Local events brief for Lititz readers
Frank McKinney back at work after illness. Thanksgiving patriotic play planned at Linden Hall gym. Stork visits: Sungay, Henry Wike and C. Lesher welcomed boys. M Cohn returns to Lititz clothing store after illness. St Paul’s church young ladies to perform The dream that came true on Nov 21. New fire house ground floor being concreteed and reinforced with steel. Wes exhibit train to arrive Saturday at 7 AM for 40 minutes. Twenty Kodak photos of Lititz servicemen by Victor Stark on display at Heun’s jewelry. Pfantz Bros. store peach stones to Red Cross in Lancaster. seeds wasted earlier now saved. Columbus Day Oct 12 noted. Liberty Day proclaimed. banks closed. banking to be done Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McKinney
Linden Hall
Stork
Henry Wike
C. Lesher
M. Cohn
Lititz Clothing and Shoe
Young Ladies
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Kodak
Lititz
Heun’s Jewelry
Victor Stark
Pfantz Bros
Red Cross
Lancaster
Wilson
Real Estate Sales and Crop Notes From Local Market
F. and Engle of Ephrata borough, administrator for Clayton Carpenter estate, sold 120 acres in Elizabeth township near Brickerville to Jerome Ober for 49.50 per acre and 4% acres of woodland to Sue Belleman at 48 per acre. Rome distillery property offered for sale by John C Harting, with private sale possible or hammer sale. Jacob L. Grosh home on East Front Street known as The Echoes was bid to about 4100 but withdrawn. can be bought privately. Harry L. Binkley property with 14 acres along the Lititz and Lexington turnpike was withdrawn at 4100. A 32 ounce sweet potato from Isaac W. Stoner of Hallville reports harvest of over a hundred bushels. Southern Yams resemble sweet potato but are coarser. hard to introduce north of Mason-Dixon line. Care needed in harvesting sweet potatoes to prevent bruising and decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. & Engle
Ephrama Borough
Clayton Carpenter
Elizabeth Township
Brickerville
Jerome Ober
Rapho Township
Enele
Sue Belleman
Rome
John C
Lititz and
Lexington Turnpike
Isaac W. Stoner
Hallville
Mason and Dixon
Pretzel origins debated in historic church and monk lore
The Philadelphia Public Ledger cites authority agreeing pretzels are of Latin origin not German. The piece traces the form to monastery use in medieval times, with theories connecting the name to Latin phrases and prayers and noting the pretzel as a Lent alms gift to children.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Turing
Big Quota for Lititz War Loan Campaign Urged
Lititz pledges a Fourth Liberty Loan quota of 189120 dollars with strong calls to surpass it despite epidemic setbacks. The drive counts 159 local volunteers and ends October 19 with canvassers statewide, while Warwick township aims for 218208 dollars and 18 teams led by J C Brubaker. Local missionary Herbert Hassler returns from Africa for rest and travels via China and Japan to reach Seattle and New York before resuming field work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Litita
Warwick
J. C. Brubaker
Ul. Herbert Hassler
Africanland Mission
Brooklyn
N. Y
Africa
Ephrata
Amanda Hassler
8. C. Hassler
Mr. Hassler
Kijabe
Vent pipes help prevent coal pile fires at mill yard
In the coal yard of the local paper mill, several heavy pipes protrude from large piles of bituminous coal. Officials explain that soft coal overheats and can ignite, so the hollow pipes provide ventilation to prevent fires.
Obituary: Paul Petry Dies of Influenza at 24
Paul Petry died at his Lincoln avenue home Tuesday before 1 AM from influenza with pneumonia after a week of illness. A Rexmont native, 24 years old, he lived in Lititz eleven years, worked at Eby shoe factory, and was active in United Evangelical Church and local lodges. Survived by wife Anna Gekert and parents Nicholas and Armanda, plus three sisters and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paw Petry
Paul Petry
Lincoln Avenue
Mr. Petry
Rexmont
Lebanon County
Lititz
Eby
United Evangelical Church
Odd Fellows and
Knights of Golden Eagle
Anna Gekert
Nicholas
Armanda Petry
Lizzie
George Hoke
Hertha
Gertrude
Oscar
U. S
France
Ray
Crepel Fother
Elmer Beck
Tebanon
Susan Habecker
David Habecker
Brunnerville
Gockley
Mennonite Church
Frank Frederick
Jacob, Lemon
Henry Gockley
Ephrata
David
New Holland
Henry Redeau
New Danville
Daniel Keller
Brunnerville U. B
U. B
Influenza and Pneumonia Claims Lititz Victims
News from Lititz details multiple deaths from influenza and pneumonia. Charles Loercher, age 41, district superintendent of Hoison Electric Co., died after illness beginning last week. James M. Stark, 55, former Eddy Stone munitions plant employee, died in Lancaster General Hospital from pneumonia following Spanish influenza. Richard Gable Hall, 1 year 3 months, died of whooping cough. Susan Habecker, 73, died from dropsy near Brunnerville, maiden name Gockley, with funeral arrangements noted.
