Lititz Democrats win Burgess and two council seats in surprise
In Lititz the Democratic party captured the Burgess post for the first time in over twenty years and won two Borough Council seats. J C Breneman defeated Norman Habecker two to one in the first ward while Levi Rudy and Charles Pfautz won council seats as Republicans kept school director auditor and election officials. Total votes reached 1148 with 816 in the first ward and 332 in the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Abecker
Pierson
Brubaker
Lititz
J. C. Breneman
Norman L. Habecker
Levi Rudy
Charles Pfautz
Ana Tahe al Renholar
Habecker
Brevieman
Brene- Nan
Rudy
Hallowe'en collections and local business transfers
Brevities note a donation from Halloween funds to St. Pauls Lutheran Sunday School. Local property sales include David Helman selling a Rothsville farm to Aaron Balmer and T Stevens Grosh buying the White Front cigar and barber shop on North Broad Street. Various family visits, injuries, meetings, and social events are reported along with upcoming Armistice Day bank closings and a Lititz residence for sale.
School Notes and Local Activities Highlight Month
The first High School Star Course event will be in the auditorium on Monday evening November 18 hosted by JeVille Concert Company. The school savings fund deposits totalled 94 dollars 89 cents this week with 84 percent of First Grade deposits from Miss Maude Bearinger’s room and no ardy marks in Miss Bearinger and Miss Carrierhudy’s rooms. Attendance for the second month reached 938 with an overall 98 percent. Stevens Trade School of Lanaster will visit for a football game at the Springs gridiron. The Senior Class held a picnic at St. Gretna on Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JeVille Concert Company
E. Carriershudy
Stevens Trade School
Lanaster
Springs
St. Gretna
Masquerade Party Held At Tollertson Home
A Halloween masquerade was held last Wednesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Tollertson near Lititz in honor of Kathryn Rothsville High School senior. Attendees included Luella Sohler Elsie Groff Catharine Royer Jolet Shank Ethel Hoover Dorothy Wib Margie Mellinger Alma Lidig Hattie Garner Kathryn Vollerton Woodrow Adams Richard Hoffer Landis Martin Leon Risser William Garner Wilson Carvell Chester Young Raymond Groff Paul Huber Jay Bushong Emerson Myers Harry Mellinger and others plus Mr and Mrs Clarence Ludwig and children Charles and Zari. Games and refreshments featured the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myr
Charles Tollertson
Lititz
Kathryn
Enior
Rothsville
Luella Soehler
Elsie Groff
Catharine Royer
Jolet Shank
Ethel Hoover
Dorothy Wib
Margie Mellinger
Alma Lid‘ig
Hattie Garner
Kathryn Vollerton
Woodrow Adams
Richard Hoffer
Get-Together of White Dove Commandery Knights of Malta Tonight
The White Dove Commandery Knights of Malta will host a get-together meeting at the Temple with a special program and speakers. Delegations from Lancaster Hopeland Manheim and Christiana will attend. An urgent invitation is extended to all companions of the order to join this important meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Dove Commandery
Knights of Malta
Lancaster
Hopeland
Manheim
Christiana
Cactus Plant Blooms at Liberty Street Window
Mrs Geo B Raezer of Liberty Street displays a cactus plant with 46 pink blossoms admired by passersby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo.’ B. Raezer
Liberty St
Local Birth Announcements in Lititz Store Ad Section
Mr and Mrs Charles Hollinger announce the birth of a son. Mr and Mrs David Roth announce the birth of a daughter. Also note fiction in the Circulating Library at Scott's Book Store Lititz Pa. Advertisement for piano tuning by Howard L Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hollinger
David Roth
Scott’s Book Store
Lititz
Adv
Moravian Missionary Society Marks 107th Year
The Moravian Church observed its 107th anniversary with a Sunday program led by Rev. Taylor Van Vieck and wife of Canadensis Pa who previously served twelve years in San Domingo and the West Indies. Officiants spoke on mission work, Love feast, and Linden Hall vesper. officers were elected and charitable aid approved totaling 218.13 with allocations to Nicaragua Alaska Reading Mission and Evangelistic Fund. A Surinam committee report noted 642 items sent to Bethay Leper Home in Surinam Dutch Guiana 8 A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Moravian Church
