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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1926
Page
4
The Lititz Record announces a subscription price of $1.50 per year and lists its post office entry in Lititz, Pennsylvania as second class matter.
The article urges traveling motorists to show consideration during holidays to avoid nuisance and danger. It notes that in crowded communities like Lititz visitors using streets without paying, while tourists pass through, can cause congestion and require traffic police enforcement.
The passage notes a shift from reduced summer trade to a belief that advertising is crucial in warm months. Stores slash prices and promote mark-downs to lure shoppers who expect cost details and timely notices of needed goods, prompting bargain hunting.
Rev. C D Martin of Baltimore will fill the United Zion Church pulpit Sunday morning. The Loyal Workers class met at Mrs. John Roger’s with a long list of attendees and a luncheon social. Rev. Galen Kilhefner preached at the Brethren Church. Miss Helen Adams had an appendectomy at Lancaster General Hospital. The Fleck Cigar Company closed for two weeks. Akron Fish and Game Protection Association received 24 ring necked pheasants from the State Game Association. Harvey Bollinger had a shoulder tumor removed by Dr A V Walter. Several families visited relatives in East and Reading, with neighbors and friends attending reunions and gatherings.
Numerous families from Lancaster County appear in a Sunday visitation roundup. Names include Landis Zell Warstler Stover Beck Shell Snader Mohn Eshleman Zell Weidler Mellinger Taylor Horst and others visiting relatives in Reading Elizabethtown Millport Denver Denver Reading Palmyra and Shillington. The report notes extended family stays at grandparents camps and church gatherings.
The Sunday Schools joint committee met to finish Rocky Springs picnic plans for August 21. Womelsdorf 8 8 will hold a Sandy Beach picnic along the Cocalico Creek on August 21. Locals attended Muddy Creek picnic last Saturday and many are at Adamstown Evangelical Camp meetings. Families from George Gamber and Earl Smith areas attended camp meetings at Bowmansville and Newmanstown.
Friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Weist on Sunday including L B Weist and daughter Mary Raymond and son Melvin Reuben Hummer and daughters Flora June and Betty near Lincoln David Eshleman S W Elser and son Rarl. Also My Oberline from Ohio visited P O Elser. Rufus Heisey visited Mt Gretna. Merger of Gerhart family noted.
Sunday visits list neighbors from Lititz and Manheim visiting Gerhart and Shreiner families. Picnics at Hopeland and Penryn, Mt. Gretna camp meeting attendance, and farm output notes include Blair Otto buying a Ford sedan. Several families are recorded with weekend travels to Reading, Lebanon, Annville, Hershey, and Rue Mill.
The Society of Farm Women No. 1 met at Mrs. Cullen Carpenter’s home north of Lititz for a well attended session. Officers led business, a varied program followed with solos and duets, and a surprise segment closed with refreshments. Next gathering planned at Mrs. Jacob Martin’s home in Millway.
The piece extols camping as a core Scout activity, praising morning swims, hot breakfasts, and communal evening gatherings as essential elements that enrich youth through outdoor life and teamwork. It highlights simple joys like flapjacks, syrup, bacon and eggs, and informal water games.
Our Poets Corner salutes steady subscribers who pay in advance on the first of each year. They praise the paper for up-to-date news and early arrival, and their support fuels campfire stories and songs in Beaver patrol, Troop 2. Reunion plans note LeFevre clan gathering August 28 at Williamson Park Lancaster with addresses and music and a large attendance hoped for.
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