Lititz News Loose Whimsies and Local Happenings
A cluttered Lititz roundup notes past influenza in Lilits, Halloween plans, a tree struck by lightning on Spruce Street, the Lititz Candy Company fixtures up for sheriff sale, and locals enlisting in Lancaster. It highlights Linden Hall Seminary trips, church circle needlework sales, prizes in the fire parade, pretzel shipments to London, car owners fined for open exhausts, and a novel ox yoke at a public sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
King’s Daughters
Lancaster
Lititz
Manheim
N. D. Sturgis
Golden Hagle
Mulla
Sonon
William Reidenbach
Spruce Street
Harry Reidenbach
Lititz Seeks to Expand Housing to Spur Growth
Lititz faces a housing shortage as real estate experts warn of thirty more homes needed to support town growth. Business leaders push for a united plan before April 1 to attract workers, hiring new mills and factories, while nearby towns test cost housing schemes to boost development and draw labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Tititzs
Elizabethtown
Work Started on New Garage at Lititz
El D Lehman of Manheim will erect a modern garage at South Broad and Marion streets Lititz He bought the lot and adjoining brick house from Rev Henry R Gibbes The work began Monday with concrete foundations walls using cement blocks The garage will be 14 by 40 feet with glass front and one story high It will have modern repair machinery and Lehman will also sell cars The house and lot cost 5750 Turn Back the Clocks Sunday Oct 26 clocks will be set back one hour as daylight saving ends The repeal means no future changes unless legislation passes Some clocks can be turned back by moving the hour hand while others may require jeweler adjustment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL D. Lehman
Manheim
South Broad
Marion Streets
Lehman
Henry R. Gibbes
Marion Street
Real estate transfers near Lititz and Eres meeting house
The Theodore Zellers property on East Main street sold through J Sired Asgig and Her Stor Gibbel to marry Erb with possession on April 1. Erb lives near Eres meeting house west of town for 4700. Benjamin Grosh buys land along Lititz and Robeyville turnpike from Jason Groff to form Grosh's drégent property with spring home plans. Frank A Masser private sale at 5a N Broad Street to Albert Christener, currently aged bang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Zellers
East Main Street
Erb
J. Sired Asgig
Stor & Gibbel
Eres Meeting House
Benjamin FL Grosh
Lititz and
Robeville
Jason Groff
Mr. Grosh
Drégent
Grosh
Frank A. Masser
N. Broad Street
Albert. Christener
Ageubang
Lititz Choral Society Formation Meeting Announced
A Lititz meeting on Wednesday October 29 at 8 P M invites all interested in forming a Lititz Choral Society. The session focuses on organization with a short schedule. Permanent officers and committees will be elected. Herbert L. Murr, music supervisor, will direct the society.
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Lititz
Herbert L. Murr
Little
Lancaster Club Reorganized at Penn State College
State College Pa Oct 15 Last evening the Lancaster Club at the Penn State College held its first meeting of the year and reorganized. Members are students from Lancaster city and county with a goal to meet others from the state and publicize Penn State activities. A yearly banquet, or feed, is held. Frank Seaman was elected secretary. About forty members attended, including Lititz people such as Martin Muth Samuel Shenk Albert C Bruckart Frank Tongeneek Frank Miller Ira Landis Jacob Garber Charles Kreiter and Royden Swift now of Lancaster.
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State College
Lancaster Itn
Lancaster City
Penn State
Lancaster Club
Dlass
la Vie
Frank Seaman
Lititz
Martin Muth
Samuel Shenk
Albert C. Bruckart
Frank Tongeneek
Frank Miller
Ira Landis
Jacob Garber
Charles Kreiter
Royden Swift
Lancaster
Sugar Shortage Hits Local Grocers Hard
Local stores rapidly exhaust sugar supplies with new stock arriving in small quantities. ERGY and Seaman Leed’s, Plantz Brothers, Zartman’s face imminent shortages with two pound lots and pound allowances. Citizens face continued tight restrictions as U S sugar production lags global needs. all nations curb supplies amid a worldwide shortage.
