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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1928
Page
4
April is a month of tender promises and hopeful rewards. The piece notes spring labor in Pennsylvania, with farm and garden work beginning as birds sing and plans for summer unfold. It cites Susan Coolidge and speaks of growth, planting seeds, and tending crops to harness nature's powers.
A plea for Lititz to become a wide awake town spreads the message that progress and motion attract people and business. The passage argues that a proactive, opportunity rich community draws residents, employment, and entrepreneurship, and urges Lititz to adopt this mindset.
In Akron area worship Sunday included United Protestant Church services led by Rev H F Miller and Mt Zion Evangelical Church led by presiding elder T L Wentz. Tiberan church held pre communion services Tuesday through Friday with a Sunday 10 AM service by Rev F A Weichsel. Loyal Workers class met at Mrs Elam Miller’s home Tuesday for a social hour after business. Rev and Mrs P W Martin hosted a Sunday gathering with multiple local families including Zwally, Snyder, Demmy, Wingenroth, and others, plus Burkholders and Brubakers hosting visits to Manheim Lititz and Rothsville. Paul Eshleman visited from New York City. Mrs Guy Zell and son Donald stayed with Edwin Eshleman’s family.
A collection of social notes lists numerous families visiting relatives on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Robert Taylor and others from Norristown and Lancaster traveled to share time with relatives in Lititz, Manheim, Marietta, Wernersville, and mechanicsburg area, with extended visits from Ardmore Bethlehem and Philadelphia households.
The Brownstown Ev evangelical community reports a well attended communion service led by Rev. F. L. Wentz. Easter visitors include Edith Royer of Harrisburg and Beulah Keith from Harrisburg. Families and members attended church events, Sunday School, and social gatherings with many from local households visiting relatives over Easter.
Elmer D Todd and wife Mrs Hir am Kline Galen Balmer and wife and son were at Hamburg on Sunday to see Balmer’s brother in the State Sanitorium He is getting along fine Cyrus Kline and three daughters of Buffalo Springs were visiting in the family of Robert Garman on Sun Elias M Eitnier and family at
JM G Shreiner and Abram Gray bill had their tobacco beds steamed on Monday, following the Sunday Penryn event. The notes mention local participants and agricultural tasks linked to the Haster exercises in the Penryn area.
Mr. Simon Snyder from State College returns home for Easter with his father C B Snyder in Eph rata. Elmer Snyder of Elizabeth town visits family. Easter services and communion observed at St John s Brickerville. Neighbors attend Good Friday and Easter events at Hammer Creek and area churches. Various local families host and visit one another around Easter. Clay school term closes taught by Helen Witmer.
Mr and Mrs Harry Kramer hosted a large dinner with guests from Millway Lititz Manheim and Middle Creek including Bollinger Fams Fals Wentling Graybill Erb and others. The group also attended Elsie Summers funeral at Manheim Evangelical church and shared Easter and Sunday visits with relatives across Lititz Rothsville East Petersburg Brickerville Lexington and Elstonville.
On reunion grounds a girl once said she would marry only a rich husband with status. Meet again last week she now helps with cooking at her husband’s hamburger stand.
A brisk Victorian tone shows a woman dismissing a hawker at a gate with a polite no today. The exchange turns on her confidence and social stance as she polishes her undertakings while a passerby asks for business.
A commentator laments apparent bigotry among secular peers toward religion. The piece notes harsh judgments of churches and religious processes, contrasting with claimed openness. The author cites M. Ro McCallum in Plain Talk.
Old beer glasses and a vast home collection belonging to Harriet and Catharine Metzger, who died after years of hunger and exposure near Lancaster, drew antique dealers from the East. Bidding was spirited as bidders paid high sums for china, furniture, a revolutionary doll, and a blue bottle, while a whisky glass failed to sell.
Eratosthenes of Cyrene, dating from 275 to 195 B C, made the first known attempt to calculate the earth’s circumference. His rough bus-typed method yielded a result surprisingly close to actual, with an error of just over 23 minutes.
The note traces how modern European literature grows from Bible translation, linking early philology and vernacular writing to the spread of literacy. It highlights the Bible’s role as a catalyst for linguistic standardization and cultural exchange across regions.
Applications received by the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters cover 22 landowners planting 95 500 trees this spring. Leading planters include A G Hertzog of Ephrata with 21 000 white pine Scotch pine and Norway spruce, A Grant Barr of Lancaster with 14 000 pitch pine white pine red pine Japanese larch and Norway spruce, and C F Preston of Nottingham with 10 000 white pine red pine and Scotch pine. The department will ship 12 000 000 trees from state nurseries in April. 9 000 000 have already sold at two dollars per thousand, including packing and delivery. Limited stock of white pine Scotch pine Japanese larch Norway spruce and white ash 4 to 8 inches remains for sale. Obtain applications from Harrisburg or District Forester E F Brouse at Arcade Norristown Pa.
The first pope to alarm the world with a shaved pontiff, Leo III, faced a papal bull by Gregory IV declaring shaving mandatory for priests. A bishop reportedly chose to surrender his bishopric rather than part with his cherished whiskers.
In a short scene, Already Scalped Bobby wants to invite Tom to play. Bobby’s father deems it too close to bedtime. Wrough protests, saying he can still play Indian, noting Bobby has already been scalped, while the lobby interjects with disbelief at the exchange.
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