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Richard Gable Hall
Edwin Hall
Chester G Spickler Dead in Lititz Record
Chester G Spickler associate editor of the Lititz Record died Tuesday evening after influenza illness. He was 31 and had worked ten years with the paper, active in baseball and local charities. Born Sept 25, 1887 in Lititz, he married Mabel Slademan and had one son Raymond. Surviving are widow, father John Spickler and other relatives. funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at home with Rev W K Fleck. interment Macpelah cemetery.
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Lititz Record
Chester Ginse
mMer Spickler
Warewell
Chester G. Spickler
Lititz
John
Leah Spickler
Mabel Slaldeman
Akron
Raymond
St. Pan's Lutheran Church
Ushers' Association
Young Men's Business League
Hle
Knights of Golden Hagle
Odd Fellows Lodges
W. K. Fleck
Macpelah Cemetery
War Time Subscription Rule Forces Immediate Payment
A new law from the War Industries Board ends subscriptions after three months of expiration unless renewed. Publishers warn that mills will withhold paper from noncompliant papers, risking closure. Subscribers should check the weekly label, pay in advance, and respond to arrears notices before the November 1 deadline. Buca & Spickler, Proprietors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Industries Board
War Board
Buca & Spickler
Proprietors
Terrible Tragedy at Ephrata Unfolds a Family Mass Murder Suicide
A grim discovery in Ephrata reveals the bodies of Robert Beacham, his wife, and two children, likely killed by the husband who then took his own life. The couple married seven years ago, last seen September 27, with a note attached to the wife’s hair confessing despair over an unhappy marriage. The scene, found ten days after the act, includes a knife, rolling pin, and revolver as evidence. Beacham, a Lancaster native, resided in Ephrata with his family prior to the tragedy.
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Ephrata
Robert Beacham
Beacham
R. H. Beacham
Hiplirata
Mr. Beacham
Lancaster
Lititz Struck By Severe Influenza Epidemic
Lititz faces a severe influenza outbreak with about 250 residents ill within a week. hospitals and doctors strained. schools and hotels closed. Linden Hall Seminary quarantined. some rural schools open. five bakery workers absent. pneumonia cases and deaths noted. advice given to rest, vent ilation, and avoid crowds.
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TolAtitz
Reeser
Posey
Martin
Yoder
Rothsville
Linden Hall Seminary
N. D. Sturgis’ Pretzel Bakery
Army and Navy Notes Chronicle Local War Reports
Roy Wissler, trained at Naval Reserve Station Cape May, NJ, is home awaiting a Galt. Paul Ritz of Camp Greenleaf reports six days in hospital with Spanish influenza but improving. Norman Brubaker led District Draft Board No. 2 men to Fort Thomas KY. Clarence Kreider at Camp Dix joined nurses due to influenza. Frank M. Fry, once Lititz boy, now stationed at Gulfport Navy Training Station. Lt. Fiarl Grosh sends first German helmet to Lititz. Mrs. Bertha Campbell learns son Ralph wounded July 29 in Rainbow division France. Albert Stott, formerly Lititz, discharged after service in Meade heavy artillery. previously in France. Young Scott, wounded, hopes for army again despite shock and Philadelphia reports. may enlist through draft again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Wissler
Naval Reserve Station
Cape May
N. J
Paul Ritz
Camp Greenleaf
Norman Brubaker
Fort Thomas
Clarence Kreider
Cam Dix
New Jersey
Frank M. Fry
Lititz
West
Douglas
Arizona
Gulffport
Gulfport
Mississippi
L. K. Grosh
Fiarl Grosh
France
Bertha Campbell
Bethlehem
Ralph
Albert Stott
John
Lititz R. D. No. 2
Camppp Meade
Tie
Gern
Scott
Philadelphia
Uncle Sam
Camp Mills described as a booming, sanitary cantonment
A military reporter chronicles Camp Mills New York as it rapidly transforms from plain tents to a permanent, highly organized camp. Plans call for 12 miles of sewer lines and a $12 million upgrade to house 30 000 men, plus a 2 000 bed hospital, an ice plant with rail-equipped refrigerator, a new post office, and redesigned entrance with gardens.
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Camp Mills
Bruckart
Ordnance
Twenty-second Infantry
Brooklyn
I New Hospital
Mainstreet
Slemp[sige
Canton Road
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Hone
Charles Loercher
Ife
Loercher
Hoison Electric Co
Manheim
Nora
A. M. Kreider
James M. Stark
Eddystone
Lancaster General Hospital
Jacob Sheaffer
Chas. Keen
Mabel Stark
Henry Stark
Sarah Sturgis
J.B. Young
Christiana Fleishman
W. K. Bender
Christiana
W. Harper
C. S. Erisman
Wayne L. Longenecker
Clarence Regennas
Jos
Zahm
Kinderhook
F. W. Stengel
Nazareth
Nazareth Hall
Marcus
Aaron Nach
Amos Leigh
Farmington
Ill
Alva
Sue Badorf
Harrisburg
Ellen Leib
Miss Badorf
Harrisburg Trust Company
Lydia Snyder
Plant City
Florida
John M. Harting
Misa Sadie Kittel
Blue Ball Telephone Exchange
David Beatty
Warren
Beatty
Lititz Academy
Granville Wike
Reading
Granville
Army and Navy Notes
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