Lititz Man Killed When Auto Hits Pole
John Fleischman 61 of Lititz died instantly when brake failure sent his Ford sedan across a road and into a pole on the Brickerville to Clay road. His wife and two daughters Mildred and Catherine were seriously hurt but improving at Lancaster General Hospital. Catherine saved her mother by applying a tourniquet to a severed artery. The crash damaged the car and severed a wire causing a small fire. Funeral held at Moravian Church. Survived by wife and children Gladys, Dorothy, George, Mildred, Catherine and Lester. Rotary convention in Dallas noted with Lititz members and pastors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fleischman
EH. Hront Street
Brickerville
Clay
Fleischman
Mildred
Catherine
H. A. Long
Lawrence Carpenter
Lititz
Linden Hall Notes Senior Class Memorial Progress
The Senior Class Memorial on Cherry Street is being erected as weather allows. Hood College President Dr. Joseph H. Appel spoke at the vesper service. The annual swimming meet occurred Monday evening with the Blues winning. Lititz barber shops will close on Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Street
Joseph H. Appel
Hood College
Frederick
Graham
Blues
Poppy Tradition Began From WWI Y M C A Story
In 1918 Miss Moina Michael adopted the poppy as a memory of World War I dead. Her idea led to the American Memorial Day custom, with disabled veterans making the flowers for relief work, paying a penny to produce each cap. The program funds aid for the disabled and families as veterans reintegrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moina Michael
Georgia
Hamilton Hall
Columbia University
John McGrae
Women of America
Miss Michael
America
Alumnae Luncheon and Legion Drive in Lititz
The Linden Hall Alumnae Association Lititz branch held a luncheon at the Blue Bird Tea Room with Dr. F W Stengel speaking. The Alma Mater and a birthday hymn for President Ella Buch were sung as about thirty members attended and a Legion Drive for Post 56 was urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Linden Hall
Blue Bird Tea Room
F. W. Stengel
Ella Buch
Lititz Merchants Honor Graduates with Cedar Chests
R M Spacht gives each Lititz High School graduate a Lane cedar chest from his ads. Seaman and Leed receive weekly field strawberries from Delaware. Holtzhouse Confectionery and Cut Rate Store advertise weekend bargains. Lititz Springs Garage promotes Decoration Day tire specials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Spacht
Lititz High School
Seaman and
Leed
Delaware
Holtzhouse
Lititz Springs
Lititz Area Social Notes Show Visits and Travels
Ralph Buch, Daniel Withers and J I F Stoner take a fishing trip to Virginia. Several locals visit out of town, including Lititz residents with family in New York City and Philadelphia. May 30th barber shop move noted at 51 N Broad Street with extended hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Buch
Daniel Withers
J. IF. Stoner
Virginia
J. Edward Buch
Staten Island
N. Y
Howard Diller
Pottsville
Reading
Lititz
E. J. Guilford
Lancaster
Robert Gibson
Pittsburgh
F. H. Quinn
Henrietta Hand
Philadelphia
New York City
H. C. Miller
Bethlehem
Easton
N. Broad St
Lewis F. Oehme
Big Community Sale At Kissel Hill Inn This Saturday
A. M. Lichty brings a load of new harness for sale at the Big Community Sale at Kissel Hill Inn on Saturday. Includes rag carpet clothing livestock furniture and baby chicks of excellent stock. Rare chance for buyers and sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Lichty
Kissel Hill Inn
Rothsville High Confers 18 Diplomas in 1930 Exercises
The Nineteenth Annual Commencement at Rothsville High School was held at 7:30 PM in the High School Auditorium. Programs included a processional, salutatory by Robert Adams, orations by Ivan Neidmyer and Reba Enek, a class address by Dr. Richard R. Radcliffe, and diplomas presented by Prof. Arthur P. Mylin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothsville High School
Amos H. Groff
Rothsville Evangelical Congregational Church
Robert Adams
Ivan Neidmyer
Dvorak
Valze Gentile
Reba Enek
Myrtle Weachter
Anna Fahnestock
Anna Stoner
Esther Markley
Irene Groff
Cathrine Rohrer
Emma F. Omwake
Ada Foreman
May Kasos
Grace Miller
Willis Knox
Paul Risser
Woodrow Adams
