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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1931
Page
8
A veteran singer known as The Old Maestro unveils a clever new tune titled Who’s Your Little Who. The piece features his distinctive slightly-cracked baritone and upbeat swing refrain. It has already become a regional hit, with publishers showing interest and stations adopting the song as a featured number.
Watchnight services are planned in the Moravian Evangelical and United Brethren Churches. The Moravian Church hosts two prayer meetings at 10 o'clock and a Watch service at 11 30. Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church offers a continuous service starting at 10. United Brethren Church runs a 9 o'clock continuous service lasting until year’s end.
St Luke's Reformed Church installed Sunday officers led by Elder Nathaniel West and Deacon Paul Bushong among others. Elected elders and deacons include Nathaniel West David Bowman Dulabone Paul Bushong Jacob Eberly Wm Carper and others with ordination and installation planned for January 10 during the morning service.
Jerusalem Reformed Sunday School of Penryn has reorganized and elected the officers for 1932. The article lists new officers. it notes the reorganization and the church group’s leadership for the coming year.
President Russell Bishop leads as President with John Diehm as Vice President and A Y Keath as Superintendent. Claude Bender serves as Secretary with Sarah Long as Assistant and Mrs Carl Weber as Librarian. Ed Carter acts as Treasurer with Irvin Keath as Treasurer. Pianists Mary White and Sara Long are listed along with a Flower Committee and cradle roll and department superintendents. teachers to be appointed Sunday.
Grange session led by 3B. L. Miller on pro aim with roll call of New Year resolutions. John Gatehach reported on Clarkisburg trip ending in round table on Blood Testing Cattle led by Samuel Bush i. Lincoln Stauffey spoke on The Tobacco Problem and a session on The Best Way Roads Are Made by Stephen Levan. New member pledged. Next meeting January 12 with officer installation by Mr. Bolton. Pomona Grange to meet Lancaster January 9.
A past correspondent laments the drop in horse shoing prices causing many locals to leave the business next spring. Churches and parties ushered in the New Year with services. Marriages announced include J R Reifsryder and Minnie R Dissinger and David RickerL and Olive May Sturgis. Broad Street home sale by Alexander Bear. New storage bin installed by Bollinger, Martin and Muth to unload coal quickly. Butter prices ranged from 30 cents a pound to 82 cents a pound with 28 cents a dozen later noted. A Christmas dinner hosted by Josiah Snavely and a long Christmas turkey feast. A package of cigars from five to fifteen inches long given as a gift. numerous holiday parties were reported.
Dr Stover, pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church The Friendly Church Philadelphia, will speak at a service in the Ream Memorial Lutheran Church Denver on Tuesday evening January 12 under the auspices of the Young People's Council District No 10. He is a prominent lecturer.
Augustig Buch, who left Lititz in 1867, returned for Christmas and was surprised by town growth. Levi Fraetch, living west of town, bought a pig in 1880 for 1 cent, raised and sold $19.80 worth of shoats and killed the pig which dressed 445 pounds.
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