Local notes from Lititz and vicinity include farming and events
Up to date farmer Delp plants tobacco. Frank Gantz of Pine Hill is 67 and thriving. B. F. Atlee of Lancaster appointed receiver of Walter Fryberger’s property. T. Stevens Grash visited his ailing mother Mrs Caroline Grosh in Atlantic City. Frank B. Buch attends Lutheran synod in Philadelphia for St Paul’s Church. Edward Strohm and wife moved to Lincoln while both work here. W. B. Oehme’s will leaves wife as sole executrix and beneficiary. A Lititz farmer plans to grow tobacco, not potatoes, amid predicted tuber abundance. Theodore Forney adds air compressor to north town quarry. No band concert this Saturday. Lititz Band on June 4 and Lititz High School Band on June 11. Henry and Mrs. Bomberger depart for Indianapolis to visit daughter. son Lloyd accompanies them. Agnes Hensel reappointed Cherry Grove School teacher. Kathryn Gantz to teach at Fairview after Millersville graduation. W. E. Sickman and party travel to Texas to tour Rio Grande Valley, crossing flooded Mississippi at New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Hensel
Lititz
Cherry Grove
Elizabeth Township
Kathryn Gantz
Millersville
Fairview
Brickersville
Furnace Hills
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Maine
Gulf
Miss Else Rulon Visits Lin den Hall Seminary in City
Miss Else Rulon supervisor of Lin den Hall Seminary stayed Friday to Saturday as a guest of the H. M. Eckert family on Fourth Avenue. She is a resident of Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Else Rulon
Linden Hall Seminary
H. M. Eckert
Fourth Avenue
Reading
Lititz High School Commencement Schedule Highlights
Lititz High School outlines events for the commencement week with a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. G. B. Raczer on Sunday May 29, Class Day on Tuesday May 31, the Alumni public meeting that evening, commencement on Wednesday June 1 with speaker Dr. Samuel W. Grafflin, and an Alumni banquet Thursday evening in the High School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz High School
G. B. Raczer
Samuel W. Grafflin
New York City
Odd Fellows Seek Flowers for Graves Decoration
The committee asks members to bring flowers to the Office of H. B. Workman Co. on Monday morning for decorating the graves of departed brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
H. B. Workman Co
James Goldthwait Wins Electrical Contract for Smoke High
James Goldthwait received the electrical contract for the new Smoke town East Lampeter High School. Construction starts in six weeks on a 160 by 200 foot building with two stories, an auditorium 583 by 40 feet, and a large stage. The project requires 10 000 feet of wiring for dual lighting, motors, fans, and an electric bell system for every room from the principal's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Goldthwait
Smoketown
East Lampeter
Truckload of Furniture Upset Near Brubaker Farm
Clyde Corless attempted to move a truckload of furniture from Lititz toward Media and derailed in a ditch near J Brubaker's farm while coming from Lexington on Monday. No occupants were injured. the truck and furniture suffered heavy damage and the owner returned to Lititz, leaving the following day. He was in charge of riding horses used at Linder Hall Seminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Corless
J. ©. Brubaker
Lexington
Lititz
Linder, Hall Seminary
Visiting Mother at Moravian Home
Mrs Mary Kennedy of Poland Ohio and Mrs Belle Brink of Shepherdstown West Virginia visit their mother Mrs Young at the Moravian Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary. Kennedy
Poland
Ohio
Belle Brink
Shepherdstown
West Virginia
Young
Stone injures man at Forney quarry hand
A stone rolled down an embankment at Forney's stone quarry struck Samuel Stieff on the hand. An X ray is planned to determine the extent of the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forney’s
Samuel Stieff
Lane Family Trip to Erie and Ohio
Mr and Mrs 8 E Lane and son Samuel with P B Bucher began a Monday journey by auto to Erie Pennsylvania for an overnight stay and planned to continue to Ohio, returning by Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Ohio
Alarm System Foils Thieves At Lititz Store
A three o’clock alarm at Walter Buck’s Broad street clothing store in Lititz forced a retreat by would be robbers. The rear door was found ajar and the fence removed, with a heavy screwdriver found in the yard. Neighbors heard a truck. no goods were taken despite prior failed attempts over fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Walter Buch
Broad Street
Buck
Buch
Jacob Singley
Paul Kauffman
Child Nearly Died From Drinking Coal Oil
Sucking coal oil from a pipe, June, the two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Yingst, is recovering after three days in precarious condition. The oil entered the lungs and the child could hardly breathe. The parents reside at the corner of Orange and Spruce streets, recently moved here from Annville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Yingst
Orange and
Spruce Streets
Annville
Adventure and Love in Our New Serial Story
A young man in New York confronts a girl poised to shoot herself in a hotel room. His charm and persistence avert tragedy, drawing her to accept his help despite threats from a dangerous, desperate world. The tale promises a deeply woven plot of love and danger starting next week.