Samuel Bushong
Arlene Strohm
Catherine Rohrer
Imtheran Church Choir
Jerusalem
W. S. Brendle
Denver Reformed Church
Girl 11 Breaks Nose After Fall On Curbside
Arlene Bender, 11, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Bender, slipped on a cement curb in front of United Brethren Church on N Cedar Street. She suffered a broken nose and cuts to her lip and tongue and was taken to Lancaster General Hospital on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene
Walter Bender
United Brethren Church
N. Cedar Street
Lancaster General Hospital
Obituary of Nathan G. Stark 77 Lititz farmer dies
Nathan G. Stark 77 died Saturday night at 5 45 at his son Charles B Stark’s home on S Broad Street Lititz after a three month illness from an acute heart attack. Born in Elizabethtown he was a retired farmer and had lived in Lititz two years. He was a United Brethren Church member. Surviving are children Harry B Stark Waterbury Conn Mary Weinhold Mt Joy R D Daniel Lizzie Swonger Mt Joy John Williamsport Tillman Sporting Hill and Charles his home resident and two sisters Fianna Weaver Donerville and Anna Westhaeffer Lancaster. Funeral services were held at the late home yesterday morning at 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan G. Stark
Charles B. Stark
S. Broad Street
Lititz
Elizabethtown
United Brethren Church
Harry B
Waterbury
Conn
Mary Weinhold
Mt. Joy
R. D
Daniel
Lizzie Swonger
John
Williamsport
Tillman
Sporting Hill
Charles
Fianna Weaver
Donerville
Anna Westhaeffer
Lancaster
Mrs Catherine Sammet Died Near Rothsville Widow of George Sammet
Mrs Catherine E Manner Sammet of near Rothsville widow of George Frederick Sammet died Monday routine obituary note continued on page 5 with standard funeral details expected in continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine E. Manner Sammet
Rothsville
George Frederick Sammet
Legionnaires Honor Dead of All Wars Memorial Day
Memorial Day observances in Lititz include Union Church services and cemetery tributes. Garden Spot American Legion Post 56 leads parades with the Lititz Male Chorus, High School Band, Boy Scouts, and Spanish War Veterans joining the march to Moravian Cemetery for the tribute. The day features a Memorial Day address by Rev. J. C. H. Light and gatherings at the Legion Home and Leola luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
American Legion
Garden Spot
Post
United States
Legion
American Legion Post
No. 56
J. C. H. Light
United Brethren Church
Legionnaires
South Broad Street
Leola
William 8. McCaskey
United Spanish War Veterans of
Lancaster
Legion Home
Boy Scout
Legion Post
Moravian
Cementary
Radio Fire Damages Living Room After Trial Use
Mrs. Harry Stoner on N Cedar Street found smoke in the living room fifteen minutes after turning on a radio sent for trial. Firemen from Lititz used chemicals to extinguish a blaze that damaged two radios a piano rugs and chairs estimated at 500 dollars. The cause was a short circuit in the receiving set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stoner
N. Cedar Street
Lititz Fire Company
Stoner
Movements and Gatherings in Lancaster Area Community
Local notices cover Willem F Oehme moving from 29 North Broad to 61 North Broad into the former Antique man’s building for a larger barber shop. Various religious and social events include baptisms at Moravian Church and St Pauls Lutheran, a Linden Hall basketball squad visit, a talk by Lulu Loveland Shepard, and a birthday celebration for William Jr. Ringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis F. Oehme
North Broad Street
Charles Weaver
Oehme
Anna K. Miller
Moravian Sunday School
Melvin’ Troover
E. Front Street
William E. Ringer
William, Jr
Frank Dengate
Spruce Street
Clarence Dengler
Missonary Society
St. Paul’s
Salt Lake City
Utah
Rocky Mountains
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Herbert Bernard
Elmer Clausen
Second Avenue
E. §. Crosland
School Notes and Planned Trip for Juniors
The school savings fund grew by 65.92 this week with 80 percent depositors in Miss Maude Beringer's First Grade. Tonight the Juniors entertain the Seniors and High School Faculty at Chef's Restaurant. The Seniors will travel to Washington D C on June 40 11 12 with chaperones Prof G R Saylor and Miss Anna Eddy.
