Local items note unique town happenings and calls for volunteers
Seventeen year locusts spotted in town with more expected soon. State fisheries chief N R Buller visited spring grounds. Snow halls bloom and a Mrs Mary Mikach’s yard shows a fine bush. An apricot tree planted by Nathan Seaber bears fruit. Ray Aldrich acquires Ezra Habeker’s store and will assume Saturday. Public sale of household goods this Saturday by Mrs Harriet Ruhl. Moravian church yard rhododendron in full bloom draws attention. Memorial Day parade seeks all World War members, meet Sgt Paul Badoert at Warwick House lawn Friday at 4 PM. Ladies Aid of St Luke's to host another clam supper June 14 in church basement. Last chance to pay county and personal taxes with discount. T Stevens Grosh at Five Points Friday 8-12 and Gingrich's Haynes store Saturday 8-5. five percent added to unpaid taxes after date. A load of hogs passed Manheim on Reading & Philadelphia railroad, many overcrowded and some dead, owner to learn net proceeds after deductions.
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Lancaster County
Nathan Seaber
Ray Aldrich
Ezra Habecker
Harriet Ruhl
North Cedar
New Streets
Paul Badoert
Warwick House
Ladies' Aid Society
St. Luke’s Reformed Church
Yes
Evers
T. Stevens Grosh
Five Points
Gingrich
Hayness
Manheim
Reading & Philadelphia
Lititz Fire Company and Council Seek Harmony Meeting
Reading between the lines a citizen suggested a settlement method for Lititz, as the Lititz Fire Company and council consider a representative committee meeting this Thursday evening to discuss a peace gesture and future cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Fi Company
Forough Council
Council
Two Fox Terriers Stare From Walter Scott Window
Jeweler Harry Wertsch notices two fox terriers in Walter Scott's display window on Sunday morning. A life sized lithograph of the Victor Talking Machine Company ad appeared with one dog. The second dog, a real fox terrier from the Springs Hotel, apparently spent the night inside and was found when the store reopened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Weértsch
Walter Scott
Mr. Scott
Victor Talking Machine Company
Mr. Wertsch
Will Attend Brethren Conference at Renona Lake
Tey and Mrs Henry R Gibbes with son Henry and nephew Henry McCann will drive next week to Renona Indiana for the Church of the Brethren conference. They will pass Chicago and return via Niagara Walls. Samuel and Henry Wolf of Akron plan the same trip by a southern route through Akron Ohio. Other attendees include Rev J W G Hershey and daughter Eugene Brubaker and Wallace Zookley. Gibbel party away about three weeks. Conference opens June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Brubaker
Wallace Zookley
Gibbel
Woman with no heart orders groceries from rival store
A local woman with no heart entered a shop bought a few cents of candy and asked to use the phone. She called a competitor and placed a sizable grocery order, infuriating the original proprietor who had treated her kindly.
Sunday Evening Service Moved to School Auditorium
Local churches cancel Sunday evening worship to unite for the high school baccalaureate in the school auditorium at 7.20. Rev. J W G Hershey will preach, with Miss Bessie Gingrich delivering a solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. G. Hershey
Bessie Gingrich
Twenty-Mule Borax Team Visits Lititz Next Wednesday
The twenty-mule Borax team from Death Valley California will stop at Planta Bros 2230 Main Street at 2.30 PM and Lea man Leed's 3.45 PM on Broad Street in Lititz next Wednesday. Lead mule Trilby famed for intelligence leads a string of two desert schooners and a water wagon driven by Borax Bill. Children and townsfolk will see demonstrations as the team, including Tarantula Pete and Alkali Joe, shares tales of the old west and calms crowds with a remarkable display of discipline and endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borax
Beath Valley
California
Lititz
Funeé 4
Planta Bros
Main Street
Leaman & Leed's
Broad Street
Borax Bill
Ail
Tarantula Pete
Alkali Joe
Trilby
Triltyy
Taran- Tula
Pete
Death Valley
Sahara
Memorial Day meaning in the march past tribute verse
S. E. Kiser reflects on Memorial Day and the grave procession of veterans. He questions the lesson learned by the son and the public, contrasting brave sacrifice with selfishness and fear. The piece honors those who gave their lives for their country and asks readers to grasp the true meaning of duty.
