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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1929
Page
4
The Lititz Record lists E. D. Fulweiler and J. R. Johnson as editors and publishers for the paper. It notes the publication is entered at Lititz Pennsylvania post office as second class matter.
A boy about eight or nine sledding on East Main Street yesterday barely beat an approaching auto by three inches. The near miss highlights the risk of reckless play and the need for parental and public warnings to prevent accidents.
J B Minnich of Maytown shares a detailed tobacco growing guide. He cites seed sources Otto Olson Eph rata Gov ernment Experimental Station and Hibshman Slaughter Swart Seed and emphasizes fall seed bed manure field prep lime and heavy fertilizer. He advises staged topping and suckering to shape a regular crop and proper wilting and ventilation during curing while noting vigilance against weather risks.
The C. E. Group of the United Evangelical church elected officers for the Junior Keystone League including President Arlene Beck and Vice-President Gilbert Weaver. Teachers listed include Gilbert Weaver and Maude Bender. The Mission Band also named officers and a pianist.
Supt J W Bueh awarded seventy two diplomas and seals to members for regular attendance over periods of one to fourteen years. Other items note illness, sales, a public sale, home visits, and family gatherings in the community.
PINE HILL residents report numerous Sunday and weekend visits. Families including Landis Ober Wentling and Kortie spend time with relatives in Buffalo Springs Hopeland Bainbridge Rothsville Lititz Washingtonboro and Lebanon. Revival services continue at Brunnerville United Brethren church.
The Lancaster Automobile Club promotes two countywide initiatives. The first seeks state takeover of the New Holland Pike at the earliest date. The second advocates improvements to the dangerous traffic conditions at the Lititz Pike bridge near the Lancaster stockyards.
Marion Talley, youngest Metropolitan Opera prima donna, appears at the Fulton Theatre Lancaster on Friday evening February 8. Reservations may be made by writing the Fulton Theatre Lancaster Pa for seats to hear the eminent soprano assoluta.
The text claims Hawaii has 20 islands with 9 inhabited and notes distance from the mainland. It presents a geographic assertion about number of islands and habitation, but the exact figures and sources are unclear.
The Lancaster Automobile Club plans an attractive booth at the Auto Show in the new State Armory on North Queen Street between Lemon and James next week. Marconi's Invention note questions credited wireless telegraphy claims and cites critics about misuse of invention.
A quip from the Toledo Blade notes that middle age is when one can go to bed leaving the hero to his worst enemy, a wry reflection on aging and storytelling.
Mrs George Rose and two daughters of Lancaster visited her son Charles over Sunday. Martha Otto sister Hoa and Blair Otto of East Petersburg visited Harry Otto's family. Several local families including Fry Balmer Todd and Habecker groups visited relatives over Sunday. Wayne Habecker delivered a tobacco load to Lancaster and more tobacco remains for sale nearby.
Clay Cullings and families joined Mrs. A Z Weidman and Alice Weidman for a Sunday dinner in Brickerville. Visitors included P O Elser with Rev O O Leidich visiting Mrs Hannah Mellin ger in Mt Airy. Duck dinner guests featured Samuel Elser and Nissley family, Edna, Eshleman, and Harvey Reissnyder. Other gatherings included J W Gerhart and Rufus Heisey with Margaret Gerhart as well as Ida Pfautz Ellen and Velina Futer of Ephrata. Some girls attended a basketball game in Ephrata Friday evening.
Fragmentary OCR passes show a dated polemic about a proposed execution plan. It notes disapproval and a call to heed or oppose the action, with garbled phrases referencing commands and hands and a supposed oath or sign. The readable words indicate political tension and call to resist or condemn the measure.
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