Maried union of Harold Geist and Clara Turner at St John’s Church
The wedding of Harold Nevins Geist, youngest son of Rev. Amos D. Geist, to Miss Clara M. Turner of Philadelphia took place at St John’s Church. The ceremony featured a decorated church with palms and pink flowers, four bridesmaids, a flower girl, four ushers, and a reception at the bride’s home with numerous costly presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elasion
Harold
Nevins Geist
Mias Clara M. Turner
Edgar Turner
Fifth Street
Philadelphia
Amos D. Geist
Yiz
Miriam Alexander
Port Carbon
Sadie. Myers
New Holland
Dorothy
Morris
Mary Palmer
Miriam BH. Geist
Altheamer
Messrs
Jesse Boyer
Charles Muir
Webley M. Geist
A. Roy Geist
Hyman and Gabriel Couple Wed in Lancaster Ceremony
Hyman of Elverson and Edna Gabriel of Elverson were wed Monday at 10 am at a Clay Street home in Lancaster. Rev W H Reeves officiated with ring ceremony. Attendants Eva Stauffer and Stanford Gabriel. They depart for Ocean City Maryland and will reside in Morena Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Hyman
Elverson
Edna M. Gabriel
Jacob DeHaven
Clay and Hippen Sts
Lancaster
W. H.reeves
The
Rosa
Eva G. Stauffer
Everson
Stanford Gabriel
Ocean City
Maryland
Morena
Pennsylvania
Martin Fox and Mabel Fox United in Ephrata Nuptials
Samuel Z. Martin of East Bar and Mabel Fox of Ephrata were married Saturday evening July 1 by Rev. I. W. Taylor at 319 N State Street Ephrata. Attendants were Walter Fox Susie Horning Aaron H Stauffer and Ida F Zimmerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Z. Martin
East Bar
Mabel 8. Fox
Ephrata
R. D
I. W. Taylor
N. State Street
Walter Fox
Susie’ Horning
Aaron H. Stauffer
Ida F. Zimmerman
Class Organized Sunbeam Class Organized at California M E Sunday School
The Sunbeam Class of the California M E Sunday School became an organized group on July 2. Officers elected include President Inza N Troop and Treasurer Virginia Boehringer. Committees cover devotional leadership, social activities, sickness, flowers, and lookout tasks. Meeting planned for August 9 at Kathryn Hoffman’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbeam
California
M. E. Sunday School
Alice P. Troop
Inza N. Troop
Mildred Boehringer
Kathryn Hoffman
Rebecca Boehringer
D.H Boehringer
Virginia Boehringer
Miss Pearl
Haye Tt
Jennie Fox
Miriam Bressler
Mary Koch
Mary
King
Anna Filmore
Dora B. Simmers
Anna Graf
Mattie E. King
Kathryn Haas
Alice Leininger
Anna Weaver
Elsie‘Kohl
Minnie Cooper
Laura Weaver
Misa Kathryn Hoffman
Marcus Becker Improves Harness Store Property with Asbestos Shingles
Marcus F Becker proprietor of the Harness Store and Shoe Repair Shop on Main Street plans a major exterior upgrade. G Davis Sons of this place perform the work to create the appearance of a new building upon completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus. F. Becker
G. Davis
Picnic Center Sunday School Sale
A Sunday event at the Picnic Center featuring Sunday School activities. Cadet Band performs and refreshments are available. Sale proceeds support church programs and community needs.
Terre Hill Youth Dies in Conestoga Creek Drowning
A Sunday School outing near Terre Hill ends in tragedy as 12 year old W Sweigart drowns in Conestoga Creek while swimming with teens from the Terre Hill United Evangelical Church. Coroner rules accidental drowning after cramps caused loss of breath. funeral held at the Terre Hill Evangelical Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romanus
W. Sweigart
Sweigart
W. ‘Sweigart
Terre Hill
Conestoga ‘Creek
E. W. Martin Milltone
The
Terre
United Evangelical Church
Martin’ Mill
E. R. Miller
Ephrata
J. C. Henninger
Henry
David
Reuben
Thelma
Marie
Daisy
Elmer Martin
New Holland
Eleanor
Lewis Coffroad
Evangelical Church
Severe wind and rain storm devastates Lancaster County
A severe electrical storm with strong winds and heavy rain swept Lancaster County, causing widespread damage including demolished buildings, lightning strikes, and crop loss. In New Holland Eva Martin was stunned by a lightning flash in a store, but recovered after a day and returned to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Holland
Lancaster County
Eva Martin
Sam Rubinson
New Sunday School Organized by Weaverland Congregation
With help from the Weaver land Mission Committee members near Long's Corner Chester County started a trial Sunday school on the second floor of Center Schoolhouse West Nantmeal Township. Attendance was 38. S. H. Musselman chaired. J. S. Graybill and Mr. Shank spoke. classes formed. Sunday classes continue with biweekly sermons starting July 17. Also Conestoga Amish Mennonite church members near Morgantown run a Sunday School in the old Rock Baptist Church near the Conestoga Hotel Berks County each Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaverland Mission Committee
Weaverland Congregation
Long’s Corner
Chester County
Center School House
West Nantmeal Township
S. H. Musselman
New Holland
J. S. Graybill
Shank
Douglas Shoes Sale Prices Advertised
A local sale lists Douglas Shoes in sizes with many pairs marked at $7.50 to $10.00 and a total inventory value of $8,095. The notice urges quick purchase before stock runs out, signed by Sam Rubinson on the date shown.
