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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1924
Page
4
The notice states the paper is published every Thursday morning with R Be Buch as editor and proprietor and that it is entered at Lititz Pennsylvania post office as second class matter.
An observer recalls living in Japan and learning that many habits seem odd at first but make sense. He suggests prejudice stems from ignorance and that open mindedness reveals similarities rather than differences between peoples.
Dieticians extol fruit as nature’s prime food. It aids regular body functions and pleases the palate with its tangy flavor. The article notes a past abundance of backyard fruit trees and vines, now diminished partly due to theft by some youths.
Families seek fruit trees on their own grounds to ensure access to healthful foods. Parents often limit outdoor activity and children’s diets rely on homegrown produce to improve nutrition and well being.
Sunday services at United Zion children church and Mt Zion Evangelical events feature Rev Albright of Wyomissing Heights preaching. Local families host gatherings, travel milestones and house-keeping shifts. Neighbors attend Akron night at the tent meeting with Rev B S Hoppes. Carpenters work on the Frank Weitkamp building. Numerous visitors and relatives visit and entertain in Akron and Manheim areas.
Brownstown notes report a ten day outing near Faradige returning Monday. A Sunday School picnic at Ephrata Park drew many residents. A birth announced for William and a tobacco crop underway by Jacob B. Kreider. Local sports saw U. S. Asbestos of Manheim and Christiana defeated 8-5 and 7-0. Rev L A Werner preach Sunday, school opens Monday for eight months. Beulah travels to Harrisburg to teach, calithumpians serenade Mr and Mrs Parke Gamber who wed weeks ago.
Brickerville Mr and Mrs George L Evans entertained on Saturday and Sunday with guests from Reading Reinhards Ephrata Lincoln Lancaster Brickerville and Brickerville friends including Mr George Beadencup Mrs Ruth Hinmelberger and son John Miss Catherine Bren ner Master John and Daniel Ueinsy Miss Florence Ger hard Miss Ella May Evans Mr and Mrs Henry Miller Mr and Mrs Jacob Miller Abram Weidman and son Joseph and Miss Helen Christ.
Halfville residents Landis Mull Samuel Frey and Harvey Eckerd were in Atlantic City over Sunday. Elmer Todd and family visited friends at Lancaster. Farmers in the area thresh their wheat. M G Shreiner and wife visited Rothsville. Rolandus Mull and family visited Middle Creek. Herbert Mann and wife went to Atlantic City on Monday. Charles Rose has tobacco ready to cut.
The sixth Brubaker clan reunion will gather at Spruce Ville Farm, home of J. C. Brubaker in Lititz, on a Saturday in August with a morning program including a service, welcome address, invocation by Rev. John D. Brubaker, and performances by Brubaker Bros. and Reta Brubaker, followed by business and lunch.
Afternoon session begins 1 30 P M with long service recitation by Paul Brubaker and Brubaker historian Brubaker of Lancaster Pennsylvania. May Moore Brubaker presents music and recitation. Representatives from visiting districts speak. Dr A B Brubaker of the State College for Teachers Albany NY discusses Our Conception of Liberty. Benediction by Rev John Hess. Neighbors invited to attend the reunion and enjoy the day.
The third annual Butzer family reunion on Saturday August 25 featured Ella Butzer Lease directing music with a three piece Reading based orchestra. A lively program included solos duets and choruses, gifts to elders and children, and officers elected for the clan with about 150 members attending from Lancaster and Berks counties. The group plans to meet in Lititz next August.
A fable about a monkey using a cat's paw to pull chestnuts from a fire explains the origin of the expression cats paw. The tale shows how a dupe or tool is manipulated to extract reward despite opposition.
Mrs. Frank Burkholder and two children and Mrs. Emma Miller visit Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hepp in New York City. Geo Keehn and children George and Ruth spend time in Kutztown visiting relatives. Charles Birkenbine and Sue Gable travel to Philadelphia to visit kin. Henry Sturgis visits Lincoln residents. John Leed vacations two weeks with son Spencer in Hershey. Ruth Mans returns to Shenandoah from summer with Meiskey grandparents. Reverend David Roth of Freeland visits Lititz, once serving the area. Hiram Weachter of Lansdale visits Helman. continues mushroom business shipping west. Adam Sharp of Leadville, Colorado, and wife Mary Fasnacht return. Sharp born in Denver, Pa., moved to Colorado 9 years ago. Harry Tschudy brings sisters Carrie and Mary Aschady from Cincinnati. will depart Friday. Mrs. Lemon Furlow and granddaughter Esther with Mrs. Susan Kurtz of Mt. Vernon, S. Dak., visit Bard family at Denver. John Tramimer and A J Lawrence with two Bowdell, Ohio couples visit Elmer Trammond and wife. Lawrence is Lititz native’s sister.
A garbled note discusses a paradox from the Bureau of Standards asserting the clash of an irresistible force and an immovable object cannot occur together. It notes the consequence cannot be predicted and mentions a historical reference to Washington Star and a plant infantry line with unclear context.
Fragmentary text discusses a standard to weigh rulers set by a local authority. Named entities unclear due to OCR errors. no clear date or place. Remaining readable phrase points to governance measure and judgment framework.
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