Local Notes From Lancaster and Vicinity End November
Mr and Mrs R C Beam of Staunton Va visit Lancaster families including Mr and Mrs W H Zartman and Mr and Mrs Albert O Bruckart. Birth announced of a son Saturday. Locust Street sale of Thomas Christ’s home to Israel Zuomerman with possession April 1. Tri-Mus boys program at Linoleum plant Friday. Charles Reidenbach wins Pfantz Bros. boy’s watch for most votes. Pfau t z ton s tonsil surgery at St Joseph Hospital. back at work. Mrs John Brubaker hosts bridge party for about thirty girls. Herbert Zook’s Manheim home sold to Aaron Brandt. moving to Lancaster. Cold weather seen. bandstand torn, fountain shielded. Christ Klaus home from Medico-Chi for cataract surgery. second removal by Dr Fox. Walter Steely leaves wife and child. sale of household goods. ex-owner Eph rata shop. S E Lane hosts family turkey dinner. brothers Harry and Cameron, daughter and band present. Harry Risser warned to keep cattle out of barn. steer found on Harrison Gibbes’s farm near Manheim. Hiccough outbreak in Lancaster and Reading. affects sleep. A preacher corrects talking during sermon. older listeners also noisy. Duck dinner at Burkholder’s Dec 13 for St Paul’s Lutheran S S class fundraiser with supper. Yuletide near. Christmas 23 shopping days ahead. banks’ gift clubs to boost business. jewelry stores open Dec 12, others Dec 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Beam
Staunton
Wm. H. Zartman
Albert O. Bruckart
First Street
Lancaster
Thomas Christ
Locust Street
Israel Zuomerman
Tri-Mus
Charles Reidenbach
Pfantz Bros
Robert Pfautz
St. Joseph Hospital
John Brubaker
South Broad Street
Herbert Zook
Manheim
Aaron Brandt
Zook
Christ Klaus
Medico-Chi Hospital
Philadelphia
Fox
Walter
Steely
Ephrata
Lancaster Lodge Scare Narrows Near Fatal Edge
Twenty four Lancaster men traveling to Myerstown narrowly avoided a plunge into an old ore bank at Miners Village when the truck veered toward the cavern and nearly toppled over the edge. The driver regained control and the group reached the ceremony at Oriental Court 27844 O. TL. A. in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Myerstown
Miners Village
Oriental Court
Brubaker Named President of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
J C Brubaker of near Lititz was elected president of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Federation at a Reading meeting. The group named a state organizer O Z Remberg of Reading and laid plans to organize all counties, with ten already organized. Dr W W Livingood of Robesonia was named vice president and Ehner Kepplinger of West Chester secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Brubaker
Lititz
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Federation
Reading
O. Z. Remberg
W. W. Livingood
Robesonia
Ehner Kepplinger
West Chester
Married in Lebanon This Thursday Magdalena DeNunzio
Eli Mastromatteo of the Progressive Shoe Shop will wed Magdalena DeNunzio of Lebanon at St Marys Church Lebanon this Thursday. The couple will return to Lititz to establish their home, with the groom's brother and his wife from Lititz attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Mastromatteo
Michael
Magdalena DeNunzio
Lebanon
St. Marys Church
Lititz
Be On The Lookout For Fake Solicitors In Lancaster County
Lancaster County farmers and merchants are warned about fake solicitors claiming to work for a local industry. Several farmers report payments by checks that were stopped after the salesman left, later cashed at nearby stores. Another solicitor selling a Farm Magazine subscription, suspended two years ago, is active in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Let Us Give Thanks For Love And Prayers
A devotional passage expresses gratitude for gifts beyond material blessings. It emphasizes love toward God and others, prayer as a path to peace, and the enduring support of friends and family. It urges rejoicing despite doubt and fear, affirming that good has power to bring heaven here.