Anniversary Council Meeting Seen at St Pauls Lutheran
The Young Peoples Council of District No 9 holds its regular monthly meeting Monday at 8 pm in St Pauls Lutheran Church for a social anniversary gathering. Dr George Wellburn of the Pennsylvania State Sunday School Association will attend. All are invited for an evening of entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Council of District No. 9
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
George Wellburn
Pennsylvania State Sunday School Association
Lititz Chamber of Commerce votes to merge with Young Men's Business League
The Lititz Chamber of Commerce unanimously approves uniting with the Young Men's Business League to form a single strong organization. Meeting at the Keath Planing Mill Company discusses merger details and coming joint sessions. Audits of the treasurer’s report are assigned to Henry Gibbel and Henry Muth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Henry Gibbel
Henry Muth
J. S. Breitigan
United Sates Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Julius S. Barnes
Frank Dengate
Community Chest
Jenkins
Delphian Club Discusses French 19th Century Literature
The Delphian Club met at Mrs. P. F. Snyder's Spruce Street home with eleven members and five former members. They studied French literature of the 19th century, reading works on Romanticism, Madame de Stael, Victor Hugo, Hugo the poet, and Mira Beau. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. W. K. Lockhart on Friday May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphian Club
P. F. Snyder
Spruce Street
Florence Gibbes
Valentine Brobst
Madame de Stael
Myrtle Eckert
Victor Hugo
Anna K. Miller
Hugo
Sara Jenkins
Magdalene Bricker
Mirabeau
Gibbes
W. K. Lockhart
Clock Hands Stop Show Winners in Lititz Contest
The Wertsch clock on E Main Street halted just before 1 pm signaling Willis Bucher and Frances Kofroth as the Lititz winners of two watches. The window display drew long crowds as locals watched the clock. In Ephrata, Wertsch’s brother held a similar contest with Dorothy Horst and Clarence Dierwechter as winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Wertsch
E. Main Street
Mr. Wertsch
Willis Bucher
Frances Kofroth
Lititz
Ephrata
Dorothy Horst
Lincoln
Clarence Dierwechter
Moravian Ministers Dined and Discussed Circle Meeting
The Moravian Ministerial Circle of Central Pennsylvania entertained at dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Huebener on East Main Street. Attendees included Rev. S. C. Albright, Rev. Ernest Drebert, Rev. Earl Christianson, Rev. Victor Flynn, Rev. and Mrs. Crosland, Dr. and Mrs. F. W. Stengel, Miss Mary Huebener, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Huebener of Lititz. The evening closed with a business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Pennsylvania
Louis Huebener
East Main Street
S. C. Albright
York
Ernest Drebert
Reading
Earl Christianson
Lebanon
Victor Flynn
Lancaster
E. §. Crosland
F. W. Stengel
Mary Huebener
Lititz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rev. Crosland
Rotary International
Dallas
Texas
Rotary
E. 8. Crosland
Donald Conrad
Winston-Salem
N. C
Moravian Theological Seminary
W. EK. Fleck
Flanders Fields
By John McCrae
Post Seeks Members
D. D. Kilgore
Woodbine
York County
Delp
Trenton
N. J
D. P. Bricker
May Hassler
May Borgon
Evelyn Ferrand
United Brethren Parsonage
Elmer Glass
Summer Island
Big Community Sale
Rothsville High
R. R. Radcliffe
Nathaniel G. Stark
Catherine Sammet
Union
Cofc
Business League
France
W. Bucher
F. Kofroth
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