Armistice Day Flags and Local Notes Highlight Lititz
Armistice Day on November 11 will feature flown flags. Mrs. Lincoln Weachter was hospitaled, keys lost, and Moravian church home missions raised about 457 dollars. A Maple Street frame house sold for 3375 dollars to Merman Fisher. John K. Carper, recovering from arm surgery in Philadelphia, did not return as planned. Local events include a successful sour krout supper raising over 300 dollars and the Linden Hall Alumni Association readied for November 11.
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Lincoln Weachter
Luits 1
Record Office
Maple Street
C. N. Derr
Cora A. Hoover
Merman Fisher
John K. Carper
St. Agnes Hospital
Philadelphia
D. M. Graybill
The
Springs National Bank
New York State
Lancaster
D. Wallace Evans
North Broad Street
Gable
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Lititz
Arles Sampsel
Reading
Amory Wagner
Mer. Sampsel
United Evangelical
Walter Geyer
Ephrata
Linden Hall Aluminac Ass'n
Springs Hotel
Flora Kline
Harrison Helman
Charles Brobst
Amanda Griffith
Samuel
Steffy
Harrison Melina
Howard Bollinger
John Sensenich
Kissel Hill
Texas
Amrey
F. B. Butch
Buch
Ringneck
Legion to Elect Officers at Post 56 Meeting
Legion Post 56 will hold an important meeting at the Post on South Broad Street this Thursday evening November 4. Officers for the coming year will be nominated and all Legionaires are urged to attend.
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Post 56
Post
Lititz Sets Back Vare in Senate and Wins Big
Lititz voters back the Republican slate with Ware ahead of Wilson by about five thousand votes. Big county sweep boosts GOP across offices from governor to congressman and state assembly, despite Vare discord and light turnout in Lititz.
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Lantester County
Lancaster City
Priest
Ware
Wilson
Lititz
Vare
G. Diehm
Assemly
U. S
Snyder
Kane
Prohibition
Pheasants and Rabbits Plentiful This Season
The opening gunning season arrived clear and calm. Ringneck pheasants appear more plentiful than last year while rabbits stay numerous though heavy cover hampered hunting. Reported totals from various locals and hunters show widespread success with several notable limits and several humorous incidents. A hearing for John Z Painter of Lititz on fraud and bad checks was postponed to November 5 by Justice Elwood Grim.
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Ringneck
Elmer Bomberger
Andrew Godenauer
James Engle
Rudy
George Evans
Wrath Spickler
Allen Ditzler
Jacob Eberly
Isaac Adair
Adam Walter
Thomas
Kdwood
Lester Furlow
Frank Spickler
Arlie Rader
Frank Rader
Allen Putt
Flaool
Frantz Wagaman
John Wagamen
Ralph Finnefrack
Lancaster
Jacob and
Arthur Bachman
Eugene Weidler
Clayton Keath
Lernon Furlow
H. R
Eugene Long
Warren Stark
Willard Hershey
Paul Doster
Barton
Luther Sharp
Lincoln Gable
Edward Stroahm
Fred Trimmer
Harold Rohrer
Adams County
Samuel Hoffman
York County
Samuel Bowers
Addison Harding
John Z. Painter
Lititz
Juistice of
Elwoud
Grim, Higabethtows
M. W H. Hinkle
Bottling Company
Elizabethtown
Reigar Named Assistant Postmaster General Aboard Washington News
A report from Lititz notes Robert S. Reigar third as sistant Postmaster General in Washington visited the Lititz post office last week. Reigar, born near Swartzville, began work as a beokeeper at the old cornstarch factory and boarded at the Sturgis House. He shared memories with Postmaster Leader about his first job and salary. Also described are unfamiliar show-ground displays including almonds and a circular brooder house proposed to ease housing shortages, with stories of West Ward settlers and a German craftsman near Brownstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Reigar
Washington
Lititz
Mr. Reigar
Swartzville
Brownstown
Halloween Parties At Local High School And Mrs Meek Home
The Senior Class and football team held a masquerade party at captain James Mummierts home with refreshments and Knights of Jazz providing music. Ezra Meek and Mrs Meek hosted a separate Halloween gathering for forty two guests from Shillington Denver Stevens Lancaster Manheim Reading and Brickerville with refreshments.
