Local notes cover travel, health, sales and city events
A Lancaster area report lists a blue scarf left with Charles Weaver, Rotary Club speaker R. M. Spacht, a hospital note on Clarence Keller, Betty Cooper’s shoulder injury, Delaware strawberries sold for 20 cents a box, Odd Fellows asked to bring flowers for Memorial Day, William Mathers regaining mobility, Frank N. Gable’s Essex car shipment, pink blooming horsechestnut trees at Spring Grounds, Mrs. Gilbert Myers’ homecoming, Paul Bomberger buying a building lot near Machpelah cemetery, mroe Pfautz injured with two broken ribs, six on a Reading excursion to Newburgh and New York, infant John Risser home after surgery, Elizabeth township teachers named, a theft from the King's Daughters Leper Home fund, and a robbed club room with an emptied box at the King's Daughters' furnish room.
Memorial Day Holiday for Lititz
Banks closed all day. Post office open 7 to 9 AM with no deliveries. Stores closed all day and reopen at night. Barber shops closed all day. This Lititz notice notes Memorial Day observance and service hours.
Baccalaureate Sermon And Alumni Events Schedule
Sunday May 27 at 7 80 P M a baccalaureate sermon. Monday May 28 at 1 30 P M class day exercises. 7 45 P M public alumni meeting.
Memorial Day Parade Plans in Lititz
Memorial Day program set for Wednesday May 30 with a 5 PM parade forming at the Legion Home on South Broad Street. Participants include the G A R Spanish American War vets schoolchildren Boy Scouts Garden Spot Post 56 American Legion led by Lititz High School Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Nome
South Broad Street
American Legion
Lititz
Herbert Beck
Lancaster County Historical Society
Lincoln
B. ©. Atlee
Lancaster
H. A. Swartz
Legion Home
Longenecker’s Cemetery
Graybill’s
White Oak
Brickerville
Hess
East Main Street
Greist Bill On Memorial Approved by Senate
The W. W. Greist bill allocating 2506 dollars for a Lititz memorial to Revolutionary soldiers buried there passed the Senate without amendment after House approval. Pending presidential signature it funds a plot east of the borough to honor those who died after hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Greist
Lititz
Senate
House
Representative Greist
American Legion Post
Lititz War Veterans Reunion Travels Back to World War I
Paul Bomberger Harold Weidman and William Nelson former members of Company K 316 Infantry 79th Division A E F attended the first post mobilization reunion an all day program at Mineral Springs Hotel Saturday. Eighty survivors of the original company trained at Camp Meade served in France and a permanent organization was formed for future gatherings Capt Frederick A Van Dyke of Philadelphia commanded the company during the war and attended the reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bomberger
Harold Weidman
William Nelson
Outfit
Mineral Springs Hotel
Reading
Camp Meade
France
Frederick A. van Dyke
Philadelphia
Miss Dorothy Jenkins Leaves for Study Abroad
Miss Dorothy Jenkins departs in the first week of June for Edinburgh Scotland to study music. She teaches at Broad Oak Seminary in Augusta Georgia and will be accompanied by several other teachers. Jenkins is a Linden Hall and Damroseh Institute graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Jenkins
Sidinburgh
Scotland
Broad Oak Seminary
Augusta
Miss Jenkins
Linden Hall
Damroseh Institute of Musical Art
New York City
Eight Lititz Men Die Outing in Perry County Lodge
Eight Lititz men spent a weekend outing at a hunters lodge on Sherman's Mountain Perry County. The group included professors and local workers with four serving as cooks for the Moravian church. Names listed: Hi H Bock G G Diehm H J Pierson P F Snyder Fremont Hollinger Albert Godenaar James Sturgis Otis Sturgis.
