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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1926
Page
8
Franklin quote about family lineage and roots recalling a long settled kin group enduring through time. The remark contrasts distant ventures with those who stayed, noting how the family thrived alongside settled neighbors.
Lash's Root Beer offers ice cold mugs from the big keg and convenient sandwiches for lunch. Meals served at regular hours with take home options in sanitary paper containers. Call around to order.
Lititz routed Embreeville in Chester County 1 to 0 as Shultz limited the hosts to four hits and Lititz executed bunts squeezes and timely hits. The game featured a rare infield tag at third base, no walks, and a crowd gathered near Brandywine Creek with a hill climb nearby.
The Lititz Quai beat the Ephrata Ring Tossers 298 to 225 at the firehouse rear Saturday afternoon, by 73 points. Lititz players were Snyder Amer Kreider Evans. Ephrata lineup included Snyder Mellinger Taylor Frymeyer Tartranft. Malta of Lancaster to visit Friday July 2 at 7 30 P M. claimed county’s strongest team.
Scribes and fans weigh the major league outlook with the Yankees a clear favorite led by Babe Ruth whose 1921 pace may be topped. The White Sox, Cubs, and Cardinals vie in a tight National League race while Detroit and Washington show mixed signals and Philadelphia and Boston trail. Also noted is a large family gathering at Henry Mease's near Halfville with many relatives in attendance from nearby towns.
The last Denver ball team plays Lititz here Saturday July 3 with morning and afternoon games. Denver has faced Lititz on Independence Day before, and this scrappy squad always makes it interesting for the home team. Shultz will pitch the morning game for Lititz, Kreider has signed another good pitcher for the afternoon. Kreider claims Lititz’s squad matches their strong years though they lacked pitchers, now believed to be solved.
Fire insurance proxy promotes national independence as a policy for financial security. W. E. Hickman of Lititz Real Estate Exchange, Lititz Pennsylvania, offers fire and storm coverage through a home investment plan.
Listings discuss harvests and garden crops from July including cherries strawberries mulberries peaches raspberries and new potatoes. Notes warn about fireworks and visitor crowds for the upcoming Saturday and Lancaster events while mentioning cool July weather and the July dog days. Local life mentions include town gatherings and a suggested dog kennel location to avoid nuisance.
Elmer Getz drove an auto owned by E. K. Webber into Reuben Dull’s ice wagon on South Broad Street. The wagon was demolished and the horse bolted with the front wheels. Dull escaped with slight arm injuries. wagon helper James Mummert uninjured. Dull bought a new wagon the same day.
The Forney Clan held its third annual reunion at Littts Sprice Park with about 150 members from Lancaster County. Officers elected included John K. Forney as president and Joseph G. Forney as first vice president. The Leed clan of Lititz held its first reunion at Lititz Springs Park with about 100 attendees from Lancaster and Berks counties, electing John Leed as president and forming an executive committee.
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