Billy Sunday letter recalls Lititz ties and pretzel gifts
Evangelist Billy Sunday writes Horace Eshbach in 1927 recalling happy pasts in Lititz. He thanks for pretzels and notes Mrs Sunday's improving health. A separate reminiscence contrasts 100 miles by horse and buggy with modern roads, hotels, and scarce horse care as Lititz mortar and old stone houses endure through time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Sunday
Lititz
Horace Eshbach
New England
New Principal Named for Warwick Township High
F A Bailey of Felton York County will become principal of Warwick Township High School at Rothsville He taught for six years at Johnstown and will graduate from F and M College this year The move is seen as bringing peace in the township Former principal P R Haesler faces a slander suit from Harry Kissinger and a counter suit with a petition circulated against Haesler School politics have troubled the district for years making this selection likely to gain majority approval and calm ongoing disputes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Bailey
Felton
York County
Warwick Township
Rothsville
Bailey
Johnstown
F. & M. College
P. R. Haesler
Harry Kissinger
Haesler
Lititz arrest links Denver man to tire theft ring
Abram Leitzinger of Denver lived in Lititz for months under the name George Good. Officer Singley seized him Saturday with two partners rounded up at Lebanon in a case tied to a Denver tire theft a year ago. Denver Supply Company lost 500 dollars in tires and accessories. A photo confirmed Leitzinger’s identity after he initially denied being Good. He operated from the Warwick House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram Leitzinger
Denver
Lititz
George Good
Singley
Lebanon
Denver Supply Company
Good
Leitzinger
Warwick House
Local Happenings: Hospital, Illnesses, and a Stroke
Mrs. Norman Showers of Spruce Street entered St. Joseph's hospital last Thursday and underwent an operation for internal troubles the next day. Lemon J. Zag of South Broad Street has been bedridden three weeks with liver trouble after a three month ailment. Lewis Oehme, the barber, is suffering quinsy and his shop is closed. Mrs. Elias Will, 77, of Penryn, suffered a stroke on Sunday and lies in critical condition. she is the mother of T. E. Will of Lincoln Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Showers
Spruce Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lemon JL. Zag
South Broad Street
Lewis Oehme
Elias Will
Penryn
T. E. Will
Lincoln Avenue
Winifred Becker Party Honored By Milton Beckers
A May 19 gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Milton Becker celebrated their daughter Winifred from 4 to 6 PM with refreshments. Attendees included Ruth Bender Marcella Engle Ruth Carpenter Grace Diehm Winifred Stauffer Viola Evans Nancy Seaman Margaret Martin Hilda Gond er Jacqueline Gruenberger Lois Guiney Ruth Spickler Helen Farrand Ruth Hackman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Becker
Winifred
Ruth Bender
Marcella Engle
Ruth Carpenter
Grace Diehm
Winifred Stauffer
Viola Evans
Nancy Seaman
Margaret Martin
Hilda Gonder
Jacqueline Gruenberger
Lois Guiney
Ruth Spickler
Helen Farrand
Ruth Hackman
Flickers Build Nests in Lititz Streets
Flickers are nesting along Lititz streets with a pair drilling into a tree in front of Dr. C. E. Lane, later displaced by English starlings. A pair now nests before J. Frank Buch’s home as woodland loss shifts habit. The bird is large and striking, with young consuming large amounts of food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
C. E. Lane
J. Frank Buch
Memorial Day Holiday Closures Across Banks and Stores
Banks and stores in Lititz will observe Memorial Day on Monday with banks closed and post office on holiday hours. Stores and factories close in the afternoon and Ascension Day closures noted. Post Office hours on Memorial Day are 7 30 to 9 A M and 6 15 to 7 30 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Memorial Day Services and Parade Across Lititz Area
Memorial Day events across Lititz area include Post 56 Legion with the Lititz Male Chorus visiting Longenecker s Graybill s Penryn Brickerville and Hess cemeteries on Sunday May 29. Monday May 30 features Lititz High School Band leading visits to Carpenter s Baby s Heller s Mechanicsburg Neffsville Kissel Hill Machpelah and Evangelical burial grounds with a brief parade in Mechanicsburg and a speech by Rev Brintle of Leola at the Lutheran cemetery. Lunch at 12 by Leola ladies. supper for vets at 4 on the American Legion lawn. The annual Lititz Memorial Day parade forms at 5 at the Legion Home and goes to the Moravian cemetery, with Rev Harry A Swartz as speaker. Church ministers lead services.
