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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1933
Page
12
The article recalls 31,000 bank failures and 12 million unemployed during the Depression, praising life insurance for supporting families, funding education, sustaining businesses, and providing future income for old age. It argues life insurance’s past help will spur further achievements and national resilience.
No Sunday evening services at United Brethren Church in August. Woman's Mission Society meets at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs Chester Martins home with Marie Pfautz discussing Mission Work in China. Rev George B Raeger to preach at St Luke's Reformed Church Sunday morning. Penryn Church of the Reformed Charge holds Sunday School at 9 a.m. Catechist saloyed 4 TM. Rev J G Henry superintendent of Tapion Orphans Home preached Sunday in Warwick Charge Lutheran Churches at Akron Rothsville.
From two thousand attendees at a Lancaster event to thousands from nearby Landsaville, a Sunday crowd packed the grounds. Tickets sold reached 1150, and local stories note a dam cleanout, rail work, and a storm impacting tobacco crops. Large gatherings at Mrs. Mary Kemper’s home drew curious crowds.
Five unusual items: Lititz’s new baseball team fell 3-2 to the Monarchs of Landster, then lost a 17 inning marathon to Denver Hesday, 7-6. Officers report a tense week with local events and oddities around town.
The article lists vacation detours for ministers and outlines upcoming church events. It notes four church groups in the charge beginning August 20 at Brickeville with Sunday services, visits by Rev. John Rice and others, Inter parish activities at Conestoga, and camp meetings at Horm and Waldheim with preaching by several pastors. It also mentions a Trinity E C Bible class meeting at 215 N. Broad Street and a guest preacher from Menhet.
Bethany Church Allentown notes Rosedale Campmeeting near Reading runs August 1 to 20. Presiding Elders Linker and Heisler lead services. Trinity Church will be represented at these outdoor services.
A clutter of local personal notes lists visits and travels by residents and friends. Mentions include Eby and Adkins missionaries in India, Lowder of Badin North Carolina, Jos h Lanahan in New Street, the Paine family in New Jersey, Ada Rudy in Wildwood, Mrs Florence Gibbel at Camp Harmony, and many others visiting relatives, attending conventions, or touring sites such as Cedar Crest College, the World's Fair in Chicago, Schoenbrunn Indian Village, and Philadelphia.
A large crowd attended the Community Sing at Springs Park on Tuesday evening. Rev. H. K. Chex of Elizabethtown spoke for the Lancaster County Prohibition Emergency Committee. A local committee formed with Rev. D. P. Longsdorf as President, Miss Virginia Grosh as Secretary, and Rev. John Hershey as Treasurer.
List of church services and Sunday school times from multiple congregations including St. Pauls Lutheran United Brethren Trinity Evangelical and other local churches with pastors names and service hours. Details include preaching times and Sunday school periods across Brickerville Penryn and surrounding areas.
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