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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
4
The Lititz Record announces an annual subscription price of $1.50 under the editorship of R. E. Buch. The paper bears Lititz Pa post office second class matter status.
After New Year the retail season slows as families finish winter buys. Merchants counter with special bargains to clear stock and entice purchases, prompting shoppers to stock up if values seem exceptional. The public watches newspapers for signals of further deals and fresh incentives.
Akron news item lists United Evangelical Sunday School members who attended every Sunday during the year, names Rev. B. S. Hopes as pastor beginning revival services, and records numerous local social visits. Additional items note Wayne M. Zell executor sale, Nathan Rutt moving into Laura Roland building, wildlife and fishing notes, and several family and community gatherings with names and places across Akron and surrounding townships.
Mrs. J. E. White and Mrs. Wm Geiger with Ruth of Reading spent days with Rev. B. Hoppes. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Grube and Vernon visited Mrs. Grube’s parents, the Pflavmers, at New Holland. Lloyd Moh and daughters Mary and Leona were with the Clayton Yosts at Brownstown. Sophia Groff spent the week with the Carpenters in Lancaster. Elvin Frymyer visited the Bechtel family in West Reading.
Mr and Mrs John Uhl of Strasburg Pa announce the marriage of their son Floyd to Bertha Mae Long daughter of Dr D A Long of Lititz in Scranton on Jan 4 Upon their return they will live at 336 North Street Allentown Allentown apartments Mr Edgar Keefer son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Keefer of Crantham married Miss Susie Peters daughter of Harvey Peters near Manheim at Rev Henry K Hoffer s home on North Grant Street Manheim last Thursday Attended by Irvin Geib and Miss Ruth Nissley.
Eugene Weidler wed Miss Miriam Rudy daughter of Mrs Lillian Rudy at 7 oclock in the Moravian church the ceremony performed by Rev E S Crosland. The bride a Lititz High School graduate and former operator at the United Telephone exchange.
Andrew H Hoffman of Lititz and Ada Hurst of Farmersville were married Wednesday evening December 51 at Bishop Noah H Mack's New Holland home. Attendants were Mabel Hess Neffsville and Jacob Hurst Farmersville. They will live with Ada's parents until February 1 then start housekeeping on Nathan Rupp's Bareville farm.
The Penn State Telephone Company introduces new directory features with heavy type numbers for readability and listings across 33 exchanges in Lancaster Lebanon Berks and Chester counties. A Northern District edition covers Lebanon Pottsville to Altoona, and Columbia Marietta Mount Joy and Elizabethtown subscribers are now reachable via Penn State lines. One page lists rates between 70 key long distance points. The Lancaster main office is permanently established. the company serves 16 000 stations and over 150 000 connections. ADMINISTRIX NOTICE Estate of Kate Bear late of Warwick Township deceased Letters of administration granted to the undersigned all indebted thereto to make immediate payment and those with claims present them for settlement to Lititz Pa. Alice B. Stauffer Administratrix Joseph B. Wissler Attorney
Around Our Town visits the Smithfield area noting field roaming hogs for famed Virginia hams. Farmers kill and dress many hogs daily, salts the carcasses, then smokes them gradually. Local cuisine features boiled ham, corn bread, muffins, fried chicken, wild duck, and abundant garden produce. The community is sparsely populated with a strong family circle and shared hospitality.
The piece contrasts rural Virginia life with city entertainment, noting common guns at home, older Fords favored for mud and vibration, lower upkeep on Virginia farms, cheaper living, sparse store food, and many small sheds on farms. It mentions farmers forming a peanut growers association and co operation in tobacco packing, with peanuts selling for about 4 1/2 cents a pound. It ends by inviting readers to visit Ole Virginny and noting the Record costs $1.50 yearly.
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