Local Notes and Social Highlights From Lititz Area
Michael Bear continues to rest in bed after a recent illness. Fire alarm repairs require a noon test Friday and the usual Saturday signal. Snow on the last Friday prompts local talk of a long winter with many snowfalls. Ella Light hosted a Halloween masquerade for the sewing circle, with husbands attending at Miss Barbara Bucher’s Broad Street home. Mrs. Walter Scott and Mrs. Dr Ed Crosland entertained at the Inis Club in Lancaster on Wednesday. Fred Sammet farm near Millport sold at public sale for 7010 to Mrs. Mary Kulp of Lincoln Avenue Lititz. Albert Christener announces the birth of a baby girl, Mary Anna, weigh 8 1/2 pounds, at St. Joseph Hospital last Thursday. A child’s purse with pocket money found. inquire at the Record office. Abraham Bomberger of a Lititz area farm bought 20 steers at Lancaster Stock Yards for winter fattening. herd praised as among the finest in the region.
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Michael Bear
Ella Light
Barbara Bucher
Broad St
Walter Scott
Ed. Crosland
Lancaster
Inis Club
Fred Sammet
Millport
Mary Kulp
Lincoln Avenue
Lititz
Albert Christener
St. Joseph Hospital
Mary Anna
Abraham Bomberger
Taxidermist Busy Man Takes Pheasants for Mounting
Taxidermist Frank B Buck receives thirty two ringneck pheasants and various birds for mounting. Some pheasants are in good condition with little shot showing. Birds weigh two pounds ten ounces to three pounds four ounces. He remains very busy handling orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Buck
Bueh
Lititz Community Show Awards at sixth annual event
Snow and bad weather kept crowds away on Friday but Saturday drew seven to eight thousand visitors for Lititz sixth annual Community Show. The American Legion committee organized a successful industrial exhibit with all booths filled. Local schools, art classes, and crafts displayed works including artificial flowers and scrub brushes. Winners included Mrs. Stoner for ginger ale, Mrs. Todd for soda, and others for beverages and furnishings.
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The
American Legion
Lititz Public
Augustus Fleckenstein
Lititz Savings Beverage Company
Latitz Springs Beverage Company
J. F. Stoner
Elmér Todd
Ralph Adams
Charles Weaver
Charles Bowman
Ralph Spacht
Beck Brothers
Abram Beck
Eby Couple Celebrates Golden 50th Anniversary
Ephraim and Anichia Erb Eby of Lititz celebrate their fifty years of marriage with a family gathering in North Cedar Street. They were wed in Lancaster by Rev Gerhart on Nov 2 and enjoyed a short honeymoon in Huntingdon county with seven sons, seven daughters, and sixteen grandchildren among attendees.
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Mt. Day
Eby
Anichia J. Erb
Henry Krank
Meer Bronnerville
Lititz
Gerhart
Lancaster
Huntingdon County
Weather Note Describes Heavy Snow and Cold Week
A report notes heavy snowfall and cold conditions similar to the latter part of last week, indicating persistent wintry weather across the area.
Armistice Day Service In High School
Armistice Day will be observed Sunday afternoon by the local Legion Post with two public services in the High School auditorium at 2:2 o'clock. Rev. Swartz of Leola, Post chaplain, will be the speaker, Rev. Swantzy, noted for Memorial day talks at Moravian cemetery, will be remembered as a guest speaker. The Lititz Male Chorus will participate and the public is invited. Parents and relatives of soldiers who died in World War I will be guests of honor.
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Legion Post
Swartz
Leola
Swantzy
Lititz
Beck Brothers Store Opens With 12000 Circulars Distributed
The Record Office produced 12 000 circulars for Beck Brothers new Lititz store opening. Four pages newspaper size. Circulation began Friday noon and by Tuesday most circulars reached county residents by mail and auto. The opening sale required over 1200 pounds of paper.
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Record
Beck Brothers
Lititz
Beck Bros Open Furniture Store In Lititz and Manheim
Beck Bros and Co opens two stores after brothers Paul and E B Beck take charge of Manheim and Lititz locations. The new firm combines retail and wholesale work with guaranteed low prices, careful buying, and a civic minded stance. The Lititz store opened with an impressive Saturday public viewing featuring floral decor and orchestra.
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Beck Bros
South Broad Street
Lititz
Tim. Beck
Akron
Beck
Mr. Hummer
T. S. Beck and Son
T. S. Beck
Beck & Co
Paul Beck
E. B. Beck
Beck Bros. Beck & Co
Manheim
N. Broad Street
Bareville Bank Move Aims To Join County’s Financial Network
A drive to add another national bank to the county’s list, now nearly fifty strong, gains momentum in Bareville between Mechanicsburg and New Holland. The village sits in productive farming country and could succeed with proper management.