Camp Chippawa Camporee at Cones toga Creek
Boy Scouts and Pee-Wees of New Holland enjoy a week at Camp Chippawa along Cones toga Creek near Frandt's Mill. Scoutmaster Townsley and Howard Ruiter supervised setup. Visitors Day is July 9 with a 3:30 religious address by Rev. Dr. Givler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
New Holland
Conestoga Creek
Frandt’s Mill
Townsley
Howard.Ruiter
Mr. Townsley
Horn of Plenty
Chippawa
Givler
New Edison Demonstrator Three Day Trial Offer
Edison Laboratories invites interested parties to hear the New Edison and try a three day demonstration. Send your name and address to J. H. Groff, Ephrata, Pa, to request the trial and arrange delivery from the box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Laboratories
Edison
J. H. Groff
Ephrata
Intercourse F P A Festival in Intercourse July 8
The 24th Annual Festival of the Fraternal Patriotic Americans of Intercourse will be held Saturday evening July 8. The City Band of Lancaster will provide music and refreshments will be on sale. A number of valuable articles will be auctioned, and free parking spaces will be available for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Lizzy
Sam Robinson's Promotes Shirts Collars and Neckwear
The store advertises latest shirts collars and neckwear inviting customers to compare quality with competing brands and visit in person to view the range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Robinson’s
Dress Goods at Sam Robinsons New Holland
A fragment notes dress goods including linings voiles poplins offered by Sam Robinson at New Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anedals
Lineris
Voiles
Poplins
Sam Robinson’s
New Holland
Reading Man Killed in Akron Area Automobile Crash
The Ringgold Band of Reading lost saxophonist Amos Dick in a crash near Akron on July 4. Fellow musician George Bierman fractured a leg and Robert Mattern suffered a rib fracture. all were treated by Dr Regar in Akron with Dick dying at Lancaster General Hospital hours after. Survived by his wife and four children, his son rides in a different car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringgold
Reading
Lititz
Akron
Amos Dick
George Bierman
Robert Mattern
Lancaster General Hospital
Regar
Bierman
Mattern
Community Chautauqua Concludes With High Praise
The 1922 Community Chautauqua ended, leaving lasting impact from lectures, Crayon drawing by Miss Bergfelt, and a Fadets Military Band concert. Dr Vaughan’s Sunday evening lecture was praised as forceful and truthful, worth wider hearing nationwide. The article notes about 100 guarantors for next year, hoping for better weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergfelt
Vaughan
Fadetts
Baby Clinic Meeting Proves Successful in Borough Hall
The Baby Clinic in the Liberty Fire Company hall, led by Dr. Duttenhofer of New Holland and Red Cross Nurse Mary Rider of Lancaster, drew sixteen enrollments last Friday. Sessions will run Fridays from 2 30 to 8 30 pm with hostesses Evelyn Roseboro, Emily Rutter, Rose Sample, Florence Styer and Bess Gilfillan aiding in the effort to aid mothers in child care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Fire Company
Duttenhofer
New Holland
Red Cross
Mary Rider
Lancaster
Evelyn Roseboro
Emily Rutter
Rose Sample
Florence Styer
Bess Gilfillan
Announcement of Edison and Brunswick phonographs
Music lovers praise the Edison and Brunswick phonographs for their superb sound. Relfsnyder & Sons and J. H. Grott advertise as local representatives in Ephrata, with the notice dated F-1-2t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Brunswick Phonographs
Relfsnyder & Sons
J. H
Grott
Aly ‘Ephrata
Psa
Inconspicuous Greens: Jerry Green Jailed for Attempted Murder
Gray haired Jerry Green, sixty, is jailed to answer an attempted murder charge after he wounded his brother Sam Green in a fight over a harness. State Police pursued leads across multiple towns without locating Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Green
Hen Green
Sam Green
Jerry
Sam
J. L. Winters
Blue Ball
Welsh Mountains
Ephrata
Denver
Reamstown
Stevens
Kleinfeltersville
Myerstown
Lebanon
Ike Patterson
Green
Ike
Sheaffer
Sheaferstown
Alumni Picnic Set for Martin's Mill by New Holland High
New Holland High School Alumni Association plans a picnic at Martin's Mill on Tuesday July 11 with 2:30 PM departure from New Holland and an alternative date of Thursday July 13 if weather fails. Each attendee pays 25 cents to cover expenses. Committee members include Lewis Storb Jr Helen Shirk Keller Mentzer Chester Fritz Emily Rutter Helen Becker and Evelyn Roseboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Holland High School Alumni Association
Martin’s Mill
New Holland
Lewis Storb, Jr
Helen Shirk
Keller Mentzer
Chester Fritz
Emily Rutter
Helen Becker
Evelyn Roseboro
The New Edison tone tests praised by critics nationwide
