Lititz Notes Illness Recovery and Local Events
Mrs. C N Derr is slowly recovering after ten days illness. Eggs are 35 cents a dozen as fall prices begin. A Lititz boy named William Henry Evans was born to Mr and Mrs Jay Evans. The H M Eckert family returned from Mt Gretna to East Main street. A licensed Shepherd dog with tag 1078 was identified at Albert Christener’s Broad street home. American Legion meeting moved to Sept 15 to hear a state convention report. Mrs Joseph Dreyfus, hospital returnee, remains bedbound at Springs Vote. The first Harding two cent stamp reached Lititz via Rev H R Gibbes from Marion Ohio. Ben Brookmyer sold his East Main Street house to Edwin Stelf. Korve will build a new home on East Front street. A tobacco shed is under construction for Alvin Weidler near Rothsville by Nershey Seaman carpenters. Love One Another Circle members hosted a roast for sisters and husbands on spring grounds. Lititz Fire Company Festival is set for Sept 22, with no chance games and edible canvassing. Peaches are plentiful in Lancaster and Lititz markets, with baskets as low as 75 cents. Tra Bucher shipped a truckload of peaches at $1.25 per basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Evans
Lansdowne, Pa
Lititz
Wiliam Henry
H. M. Eckert
Mt. Gretna
East Main Street
Lancaster
Tra Bucher
Big Attendance in Borough Schools Opens Term
The borough schools opened on Monday with good attendance and many beginners. Cheerful faces and interest abound as lessons start, with activities and social events planned. Basketball upcoming as strong as last year, plus entertainments to enhance school life. Attendance list follows.
New Organization Held Meeting Lititz Springs Council
The Protected Home Circle No. 272 held its first meeting since Aug 2 in Malta Temple. Two candidates were obligated, three applications acted on, bringing membership to 21. The circle admits men and women with a monthly pay plan and reserve fund. Officers include Mary pres LeRoy Bare Past Pres and Lottie Hacker guardian. Charter open until Nov 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Springs
Protected Home Circle
Malta Temple
Mary Pres
LeRoy Bare
Buckwalter
Guardian
Lottie Hacker
Myrtle Gibble
Trarney Bank
Treas
Enma Groff
Charles Getz
Mary Birkenbine
Lillie Christ
Bertha Mellinger
Amelia Frantz
Mary Hertzler
Emma Groff
Milk reform device to revolutionize dairy industry
Lititz inventor J C Brubaker tests Dr E Weber s milk processing machine claimed to drastically reduce bacteria and extend freshness without ice. Initial results from Lancaster chemist tests show low bacteria count. bottling and supply bottlenecks delay market release with Lititz deliveries planned before Lancaster sales.
Lititz Residents Attend Auto Races Delayed by Rain
Dozens from Lititz traveled to Altoona Monday to watch automobile races but rain forced postponement to the next day. Those who left Monday included Ralph Diehm, Jacob Brubaker, LeRoy Steffy, Wayne Zartman, Richard Grazer, Victor and Harry Stark, Lloyd Bonberger, Tarvison Helman, Howard Evans, Raymond Peiffer, Jacob Musser, John Moore and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Altoona
Ralph Diehm
Jacob Brubaker
LeRoy Steffy
Wayne Zartman
Richard Grazer
Victor
Harry Stark
Lloyd Bonberger
Tlarvison Helman
Howard Evans
Raymond Peiffer
Jacob Musser
John Moore and Son
Class of 1918 Lititz High School Dines at Accomac
The Accomac gathering hosted by Lititz High School’s class of 1918 included twenty three students with sixteen attending a chicken and waffle supper last Thursday evening. Attendees named include Thalia Hershey Esther Neidermyer Mrs. Lloyd Royer Dorothy Long ae Haverstick Miriam Russell Ruth Gundrum Miles Fasnacht Clarence Brubaker William Ringer Earl Brian Morris Trimmer Paul Brubaker Herbert Huber Leon Keath Chandler Ruhl. They traveled by automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz High School
Accomac
Thalia Hershey
Esther Neidermyer
Lloyd Royer
Dorothy Long
Ae Haverstick
Miriam Russell
Ruth Gundrum
Miles Fasnacht
Clarence Brubaker
William Ringer
Earl Brian
Morris Trimmer
Paul Brubaker
Five Aeroplanes Added to Behmer Air Service
A fifth plane will join the Behmer Air Service Company as an advanced training craft brought from Ithaca New York. On Saturday evening the group will exhibit at Willow Street for the fire company carnival the battle in the air. The display includes illuminated machines and stunt demonstrations featuring Ralph Haines, a noted ace from the war era. Read the Record, $1.50 a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Behmer Air Service Company
Ithaca
N. Y
Behmer
Willow Street
Fire Company
Ralph Haines
Lutz Plans Big School Director Campaign Meeting
B F Lutz announces a significant local campaign for borough school director. A public meeting will be held at the moving picture house Monday evening September 10 with Rev Dr Sherwood and Attorney H Fulton as speakers. Governor Pinchot's school report will be read and plainclothes officers will be present to safeguard free speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F .Lutz
Moving Picture House
Dr. Sherwood
H. Fulton
Lutz
Lititz
Pinchot
Coal dealers say record summer intake for coming winter
Local coal dealers report handling more coal this summer than ever before. More residents have winter supplies now, but orders remain unfilled as dealers expect high demand and expect everyone will have coal to see them through the season.
