Shooting event to be held rear Warwick House lot Saturday
A shooting match is planned in the rear lot of the Warwick House this Saturday, November 25. Local residents and observers are invited as details are announced and preparations proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick House
Rudy Heck
Owl Hill
Lancaster
Broad Street
Lincoln Avenue
Warwick
Dodge
Guy Burkholder
Peerless and
Maxwell
W. Rank
Hudson and Essex
Cadillac Motor Company
Cadillac
Oakland Motor Company
Oakland
Packard Motor Company
Packard
Paige Motor Company
Paige and Jewett
Lancaster Franklin Motor Company
Franklin and Nash
Penn Automobile
Chandler
Geo. Creswell
Oldsmobile
Growth of Lititz Money Order Business Since 1867
The Lititz post office money order system has expanded dramatically over 55 years since its 1867 start under Nathaniel S. Welle. International orders shorten travel time and widen destinations, while local readers discuss voting impact and changing fashions such as high hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Nathaniel S. Welle
Local Church Opposes Merger and Forms Split Denomination
East Pennsylvania Conference of the United Evangelicals opposes merging with the Evangelical Association. Local U E church delegates refused to vote for merger in Detroit and members align with East Penn denominations. Women in politics are praised for debating, a Red Cross veteran speaks on the platform. Rev Shultz accepts call to Moravian church in Emaus Pennsylvania. Halloween sociable planned at Rothsville High School with booths and program. A shoe factory worker notes many gunshot scars in leather. marksmen praised for accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Pennsylvania
United Evangelicals
The
Evangelical Association
Detroit
U. E
Red Cross
Europe
Shultz
Emaus
Paul T. Shultz
New York
Linden Hall Seminary
Emma Pfautz
Hartranft Seeks Restitution After Pickpocket Incident
Ezra Hartranft, pickpocketed at Ephrata Farmers Day, has not yet received his money. Three unnamed men, alleged New York experts, were held on $1,000 bail for a Wednesday hearing before Squire Jacoby. their attorney B F Davis did not appear. Bail was posted by a associate of the trio, and investigators found more than enough funds to cover Hartranft’s loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Hartranft
Ephrata
Sim
New York
Squire Jacoby
B. F. Davis
Hartranft
Lancaster Party Lines Up Musser Support in North End
More than eighty workers attended a Lititz meeting where P. B. Kofroth was elected general chairman of Lancaster party forces. B. F. Lutz was named vice chairman, J. C. Breneman secretary, and Harry E. Sheaffer treasurer. Mass meetings are planned for Brunnerville Brickerville and Rothsville with speakers outlining why Musser and the ticket should be sent to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
P. B. Kofroth
Lancaster Party
B. F. Lutz
J. C. Breneman
Harry E. Sheaffer
Brunnerville
Brickerville
Rothsville
Musser
Congress
Halloween events and hunting season in Lititz
Hallowe en will be celebrated Tuesday October 31 with various parties in Lititz. Displayed show windows reveal pumpkins and corn shocks as youngsters prepare costumes for a night of noise and fun. T.8 Grosh and son Carl have a patent wash line device to replace pins and clasps and will start manufacturing after materials arrive. Evidence of the invention will be shown at the Community Show. Hunting season opens next Wednesday November 1 with licenses and tags required. Thirty two counties are closed to certain birds and animals. check with county treasurers for a list. Do not shoot at non game objects or without clear targeting of legal game or animal.
