Lititz items note birthdays and local events
Lititz brief covers birthday notices for Tir. W. K. Bender and Miss Martha Derr, a bed fast resident David H. Snavely, upcoming baby clinic at Lititz High School, illness of Wenno Brubaker, Lutz family band at Spring City, and private sale of Jacob Wissler farm near Clay. Also reports on potato prices, fishing yields, football score Franklin and Marshall 14, Lititz unions events, church singing plans, parade plans, a smokers gathering, stone deliveries for Springs Bank building, Myron Tracker wedding dinner, temporary paper mill filtering plant, and low creek water affecting mill waste.
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Tir. W
Wenno Brubaker
Front Street
Ka Rohrer
Lutz
M. E
Spring City
Jacob Wissler
Haydn Brubaker
Hegs
D. A. Long
Samuel Frederick
Lancaster
CG. E. Mohler
Victor Wagner
Ellis Butzer
Pennsylvania
Franklin and Marshall
Philadelphia
Frank Badort
Denver
Lititz
Sturgis
Workman's
Akron
H.C. Reedy
Kleinfeltersville
Lebanon County
United Evangelical Church
Bethany U. E
Reading
Harper
M. W. Phillipps
Lititz Fire Company
Harrisburg
Justitz
B. F. Grosh
New Springs Bank
Myron Tracker
Lincoln
Otis Sturgis
Henry Sturgis
Sherman Hacker
LincoIn
Edgar Sturgis
James’ Sturgis
Board of Health
Dreifus Family Visits Before Marine Deployment
Dr. Percy Dreifus and his wife with two children drove from Quincy Massachusetts to visit his parents in town. The trip took three days as he completed a special Harvard course during the swimmer period. He leaves for Quantico Virginia Monday to join Marine headquarters while his wife and children stay behind to ready their house.
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Percy Dreifus
Quincy
Mass
Joseph Dreifus
Dreifus
Harvard
Marine Headquarters
Quantico
Record marks 48th birthday and town paper’s role
The Record celebrates 48 years and about 2400 issues, highlighting its role in uniting Lititz, prompting public projects, and sharing news the town might not otherwise obtain. It notes a 1900 circulation and argues a local daily cannot match its local coverage. upcoming hunting season chatter includes dog care trends. A Lititz man’s beard removal at the barber shop becomes an accidental new look.
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Lititz
Harvey Rettew Injured After Automobile Collision
Harvey Rettew, injured when struck by an auto while alighting from a trolley car in Springfield, Massachusetts, has regained some consciousness and can sit up. He suffers extensive bruising but no broken bones. an X-ray was taken. He was dragged by the car and was unconscious briefly. A former town resident, he works at the Miner chocolate factory in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Rettew
Springfield
Mags
Miner Chocolate Factory
Death of Charles F. E. Atkinson President of Ideal Chocolate
Telegram announced the death of Charles F. E. Atkinson, president of the Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Company, after a long illness. Funeral services are set for his New York residence on Thursday, Oct. 5. Pfantz Bros. advertise Bradley Sweater Coats in their catalog.
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Charles FE. Atkinson
Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate Company
New York
Lititz Community Show Planned for Oct 27 and 28
A Lititz meeting set the third annual Community Show for Friday and Saturday October 27 and 28. Officers elected include President J G Brubaker and Treasurer Martin Muth with entry clerks and managers named. Committees cover corn and grain to poultry and cattle with many local residents appointed. Gambling banned. organizers to canvass for exhibits and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Hite’s
J. W. Bruckart
Martin Muth
W. M. Plattz
Clarence Grosh
H. H
I. ®. Reidenbach
Amos H. Hirb
B. L. Miller
Cullen Carpenter
Albert C. Bruckart
Kate Martin
Ella Sturgis
P. F. Snyder
D. J. Rickert
John L. Peffer
Guy Buch
A. Z. Bamberger
LM. HO. Snavely
J. 5. Badorf
L. E. Tite
J. F. Longenecker
F. B. Burkholder
W. B. Gachenaur
Paul Bomberger
H. H. Diehm
Muth
A. H. Bomberger
Post Office Employees to Attend Harrisburg Meeting
Harrisburg hosts a postal service conference on Tuesday October 10 from 2 to 5 pm with Postmaster General Work and First Assistant Barrett. A 6:30 pm parade is planned. Lititz office about ten employees attending. rural carriers start routes earlier. town delivery only in morning. normal hours at the post office.
