Hotel Campaign Leaping Forward for 125000
The committee reports strong pledges toward the 125000 goal to remodel Lititz Springs Hotel. Executive members contribute time and funds and plan to interview more citizens to subscribe similar amounts. The campaign director notes stock sales and incorporation set up approved by the Pennsylvania Security Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tima
Lititz Springs
Pennsylvania Security Commission
Paul Bomberger
J. B. Herr
Frank Sunbee
Frank Longenecker
Wwr Elye
Leroy Kling
J. A. Martin
E. B
Farm Women Plan Exhibit at Lititz Community Show
The Society of Farm Women No. 1 held a meeting at Mrs. Rolandus Balmer's home in Clay with 21 attendees. Plans were set for a main exhibit and refreshments at the Lititz Community Show on October 3 4 and 6 with Anna Hrb and J C Brubaker named to committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Farm Women
Rolandus Balmer
Clay
Amy Balmer
Cullen Carpenter
Lititz
D. C
4-H Club
J. C. Brubaker
Harvey Retfsnyder
Walter Arehart
Birthday Dinner Honors 75th John Leed
A birthday dinner was held at the home of his daughter Mrs Homer Sturgis Locust Street for John Leed’s 75th birthday. Relatives and friends from Akron Campbellstown Millport Neffsville Kingston Lititz and Lancaster attended, with many Leed family members represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leed
Homer Sturgis
Locust Street
Phares Leed
Akron
Spencer Leed
Hilda
Alice
Mary Long
Campbellstown
Willis Hackman
Violet
Emma
Henry
Millport
Emma Grube
Neffsville
Emory Shoemaker
Kingston
D. Lloyd Neil
Sarah
Emanuel Grube
Lititz
Clarence Sturgis
James Leed
Arthur
Richard
Lancaster
Boys Highlight Sunday in Evangelical and United Brethren Services
Sunday service featured a boys quartet Win Diehm Charles Getz Charles Carpenter and Lester Hackman with choir selections. William Fasnacht spoke on Is Christianity a Failure and Roy Myers on Building the Walls. Rally Day events included cradle roll transfers and Junior Department preparations. Moravian Church evangelistic series opened with Scrapping the Ten Commandments. Welcome Home Day for St Paul’s Lutheran campers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Church
Win. Diehm
Charles Getz
Charles Carpenter
Lester Hackman
William Fasnacht
Roy Myers
United Brethren Church
H. R. Wertsch
Chester Whitmyer
E. 8. Crosland
St. Paul’s Lutheran
High School Notes: Class Officers and Activities
The piece lists senior to freshman class officers led by Harry Neidermyer and Elwood Cochran with duties for each post. It notes the school savings fund deposited 103 dollars this week and that Miss Elizabeth Workman’s second grade had the highest depositor rate at 73 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Neidermyer
Bruce Corbett
Janet Huber
Betty Martin
Carl Bachman
Lloyd Sheaffer
Mary Brubaker
Dorothy Moyer
Theodore Herr
Irene Keener
Sylvia Longenecker
Elwood Cochran
Robert Neidermyer
Ruth Dissinger
Charles Showers
Elizabeth Workman
Elizabeth Gander
Hood College
Frederick
Mi CG. Demmy
Paradise
Dog Guards His Tires Clayton
Rudy kept tires safe with a large dog on a long chain in his garage but a thief learned the chain length and stole two tires. He now uses a longer chain to prevent a repeat of the attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Rudy
Civic and social notes from Lancaster area gatherings
Paragraphs record visits and travels of local residents and guests from Newark Atlantic City Brookfield Harrisburg New York and Bethlehem. Mentions illnesses engagements and trainings plus a bridge luncheon and a canceled concert due to rain.