The Missing Word Contest Clue Challenge
Last week’s missing word was nickel from Herr Zinnner and Co’s heater ad. This week’s clue starts with P and ends with H, inviting readers to identify a matching word from the newspaper’s wordplay feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr-Zinnner & Co
Busy Time Ahead for Lititz Firemen
Lititz Fire Company plans a parade at Denver on Saturday September 15 and aims to participate in the County firemen carnival near Lancaster along the New Holland pike. A $2000 fireworks display titled Last Days of Pompeii will be featured. Lititz expects a hundred volunteers for the State Firemen parade in Reading on October 4, led by the Hanover band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Fire Company
Denver
Lititz
Lancaster
New Holland Pike
Pompeii
Reading
Hanover
Road from Lititz to Clay to be rebuilt by Warwick supervisors
The road from J Brubaker’s premises to Brunnerville is closed for rebuilding. Warwick township road supervisors are constructing a continuous stretch from Lititz borough boundary to Clay, with the first section Lititz to the crossroads already completed. The plan aims for a durable road that delivers good value for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ©. Brubaker
Brunnerville
Warwick Township
Lititz
Boundry
Clay
Cross Roads
Policemen Halt Sturgis in Reading N D Pretzel Maker Heir
Sturgis, a pretzel maker, and his young daughter Helen were stopped near Reading by three men and a policeman after a note she wrote was found stating they were being taken away. The incident ended when authorities learned it was a prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D Sturgis
Helen
Adamstown
Native Lititz native visits hometown after fifty years
Nathaniel Longenecker of Wichita Kansas returns to Lititz for the first time in five decades. He recalls fields giving way to development and notes his parents Mauney Longenecker and Mattie. The 70 year old former rancher plans visits to Langenecker and Minnich relatives with Dr Weidler Bender guiding him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Longenecker
Wichita
Kan
Lititz
Mauney Longenecker
Mattie
Jacob Roland
Front Street
Har House
Langenecker
Minnich
Weidler Bender
Enjoyable Labor Day Auto Trip Through Multiple towns
A party led by Rev. Jacob H. Hershey and including Harvey and Willard Hershey Geo Korte Frank E Schnerer wife Ada and Elser Gerhart traveled 200 miles on Labor Day visiting Harrisburg Dillsburg Biglersville Arendsville The Narrows Caledonia Park Mt Alto Quincy Waynesboro Pen Mar Mt Quirault Tower and culminating near Gettysburg Emmitsburg York and Columbia The trip reported smooth with only a short stretch of bad roads at Gettysburg controlled by the U S Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob H. Hershey
Harvey
Willard
Geo. Korte
Frank E. Schnerer
M. Ada
Elser Gerhart
Harrisburg
Dillsburg
Biglersville
Warren Enek
Arendsville
Narrows
Caledonia Park
Mt. Alto
Quincy
Waynesboro
Pen-Mar
Mt. Quirault Tower
Emmitsburg
Gettysburg
York
Columbia
U. S
Tobacco Harvest Promises Steady County Acreage
Busy days for farmers as they cut and house tobacco with some crops not maturing yet. Countywide pood tobacco acreage expected to match last year, according to local observers. Menor township reports heavier rain and an excellent crop. Prices are uncertain with few predictions. store notes offer standard farm product prices for reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menor
SCOT
EGOK
Oddities and Local Tales Surface in Lititz Community
A Lititz resident recalls a long vanished childhood pool visit amid a Chevrolet picnic scene. Tales include antique jackass ten dollar bills and a mystery head on a 1917 bill, plus two fishermen riding home after fright and a river misadventure ending with a trolley line ride.
