Lititz area events mix concerts, sports and community notices
On September 21 day and night are equal and autumn starts September 28. The Lititz High School band performs outdoors this Saturday. A Brunnerville mule was found near Schaefferstown. Local groups plan a church supper Thursday. Several notices cover hospital stays, fishing trips with many bass and salmon, a large public sale at Clayton Buckwalter farm, and community sports including Manheim and Lititz games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Willis Gibbel
Brunnerville
Schaefferstown
Ida Shirk
Oregon
Lancaster General Hospital
Filmer Eby
Alfred Couple
8. C. Trassler
Punk
Lebanon
D. B. Eberly
South Broad Street
Brooklyn
New York City
Frances Murabito
Conestoga Traction Company
Howard Herr
Hackenback and Wallace Wild Animal Show
West
Clayton Buckwalter
Penn Township
Erb
Homer Hiestand
Lime Rock
D. A. Long
Harry Pfautz
El-_ mer Frederick
Myr
Harry Frederick
Potter County
Mifflin County
G. W. Hackman
Cold Harbor
Schoolhouse Reborn as Modern Bungalow Near Farm
Avon Kosroth bought the former school house near J. C. Brubaker's farm and is remodeling it into a modern bungalow. The property, once owned by U. S. Delp, was purchased at public sale about a year ago after the school was discontinued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Kosroth
J. C. Brubaker
U. S. Delp
Huge Air Craft Passed Over Lititz
The dirigible Los Angeles flew over Lititz on Tuesday night just after 11. The town was quiet as most residents were asleep. A fishing party bound for Bowers Beach and paper mill workers returning from the 11 o'clock shift sighted the ship silhouetted in the moonlight with cabin lights visible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Bowers Beach
Auto trip leads Akron men to Wissler and neighbors
Rudy Oberlin and two Akron youths stopped Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wissler and H. Reist Landis plus several others. Oberlin’s mother Mary Shaeffer once lived with the late Abram Lane on North Broad Street before marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy Oberlin
Akron
Ohio
Harry Wissler
H. Reist Landis
Harry Gable
Mr. Oberlin
Mary Shaeffer
Abram Lane
North Broad Street
Brubaker Declares County Potato King With Record Yield
J. C. Brubaker from near town leads county potato production with an estimated 400 bushels per acre across 24 acres. Cobbler and Russet crops average 400 bushels, notable 566.2 bushels on one best plot. Late blight managed by spraying. Brubaker eyes 400 Club honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Brubaker
Bucher
Brubaker
Maine
Michigan
Mr. Swart
East Petersburg
Agricultural Department of State College
Community Show underway in Lititz despite delays
Farmers Day dates loom in several towns while Lititz awaits action on Community Show plans. The article notes Lititz exhibitions have drawn large crowds in the past and calls for broad participation to ease the burden on organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Misfortunes Didn’t Stop Evangelist Koons And His Children
Rev Koons a Methodist minister and his two children faced a collapse of health and tragedy after a fall left him disabled and a car accident scarred him. He wandered streets preaching from his motor home built on a Ford chassis, traveling through Shillington Adamstown Ephrata Akron Lititz Mannheim and Lewisburg while seeking a Methodist school for his children.
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Rev. Koons
Koons
Greenville
Lehighton
Georgia
Tie
Shillington
Adamstown
Ephrata
Akron
Lititz
Manheim
Lewisburg
Tell It To The Judge In Lititz Auto Crash
Two Lititz drivers are tied to a Saturday night crash near Brenner's on the Lancaster Lititz Pike. E W Sensenich of Neffsville was badly injured. Ella May Sharp of Lititz R D 1 also hurt. Raymond Forney and Jacob Brubaker, both of Lititz, were in separate cars and Brubaker says Forney attempted to pass. Sensenich, in a Mord car from Lancaster, struck Brubaker’s Buick. Forney’s car wasn’t touched. Sensenich was taken to St Joseph’s hospital in serious condition. Arrests expected pending condition updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Brenner's
Lancaster and
Lititz Pike
E. W. Sensenich
Neffsville
Ella May Sharp
Lititz R. D. 1
Raymond Forney
Jacob Brubaker
Lancaster
Forney
Brubaker
Sensenich
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Miss Sharp
Ford
Roebuck
Dr. Roebuck
Broad Street
Allantic City
Atlantic City
Road dangers loom as speed lovers threaten safety
A town column condemns high speed driving on public roads and urges stricter rules. It cites rising injury and death rates in the United States and recalls changes since horse and trolley days, warning that pedestrians and drivers alike suffer when thrill seeking becomes routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Spacht Tours New York Furniture Plants on Buy Direct Visit
Ralph M. Spacht visited Frank S. Hard & Co. in McConnelsville New York to view timber sources mills and two large factories. He toured Adirondack forests sawmills and finishing rooms and placed a large order after inspecting styles and workmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph M. Spacht
New York State
Witha
Frank S. Hard & Co
McConnelsville