Critics from over two thousand newspapers in the U S and Canada attended Edison voice tests beside the phonograph and found no difference between artists voices and the New Edison reproduction. More than 60 million people have heard the test to date and would verify the result. Reifsnyder and Sons in Ephrata, Pennsylvania sell them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Canada
Edison
Reifsnyder & Sons
Ephrata
Coal bid meeting set by Earl township School Board
The Earl township School Board will meet at the Styer House in New Holland on July 15 at 7:30 PM to receive bids for coal for the 1922 23 term. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. By order of the board Wm R Good Secy. 7 8 21. One acre of Timothy Hay for sale in the field. Mies Adam Coldren, Seast New Holland Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Township
Styer House
New Holland
Good
Sec’y
Adam
Coldren
Holland
Edith Margatroyd obituary at 113 North Plum Street
Edith Margatroyd died at her sister’s home in Lancaster after two years with Bright’s disease. Survived by four sisters including Elizabeth Roger of 113 North Plum Street, Lancaster, and three others in New Zealand England and Rhode Island. Funeral held at 1 30 p m at the sister’s home with interment in Zeltenreich Cemetery. J C Henninger in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Margatroyd
John Roger
Plum Street
Lancaster
Bright
James
Harriet Priestly Margatroyd
Gumersall
Yorkshire
England
Elizabeth
Charles W. Maxwell
Whangarie
Oakland
New Zealand
James Williams
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
Walter Dickson
Gomersall
Christ Lutheran Church
Zeltenreich
J. C. Henninger
Jacob H Landis Dies at 72 Near Mechanicsburg
Jacob H Landis a retired farmer died Wednesday at 1 30 PM at age 72 from a complication of diseases. He lived one mile south of Mechanicsburg and was a Stumptown Mennonite Church member. Survived by his wife and children David and Elizabeth at home Noah of Bards Crossing Amos of Florida and two sisters Mrs Louisa Elert Strasburg and Mrs Eliza Wenger Oroville Mennonite Home. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM at Stumptown Mennonite Church with interment in the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob H. Landis
Mechanicsburg
Stumptown
New Holland Couple Enjoy Pleasant Trip to New Haven Conn
Mr and Mrs LeRoy W Groff of New Holland returned home after a week in New Haven and vicinity as guests of Winchester Repeating Arms Company Their trip included a New York sight seeing visit a six hour steamship voyage to New Haven an organ recital at Woolsey Hall a Winchester Plant tour Yale University and a visit to Yale Bowl and a cruiser exhibit They returned with numerous pictures and souvenirs from a highly enjoyable outing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy W. Groff
New Holland
New Haven
Conn
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
National Association of Winchester Clubs
United States
Groff
New York
Big City
Club
Highlander
North River
Woolsey Hall
Newberry
Winchester
Monster Manufacturing
Yale University
Uncle Sam
New Grand View Home For Sale On Roberts Avenue
L Sutton completed a two story frame house with six rooms and bath on the west side of North Roberts Avenue Grand View borough. The property is offered for sale by local Real Estate Agent C R Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Sutton
Roberts Avenue
Grand View
C. R. Weaver
Summer Suit Styles Clean and Cool for Warm Days
A shopping note highlights new palm beach suits and light fabrics. It promotes cool clothing for hot days, mentioning stylish yet practical options for summer wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weym
Personal notices of visits and hospitality in the area
Mrs. Oates Lessig and son Spencer of Pottstown spent time with Mr. and Mrs. William M. Stauffer. Emily Meredith of Allentown stayed with her grandparents, E. C. Diller. Numerous other relatives and friends from Lancaster, Reading, Cleveland, and beyond were guests or campers, with families hosting gatherings, weddings, and Fourth of July visits across Terre Hill, Mechanicsburg, Narberth, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche
Mildred Stauffer
James Martin
Terre Hill
Elam Smoker
Soudersburg
Henry Kurtz
Roy Wagner
Gabriel Wagner
Laura Lightner
Lancaster
George Besore
Jason Frymyer
Mechanicsburg
Roy Sensenich
Arline
Ardmore
Walter Sensenich
Thomas Fox
George Miller
Narberth
Lemon Troop
Thomas Miller
Howard Wilson
Anna Mearig
Delaware Water Gap
Chauncey Rutter
Harry E. Rutter
Harold Diehl
Reading
Jacob Townsley
Marks Sweigart
Los Angeles
California
John M. Ranck
Paul B. Hess
Sara Warfel
West Virginia
Miles Martin
Mrs. Wells
Clayton
Wayne
Anna
Frank
Ludwig
George
Ruth
Ephrata
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Turher
Hyman—Gabriel
Martin—Fox
Conestoga
NEW Sunday School
Douglas Shoes
Camp
Sam Robinson
Intercourse F. P. A. Festival
A. T. Burkholder
Eenhay Ind
Rubinson
Ben
Stiles
Pele
Ringgold Band
Akron Hill
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