Linden Hall Opens 188th School Year With Record Enrollment
A large crowd attended Linden Hall's opening exercises marking the 188th school year. Dr. F. W. Stengel welcomed the students and offered counsel while Rev. E. B. Crosland led prayers. Memorial Chapel featured floral decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Hall
F. W. Stengel
E. 8. Crosland
Moravian Church
Car Burns On Farm Near Pine Hill
Frank Burkholder, a tobacco farmer on the Frank Gantz farm near Pine Hill, saw his sedan burn Monday night as he left the property. The car was in five acres of flood land that would have been swept by rain, and the vehicle burned beyond repair after catching fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Burkholder
Frank Gantz
Pine Hill
Burkholder
New Ruary
W. C. T. U. Meeting Monday Evening
The regular meeting of the organization will be held at headquarters Monday evening at 7 30. Leaders and visiting school members are requested to be present for instructions and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. VU
Headquar
Auto Grier Fined After Main Street Crash
Frank Bowder of Millport collided with Richard Kiehl of Lancaster and damaged M. Huber’s car on East Main Street. Bowder, fined $10 and costs for speeding, agreed to repairs. Sam Weaver held on DUI charge in 3400 bail. Boyd Eichelberger fined $10 and costs for back firing and speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Main Street
Frank Bowder
Millport
Richard Kiehl
Lancaster
R. C
M. Huber
Seminary
Bowder
Huber
Squire Dery
Sam Weaver
Squire Derr
Boyd Eichelberger
R. D
Surprise Birthday Party for Sylvia Longenecker
A surprise party celebrated Sylvia Bernice Longenecker’s ninth birthday at South Broad Street on Saturday afternoon. Friends and relatives, including Arlene Demmy and Nancy Habecker, attended with out-of-town guests Mary Jane and Naomi Goughler of Mohnton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Bernice Longenecker
J. F. Longenecker
South Broad Street
Arlene Demmy
Esther Zartman
Nancy Habecker
Doris Furlow
Peggy Snyder
Jane Keath
Mary Doris Kenan
Katherine Posey
Helen Posey
May Vay
Betty Herr
Viola Crans
Betty Cooper
Charlotte Herr
Nancy Seaman
Gene Sheaffer
Margaret Romaine Longenecker
Bobby Herr
Ross Long
J. Paul Longenecker
Herbert Cooper
Mary Jane
Naomi Goughler
Mohnton
Vernon HA. Wolfskill
Leadership Class Formed For State Sunday School Course
The State Sunday School Association forms a leadership training course. Local unit elects Rev. W. R. Sammel as President Rev. Geo. Mc Bride as Vice-President Elmer Gerhart as Secretary and Lloyd Smith as Treasurer. Classes meet Thursday evenings at St Pauls Lutheran Church basement starting in October with teachers Rev Geo Fry Rev Geo B Raezer Rev E S Crosland and Rev H J Kline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Sunday School Association
W. R. Sammel
Geo. McBride
Elmer Gerhart
Lloyd Smith
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Geo. Fry
Lancaster
E. S. Crosland
H. J. Kline
Lititz
Back Injury Sidelined Nurse After Bareville Fall
Mrs. Sarah Jenkins, a Visiting Nurse Association member, fell while alighting from a sport roadster in Bareville Sunday. She suffered a badly wrenched back and was taken to Lancaster General Hospital where an X ray will assess injuries. Her son David Jenkins assisted at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Jenkins
Visiting Nurse Association
Lancaster General Hospital
Bareville
David Jenkins
Private line telephone installed at local postoffice
A private line telephone will be installed in the local postoffice on October first after an order from the Washington Department. Postmaster Leader notes that all offices with annual business of $15,000 or more are entitled to telephones, and this office has surpassed that threshold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Department
Postmaster Leader
Peaches Packed for Orphans by St Pauls Church Ladies
The women of St Pauls Lutheran Church canned 19 baskets of peaches for the Tressler Home Loysville and added fruit for the Harvest Home Festival. A total of 260 jars of fruit 18 quarts of jelly and 80 store cans of fruit and vegetables were sent to the Orphanage this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Tressler
Loysville
Birth announced for Lorraine Arlene Hess at St Josephs Hospital
