Barnyard golf: horseshoe pitching earns fame and rivals
In a feature praising horseshoe pitching as barnyard golf, the piece touts G. E. Snyder of Albion, New York, as the Babe Ruth of the sport after throwing 46 ringers and eight double ringers in three 50-point games. It notes Indiana as a hotbed, cites John Studebaker’s claim, and recalls Lititz quoits culture and a proposed interfirehouse contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Babe Ruth
G. E. Snyder
Snyder
Albion
N. Y
Mann
New York State College of Agriculture
Cornell University
Chick Evans
Jake Schaefer, Jr
Middle West
Indiana
John M. Studebaker
South Bend
New York
Studebaker
Turkey
Must Be Partnership in Life Tuning
A concise editorial note argues success comes from a willing partnership. It suggests repeated failure in schemes can be reversed if a capable mentor takes the person under guidance, provided the mentee shows readiness and commitment.
Death of Lusetta Walter at 52 in New Holland
Lusetta Walter wife of Dr A V Walter died Sunday evening after a three month illness of complications. She leaves husband daughter Luella and extended family. A Reformed church member and WWI Red Cross worker. Funeral was held at New Holland and interment followed. Local items note births, reunions, and community happenings including church improvements and a baseball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusetta
A. V. Walter
Reformed Church
New Holland
Luella
Paul Murray
Brownstown
William Snader
William Snader, Jr
Red Grass Society
Stork
Christian Harnish
C. W. Horner
Evangelical Church
W. Pierce
Moses Butzer
Phares Butzer
Willis Pierce
Lavina
Mamie
Amelia Butzer
Butzer
Elam Koch
Lititz
C. 8
Wenger
Mr. Wenger
Swart
A. G. Carpenter
L. 8. Shirk
Leon Moyer
Philadelphia
Akron News Boosts Local Streets and School Annex Progress
Borough streets now coated with small stone and oil, improving condition. School building annex under Alex Gerhart progressing to avoid delaying opening. Numerous local residents guest over weekends, including Jacob L. Albright on vacation in Conestoga Valley Park. Visits from Manheim, Matamoras, Cumberland, Terre Hill, Reading, Lancaster, and beyond noted amid community gatherings and supper hosted by local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Gerhart
Jacob L. Albright
Oberholtzer
Conestoga Valley Park
Emmet Moyer
Manheim
Gerald Speider
Matamoras
Rodger Price
Cumberland
Henry Keller
Brownstown
John Hallman
Frank Wolf
Cleveland
Ohio
Anson Hinsey
Public Sale Bills in Record’s Free Notice Section
Printing complete, a free notice is inserted in the Sale Register until sale time. Record circulation noted as 1900.
Lititz Record Printing House Ad Entry
Broad Street Lititz listing notes Lititz Record Printing House located on the second floor with reference to Buch's Clothing Store in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Record Printing House
Broad Street
Lititz
Buch’s Clothing
Publishers Push for Stricter Law Enforcement and End of Free Notices
Lancaster County Publishers Association meets at the Stevens House in Lancaster. They adopt resolutions urging stricter enforcement of prohibition and laws, plus discontinuing free publicity for money making events. A large Strasburg festival is planned for Saturday in August with the Caledonia Pipe Band from Philadelphia and the Iroquois Band of Lancaster, plus fifty booths and various acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens House
Lancaster
County Publishers’ Association
Lancaster County Publishers’ Association
Strasburg
Caledonia Pipe Band of Dead
Funk Family Fourth Annual Reunion At Lititz Springs
Hundreds of Funk relatives from New York Ohio Virginia West Virginia and Pennsylvania gather at Lititz Springs for the fourth annual reunion. The day runs 9 am to 5 pm with a get acquainted session, a 2 pm address by Rev J H Rushbush from Dayton Virginia, a 4 pm student concert, and a 3 30 sermon by Rev Funk of Mountville. A basket lunch is planned with shelter for rain and organizers include Oscar F Funk Lancaster president A E Funk vice president Mrs Lottie Herr secretary and Mabel Funk assistant secretary. Rev Clifford Funk Willis L Hershey and Oscar F Funk lead the committee.
