Manheim Events Show Homes, Honors, Sales and Meals
Seeking Bros of Manheim erects two houses on Levi Rundy lot at town east end. Wayne Fahnestock moves into new mansion on South Broad. Maurice Mearig buys Five Veins Restaurant, Nelson Mearig to manage. Mrs. Harry Gorton to undergo surgery at Lancaster General. A pulley cog found on Mast Main Street. owner to claim from Samuel Huber. Sunshine Circle of King’s Daughters to meet Sept 24 at 7 30 p.m. All members invited. E K Zartman installs 30 HP Heart-Parr engine in Lexington mill as water-power auxiliary, bought from W B Gochenaur. Lititz Fire Company wins second prize of 855 at Denver parade. Lititz band with 35 local firemen. Ed Muss of Baltimore to show at Plantz Bros. Fall/Winter Clothing Exhibit Friday and Saturday. Two Lititz poultry fanciers exhibit at Reading fair. several prizes won. School notices and sales details given. dates in September and October. Sturgis surprised with watch bearing P O emblem, then given an automobile. Mr and Mrs Clement Ratdorf host 70th birthday dinner on East Main. guests listed. Grapes from Brunner le given to the Record with thanks from J V Roth.
Rittenhouse and friends visit Gantz family on Sunday
Mr and Mrs William Rittenhouse and children Florence Walter William Jr and Donald along with Mr and Mrs Fred Luttenberger and children Amy and Joe and Mrs Marguerite Rittenhouse all of Lancaster visited Frank J Gantz and family on Sunday. They all had a most enjoyable time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Rittenhouse
Florence
Walter
William, Jr
Donald
Fred Luttenberger
Amy Ail Joe
Marguerite Rittenhouse
Lancaster
David Weaver
Cornelius Kreider
Irene
Manheim
Frank J. Gantz
Lititz Fishermen Target Bass in Weekend Outing
Thirteen Lititz fishermen fished at Baldfrier, Maine over the weekend but only ten bass were caught. Nelson landed a 19 inch bass while Richard Krei der claimed an 18 inch specimen. Ephraim Thxr won the whipsnapper prize with two eels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Baldfrier
Nelson
Richard Kreidar
Ephraim Th ‘Xr
Primary Election Quiet Here In Local Races
The Tuesday primary saw low turnout with few women voting. Beated candidates include H. Beck over B. Tata for school director and Jacob Singley over Samuel Bowers for constable. County district attorney appears won by J. B. Wissler, while Bom Stirk lost. Local council and inspector results show party-preference tallies and multiple minor offices decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Beck
B. F. Tata
Jacob Singley
Samuel Bowers
J. B. Wissler
Fox
Bom Stirk
First Ward
S. R. Posey
John L Breneman
John Breneman
EK. Mahecker
Charles Regenas
Jligh Constable
C. R. Kreider
G. Constable
J. Singley
Samuel Howers
H. Hi. Beck
B. F. Luts
J. C. Miller
Buckwalter
W. G. Eshleman
Franklin Andrews
Jad and I Whistled On the August Fishing Day
The poem recalls a mother at the door and a boy Jad on a summer fishing trip in August. A string of fifty five chubs becomes a lesson in faith and luck as neighbors taunt then cheer, and the speaker learns to whistle all the way regardless of outcomes. Joe Baker delivers a compact reminiscence of childhood faith and persistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Baker
Lititz lads tour New York for Dempsey Firpo bout
Ten Lititz young men including Miles Fasnachi and Harry Rudy journeyed to New York to see the Dempsey Firpo fight and other bouts. They toured clubs with Ben Hilbert and viewed the National Vaudeville Artists club with its many rooms and luxuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Ander
No York 1
Alen Putt
Paul Miller
New York
Vn Gy
Harry Rudy
Landisville
the Depot
National
Vaudeville Artists, Inc
Silbert
Lititz Man Guilty After DUI Crash Hearings
A Lititz man, Nathan W. Frey, faced Squire Danner in Manheim on charges of driving under the influence after a Friday evening crash into a parked car on Market Square. He pled guilty, was fined 100 with costs, had his license revoked, and bail set at 500. The incident was investigated by State Police and local officers. Frey, a cigar maker, had recently come into inheritance funds. In related church relief, Lititz congregations raised over 600 dollars for Japanese relief, with totals from seven churches listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Danner