Lititz Chamber of Commerce Receives Charter
The Lititz Chamber of Commerce charter was approved by the State department and received locally. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Thursday Afternoon Holidays at Lititz Stores Planned
Lititz stores will observe Thursday afternoon holidays starting the first week in June and continuing for three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Local baseball pairings set for weekend fixtures
Rothsville hosts Public Utility on Sunday in Rothsville while Lititz visits Hopeland on Saturday for separate showdown games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothsville
Lititz
Hopeland
Boy Scouts Enter Lancaster Jamboree On May 25 26
The local Boy Scouts will send one patrol from each troop to the Lancaster County Jamboree in New Zealand on Friday and Saturday May 25 and 26. They travel by American Legion Post aides to New Holland and must start at 5 PM sharp for inspections. Patrols led by Donald Mae and Carl Bachman will camp and participate in the Legion parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onc
Lancaster County
New Zeland
Lancaster City
New Holland
American Legion Post
New Holland High School
Donald Mae
Carl Bachman
Lititz Men Head to Athletics New York Game
A group of Lititz men travel by automobile to Philadelphia to attend the Athletics versus New York game. Named travelers include Albert Seaman Clarence Kellel Charles Kling Russell Templeton Darwin Runk Louis Ochine George Sheridan and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Philadelphia
New York
Albert Seaman
Clarence Kellel
Charles Kling
Russel Templeton
Darwin Runk
Louis Ochine
George Sheridan
Clarence Kreider
Theodore Dussinger
Paul Eshleman
Clyde Hoffman
Paul Meiskey
Mr. Rupp
James Howard
James Goldthwait
William Ockine
Eugene Weidler
LeRoy Piautz
Thomas Fralich
Abram Hershey
Lititz Lad to Graduate From Elizabethtown College
Luther Mearig of Lititz is among this year’s graduates at Elizabethtown College. Commencement exercises will be held in the College Chapel on Monday May 28 at 10 A M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Mearig
Lititz
Elizabethtown College
Spare The Wild Flowers
A Minneapolis Journal piece laments picking wild blooms and breaking branches, noting plucked flowers wilt faster and seeds are lost. It warns every violet torn reduces future violets and every branch torn from an apple tree cuts future harvests for the tree’s owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Journal
Brethren Conference Delegates Head to California
The Church of the Brethren annual conference runs in La Verne California from June 27 to July 3. Lititz District delegates are W M Zock and Marvey Markley and White Oak District delegates are Charles Cassel and Levi Fahnestock. Mr and Mrs Markley will travel by automobile within two weeks to visit relatives in California before sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
la Verne
California
Lititz
W. M. Zock
Marvey Markley
White Oak
Charles Cassel
Levi Fahnestock
Union Bible School Planned by Sunday School Leaders
A meeting of Sunday School leaders from participating churches on May 13 decided to hold a summer Bible School again. An organization formed with President Rev. W R Sammel, Vice President Miss Jennie Grosh, Secretary Nevin Bachman, and Treasurer Alfred Doupie. Committees were named and plans set to run two weeks starting June 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W .R. Sammel
Jennie Grosh
Nevin
G& Bachman
Alfred Doupie
Keys Lost and Found and Puzzling Court Rulings
A Philadelphia trip ends with a found missing ignition key after hours of search. A Lancaster neighbor notes door to door solicitors, a street scene with car chatter, and a court puzzle on whether chocolate is candy or food. Ephrata High teacher Robert H. Gerhard faces passport hurdles proving birth and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BS. F. Lutz
Philadelphia
Mr. Lutz
The Company Prepares for Big Parade in New Holland
Lititz firemen are urged to report to the Uniformed Banks secretary and join the parade at New Holland on Saturday June 2. Parade drill planned for May 24 at the baseball grounds after 6 30 PM. New Holland seeks Lititz support for the historical event with prizes from the American Legion. Tire Company festival committee reports steady progress for June 9 event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
New Holland
Baseball Grounds
American Legion
Tire Company
Moravian Ushers Hear Talk on Australia
The Moravian Ushers' Association met in the S S Chapel basement with Claude Marble of Eby Shoe Co as speaker. He spoke on Australia and New Zealand, comparing size and population to the United States and answering audience questions. The group set its annual picnic for June 21 at David Graybill's meadow along Hammer Creek and will not meet again until October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian Ushers’ Association
S. S. Chapel
Claude Marble
Eby Shoe Company
Australia
Marble
United States
New Zealand
David Graybill
Hammer Creek
Lititz High Students Win State Contest Honors
Lititz High School earned fifth honors in a state contest in bookkeeping typewriting and shorthand held in Reading on May 5. Lititz was the sole county representation as All Counties entries were organized by the State Teachers College at Indiana Penn. Graduates to visit Washington D C June 4 for a three day trip with chaperones Mr and Mrs M C Demmy and Arlene and Miss Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Hertzler
Reading
State Teachers College At
Indiana
Penna
Lancaster County
Lititz High
Edith Hornberger
Hsther Hershey
Kathryn Lehn
Viola Roth
Mary Ellen Howard
J. Roy Yerger
Washington
M. C. Demmy
Arlene
High School Band to Present Concert at New Holland
The High School Band plans a concert at New Holland on June 1 with afternoon and evening performances. They will also accompany the Fire Company to the same venue on June 2. Alumni banquet toastmaster is De Mahlon H. Yoder with toasts by Rev J Landis and others. Hackman's orchestra to provide music. Juniors hosted the Senior Class for a chicken and waffle dinner at Chef's Place last Wednesday evening.
