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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1928
Page
4
The Lititz Record lists editor and proprietor B. E. Bach and notes subscription at $1.50 per year. It also states the paper is entered at Lititz Pa post office as second class matter.
The piece reflects on February births of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and weighs influence of great leaders versus ordinary workers. It argues nations progress when dominant personalities inspire, while neglecting reverence to high ideals by Pennsylvanians could slow civilization.
Neighborhood items report visits by Menno S Habecker and family in Elmer D Todd's home. Elias Kitnier and family and Mrs Amos Frey visit William Horst at Penryn. Charles Rose and son George in Lancaster. George Druckenbrod Eli Yo cun visit Rev Frank Druck and family at White Horse. Mease and Isaac Weidman worked tobacco for Benj Sheaffer at Erbdale. John Engle and wife visit Brickerville. Yiemer Bomberger in Lancaster General Hospital improving. Nestleroth Penn Township supervisor cleaned Hallville to White Oak road. Abram Graybill and family visit Milton Hershey at Penryn. Charles S Rose and children attend funeral of Rev Charles Al Holzinger in Lancaster. Mrs Galen Balmer sang at Brunnerville Church.
A group led by Harry Seiverling and including Chaves Busser Nora Irene Seiverling and others enjoyed a sleigh ride Tuesday night last week. Nearby gatherings featured Mr and Mrs Elmer Rock hosting guests, dinners with Elser and Gerhart families, and various visits among Ober Zartman Berry and Heisey households during the prior weekend and Sunday.
A visiting party stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Carper and family near Manheim. They were hosted by Mrs. Ida Pfautz, Mrs. Ellen Futer and Velma Mae, daughter, along with Mrs. J. W. Gerhart, on Monday evening.
Local society and church groups report a weekend of visits and events. Mrs Cullen Carpenter and Fay and families from Lititz shared gatherings with multiple households including the Hess and Bushong families. Community members hosted dinner and attended oyster suppers while churches organized prayer observances and elected officers for Missionary and Cemetery groups.
A Farm Journal summary reports Walter Burr of Kansas State Agricultural College arguing the U S farmer remains central to national progress. He challenges Rome era parallels, noting rising farm efficiency, larger holdings, and ongoing farmer influence amid broader economic shifts rather than decline.
A brief fragment discusses the city classes and the major agricultural regions, noting how light angles may affect them if present. It hints at a perspective on regional differences and observation but lacks clear events or details.
Kansas based Mennonite leaders and educators say 6000 U S Mennonites in Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma prefer staying in America where they enjoy religious liberty and pastoral life without interference. They note Canadian Mennonites may migrate to Paraguay, but Old Colonists and many U S Mennonites remain content, while debates over immigration policy and potential relocation continue.
A columnist urges that boys from farms be kept busy during vacation with honest labor such as potato picking to curb reckless speeding in cars. The piece argues work teaches dignity and prevents wasteful driving, noting the boy from a farm learns value from service rather than indulgence.
Letters of administration granted to the undersigned for the estate of John M Shelly late of Lititz Pennsylvania. All indebted persons should pay promptly and those with claims must present them for settlement to Administrator Joseph B Wissler at R D No 2 Lititz PA. Atiy
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