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Newspaper

Lititz Record

Location

Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1926

Page

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Oysters flow to local dealers as sales stay strong

Local dealers report steady oyster receipts and good sales. Miss Marian Biemesderfer leaves Kis sel Hill for a Boston university. Thursday half holidays will continue through the month. Mrs. Curtis Hensel is hospitalized at Lancaster General. Bertha Klaus sold a Spruce street home for 3800 to James Goldthwait. Reuben Hollinger sold a S Broad street home to U S Delp. Robert Snyder senior, 7, hospitalized with bronchial pneumonia. A V Grosh sprained ankle but walks with crutch. Clayton Stedman buys a Chevy truck for produce sales. Stephen Grumbling buys a light delivery truck for produce. Sallie Reidenbach bedridden two weeks from old age ailments. Marian Wertsch and Mrs. Jner and Mrs. John Painter are bedfast at Elite Studio in Lancaster. Anna Mary Gandis once studied millinery and dressmaking. Garden Spot String Orchestra draws crowd. Hawaiian trio featured. Lititz Springs Orchestra to perform Saturday with Coatesville Colored Band as big attraction for Sept 25.

Sallie Reidenbach Pianna Reidenbach East Main Street Marian Wertsch Jner John Painter Mancaster Anna Mary Gandis Idaden Flull Garden Spot Lancaster Lititz Springs Coatesville

Lititz Shrine Club Corn Roast Hit by Rain

The Lancaster County Shrine Club held a corn roast at Lititz Springs Park last Thursday evening. Led by Thomas Waddell the Lititz Nobles planned entertainment. Rain reduced attendance to fifty, but edibles for twelve were prepared. Trimmelberger's orchestra provided music.

Lancaster County Trimmelberger

Mrs Brobst Sees Parade Distress and Thaw Comment

Mrs. Charles H. Brobst visited Atlantic City with Lancaster friends and witnessed a boardwalk roof collapse killing one and injuring six. She praised a Miss America contestant, watched Miss Ederle swim near the Million Dollar Pier, and noted Harry Thaw appeared insane while shouting along the parade with two policemen keeping watch.

Charles H. Brobst Atlantic City Lancaster Lititz Miss Ederle Probst Harry Thaw

Moravian Settlement Tour Through Pennsylvania and New York

Moravian residents P. B. Bucher E. Lane Abram Snyder and J. Frank Buch enjoyed a three day auto trip of over 700 miles through northeastern Pennsylvania and parts of New York. They visited Liberty Binghamton Owego Waverly Watkins Glen and Scranton and traced the Lackawanna Trail to Wilkes Barre Bloomfield Danville and Northumberland before Harrisburg. The trip passed without mishap and highlighted local land and farming contrasts between New York and Pennsylvania. A national bank opened in Newfoundland Wayne County with 25 000 capital and the town hosts a church school buildings a brass band and a few stores. The Moravian settlement was established by early pioneers.

Messrs P. B. Bucher 8. E. Lane Abram Snyder J. Frank Buch Pennsylvania New York State Allentown Lehigh State Delaware Water Gap Pocono Mountains New Youndland Delaware River Narrowsburg Liberty Binghampton Owego Waverly Watkins Glen Bluefields Lackawana Salshead Scrantor Susquehanna Wilkes-Barre Bloomfield Danville Northumberland Harrisburg Iarrishburg Elizabethtown Lititz Tioga County New Foundland Wayne County

Foreman Clarence Ingersole Honored at Trap Factory Sendoff

A farewell outing and supper honored Clarence Ingersole foreman of the tempering room at Anim al Trap factory. Employees and families gathered at the Sechrist farm along the Con éstoza near Oregon. Adam Showars acted as toastmaster and Ellis Spickler presented a watch chain, as Ingersole and his family plan to move to Sherrill New York.

Clarence Ingersole Sechrist Conéstoza Oregon Adam Showars Ellis Spickler Mr. Ingersole Ingersole Sherrill

Choir Enjoy Corn Roast at Snave ly's Bungalow

The St. Paul's Lutheran church choir held a corn roast at Snave ly's bungalow last night attended by about forty members. They enjoyed corn and numerous hot chowders and everyone had a splendid time.