Taylor van “Vieck
Canadensis
San Domingo
West Indies
van Vleck
Linden Hall
Surinam
Bethay
Dutch Guiana
Rufus Bishop
Wasla
Nicaragua
C. A
Alaska
Reading Mission
Reading
Miss Stella Cheney and Richard J. Miller wed at St Pauls Lancaster
A Saturday afternoon ceremony at St Pauls Reformed Church in Lancaster joined Miss Stella M Cheney and Richard J Miller with Rev T A Algfach officiating. Attendants included Leslie Furlow Maxie Wallick and Donald Miller. After a Lititz residence and reception, the couple will reside in Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
Lancaster
Stella M. Cheney
Richard J. Miller
T. A. Algfach
D.D
Leslie Furlow
Maxie Wallick
Donald Miller
Lititz
Georgette
Harry C. Miller
Verna Miller
Grafton Cheney
Stella Johns
George Keller
Harry Keller
Vincent
William Bush
Esther Bush
Margaret Meshey
Martin
McDonough
Phares Furlow
Richard Furlow
Albert Neudorff
Maria Saylor
Kerwin Cheney
Grafton J. Cheney, Jr
Car Inspection Ends Soon in State
November 15 marks the last grace day for motor vehicle inspections. Afterward cars without the yellow stamp will be stopped and drivers arrested. Officials note about 700,000 cars remain uninspected and urge residents to use Lititz garages to complete tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Lititz
Union Service Sunday Marks Armistice Day Event
The American Legion and local churches plan a union service at 7 30 P M Sunday in the High School auditorium to honor Armistice Day. Dr Roy Deck of Lancaster and a British Expeditionary Forces member will speak, with musical numbers by the Lititz Male Chorus and Harmony Trumpeteers Philadelphia. Legion members meet at 7 00 P M at the Legion Home prior to marching to the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion of Town
Roy Deck
Lancaster
Lititz
Harmony Trumpeteers
Philadelphia
Legion
Evangelical Church to Open Evangelistic Series Monday
The Rev. H. J. Kline will launch a series of evangelistic services at the Evangelical Congregational Church starting Monday evening November 11. The Lititz Ministerial Association plans a Bible Conference after the Week of Prayer with hopes to secure Dr. J. C. Massee of the Lake Bureau of Evangelism and Bible Conferences. The Woman's Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church meets tonight at Mrs. James Engle's home with Mrs. Elmer Arehart leading. A Father and Son banquet is planned for next Wednesday evening at St. Pauls Lutheran basement with Rev. Dr. J. H. Musselman as speaker and special music. The Young People's Council of District No. 9 will convene at St. Pauls Lutheran on Monday evening. each school to dramatize a Bible verse or character. The St. Pauls Primary Department Hallowe'en party was held at Mrs. Robert Kling's home on Lincoln Avenue Thursday evening with Mrs. W. K. Lockhart supervising the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe
St. Paul’s Lutheran Sunday School
David Helman
Rothsville
Aaron Balmer
Middle Creek
T. Stevens Grosh
James Goldthwait
N. Broad St
Elsie Balmer
Atlantic City
Susan Huber
Galen
Hallville
Martin Balmer
Elmon
N. Y
Russell
Hamburg
California
Stanley
Lincoln
Samuel Whitmyer
Eber Foltz
Sara Jenkins
John Miller
Lititz
John Hayes
Saranac Lake
W. H. Muth
Bermuda
Muth
Barton Swarr
Child
Ardmore
R. E. Worley
King’s Daughters
Hallowe’en
Tri Mus
Moravian Church
Randolph Bricker
Ralph Zartman
Robert Kreider
Charles Getz
Lloyd Garman
Lancaster General Hospital
Florence Gibbes
Huntingdon
Juniata College
Gibbel
Crosland
Bethlehem
Lloyd Bomberger
North Prince Street
Lancaster
H. J. Kline
Evangelical Congregational Church
Lititz Ministerial Association
J. C. Massee
Winema
Ind
Woman’s Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
James Engle
Elmer Arehart
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
J. H. Musselman
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Young People’s Council of
District No. 9
