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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1928
Page
5
Local church listings show multiple congregations across Lititz and nearby towns. Services include sermons, Sunday schools, and special events with noted pastors such as Rev Knittle Rev Crosland Rev Raezer and Rev Weichsel among others. Additional activities include mission society meetings and ecumenical gatherings before evening services.
The Moravian Pastor's Bible Class elected officers at a Thursday business meeting led by Rev Be S Crosland. Officers include President Harry Regenvias and Vice President John Breneman with Grace Keller as secretary and Guy Bomberger as assistant secretary. Treasurer George Keehn and sick committee chair Mrs Wilson Sheinberger completed the slate. The group plans a summer picnic in Graybill's meadow with a date to be set by the social committee. Refreshments followed the session.
The Moravian Church honors the fifty fourth anniversary of the missionary society with A Thenkleman of New York as speaker for morning and evening services and an address at the lower feast at 2 PM. Officers will elect at the evening meeting. The Francis Willard Y P B met at Amy Grace Buechter’s home on New Street Tuesday with fourteen attendees to discuss The Efforts of Prohibition and refreshments were served.
Immedi ate possession offered for a house on Lincoln Avenue. Apply to N. G. Yerger at 201 E. Lincoln Ave for details and leasing.
John K Myers age 91 died Sunday at Nettisville Brethren Home after four months illness. Survived by 3 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral held at daughter-in-law's home in Manheim with Gibble's cemetery interment. John S Stauffer age 52 died Saturday night at home after three months illness from heart trouble. Member of Church of God Lancaster. Survived by wife Ella prior to marriage, three children Anna Evelyn and Raymond, father John D Stauffer, sister Mrs Jacob H Weaver, brother Isaiah Staufer. Services at Strasburg Mennonite church with burial in adjoining cemetery.
David Foster Bowman son of Mr and Mrs David RB Bowman died Sunday night at their Centre Street Lititz home after three weeks of pneumonia aged 14 He was born in Lititz attended local public schools Surviving his parents a brother Kenneth a sister Mary and a married sister Mrs William D Long services were held Wednesday at 2 pm at the home and burial was in Lutheran cemetery Also John W Shelly 72 of 201 East New Street Lititz died Tuesday morning at 8 o clock of complications He was a United Evangelical Church member and husband of Lizzie Sellers His son Phares and brother Henry Shelly survive Funeral services will be held from the late home Thursday at 2 pm with burial in East Petersburg Mennonite cemetery
Mrs Elizabeth Martin nee Wolfskill widow of Jessi Martin died at her son Johns home in Rome near Lititz Tuesday morning from apoplexy. Survived by children Kate Hoover Lancaster John Elijah Bird-in-Hand Samuel Schasfferstown Jessie Akron Mrs Henry Overly Little Texas Md. Twenty three grandchildren and great grandchildren. Brothers Amog Wolfskill near Bernville George Ephrata John Terre Hill Jack Mehn ton. Lutheran church Rothsville member. Private funeral Friday at 1 at the house with public service at 1 80 in Millport church. Interment Millport cemetery.
A compact classified listing from Stevens Pa offers several used cars in good mechanical condition and good paint. Models include Buick Standard Six Coupe 1925 Touring 1924 Master Six sedans and tours, a 1922 Master Six Touring, 4 Chevrolet four door, Overland and Dodge touring cars in running order.
A bottle of Wm. B. Carter's Roup Treatment will prevent these contagious diseases. Always have a bottle on hand and be convinced. Dealers listed include N. Moyer Drug Store Lititz H M Snavely Lititz R D J M Bomberger Elm Stauffer's Store Rothsville Huncberger's Store Oregon Fahnestock's Store Brunnerville A W Lane Clay Pa.
A sequence of farm sale announcements across February and March detailing livestock such as mules, horses, cows, sheep, hogs, chickens, and farm implements. Entries note sellers like Oliver Hetrick, C F Hess, I Zimmerman, Harmon Reitz, Mrs Adam Hornberger, and Levi Brubaker with locations near Lititz, Bushong Mill, Hess Mennonite Meeting House, White Oak, and Brunnerville.
Classified ad seeking agents or salesmen to take orders for a well known line of food products and household items. Established 1899 with exclusive territory and good commissions. $1.80 per hour with $150 monthly earnings, transportation paid, country rights. Contact Sam Swan Dept 21 Brentwood Md Jan 12 31.
Classified notices offer a 100 acre farm job, sales positions for lubricants and paint, real estate office opening, mortgage placements, and multiple sale items including furniture, building lots, poultry equipment, a Victrola, a Crosley radio, and a Newton brooder farm setup. Names include ROYCE PAINT CO, A. M. SHISSLER, CHARLES WEAVER, IVAN E. GRUBE, JACOB M. CARPER, and locations Rothsville Lititz Cleveland Manheim.
A compact line presents decimal odds values 1.60 1.26 3.00 2.20 2.25 2.65 in sequence. No explicit event details or entities accompany the figures.
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