Lititz Boys Face Ephrata In Deciding County Contest
The Lititz High School basketball team travels to Ephrata for a pivotal game that will decide the County championship. A Lititz win secures the crown. an Ephrata victory gives the title to the latter. The town recalls Lititz’s past losses and four straight county crowns, yet the current squad has surged to a tie atop the standings.
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Ephrata
Lititz
Lititz High
Columbia
Manheim Township
Red Cross Drive Ends With Strong Local Support
The Red Cross flood relief drive in town and county ended with canvassing near double the proposed quota. Lancaster city also nearly doubled its goal while the national effort exceeded its quota by four million, totaling ten million.
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Red Cross
Lancaster City
Debate Over Roosevelt Court Plan Widens Nationally
Commentary across the country reacts to President Roosevelt's proposal to expand the Supreme Court from nine to fifteen justices. The New York Times supports the idea but says voters should have known of it before the election, suggesting the plan may have been hastily prepared after his re election.
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court
The
New York Times
Worthwhile sale and local news from 1887 Lancaster area
Public sale at Mrs. Ellen Souder’s residence drew many bidders. 526 items sold, part of house rented to Allen W. Zug at $7.25 monthly. Local diversions include a sleigh ride mishap, church baptisms, a Lancaster wedding, a sudden widowhood, a 50th birthday, turkey yard escapades, snowfall, cold snaps, choir sleigh ride, postal clerk Vera Habecker’s tenure, twin baby arrivals, bumper bretzel demand, evangelistic services, a new shooting gallery, and a tie for a eye-shot contest enforcing a perfect score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Souder
Allen W. Zug
Moravian Church
Ephrata
Vera Habecker
Stork
Charles Pfautz
Paris Nissley
Bretzel Bakers
Moravian
U. B
Brethren
Moving Picture Show
A. W. Miller’s
South Broad Street
C. E. Lane
Wayne Longenecker
Public sale fuels high prices for antiques and homes
A February 8 1912 sale near town attracted a large crowd as prices soared for antiques. Two 2 story frame houses on S Broad Street and on New Street Warwick sold to buyers on private terms for substantial sums. A new restaurant opened on B Main Street and church plans called for a $5000 organ overhaul. Florence Doster broke a leg after slipping on an icy sidewalk. Tobacco shipping peaked with 5 1 2 carloads shipped by W M Pfautz.
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Peter B. Burkholder
Hershey & Gibbes
Lydia A. Doster
S. Broad Street
D. Alonzo Long
Allen B. Keller
New Street
Warwick
W. G. Oberlin
Harry H. Snavely
Wm. M. Mumma
B. Main St
Moravian Church Council
Edison Company of
Lancaster
Florence Doster
Broad St
Banner Tobacco Shipping
W. M. Pfautz
Strawberries as a Natural Dentifrice Claim
A vintage prescription note states that ripe strawberries are a natural dentifrice. Its juice, without preparation, dissolves tartar crustation on teeth and leaves the breath sweet and agreeable.
Sayings on truth hunger and courage in common wisdom
A collection of aphorisms notes that truth revealing small flaws, vegetarian pragmatism, average ego versus wealth, and fear undercuts heroism. It comments on appearances and social judgments with witty proverbs about hats and birds.
Galatian towns in early Christian history
The meditation outlines Galatia as four towns later forming the Galatian Churchs and tracing Paul's mission there from his conversion to his later voyage toward Macedonia. It notes Jewish influence, Roman provincial status, and the spread of gospel truth from Paul’s letters to the Galatian churches.
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Antioch
Pisidia
Syria
Asia
Paul
Tarsus
Galatia
Penetcos
Zalatia
Jerusalem
Arabia
Troas
Macedonia
All the Home News in The Record
A compact home news brief from The Record notes local happenings and community items in a periodical section titled All the Home News. It highlights neighborhood events and everyday civic bits for readers.
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Record Printing CO
D. Fulweiler
J. R. Johnson
Editors and Publishers
Lititz, Pa
South Broad St
Dave
David Helman
A. B. Lenhart
Lexington
Pine Hill
Jonathan Lowry
Mr. Helman
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Henry H. Bomberger
Mary S. Huber
J. Max Hark
York
Baltimore
Washington
Reuben J. Erb
Henry H. Grosh
Chas. H. Sprobst
Springs Hotel
the Gibbel Agency Insurance Brokers
S. Broad St
R. B. Gibbel
Mgr
Ste Ae Leh
Wolf’s Garage
West Main Street
Clarence W. Kissinger
W. H. Muth & Co
Wertsch’s
Spacht
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