Manheim
Rk. K. Phalm
State Highway Department
Nathan W. Frey
Lititz
Frey
Market Square
Hall Calls Attention to Packing of Express Goods
Agent Hall of the American Railway Foxpress reports September shipments damage claims totaling 49064 and October 1922 at 55797, highlighting packing and marking as key to reducing losses. He urges all 125000 employees to cooperate and Lititz residents to support improving service and community show plans, stressing earlier events’ success and risk of cancellation if effort wanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
American Railway Foxpress Up
Bert
Lititz
Reverend Crosland to Occupy Pulpit on Sunday
Rev. Crosland pastor of the Moravian church and Mrs. Crosland return from a six week trip to northern Vermont and Bermuda Islands after a nervous breakdown. He reports feeling fine and says Bermuda is delightful with no automobiles on the island. He admits sampling Bermuda onions. The party left Bermuda Saturday at 10 AM and arrived Monday at 10 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosland
Moravian Church
Belmer Air Service Buys Five More Aeroplanes
Belmer Air Service secured five new aeroplanes at Newark New Jersey loaded for shipment to a field near Lancaster. An option exists on five additional machines. Built for wartime bombing, the aircraft have 230 horsepower engines and a payload capacity of 1200 pounds plus the pilot. The firm plans selling some of the machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmer Air Service
Newark
N. J
Lancaster
Sellhe Behmer Air
Heavy Tobacco Grower Practices Half-Share Farming
Jacob Kling finds idle time and farms tobacco on half shares with J Brubaker's farm. The crop is unusually large with plants yielding 85 to 40 pounds per stalk. His son Arthur and Melvin Hoover cultivate three acres of the weed at the same site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Kling
J. ©. Brubaker
Arthur
Melvin Hoover
Jack Prost
W. Hf. Muth
Wellington Pfautz
Jacob Fenstermacher
J. W. Bruckart
Tobias Snavely
Lititz
B. F. Grosh
Linden Hal Opened This Week
Linden Train Seminary opened its 178th year on Wednesday with nearly 100 pupils enrolled. Summer improvements include a new heating system, new office rooms, and new tennis courts, with a hockey field nearing completion. Buildings and surroundings are in first class condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden Train Seminary
Lititz Record Turns 47 Years of Local News Service
The Lititz Record, central to town unity, celebrates 47 years as a local paper with growing subscriber base from 1150 to 1900 and aims to reach 2000. It highlights commitment to community news and notes reader support while touching on Pullman car pest control practices and local pilot Ralph Haines performing stunt flying above Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Ralph Haines
Behmer Air Service
Lititz Memories and Frost Touch Tobacco Tales
A Lititz contributor recalls a northern county fair’s gambling scenes while locals tout Lititz as wholesome. Veritas column notes frost damage to tobacco near Lititz with noted growers and price hints. curiosity items found in beans include beads, coins, and everyday tools amid a broader county tour.
Travelers Weave Tales of Sunday Tours Far and Near
A string of brief idle excursions spotlights residents visiting Kinderhook Schaeffers Town Hickdale and Cleveland Ohio. It notes weddings trips to Nazareth Luray Cavern and Biglerville plus a local 86th birthday celebration and a Los Angeles bound writer returning to Lititz.
Prize winners to be announced after lengthy tabulation
The missing word contest drew 150 returns over weeks and will require time to tabulate. The effort sparked notable interest, and organizers expect an announcement next week.
