New Church of the Brethren Edifice to the Dedicate
A long article describes the dedication of a new Brethren church edifice, its interior design, capacity of 900, and features such as buff walls, black walnut woodwork, oak pews, and versatile Sunday school space. It details architects Ruher Filer and contractor Harry Fry, plus history of the Lititz Brethren church since 1719.
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Church of the Brethren
Ruher Filer
Reading
Harry Fry
Martindale
Lititz
The
Americax
Laneagier County
Peter Becker
Germantown
First
Former Lititz Man Ready To Tell Of Conditions In Columbia
Chief of Police Joseph Smith of Columbia is suspended without pay by authority of the burgess. An attempt was made to hasten blame for Front Street’s condition. Smith says he was told to keep hands off and he threatens to reveal who is responsible. He is a Lititz native with two brothers here, and a World War veteran.
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Joseph Smith
Columbia
Burgese
Front Street
Smith
Tte
Bear hunting lessons from Columbia county trip
A party from Lititz spent part of last week in Columbia county to hunt bears. They learned bear dogs work in teams and attacks from rear, with hunters on stands. They faced a bad guide, lost a day due to a burned tire, and planned another trip after discovering plentiful squirrel and grouse in the area. Harold Koch, Clarence Coffer, Walter Landis, Fred Trimmer, Clarence Carpenter, T. H. Erline and Roy Grayhill participated.
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Columbia County
Harold Koch
Clarence Coffer
Walter Landis
Fred Trimmer
Clarence Carpenter
T. H. Erline
Roy Grayhill
Lititz
Ile
Fire Destroys Neffsville Frame Residence
A frame house occupied by the families of Elam Boucher and Frank Groff at Neffsville burned around 1 am on Wednesday. Most furniture on the lower floor was saved. The property belongs to Mrs. Frank Groff and is insured. Cause believed to be a coal oil stove in the rear. Fire companies from Neffsville Eden Petersburg and Littts fought the blaze near a cistern that provided water to quell the fire. The building’s frame remains dangerous and will be torn down.
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Elam Boucher
Frank Groff
Neffsville
East Petersburg
Eden
Petersburg
Littts
Thanksgiving Dinner Costs Shrink Says Agriculture Dept
The U S Department of Agriculture argues Thanksgiving meals will cost less this year due to a large cranberry crop with prices as low as ten cents per pound. Local farmers note sourkraut and pork prices rise, affecting cooking costs, while apples potatoes and pretzels at the Sesqui fair came from other counties. Roads may widen and crossings be separated by 25 years hence, but funding remains a hurdle. A tobacco cellar raffle on Jake Usner’s farm offers turkeys and geese as prizes, a local tradition often kept quiet.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Jake Usner
Thanksgiving Sermon at St Pauls Lutheran Church
The joint town churches hold their annual Thanksgiving service at St Paul's Lutheran Church at 10.4 AM Rev. S. A. Heisey will deliver the sermon.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
S. A. Heisey
Fine Grade of Safes Made Here Finding TRAVELERS NEAR AND FAR Ready Market
Changes at the Stiffel-Freeman safe works bring a new era of activity as interior fittings switch to all steel and machines mold steel parts. A 300-ton press and 40 hp motor shape durable housings and weld corners. Plans for label A and B safes signal quantity production and strong fire test credibility. a carload will head to California soon along with expanding orders.
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Stiffel-Freeman Safe Works
Harry Gorton
Cincinnati
Relics of the Past at Souders Sale Highlight Old Bleeding Method
The sale of the late C W Souders personal effects included a capping device used for drawing Lieod. Doctors formerly bled patients using a sharp instrument jab in the bare arm while the patient stood with a cane. Few younger residents know this practice, now discarded by modern medicine.
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C. W. Souders
New School of Physicians
Frank Ford Promoted To Assistant Superintendent Reading District
Frank Ford formerly of Lititz and former manager at the Atlantic and Pacific store in Ephrata has been promoted to assistant superintendent of the Reading district overseeing sixteen stores. He will move to Reading with his family once a house is found. John Hosler of Lititz runs the A. P. Store in Ephrata.