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Hallowe'en
Hallowe’en
Lititz
Grosh and Son Carl
Hunts Limited Hours For Rabbits Open Day
Gunners must not shoot before sunrise or after sunset except raccoons. Opening day rabbit season hours are 6 30 a m to 5 05 p m. Three new Dance Records 18946 18947 and 18949 arrived. SCOTT S BOOK STORE
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott’s Book
Lititz parade and band concert mark Lititz Community Show
Lititz Fire Company and Boy Scouts will parade Saturday afternoon led by the Ephrata band, then a Springs Hotel yard concert by the bands. The event showcases new uniforms and supports community day with exhibits and a county parade planned for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Fire Company
Boy Scouts
Lititz
Ephrata
Springs Hotel
Burkholder
Springs
Lititz Boy Scouts
Ephrata Band
S. Broad Street
Orange
Spruce
Second Avenue
Broad
Centre
S. Cedar
W. Main
Fountain
N. Broad
Lincoln Avenue
Liberty Street
N. Cedar
New
N. Alley
Front
E. Main
Dr. Bender
Busy Lititz plants push wartime production
Lititz Industries stays busy with four night shifts at Acme Metal Products and full orders for safes including fireproof models. Chocolate factory runs day and night. Paper Box and Printing plant operates two shifts turning out labels by the millions. Harvey Eckert, at Zartman’s garage, won a building lot near Trenton after a fair booth drawing and plans to visit, mail $39 for deed transfer and surveying. Sweet-Orr Work Clothes demo at Pfantz Bros. Dept Store Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burkholder
Ideal Cocoa & Chocolate Co
Young & Son
the Kiddy Shoe Company
Regennas & Sons
R. M. Spacht
Hackman & Hornley
Miller & Habecker
Pfantz Brothers
Jere Adams
Leaman & Leed
Mohler
Wm. Eshleman
M. M. Souders
Edison
Acme Sheet Metal Products Company
Stephen Grosh
Penn Electric
Scott's Book
Lititz High School
Doster’s
Tauber-Lipton Co
Wertsch
G. L. Hepp
Ray Meiskey
E. L. Garber & Son
Acme Metal Products
Chocolate Factory
New Jersey
Harvey Eckert
Zartman
Trenton
N. d
Pfantz Bros. Dept
Manheim Hosts Successful Community Show With Poultry Judging
Manheim held a well attended community show on Market Square led by poultry judge D. G. Witmyer who praised the high quantity and quality of 313 birds. J. W. Bruckart of Lititz won multiple Buff Orpington prizes while Howard Strickler dominated the bantam class. Eggs sold at 47 cents a dozen locally. county poultry assets yield large yearly incomes with Lancaster County reporting 5 035 568 dozen eggs produced in 1919 across 9 777 farms.
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Manheim
Market Square
D. G. Witmyer
J. W. Bruckart
Lititz
Puliet
Howard Strickler
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
United States
Choir Recital Unites Lititz and Lancaster Choirs in Lancaster
The joint Moravian church choir of Lititz and St. Pauls Reformed church choir of Lancaster performed before a large audience in Lancaster on Tuesday evening. Soloists Miss Irene Kreiter Mrs H C Carpenter Mr Savage and Mr Victor Wagner were praised for top performances.
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Moravian Church Choir
Lititz
St. Paul's Reformed Church Choir
Lancaster
Irene Kreiter
H. C. Carpenter
Savage
Victor Wagner
Haydn
Bessie T. Gingrich
Viola Leib
Horace Reichardt
Stevens House
Misa Viola Leib
Mr. Reichart
Gloria
Mozart
Broome
Babylon
Gounod
Foster
Shelley
Sullivan
Warwick Grange Installs 11 Members_in Third and Fourth Degrees
A class of 11 members received the third and fourth degrees at Warwick Grange in Rothsville auditorium on Monday evening. The group includes John and Mrs Long Sara Long Florence Long Katherine Stauffer Esther Kisting er Margaret Haverstick Edward and Mrs Shaeffer Charles Stine and Chester Stine. Plans were announced to exhibit at the Litttg Community Show on Friday and Saturday. Birthday of David Rickert celebrated at social hour. Next meeting at Clayton Haverstick’s Millway on Nov 18 for officer nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick Grange
Rothsville
John Long
Sara
Florence Long
Katherine Stauffer
Esther Kissinger
Margaret Haverstick
Edward Shaeffer
Charles E. Stine
Chester A. Stine
David Rickert
Clayton Haverstick
Millway
Severe Winter Predicted by Weather Proclaimer
A prognosticator foresees a severe winter with deep snows and heavy rains. He notes hornets nests hanging high as a sign of a long winter, plus a black caterpillar coat foretelling cold. Automobiles may see little use after December 15.
