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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1927
Page
4
The Lititz Record notes E. Buch as editor and proprietor with ownership details. Subscriptions are listed at 1.50 dollars per year. The publication is entered at Lititz Pennsylvania post office as second class matter.
The piece notes widespread complaints about churches, businesses, and civic groups failing to accomplish more due to insufficient public support. It argues that many critics give stingily while spending lavishly on personal pleasures, and urges redirecting savings to religious, philanthropic, and improvement efforts to preserve their value.
The piece notes increased winter sports opportunities for town residents. It highlights businessmen shedding weight through bowling and headpin challenges while youth and girls play basketball. It laments the dim classroom voices of rooters and urges physical activity to sharpen the brain.
Sunday evening the Woman's Missionary Society of Mt Zion Evangelical church presented a program with devotional exercises recitations readings musical numbers and an offering for the Albright Memorial church in Washington DC. A Loyal Workers class meeting was held at Mrs D K Smith's home with several members present. A large community meeting followed as Mr and Mrs W K Nelson of Lititz visited the Malschnee home.
Reading and nearby families hosted guests Sunday with numerous stops across Reams town Ephrata and Leola. Visitors included Johns of Carlisle. Metzler Taylor and Reidenbach families. Royer Buch and many local households hosting relatives from Lancaster Lebanon and Eben Elm area.
The W M S held Self Denial Week with an offering for an Evangelical church in Washington D C. Brownstown’s Big Five beat Reading Live Wires 34 to 31 after an extra period on Akron floor. Brownstown Reserves topped Ephrata Reserves 86 to 380. Rev L A Werner attends Harrisburg conference starting Feb 24. J W Buch to serve as lay delegate.
Brickerville residents and local families visited J. Irwin Huber and his mother on Sunday while others, including Mrs. Joseph Gans recovering from illness, spent time with son Samuel and family in Manheim.
Mrs. Samuel S. Weist and son Lem spent the weekend at Schoeneck with the S. B. Steely family. The Weists attended the funeral of Mrs. Henry D. Eberly of Ephrata at Mellinger’s church.
Mr P K Bomberger rests at home with rheumatism as John Bomberger and Emlen Landis set out to Harrisonburg Virginia to fetch Miss Lizzie Bomberger. On the return near Hagerstown Maryland the Hudson car swerved hit a telephone pole causing only a smashed fender and running board.
Herbert Mann and family visited friends in Lampeter Sunday while Mrs Elmer Todd and Mrs May Balmer called on Henry Miese in Lexington. Tobacco commerce continues locally as Harry Shreiner and Charles Rose shipped tobacco to Lancaster. Amos Frey is listed as sick. Moravian Men's Missionary Society marked its 53rd anniversary with Rev Reineke of York as speaker and officers elected at the post service meeting.
The organization lists officers including president H. C. Seldomrdge, Morris Kauffman as vice president, Louis Huebener secretary treasurer, Charles Regennas and B. L. Miller as collectors, and Lloyd Smith-Alfred Couple as alternates. Donations total 10 dollars to Olivet Mission York, 100 dollars for Rev. Bishop's salary in Nicaragua, and 60 dollars to the Evangelistic Fund. The day’s offering was 81 dollars and 25 cents with nearly 100 members.
Mr. W. FE. Hickman withdraws from the Lititz Real Estate Exchange where he partnered with E. E. Habecker. E. E. Habecker continues the Lititz office at 18 S. Broad St. offering real estate,Straus bonds and automobile insurance with prompt attention to inquiries.
The article describes coordinated cooperation between the State Game Commission county associations landowners and scouts to feed birds including quail and Hungarian partridges during winter. It notes feeding best practices such as corn shocks near fences and reports to game wardens. It mentions shipments of Hungarian partridges from Europe and local stocking success aided by government and Washington.
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