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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1932
Page
1
Six rings or sections of the new standpipe on West 3rd Avenue are in place and work continues rapidly on the remainder. Each section is about 10 feet long and 104 percent in wide with bottom thickness around six inches, tapering to a quarter inch at the top. Sections are hoisted and bolted before welding, then welded shut as seams are closed from top to bottom.
The Rt. Rev. FE. 8. Crosland D D will preach his farewell sermon to the Lititz Congregation before leaving next week for a new Moravian Church post in New Dorp Staten Island. His 16 years of ministry include elevation to Bishop and a Doctor of Divinity from Franklin and Marshall College. The RECORD wishes him continued success in his new assignment.
Reading Company crews repair the Broad Street crossing by filling worn gaps between tracks with strong, larvia material to prevent further damage and improve safety.
The Ushi Association of the Moravian Chu holds its annual picnic today at Buck's Mill. The event runs this afternoon and evening with games and a fine lunch and refreshments for all attendees.
Miss Ruth V Nooney Mrs Reber D Nooney and Roy Nooney of Springfield Massachusetts arrived Monday to visit alter G Nooney of the Morgan Payer Co They plan to tour historical points of interest while in the area A Clean Sweep Sale of Men's Suits is now on at Harris & Co Lititz Pa
De Ol Hill Billy, a Lancaster radio entertainer, appears in person as master of ceremonies at a two mile south of town festival hosted by Tititz Springs Post Veterans of Foreign Wars. A refreshment stand named Green Jug Hayhac and many concessions will be on site with continuous activities from about 3 pm. Trolley service runs from Gull at 7 8 and 9 pm to the festival with regular routes back after events.
The Simplex Paper Box Car has received a large order that will provide steady work in one division for a month or more. The order targets millions of Christmas gift boxes for Lucky Strike Cigarettes. Boxes are printed in Philadelphia and stamped into a modified simplex box, signaling improving business nationwide and potential new factory activity locally.
Mrs A J Smith won the Lucky Number prize at a Lititz cooking school hosted by Pennsylvania Power and Light Company and local electrical dealers. Miss Lor etia A Usner demonstrated electric cooking methods to about 200 guests and prize drawings awarded dishes and the Everhot Economy Electric Cooker to Mrs H J Pinidy.
A trolley jumped the North Kissel Hill curve and struck a pole for Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. The front of the car was damaged but motorman A L Kauffman was uninjured. Passengers were transported by bus to Lancaster and service was restored the same evening.
State police chiefs Kreider and other officials are ordered to ensure prompt car inspections in the second period that began July 1. Garages report many owners delaying until the last minute, while the state threatens action and urges immediate inspections. Local garages have been ready for the past month.
The August 1 issue revives childhood scenes with excerpts by H H Bornberger about five roads converging at Pennville Ey and Warwick Township’s 1729 origin. Airy Hill school memories recount snowbound days requiring two village expeditions to bring pupils home.
Arthur Frey, a town resident, was arrested Friday at Long's Park Lancaster on forged check charges. He faces a hearing tomorrow before Squire A M Shissler. Authorities say Frey passed checks to Wilson Hacker of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co and another East Petersburg merchant. He admitted writing some checks but denied two others tied to Walter Buch and W M Amer. He was jailed in Lancaster after questioning in Lititz.
The Lititz Community Show Association plans to set show dates at its first meeting in the Fire Hall on Tuesday evening August 30. Officers will be selected and early work will begin, as other towns with shows have already chosen times.
At a Friday night special meeting, Lititz School Board elected Miss Floy Schlosser to teach in the borough for the coming term. She succeeds Miss Emma Myers of Philadelphia who resigned. Several candidates were interviewed before the selection.
Local pool offers 5 cent admission for school children on Thursday and Friday, while all others pay 10 cents any time.
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