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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1927
Page
2
A Protestant Episcopal church in Pittsburgh opens a dancing school in a new hall. The program aims to attract neighborhood youths by offering modern dance lessons taught by competent professional instructors. Participants pay nominal dues to cover orchestra and teacher costs.
William Murphy, 52, of Erie, requested a job change from dock pre loading machines to grain elevators. He reported for duty Monday, disappeared Monday night, and the next morning his body was found buried in grain after the elevator trapdoor was opened.
Leonard G. Yoder, attorney for the Berks County Prison Board, asked every county jail inmate to attend religious services after release in exchange for a dollar. Speaking at the weekly service, he addressed 75 inmates and urged divorces from John Barleycorn and bad company, implying no lawyer would be needed.
Six armed masked bandits bound and gagged the night watchman at Miller's Bakery in Belfente around 2 a.m. last Thursday. They stole a truck but could not open the safe, prompting further investigation into the bakery heist.
Thieves hauled away the safe from the Miller bakery and fled in a truck, later found blown over and burned in a wooded area near Tamaqua. Loss about 5000 dollars in securities and important documents, including insurance policies and truck licenses. A thief appeared to know the bakery well, taking a key to open the gas station and fuel the truck before departure.
Richard J. Lttle, 22, of Williamsport, escaped from a Lycoming county jail cell last Monday night. He was jailed on a robber charge and faces additional counts of desertion and non support. The escape involved squeezing through a six inch high by 28 inch wide window. A prior Lancaster County jail escape via a six inch window is noted for comparison.
John Hummel of Lewistown nicknamed Corporal Trish survived a railroad grade crossing crash when a Sunbury passenger train struck his car rolling it and sending it into the wreckage. A World War II veteran with years in France, he later lost a foot at Standard Steel but recovered. He was elected justice of the peace by a large vote.
A sensational note from a historic newspaper envisions barbers adopting the term chirotonsorialist as women enter shops. It recounts a push by the Associated Master Barbers of America to redefine the craft and likens barber history to surgeons and scholars.
In Blue Ball Miss Olive James a Spring Valley teacher, suffered an inch long surgical instrument point lodged in her lung for weeks. Rushed to Jefferson hospital in Philadelphia, Dr. Jackson removed the object with an instrument after locating it below the seventh rib via X ray. The case began after a nose obstruction treatment in Clearfield and involved an accidental detachment drawing the point into the parent’s lung.
Michael Garnis aged 38 died after co workers Richard Stewart and Harold Swope put what they believed to be saltpeter in a cup of coffee. Garnis drank it and died. Stewart 18 and Swope 19 are held without bail for a hearing.
A newspaper writer who supplied material to a syndicate reported on a multi millionaire named Eich. Six papers carried his piece while five declined. One of the five offered a swift rebuttal, declaring the man “merely rich, that was all there was to his life.”
A thoughtful ag philosopher explains men should choose brides by identifying their type as bromapie cerdothymous or autistise selicizoid. Once the type is known, the rest is easy, Capper's Weekly reports.
A tenant cannot repair a flat or deduct repair costs from rent without owner authorization. Courts hold a lease under seal merges all terms, preventing extrinsic evidence from altering the lease. Only explicit landlord repair clauses bind the landlord, and other repair duties are not enforceable.
An authority says if every electric light reflector in U S factories were cleaned at once, industrial illumination would double.
A brief note presents Thomas Arkle Clark who served as dean of men at the University of Tilincia. The item offers a glimpse into his life and career within the campus leadership context.
A critical essay argues against the belief that individuals are predesigned for narrowly suited paths. It cites a college example of a man named Young who repeatedly failed to reach potential, exploring how repeated setbacks rarely yield later triumphs and suggesting failure may seem inherent rather than circumstantial.
William C Brown of Macon Missouri served as the government's weather observer and vice president of Security Trust Company. He claimed prediction ability with an apparent backyard predictor named Glughead. Brown boasted of ten day forecasts and advised fair managers on weather, noting a profitable fair after favorable conditions.
A historic report notes that radio interference from electric light and power systems could be reduced by broadcasting on higher frequencies and by developing less 80 meter sensitive sets. Local supply facilities have caused many extraneous noises, leading utilities to study the problem. The report suggests higher transmitting power and less regeneration sensitive receivers as possible solutions, to be pursued by the industry itself.
Mr Spriggs complains to the plumber about high costs. The plumber explains the crew need a man and a helper, and the helper accompanies the journeyman because the machine is shared, making it unworthwhile to run it for one man.
A sad looking man at a corner table waited long for his order. A whiter approached and said the fish would come soon. The man asked what bait was being used, showing wary interest.
Disgruntled guest rebuffs the manager’s invitation to share hotel views. The manager asks if the guest would like views to send friends, but the guest declines, preferring privacy. The exchange captures a brief hotelroom humor moment.
A dialogue on parental attitudes contrasts an older generation with a younger speaker. The first flapper questions parental reasonableness while the second asserts parents are reasonable if they will accept the benefit of youth insight.
Sixteen months of worry and debt drag to a turning point as the buyer nears relief with an auto purchase offer. Negotiations hinge on reclaiming control from a wrecked vehicle and securing ownership.
In a clipped exchange, Gabbleton proclaims a rough status quo and a better outcome, while Festus Pester retorts with a grim verdict. The dialogue hints at tension, uncertainty, and a larger consequence for the community.
A fragmentary classroom exchange shows a pupil and teacher addressing a misused verb and a gag about silence. The pupil notes a toast went on in silence while the instructor corrects language in a moment of confusion.
A cryptic note discusses Mrs. Janes iine and birds, contrasting feathers with a high price. It mentions drones and a fine bill to pay for those aboard, implying financial concerns over costs and living expenses.
A vivid line sketches a flyer soaring through the summer sky as Aud shouts. The text mixes playful banter about fashion and a tongue in cheek comment suggesting a police sentence if caught, blending whimsy with a touch of satire.
A fragmented recount recalls a youth tauntingly offering a ride to Centerville and racing off in a car. After twenty minutes he asks about distance, joking that it is far away though the prompt remains unclear.
The Boston Transcript notes a back and forth about whether her complexion is naturalized. Ned asserts she did respond, whether as a question or a statement, and the exchange centers on her honesty.
A wry joke circulates about a man adrift who survives on an insurance policy pulled from his pocket, yielding humorous proof that policy provisions feed survival in a desert isle quip.
A damaged OCR fragment contemplates a woman who can bring down heaven and mentions several people named Dawes. The readable text hints at contemplation of fear and love, with unclear context or full attribution.
A fragmented line hints at struggle over money and modest sufficiency. The text contrasts desire for wealth with irritation at overabundance, implying a preference for just enough in hardship. No identifiable people or institutions are present.
In a Detroit News tease a young lawyer jokes about age in romance. Violet coolly asks if age matters, and Ted retorts to reconsider his stance as she questions the timing of their marriage.
A late hour yields a quiet home until a loud crash from upstairs shatters the silence. A young man gasps in alarm, and a girl dismisses it as a mere hint from the father, leaving the scene unsettled.
An odd article notes a professor in a college teaching natives to express language fate through a Siamese hymn. The student responses reveal a mix of misheard lines, such as one reading I was a traveling written. The piece shows language misinterpretations and cultural mismatch in a historical classroom setting.
A garbled OCR passage shows dialogue about a daughter at home and life commentary. It mentions a chauffeur job inquiry and references to a repair shop and a tire dealer, suggesting a hiring scene with unclear context and damaged wording.
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