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Robert Kling
Lincoln Avenue
W. K. Lockhart
KE. P. Miller
Getttysburg
Carolyn Light
Philadelphia
Taylor
van Vleck
Bronson
Canadensis
Charles Pfautz
A. Stone
Little Falls
N. J
Reading
Ema Wright
Millersville
Mary Bushong
Masquerade Party Entertained Thirty Friends at Snavely Bungslow
Mr and Mrs Roy Weaver Mr and Mrs Alvin Long Mr and Mrs Ross Hoffman Mr and Mrs Samuel Hoffman Mr and Mrs Pam Spangler and Mr and Mrs Lim Roth entertained about thirty friends Saturday night at Snavelys Bungslow. Games were played and refreshments served. Prizes were also awarded the best get ups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Weaver
Alvin Long
Ross Hoffman
Samuel Hoffman
Pam] Spangler
Lim Roth
Snavely’s
Bungslow
Lititz Lodge to Confer Initiatory Degree Monday Evening
I. C. O. F. No. 1050 announces the initiatory degree ceremony for Monday night with a strong turnout urged. Also advertisements note a used piano for sale at $95 ideal for beginners, plus Christmas card orders and Scott's Book Store promotions in Lititz Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Lodge
Ten Prominent Men in Comedy Tonight at Lititz High
High School Auditorium hosts The Dream of a Clown a two night amateur performance by the Kings Daughters featuring seventy prominent local men. The show promises humor and novelty with a cast including famous day figures debutantes fluttering matrons and more, a teaser that preserves surprises for the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Daughters
Lititz
King’s’ Daughters
Obituary notices for Mrs Martin Lenhert and Mrs Flora M Rannels
Mrs Martin Lenhert aged 70 died at home on Lincoln Avenue from a complication of diseases. She leaves a husband and three children including Mrs Harry Royer and Wayne Lenhert. Funeral Saturday at 1:30 from home and 2 pm at U B Church. Interment at Longenecker cemetery. R M Spacht director. Mrs Flora M Rannels 68 wife of Samuel Rannels died Wednesday at St Joseph’s Hospital Lancaster. Funeral Sunday at 3 pm from 445 Rockland Street. Interment Riverview cemetery. Survived by husband and children Lottie and Bessie and Charles L and Clyde and siblings Reuben Kautz and Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Lenhert
Lincoln Avenue
Harry Royer
Lititz
Wayne
West Lawn
Harry
Monsey
Cal
U. B
Longenecker’s Cemetery
R. M. Spacht
Flora M. Rannels
Samuel Rannels
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lancaster
Eugene Michael
Rockland Street
Riverview Cemetery
Lottie
Howard Gilbert
Charles L
Bessie
Clyde
Reuben Kautz
Canton
Ohio
Richard
Linden Hall Echoes A Fine Monday Program
The Linden Hall Literary Society held a Monday evening program featuring readings The Open Door by Grace Coolidge Old Miss Polecat by Nancy Byrd Turner and King Robert of Sicily by Henry W Longfellow. Performers included Jean Allman Jean Merriman Nadia Gary Carolyn Flaccus Nadia Gary and others with Miss E W Rulon as faculty critic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall Literary Society
Grace Coolidge
Jean Allman
Miss Polecat
Nancy Byrd Turner
Jean Merriman
Helene Raymond
Carolyn Flaccus
Helen Buell
Elizabeth Newham
Margery
Christian Endeavor Program Staged by Two Lititz Societies
The Intermediate Society of Christian Endeavor of Lancaster Moravian Church joined the Lititz Moravian Church group for a booster meeting on Tuesday. Robert Girvin led a program featuring Esther Miksch with Dorothy Miksch on piano, a quartet including Margaret Kofroth Ruth Gochenaur Kathryn Gochenaur and Esther Miksch, talks on Television by Henry Sturgis and Character Building by Rev Henry Heydt, plus a closing prayer by Rev E S Grosland. About fifty attendees enjoyed games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intermediate Society of Christian, Endeavor
Lancaster Moravian Church
Intermediate Society of the
Lititz
Henry Heydt
Lancaster
E. S. Grosland
Social rounds in Lititz and surrounding towns
Judge and Mrs. K. E. P. Miller and others entertained over the weekend with visits among Baltimore Philadelphia York County and local towns. A Lititz High School junior class Halloween party was held at Miller’s Bungalow with numerous students listed.
