New Corporation Buys Walton Paper Plant Here
The Walton Paper Plant near town will operate under The Walton Corporation with H J Pierson and Albert C Pierson owning a controlling interest. The plant will continue producing toilet tissue and paper products and will supply Eden Paper Mill. The new Pennsylvania corporation will keep Walton sales in New York and a regional warehouse. The former owners remain connected for sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. 8. Walton & Company
All Company
Walton Corporation
Little Falls
N. Y
New York
Ity
H. J. Pierson
Albert C.ierson
New
Lititz Borough Program Broadcast Highlights Local Figures
A Lititz program on WGAL last evening featured an orchestra band and a talk by Burgess J. C. Tenneman. The Lititz High School orchestra and Cadet Band directed by John Keehn performed. Vocalist Riley Lausch, known as the Singing Mountaineer, also participated. The Rt. Rev. E. S. Crogland will receive the Doctor of Divinity from Franklin & Marshall College at Monday’s commencement, along with W. A. Schnader, Judge Appel, and Dr. Boyd Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ltitz
Burgess J. C. Tenneman
Radio Vation
WGAL
Borouws
Burgess
Lititz
John Keehn
Riley Lausch
Mountaineer
E.S. Crogland
Moravian Church
Wtar
Franklin & Mary College
W. A. Schnader
Appel
Moeaster
Boyd Edwards
Eadmaster
Mercersberg Academy
Poppies Sold In Day By Legion Auxiliary Effort
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Legion reports all 1000 poppies sold on the first day. Town folks supported the drive, and the auxiliary thanks the community. Arrangements are planned for attendance at the Unity Council meeting at Westester on June 9. Eyeglasses examined and fitted at reasonable prices from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Used items advertised, with a local optician in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Legion
Mmen
Tri- Vunity Council
West
Ester
Numerous Sunday Visits and Weekend Trips Across Town
Local residents and visitors shared a busy weekend with friends and relatives. George Frederick and Peter Yeiser visited George Zoller in Lansdale. others traveled to Mt. Gretna, Philadelphia, Harrisonburg, Va., Lititz, and Niagara Falls. Notables include Alumni Tea attendance, Wilson College student Marguerite Bard, and the Church of the Brethren Male Chorus at Mechanics Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Frederick
Peter Yeiser
Lansdale
George Zoller
Town
Guy Calvert
Fred Tombier
Mt. Gretna
Jess Hughes
Rose Fisher
Robert Runkle
Philadelphia
R. V. Owen
Flora Wynn
New Hope
Millersville State Teachers College
Carl Huber
Mahanoy City
George W. Barlow
Sara
Miriam Huber
Clarence Landis
Harrisonburg
W. Martin Muth
Hanover
Charles Blettner
Paul Frey
Mt. Joy
Lititz
H. H. Bomberger
Jacob Carper
Manheim
F. W. Stengel
Fannie Bard
Marguerite Bard
Wilson College
Chambersburg
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Sydney Free
Baltimore
Isabel Melzer
New York City
G. D. Bitzer
South Broad Street
Harrison Sheaffer
Lebanon
Edwin
Church of the Brethren
Mechanics Grove
Harry Myers
Lincoln Avenue
Pool Work In Lutz Progress On Locust Street
At Work On Lutz Pool on Locust Street crews push to finish before hot weather. A new motor is being installed to pump water, painting is underway, and other items are being attended to at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutz Pool
Locust Street
Girls' Reserve to Lead Service in Lititz Church
The Girls' Reserve of Lititz under advisor Miss Hazel Bentzell will conduct the service at United Brethren Church Sunday evening at 7 30. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Hazel Bentzell
United Brethren Church
Regular Market and Friday Dance at Lutz Hall
The regular Market in the Lutz Market House will be held on Saturday for fresh vegetables for Sunday. A dance is scheduled every Friday night at the Lutz Hall until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutz Market
Lutz Hall
Council Awards Contract For Stone In Lititz
Borough Council awarded a $1.20 per ton stone contract to Thomas H. Erb after three bids. The Street Committee cited repaired streets, improved Memorial Plot, and removed crossings at Broad Street and West Lincoln Avenue as well as Broad and East Orange Streets. The water committee noted pumps ran 805 hours. Spruce Street improvement request from J L Grosh was tabled. The American Legion asked for an extra flag for the Memorial Plot and the council approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Borough Council
Council Chamber
Rudy
Sturgis
Hester
Brian
Burgess Brenneman
Habecker
Council
Thomas H. Erb
Broad Street
Lincoln Ave
Broad
East Orange Streets
Water Committee
J. L. Grosh
Spruce Street
Fourth Avenue
American Legion of Town
Death of Lemon S. Neidermyer Leaves Lititz Community
Lemon S. Neidermyer, 65, a Lititz resident, died at his East Front Street home after a sudden collapse in Lancaster. He was discussing with Rev. W. K. Fleck near the Court House when he fell and never regained consciousness, dying about four hours later. Born in Millport, he spent decades in the planing mill industry before joining Keath Planing Mill Company after his own mill burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemon
