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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1935
Page
9
Lititz's new Community Theatre nightly draws hundreds, with cars filling streets near the Square and Broad Street. Merchants note shoppers avoid window loitering after shows because storefronts aren’t lit. they urge brighter, well decorated windows to capture daytime purchases.
Ernest Elmo Calkins, dean of American advertising men, tells Rotarian readers to start city beautification on Main Street. He notes Main Street greets every visitor while residential areas lag and questions why business people neglect home-ground pride.
Mr. Calkins argues that a town can improve through public opinion and a shared plan. He advises removing eyesores, planting trees when possible, and using honest materials to create harmony on Main Street while avoiding showy pretenses.
Me and Mrs Walter Reifsnyder and children visited by Mr and Mrs Lloyd Buechter and family at Kissel Hill. Mr and Mrs Nathan Kofroth called on Rev and Mrs I H Kauffman at Brunnerville. Norman Adam visited Abram Strickler in Brunnerville. Mrs FE Haberker and Miss Dorothy Habecker attended the Federation of Music Clubs regional conference in Reading. Miss Marie Perry of Staten Island and Miss Betty Leed from State College spent the week with Miss Leeds parents. Forrest Henning and family moved from Lititz R D 3 to a farm near Lansdale.
The RECORD highlights feature diverse local items on each page, including community meetings, school events, and small business notices. Readers find concise summaries and timely notices across sectors, reflecting neighborhood interests and ongoing civic life.
In a Saturday morning collision at Water Street crossing Edward Bailey, 38, a driver for Thomas Erb lime burner, was killed when his mule team was struck by a Reading train. The bodyb wedged between engine and tender despite unmoved mules. The crossing blamed as one of the town’s three worst.
Obituary notes Kreiter girl dies in Dayton at 16. Brubaker barn fire destroys cattle horses and hay. Blue martins return to Warwick house boxes. Rev Reinke begins catechetical lectures for females and males. Lititz National Bank reports usual April 1 business. Moravian Church services held at 5 15. Rumor of Fanny Sturgis grave theft found groundless after investigations. Dogs howled near grave after burial. Grave inspected. remains undisturbed.
A for Sunday family menu featuring crumbled strawberries honeydew melon and rice flakes. Recipes include fluffy omelet with rice flakes quick tomato sauce creamed eggs on toast waffles with rice flakes and breakfast wheat muffins designed to encourage shared Sunday mornings.
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