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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1933
Page
1
The Community Chess drive shows only five of seventeen teams reporting ages, with eight teams behind and total gifts below half the year’s $4,000 goal. Cash and pie contributions top $1,000 so far, while past totals hovered around $2,000 to $2,600, as the board eyes a leaner budget after a sharp cut. Continued on Page 5.
The Garden Spot Legion post 56 holds its regular monthly meeting this evening. Plans will be made for a delegation to Columbia tomorrow night for the county meet and the new post commander will preside.
A PTA home room mothers meeting will be held in the school building Monday evening at 7 00. Mrs. Carroll, county president of BP, T A will be the speaker.
Ms and Mrs Ila announce the birth of a daughter at 2 18 AM at Lancaster General Hospital last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Frederick Reuchmann of S Broad Street announce the birth of a daughter on Friday at 11 o clock.
Walton advertises a home portrait service offering photographs of a family and children to keep as a Christmas keepsake. The message promotes a picture of your children at home, with a contact at Althouse 128 8 Broad St and phone 15-3.
The Pollard Players present a three act farce It Won't Be Long Now Tuesday night at 8 15 in the high school lyceum program. A hard boiled business man is reformed by a doctor and his love as he learns he has 24 hours to live after being told he took poison. Reserved seats at Moyer's Drug Store. Tickets 85 cents each or season tickets for $1.00. The same play appears Monday in Lancaster.
Frank M. Hunter was reelected president of the Lititz School Board at a Monday night session. H. Posey was reelected vice president. Members present included Hunter De Posey Snyder Hershey Yoder. The board adjourned sine die after minutes were read and officers sworn in.
The Rev. F. A. Weicksel, pastor of the Brickerville Charge of the Antkeran Church, is convalescing at home on West Grange Street after an operation at Baker Hospital. He returned from the hospital Monday evening and is reported to be getting along fine.
Hundreds in Lititz and nearby areas received Christmas Club Checks from local banks on Wednesday. The distribution totals thousands of dollars, expected to stimulate spending in local stores. Also notes a roller skating event on Saturday at LUTZ HALL.
Lanle stores prepare for Christmas with decorated windows and displays of new and desired goods. Stores will stay open until 5.30 pm on Thursdays this month, with evening hours to be announced later.
Attendance reports show overall 97 percent across local schools with junior and senior high achieving 98 percent. Total enrollment stands at 939 pupils, including 469 boys and 470 girls. Of these, 429 students attend junior and senior high schools.
Civil Works Administration funds will start four improvements in Lititz, including East Orange Street and Front Street repairs, painting of the fire hall, construction of a 10 acre athletic field, and widening Lititz Springs Creek. About 750 men will be employed for two months as projects commence after church notices urged unemployed men to report to the fire house Monday.
Geo. C. Miller advertises a fish sale at 131 Spruce Street offering six gold fish for 25 cents each batch. The notice emphasizes value and local shopping.
The Farmers National and Lititz Springs National Banks will close at noon Saturdays beginning this Saturday under the NRA Code adopted last Saturday. Other code provisions took effect December 2 and, while complex, seem to be working satisfactorily. Pamphlets outlining the code are being distributed by the banks for interested depositors.
Beautiful photographic greeting cards offered for year round cherishing. Envelopes included and photographs taken in a home environment. Low prices advertised. Contact Walton HR Althouse at 1380 S Bread St by phone 15 M.
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