This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1932
Page
8
Roy Hess of Lincoln and Jennie Fritz of Adamstown were married Saturday evening in the Reformed Church at Eph rata. The couple, unaccompanied, were wed by Rev. M W Schweitzer and will reside in Adamstown.
Maurer Chester A. Maurer son of Mr and Mrs Samuel H Maurer East Petersburg and Florence L Schopf daughter of Mr and Mrs Aaron Schopf Creswell were married Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the parsonage of the Lutheran Church Neffsville They will reside in East Petersburg after a wedding trip to Niagara Falls and Canada Victor A Maurer a brother married a week earlier to Lena H Jarrett of Lancaster in New York City
Arthur Leed son of Mr and Mrs Irvin Leed and Esther Strohm daughter of Mr and Mrs Irvin Strohm of town were married Saturday evening at 530 at the parsonage of the First Reformed Church Ephrata by Rev Martin W Schweitzer. Ring ceremony used with bride's brother Elmer Strohm as attendant.
Fifty years ago a curious Records item told how a man who did not pay his newspaper subscription haunted the editor after death. The tale ends with a caution to children to always pay for their paper.
The Linden Hall Alumnae Association of the Lititz Branch held its winter meeting on Thursday evening with Mrs. Walter Light presiding. A joint committee of Mrs. F W Stengel, Mrs. Mary Bechtel and Mrs. John Brubaker was formed to arrange the May banquet. Student performances included Adelaide Houghton, Barbara Bechtel and Emma Robertson on piano and the Glee Club singing Hone Chile and Trees. Mrs. Stengel provided coffee and doughnuts.
Observers with patience watched the moon occult six of the brighter Pleiades stars Sunday night. The spectacle began after 9 PM as the first star vanished behind the moon and ended after 11 PM when the last star emerged at the lunar western edge, with occasional clouds briefly obscuring the view.
Mrs Laura Workman 59 wife of Hiram Workman of Spruce Street died at home Sunday afternoon after a lingering illness. She was born Laura Baum and lived most of her life in Lititz a member of Moravian Church choir Ladies Sewing Society and Speak No Evil Circle. Survived by husband two sons Carl of Elia Ohio Roy of Antwerp Belgium father Wilson Baum Lititz sister Esther Brunner Baltimore. Private funeral at home 2 P M yesterday burial Moravian cemetery. R M Spacht funeral director.
Nancy Romaine Haines 21 months old daughter of Mr and Mrs E L Haines of 4 Hartraft Avenue Norristown died at home on Tuesday Services will be held Saturday at 2 PM at Moravian Church and burial in Moravian cemetery Survived by her parents father a native of town mother Dorothy Mae Hoover of Lancaster before marriage and her grandparents
Infant Robert, son of Mr and Mrs LeRoy H Hoffman of Brickerville, died Thursday aged two days. Survived by parents and sister Jane. Services held Friday at St John’s Lutheran cemetery.
We meet all cut prices and many items are lower than the advertised prices of cut rate stores.
Brickerville held private services at the house following a private ceremony. Local officials attended as family and friends gathered to remember the deceased in a quiet, respectful setting.
Miller Hackman 27 of San Francisco died at 4 P M Friday at the Homeopathic Hospital Reading of diabetes after two weeks illness. He was brought in unconscious earlier that afternoon and died an hour after admission. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Jacob L Hackman of Lincoln and widow Mary Burke of San Francisco. Several siblings live in Lincoln Murrell Wissler's Mill San Francisco Akron and Murrell. Services held at Lincoln home then Old Order German Baptist Church before body shipped to San Francisco for burial.
Lemon R. Myers, 79, died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday at his son Walter's home in Ephrata after a three week illness. Survived by sons Harry, Walter, Earl, Herbert of Ephrata, and Frank of Mohnton. a sister Mrs Harriot Steeley of Lincoln. Private services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Walter's home. Interment in Bowman's cemetery.
A geography published in 1796 places Litita in Lancaster County within Warwick Township eight miles from Lancaster and seventy miles west of Philadelphia, noting this settlement as part of early regional descriptions.
The description notes an elegant church and row of houses for single sisters and brethren forming a large square, plus private homes with store and tavern on one street. Lititz Moravian Congregation and surrounding farms bring the population to about 300 as of the 1787 census, alongside a chicken mash ad for EBY’S Starting and Growing Chick Mash.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.