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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
1
About 2700 dollars have been turned in toward a 2750 goal set by the Lititz Community Chest campaign this year. Three solicitor reports remain to be turned in, and officials expect the goal to be surpassed if they meet usual amounts. The board’s final meeting of the year discussed next steps and Christmas relief efforts.
Mr and Mrs A Weidman celebrate forty years with a dinner inviting friends including J K am Charles Yerger W C Frymyorv Walter Weidel and daughter Lysle Harold Israel Charles Ralph Wahecker and others from Johnson City Talmage and nearby towns.
About 700 people attended a Sunday evening concert by the Accapella Male Chorus East Petersburg at United Brethren Char Church. Mohler of Towson gave a reading on The Other Man by Van Dyke while a fine program was performed and well received in Ephraim and Philadelphia areas.
Souvenirs offered with purchases of 25e or more this weekend. Special feature Walnut Candy 449 Tb. Charles TI. Regennas promotes this sale at Luts rkot House.
Postmaster Paul Seather urges patrons to shop and mail early as holiday mail volume surges. He says mailing gifts cards and letters a week to ten days before Christmas ensures delivery by Christmas Day and aids postal workers. Postage rates: letters to out of town add 3 cents per ounce. local matter 2 cents per ounce. greeting cards in envelopes 1 cent per ounce.
Mr. and Mrs. Landis Stehman entertained at dinner Sunday with guests Mrs. John Buckwal, Mrs. Mabel Myer and son Gerald of Banks, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Buckwalter and sons Paul Robert Richard Junior and Marold of Bareville R D 1, Even Stehman of town, Evelyn Wenger of Akron and Lester Buckwalter of Bareville.
The regular Incal Parent Teachers Association meets Tuesday afternoon December 18 at 3 in the school auditorium. A Christmas program includes carols and a program by graduating pupils. Miss Mary Passnachi of Rothsville will give several recitations. The public is invited.
H Reist Landis of 350 North Broad Street Lancaster County a widely known figure died at home yesterday morning at 82 after a four week illness A lifelong Mennonite Church member he organized Heb Sunday School and served as its superintendent A Millersville normal school graduate he taught four years retired farmer moved to town and engaged in Borough affairs He was director of Lititz National Bank the Paper Box Factory and Lancaster County Fire Insurance Co He also served as organist and director of the Independent Continued on Page 9
Christmas trees arrived Monday for the Roebuck Memorial fountain display in the square and were installed by Borough workers on Tuesday. They will be lit for the Christmas Holidays as in previous years.
A Sunday event at Charles Zell butcher shop in Penryn drew residents from Lititz Sporting UiN Rothsville Millport and Penwy n including Mr and Mrs Charles Diehm Mr and Mrs Martin Hess Ar thur Keath Samuel Dary and daughter Jacob Derr John Derr Emanuel Shearler Charles Weidman Elmer Zook Rufus Sheily and others for a four tiger butchering. Call Luts for good meat delivery services.
The Lititz High School Band plans its annual concert Monday in the Cheval auditorium conducted by James BR ra. Soloists include Tharp with Florence Shaffner of Curtis Institute and a former harpist from St Pauls Reformed Church, Lan caster. Robert Hackman, Pennsylvania high school bari horn title holder and Des Moines national contest entrant, plays Fascination. Dorothy Itle, daughter of Mr and Mrs Stewart Tittle, will perform Nola and Trees on marimba. A brass quartet also appears.
Community churches prepare for Advent season with cantata Musto of Bethlehem by United Brethren Church choir led by James Leather on Sunday at 7 pm featuring soloists and a duet. St Paul’s Lutheran plans its annual White Gifts service Sunday at 7 pm.
Local report covers the Lebanon County Bankers Association annual banquet and Christmas party at the General Sulfer Hotel last night with members and wives in attendance. The piece also lists numerous local families hosting gatherings and visiting relatives during the holiday period.
Schools schedule three day holiday programs with elementary grades performing Wednesday and Thursday and the high school glee club presenting The World's True Light. Teachers listed include Mary Sturgis Vera Hoffman Elizabeth Workman and Laura Rudy among others.
The Sunbeam class of St Pauls Lutheran Sunday School held its annual Christmas party Tuesday evening in the General Sutter with Momma Ruth and Mrs Roy Jr Wagner as hostesses. Officers elected: Miss Winona Leed president, Mrs Leroy Pfautz vice president, Mrs John New comer treasurer, and Mrs Harry Kready secretary.
A local man’s Saturday night purchase leads to a frothy eye mishap on Sunday morning leaving him temporarily blind. The narrative also notes Lester Hackman Ford Gochen anr Bill Pasnacht Carl Mathers and Bob Weaver spending the weekend in New York with subway quirks and a missed turnstile nickel.
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