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New Holland
de. Mahlon H. Yoder
Chef's Place
Prices At Lutz Central Market May 19
Local vegetables appeared at Lutz’s Central Market on Saturday May 19 with items by Lititz Jam son Garden Club. The display included asparagus pork spring onions radishes parsley spinach and many fresh produce and baked goods plus meats eggs butter and other staples with prices listed for each item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutz
Lititz
Educational Trip by Keath Planing Mill Company
The Keath Planing Mill Company took 60 employees on an educational and pleasure trip starting from Lititz at 6 30 A M. They visited Paoli Wayne Thorndale Wynnewood Ardmore Park Merion Golf Manor and other building sites where mill work was supplied. A roast beef dinner followed at Prookline Square Club for 65 guests with W H Wilson and A V Hobson among them. The after dinner speaker was W H Wilson president of the Philadelphia Real Estate Board of 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keath Planing Mill Company
Lititz
Philadelphia
C. N. Acker
Paoli
Wayne
Thorndale
Wynnewood
Ardmore Park
Merion Golf Manor
Keath Company
Prookline Square Club
William H. Wilson
W. P. Johnson
A. V. Hobson
Mr. Pool
Wallace & Warner Company
W. H. Wilson
Philadelphia Real Estate Board
United States
Europe
Asia
Belfour Circle
Gladstone Manor
Lansdowne
W.P. Johnson
Western Tulls
Wilmington
Del
DuPont Gardens
Warwick House Sale Big Variety of Items Sold
A Warwick house sale offered many items with prices listed. Sucking pigs brought 4.40 each, rabbits 25 and 75 cents, apples 45 to 55 cents a pack, potatoes 30 to 105 cents per bushel, bananas 80 cents to 1.70, strawberries 2 boxes for 25 cents, and other goods including cucumbers lettuce cigars and brooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
Victor Records
Borough Allows Fireworks Shooting July Third and Fourth
Lititz Borough Council and Chief Burgess Norman Badorf permit fireworks shooting on July 3 from noon to midnight and on July 4 from 6 AM to midnight. Violations may entirely prohibit shooting in 1929. A separate ad promotes Scheaffer lifetime writing instruments at Scott's Book Store.
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Lititz
Norman Badorf
Scheaffer
Scott's Book Store
Travelers Near and Far in Lititz and Nearby Towns
William Peacock spends a week in Washington DC. Many residents visit Reading Harrisburg Philadelphia and elsewhere. A wide range of relatives and friends travel, attend church events, and visit family across Pennsylvania and beyond. Graduation cards advertised at Scott's Book Store.
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Charles Weaver
R. M. Spacht
Rotary Club
Clarence Keller
Lancaster General Hospital
Betty Cooper
Herbert Cooper
State of
Delaware
Workman's Factory
William K. Mathers
Frank N. Gable
Essex
Gilbert Myers
Noah Myers
Machpelah Cemetery
Mroe Pfautz
Ting
Monroe
Newburg
Hudson
John
David Risser
Elizabeth Township
Church
Anna B. Koch
Brannerville
Lairview
Amanda Merley
Manheim
Cherry Grove
Kathryn Gantz
Speedwell
Esther Weber
Webster
Surinam
Perry County
Boy Scouts
Union Bible School
New Jersey
North Queen Street
Auburn
United States District Court
Internal Revenue Department
Ephrata Review
Uncle Sam
Robert H. Gerhard
Ephrata High School
Japan
Gerhard
Washington, D. C
Chef's
Warwick
William Peacock
Mrs. J. K. Mathers
Edward Flory
Anna K. Fleck
Slighspire
Louis Hepp
Town
Ida Kopenhafer
Harrisburg
H. W. Spacht
Herbert Zook
Easton
Geo. B. Raezer
N. G. Yerger
Carrie Yerger
Amos Yerger
Adam Stout
Elizabethtown
5. A. Heisey
Charles Hefner
Freidensburg
Schuylkill County
William Miller
New Street
William Straubaugh
Strickhauser
Delilah Strickhauser
Chan
Jane
York
Walter K. Landis
Ruth Weichsel
Baltimore, Md
Ralph Worley
New Germantown
C. EB. Beckler
Greenville
Monongehela
Horace Eschbach
D. D. Kilgore
Woodbine
York County
Russel Longenecker
Carnegie Tech
Pittsburgh
D. A. Long
John Hebter
Wachapreague
Elsie Balmer
Susie Huber
Rita. Carlton
Atlantic City
W.r.sammel
East Pennsylvania Synod of the
Lutheran Church
Pottsville
Jacob Hichelberger
Aurora, Il
Harry Wike
Hichelberger
Henry Wike
Ruthford
Winston-Salem
N. C
Caro Crosland
Miss Crosland
Moravian College For Women
Bethlehem
Sherman Carpenter
Sherman
Alice Fasnacht
Pacific Coast
Bandon
Oregon
Walter N. Jenkins
George Gruenberger
Scott’s Book Store
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