Lititz Couples Marry Out of Town in Diverse Notices
Ada Wilson learns her son Winfield 8 Wilson wed Eleanore Merrick of Pasadena California on September 8 at Riverside California. Earlier Lemon Farlow married Miss Marguerite Grazer in Otsego Michigan, natives of Lititz who recently left for work in a local paper mill area. Lemon Farlow is son of Mr and Mrs Lemon Farlow Lincoln Avenue. Bride Marguerite Grazer is daughter of Mrs Amanda Grazer.
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Ada Wilson
Winfield
Wilson
Eleanore Merrick
Pasadena
Cal
Riverside
Lititz
Lemon Farlow
Marguerite Grazer
Otsego
Mich
Ife
Lincoln Avenue
Amanda Grazer
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Seeking Bros. of
Levi Rundy
Mrs
Wayne Fahnestock
South Broad Street
Maurice Mearig
Five Veins
8. O. Mersey
Nelson Mearig
Harry Gorton
Lancaster General Hospital
Mast Main Street
Samuel Huber
Sunshine Circle of
King’s Paughters
E. K. Zartman
Lexington
W. B. Gochenaur
Lititz Fire Company
Denver
Ed Muss
Baltimore
Plantz Bros
Reading
Clarence Kreider
John Wagner
Wilson Gibbes
Os Sturgis
P.O
Otis
Clement Ratdorf
East Main Street
Owen Radorf
Ellen Leth
Mabel
Viola Leib
Anna Stark
Horace Escibach
Lutisz
Harty. Teinhold
Brunnerle
J. V. Roth
Keith
C. E. Mohler
H.C. Workman
Second Ward
Edgar Weber
John Helter
John Telter
H. H. Back
B. F. Lutz
Lewis Mover
Hich Constable
R. Kreider
Tohn Carpenter
E. BE. Habecker
Charles Regennas
A. M. Shisster
Howard Studenroth
Huestion
Paul T. Bomberger
Harry Neidermyer
Clarence , R
McKee Weaver
Jad
Burdily
Big City
City Rand of
Litite Fi Company
City Band of
United Brethren
Lutheran
Church of the Brethren
Reformed
Mennonite
United Evangelical
Hess
Witing
Scott’s
of S
Rev. Crosland
Linden Hal
Frank Sturgis
Buffalo
Pullman
Liti'z
Veritas
John Carpenter
Morocco
Brazil
Ecuador
Africa
William Zeller
Kinderhook
Wiliam Smith
Schaefferstown
Ella Lacy
Hickdale
Lebanon County
Gassett
Lebanon
Miami Weidman
Menry Rollman
Elizabeth Snader
Hazel Kershnew
Cleveland
Elvin Sheaffer
Laman Hornley
Allentown Fair
Anto
Laura Rudy
Levi Rudy
Millersville State Normal School
W. K. Bender
Harry
Lickdale
P. B. Bucher
John H. Enek
Biglerville
Gettysburg
Mrs. Fack
Warren
Elmer Reidenbach
Philadelphia
Fismna Reidenbach
H. R. Gibbel
J. W. G. Hershey
This Place
Henry Koser
National Mutual Insurance Convention
Detroit, Mich
Margaret Sheetz
Like
Esta Flory
Brunnerville
Irvin McQuate
Marlin Good
Ephrata
Elx
Frank Pai
Gangham
Jeanette, Pa
A. He Bomberger
Pennsylvania
Mlorie Buch
Atlantic City
Louisa Buch
Ella
William Glenn
Akron
Tarry Stark
Nazareth
Victor
Jacob Stark
Frank Getz
Los Angees
Calif
Penna. Telephone Co
Ile
Jacob Getz
Clara Fry
Fort Mackenzie
Wyo
Jessie Honeyscott
Staten Island
Miss Fry
West
Fry
Nathan Fry
N. D. Sturgis
Lloyd Royer
Luray Cavern
Paul Gable
Washington, D.C
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