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Post 56
American ‘Legion
Lititz
Longenecker’s
Graybill’s
Penryn
Brickerville
Hess
Carpenter’s
Baby’s
Heller's
Mechanicsburg
Neffsville
Kissel Hill
Machpelah
Evangelical
Brintle
Leola
Ladies of
American Legion Nome
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Well-Managed Job on Underground Conduit Laying
A description praises a well-run project laying telephone conduits underground along North Cedar street, North Alley, and East Main street. The crew works in a strict, workmanlike manner with no mistakes, no idle chatter, and steady progress while cars pass through a partly torn street.
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North Cedar Street
North Alley
East Main Street
Reading Teachers Attend Bridge Party at Moyer Home
Twelve Reading public school teachers gathered at the home of Dr and Mrs L N Moyer on Tenth and Union streets for a bridge party hosted by Grace Moyer with the school nurse and supervisor of schools also attending. A luncheon was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenth
Union Streets
Reading
Grace Moyer
L. N. Moyer
Class Reunion Attendance Mentioned at Penn
Dr. J. L. Hertz attended the reunion of his University of Pennsylvania class, noting a thirty five year graduation and the presence of two former instructors. The next reunion is planned for five years hence. Decoration Day shopping at Pfautz Bros. features oxford shoes and pumps for ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Hertz
University of Pennsylvania
Pfautz Bros
TravelNotes of Local Residents Visiters and Meetings
Mr and Mrs Graybill Bitzer stay several days at Atlantic City. Dr J Leicey attended a Pennsylvania Chiropractors Association meeting in Harrisburg. Mrs Curtis Hensel spent days at Sayre for a brother’s illness. Lancaster visitors James Hollinger and Hiram Hollinger called on Sunday. Edna Mae Longebecker spent Monday and Tuesday in Philadelphia. Mrs W R Sammel and children visit Gettysburg parents. Weichsel family guests of Calvert in town. Monroe Phillips and family with daughter in Phoenixville. Amos Oberholtzer and companions fished in Northeast Maryland. W R Sammel attends East Pennsylvania Synod sessions in Philadelphia. Marvin Bowman and daughter visit Troop Harrisburg. James Goldthwait and Luke Stauffer share Sunday in Brownstown. Mrs Showers hosts relatives in Lebanon. Charles Felker of Haston and Sherman Wolf families hosted by Alfred Myers. Jacob Heilman and child visit from Bristol for grandmother Elizabeth Lausch funeral in Neffsville.
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S. Delp
Frank Gantz
Pine Hill
Mr. Gantz
B. F. Atlee
Lancaster
Walter Fryberger
Mr. T. Stevens Grash
Atlantic City
Caroline Grosh
Frank B. Buch
Ie Liutheran Synod
Philadelphia
St. Paul’s
Edward Strohm
Cedar Street
Lincoln
W. B. Oehme
Theodore Forney
Henry E. Bomberger
Hattie Bomberger
Indianapolis
Ind
Auto
Lloyd Bomberger
W. E. Sickman
New Holland
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Mississippi
New Orleans
High School
America
Norkman L. Habecker
Amercian Legion
Loretta Hershey
Farmer’s National Bank
James Mummert
Washington, D
Little Miss
Mr. and
Mrs. Graybill Bitzer
5. J. Leicey
Pennsylvania Chiropractors’ Association
Harrisburg
Curtis Hensel
Sayre
James Hollinger
Hiram Hollinger
Edna Mae Longebecker
W. R. Sammel
Hon
E. P. Miller
Gettysburg
D. E. Weichsel
Emma
Fred
John
Kirkwood
G. E. Calvert
Monroe Phillipps
Mrs
Luther Weyland
Phoenixville
Amos Oberholtzer
Robert, Yerger
Northeast
East Pennsylvania Synod of the Lutheran Church
Bethel Lutheran Church
Marvin Bowman
J. Ui
Troop
That City
Luke Stauffer
Brownstown
Stauffer
Warren Werner
Helen
Harry Showers
Showers
Werner
KE. Felker
Haston
Sherman Wolf
Alfred Myers
Lemon Street
Mr. Felker
Easton
Jacob Heilman
Bristol
Charlotte Heilman
Elizebth Lausch
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