Rabbits Bagged by Kissinger Family Near Lancaster
William M. Kissinger a pretzel baker and his son Charles hunted three days and bagged 28 rabbits in the land around here and below Lancaster. Trespass notices now on sale at this office for 50 cents a dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. ‘M. Kissinger
Charles
Lancaster
Lititz Mill Sale Creates New Job Growth Under U S Envelope
The Lititz mill of the Consumers Boxboard and Paper Co. is sold to the United States Envelope Co. and will be renamed Morgan Paper Company Division. The new owners plan a Lititz expansion with a year long project to employ about 100 people and build a second plant in Springfield, Massachusetts offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Consumers Boxboard and Paper Company
United States Envelope Company
Springfield
Mass
Consumers Company
H. J. Pierson
Morgan Paper Company Division
United States Envelope Companys
Envelope
Consumers
Mr. Pierson
Robert J. Black
Morgan Paper Company
Eden Paper
Albert Pierson
Fruits of Joy theme guides St. Paul Lutheran meeting
The Church Society Meets of St. Pauls Lutheran Church gathered at the parsonage on Tuesday with 18 in attendance. Readings were led by several ladies and plans for a November 24 Thank Offering play were reviewed. Members approved a $20 donation to the restoration budget and set the next meeting at Mrs Elwood Furlows home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of
St. Paul’s
J. F. Stoner
David Brian
W.R. Sammel
Spinner
Moyer
Witmyer
Columbia
Loysville
Monroe
Washington, D. C
Elwood Furlow
Spruce Street
Barber Shops to Close on Armistice Day
Lititz barber shops will close at noon Monday Armistice Day. The notice urges readers to educate their children to music and advertises a piano sale at Young Music House on Main Street Lititz Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Young Music House
EY Main ‘St
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Main Street
Ado
Howard
Young
E. S. Crosland
Morris Kauffman
Elizabeth Hepp
M. C.’ Demmy
Joseph ‘Zahm
L. S. Reedy
Claude. Miller
B. L Miller
Winifred Huber
Grace Keppel
Alfred Douple
Miller
Cheney
Huehener & Habecker
Horton
Optician
Young’s Music House
E. Main St
Comedy Tonight
C.E. Society
Lititz High School
Hallowe'en
Miller's Bungalow
Eve Seaber
Margaret’ Miller
Kathryn Dommy
Howard Bruckhart
Margaret Keller
Edith Eberly
Mary Brubaker
Mildred Gable
Irene Howard
Lloyd Sheaffer
Irene Hertzler
Kathryn Godenaur
Evelyn Hershey
Carl Bachman
Dorothy Moyer
Annabelle Minnich
Violet Hacker
Henry Lutz
Richard Rader
Romaine Long
Carl Foultz
Dorothy Fry
Rhetta Fry
Henry Sturgis
Richard Zartman
Marie Gruneneberg
Paul Davidson
Charles Reidenbach
Melvin Lauver
Ruth Snavely
Evelyn Snavely
Esther Eby
Ethel Wike
Mary Bowman
Lorraine Habecker
Clair Weber
Mildred Eicker
Edith Pfautz
Ira Hall
Bruce Corbet
Richard Templeton
Chapperoines
Miss Miller
Miss Deardorf
Miss Knauss
Mrs. Arntz
Secott’s Book Store
Howards. Young.—adv
William Stoneback
Easton
Eden Mill
North Alley
Cedar Streets
Church Society Meets
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