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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1936
Page
9
The Record Printing Co. publicly issues its weekly notice through D Fulweiler and J R Johnson, recording the production and distribution details for the edition. This notice confirms the procedurals and responsibilities of the printing operation and assigns the key personnel involved.
Rising temperatures and light rain cleared streets revealing widespread potholes and water-filled gaps. Drivers must dodge damaged pavement on Lititz Pike East Main Street and South Broad Street as council plans road repairs after the snow melts.
A clipped verse fragment says a wagon tied to a station did not journey far. The speaker finds rough art and nature in the detour, noting the wagon remains an apple cart rather than a grand conveyance.
A clipped collection notes Lent humor and spring hints with lines about sneezes warm days and fragile words. It treats everyday scenes from barber shop chatter to weather woes and clever proverbs, hinting at social quirks and practical advice of the era.
The program lists many participants from Claxton College and Holden Academy including Nu gent Rosenberg Yerger Reynolds Hartranft Keath Keller Smith Pain ter Blanchard and Haines Hackman Demmy Hartman Bruce Sheaffer Mellinger Kopp Way Nugent Little Pfautz DeRoecco D’Haines Yall Ruth Showers Hackman Hornberger Sammet Good Maharg Stark Stormfeltz Todd Cooper Walters Fraelich Sheaffer Meiskey Rosenberg Dennis. A 75 member cast performs The Birthday Party with Mother Goose Fairy Little Hostess Jack and Jill Red Riding Hood Bo-Peep Mistress Mary Miss Muffet Golden Locks plus a large children’s pageant and chorus.
A road scene shows traffic confined to the edges of a pile with each side carrying one way traffic, leaving the center blocked. Drivers navigate around the obstruction as officials assess the site.
Mr. Clement Badorf bought a horse for over 200 dollars from an Ephrata party and rejected a later 40 dollar profit offer before the animal fell ill and died last Friday. In Brickerville Church case testimony closed and lawyers argue to the jury. The Knights of the Golden Eagle of Lititz formed Garfield lodge with officers from Philadelphia and Lancaster and Mt. Joy, enrolling thirty ten members.
Borough Council discusses widening North Locust Street by 10 feet and addresses street crossing complaints. Health officer receives back pay. Lititz gains new home for Ideal Cocoa. baseball plans surface with Loercher and Wagner as managers. Scarlet fever cases prompt school fumigation and a health review. Jacob Eberly returns from four years in the Navy. Washington and Lincoln day observances held with a large program at the high school. Herman Helman takes over Rudy building restaurant. St Pauls Lutheran Church committee named. Kreiter leaves Lititz Lithograph Co. and local storefront to be renovated for a cigar stove business.
Sunshine Men's Bible Class members held a monthly meeting at Barton Weber's home with J W Buch W F Getz Howard Murr W P Beck J G Mumma J C Buch A F Getz Paul Fry Rev L H Yergey Ivan Fry elected treasurer replacing O F Brown who recently died A social hour and luncheon followed. C E Society program at Evangelical Church led by Miss Cora Getdé with solos and duets. D C Boyer and Ray Harnish toured New York City on business. Clearing ice and snow remained difficult. Several residents plan to attend the Reading conference this week.
Business reacted briskly where weather was favorable and overall activity ran ahead of last year except wholesale lines lagging due to weather. Winter merchandise inventories were low, replenishment difficult. building permits remained strong and home construction activity exceeded 1984 levels. New York saw brisk business, Chicago slow with rare buying bursts as weather eased. Southern cities showed up to 60 percent gains over earlier weeks in 1985.
Dr and Mrs Harry J Herr spent the weekend in Philadelphia and Long Branch as guests of Dr Geo Rathmyer and Dr Eleanor Rathmyer. They attended the Penn Athletic Club box for the 4th Annual Charity Ball and dinner given by the Philadelphia Osteopathic Hospital and its clinics.
Lancaster County Firemen's Association will hold a meeting at the Eden Fire Company hall tomorrow night. Monroe W. Sloyer of Lancaster Boys' High School faculty will address the gathering. The Melody Kids of Eden and Grace Reformed Church choir will provide entertainment.
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