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ERGY
Plantz Brothers
Seaman & Leed
Zartman
Owever
United States
France
Hasland
Italy
Defeated Candidate of Elizabethy Will Run Again
Harrison Shissler of Elizabeth Tow nship plans to run as an independent in the general election on Tuesday Nov 4 He was defeated by Monroe Shreiner by seven votes in the Republican primary He cites registration misunderstandings that kept some voters from voting and notes years of service as assessor the contest draws considerable interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Shissler
Elizabeth Towship
Assassor
Monroe Shreiner
Repblican
Shissler
Death notices for Mary Ann Demmy and Sarah Grayhill
Mrs. Mary Ann Demmy, 79, wife of Arias Demmy, died at her daughter’s home in Manheim from a complication of diseases. Survived by husband, 13 children, 39 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and several in laws. Funeral at Manheim and Emanuel Lutheran Brickerville with interment at adjacent cemetery. Mrs. Sarah Grayhill, widow of Jacob Grayhill, died at the Home for the Brethren Neffsville at 93 after a week of illness. She was a daughter of Christian Brutiak. (Continued on Page 8).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Demmy
Arias Demmy
Nathan Shelly
Manheim
Ralph Todd
Lititz
Martin
Lancaster
Trank
John
Brunnerville
Harvey Royer
Reinholds
Joseph
Hershey
Darius
Sarah Grayhill
Jacob Grayhill
The
Brethren
Neffsville
Christian Brutiak
Egyptian Cotton Grown In East Main Street Yard
Howard Evans grew an Egyptian cotton stalk in his yard on East Main Street. The plant, likely uncommon in the county, sprouted from a dried stalk sent by his brother Raymond while in Texas. It produced white flowers that faded to yellow and lavender, soon after frost ended its brief growth. Egyptian cotton, prized for textiles and tires, has only recently seen success in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Evans
East Main Street
Tioward
Raymond
Texas
United States
Return of Aldus Slackman From Texas Cavalry Service
Aldus Slackman, a 4 Cavalry veteran with 22 months in Texas, returned home Saturday after an honorable discharge. He served on border patrols and in a five day incursion into Mexico, describing irregular meals, a scouting party outnumbered two to one, and several Mexican prisoners later released. Slackman earned a pistol expert medal and spoke of advanced riding skills including standing on a galloping horse and astride two mounts.
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Aldus Slackman
Texas
Mexico
Hackman
Tie
Nic
Aldus
Three Brookmyer Sisters Nurses Reunite at Home
The Brookmyer sisters all nurses met their parents this week. Edna, home on leave after Army nursing at Camp Mills L I, received an honorable discharge October 7 and plans a trip to Philadelphia. Myra, an industrial nurse at Riverside New Jersey, spends most of the week at home. Anna, a nurse at Polyclinic Hospital Harrisburg, is home briefly this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookmyer
Edna
Camp Mills
L. 1
Philadelphia
Myra
Riverside
N. J
Anna
Polyclinic
Harrisburg
Golden Wedding Anniversary With Ed and Sturgis
Mr and Mrs Ed win Sturgis celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home on Tuesday evening with a Moravian trombone choir serenade. Guests included children grandchildren and many Moravian friends. Gifts ranged from gold coins to bouquets and cards. long service to the Moravian church and ties to Lititz and Lancaster marked the event.
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Edwin Sturgis
Moravian Trombone Choir
Sturgis
Lebanon
Moravian Sewing Society
Lititz Hunters Open Season On Squirrels And Quail
The opening of hunting season covers quail pheasant and squirrels with new openings for blackbirds raccoons rails snipe woodcock and waterfowl. Rabbits begin November 1 with a six per day limit and a forty per season. Traps banned except box traps for residents under fourteen. Licenses near 326000 statewide. 311000 last year. Local hunters report squirrel food shortages and a hard winter ahead.
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Ihig
State Game Commission
Lititz
C. K. Lane
L. N. Moyer
Wach
Ger
Diehm
Harrisburg
Pennville
Paul Hadorf
Charles Kissinger
Henry
Newton
Abram Herghov
Quar
Zerbe
Galen Sureiner
Eugene Weiler
Thomas Furlow
Furnace Hills
Frank Rader
U. S Delp
Samuel Lane
Strausstown
Blue Mountains
Berks County
Army Nurses Visit Freeland Guests at Miller Home
Were Army Nurses Miss Elsie Shoemaker of Freeland and Miss Jennie Miller spent a week here as guests at the Miller residence. Both served two years at Camp Merritt N J as nurses and were honorably discharged October 1. Miss Miller left for New York to pursue nursing. Prof A C Wertech of the Y M C A Lancaster and William Greff of Lancaster General Hospital hydrotherapy dept. visited Mr Miller’s family Sunday.