N. Y
Spacht
McConnellville
Camden
Lititz
Lititz Fire Company Eyes New Truck and Monthly Drills
A Lititz Fire Company meeting reported an underwriter praised equipment and suggested adding a larger truck before rates could drop. Chief Wagner praised the crew, set monthly drills for the first and third Tuesdays at 6 30, and discussed a benefit event for September 28. A Pearl Cameo pin was lost between Zartman’s store and Moyer’s drug store. Return to Record Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Wagner
Zartman’s Dam
Pearl
Zartman
Moyer
Billy Sunday Enjoys Lititz Pretzels
Rev. W. A. Sunday then at Ocean Grove met two Lititz residents who spoke of their town. He asked them to have Horace Eschbach send pretzels to himself and Ma Sunday, and Eschbach replied with a personal thank you letter from Billy. Eschbach also holds a 1893 letter of recommendation from Rev. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Sunday
Ocean Grove
Lititz
Horace Eschbach
Ma” Sunday
Visited Schoolmates Reunite With Philadelphia Visitor
James Larson of Philadelphia toured the town revisiting classmates from 25 years ago. His father once worked for the Independent Telephone Company here. His parents are deceased and his three sons live in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Larson
Philadelphia
Independnt Telephone Company
Farmers Penalized For Big Crops
Hon. Franklin G. Menges spoke at the County Farm Bureau meeting about why crop prices stay low. He praised the McNary- Tilghman bill, argued against misinformation, and warned that over production harms farmers. A male chorus performed and a Northwest Producers rep spoke on buying feeding cattle directly. Monthly meetings will continue with educational features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin G. Menges
York County
County Farm Bureau
Menges
Washington
France
Germany
England
Northwest Producers
Farmers’ Co-Operative Association
Six Lancaster Men Return From Oxford Fishing Trip With 320 Fish
Six men led by Captain Cox fished in Oxford Maryland and returned home Monday with 320 fish mainly spot t ies croakers and sea trout. The group includes Harry L. Geltz Frank Steele Jr George Rose William Diener all of Lancaster and Charles Weaver of Witmer. They traveled by automobile.
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Harry L. Geltz
Lititz
R. D
Frank Steele, Jr
George Rose
Wm. Diener
Lancaster
Charles Weaver
Witmer
Oxford
Cox
Prominent Residents Update After Stroke
Prominent resident A. T. Litch remains in bed with condition about the same after a slight stroke a week ago. A. R. Beck, oldest man in town, who suffered an inward stroke on August 28 losing his voice, is decidedly better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Litch
A. R. Beck
Manufacturer of High-Grade Cigars Visits Lititz
Mr. Philip Wiseman of Lancaster called on Lititz friends last Monday. Wiseman is a cigar manufacturer of high-grade goods and former tobacco leaf buyer and packer. He is an exemplary citizen and pillar of Bethany Evangelical church where he runs a large adult Bible class.
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Philip Wiseman
Lancaster
Lititz
Wiseman
Bethany Evangelical Church
Travelers Near and Far Visit Lititz by Auto
A parade of visitors and travelers is listed as residents and guests from New York Philadelphia Kutztown and Lebanon show a pattern of frequent trips and relatives hosting in Lititz. Notable stops include Dr J F Dimlap of Mannheim and Mrs Ellen Leib in Lititz as well as a Moravian Love Feast attendance and Niagara Falls trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fass
New York
H. C. Couch
South
Ellen Bard
Neffsville
Labor Day
Fianna Piautz
Lydia Doster
Mary Guiles
Ocean Grove
Elmer Reidenbach
Philadephia
Mary
Edward Spangler
Philadelphia
Emma Spangler
East Main Street
Jean Mengle
San Diego
California
J. Frank Buch
Herman Diehm
Lebanon
Nevin Shankweiler
Grace Stump
Kutztown
George Keehn
William Keller
Holmesburg
Grace Keller
W. M. Pfautz
Samuel Seaber
Morris Seaber
Paul Seaber
Paul Enck
Jacob Singley
Robert P. Kreider
Washington, D. C
Ellen Leib
Mabel
Wayne Fahnestock
New England States
Canada
Guy Calvert
Harry Smith
Scottdale
Elizabeth Lee
Jonana Keller
Ashland
B. F. Grosh
J. F. Dimlap
Manheim
Sue
Lewisburg
Elizabeth Holtzhouse
Bernice Meiskey
Niagara Falls
Grace M. Fetter
Kiddy Shoe Co
Iroquois
Atlantic City
N. J
Allen Bachman
Tower City
Schuylkill County
Maria Bender
Bachman
William Fasnacht
Delaware
F. & M. College
John Leicey
Roy Keller
David Pfautz
Monroe
Widder
Millway
Rudolph Roterby
Edwin Sturgis
John Dyer
Vincent
Cottington
New York City
Jacob Bachman
William Mathers
Springfield
Mass
Aaron
Brubaker
Linden Fall Seminary
New
Stolen Ford Sedan From Prinze Street in Lancaster
Photograph studio operator Harry Stoner reported his Ford sedan stolen from Prinze Street in Lancaster on Monday. He parked it and returned two hours later to find it missing. Police were notified and have yet to locate the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stoner
Lancaster
Prinze Street
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J. C. Brubaker County Potato King
Our Town
Ralph Spacht Guest of
Furniture Co
Billy Sunday
Harry Sto Stoner
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