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James Mummiert
Knights of Jazz Orchestra
Ezra Meek
Brickerville
Hallowe’en
Shillington
Denver
Stevens
Lancaster
Manheim
Reading
Miss Snader of Lititz Hosts Halloween Card Party
Miss Betty K. Snader of Lititz entertained the Tuesday Night Card Club with a Hallowe en surprise party honoring Miss Lou Snade s birthday. Guests included Misses Betty Zahm Ivah Shaeffer Florence Bowman Frances Lampe Mildred Sanger and Sara K Eshleman of Lancaster. Prizes at cards were awarded.
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Betty K. Snader
Lititz
Hallowe’en
Lou Snade
Betty Zahm
Ivah Shaeffer
Florence Bowman
Frances Lampe
Mildred Sanger
Sara K. Eshleman
Lancaster
Biggest Crowd Hits Community Show On Saturday
The seventh annual Community Show closed Saturday with the largest crowd yet and a busy scene across town. Exhibits showcased farm and garden produce, apples from local growers, crafts, and booths from Warwick Grange, Farm Women, Junior Garden Club, Snavely Garage, Trap Factory of America, public schools, Boy Scouts, and the American Legion. A touring band from Mt Joy and Halloween costumes added festive flair as autos filled streets and spectators lined up to view displays of fruit, radios, furniture, jewelry, and more.
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Lititz
Mt. Joy
Hallowe’en
Martin Moore
Stayman
J. W. Bruckart
Tilman Stauffér
Cort
Warwick Grange
Society of Farm Women
Junior Garden Club
Trap Factory of
America
Boy Scouts
The
American Legion
North Broad Street
Odd Fellows chorus to lead services at Middle Town Home
A chorus of forty two representing the Odd Fellows Lititz Lodge No 1060 will sing at the Middle Town Odd Fellow Home on Sunday November 14. Additional singers may join. The manager asks townspeople to check for chorus books and return any found to Hiram Reedy or Charles Dusinger due to a shortage.
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Odd Fellows
Lititz
Middletown
Hiram Reedy
Charles Dussinger
Pantry Sale Raises Funds at Traction Company Room
In connection with the Rummage Sale on South Broad Street a pantry sale offers home made cakes candy pies custards sugar cake and similar treats. Sale begins at 10 A M.
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Traction Company
South Broad Street
Handmade clock fetches 240 dollars at Carpenter sale
At a sale by Rudy Carpenter as executor of Abram Carpenter deceased, a hand made clock of around 40 000 wood pieces sold to Charles Krick for 240 dollars. Other handmade Carpenter articles were withdrawn.
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Rudy 5
Carpenter
Abram Carpenter
Charles Krick
Carpenter Brothers
Butchering Season Near at Hand in Lancaster County
In Lancaster County the butchering season approaches with thousands of hogs to be slaughtered over the next four months for winter meat. Early killings start on farms with modest numbers, while larger gatherings peak before Christmas or in January.