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Harrisburg
Work
Barrett
Leather
Lititz
Sual
Too Much Haste Anuto Wrecked in Lititz
Two Manheim residents Zartman and Lehn were riding home from Ephrata at 4 30 am when their Overland car sped through Lititz and crashed into a tree in front of P B Bucher s residence. The driver escaped unhurt while the other occupant suffered a facial cut. They were plasterers in a rush to change clothes for work in Lititz that day.
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Zartman
Lehn
Manheim
Ephrata
P. B. Bucher
Lititz
Ode From Lititz: A Dear Editor Note From a Local Reader
A Lititz Record letter from Indiana Pennsylvania writer reflects on the charm of the hometown paper and the distant metropolitan dailies. The author shares nostalgia for youth and old Lititz days while thanking the editor for including new names in the paper and sending a small verse.
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Christian Endeavor World
Lititz
The Old Home Paper Nostalgia Poem Card
A nostalgic poem reflecting on the old town weekly sheet versus city news. It contrasts reading city headlines with cherished local memories and familiar names like Henner Zook Genie Weidler and Crystal details. The speaker expresses longing to return home and relive days with old friends and places until joining loved ones above.
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Lehigh
Manhattan
England
Congress
Dardaneles
Daily Grind
Henner Zook
Dad
Genie Weidler
Christian Neff
Longenecker
Hiram Reedy
Lutz
Virginia Grosh
Abram Beck
J Fred Essig Dies by Own Hand in Stable Hangings
J Fred Essig 63, Lititz resident and cigarmaker, committed suicide Wednesday by hanging in a stable behind his step-son Frank Bowman on West Main Street. He left work after a quiet morning. a rope was found tied to rafters with a foot-and-a-half ledge. He had voiced life concerns recently and his wife had died two years earlier. He is survived by three daughters, a stepson, and a sister.
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J. Fred Essig
Frank Bowman
West Main Street
Mr. Bowman
Charles
Rush
Henry Rolman
Ella Showers
Lititz
Christopher Essig
Harrisburg
Airs John Schnoop
Lancaster
Paul Raucher
Reading
Stephen Grosh
Fredericka Shirk
Leaman & Leed Apple Buyer Heads to Albion for Two Months
Jacobeed of Leaman and Leed travels by automobile to Albion, New York with Benjamin Smavely to buy apples for two months. This marks his ninth year buying for the firm, with early shipments expected in ten to fourteen days. He notes ample apples in his area and expects prices to drop from last year. Nearby, a tug of war outside Pfantz Bros. drew about a thousand spectators, requiring Police Kreider to clear space. Six strong men, including Chester Keith and Jacob Bachman, failed to tear a pair of Sweet-Orr pants, their effort ending with intact seams and amused onlookers.
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Jacobeed
Leaman & Leed
Albion
N. Y
Benjamin Smavely
Lititz
Mr. Leed
Leed
Pfantz Bros
Kreider
Chester Keith
A. Bachman
C. Weidman
Harry R. Myers
Syr
Harry R. Myers, Jr
Jacob Bachman
Must Have Mail Recepticles to Insure Delivery
Postmaster reports delays in delivery require all private homes to install door slots or mail receptacles. Noncompliance after December 31 will cut off town delivery. Public places excluded. About sixty to seventy locations in Lititz lack these receptacles and must act now.
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Lititz
Raccoon and Woodcock Seasons Open This Week
The raccoon season runs until January 21 with unlimited bag limits. The woodcock season lasts until November 30. Hunters face a six-per-day limit and a twenty-per-season cap.
