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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1928
Page
4
The Lititz Record EB and Buch are listed as editor and proprietor with subscription at $1.50 per year. The paper is entered at Lititz, Pa. Post Office as second class matter.
The piece critiques how many people still rely on Groundhog Day shadows and old beliefs to forecast the weather, noting folk lore persists despite science. It highlights forecasts tied to calendar days and the first snow, arguing that people let superstition guide plans.
A study of major newspapers shows large ad spends in winter as a strong investment. Merchants advertise to counter dull midwinter trade, drawing customers to stores with timely bargains and shaping local shopping habits.
The article discusses a plan to abolish short February by creating 18 months of 28 days each with an extra day. It argues calendars would no longer show month lengths and weeks would align to fixed day dates. It notes calendar ads would need new formats and that February’s brevity rarely troubles people.
Whitney's Valentine material offered for making valentines for children at Scott's Book Store for 25 cents a box. The listing notes supplies suitable for kids crafts and gift card occasions.
Sunday saw roads closed between Halfville and Lexington with men riding horseback and others in sleighs. Saturday residents recall Galen Balmer visiting Ralph HE Adams home. Farmers urge damp weather to strip tobacco while the new electric line reaches Hallville to J C Garman. Snow shovelers worked Monday.
Rev O O Leidich of Schacffers town Lebanon County hosted at the Samuel W Elsers home along with Mr and Mrs Samuel Nissley and Edna. Mr and Mrs David Eshelman were also guests. Mrs J W Gerhart visited Lititz and Manheim with her sons and their families and attended Neighbor Tabernacle services. Miss Stella Keller is on the sick list.
The Zion Lutheran Ladies' Aid met at Mrs Isabell Grubes home while the group hosted a baked ham and roast beef supper at Fire Company Hall. A fourth Community meeting is scheduled there Sunday with Bishop E L Woodring as speaker and the Church of the Brethren Chorus of Ephrata providing music. Local visits include Mrs Maria Smedly now of Reading, and several residents from Lebanon Philadelphia Chester Shillington and Reading visiting family friends.
Mir Charles Sheaffer of Philadelphia prepares to build a double stucco bungalow along the trolley road fronting Main Street. A scheduled basketball game between the locals and Allentown was canceled due to a major snowstorm. Blizzard halted trolley service from Saturday to Monday. snow plows cleared drifts. The late Mr Butter's home sold to a Lancaster party on private terms. R D Graybill sold his mill and other real estate to G S Cooper private terms. S M Herr and family attended the funeral of a former brother at Bind-In-Hand last Friday. The Evangelical church W M will observe Self Denial Day of Prayer next Sunday February 5. morning sermon by Rev L A Werner. evening speaker Rev J A Leck of Schuylkill College Reading. special music by J L McQuate and family of Reading.
The Lancaster Automobile Club urges motorists and pedestrians to show courtesy during winter driving to reduce accidents. President Edward Gable stresses use of safety equipment, awareness that speed limits vary by zone, and drivers must adjust to conditions and school-zone rules.
In the Northwest, flying wolf hunters Clyde Ise and Charles Orely of Rapid City hunt packs from a plane. They receive state bounties per wolf and bonuses from owners, plus market demand for their kill. The pilot and gunner swoop on packs, scattering and killing wolves at close range for profit.
Ice explains Cap per's Weekly how airmen attack wolves during winter missions. He notes pilots target the largest remnant after dispersal, sometimes pairs or threes, then swoop in while gunners fire. Flights average two to six wolves per sortie as fliers learn the tactics.
The Saturday Round Table on February 4 at 3:30 AM in the Farm Bureau rooms Lancaster will be led by Prof. E L Moffitt of the Farm Management Department State College. It covers the business end of farming including income, labor returns, expenses and how farmers can keep business records in 1928 with little time.
The worldwide Christian Endeavor movement marks eight days of observance from January 29, the date of the first society founded in Portland Maine under Rev Francis E Clark D D. The organization, now in 100 countries with about 4 000 000 members, began with 25 members. Dr Clark led it for nearly fifty years. On the closing Sunday February 5 many churches will hold special services.
Rev. Moses Grossman, 68, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Conyngham, died from a heart attack last Saturday night. Born in Lititz, he previously served as pastor in York, Addison, and Lairdville, Pennsylvania.
The Department of Agriculture reports a better year for tobacco growers led by higher prices and improved quality. Despite 46,200 acres less planted since 1926, growers expect about 34 million dollars more revenue in 1927 with average returns rising from 143 to 167 dollars per acre.
Fragmentary OCR notes claim macaroni originated in Italy and spread widely across centuries. It mentions a food preparation of durum wheat and suggests a Chinese parallel product, with uncertain dates and wording.
A little girl, engrossed in comic weeklies, is handed her first golf lesson as she prepares to hold the ball and asks her father a puzzled question about her father’s power and permission.
British aviators report encounters with attacking eagles and swifts while flying over European airspace. Several pilots describe eagles colliding with propellers, circling planes, or trailing the craft to attempt a strike, with some flights forced to emergency landings.
Saturday's snowstorm recalls two famed blizzards of 1888. March 11 1888 left the county snow bound for three days with trains marooned and windows broken by snow piles. February 1 1888 dropped twenty inches of wet snow, snapped wires, paralyzed rail and road traffic for days amid 60 mph winds.
Dr. Theo dore B. Apple urges readers to vent homes in winter by opening windows and doors briefly to admit fresh outdoor air. He warns against full sealing of houses, notes superheated air can harbor germs, and recommends twice daily ventilation to maintain health and safety.
The passage extols Carver's craft and gumwood as ideal for refined carving and lighting effects. It contrasts advertisers who plan with scrapbooks and records to gauge success against those who advertise little and rely on vague impressions. It asserts advertising as a key business guide and records the lack of data by non-advertisers.
A borough council meeting approves a 10 percent maintenance share totaling 48.40 for a project and discusses Regennas radi ator parts with a 22.42 price and 20 percent profit, selecting the higher 22.42 quotation. Several bills are authorized for payment including labor, police, salaries, supplies, and services, with a list totaling multiple vendors and amounts.
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