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Lancaster
Mrs Sara Jenkins Injured in Fall at Brobsts Garage
Mrs Sara Jenkins suffered a fall down cellar steps at Brobsts Garage last Friday evening. Doctors believe a severe brain concussion rather than skull fracture caused unconsciousness. she was taken to Lancaster General Hospital and later regained consciousness with family aid and a nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Jenkins
Brobst
Miiner Bollinger
D. C. Martin
Mrs. Jenkins
Lancaster General Hospital
Dorothy
Great Pianist to Appear Here
Jacques Jolas an American pianist will give a recital in Linden Hall Gym Auditorium Friday at 8 o clock Admission 50 cents. Child Hands in Hot Soap Fred a nineteen month old son of Mr and Mrs James Shenk East Main street was severely burned when he placed his hands in a kettle of Liquid soap The soap had been off the stove for an hour then placed outside and when the mother answered a knock the child walked out His hands were badly blistered and scalded Mrs Sarah Jenkins gave first aid and Dr M H Yoder treated him The child is showing nice improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacques Jolas
Linden Hall Gym
Fred
James Shenk
East Main Street
Sarah Jenkins
M. H. Yoder
Fredd Eisemann Radio Won by Ephrata Man
The Ireed-Eisemann 5-tube radio given away at the Community Show was won by an Ephrata man. Contest involved guessing coil inches, with exact 39944 inches. winner’s figure was three hundred ninety nine and one third inches amid many guesses of 400.
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E. B. Webber and Son
Ephrata
Travelers Near and Far Visit Lititz Notables
A roundup of locals and visitors includes Dr. M H Yoder and wife with mother in Reading, Benjamin and John Fass from New York, Lowell Stengel earning an auto license at sixteen, and many others from Tower City Philadelphia Pottstown Elm Chambersburg and Lititz visiting relatives, attending events, or traveling to Philadelphia and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Benjamin and
John Fass
New York
Real Estate Sales Report From Lancaster County Agency
The Lancaster County Farm Sales Agency led by M. M. Garman lists properties sold through private terms. Eli Yocum of Elm sells a four acre Penn Twp. farm to Dillman Burkholder with possession around March 15 1927.
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Real Etate Sales
Lancaster County
M. M. Garman
Eli Yocum
Elm
Penn Twp
Dillman Burkholder
Ira H. Eberly
Lititz
Spruce Street
Granville Brackbill
Near East
Petersburg
Brackbill
Henry Courte
Lebanon Co
Hizam Beth Twp
White Oak Station
Henry M. Brookmyer
East Second Avenue
Anna C. Bard
Reading
H. E. Eckert
East Main Street
Roy E. Kauffman
Neffsville
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N. D. Sturgis
Bter
Elm St
Oberlin
Europe
Frederick B. Artz
Trimmer
Broad Street
Milfred Marks
Marks
Legion
Senate
Diehm
Fisher
Bonniwell
John W. Slayston
Pennock
Arthur H. James
Hackett
WeGrew
Slills
James
Sherman
Woodward
Murphy
Congress
Greist
Heidelbaugh
Ind
Griest
General Assembly
Dichm
Tetown
Wood
Spangler
Winters
Ruppin
Brown
Clarence Eckert
Lester
Arthur Adams
Monroe Wonder
Wayne Carpenter
Lester Traines
Walter Birkenbine
Amos Yerger
Guy Roger
NG. Yerger
Harry Ansbach
Chester County
David Risser
Nelson Mearig
Melvin Hoover
Frank Reed
William and
Charles Kissinger
Clarence Kissinger
Guy Reidenbach
Hallowe’en Parties
Miss Snader
Freed-Eisemann
Ephrata Man
Lowell Stengel
Cullen Bachman
Tower City, Pa
Ella Lacy
Maria Bender
William Calvert
G. L. Calvert
Charles Ringer
Eva Imhoff
Theodore Ringer
George Zimmile
Ideal Cocoa Company
Boston
E. E. Habecker
Baltimore
Annapolis
William Bechter
Helen
George W. Bush
Pottstown
Charles H. Brobst
F. A. Weichsel
T. W. Singer
Lancaster Lutheran Conferromee
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mary
A. M. Vivian
Cheltenham
M. L. Steiner
Martin Lenhart
George Keller
Mr. Lenhart
Big City
Mr. Keller
William Reidenbach
Andrew Reidenbach
Harry Freedly
Jacob Bollinger
Jacob
Rachael and
Orpha
Lincoln
Jacob Hess
Springfield
Ohio
Hess
Longenecker
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