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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1936
Page
4
In August anglers report good bites as Isaac Walton followers bring in a 3 pound 18 inch bass caught with a grass chub below Conowingo dam. Readers are invited to share fish stories with Catty 1197-A or the Record.
A truck load of Blossom Hill Peaches will arrive Friday morning. The town’s only source for Vogel's Peaches sells them at orchard prices. Peaches ripen early and will last about ten more days.
Local anglers report big bass by Dewey Haines at Fishing Creek and a 1 inch Mississippi catfish by George Evans at Safe Harbor. Other notes include a rain soaked day for Walter Light, several catfish catches by Homer Sturgis, and Vic Wagner losing rod to the Susquehanna. A fishing trip to Ocean City yields blue fish and sea bass while Bill Stauffer teaches rookies.
The assessors of Lititz borough will sit at Fire House for 1st Ward and Warwick House for 2nd Ward on Wednesday September 2 from 9 A M to 3 P M and 6 to 9 P M standard time to register voters who have moved into town from afar or from nearby townships moved from one ward to another or have come of age since May A M SHISSLER PAUL DEMMY Assessors
The 1936 Lititz Community Show will include a horse show on the Saturday of the three day event. Elmer Beck announced at the Show Association meeting that a paddock near West Lincoln Avenue field is nearly finished and the exhibition is expected to draw many attendees. The next Community Show Association meeting is set for Monday at 8 PM in the Fire House.
A drum containing rosin pitch exploded while being heated. Emergency responders were called to the scene to control the flare and prevent further damage. No injuries were reported and the area was secured for investigation.
Charles Bowman in the rear of his plumbing shop on West Main Street caused a loud explosion at 9 15 Monday night. Town residents gathered as pitch scattered over the yard but Bowman escaped injury.
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