Silk Mill To Lease Former Shoe Plant
Remodeling of the former Kiddy shoe plant to house a silk mill began Monday by W H Muth a local coal dealer and contractor. The building has been leased to Harry E Baylinson of York by the Eby Shoe Company owners though the deal isn’t signed yet. Baylinson has run silk mills at Columbia and Marietta and may move Columbia mill machinery to Lititz. Details on mill type and employment are not yet known.
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W. H. Muth
Harry E. Baylinson
York
Eby Shoe Company
Ephrata
Baylinson
Columbia
Marietta
Lititz
Song Fest Draws Thousands to East Petersburg Event
Nearly 4,000 people attended the second annual Song Fest of the Acapella Male Chorus held Sunday at the Church of the Brethren in East Petersburg. The event filled the church both afternoon and evening with large crowds outside for the evening concert. Proceeds benefited Brethren orphanage at Neffsville and Mennonite orphanage at Millersville, each receiving about $60. The chorus plans a 1936 Song Fest and aims for a larger venue and a joint concert with Lan caster First Church of God under Prof. H. B. Bough ey.
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East Petersburg
Accapella
Church of the Brethren
Brethren
Neffsville
Millersville
First Church of God
Lancaster
H. B. Boughey
Acapella Chorus
Springs Park
Trinity E. C
Artist Raymond Bubb to Perform at Moravian Chapel Tonight
Raymond Bubb, chalk crayon and rag artist, appears tonight at 8 in the Moravian Sunday School Chapel. The program is sponsored by the Men's Missionary Society and proceeds go to the building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Bubb
Moravian
Men’s Missionary Society
Tax notice for taxes due at Piye Points Store and Park View Cigar Ware
Tax collector T.S. Grosh announces tax collection dates at Piye Points Store on Sept 27 from 2 to 8 and at Park View Cigar Warehouse on Sept 28 and Oct 1 from 8 to 8. After Oct 1 a 5 percent penalty applies.
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Piye Points
Park View Cigar Ware
T.S. Grosh
High Grid Opener Stars Lititz 1935 Season at Home
Lititz High School opens the 1935 football season Saturday at 2 p.m. on the new Athletic Field against Stevens Trade School of Lancaster. Coach Clyde Arbogast leads 86 players amid optimism despite losing seven star seniors, with a schedule including Shillington Elizabeth town and Ephrata in Berks Lancaster Conference play.
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Lititz High School
Stevens Trade School
Lancaster
Clyde Arbogast
Berks-Lancaster
Arbepast
Stevens
Shillington
Elizabethtown
Lancaster High
Lancaster Catholic High
West York High
Ephrata High
Ephrata
Lititz High
County Firemen Meet At Rothsville Tomorrow
The Rothsville Fire Co will host the Lancaster County Firemen's Association gathering tomorrow evening in the Rothsville Fire Hall. Prof T T Bailey will receive the visitors and Rev G H Seidel of Manheim will be the speaker. The Rothsville Male Quarteee and Betty and Bobby Mumma will handle the musical program.
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Rothsville
Rothsville Fire Co
Lancaster County Firemen's Association
T. T. Bailey
G. H. Seidel
Manheim
Betty
Bobby Mumma
Kings Daughters Announce First Meetings Of Season
The local King's Daughters Circles resume work for fall and winter. The Speak-No-Evil Circle the Dorcas and Dorcas Juniors hold their first meeting of the season on Tuesday evening. The Sunshine Circle meets on Monday Oct 7 and the Pollyanna Circle on Tuesday Oct 8 at the usual time and place.
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King’s Daughters
Dorcas
Sunshine Circle
Pollyanna
Community Chest backs hospital relief and fair season
The Lititz Community Chest sent $700 to Lancaster Welfare Federation for distribution among Red Cross and three hospitals, noting the town’s high share of free hospital care. The piece highlights upcoming Community Show events across county towns and Lititz High’s football opener on the new athletic field with an appeal to sportsmanship and local commerce.
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Lititz
Black Barren
West Lampeter
Turn Back Your Clocks Saturday Night
Daylight Saving Time ends Saturday night as clocks are set back one hour. Sunday School and Church services will start on Standard Time, and local industries, stores, and schools will operate on Standard Time starting Monday.
Public Meeting on Library Is Set For October 22
A Lititz effort to form a public library holds a first meeting planned for October 22, contingent on two speakers. The Delphian Society, Ladies Auxiliary of the Legion, and Rotary Club organize initial steps. A library association will form at the meeting, followed by a directors’ group later.
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Lititz
Delphian Society
Ladies Auxiliary
The
Legion Post
Rotary Cub
Publc
Library Association
Double Farm Meeting Moves to Brubaker Home
Miles Horst was to speak to the Farm Bureau and Society of Farm Women at J. Clayton Brubaker's home. The Lancaster County Agricultural Extension Association meeting with speaker Mr Rasmussen of Penn State is transferred from Carl Huber's house to Brubaker's home to discuss home planning.
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Miles Horst
Farm Bureau
Society of Farm Women
J. Clayton Brubaker
Carl Huber
Brubaker
Lancaster County Agricultural Extension Association
Mr. Rasmussen
Penn State
Supper Meeting Planned by St Pauls Lutheran Society
The Woman's Missionary Society of St Pauls Lutheran Church will hold a supper meeting on Tuesday evening in the church basement. A program will follow. Members planning to attend should notify Mrs J F Stoner or Mrs Albert Hor berger.
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Woman’s Missionary Society of
Breaks Arm At Play In Cedar Street Neighborhood
Jean granddaughter of Mr and Mrs M G Green of Cedar Street broke her right arm at the elbow during recess on the playground last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
M. G. Green
Cedar Street
Lititz A. A. to Hold Evening and Saturday Practice
The Lititz A. A. football team will practice tonight at 6 30 and Saturday at 1 in the afternoon. Both sessions take place on the new Athletic field.
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Lititz A. A
Council To Study Spruce St Opening In Lititz
Borough Council will survey the cost of opening South Spruce Street from West Second to West Third Avenues at once. Council plans to gather data on a water softening system for the town supply. Rotary Club backed the two projects to qualify for possible Government aid through the PWA, and offered three additional items including drainage of Spruce St and Second Ave area, and grading.
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Spruce Street
West Second
West Third Avenues
Lititz
Rotary Club
W. H. Muth
Rietary Club
Longsdorf and Showers Win Tennis Tournament
William Longsdorf and Ruth Showers claimed the town youth tennis titles at a Lititz Rotary Club event on the athletic field courts Tuesday night. Showers won two of three sets over Arlene Ditzler in a close match while Langsdorf beat Martin Katz in straight sets after dropping the first. Winners earned trophies. losers received small tennis racket pins as prizes. Rotary members attended and officiated.
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William Longsdorf
Ruth Showers
Lititz
Miss Showers
Arlene Ditzler
Langsdorf
Martin Katz
Rotary Club
Giant steel elephant trap showcased by local firm
The largest steel trap ever made, weighing 400 to 600 pounds, was crafted at the Oneida plant of Animal Trap Co for exhibition. It arrived locally and may be shown at the Community Show and the State Farm Show in Harrisburg in January. Continued on Page 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dio
Animal Trap Co
Oneida
Harrisburg
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Silk Mill
LHS
New Holland
Manor Township
Mt. Joy
Hamburg
Lutz’ Main St
Spruce St
Longsdorf
Showers
Snoops
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