Mr and Mrs Raymond Hess announce the birth of a daughter Lorra ine Arlene at St Josephs Hospital Lancaster on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Raymond
Hess
Lorraine Arlene
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Lancaster
Tyson Burkholder Weddings and Lititz York Nuptials
Eva Burkholder wed Henry Tyson at the bride’s parents home in Brunnerville with Bishop Noah Landis officiating. A reception for about seventy followed. The couple planned a spring house setup and a New England Niagara Falls motor trip. Separately Joseph Grosh and MaBelle Stultz were married at the Valley Forge Memorial Chapel with witnesses from York and Lititz. They planned a trip to New York, the Catskills, and Niagara Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Burkholder
Brunnerville
Eva
Manheim
R. D
Noah Landis
Neffsville
Naomi
Norman Bell
Messrs
Aaron Tyson
Homer Bomberger
Mary Wissler
Mabel Hess
Bertha Sensenich
Vera Oberholtzer
Elva Huber
Mary Hershey
Kathryn Hurst
Willis Huber
Isaac Oberholtzer
Beulah Good
Ellen
Martin
Tyson
New England States
Niagara Falls
Joseph Walter Grosh
Lititz
MaBelle Janet Stultz
York
Valley Forge Memorial Chapel
W. Herbert Burke
Eskil Randolph
Mendelssohn
New York
Catskill Mountains
John Stultz
Earla
Clair Moore
Frank Gundrum
J. A. LeFevre
Clarence Grosh
B. Buch
John. W. Br
Miriam Girvin Weds W E Fasnacht in Allentown Ceremony
Mr and Mrs H H Girvin announce the marriage of their daughter Miriam to W E Fasnacht of Terre Hill. The ceremony occurred in Allentown on Saturday afternoon at 4 o clock with Mr and Mrs Earl Eberly as attendants. After a wedding trip to New England they will reside on Fulton Street Allentown. The bride taught in Lititz for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Girvin
Miriam
W. E. Fasnacht
Terre Hill
Allentown
Earl Eberly
Ephrata
New England
Fulton Street
Lititz
Bowman Innel and Miss Innel Wed in Lancaster Ceremony
Bowman Innel of Lancaster marries Miss Iva H Innel of Lancaster in a Saturday evening ceremony at 6 o clock in the Neffsville A B Church parsonage. Rev G Kauffman officiated. Attendants were Barbara Chambers Alvin Innel and Mr and Mrs Harry Innes. The couple will reside in Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl H. Bowman
Iva H. Innel
Lancaster
Neffsville A. B. Church
Barabara Chambers
Alvin Innel
Harry Innes
Peifer Groff Wedding at Groff Home East Petersburg
Fannie E Groff daughter of Mr and Mrs Amos K Groff and Christian S Peifer son of Mr and Mrs Christian K Peifer both of East Petersburg wed at the bride’s parents home attended by Esther Groff as bridesmaid and John Stoner as best man. Ushers Lester Groff and Irwin Peifer helped. A dinner for ninety followed. The couple departed for a wedding trip to Niagara Falls and the western States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie E. Groff
Amos K., Groff
Christian S. Peifer
Christian K. Peifer
East Petersburg
Esther Groff
John Stoner
Lester Groff
Irwin Peifer
Niagara Falls
Auxiliary Attend Tri County Council in Coatesville
Mrs Howard Hollinger Mrs Harry Adamig Mrs Norman Habecker Mrs Clair Rice Mrs John Madlem and Mrs Edwin Wissler attended the American Legion Auxiliary of Post 56 at the Tri County Council event in Coatesville Tuesday. A fine luncheon was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hollinger
Harry Adamig
Norman Habecker
Clair Rice
John Madlem
Edwin Wissler
American Legion Auxiliary
Post 56
Tri-County
Stevens Sunday School Picnic Closes Season in Springs Park
Brevities note a rainy Saturday picnic at Springs Park with two corn roasts. Reports Andrew Godenaur's 20 foot fall in a tobacco shed injuring a man but not life threatening. Several local people and church members are mentioned with visits and illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
Springs Park
Andrew Godenaur
Harry Kemper
Lincoln Avenue
Daniel Groff
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lancaster
Holy Name Society
Philadelphia
Alice Wireback
Lange
Ella Jonson
Lititz
Warwick House
Wireback
Ephraim Eby
Moravian Church
Murrell Inn
Paul T. Shult
Emaus
Charles Pfaitz
Theodore Shult
J. L. Hertz
Banks
Obituary Elizabeth Loeffler Beck 44 Bethlehem native