Keath Planing Mill Company
Banquets At Hotel Fifty Mark Weekend Social Schedule
Members of the Class of 1901 Millersville Teachers College attended a dinner at the General Sutter Hotel. The Ladies Aid Society of First Presbyterian Church Lancaster held a banquet there. Mrs Simons Millersville hosted a dinner-bridge and Linden Hall Alumnae plan a banquet today. Week end registrants include several local couples and professionals. Mrs Roy H Wagner returned from the Yorktowne Hotel convention where she was elected secretary treasurer of the Woman's Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersville
F. E. Krause
A. Z Miller
Reinhard
William Swope
Charles E. Wyland
Lebanon
Webbs
Nogle
Rexmont
Norman Neisenhelter
Penn
York
Roy H. ‘Wagner
Hotel Greeters of America
Yorktowne Hotel
Woman’s Auxiliary
Mary Wihleman
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lancaster
Frank Stauffer
Wilmington
Del
H. H. Bomberger
Eulgene Weidler
Grace Keller
Lititz Exchange
Harrisburg
H. J. Kline
Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church
Young People’s Missionary Society
The
Evangelical Congregational Church
Ida Miller
Spruce Street
Allan C. Rice
Bridge
John Hayes
Saranac Lake
N. Y
W. H. Muth
South Broad Street
Mary Bnck
Lancaster General Hospital
John
East Front Street
Ladies’ Aid Society
United Brethren Church
Lloyd Neff
East Main Street
Anna Showers
Walter Diebler
State Highway Department
Francis
Frank Meiskey
Clarence Herr
Good Samaritan Hospital
A. R
Keller
Honey Brook
Miss Forbes
State College
Lester Miller
Springs Park
Werner
Harry Brookmyer
Guy Reidenbach
E. L. Brookmyer
Baltimore
Mt. Joy
Graybill Brian
John Brian
Eden
George Brian
Witmer
John Madlem
Wm. Riegel
John G. Hershey
Amos W. Dietrich
Royersford
J. L. Guinther
West Lawn
Reading
Edwin Sheaffer
George Grunenberger
Jacqueline
Bobbie Jenkins
James Ford
L. A. Weitzel
Rothsville
Dorothy Jenkins
New York City
Augusta
Broad Oak
Jenkins
South
Eleanor Johannsen
Philadelphia
Carl Spacht
Zinzendorf Brotherhood of the
Moravian Church
H. L. Eschbach
Christ
C. Wm. Grosh
H. E. Grosh
Lititz Pupils Win Prizes in Radio Spelling Bee
Lititz public schools were represented on Station WEIG Lancaster in a spelling bee. Harriet Dennis won first prize in 6th grade, Mildred Brookmyer won second in 8th grade, with Lloyd Burkhart third and Janet Eby fourth in their groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
WEIG
Lancaster
Mildred Brookmyer
Janet Eby
Lloyd Burkhart
Kathryn Peiffer
Harriet Dennis
Walter Reissnyder
Linden Hall Hosts Horse Show and May Day Pageant
Linden Hall presents the second annual Horse Show and the May Day Pageant on Memorial Day weekend. Morning events feature Linden Hall riders with afternoon open to all women riders. Admission to the show is 50 cents, pageant free. proceeds fund the 1931 class memorial. Judges include Mrs. R. P. McGranh, Mrs. Charles Foltz of Lancaster, and Dr. Harry Bender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall
R. P. McGranh
Charles
Foltz
Lancaster
Harry Bender
Town
H. H. Beck
Charles S. Landis
Lititz
Merchants announce Saturday hours in town
Merchants split on Saturday plan with several closing all day. Others open until noon or all day with regular hours. Post Office to observe holiday hours. Lists exclude some stores that will remain closed and note those open portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Beck Bros
Spacht, Harris
Pfautz Men’s
Old Glory
American Store
Springs
Farmers National Banks
Pfautz Bros
Doster
Seaman and Leed
Zartman
W. KE. Buch
Sharp
Dietrich
Grube
W. M. Amer
Wertsch
Kauffman’s
Kreider Hardware
Latz
Lodge To Initiate New Members At Lititz
The Lititz Lodge of the Order of Independent Americans will initiate new members tomorrow evening at 7.80 Standard Time in the Lodge Hall. The Shil ling ton Degree Team will carry out the work and every member is urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Order of Independent Americans
Shillington
Lititz Fire Company names canvassers for June festival
The Lititz Fire Company assigns Emory P. Wagner as general chairman to lead rural canvassing for the June 18 festival aimed at funding the new fire apparatus debt. Rural leaders include Ephraim Herr Kissel Hill Ralph Buch William Sturgis Earle Gohn Leroy Bare Brunnerville Elmer Bamberger Owl Hill Millport and C E Regennas. The group will be aided by other members and plans to parade at the Lancaster County Firemen convention in Quarryville on June 6 and encourages attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Fire Company
Emory P. Wagner
Lexington
Ephraim Herr
Kissel Hill
Ralph Buch
Southwest
William Sturgis
Brunnerville
Earle Gohn
Leroy Bare
Brickerville
Elmer Bamberger
Owl Hill
Millport
Oregon
C. E Regennas
Lancaster
Quarryville
New Park Lights to Shine Saturday Night
Electric lights installed in the Park will be turned on for the first time Saturday night as part of springtime improvements. The unveiling should surprise many residents.
