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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1935
Page
9
The piece urges Lititz residents to join the Public Library Association as Charter Members before January 1936, highlighting historic learning, community progress, and future library development. It notes dues dates and membership status, urging involvement for future generations.
A large Saturday audience and a sizable Monday crowd enjoyed the Linden Hall presentation by local talent. The show featured Mrs. M. H. Yoder Miss Mae Baker J. D. Zahm C. S. Loeffler and M. Hess and earned 149.50 with expenses of 60.
The Lititz community sorrowfully reports the death of Howard T. Kyle principal of the Lititz Public Schools after several weeks of illness. His body was sent to York after services at the Sturgis House as teachers and over 30 mournful students followed to the train. In other notes a fire near Hess coal yard scorched grass along tracks to Rome, Miles Hallacher plans a new frame house, Miles Goda closes a fruit and provision store, and P S Reist gains vice presidency of a tobacco growers meeting in Lancaster on Monday.
A fragment urges readers to join, expressing pride in Lititz of yesterday and today and looking forward to Lititz of tomorrow. The note references Mr. M. C. Demmy and invites ongoing community involvement.
Mrs Annie Habecker and son Earl of East Main Street hosted Mr and Mrs Clyde Eshleman of Mr Joy, Mr and Mrs Ed Bess of Akron, and Mr and Mrs Norman Habecker and Vivian at dinner on Thanksgiving. Rev and Mrs R G Bechtel and daughter of Lebanon joined A M Shissler on N Cedar Street. Henry Shissler returned home for the weekend.
A humorous letter explains why the French are called frog eaters by recalling a Paris bar ordering a worm in a drink. It lists exotic foods from dried grasshoppers to bird nest soup and dog meat sausages, noting a store address for sourcing some items and joking about American markets.
Secretary Roper reports business trends show depression over with holiday trade likely to surpass last year and possibly best since 1930. National outlook cites farm income gains and expanded credit. city gains range 5 to 80 plus percent with New York, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Memphis, Kansas City, and St. Louis all improving.
Robert E Pfautz and J Roy Pfautz trading as Pfautz Brothers filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S District Court in Philadelphia. The filing by Owen Hershey does not list assets or liabilities. The firm faced an execution from Watt and Shand Inc of Lancaster for 1828 68 in damages. personal property was listed for sale but sale halted by the bankruptcy.
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