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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1928
Page
4
The Lititz Record lists K. Buch as editor and proprietor with a subscription rate of 1.50 per year. It notes the paper is entered at Lititz Pa Post Office as second class matter.
The piece discusses new officers chosen for the coming year and the mixed feelings they trigger. It notes the burden on workers who gain office and the pride of neighbors at being selected. It argues leadership improves community life and cultural development.
J W Buch elected lay delegate at the quarterly Ev angleical church conference to represent the local congregation at the Eastern Pennal Conference meeting in Immanuel Evangelical church Reading February 23. Local team from York defeated on Akron floor 41 to 38. local reserves beat Adams town 43 to 41. A Werner pastor received fellowship Sunday evening. others noted include Mrs Leyi Montzer and Phares dientzer. Local meetings and visits span Manheim Lititz and Ephrata regions with several area residents cited in casual social notes.
A Pine Hill note lists Mr and Mrs Norman Forney Mr and Mrs Edwin Tutaz and children alia Howard and Eugene attending a wedding reception at Lané Forney's near Lititz in honor of their son and daughter in law Ben Forney. Additional attendees include Balmer Bollinger Gibbel Cr Vlorence Gibbel and many others from Lititz Lancaster Ephrata Ruthsville and Elstonville among extended kin and friends. Elmer Good hosted dinner Sunday for Mease Shissler Ehrhart Bechtel and Merv with a guest list from Lexington Lititz and Lebanon Valley College.
Mrs Earl Heagy and children from Manheim visited her parents the Leslies. Various families from Graffdale Lititz and near this place joined gatherings with Trackman, Reifsnyder and others. Several attended the State Farm Show in Harrisburg. Mrs Kauffman is ill. The Warwick Grave meeting at Rothsville and a Rothsville school talk by Prof Bailey are noted along with a local Electric Company pole installation.
Last week while using a 22 caliber rifle Lloyd Shreiner remained standing and talking when the weapon discharged. The bullet pierced his rubber boot and hit the fourth toe of his foot. Dr D W Martin of Manheim treated the wound. People attended local gatherings with neighbors visiting families across the area. Another note reports a tire stolen from Emlin Landis on Sunday and a neighboring church sighting near Lititz.
Clay Cullings notes township Directors visited several schools last Tuesday. Mr Samuel E Ferry attended the Harrisburg Farm Show Wednesday. Mrs Samuel Weist spent Thursday at Ephrata with the Lesher family. J W Gerhart stayed Saturday with Mr and Mrs Rufus F Heisey at Elm. Numerous dinners were hosted or attended by the Ober family and neighbors including Zartman, Neff, and Weist households, with visits to Kissel Hill and Lititz.
Halfville reports numerous family visits over Sunday with Paul Thompson family and M G Shreiner relatives from Lancaster and Brunnerville visiting. E D Todd and family visit Monroe Zartman in Lititz. Abram Graybill family visits Isaac B Graybill in Lititz. Cyrus Bambergee hosts a well attended prayer meeting. David Todd family visits John Engle in Wh Oak. Tobacco buyers remain active in the area.
The Akron area reports a meeting of the Pennsylvania Society of Farm Women Group No. 8 at Mrs. Clayton Wenger’s home with officers elected for the coming year. The piece lists society activities, church meetings, visitors, and numerous family visits across Lancaster and surrounding towns, noting social hours and a Brighten the Corner sing.
Mrs. Mary Oberlin spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs VanAullen at Lancaster. Benjamin Badorf visited Mr and Mrs Clem Badorf at Lititz. Edwin Hess and daughters Arline and Kathryn spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Newton Cowper near Bareville. Wayne Bender and sons Wayne Jr Charles and Marty, Walter Bender and son Eugene visited Mrs Elmer Hoover at Leola. Isaac Shirk and daughter Eleanora and Aaron Buch spent Sunday with Isaac Shirk and family at Lincoln.
The Moravian Church Women’s Missionary Society held a Thursday gathering at the parsonage with 27 attendees. President Mrs. Crosland led, piano by Mrs. Young, and a serving of a box lunch planned for February. The program featured reports on Labrador missions, Eskimo livelihoods, and arctic living, with bandages sent to Bethesda Leper Home.
A garbled local item claims Mark Starlings died on Cleet and Stew Ty Hands A wooin pair of stars, with Lan caster back officially 14 minutes. The tale cites a huge clock on the Court House as proof, then notes a starling supposedly wooed land and won his mate on the minute hand.
A fragmentary advertisement lists 1927 Chevrolet models including a Landau Chevrolet Cabriglet sedan and a Tu-Dour style sedan among displayed bargains. Names and exact prices are unclear due to the damaged text but the ad references multiple Chevrolet offerings from the era.
A flock of starlings gathers around the large clock at 3 43 drifting into a bird chorus. Birds perch on the clock hands and rim as time slows until 4 30 when the last bird leaves and the janitor adjusts the clock by 14 minutes. The birds continue to perch and chatter around the Court House day and night.
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