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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1936
Page
9
Final reports show Lancaster County Branch raised 539.83 dollars toward the student loan fund set at 500 dollars. Miss Anna K. Miller of Lititz High School guides the committee, testing residency, senior status, character, health, need, and scholarship to determine aid.
The Game Commission opened beaver season for 15 days with a limit of four beavers per trapper and up to ten traps. They extended the skunk season into March amid criticism, noting overrun of skunks threatens game supply and farmer concerns over crop damage. Weather in December and January reduced catches, necessitating the extension to reduce surplus.
A Springs Committee meeting in W H Muth's office approved park upgrades including a larger south side pavilion of about 75 by 100 feet and planting of many trees.
Jacob Grossman, a farmer near New Haven, lost a large batch of sausages when one fell into the fire and set the rest ablaze making them unusable. Next Tuesday local elections are held with Warwick and Lititz districts choosing school directors and a tax collector. Prof H A Brickenstein guided two sleighing parties from Linden Hall Seminary to Lancaster with dinners at Keystone House. St Pauls Lutheran Church opened for public worship with six pillar chandeliers and seating for 440.
The Literary Digest reports the 400th anniversary of the first complete printed English Bible now celebrated in English speaking lands. Miles Coverdale began around 1527 and saw a 1535 Bible printed from German and Latin sources. His translator’s skill drew praise from H W Hoare for shaping the cadence and rhythm of the Authorized Version.
Spruce Street host Miss Thalia Hershey entertains several guests from Philadelphia Millersville and Lancaster. State College, Harrisonburg and Reading visits are noted as friends travel for weekends and church services. Local families host relatives, attend funerals, and share meals including Eschbach, Lutz, and Workman gatherings.
Severe weather boosted some lines while hindering others with fuel and merchandise stocks drawn down and special sales lifting trade despite subzero conditions. January showed better activity than a year prior as industrial demand varied across regions and earnings remained strong.
A compact set of wry lines reflects on weather, schedules, and life’s ironies. It notes repeated snow effects and postponed plans including Mr and Mrs Robin. The roal man and overcoat keep earning, while gardening yields weeds amid changing seasons.
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