Mission Renewal at Lititz Catholic Church
The Redemptorist Fathers of Ephrata will conduct a mission renewal at Lititz Catholic Church from December 7 to 14 with lectures at 7 30 each evening. The sermons emphasize instruction, not controversy, and all are welcome. The renewal opens Sunday night December 7 at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Fathers of
Ephrata
Local birthday notices for Curtis Hensel Weaver Grube Sturgis
Mrs Curtis Hensel celebrated her birthday today. Solomon Weaver of East Petersburg will be 82 on Sunday and is a Civil War veteran who lived in Lititz previously. Emanuel Grube turned 80 on Tuesday along with Henry C Sturgis who also reached 80. Mrs Grube will be 81 on Dec 23. They celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day. Mr Sturgis received many birthday wishes by mail and cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Hensel
Solomon Weaver
East Petersburg
Weaver
Lititz
Emanuel Grube
Henry C. Sturgis
Officers Elected at Warwick Grange Meet
Officers for the ensuing year were elected at Warwick Grange last evening. Master J. W. Bruckart, steward Charles Hess, assistant steward Lloyd Miller, lady assistant steward Sarah Long, lecturer Mrs. John Bruckart, chaplain Arthur Bruckart, treasurer W. Martin Muth, secretary John Bruckart, gatekeeper David Rickert, Ceres Mrs. J. W. Bruckart, Pomona Mrs. John OD. Long, Flora Mrs. Clayton Haverstick, pianist Kathryn Stauffer, trustee Dr. H. Walter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick Grage
J. W. Bruckart
Charles Hess
Lloyd Miller
Sarah Long
John Bruckart
Arthur Bruckart
W. Martin Muth
David Rickert
Ceres
Pomona
John OD. Long
Flora
Clayton Haverstick
Kathryn Stauffer
H. Walter
Sunshine Circle Meeting and Local Community Notes
The Sunshine Circle of Kings Daughters will meet at Mrs. Robert Russel's home on Monday December 1 to discuss charity work and bring items for a sale. Funeral attendees from Welsh Run include Wilson Grube and his daughter Elizabeth. they accompanied Mr. Grube's relative to the funeral of Jesse Craig. Medical and weather notes warn Lancaster County corn growers of potential seed loss due to a cold snap, with moisture‑laden kernels and freezing temperatures reducing reproductive value. total damage remains uncertain and depends on seed demand across growing belts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Circle
Sunshine Circle of
King’s Daughters
Robert Russel
Welsh Run
Wilson Grube
Elizabeth
Jesse Craig
Charlie Hacker
Luther
Philadelphia
Lititz
Mr. Grube
Lancaster County
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
Prices rise as coffee brokers form a trust and corner market
A reader reports warnings of higher coffee prices with possible 55 to 58 cents per pound. The piece notes 25 cent coffee rising to 43 cents and blames brokers forming a trust. It also mentions Judge Lindsey’s planned talk in Lampeter and praises Charleston as a growing, attractive city with abundant game and scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Post Office To Observe Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
The post office will operate with limited hours on Thanksgiving Day. Morning hours are 7.15 to 8, afternoon 1 to 2, and evening 6.15 to 7.30. No town or rural delivery. Factories and all business places closed. Community services and church services are planned. Deer season opens December 1 and local gun clubs plan trips. Radio listeners report tuning European stations and local endowment fund meetings progress with church group involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian Church
Church of the Brethren
Lancaster
Gettysburg
Face Burned When Alcohol Fumes Caught Fire
A man, George Korte, burned his face when radiator water containing alcohol ignited after he removed the radiator cap while smoking. A doctor treated his burns. he is back at work with half his face protected by adhesive plaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Korte
