expecting only about a third of a normal crop for the early berries, with later harvests relied upon to fill the gap.
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Neffsville
Veterans to Decorate Graves in Outlying Districts
American Legion Post No 56 will decorate the graves of departed comrades in outlying districts on Sunday May 24 1925. Two sections will visit cemeteries Longeneckers Penryn Brickerville Hesss Neffsville East Petersburg and Millersville. The Lititz Male Chorus will accompany the Legion.
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American Legion
Longenecker’s
Penryn
Brickerville
Hess’s Neffsville
East Petersburg
Millersville
Lititz
Legion
Travelers in Lititz and connections abroad noted in town listings
A long list of local residents and visitors includes M Snavely in Philadelphia on business John Leed visiting his sister Mrs Boyer in Reamstown George Zellers and siblings in Philadelphia Miss Elsie Ruion supervisor in Linden Hall Seminary and others. The piece also mentions Masons at Elizabethtown and Keath Planing Mill workers touring Philadelphia homes and local moves including William Hornberger switching from North American to Philadelphia Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Snavely
Philadelphia
John Leed
Mrs. Boyer
Reamstown
Elsie Ruion
Linden Hall Seminary
Ella Lacy
Tower City
Schuylkill County
Lebanon
Percy Driefus
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Joseph Dreifus
William Longenecker
Ledger
S. A. Heisey
Henry Myers
Allentown
Lancaster County
Elizabethtown
Samuel Huber
Joseph Dreyfus
Reedy
John Heller
James Sturgis
Harry Workman
Harvey Reifsnyder
Harvey Reiber
Frank Ellis
William Zellers
Clarence Brubaker
Florence Seldomridge
Laura Leigh
Spiddler
William B. Hornberger
North American
Philadelphia Record
The
the Ledger
Hornberger
New York
Record
Lititz
Letter From a Subscriber Cresco Pa
Mr Buch I am anxious to get the Record as I am up here and working outdoors. The weather is fine and lilacs are blooming indicating early spring like Lancaster county. Last week was stormy but now pleasant. We are 1800 feet above sea level with dry air though cold does not bother us much. Best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Buch
Lancaster County
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. &. Buch
N. K. Buch
Ada K. Miller
M. H. Yoder
M.D
Harvard
Moravian Church
Himmelberger and Hollinger
Penn State
Rapho Township
Edna Mohler
Mabel Minnich
Missionary Society of the United Evangelical Church
Harry Hershey
Sun Hill
Fortesque
William Mathers
Jacob Kling
Arthur
John Wonder
Addie Hacker
Georgia
Lititz Fire Company
United States of America
Chautauqua
John G. Zook
Ralph Buch
John Keehn, Jr
Charles Landes, Jr
Hospitality
Esther Grosh
E. 5. Crosland
Sara Jenkins
Dorothy Jenkins
Linden Hall
R. R. Crossing
George Zellers
Benjamin Goodman
Howard Evans
I. S. Brant
Harry Hirshman
Rev. Smith
LL. M. Sheaffer
George Miller
Columbia
8. C
Joseph Miller
Miller
Goodrich Rubber
Keath Planing Mill Co
Keath Co
Wanamaker Store
Virginia Grosh
Celesta Grail
Esther McCreary
Grace Hackman
Sarah Dehme
Catherine Grumling
Catherine Sturgis
P. B
Quarryville
Edward Diehm
Spring City
Cresco, Pa
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