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Funk
Lititz Springs
New York
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
J. H. Rushbush
Dayton
Shenedoah Collegiate Institute
School of Music
Rev. Funk
Mountville
Oscar F. Funk
Lancaster
A. E. Funk
Lottie Herr
Mabel Funk
Clifford Funk
Willis L. Hershey
Thirteenth Kemper Reunion Held at Lititz
The thirteenth Kemper reunion gathered two to three hundred at Lititz Saturday with a long program of recitations solos and addresses. Officers were elected Lemon Kemper president Daniel Kilhofer vice president Elizabeth Kemper Souders secretary and W K Fishburn treasurer. A Kemper pennant was awarded to Mrs Miranda Wolf for largest representation. The meeting closed with Bless Be the Tie That Binds and a benediction. A Bucher family reunion followed in Williamson Park Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemper
Litita Springs
Frank Wolf
Cleveland
Florence Mair
Ephrata
Jennie Dunn
Mary Dunn
Russia
Near East
Orie Miller
Akron
Numbers
Elizabethtown
Elizabeth Kemper Souders
Lititz
W. K. Fishburn
Souders
Meiley
A. L. Hacker
Blanks
Wolf
Bucher Family Reunion Draws Hundreds Across Pennsylvania
Descendants of Jonas W Bucher and all bearers of the Bucher name gathered with 280 attendees from Lebanon Marietta Rohrerstown East Petersburg Manheim Lititz Ephrata Elizabethtown Mount Joy Lancaster Quarryville Gettysburg New Holland Annville Myerstown East Earl New Castle Landisville Cleona Stouchburg Mount Eatna and Boyertown. Officers elected include President Rev Rufus Bucher Quarryville Vice President Rev John B Bucher Ephrata Secretary Mary A Bucher Quarryville Treasurer Simon Bucher Annville Historian Phares B Bucher Lititz. Reunion slated for Lititz Springs Park next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas W. Bucher
Bucher
Phares B. Bucher
Lititz
Switzerland
America
Brotherly Love
Lancaster County
Lebanon
East Petersburg
Manheim
Ephrata
Elizabethtown
Mount Joy
Lancaster
Quarryville
Gettysburg
New Holland
Annville
Myerstown
East Earl
New Castle
Landisville
Cleona
Stouchburg
Mount Eatna
Boyertown
Rufus Bucher
John B. Bucher
Mary A. Bucher
Simon Bucher
Lititz Springs Park
Orchids in Britain's Public Gardens Rise in Glasgow
Glasgow leads British municipalities with 12 000 orchids in public gardens. Kew Gardens houses 1000 plus cultivated varieties, with 10 to 20 times that many stored as dried specimens in the herbarium. Orchid growing, once a luxury, is tied to public displays. George Herbert's Poetry praised for its devout tone, contrasting with Baxter's view of scriptural savor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Kew Gardens
Kew
George Herbert
Overholzer 17th Annual Reunion Held at Ephrata Park
The seventeenth annual Overholzer reunion drew a large crowd to Eph rata Park on Saturday. Elections for the next year named Dr. George W. Overholzer as president and Anna M. Overholzer as secretary with Ira W. Kurtz as treasurer. Vice presidents were Edwin L. Watts Edwin M. Overholser Christian Overholzer. chaplain Rev. H. Howard Chubb. historian Rev. Thomas Krick. necrologist Mrs. C. E. Barr. Martin Overholser was named president emeritus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overholzers
Ephrata Park
George W. Overholzer
Reading
Anna M. Overholzer
Millersville
Ira W. Kurtz
Terre Hill
Edwin L. Watts
Myerstown
Edwin M. Overholser
Wellesley Hills
Mass
Christian Overholzer
Lionville
Howard Chubb
Easton
Thomas Krick
Coplay
C. E. Barr
Lancaster
Martin Overholser
Four Views of the Bible and Divine Inspiration
The text outlines four positions on biblical inspiration from centuries of thought. It discusses verbal inspiration, partial inspiration, inspired record with divine influence, and guided perception by devout interpreters. It cites St John on God unseen and links impressions to the presence and will of God in producing sacred writings.
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St. John
Shoes Burned by Steam Heat Sparking Cobbler Woes
The Cobbler quoted in the Boot and Shoe Recorder laments customers burning shoes by placing them on steam radiators or stove tops to dry. He notes leathery soles char and crack, causing many repairs while warning waste drives up living costs in America.
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Boot and
Origin of Flavors in Salt Conserves
A Upsala Sweden scientist found micro organisms grow in meat and fish preparations salted to 15 percent. He concludes flavors and odors in salt conserves arise from these organisms, reshaping views on preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upsala
Sweden
No Mystery About Prophecy Opinion Quote
A quotation by James Stephens argues prophecy is a logical continuation of knowledge and predicts a fifty year horizon based on current data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stephens
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R. E. Buch
Akron News
Levi Meek
Octaria
Neb
David Kilhefner
Caledonia
Lititz Springs, Park
Williamson Park
Overholzer
A. R. Keller
The
Uncle Ad
Merigate
Julius
East Main Street
Lititz, PA
Trimmer
Schgol
Kline
King
Cordovan
School Boarg
B. F. Lutz
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