St. Paul’s

Rotary Club Tour Of Linden Hall Seminary Visit

The Lititz Rotary Club toured Linden Hall Seminary in regu lar session with Principal Stengel and trustees guiding. The main floors lie with linoleum, space for 120 pupils, and the opening quota is filled for next Wednesday. Visitors viewed the campus and apple trees. four Lancaster Rotarians joined.

Lititz Linden Hall Seminary Stengel Lancaster

Demand for Sour Kraut Boosts Lancaster County Cabbage

Farmers haul large cabbage surpluses from the county as sour kraut demand rises. Cabbage, once for family use, now replaces tobacco for many growers. The crop yields good profits with less labor, and production is set to expand. Lancaster County ships much of its cabbage to cities for kraut making.

Lancaster County

Record marks 50 years of Lititz coverage and service

The Record celebrates its fiftieth birthday with thanks to the town for support and a loyal readership. It recalls founder J Frank Buch’s bold start, the paper’s growth through Lititz’s industrial changes, and the evolution from hand set type to modern presses, while urging continued focus on readers.

Lititz J. Frank Buch Globe Buch Old Lancaster Intelligencer Philadelphia

Wild steer shot after months on the loose near town

A steer that roamed for four months was shot last week by Oscar Diehmer near town after escaping from Homer Minnich's farm. The wild animal jumped a six foot enclosure, damaged tobacco and corn fields, weighed about 1500 pounds at escape, and the carcass was sent to a Manheim butcher.

Oscar Diehmer Homer Minnich Manheim

Getters Meet Tunney at Stroudsburg Convention Camp

Two Lititz youths, Chester Leicey and Norman Habecker, delegates at the State American Legion Convention in Stroudsburg, shook hands with heavyweight aspirant Gene Tunney at his golf camp. Tunney spoke briefly, described camera crowds, and praised the chat before resuming play.

Lititz Jene Tunney Chester Leicey Norman Habecker The American Legion Stroudsburg Tunney Leicey Luita Lescey

Talk on Davenport Florida Views At Keller's Barber Shop

Spafford of Lancaster spoke last Thursday in Keller's barber shop showing colored views of Davenport Polk County Florida. He owns an orange grove there and described Polk as central Florida with many lakes. A party from this county may be formed soon with expenses estimated at one hundred dollars.

R. R. Spafford Lancaster Davenport Polk County Florida Keller Beck Brothers Rosedale Long Island F Buller Theran Beck Buller Philadelphia New York

Potatoes Sell At Warwick House Sale For 1 75 Per Bushel

Warwick house sale reports 713 sales including 20 pigs at 5.25 to 6.25, 100 bananas 50 cents to 1.10, 20 bushels potatoes at 1.75, 10 bushel peaches 50 to 65 cents, 40 heads cabbage 3 to 4 cents, cigars 2.20, 86 brooms 60 to 65 cents, 25 blankets 2.75 to 5, refrigerator 5, bed 7, table 4, pistol 4.50.

Warwick House

Brunnerville U B Cemetery to Sell Lots

One day sale of cemetery lots in Brunnerville U B cemetery on Saturday September 18 at 1 PM. Buyers may choose any lot at a 20 percent discount, with the sale conducted by order of the trustees.

Brunnerville U. B

Around Our Town lights and life in Lititz area

A Lititz social page recounts a Boston bulldog guest at a restaurant, a well behaved scene, and praise for a longtime helper known as the "flower man" Ho race Eschbach who redeems unused trolley tickets for charity. The piece mentions a con man, One-eyed Connely, and a town tomato tale tracing horticultural history and health notes on tomatoes.

Horace Eschbach Eschbach Chicago Eshbach

Last Reunion of Season in Lititz Park

The Coldren Clan holds its final reunion of the season at Springs Park on Saturday, marking a closing gathering for members and families in the area.

Lititz Park Coldren

Noted Historian and Quaker Visits Lititz

Albert Cook Myers of Philadelphia, renowned Quaker and Penn life authority, visited Lititz with S. L. Carpenter Shirk of Lancaster. He recounted hosting royalty and his Quaker simplicity, while on an auto tour for William Penn data. Barton Sharp, Ben Forney, Miss Forney, and Miss Anna Balmer took a weekend trip through the Endless Caverns to Washington and Baltimore.

