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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
9
The Lititz Record is issued weekly by The Record Printing Co and D Fulweiler with J R Johnson as editors. It is entered at Lititz, Pennsylvania, Post Office as second class matter and communications addressed to South Broad Street Lititz PA.
The article reflects on the 13 day lead up to Christmas with bustling shoppers, festive windows, clear weather aside from weekends, and the joy of giving. It emphasizes generosity within the community, the fun of gift wrapping, and Santa’s role in delivering cheer to others less fortunate.
The Mora vian Sunday School Chapel hosts an antique room showcasing a high Philadelphia Combback Windsor chair as the centerpiece. Surrounding pieces include four Windsor arm chairs, a Chippendale cushioned chair, Billy Penn style flat back, a tilt top table, a large walnut secretary, a walnut melodeon, and six decorated chairs plus donated sofa and upholstered chairs from Ralph Spacht. The collection reflects Revolutionary era provenance and offers a vivid glimpse of historic furnishings.
Last Sunday at United Brethren Church in Warwick the rebuilt edifice reopened under Rev. D. D. Lowery. Improvements cost about $2000, with pledges and cash raised by end of the day. The report also details a week of harsh weather, extensive horse shoeing, injuries from accidents, market prices, and local business notes.
The Lititz High hockey team ended its season with a 5 to 2 loss to the Harrisburg Hockey Club on Saturday morning. Earlier, the Shippen School Alumnae team beat Harrisburg 4 to 1 in a preliminary match.
News and views for the farmers Brubaker Stauffer Neffsville Miley were among three farmers elected to the seven member Lancaster Dairymen Association board at a Saturday meeting in Lancaster. E H Furlow was chosen as president. Joseph Bucher Naaman Hershey were elected to the Lancaster County Tobacco Growers Association board. Plans call for a tobacco show in Lancaster early next month and the full display will travel to the Harrisburg Farm Show January 20 to 24.
Records kept on 14 farm gardens estimate the returns on an acre to be 280.47 dollars. Light manuring over large areas yields better returns than heavy applications over small plots. More than 10 tons per acre is generally poor economy.
A kitchen shower honoring Mr and Mrs Richard McCreary was hosted by Mr and Mrs John McCreary with music by an orchestra and sixty eight guests. Many local families and visitors shared meals and Sunday dinners at homes of Geyer Hoover Mumma Long Hacker Loose and others including nurses from Lancaster General Hospital.
Department of Commerce notes broader gains in industrial activity and retail trade for last week with improvements in employment and steel output. Construction permits totaling 674 million reflect strong residential building while tobacco crops in Kentucky and Tennessee ease slightly in price. Bank deposits rise and November auto sales hit new highs as the International Livestock Exposition draws 200 000 attendees in Chicago.
The Lancaster County Historical Society nominated Dr Herbert H Beck of town professor of mineralogy and chemistry at Franklin and Marshall College for his 12th term as president at a Friday meeting. Officers elected will be chosen the first Friday in January. Members honored Dr Beck after Franklin and Marshall College conferred an honorary degree on him. He has taught at the college since 1901.
A playful ditty extols daily apples for urban walkers and medical staff. It humorously urges strong greetings to nurses and promotes eating apples in quantity. The verse champions the Northern Spy variety as a preferred choice for the best treat.
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