Lititz High School Commencement Week Plans
Memorial Day events spotlight Lititz High School with Sunday baccalaureate, Tuesday class day, and Wednesday commencement. Twenty cents admission for Wednesday. class day free. Exhibits in room ten feature science work. Alumni Association meeting June 3. banquet June 5 at Linden Hall. Prizes awarded for history and English. debate results shown with scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz High School
Dorothy Habecker
Alice Grosch
Elizabeth Trimmer
Laura Hershey
Marion Biemesderter
Paul Carper
Grace W. Keppel
Anna May Plaute
Chester Brooksmyer
Robert H. Delp
Wu. K. Derr
Joseph B. Doster
Helen Eshieman
Anna M. Goshert
Margaret Guidrum
Louis B. Hepp
Pearl M. Hoffman
Cha
Linden Hall
Memorial Day events to feature parades and concerts
A full Memorial Day program draws crowds with parades, band concerts, and base ball games. Veterans groups, Sons of Veterans, and local clergymen lead ceremonies at Macpelah and Moravian cemeteries, with speeches by G G Diehm and A B Hess and a Lititz band leading the procession. A wreath from Honolulu arrives for Samuel Foltz’s grave, and Lititz High School Glee Club plus Carl Reese present a concert at the school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz High Schip
Elizabeth Schlegehnild Karpiste
Carl Reese
Scott’s Book Store
Travelers rear and far by train trolley and more
Travel notes list many residents visiting friends and family over the weekend. Names include Busgiel Peiffer Lemuel Hubrecht Darius Delbo Esther Stuart Anna Brunner Jay Hyans and others. Outings mention auto trips to Pine Grove and Sunday calls at the Rev Raezer’s parsonage with multiple Lancaster and Maytown residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busgiel Peiffer
Manheim
Lemuel Hubrecht
Kempton
Esther Stuart
Ephrata
Anna Brunner
Lancaster
Peter Brunner
Qrange Street
William Seiverling
Hlivalethtown
M. N. Wood
Hammanton
N. J
G. B. Wood
Philadelphia
Warren A. Wood
Elmer Kauffman
Elmer
Lititz
Lucinda Nies
Reading
Linn Nies
Grace Ruth
Wsther Ruth
Terre Fill
Kerr Sterfet and Family
Shippensburg
Elizabeth Spangler
Illiam Risser
Maytown
Diehm Delivers Patriotic Address At Flag Ceremony
Hon Diehm spoke at a fountain flag replacement ceremony in honor of Civil War veteran Join Carpenter. The crowd sang along with Harry Kepple, and James Breitigan introduced Diehm, who praised American history and the flag as a symbol of liberty and defense. He urged education on flag principles and saluted Civil War veterans, noting Carpenter’s longtime flag service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Join Carpenter
Harry Kepple
James Breitigan
Son
G. Diehm
Hon
Diehm
Harrisburg
Diehn
John Carpenter
Town begins tarvia paving with pretreated streets
Works started this week applying tarvia to town streets after a base coat of stone. No oil used. tarvia expected to reduce dust and yield a smooth, durable surface. Exterior routes away from the town center to be finished first to aid Memorial Day parade participants. Bent, Lata builds a new swimming pool northeast of town near the trap factory, 120 feet wide and deep over six feet with incline, dam tested with water, bottom and sides to be concreted next week. Bath house, shower, diving board and electric lights planned. dam designed for easy enlargement. pool lies five squares from town center.
