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Lititz Record

Location

Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1936

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Linden Hall May Day and Horse Show Saturday

Linden Hall hosts its annual May Day and Memorial Day Horse Show. Morning events run at 10 with junior riders under 16 competing for the Linden Hall Championship Cup, while afternoon horsemanship and open pony classes attract riders and horses beyond the school. May Day on campus shines at 1 pm before the horse events.

Linden Hall H. H. Beck H. J. Pierson J. C. Honeycutt Bethlehem Steel Co

Elected Alumni President Is Carl Workman at Meet

Carl Workman was elected president of the High School Alumni Association at a business meeting after the program on Tuesday evening. Ford Goldenauer was named vice president and Irene Keener was re elected recording secretary. Betty Martin became corresponding secretary, Margaret Kotroth assistant recording secretary, and Woodrow Neidermyer treasurer. The annual banquet occurred in the Moravian Sunday School building with J. B. Wissler as toastmaster, followed by dancing in Linden Hall gymnasium.

Carl Workman High School Ford Godenaur Irene Keener Betty Martin Margaret Kotroth Woodrow Neidermyer Moravian Sunday School J. B. Wissler Linden Hall

Republican Club Meeting Tonight in Lititz Enck Building

The Republican Club of Lititz and Vicinity holds its first post primary meeting on Monday at 8 o'clock in the Enck Building on North Broad Street. The gathering aims to set party plans and rally local support after the April primary results.

Republican Club of Lititze and Vicinity Enck Building North Broad Street

Lititz Memorial Day Program Schedule in Lititz

The day opens at 10:00 with Linden Hall Horse Show events, followed by 2:00 moving pictures Under Two Flags with Colman Colbert and McLaghen, 3:00 Tri County Baseball Lititz versus Jonestown, 6:00 Legion Parade to Moravian Cemetery, 6:00 moving pictures Under Two Flags, and 7:00 program in Lititz Springs Park by the Swanee Minstrels featuring Little Dolly Dimpie.

Linden Hall Moving Pictures Ronald Colman Claudette Colbert Victor McLaghen Victor McLaglen Lititz Springs Park The Swanee Minstrels Little Dolly Dimpie Radio Sensation

Borough Council Grants $100 for Supervised Playground Work

The May meeting saw the Borough Council allocate $100 toward supervised playgrounds this summer after a plea from Mrs. B. M. Seaman and Mrs. Cullen Carpenter. All councilors attended as ordinances for Spruce Street opening were read a second time, a comfort station cost inquiry was tabled, and bids for street stone were opened and rejected. A temporary $1500 loan was authorized.

Borough Council B. M. Seaman Cullen Carpenter Spruce Street Second Third Avenues Koch

Fire Co Festival Set for June at Lititz Fire House

Lititz Fire Company hosts its annual festival on Saturday June 13 at the Fire House. The Loysville Orphans Home boys band will provide music. Local solicitors will be announced next week as the town and country are invited to donate prior to the event.

Lititz

Heineman's to Open New Women’s Shop on East Main

Heineman's new women’s shop on East Main Street will open next Friday June 5 offering a full line of women’s apparel. Miss Annabelle Minnich of town will serve as saleswoman. The store operates as a branch of the Columbia Heineman store.

Heineman’s East Main Street Annabelle Minnich Columbia Heineman

Memorial Day Services and wreaths at Moravian cemetery

Rev. Harry Swartz of Philadelphia to speak at American Legion Memorial Day Services in Moravian cemetery at 6 PM Saturday. Legion parade forms at the Legion Home headed by the High School Band. Garden Spot Post will place wreaths in multiple area cemeteries to honor departed comrades. Lititz Lodge I O F plans about 50 bouquets at several local cemeteries. Sunday evening the Lodge attends services at Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church with Rev. D P Langsdorf delivering the sermon. Comrade George W Hackman, lone Lititz Grand Army member, likely to join the parade despite age and travel between relatives in Lititz and Lancaster.