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Elsie Shoemaker
Freeland
Jennie Miller
Joseph Miller
Shoemaker
Camp Merrit
N.J
Miss Miller
Lancaster
William Greff
Lancaster General Hospital
Miller
Birthday dinner surprise for Mrs Reed of Liberty Avenue
Mrs. Joseph Reed hosted a Sunday birthday surprise at home on Liberty Avenue. While she was away the dining room was decorated with flowers and greens and a large birthday cake featured on the table. Out-of-town guests included Mr and Mrs David Reed and others from Stricklerstown. Three children from the area attended with families, and Mrs Hartranft and relatives also joined. Mrs Reed received many fine presents.
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Joseph Reed
Liberty Avenue
Travelers Near and Far on Train and Auto Journeys
A long list of social visits and travel by train trolley auto and other conveyances. Dr and Mrs Richard Bender spent Sunday at Pequea. Several residents visited relatives in Reading Philadelphia Lancaster Junction and Hagerstown Md. Rev Hassler prepares for mission work in East Africa and returns to New York. The article records numerous house calls and journeys with scattered notes on farms and fairs.
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Richard Bender
Pequea
S. Estella Grosh
Philadelphia
TL. Jones
Atlantic City
F.A. Masser
Reading
E. B. Barr
Caroline Grosh
Barry Kepple
Lancaster Junction
Ammon Weidman
Harold and
Charles
Mt. Air
Brooklyn
Irvin Farrier
Harry Wisgler
James Sesseman
Menno Brubaker
Sporting Hill
Hagerstown
Henry Bare
N. Derr
Mary
Kuriziat Lancaster
Beverley Counts
Mine Lamotte
Kankakee
John Sesseman
Charles Sturgis
Lancaster
Abram Harriman
Calvin Grove
Sheafferstown
Jaroh Doal
Kaberg
John
Rayon Carper
Deal
Hisvile
Ing
Benjamin T Pfautz
Addison Pfautz
Pfautz
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
Catharine Grayhill
Alienstown
Harry Selhomridge
Grayhill
Jélly
K. K. Fisher
G. Buch
Department of Child Welfare Work
Buch
Rev. H. [Herbert ]Hassler
Hassler
Pennsylvania
Hailish East Africa
Iris
New York City
Rev
Public garage completes at Rothsville
The new public garage at Rothsville is finished. Proprietor I G Keller will run it with concrete block construction 40 by 40 feet and offer repair work car servicing and accessories.
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Rothsville
I. G. Keller
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Henry B. Buch
Henry BR. Gibbel
Mr. Gibbel
Reuben Hrb
Thomas Orh
Liita
W. Birney Oshme
Ile
Elam Bucher
Germany
Elam
Tleiga
2. B. Bucher
Albert Guchenour
Broad Street
Ray Aldrich
Jay Cement
Hallowe'en
South Broad Street
Litity Choral Society
PENNA
Frank Leaman
Lititz Boys
Elizabethy
American Legion
Post
Lititz, Pa
Mr. and
BK. R. Mohler
Lilly
Cambria County
Paul
Tuckahoe
Della
Mortis Materia
Bertha
Charles Dussinger
Sarah Hacker
Ephrata
Henry Sturgis
Eliza Sturgis
Abram Beck
Wilson Shenberger
Carrie Smith
Itz
Mr. Sturgis
Joseph I. Zahm
H. D. Buchter
Geo. L Lepp
Chas, Sfantz,Jr
W. M. Grube
Marry Keppel
Grace I. Keller
Mary Frederick
Mabel B. Leib
Ellen Leib
Agnes Keath
Harry Gorton
G. Z. Hep7
C.N. Derr
Latra Kauffman
Maralabeckar
John G. Zook
Lewis Sturgis
Paul Sturgis
Helen
Morris Madeira
Catharine
Julia
Luther
Lewis
Chas. Dussinger
Anna Dussinger
Garet Dussinger
Mrs
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