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Wayne Hartranft
Ralph
Reading
Myrtle Eckert
Hood College
Frederick
Addie Demmy
Philadelphia
Wilson Hacker
Theodore
Charles Fry
Elmer Reidenbach
Mary Reidenbach
Bert Sturgis
Nazareth
Lititz
C. M. Bassford
Eastport
Willian Rudy
Lloyd Ritchie
Peter Loeper
Ashland
Schuylkill County
E. C. Ritchie
B. F. Grosh
J. Frank Buch
Brobst
Staten Island
New York
Sallie Warner
B. F. Grogh
Belle Brink
J. C. Staley
Shepherdstown
West Virginia
John Dillman
David Bomberger
Hallville
Mary Dillman
Manheim
Agnes Adams
George Kiehl
Lancaster
Starry Shirk
Elmer Shelley
Jacob Springer
East Petersburg
Earl
Clifford van Wagner
Westfield
N. J
Jacquin Adele van Wagner
van Wagner
Sara Fry
Morris Fry
Orlando
Florida
Victor Sturgis
Sturgis
William Sturgis
Wyomissing
Frank Ford
Atlantic and Pacific
Ephrata
John Hosler
Did Not Fall in Love With Florida
Jacob Hershey Adolf and Herman Merkel drove to Miami Florida spent part of a day and one night there. They returned home Monday after a brief stay. Hershey worked hours at a bar bearing but the men decided to take the first train home in the morning. Adolf Merkel found a carpentering job and remained there. They saw southern scenery and could not accustom themselves to the big negro population.
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Jacob Hershey
Adolf
Herman Merkel
Miami
Fla. Iershey
Hershey
Adolf Merkel
Merkel
A and P Store Managers Meet in Lancaster
The Lancaster district of the A and P Stores met at the local store under Wilson Hacker to discuss operations. A social time followed with several pep talks, led by Mr Reinhart, superintendent of the Lancaster and Reading stores, as the chief speaker.
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Lancaster
Wilson Hacker
Reinhart
Lancaster and Reading
Two Rabbits Fell From One Shot in Field Feat
Roy Long and Solomon Strohm each claimed double rabbit kills with a single shot last week. Long saw a rabbit in grass and a second crossed into the path as he fired, scoring two rabbits. Strohm shot at a running rabbit and found two dead rabbits together, surprised by the coincidence.
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Roy Long
Solomon Strohm
Kissell Hill
Birthdays and Thanksgiving Special at Burlholder's
Birthday notices list Inerbert Beck Fremont Hollinger for November 15 and Grace Keller Horace Eschbach for November 16. An advertisement invites readers to eat at Burlholder's restaurant on Thanksgiving with a special turkey dinner.
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Inerbert Beck
Fremont
Hollinger
Grace BE. Keller
Horace L. Eschbach
Burlholder’s
Pierce Arrow Car Speeds Far In One Day Journey
A writer's account describes a 200 mile trip in twelve hours with a Pierce Arrow. Accompanied by Mr. E. L. Garber they visited Allentown Allen town Bethlehem Nazareth Stroudsburg and Lititz. The high powered automobile covered much ground on good roads at 40 to 50 miles per hour.
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Pierce Arrow
E. L. Garber
Allentown
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Stroudsburg
Monroe County
Lititz
Chestnuts in Town Festival Opener at Lititz High
A Lititz note reports wormy chestnuts arriving from unaffected regions as blight recedes. A student spots worms in several chestnuts, then a comedy in three acts will be staged at Lititz High School Auditorium on Thanksgiving evening November 25 at 8 o clock. Tickets on sale at Moyer's Drug Store Monday to Wednesday. store closes Thursday.
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Lititz High School
Lititz High
Samuel French
New York City
Moyer’s Drug Store
Adv
Last Football Game Here Lititz High Meets Fatton Industrial
The season ends with Lititz High hosting Fatton Industrial School on home grounds for the final football game.
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Lititz High
Fatton Industrial School
Odd Fellows visit Middletown Home for religious exercises
Local Odd Fellows from Lititz and other towns gathered at the Odd Fellow Home in Middletown on Sunday as the ideal lodge led the religious services. More than 160 lodgemen and friends traveled in over 40 autos with a 50-voice male chorus conducted by Hiram Reedy. Rev. F. W. Yost of Harrisburg gave a timely address and visitors toured the colonial style home overlooking eight miles of the Susquehanna.
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Lititz
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellow
Middletown
Ideal Lodge
Hiram Reedy
F. W. Yost
Harrisburg
Susquehanna
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