20 YEARS AGO Issue of August 21, 1986
Official delegation leaves Friday for Eberbach, Germany. Mayor Clair L. Wolf and wife, Evelyn and Donald E. and Mary Jane Suter.
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County fires set by children on the increase. $500,000 damage in Lancaster County includes $361,000 in the northern end of the county according to Randall S. Gockley, Lancaster County Fire Service coordinator.
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Anne Sweigart marks 50th year at D&E.
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Local dentist, Dr. Robert C. Garrett, opens office.
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DIED: Paul E. Seiverling Sr., Phamie Gockley, Ephrata; Mildred S. Minnich, Denver; Edna H. Eberly, Denver R2.


30 YEARS AGO Issue of August 19, 1976
Banquet held for Eberbach Burgemeister, colleagues, highlight of visit and Ephrata week, gifts exchanged, compact signed.
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Kenelm Shirk III, a native of Akron and graduate of EHS class of 1967, has joined the ranks of county attorneys and added his name to the Shirk legal traditions which stems back to his late grandfather, K.L. Shirk Sr., a native of Lincoln.
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Fred Hainley, Bethany Road, has been named to the $15,500 a year post of assistant junior high school principal in the Northeastern school District of York County.
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DIED: Luitpold Liebl, Ephrata; Stephen M. Zimmerman, Ephrata R2; Helen E. Fassnacht, Reamstown; Minnie G. Schannauer, Reinholds R1.


40 YEARS AGO Issue of August 25, 1966
Students may offer prayer at opening of school day; Ephrata area school lunch prices hiked, board claims higher wages, costs to blame; Tickets required for elementary school pupils, new prices - 35 cents for elementary students; 40 cents for high school students; and 50 cents for all adults.
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‘Stretch’ Theodore S. Zerfass, retires tomorrow, after 27 ½ years of service with the post office.
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New Route 222 scheduled to get under way in 1972.
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DIED: Lizzie G. Weik, William J. Auer, Ephrata; Chester I. Eckert, Hopeland; Levi S. Gensemer, Reinholds R1; Elvin H. Martin, Denver R1; and Florence E. Manbeck, Stevens.


50 YEARS AGO Issue of August 23, 1956
Expected enrollment of 2,953 pupils in Union School District; 1660 to attend four Ephrata Borough Buildings.
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Residents protest addition to local shoe company plant; 66 sign petition which also opposes lack of parking facilities.
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Sears honors FFA youths. Leonard Martin, Cocalico Union High School Future Farmers of America, was presented a $25 bond.
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Nine Ephrata Area 4-H youths win at State. They are Troy Schantz, Lois Demmy, Jean Snader, Phyllis Rutt, Joyce Bixler, Bruce Boyd, Darvin Boyd, Gloria Brubaker and Audrey Haldeman.
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DIED: William F. Mull, Ephrata; Ella S. Fox, Ephrata RE1; Joseph H. Rupp, Ephrata R2; Sarah Stahl, Ephrata R3; Linda Low Lands, Reynolds; Harry W. Eberly, MT. Airy; Katie S. Grill, Reamstown; Jenny F. Loose, Rothsville.
60 YEARS AGO Issue of August 22. 1946
Vermin C. Wingenroth, son of Edwin C. Wingenroth, Ephrata, was honorably discharged from the Naval Reserves at Bainbridge. He served 11 months in the Philippines.
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‘46 tobacco crop may top 16 millions; Wall Street Journal sees a new record; high prices big incentive to boost acreage; storage space at premium.
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Believe it or not! Restaurant ads; Palm’s at 35 E. Main Street, Saturday Special, chicken and waffle, 50 cents; Wagners at 30 West Main Street, roast duck, roast chicken, fried ham or pork chips dinners, 70 cents and choice beef T-bone steak, dinner for 90 cents.
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New teachers on the Denver High Faculty are Ernest A. Stewart, Paul A. Bucks, Elizabeth Sherrington and William A. Kraeitler.
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DIED: Paul W. Farlow, Hopeland; John G. Royer, Akron; John Johnson, Blue Ball; Betty Miley, Ephrata; Mrs. Phares Imhoff, Ephrata; Thomas C. Brown, Ephrata; Mrs. Hettie Weber, Denver R1; George Diem, Hinkletown; Mrs. Addison Felker, Brunnerville.


70 YEARS AGO Issue of August 20, 1936
Daniel W. Snader, Akron, how attending Columbia University, has been elected to Phi Delta Kappa, national educational honorary society.
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Charles Esbenshade fell 20 feet when the ladder on which he was standing toppled over while painting the barn of Elam Burkholder, near Blue Ball.
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John Z. Hottel, Luther Graybill, John H. Keares and Pete H. Kears were introduced as new members at Lions Club meeting.
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A.B. Hollinger, well-known resident of Lincoln and G. A.R. Veteran, will celebrate his 92nd birthday, August 23.
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Donald Brunner, Park Avenue, suffered a cut scalp when he fell from a wagon.
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A large barn on the Aaron Martin farm near Voganville was destroyed by fire.
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DIED: Harry L Madden, Ephrata; Benjamin C. Sweigart, Reading; Harrison W. Borry, near Hopeland; Jacob A. Dissinger, Akron; Mrs. Susan B. Stauffer, Ephrata R2; Romanus Buffenmyer, near Talmage,; William Stohler, Ephrata; Hiram Drybread, near Hopeland.


80 YEARS AGO Issue of August 20, 1926
Phares Zimmerman, 29, near Ephrata, is in Lancaster General Hospital for treatment of an eye injury received when picked by a wounded crane which he found on his farm.
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E.Z. Sheaffer, local tobacco dealer, has purchased the residence of the late D. B. Lefever at 117 East Main Street. Sheaffer plans to open a hardware business.
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DIED: Mrs. Annie S. Fry, Rothsville; Daniel S. Zimmerman, Blainsport; Clayton S. Frey, native of Clay Township; Paul B. Hess, New Holland, formerly of Brownstown; James M. Fry, Adamstown; Elam Steffy, near Schoeneck; Sarah Ann Frederick, Cocalico.


90 YEARS AGO Issue of August 25, 1916
Lester Smith, Akron, employee of Harry Eby Shoe Factory, caught his left hand in a machine, causing injury to several fingers.
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Rev. David Snader, Akron, sold his farm of 70 acres near Millway to Levi Wenger, Bareville Road for $150 per acre.
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J.E. Kempfer, while working at the Burkholder warehouse, Denver, was injured when a half ton of bran fell on a toe.
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DIED: Mrs. Katie Kramer, West Cocalico Township; Mrs. Bessie Beahm, Blue Ball; Aaron Bachman, Brethren Home, formerly of Farmersville; and John Diffenderfer, Brunnerville.


100 YEARS AGO Issue of August 24, 1906
A large stone and frame barn on the B. F. Hoover farm near Voganville was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire during a severe storm. In Terre Hill the old school house, now occupied by Barton Becker was struck, damaging the clock in the tower.
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P.L. Good has been promoted to foreman at the Akron Shoe Company.
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Jacob Musser, Bowmansville, suffered a broken shoulder when he fell from his horse as it took fright at the auto of Dr. Jno Winters.
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DIED: Rev. C.N. Roth, Ephrata; Rev. I U. Royer, Terre Hill; John Myers, Voganville; Mrs. Elizabeth Detterline, Terre Hill and Adam Seifrit, near Bowmansville.
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