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Edward Hall suffers a sore hand from a brise while Luther Mearig ships an Ancona roaster to Bernea Ohio valued at nineteen dollars. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs William Oehme on Locust Street. Mr Curtis Hensel ill with quinsy. Annie M Shreiner’s Broad Street property offered at public sale then withdrawn at six thousand two hundred. Mrs George W Hepp turns eighty three with many callers and flowers. Knights of Malta rally at Rudy's Hall with expected large turnout. Fremont Hollinger and Morris Baker reach a milestone Saturday. Rev F W Stengel celebrates birthday. W J Oehme turns fifty four tomorrow. Sarah Fry dislocates ankle returning from chestnut trip and uses crutches. Warwick Grange meets at Rothsville High School with many new members. B FP Miller hosts Moravian Sewing Society with nine husbands joining. David Rickert grows St Beiges ever bearing red raspberries yielding berries in September and October. William A Sturgis takes youths to Philadelphia for Perm-Lafayette game. trip details given. Fall weather noted. farmers gather produce. porch-sittings and musings on tomorrow. Red Cross class to meet Tuesdays at 23 m in Lititz with free instruction. notify Mrs Clayton Brubaker. Paul Leaman involved in head-on auto crash near Akron. Lancaster occupants injured. seaman nearly destroyed. Laura Oehme returns to East Palm to speak on China October 31. plans to depart November 18. invitation extended. Miss Oehme previously spoke locally. interest remains.
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Edward Hall
Luther Mearig
Ancona
Bernea
Ohio
William Oehme
Locust Street
Curtis Hensel
Quinsy
Annie M. Shreiner
Broad Street
F. W. Stengel
W. J. Oehme
Sarah Fry
Marvin Fry
Warwick Grange
Rothsville High School
William A. Sturgis
Philadelphia
Franklin Spickler
Ralph Diehm
Ghauncey
Marion Sturgis
Homie
Red Cross
Business Men's League
Clayton Brubaker
Lititz
Paul Leaman
N. B. Leaman
Akron
Laura Oghme
M Ia
Daniel Oehme
East Parl
China
U. S
Oehme
Trolley link to Reading and Lititz planned for spring
The Womelsdorf Myerstown and Lititz Transit Light Co proposes a Reading to Lititz trolley line to start next spring and finish within four months. A New York contractor with rail experience will lead, stock sold at 100 a share with 8 percent cumulative stock, and 700000 dollars authorized capital. The project aims to boost farm values, bring power and light, and stimulate Lititz and surrounding towns with a shorter route to Lancaster and Reading.
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Reading
Lebanon
Lancaster
Womelsdorf, Myerstown & Lititz Transit & Light Company
N. S. Myers
Myers
Lititz
Child Falls From Second Story Window Sees Unhurt Recovery
The thirteen month old child of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Peiffer, on Liberty Street, fell fourteen feet from a second story window when a screen gave way. The baby landed on its head, suffered a big lump and shock but shows almost normal health now with X rays to monitor possible developing injury, and a follow up exam planned in five weeks.
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John M. Peiffer
Liberty Street
Manheim Plans Second Annual Farmers Day Ahead
Manheim will observe its second annual Farmers Day on Friday and Saturday October 22. A public meeting will be held Friday evening in the big tent on Market Square with speakers of prominence. Saturday afternoon a cattle sale follows the exhibition. Amusements are by the American Legion and Athletic Association. Band concerts, cash prizes, ribbons for exhibitors. Farm products and fancy work showcased in a sixty foot tent. All roads lead to Manheim for the event.
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Manheim
Market Square
American Legion
the Athletic Association
Peach Bottom bride weds Lititz groom at Lancaster church
Todd Enck Richard McGramm Todd of Peach Bottom and Miss Mary Catherine Enck of Lititz marry at the parsonage of the First Methodist Episcopal church Lancaster in a ring ceremony conducted by Rev. R. H. Crawford. The couple will reside in Lititz. The bride is daughter of Mrs. Katie M. Enck of South Broad Street.