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Bareville
Mechanicsburg
New Holland
Welcome Home Jimmy Talent Play by Dorcas Circle Kings Daughters
The Dorcas Circle of Kings Daughters led by Miss Mary Huebener presents the annual home talent play Welcome Home Jimmy. A wholesome humorous royalty production will be staged in the High School Auditorium on Thanksgiving Day Thursday November 26.
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Dorcas Circle of Kings Daughters
Mary Huebener
Jimmy
Fond Recollections From W. IL Hall in Charleston Record
A note from W. IL Hall of Charleston requests six dollars be credited, and asks for five dollars credit with pretzels for the balance. He hopes to spend Christmas at Lititz after missing the Christmas services in the old church for fifty two years. Mr Holl is noted as a native Lititz boy.
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W. IL. Hall
Charleston
S. C
Lititz
Mr. Holl
Lititz Voted for Bridge Loan and Mayor Musser Reelected
Voters in Lititz backed a bridge loan for a public river crossing by a large margin while Musser was re elected as mayor of Lancaster city after a lively returns night. In Lititz local results show R candidates sweeping borough offices with strong margins amid a statewide potato price spike.
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Tititz
Tancaster
Musser-Apple
Musser
Columbia
Lititz
First Ward
Rothsville Men consider building water dam for fire protection
A party of enterprising men in Rothsville discuss erecting a water dam behind Frank Bowman's home to ensure water protection for fires. They note the village currently lacks fire protection and acknowledge the cost, but foresee long term savings as many houses are wood built.
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Rothsville
Frank Bowman
Opening Day Finds Hunters Sharpshooting Rabbits and Pheasants
Unseasonably strong opening day yields as hunters bagged many rabbits and a full pheasant quota. Notable hauls include Littig gunners with about thirty pheasants, Frank B. Buch mounting seventeen birds, and multiple parties totaling substantial rabbit tallies across Adams and Fulton counties. A gray fox was reported near Owl Hill, a rare sight in open country, while several named hunters and groups posted notable totals.
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Ringneck
Littig
Frank B. Buch
Harry Woodcraft
Stauffer
Owl Hill
Furnace Hills
Arlo Rader
Frank Spickler
George Evans
Howard Bollinger
Lemon Furlow
Eugene Weidler
Cilayon Keith
Howard Butt
Thomas
Haywood
Paul Furlow
Allen Putt
Lincoln Gable
Chester Ruhl
Abram Snyder
Elam Risser
Edward Strohm
John Fralich
Harrison Binkley
Arthur Rosenberg
Richard Kreider
Wilard Hershey
Harry Wonder
William Stauffer
Clayton Keller
William Wood
Warm Contest in Warwick Town
In Warwick township three local offices drew a three cornered contest. Republican victories emerged with E. S. Mumma winning supervisor on 846 votes and Willis Hackman chosen supervisor with 3 ? votes. Henry H. Myers and W. W. Gibble Republicans led school director races, while several Democratic and Independent candidates trailed. Norman Kline and John Behmer lost in the board of directors race.
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Warwick Township
E. S. Mumma
Harry Neidermyer
Elam Long
Henry H. Myers R
W. W. Gibble
Norman Kline
John Behmer
Willis Hackman
Henry S. Keller
Samuel Oberholtzer
Ind
Elephant costume tops Halloween fun in town parade
Comic costumes drew cheers on Halloween with many clever get-ups. The best was an elephant driven by two local youths portraying an African savage, a humorous stunt that delighted spectators.
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Hallowe’en
Travel notices and social visits fill Lititz notes
Benjamin Fass of New York City spent Saturday to Tuesday with his parents. Several residents made short trips or hosted visitors, including Mrs. Dreifus, Mrs. Brink, and Mr. Funk. Linden Hall Alumnae plan a 7:30 pm Thursday meeting for officer elections. Rev W R Sammel and family and Dr M H Yoder journeyed to Bedford for a hunting trip. A western evangelist will commence meetings on Sunday November 8.
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Benjamin Fass
New York City
W. R. Sammel
M. H. Yoder
Bedford
Rev. Sammel
William Butt
Pittsburgh
Lititz
Lexington
H. C. Reedy
Stedman
U. B
Hartsburg
Cattle Sale At Warwick House Nets Good Prices
Forty six steers sold from 7.60 to 8 per hundred. Twenty nine cows brought up to 165 with an average around 110. A number of pigs were sold and a strong turnout of buyers attended. Regular sale scheduled for Saturday.
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Warwick House
First Star Course to Feature Tiffany Male Quartet
The High School Alumni Star Course opens Monday evening November 9 in the High School Auditorium with the Tiffany Male Quartet as star attraction. The quartet is praised for ensemble and solo singing, a balanced program of standards, operatic selections, readings and sketches with comedy. Season tickets for all five numbers cost $1.50, singles 35 cents. ticket exchanges start Saturday at 8 am at Scott's Bookstore.
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Tiffany
Scott’s
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Elmer E. Eby
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A. M. Shissler
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I. H. Doster
Clarence Dillman
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Isaac Weidman
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Erie
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Yeadon
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E. §. Young
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