Lititz Record Editorial Policy and Contact Address
The Lititz Record is issued weekly by The Record Printing Co with editors E. D. Fulweiler and J. R. Johnson. It is entered at the Lititz, Pa post office as second class matter. Communications regarding news or business should be sent to 9 South Broad Street, Lititz, Pennsylvania.
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Christmas Surprise to the Wrong Person by Blanche Tanner Dillia
A mistaken holiday order leads to a heartwarming mix up as Mrs. Barker delivers a Christmas dinner gift to another family. A grateful Mrs. Baker learns a kind gesture funded by Atwood Market brings her sister for Christmas. The mix up reveals gratitude, generosity, and festive strain in 1930s small town life.
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Blanche Tanner
Dillia
Atwand
Church and Congregational Officers and Programs
Kissel Till Lutheran Sunday School elected officers led by Superintendent Arbert Heishu and Treasurer Raymond Dobbs. A New Year Eve program at St Pauls Lutheran featured songs readings and talks. Zion s Lutheran held annual meeting electing Brubaker Romig Steiner Lengel and others. Moravian and Reformed churches announced forthcoming services and a Nicaragua mission fundraiser event. Rev Dr Paul Leinbach to address Penryn youth service.
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Kissel Till Lutheran Sunday School
Arbert Heishu
M. M. Stauffer
Florence Stauffer
Ada Foreman
Raymond Dobbs
Ralph Stauffer
Kathryn Ober
Raymond Dubbs
Charles Bechtel
Monroe Leeking
Herbert Henshu
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Jesus
Witmyer
Guy G. Calvert
J. F. Stoner
Friendship Circle
Zion’s Lutheran Church of Akron
S. G. Brubaker
E. L. Romig
Carpenter Zwally
C. F. Steiner
P. W. Weidman
Arlene Lengel
Anna Mellinger
Albert Fritz
Paul Pfautz
E. EB. Trupe
Paul Weidman
E. I. Romig
Harry E. Mohn
Paul §. Leinbach
Philadelphia
Reformed Church
Penryn
The Vagabond Returns Home for Christmas
A hobo named Ben Martin, once a familiar figure in Brayton, returns to his old town for Christmas. He visits Aunt Agatha’s house, reconnects with friends now settled, and contemplates whether to stay or leave again, choosing sentiment over certainty as he heads south.
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Brayton
Christias
George
Wan
Agatha
Uani
Avsutha Gbermain
Ben Martin
Gmpson
W. J. Thompson
Bill
Bil
Ben
Tara
Bert
Pag
Fred
New York
Martha
Ben Mechin
Christmas Coasting Down a Hill of Gold
In Nevada a boy Norman finds Christmas spirit on a snowless hill of a mine dump. Mining president Mr Sterling salvages gold via cyanide filtration, gifting a gold button from Norman’s torn coveralls, showing respect for the hill’s wealth.
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Norman
Nevada
Mr. Sterling
Sonny
Obscure Dates of Christmas Observance Through History
The text notes Christmas was not widely celebrated on December 25 until about a century after Jesus death, with observances later appearing on January 1 and 6, March 29, September 29, April 19, and May 20.
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Jesus
Christmas Shopping A Joyous Occasion by Mary Graham Bonner
A 1930 scene depicts townsfolk strolling through a snowy street laden with bundles. A rocking horse and an airplane shape mark two large gifts amid wreaths and bright window displays as shoppers exchange cheerful wishes on Christmas Eve.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Peace and Good Will in Ada's Timely Lesson
In a church service Ada Strather contemplates peace and forgiveness amid family tension. Her nephew abandons a medical path to study art, clashing with Ada’s wish to uphold the Stratnor family tradition. A sermon on peace convinces her to seek reconciliation, renewing hope for a Christmas outcome.
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Ada
Katherine Edelman
Kath Edet
Ada Strather
Stratnor
Hfe
Timely Christmas Ideas in Acrostics Offer Cheer and Hope
A brief verse suggests assigning virtues as gifts for a merry Christmas. It dreams giving Cheerfulness to the crabbed, Hope to the hopeless, Riches to the righteous, and Industry to the Indolent. It adds Salvation to the sinners, Truth to the tatters, Mirth to the moody, and Ability to the ambitions.
Armageddon Plain Kishon River History Mentioned
Classical geography traces the Kishon from Mount Gishoa and Mount Tabor to the plain of Esdraelon, feeding Megiddo and the Armageddon battlefield. Names linked include Deborah, Barak, Gideon, Saul, Jonathan, Josias, Pharaoh Necho, and Shabnaser, with Napoleon and Turkish forces noted in battle context.
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Armageddon
Mount Gishoa
Mount Tabor
Esdraelon
Megiddo
Maskacre
Allent
Kingdom
German Court Rejects Lion Tamer's Right to Head Between Lions
A Prussian court ruled that a lion tamer may not place his head between a lion's jaws despite a historical prerogative cited by the performer. The judge confirmed the police action and the tamer left vindicated but without the risky practice.
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Meath
Oysters Rise as Rat Menace Declines at Donegal
A London Answers tale claims oysters off Trelynd near Donegal grew to huge size drawing thousands of rats to shore. A fisherman reports rats being crushed by oyster shells in shallow water as shells trap their snouts. The story says the shellfish prevail and rat danger wanes, leaving locals satisfied.
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Trelynd
Donegal
London
Old English Weather Vanes On Historic England Structures
Weather vanes appeared early in England and were common on towers castles and secular buildings with banner shapes while churches used roosters. Saints emblems decorate many vanes such as St Peter's London with a key and St Laurence with a gridiron. St Sepulchre's features four pinnacles each with a vane, giving rise to a local saying about unreasonable people.
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England
St. Peter's
London
St. Laurence’s
St. Sepulchre's
St. Sepulchr Tower
A Christmas Story and Aunt Lucia’s Christmas Help
Day before Christmas bustle fills the house as Aunt Lucia helps with gifts and preparations. The Sun day School plan to give to the poor, charitable work follows a candle service and carols. Christmas morning brings gifts and joy as Aunt Lucia recalls last minute shopping and the joy of giving.
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Lucia
Joe Ann
Aunt Lucia
Cousin Sue
Helen
John
Peggy
Santa Claus
Jane
Lititz High School Pretzelette December Note
A line from the Lititz High School Pretzelette expresses thanks for helping maintain the Santa Claus spirit, reprinted from the December issue of the school publication.
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Lititz High School
A Puff for Conscience
A humorous tale with a novice plumber on his first dig. The helper watches as the master completes a floor by candlelight. The apprentice asks about charging for his time. The master retorts, suggesting the helper blow out the candle and stop being so conscientious.
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