Harry Swartz Philadelphia Legion Garden Spot Post Longeneckers Grayhills Penryn Brickerville Brunmerville Hess Kissel Hill Macpelah The Evangelical Lititz

Pool Ticket Offer With Hamburg Steak Surcharge

An old advertisement notes that any boy or girl who spends 18 cents or more will receive a pool ticket for an extra five cents. The offer lists Hamburg steak at 18 cents per pound as a referenced menu item in the same brief notice.

Marriage Announced for Sylvia Longenecker and John Mattis

The marriage of Miss Sylvia E. Longenecker daughter of Mrs Wayne Longenecker and John E Mattis of Millersburg occurred April 22 1935 at Darlington Maryland. The couple recently graduated from Millersville State Teachers College and will reside in Philadelphia during the summer as Mr Mattis pursues graduate work at Temple University.

Sylvia E. Longenecker Wayne Longenecker John E. Mattis Millersburg Darlington Millersville State Teachers College Philadelphia Mattis Temple University

Opens Day Nursery At 212 South Broad Street

Mrs. James B. Shaeffer opens a day nursery at her home to care for children for an hour or a day. It serves local mothers who need care while at meetings appointments or shopping. The nursery offers instructive games and a balanced noon lunch at reasonable rates.

James B. Shaeffer South Broad Street

Poppy Sale Nets $50 For Veterans Rehab

Mrs. Mary Dengate, chairman, announced fifty dollars raised from poppy sales Saturday. Funds aid disabled veterans and their children with no other support. The sale continues on Memorial Day with helpers Mrs. Norman Habecker, Mrs. Leon Mad Jem, Mrs. Claire Rice, Mr. Alfred Douple, Mrs. Valentine Brobst, and Mrs. Archie Rosenberg.

Mary Dengate Dengate Norman Habecker Leon Mad Jem Claire Rice Alfred Douple Valentine Brobst Archie Rosenberg

See-saw in Lutz Pool 5c 10 15e Tax 1¢-adv

See-saw apparatus described in Lutz Pool feature 5c 10 and 15e with a 1¢ tax advantage noted. The fragment mentions a municipal amusement device and a small tax incentive, but details on location, owner, or date are unclear.

Lititz High School to graduate Class of 36 tonight

Thirty-six seniors will receive diplomas at Lititz High School in its 60th annual commencement. Dr. Cameron Ralston of Washington and Jefferson College will address the class at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. The program includes processional, invocations, music, four orations, diplomas and awards, and a benediction. Commencement activities followed a Sunday service, class day, and alumni banquet. The graduates plan a Monday trip to Washington.

Cameron Ralston Washington and Jefferson College Lititz High School George B. Raezer America Lloyd Burkhart Mildred Young Robert Gangner Barn Robert Hackman Dr. Ralston D. P. Langsdorf New Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church James M. Moore Alumni Association Washington

Bible School Dates Announced by Local Ministerium

The local Ministerium met at Rev. James M. Moore's home with Rev. J. G. H. Light presiding. Each church will run its own Vacation Bible School this year with Moravian starting June 8, St Pauls Lutheran and United Brethren June 15, Church of the Brethren June 17, all for two weeks.

James M. Moore J. G. H. Light Moravian St. Paul’s Lutheran United Brethren Church of the Brethren

Flag Raised at Square After Months Without Emblem

Tom Maharg climbed a tall ladder to thread a rope through a pulley and raise a flag at the square. The event followed months with no national emblem on the pole, made possible by Harry Regennas’s gift and Frank Stokes arranging Roy Reidenbaugh’s ladder crew.

Tom Maharg Harry Regennas Frank Stokes Roy Reidenbaugh Frank Roy Tom

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Republican Club Lititz Memorial New Athletic Field Jonestown Post South Broad St Moravian Cemetery Fire Co. Festival Legion Post Odd Fellows L.H.S Bible School Snoops
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