Elizabeth Loeffler Beck, age 44, died at her Bethlehem home on Saturday. Born October 5, 1885 in Myers town Lebanon County, she lived with her uncle in early years, joined the Moravian Church, and married Paul B. Beck on June 27, 1905. She and her husband lived in Lititz Akronsburg Clarion Stroudsburg and Bethlehem. she leaves two children John Beck III and Sylvia Elizabeth Beck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Loeffler Beck
Bethlehem
Myerstown
Lebanon County
Calvin S. Loeffler
Ephrata
Lititz
Moravian Church
Charles L. Moench
Paul
Light Primary Vote Quiet Yet Thousands Cast in Lititz
Voters cast 287 ballots on primary day in Lititz amid low interest as no major contests appeared. Norman L. Habecker won the Republican Burgess nomination. J. C. Breneman was the sole Democrat option with 13 Democratic and 31 Republican votes. District nominations in wards included H. J. Pierson and J. W. Brubaker for Council, with Legi Rudy and G. G. Minnich as Democrat choices, and others for school director, tax collector, auditor, and judge of election across wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman L. Habecker
Burgess
J. C. Breneman
H. J. Pierson
J. W. Brubaker
Legi Rudy
G. G. Minnich
Herbert H. Beck
Mr. Minnich
T. Stevens Grosh
H. E. Habecker
Roy Pfautz
and & Dichm
Lititz
A. Keller
John Helter
Minnich
W. M. Piautz
A. M. Dietich
UN Ir
Lucian Reedy
D. W. Evans
Rid
R. Herr
BA. Masser
Borough Auditora
E. Habecker
Clayton Zartman
Dove Hiram Workman
Mrs. Daisy M. Fulmer Dies at 42 in East Petersburg
Mrs. Daisy M. Fulmer wife of Edward H. Fulmer died Monday afternoon at her East Petersburg home from complications. She was 42 and a member of the Reformed Church. Survived by her husband, parents Mr. and Mrs. John H. Long, and brothers Ira of Chambersburg and Clyde of East Petersburg. Funeral from her home at 2 PM to Trinity Reformed Church and burial in Menonite Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy M. Fulmer
Edward H. Fulmer
East Petersburg
The
Reformed Church
John H. Long
Ira Long
Chambersburg
Clyde Long
Trinity Reformed Church
Petersburg
Mrs Henry Meyer Dies At 73 In Rohrerstown
Mrs Henry Meyer 73 of Rohrerstown wife of Henry Meyer died Wednesday evening from heart related complications. Funeral arrangements pending with family recalling her community work and family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Koller Myer
Henry Meyer
Rohrerstown
Final Tax Collection Sitings By Tax Collector Grosh
Tax collector T Stevens Grosh schedules final tax collection sessions before October 1. He will be at the Dietrich Store East Main Street on Sept 20 from 2 to 8 PM Warwick House on Sept 21 from 2 to 8 PM Five Points Store on Sept 27 from 2 to 8 PM and Springs Hotel on Sept 28 from 8 AM to 5 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Stevens Grosh
Dietrich
East Main Street
Warwick
Biggest Community Show Plans Planned for Lititz Exhibit
Lititz officers say the forthcoming community show will be the largest and finest yet, with an expanded entertainment program and crowd management. The event runs October 3 to 5 with farm exhibits in Steffy’s garage, industrial in Snavely’s, poultry in Longenecker’s, and auto and machinery between the railroad and Lincoln Avenue. officers include President J. C. Brubaker and Superintendent W. M. Pfautz. Oysters from Maurice River Coves offered at 1½ to 2½ cents each, Cape May Clams at 5 cents, and Devilled Clams 10 cents each or $10 a dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Steffy
South Broad Street
Snavely
East Main
Maurice River
Chas. H. Regennas
E. Main Street
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Holtzhouse
Herman Yoplowsky
Newark, N. J
Fannie Bard
Margaret
Atlantic City
H. E. Archer
Brookfield
H. C. Couch
Henry Rollman
Spruce Street
Warren George
Schuylkill Haven
Beck
Maurice Talley
Winston-Salem
N. G
C. Robert Longenecker
Moravian College
F. F. Groff
W. W. Heidelbaugh
Lenore Sherman
Mary Anderson
W. H. Hartman
Galen Hall
Reading
Sylvia ,Gorton
Hartford
Jackson Drive
Florence Trumbull
John Coolidge
Wm. Grosh
Center Street
Rotary Club
State College
B. M. Leaman
Leaman and Leed
Ed. Webber
North Broad Street
Helen Kreider
New York City
Frances Kofroth
Hahneman Hospital
Bert Kauffman
Bentley School of Accounting and Finance
Boston
Mass
Victor Wagner
W.H. Zartman
C. Eugene Longenecker and Son
M. T. Wiliams
Ethel
Optician
Lincoln
Auto Grier
Tyson—Burkholder
Grosh—Stultz
Fasnacht—Girvin
Bowman—Innel
Peifer—Groff
Mrs
Henry Myer
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