Out-of-Town Attendants at Martha Derr Funeral
Family and friends traveled from Bethlehem Reading Manheim Bainbridge Mechanicsburg East Petersburg Woodstock and other areas to attend the Monday funeral of Miss Martha Derr. Relatives included Ada Bamberger Laura Kline Ella Derr and Grace Derr with Rev. Charles Nagel and others present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Derr
E. J. Bishop
Bethlehem
Ada Bamberger
Joy
Laura Kline
Myerstown
Grove
Bainbridge
Bechtel
Reading
Charles Elie
Manheim
Pierce Lesher
Amanda DeHaven
Charles Nagel
Ella Derr
Grace
Gideon Kahl
Charles Siegel
Charles Sturgis
Lancaster
Elsie Lenher
Mechanicsburg
H. H. Eschbach
East Petersburg
Emily Eschbach
Woodstock
Ill
Fred. Myers
Middletown
Travel notes from Lititz residents and visitors
A stream of local and visiting residents frame a Lititz week with arrivals from Philadelphia Reading Lancaster and beyond. Attending weddings birthdays and family visits are listed along with church synod travel and a coffee demonstration at Pfatz Bros department store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel S. Kirk
Burlington
N. C
Rev. E. Platt
Winston-Salem
Simon Miller
Elmer Mathers
Mrs. Miller
Reformed Denomination Synod
York
Lititz
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Frank Badorf
Denver
M. R
Walton Manufacturing Company
Milton Weitzel
A. Lubin
Irvin Pfautz
W. H. Bueh
Alfred M. Douple
John L. Witmyer
Christ Charles
Bishop Bear
Akron Hill
Lancaster General Hospital
A.W. Miller
William Kemper
Missouri Valley
Iowa
California
Bowmansville
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Ralph Weir
Earl Brian
B. F. Grosh
Rome
Garden Spot
American Legion
Columbia
Wellington M. Pfautz
Guy Brubaker
Mary Pfautz
Grace Hassler
Winchester
Henry de Grange
Jennie Ensminger
Cumberland Valley
Williamsport
Harper’s Ferry
Scott’s
U. E. Church
Hallowe'en Sociable
Hallowe’en Sociable
Rothsville High School
North End
H'tes Garage
Farm Women's Society No. 1
W. M. Hess
Harry Stark
J. K. Adams
H. H. Shenk
E. &. Hacker
Brunswick Sextette
Chautauqua
Hite
Lititz Industries
Herman Helman
Harry Ruhl
Harry, Jr
Geo. Myers
Howard
Harry Herman
Lloyd
Harry Myers
Roy Dissinger
Jacob Becker
Phares Young
Katie Dussinger
Man
Dillerville
Ben. Brubaker
Rohrerstown
Ellen Leib
Mabel
Clem, Badorf
Harrison Helman
Blanche Kling
Anna Kreider
Mabel Miller
Albert Kulp
Jacob Hessler
Mt. Joy
Paul Hassler
New York City
S. C. Hassler
Jos
Potts
Lebanon
Blaine Dennis
George Dennis
Dorothy Bobst
Miss Morgan
Philadelphia
Florence Buch
Atlantic City
N. J
Louisa Buch
Ella Buch
Jonas Hornley
Elam Herley
John Paul
Scottdale
Charles Hammer
D. Wal. Evans
Paul Evans
W. E. Kersey
Henrietta
Lottie Lutz
M. M. Souders and
Linn Nies
Harry
Moyer
Catherine Firestone
Victor Sturgis
John Adams
Harry Adams
William Zell
Mary
Luray Cave
Baltimore
Washington
Grace Keller
Edith Keller
William H. Keller
Holmesburg
William Robinson, Jr
D. G. Reinheld
Allentown
Catherine Reinhold
Brethren
Neffsville
Lewis Haines
Spencer Leed
Hershey
Christian Herr
Edna Weaver
Lilian Firestone
Homer Sturgis
E. K. Fisher
John Bletz
John Smith
Agnes Smith
A. H. Hoffer
New Street
Harry Gerber
Elizabeth
Paul
Miriam
Naomi
John
Anna Mae
Palmyra
Earl Eshleman
Elizabethtown
Mary Eby
Gap
Cora Witmer
Millersville
Mary Shellenberger
Mae Shaub
L. H. Parke Co
Pfartz Bros. Department Store
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