Baby Dorothy May Born to Floyd Royer Family
A baby girl named Dorothy May arrived last Saturday to Mr and Mrs Floyd Royer. Prof and Mrs Roy Hassler announce a week-old son named Paul. Roy G Myers departs for New Castle to attend a district conference as a Young People’s Division representative. S E Lane and W H Muth serve as jurors in Philadelphia, Timely Hallowe’en parties and local sales fill the week. Seaman and Leed received four carloads of apples. M B Cohen delays contest results due to illness. Rev J W G Hershey and sons plan an inspection trip to Washington state for orchard investments. November holidays listed. banks to close. Wertsch’s window features a portrait of J K Carpenter. A granite rock exhibit from South Mountains draws interest at the freight yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Royer
Dorothy May
Wolfe’s
Roy Hassler
Beth-lehem
Paul
Roy G. Myers
New Castle
Seaman
J. W. G. Hershey
Abram
Newton
Washington State
John H. Peters
Lititz Young Man Presided at Medical Society Meeting
The George A. Pierson Anatomical Society of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School held an open meeting on October 24. E. Crosland Jr presided, and Dr. William J. Mayo of Mayo Clinic Rochester spoke on anatomy’s relations to medicine and surgery, drawing keen attention from faculty and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Pierson
Anatomical Society
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
E. 8. Crosland, Jr
William J. Mayo
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Thief enters North Broad Street homes. light thefts reported
Early Friday morning a barefoot thief entered several North Broad Street homes. At Isaac Grayhill’s he gained cellar access but could not reach the first floor. Flower stalks were taken at Theodore Forney’s, while Samuel Youne’s saw a torn gas meter. Drawers were ransacked at the first floor, yet nothing valuable was stolen. A borough policeman investigates amid suspicion the culprit resides in Lititz as rabbit season nears opening. Local hunters prep for a busy day with rabbits and quail plentiful. season limits apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Broad Street
Isaac Grayhill
Theodore Forney
Samuel Youne
Benjamin Weidner
Edward Webber
Calvin Adair
Lititz
Car Crash Reportino at Kissel Hill Ends With Fines
A Lancaster man in a Chevrolet traveling toward town collided with another car near Kissel Hill after slowing down for a passing vehicle. State trooper boarded Longenecker’s Essex and quipped about riding in a good car. John paid a $12.50 fine to Squire Schaerer. identities were not known at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno
F. Longenecker
Essex
Lancaster
Kissel Hill
John
Squire Schaerer
Money Stolen From Kissel Hill Store
Kissel Hill businessman B. K. Singer reported a bag containing 25 to 30 dollars was stolen while he was outside his store for several minutes. He can name the culprit if the money is returned. if not, the matter will be turned over to state police for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kissel Hill
Singer
Great Danes Breeding Keen Market in Lexington
John Meily of Lexington runs a Great Dane breeding business reflecting scarcity in the area. Danes are muscular and often exceed a hundred pounds, making them strong watchdogs. They appear in brindle, fawn, and black colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Meily
Lexington
Kissel Hill Moves Toward Electric Lighting
Kissel Hill and nearby neighbors progress with electric lights. The Kissel Hill church and fourteen private houses are wired, marking a local shift to electrification in a hilltop community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kissel Hill
Pie making shifts to bio scale near Petersburg
J. W. Bittner starts manufacturing pies on a bio scale near Gingrich's mill at Petersburg using a rotary oven with 250 pies per minute capacity. The business, begun recently, supplies wholesale to York and nearby counties, delivering by automobile. Includes note on variety of pies and wholesale demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bittner
Gingrich’s
Petersburg
This
York Counties
Town Meeting Over School Auditorium Access Protest
General WT organizes a parade to public meeting at Rudy's Hall then square to address Ben jamin F. Lutz's claim of denied classroom use and lack of recreation. Lutz appeals for school grounds use, urges safer spaces, parents informed, crowd becomes disorderly, police dispersed with state troopers summoned from Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Lutz
Rudy’s Hall
Luitz
Lutz
Mummert
Kreider
Lancaster
In Touch With Old and New Names Column
Lititz column lists social visits and travels among residents. Miss Hannah Geyer hosts. Rev J Max Hark visits Linden Hall. Barrs and Hepps host. Anna Kreider returns from Carlisle and Chambersburg. Miles Hallacher Orth visits from Wayne. Dobson of Baltimore visits family. Rev E Wolfe from New York stays with St J Pier son. Harold E Stark now in Aberdeen. Rady family visits Rudy parents. Levi Bucher helps lay water pipes. I I Doster buys winter goods in Philadelphia. Mrs B F Grosh attends DAR convention in Reading. Bassford family visits. infant baptized at Moravian church. Lititz visitors from Shamokin and Lewisburg. C Hortheiser, U S S Florida electrician, on furlough. Hornberger wins prize at Community Show. Graybill and Sturgis trip to Baltimore and Washington. notices of heavy auto traffic theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Geyer
Boyertown
Margie Kautz
J. Max Hark
D. D
Lancaster
Linden Hall
C. E. Barr
Gen
L. Hepp
Anna Kreider
Lititz
Carlisle
Chambersburg
Miles Hallacher Orth
Wayne, Pa
J. F. Dobson
Baltimore
S. K. Miller
S. Broad Street
E. 8. Wolfe
New York City
St. J. Pierson
Harold E. Stark
Aberdeen, Md
I. I. Doster
Philadelphia
B. F. Grosh
Reading
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Clarence Bassford
Eastport
Lilly Rudy
Crusland
L. C. John
Betty Coulston
Shamokin
John Stahl
Lewisburg
Ellen Leib
James C. Hortheiser
U. S. S. Florida
Muth Farm
Hornberger
Samuel Graybill
Horace Sturgis
Washington
Local farmer showcases grafted black walnut nuts
At the Willow Street exhibit Sir) Mr Rush displayed assorted nuts focusing on the grafted black walnut with thin shells and whole kernels. He noted buyers want trees more than nuts and in five years the grafted variety bears, while interest drops at planting. Also, SoloTone building leased to a Lancaster firm, with wind‑up plans. Four young squirrels reside near the Warwick House, two more former siblings lost to mishaps. box of food aids their survival as they grow tame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Rush
Willow Street
Tie
Warwick
John Badorf
Public School Board Thanks Donor for Playground Gift
The Lititz Borough Board of Education publicly thanks Mr H J Pierson for a generous gift creating a school playground. A copy of the resolution will be presented to the donor and published in newspapers. Norman Kline of Lexington operates a candy factory supplying 250 stores with candy kisses averaging half a ton daily.