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Todd-Enck
Richard McGramm Todd
Peach Bottom
Mary Catherine Enck
Lititz
First Methodist Episcopal Church, Lancaster
R. H. Crawford
Todd
Katie M. Enck
South Broad Street
Mrs Tom Thum’s Effects Sold After Public Sale Recall Lititz Visit
Metropolitan papers report the late Mrs. Tom Thum, famed on two continents, had her effects sold by her second husband. The item recalls a 40 year old Lititz visit when the couple performed here, a memory some Record readers may share.
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Metropolitan
Tom Thum
Lititz
Foresters Parade Here Sat Nov 27 and Lodge Session
A Foresters parade and boom session are planned for Saturday evening November 27 led by the Lititz band with six courts in line and fine costumes. The lodge business session starts at 7 o'clock with several candidates to be initiated by Court Mt Joy. Court Lititz had a boom session at Mt Joy Monday with a nice parade and a good time for the Lititz group. Joe Halpern discovered a self starter on his Ford and uses a running-board jump method to start it, a trick not in the Ford manual. He is pleased and offers cigars to celebrate. Lime Rock Mill and coal yard near Rover sold at public sale to Wikel of York.
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Lititz
Ephrata
Ephrata Aj
Lancaster
Reading
Lebanon
Clay
Zartman’s Mill
Lexington
Brimnerville
N. S. Myers
Court Mt. Joy
Court Lititz
Mt. Joy
Ford
Joe Halpern
Joe
Lime Rock
Rover
Wikel
York
Musical Surprise Party for Lutz Boys at Ada Wilsons
A surprise party was held for John Lutz aged eighteen and Benjamin Lutz aged seventeen at the home of Mrs. Ada Wilson. Forty guests attended and enjoyed a musical program with Grace and Violet Kepple dueting on piano, a cornet duet by the boys father, and a ten piece band performing several selections.
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Ada Wilson
John
Benjamin Lutz
Benjamin
Grace
Violet Kepple
Co operative Community Products Show Planned in Lititz
A Tuesday meeting of Lititz citizens announced a two day Co operative Community Products Show to be held November 5 and 6 at Lehman’s Garage South Broad Street. The event is backed by the Lancaster County Farm Bureau Lititz manufacturers Business League Merchants Association educational institutions Farm Women’s Society Warwick Grange farmers and others with a large roster of officers and committees named for arrangements finance publicity exhibits and township liaisons.
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Lititz
Lehman
South Broad Street
The
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
Manufacturers of
Business League
Merchants Association
Educational Institutions
Farm Women’s Society No. 1
Warwick Grange
Farmers and Producers of
Warwick
American Legion
Boy Scouts
J. C. Brubaker
J. W. Bruckart
H. D. Lehman
A. H. Bomberger
Abram Z. Bomberger
W. M. Pfautz
H. H. Hershey
H. D. Lea
OD. Haverstick
Harvey Royer
Farm Women Committee
J. O. Brubaker
M. W. Hess
Martin Hess
Warwick Grane Committee
D. J. Rickert
B. L. Miller
C. K. Haverstick
Elizabeth Rath
Borough Loan Proposed to Fund Town Hall and Streets
In Lititz voters face a $20 000 borough loan to cover an $18 285 debt for a new town hall and 11 714 for street macadam. Officials say approval would lower interest costs and taxes. defeat would keep taxes high. Council favors the loan. some town debate cites alley work and a gutter project. The Ladies Aid Bazaar at St Paul’s Lutheran set for Nov 27 in the church basement.
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Lititz
Election Returns Display Planned At Lititz Venue
Citizens of Lititz and its environs will be apprised of the returns of the November Presidential election from a stereoptical bulletin board at the Young Men's Business League. Slides with entertaining features will fill gaps while returns are sent in. Accurate results will be received here over the Bell phone.
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Lititz
Young Men’s Business League
Bell
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