Lititz Post Office Second Class Matter Entry
Entry announces the Lititz Pennsylvania post office being designated as second class matter for mailing and publication handling.
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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1937
Page
9
Entry announces the Lititz Pennsylvania post office being designated as second class matter for mailing and publication handling.
The Lititz Sportsmen's Association concluded its fourth year with a standout meeting on Monday night. Founded February 26, 1934, the group now counts 239 members and pursues game stock expansion, fish propagation, and outdoor appreciation. It emphasizes adherence to fish and game laws and conservation, guided by an active slate of officials and committees.
Daylight saving time starts Sunday and will last about five months. The change draws arguments for and against, with farmers bearing hardship and city industries, transportation, and mail schedules forcing conformity. Local residents largely dislike the shift, yet adherence follows from major industry and schedules.
Merchants report good results from advertising in the town record and surrounding area. Each Thursday, the community record highlights local events and merchant offerings across the region.
Past April 25 1912 report covers J W Bruckart planting 900 peach and 150 apple trees forming a model supervision orchard under the state department of agriculture. Thomas Steffy buys a concrete mixing machine to lay over two miles of cement walks at Bareville and Rothsville. Horse incident near Brunnerville details a dramatic rescue. Hershey and Gibbes plan major office expansion. Neidermyer Bros adds an 18 foot extension. A Rothsville horse collision injures David Helman. Trout catches by Lewis and Homer Sturgis. Keath Shields planing mill under roof east of Lithograph factory. Tarvia dust control advocated. water sprinkler idea urged last season. Springs grounds cleaning begins.
A compact weekly history notes it as a handy advertising medium reaching several thousand readers. It underscores value for local businesses seeking broad, loyal readership and sustained visibility in a concise periodical.
The writer questions recent musical comedies and calls for high standards. They argue sponsors deserve no blame for aims, but outsiders who promise quality and fail should be blamed. Town talent exists to stage one or two real entertainments yearly.
Fifty years ago on April 22 1887 the Literary and Social aid society of St Pauls Lutheran Church announced a program featuring Rev W H Lewars description of the cyclorama of the battle of Gettysburg and a select reading by the pastor.
The article notes counter clockwise hawk migration over town and reverse duck migration, with the yellow palm warbler first of its family arriving as a spring sign. It lists subsequent warbler species and mentions Barton Sharp, a local storekeeper and bird-handler, sighting the first barn swallow on April 15th.
The Moravian Home for Women board decided to re paper the parlor and a third floor bedroom and to buy a new set of dishes. Kitchen dining room and three bedrooms were refinished in the past month with two dozen new chairs for the dining room and three occasional chairs for the parlor. New rugs and runners were placed on the second floor and some antique pieces were recovered and refinished.
On Wednesday evening E J Barr and A C Killian girls played near Evans Hess coal chutes when a train due at 7 24 rushed by. The engineer applied airbrake to avert a strike as a Barr girl crossed the track. Bomberger cares for chicks while Gibble Evans dam Rome stocking carp with German carp.
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