Mr. Korte
Warwick House Sale Totals 802 Items Sold
Warwick House conducted a sale on Saturday with 802 items disposed. Seventeen cows were sold from 113 to 124 dollars, plus pigs rabbits turkeys ducks geese chickens bantams potatoes apples shirts hose cigars blankets stoves stockings listed with varied prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
Travels and Visits Across Towns and States
A string of social notes recounts Mr. and Mrs. W. Hershey visiting Denver relatives, the Mastromatteos in Philadelphia by car, Worleys in Perry County, and B B Hertzler with Norristown and Terre Hill relatives. Rev and Mrs John Myer plus daughter Mary hosted Steiners and Mrs Moore of Kansas City visits. Mr Albert Sturgis, Nazareth, noted as a former Lititz Record graduate. Gonner and Sturgis sisters hosted in town, Kilgore in York visiting Hepp parents, and Buch of Chambersburg with the Buchs on South Broad Street for Thanksgiving. Paul Evans and young son of Philadelphia arrive for Thanksgiving. Weidman and son Lisle with Philadelphia relatives. Kauffman and two children from Swarthmore visit Holtz house. Mrs Susan Whitmyer attends her brother David Ressler’s funeral in Robesonia at 67, noting twelve surviving children including Mrs Harry Heck and Isaac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Denver
Michael A. Mastromatteo
Philadelphia
Ralph Worley
Perry County
B. B. Hertzler
Norristown
Terre Hill
John Myer
Mary
Stevens
Frank B
Gonner
Sturgis
Dale Kilgore
Woodbine
York County
Geo. L. Hepp
G. Buch
Chambersburg
W. H. Buch
South Broad Street
Paul Evans
Harold Weidman
Lisle
Howard Kauffman
Swarthmore
Hiram Holtzhouse
Kauffman
Laura Kauffman
Susan Whitmy
Berks County Fire Bug Strikes For Seventeenth Time
Shillington sees the seventeenth incendiary fire in six weeks as Reading detectives pursue a single arsonist. Investigators believe one man is behind the fires and note a bellwether method uses candles to ignite barn corners simultaneously. Rumors tie Uriah Horst of Sheafferstown to threats regarding protecting his three farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berks County
Shillington
Reading
Uriah &. Horst
Sheafferstown
Lititz Firm In Million Dollar Tobacco Deal
The Consolidated Tobacco Company bought 10,000 cases of 1923 leaf from A. K. Mann and partners tied to Baker. Lititz firms sold 1017, Landisville 1500, Silver Spring 1000, Windom 470, and Mann 3500 cases. Shipments begin from the Lititz warehouse in January and the deal covers about 12 percent of Lancaster County’s 1923 crop. The article cites Porto Rico tobacco imports as a major price hurdle and notes tariff issues harming Lancaster County growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Tobacco Company
A. K. Mann
P. W. Baker
Baker & Pfautz
Lititz
J. Miller Eshleman & Co
Landisville
Wasser & Baker
Silver Spring
D. M. Landis & Co
Windom
Manor Township
A. K. Mann & Son
Plautz
Shipmits
Lancaster County
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S. E. Lane
Front Street
Harry
Cameron
C. N. Hostetter
Refton
Harry, Risser
B. Risser
N. B. Leaman
Kissel Hill
Mr. Leaman
Harrison Gibbes
Manheim Borough
Burkholder’s
Lancaster Lodge
Miner’s Village
J. C. Brubaker
State Farm
Mission Renewal
Lititz Catholic Church
Henry Sturgis
Warwick Grange
Benderville
Richard Bender
The
General Hospital
Ban, Lindsey
Col
Lampeter
Lindsey
Sunday News of
Charleston
W. N. Hall
Charlestown
Eugene Weidler
Frank Spickler
Fred Trimmer
Deer County
Wayne Zartman
Floyd Rader
Huntingdon
D. A. Long
Roy
Eugene Long
Y Potter County
Belleview Rod ¥ and Gun Club
Europe
E. A. Sturgis
Alfred Couple
Kenneth Bowman
Larger Life Campaign
Larger Life Endowment Fund
Moravian Sunday School
de Schnitz
Bethlehem
Thaeler
Nazareth
Hagen
Staten Island
Stengel
Altho
Wrightsville High School
Wrightsville
Rothsville Reserves
Harry B. Baughey
Keiths
East Front Street
Warwick
Consolidated Cigar Corporation
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