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BEIF
Board of Education
Lititz
H. J. Pierson
Pierson
Norman Kline
Lexington
Norman
Potato Growers to Meet at Willis Gibbel Farm
Potato growers of the county are invited to a meeting tomorrow at 2 o clock at the Willis Gibbel farm in Bran nerville. Gibbel has achieved standout county results this year with potato yields from 250 to 300 bushels per acre across several fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Gibbel
Brannerville
Gibbel
Lititz Community Show Draws Thousands and Big Displays
Thousands attended Lititz's second annual community show last Friday and Saturday praising the displays. The two block automobile exhibit was the largest in the county, surpassing Lancaster shows, while poultry, stamps, and crafts drew strong crowds. Local businesses and the American Legion offered foods and seating, with prize notes and a real estate section on page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Harrisburg
Julius Roth
Lititz
M. Cohen
Riley Bricker
Claire Meiskey
Ezra Habecker
Miller & Habecker
Athletic Association
Stiffel-Freeman Co
Mr. Suter
Paul Rudy
West Earl
C. B. Muhier
American Legion
East Main Street
World tennis stars meet for France relief all star match
At Lancaster Country Club on Friday afternoon October 28, Prof H H Beck of Franklin and Marshall will referee a charity tennis contest featuring four top world champions including William T Tilden Jr and Vincent Richards. Admission is one dollar with seating provided and public invitation extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Beck
Franklin and Marshall College
Country Club
Lancaster
William T. Tilden, Jr
Philadelphia
Vincent Richards
France
Lititz Borough Schools Board States Rules Remain In Force
The Lititz Borough School Board declares that current school rules align with state code and remain in effect until title to donated playgrounds by Mr. Pierson is received and ready for use. Once ready, changes will provide children the benefit of the donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Borough
Pierson
Benefit of System for School Rooms and Gym Work
The article describes classroom intermissions of ten minutes and two weekly gym sessions after heat subsides, with twenty to thirty minute periods. It notes five minute calisthenics per session, legal compliance, lunch restrictions for upper grades, and parent visits last week. Receipts from Thursday’s entertainment totaled 69.88 dollars to fund lantern slides.
Monday Night's Parade Draws Community Protest in Lititz
Lititz residents denounce Monday night's parade as shameful while praising the town's schools and orderly conduct. Parents urged children to respect authorities and avoid outside influences. pastors sign a joint statement condemning disruption and urging lawfulness.
The School Children Demonstration Condemned in Lititz
The writer condemns a Monday evening school children demonstration organized by a local citizen. The event was unwarranted and harmful, teaching youngsters to disregard law and order, and the main organizer admits the children got beyond his control. The paper urges no further such demonstrations and calls on parents to counteract the harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Freedom for Our Children and School Recess Demands
A public meeting at the band stand advocates for recess periods for all grades, urging signatures on a petition to expand fresh air and exercise for children. The author condemns vandalism at Mr Mummert’s home, defends students, and thanks supporters hoping for prompt realization of recess rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair County
Lancaster
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Free Speech Controversies Spark Debate
A note discusses ongoing controversies around free speech, indicating further details and a continuation on page 6. The brief signals broader newsroom attention to First Amendment issues and related public discourse.
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Wertsch
J. K. Carpenter
South Mountains
Lebanon
Lancaster County
Medical Society
Calv
Adaire
Santsmen
Great Danes
New Pie Bakery
Dr. Martin
D. C. Martin
Weidman—Weidman
Harry L. Weidman
Akron
Ella Mae Weidman
Clay
Gelock
Rv. F. A. Weichsel
Harry Rady
Landisville
Levi Rudy
Levi Bucher
B. B. Bucher
Mechanics Grove
Solotone Manufacturing
Lancaster Novelty Company
Solotone Company
Real Estate News N
Myers
Lancaster County Farm Sales Agency
Charles H. Regennas
Lemon St. Lititz
Clinton S. Kauffman
Landis Valley
Manheim Township
Harvey S. Snyder
Lampeter Township
John M. Witmyer
Bowmansville
Wayne S. Garman
Deneral Township
Monroe W. Shoemaker
Manor Township
Timelor
Brecknock Township
William H. Mahaffy
Jacob T. Ludwig
Jeremiah Adams
South Locust Street
Adams
Henry Cooper
la Cooper
Rothsville
Elmer Ulmer
George Keihl
Henry Huth
Harry Huth
Elmer Shelly
East Petersburg
Harry Charles
Agnes Adams
Harry Fisher
Alvin Kochel
Miller
Habecker
G. W. Imboden
U. E. Church
E.S. Crosland
Moravian Church
W. K
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