Witmyers Mark Forty Years With Family Dinner
Mr and Mrs D G Witmyer hosted a family dinner Sunday to honor their 40th wedding anniversary, which they celebrate today. Also notes upcoming showings of Trader Horn and Connecticut Yankees at Manheim Auditorium with next week’s ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Witmyer
Trader Horn
Conneticut Yankees
Manheim Auditorium
Cadet Band to Host Supper and Concert at Fire House
A Cadet Band festival and baked ham supper will be held at the Fire House on Saturday afternoon and evening. Soup sandwiches ice cream soft drinks cakes candy and more will be on sale. Concerts by the band are planned for the afternoon and the evening.
Dentist Closes Office for Week for Tonsil Operation
Dr. Charles A. Landis Jr. of East Main Street left yesterday for New York to undergo surgery for the removal of his tonsils. His office will reopen on Thursday, June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Landis, Jr
East Main Street
New York
Revival Services Continue At Hess Church Each Evening
Revival meetings at Hess Church continue next week with services every evening at 7.30. Attendance remains strong across sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hess
Local Notes From Lancaster Area Church and Community
Various Lancaster area updates include a appendicitis operation at St Joseph Hospital Lancaster a memorial day sermon at Trinity Church and community meetings. residents attended visits bridge nights and socials at multiple homes with hospital recoveries family trips and local church activities and upcoming June Moravian Brotherhood topics.
High School Baccalaureate Set for June 14
The class of 1981 will hold a baccalaureate in the auditorium Sunday evening at 7:80. Rev J C H Light leads the invocation with a program of hymns readings and anthems. Honor students Mary Brubaker Margaret Miller Dorothy Moyer Dorothy Heisley Melvin Lauver Richard Zartman receive honors along with honorable mention Esther Eby Naomi Minnich Evelyn Stark. Three commencement orators will be chosen from the honor students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. H. Light
E. S
Crosland
Glee Club
Joseph K. Donat
George B. Raezer
Memorial Day address at Lititz Rotary meeting in hotel
Rev. J. C. H. Light of the United Brethren Church delivered an eloquent Memorial Day speech before the Lititz Rotary Club at the General Sutter Hotel. Directors for the coming year were elected: President B. M. Seaman, Vice President J. W. Brubaker, Secretary F. H. Longenecker, Treasurer H. B. Gibbel, with Dr. M. H. Yoder, J. B. Wissler and Dr. H. C. Cooper as directors. Two Lancaster visitors and one local attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. H. Light
United Brethren Church
Lititz
Birthday Dinner Honors Selenta Crall at Home
Mr and Mrs Harry Crall hosted a chicken and waffle dinner Sunday for their daughter Selenta on her twentieth birthday. Guests included Miss Elsie Engle of Lititz and others from Rothsville East Petersburg and Lititz. Also notes that Lititz barber shops close at noon Memorial Day but open today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Crall
Selenta
Elsie Engle
Lititz
Robert Adams
Elmer Looge
Rothsville
John Crall
Ruth
East Petersburg
Lloyd
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New Corporation
Walton Paper Plant
J. and
A. C. Pierson
Elam Fry
Rotary
Charles L. Zook
Othsville
Fry
Kreider
Zook
Rothsville High Shool
Huberrm
Lincoln
T. H. Erb
Lemon S. Neidermyer
Lodge
Luval
Nis
Plaureate
Rev. Light
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