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Bent, Lata
Ife
Army and Navy Notes on Soldiers and Service Leaders
Avon Kofroth, a first class pharmacist mate aboard the Zeelandia, spent a furlough with his parents and plans another trip to France. W. S. Weicksel visited from the U S T ector Thomas. his uncle Rev. F. A. Weicksel. Columbus Groff of the 109th Machine Gun Company, now in New Providence, spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary Buch. Lt. Walter Falk, OIC of the vocational school for disabled soldiers near Lawrenceville, visited Cant. J. L. Wertz and wife. Letters came from Homer W. Schnerer of Co. H 60 Infantry, Fifth Division, in Bach, Luxemburg. A memorial service was held for Sergt LeRoy Stambaugh killed in a motorcycle accident near Cablenz on Dec. 28 with the 42 Division. Rey Dillman, returning with the 15th Ambulance Company, recalled a wild ride to the rear with two prisoners amid shellfire and a tipped-off spy network, ending with a roadside arrest of two elderly suspects.
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Avon Kofroth
Zeelandia
P. B. Kofroth
France
W. S. Weicksel
U. S
Brooklyn
St. Petersburg
Florida
Columbus Groff
109Th Machine Gun Company
New Providence
Mary §. Buch
Walter Falk
Lawrenceville
N. J
Cant
J. L. Wertz
Camp Shelby
Migs
Falk
North Dakota
Madison Schnerer
Homer W. Schnerer
Co. H. 60 Infantry
Bach
Luxemburg
Rimory
Homer
Rehrergburg
Berks County
Sergt
LeRoy Stambaugh
Cablenz
Sun Hill
Welcome Home to the Boys Fourth of July in Lititz
Lititz plans the biggest Fourth of July celebration yet titled Welcome Home to the Boys Readers will hear a parade with military industrial and civic divisions eight bands and a big fireworks display The town will host free admission for all servicemen a free dinner and a daylong program with multiple committees led by W B Light and J G Herr The event includes a 7 30 P M parade start and a 1 00 P M excursion from Reading with multiple stops
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Lititz
Springs
Park Grounds
An da
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N.R. Buller
Mary Mikach
Church of the Brethren
Renona Lake
S. E. Kiser
Marion Stautery
Anna Mary Trench
Mabel Funk
Ruth Phillippi
Alice Grosh
Joliassnacht
Willis Tinsey
Arthur Nelson
Mfi
Luit
Iuit
Sons of Veterans
Tem Corps
Fountain Team
Auta Te Macpelah
Kissel Hit
Graves
A. Weichsel
Kisses] Hill
B. S. Crosland
Macnelah
Rev. Miller
Evangelical
Fleck
Moravian
Springs Grounds
Besinni
G. G. Diehm
A. B. Hess
Moravian Cemetery
Veterans
Rothsville
Boy Scouts
Ned Cross
Spring Grounds
Aument
Walter C. Mabie
Honolulu
Ida Foltz
T. B. Buch
Samuel Foltz
Angusic
Parvin
Army and Navy Notes
Rey Dillman
1Ifth
Lnck
Dillman
Teba
W. B. Light
H. J. Pierson
Tlassler
Norman Badorf
John Brubaker
J. G. Herr
Jobln Carper
Waller Light
Starry Hby
W. H. Muth
B. F. Grosh
J. H. Habecker
Hassler
Brubaker
J. B. Herr
Light
Harry Jones
Grosh
Diem and
Badorf
Lodge H. Workman
R. Russell
Reedy
W. Zellers
Illiam Reedy
Harry Wertsch
Z. Carper
Publicitt
Ralph Buch
Join “Ook
Mummers
Anto
Jno
Longenecker
Ider
Robert Pfautger
D. P. Bricker
Paul Bacorf
Hed Cross
Boy Scouts IL
Pierson
John Wea
Cross
E. E. Habecker
Atwood Kreider
Harry Workman
Carl Workman
Slagster
Marshall Harry Bender
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