Tobacco prices rise as buyers purchase early
Growers report strong rates for tobacco with buyers active in the field. One farmer rejected 20 and 4. Jacob Bender sold at 18 cents, Sanford Seaman at 17 and 4 cents, Amos Oberholtzer between 17 and 18 cents.
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Jacob Bender
Sanford Seaman
Amos Oberholtzer
More Homes for Lititz Begin new houses before winter arrives
In Lititz builders advance home construction with several bungalow projects. Abram Huber Sr plans a bungalow at New and Water streets, with the cellar begun last week. N B Leaman digs on South Broad street and H J Pierson will build a bungalow behind his mansion.
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Lititz
Abram Huber, Sr
N. B. Leaman
Leaman
South Broad Street
H. J. Pierson
Vishermen's Luck At River Catch Highlights Big Bass Day
Frank Rader dominated a river trip last Thursday landing three bass over ten pounds among eight total catches. The big fish weighed 44 pounds, 4 and 2 percent pounds, with one taking twenty minutes to land. Other anglers were Eugene Weidler Arlie Rader and Dr. Herbert Cooper. Clyde Keller also landed a 44 pound salmon that day.
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Frank Rader
Eugene Weidler
Arlie Rader
Herbert Cooper
Frank
Clyde Keller
Pfautz Drops Cases in Bank Dispute Settlement
Monroe W Pfautz withdraws suits against Margaret Pfautz Farmers National and Lititz Springs National banks. He gave his wife money to deposit in these banks and the sums were credited to her account. The withdrawal of the bills settles the case.
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Monroe W. Pfautz
Margaret Pfautz
Farmers National
Lititz Springs National Banks
Monroe Pfautz
Householders Receiving Coal Here In Lititz
The Pennsylvania Fuel Commission asks households to increase coal use by mixing smaller sizes Pea and Buckwheat with larger anthracite. Pea and Buckwheat save money and stretch supplies. Local dealers limit domestic delivery to 60 days. Lititz merchants report buying coal from Independent Coal Company and P and R Coal and Iron Company at varied prices. Prices run about 59 cents per ton higher than last spring. SCOTT'S BOOK STORE promotes a lifetime fountain pen.
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Pennsylvania Fuel Commission
Lititz
P. & R. Coal and Iron Company
Independent Coal Company
Travelers Reach for Work and Visits Across Towns
Richard Gingrich left for Botts town to secure employment with the Century Knitting Company and his wife will follow later. A group including Mr. and Mrs. Harold Weidman and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hammer visited John Ware in Oxford on Sunday. J H Breitigan, cashier of Farmers National Bank, attends the American Bankers Association convention in New York City this week. Mrs. B F Grosh left for Erie to attend the Daughters of the American Revolution state convention, away about a week. Several couples took a motor trip to Mechanicsburg on Sunday. Theodore Buch and Esther visited State College, Centre County, where Theodore graduated in 1920. Mrs. Ada Ayres of Springfield, Mass., has come to live with her daughter in Lititz. Dr. and Mrs. Harry Bender and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grosh left on a trip to the Shenandoah Valley and Luray Cave en route to Covington, Va.
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Harold Weidman
Charles Hammer
Oxford
John Ware
J. H. Breitigan
Farmers National Bank
American Bankers Association
New York City
B. F. Grosh
Erie
Daughters of the American Revolution
Harry Erb
Elingsby
Jacob Hershey
Mechanicsburg
Theodore Buch
Esther
State College
Centre County
Theodore
Ada Ayres
Springfield
Mass
Elmer Keller
Ayres
Lititz
Harry Bender
Clarence Grosh
Shenandoah Valley
Luray Cave
Covington, Va
Paul Lacy
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Bradley
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Anuto
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Nearty
Jacob
New York State
Peaso
Scott’s
Richard Gingrich
Bottstown
Century Knitting Company
Mr. Gingrich
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