Oyster season opens as dealers expect price rise
Saturday marked the opening of the oyster season with six town restaurants selling the mollusk soon. Dealers anticipate wholesale prices to rise about 59 cents per thousand, due to strong demand and expected shortages in Tong Island and Chesapeake Bay stocks. The Maurice River area is expected to yield a large crop. Tests show the oysters in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice River
Tong Island
Chesapeake Bay
Pittsburgh Boys Trail to Lititz on Auto Trip
Herbert Marks and John Pfautz, ex-Lititz boys now in Pittsburgh, drove to Lititz unloading a tale of a 17 year old Connecticut youth who wandered from California with no money. He rode most of the distance by auto except for a short railroad leg. He claimed to have pressed on from Los Angeles on Aug 14 seeking winter snow and a home with an aunt in Atlantic City before heading to the New England States. He had eaten once since the day before and was aided by restaurant staff in Altoona who believed his story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Marks
John Pfautz
Lititz
Pittsburgh
Auto
Lancaster
Los Angeles
Altoona
Connecticut
California
Atlantic City
New England
Letter to editor questions water safety near Lititz Springs
A reader urges caution about water purity near Lititz Springs arguing cemetery waste and underground streams pose health risks. The letter questions local health actions, cites a 1906 water analysis, and calls for preventive measures. It also notes plans for a World War memorial entrance at the Springs grounds and praises the project as fitting for Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Board of Health
Springs Grounds
Fishermen Net 152 Fish at Fortescue Labor Bay
A party from Lititz caught 152 fish at Fortescue N J on Monday with the largest weighing four and a half pounds. Participants included Mr and Mrs G E Mohler Melvin Hoover Arthur Kling Jacob Kling William Weachter Everett Loercher Mary Enterline and Mr and Mrs Walter Ernst of East Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Fortescue
N. J
G. E. Mohler
Melvin Hoover
Arthur Kling
Jacob Kling
William Weachter
Everett Loercher
Mary Enterline
Walter Ernst
East Petersburg
Travelers Visit and Vacationers Spread Across Nearby Cities
A Lititz society page lists numerous visitors and extended stays from Philadelphia Swarthmore Atlantic City and New York. Names include Myrtle Eckert Laura Kauffman Oscar Diehm John Hertzler and many others as they socialize travel for Labor Day and vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Kauffman
Swarthmore
Philadelphia
Oscar Diehm
John Hertzler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Albert Christener
Broad Street
Cam
American Legion
Joseph Dreyfus
Harding
H R. Gibbes
Marion
Ben. Brookmyer
Edwin Stelf
Landisville
Brookmyer
East Front Street
George Korve
Mr. Korte
Alvin Weidler
Rothsville
Nershey-Seaman
Sarah
BORO
Mary Tschudy
Maude Bearinger
Harriet. Eberly
Mary Longeneck
Ic Tschudy
Alice Hershey
Grace Leaman
Mary Grash
Margie Buch
Anna Goshert
Frances McGinne
Margery Henek
Blanche Markley
Reulah Wentz
Ilelen Bishop
Munde Kreiter
Whru
J. C. Brubaker
J.C. Brubaker
Dy, E. 8. Webber
Brubaker
Tancaster
B. F. Lutz
Sturgis
Washington, D. C
Chevrolet
Quarryville
Charles H, Regennas
Labor Bay
Myrtle Eckert
Baltimore, Md
Landis Herr
Laura Monroe
William Sesseman
James
Fula Light
Wildwood, N. J
Barbara Bucher
A. D. Wentz
Spring Grove
York County
Springs Hotel
Samuel Seaber
Nathan and
Paul Seaber
Charles
D. H.kryder
Clarence Rudy
Harvey Eckerts
Estelle
Benjamin Fass
New York
David Fass
Lloyd Ritchie
Alma Kopp F
Ashland
B. E. Ritchie
Otis Reidenbach
Lake Mills
Wis
A B. Reidenbach
Agnes Adams
Alvin Kochel
West Chester
Geo. L. Jones Fami
Mr. Jones
C. Wm. Grosh
Et Anap Stillin
Ruth Erb
Asbury Park
New Jersey
Joseph Bowman
Norristown
Catharine Smith
Spruce Street
G. Herman Goeta
Paul
Prof. Goetz
John Heller
Oliver Reed
Rhode Island
Mr. Heller
Samuel Hunsberger
Knot
Yoder
Des Moines
Iowa
Aaron Kahler
Mr. Kahter
Curtis Hensel
Agnes
Esther .Buch
William Weaver
Henry Weaver
Kraft
Hershey
W. J. Tamilton
Mary
George Roamer
Morgan
Harry Bobst
David Bricker
D. G. Witmyer
Hiram Holtzheiser
Grace Keller
Kauffman
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