Albert Cook Myers Philadelphia United States Lititz S. L. Carpenter Shirk Lancaster L. Leivey Myers William Penn England Duke of Portsmouth Historical Society Sweden Sesqui Grounds Barton Sharp Ben Forney Miss Forney Anna Balmer Maryland West Virginia Virginia Washington, D. C Baltimore

Lititz Teacher Wins Riding Horse at Denver Carnival

Miss Maude Beavinger of Denver, a Lititz public school teacher, won the saddle horse Cocalico Jim at the Denver firemen's carnival. She promptly sold the horse and donated part of the proceeds to her home fire company.

Denver Maude Beavinger Lititz

Birthdays and travel notes from Lititz Gazette

Birthdays listed for September include George Butzer William Peacock Mrs Fianna Reiden bach Benjamin Lutz Prof H T Frucault and Mrs S C Hassler Mrs K E Crosland Ida Foltz and her daughter sail from Honolulu for Seattle to visit relatives and then Dillon Montana A Western move prospect is noted for a Lititz youth and a potential westward trip A report from Germantown Cricket Club covers tennis stars seen by Lititz residents including H J Pierson Mrs Brown Edwin Bear Elwood Furlow Tom Furlow Dr Herbert Cooper Walter Scott and Henry Tershey A live Japanese beetle is displayed by William Stauffer at his Lancaster fruit stand

George Butzer William Peacock Fianna Reidenbach Benjamin Lutz H. T. Frucault Allentown S. C. Hassler KE. S. Crosland Lititz U. S Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia H. J. Pierson Mrs. Brown Edwin Bear Elwood Furlow Tom Furlow Herbert Cooper Walter Scott Henry Tershey

Travelers Near and Far Visit Cities and Campgrounds

Mr and Mrs Walter H Buch spend days in Philadelphia and many others travel to Philadelphia Gettysburg Oneida and Pasadena for visits work and leisure. Families tour Berks Lebanon and Hershey counties and attend Millersville State Normal School opening day.

Mrs Walter H. Buch Philadelphia Elizabeth Girvin Catharine Gantz Kathryn Sturgis Millersville State Normal School Ira Eberly James Sesseman Henry Buch Berks Lebanon Counties Virginsville Buch Hamburg Hershey

Program Arranged Special Ly for Lititz

The Eagle Band of colored musicians from Coatesville plans a special concert in Lititz on Saturday September 25 featuring over thirty musicians including a trio of singers and an impersonator. The American Legion hosts a festival at the fire house that evening.

The Eagle Band of Colored Musicians Coatesville Lititz American Legion Fire House

Also Mentioned on This Page

Marian Biemesderfer Kissel Hill Boston Curtis Hensel East Main St Lancaster General Hospital Bertha Klaus Spruce Street James Goldthwait Reuben Hollinger California S. Broadstreet U.S. Delp Robert Paris Snyder Miss A. V. Grosh Cedar Street Clayton Stedman Stephen Grumbling Litriner Mrs. Brobst Newfoundland Rotary Club Linden Teall Him Central Grosh Fisher’s Five Points Springs Hntel Connely Lydia Salinda Tess South America Great Britain Ida Foltz T. B. Buch Honolulu T. H Seattle Yakima Wash M. L. Reilley Wheatland William Stauffer Harvey Krick Jamie Kline M. H. Yoder H. K. Cooper Paul Seaber Lou Yocum Reading Catherine Smith Myr Elwood Ritz Floyd Hackman Arlie Hackman Gettysburg Owen Badorf Oneida, N. Y Oneida Elizabeth McCann Henry Mary Bridgewater, Va Mrs. McCann H. R. Gibbes Lydia McCully Bethlebens McCully John Kauffman Pasadena Calif James Kennedy Youngstown, Ohio Belle Brink Shepherdstown E.S. Young WN. J. Brumbaugh H. R. Gibbel Mr. Brumbaugh Mr. Gibbel Juniata College
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