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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1930
Page
8
Bids for the widening of Lincoln Highway Route 30 between Coatesville and Downingtown will be invited early in February. The notice came in a letter to Representative Norman Bailey from Wayne D. Myers, division engineer of the State Highway Department.
A ten foot strip of concrete will widen the highway to thirty feet with a broader shoulder on the side. Tobacco demand remains keen with a new high bid of 38 cents per pound for Henry K Seidentopf’s packings from Lancaster. Seidentopf, who refused last year’s top offer of 21 cents, seeks 40 cents after holding his crop through May and receiving 35 cents in November. County farmers expect a positive market due to better overall crop quality, no wildfires, and satisfactory curing.
The Moravian Church archives receive two James Buchanan letters one to Theodora Frueauff and one to Rev Eugene Frueauff. Theodora, Russian born, studied at Herrnhut and Linden Hall while Harriet Lane hosted Buchanan a Moscow connection and Wheatland tutor.
A historical note states that Japanese sake, or rice wine, sits among the oldest alcoholic drinks, with traditions dating back over two thousand years beside grape wine.
A compact adage notes that people take greater pleasure in objects belonging to others and favor what pleases others, citing the sentiment as a general reflection on desire and envy from Syrus.
A reflective aphorism notes that revenge leaves one even with one’s enemies, yet true nobility lies in forgiveness. Quoting Solomon and Bacon, the saying frames pardon as a princely virtue and the higher path beyond retaliation.
Craig Hazlewood argues American business needs thinkers not tradition binders. He cites Michael Pupin as proof education and curiosity fuel invention, urging young people to wonder openly, keep an open mind, grasp all facts, generalize, and apply ideas to real work.
About 14,000 U S schools operate school savings banking plans with ten million pupils learning systemat savings. Deposits exceed 326 million, 4.8 million pupils attend, 3.95 million participate as depositors. Interest paid totals 947,610 in the year. Forty three cities report full 109 percent grammar enrollment in savings programs. High schools show 41 cities with 100 percent attendance as savers.
It is estimated that about 20,000 persons in India die of snake bites each year. Hindu beliefs and reluctance to kill snakes contribute to the mortality rate.
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