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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1930
Page
5
The W T U discussed Medical Temperance and patent medicines. Mrs. Mary Longenecker directed, Miss Ella Smeltzer led devotions, and members participated. The group planned an annual meeting in August on the lawn of James Coleman Memorial Chapel at Brickerville, with an offering of 77 cents.
Local Sunday School groups send girls to Spruce Creek Camp for two weeks and arrange for St Pauls Lutheran Sunday School children to attend Spruce Creek or Biglerville Lutheran camp. Names include Bea tric Bomberger Ruth Girvin Cleo Himmelberger Esther Miksch Ethel Miller Evelyn Pfautz Herma Rickert Kathryn Rollman Evelyn Snavely Martha Snyder Mildred Buch Mildred Ganewer Richard Zartman Rhetta Habacker Theora Keath Violet Helter Ruth Bachman Verna Hertz Ruth Carper Mary Franck and more. Mrs Sara Jenkins directs at Biglerville and Rev R Sammel directs music at Spruce Creek Leadership Camp.
The Lititz Springs course opened for the first time drawing a crowd. Operators Longenecker and Witmyer run an 18 hole layout with doors open for play this afternoon and evening. A charge has been set for both sessions.
A brief note suggests using a few drops of oil of rete rot vedar oil fed for fivers with snider. It claims that "he sheik rqvers will drive away ants" as a remedy.
A new approach teaches Aztec language without using the word bad or its equivalents, focusing on neutral terms. Schools in Mexico adopt the method to preserve linguistic integrity while avoiding negative connotations in classroom materials.
A fragmented OCR snippet with garbled wording mentions unclear items and quantities. Readable elements hint at a misread list or notice but no coherent event or names are identifiable.
John B. Grosh son of Clarence and Mrs Grosh of 2155S Broad and Anne M Eddy of Jersey Shore Pa were married at the bride’s home on Sunday June 29 in the presence of immediate family. The bride taught in Lititz High School commercial department for two and a half years. They will reside at Wrightsville where Grosh is employed by Maxon Wiley Construction on bridge work over the Susquehanna River.
Mr and Mrs George Weidman of Talmage announce the marriage of their daughter Helen to Roy Reidenbaugh of Lititz. The ceremony occurred May 29 at Smethport Ta with Rev Van Dyke of St Luke's Episcopal Church officiating.
William H. Enck, 80, died at 59 East Main Street last evening at 5 30 of complications. A furniture dealer and funeral director for 46 years, he sold the business to R. M. Spacht. Survived by two daughters Mrs H W Zeller and Mrs Daniel F Groff of Lititz and brother John M. Enck of Vandalia Ill. Three grandchildren. Charter member of St Pauls Lutheran Church and several fraternal orders. Funeral Saturday at 10 in St Pauls Lutheran Church with interment in Lutheran cemetery. R. M. Spacht director.
Mrs Harriet B Minnich eighty two died at 8 15 A M Saturday. Services were held Tuesday afternoon from the home of her son in law H M Eberly on S Broad Street and at Lititz Church of the Brethren at 2 P M followed by burial in Longeneckers cemetery west of Lititz. Beck Bros funeral directors. Survived by children Mrs John Batdorf Mrs E Evans Mrs H M Eberly G G Minnich and Hiram G Minnich all of Lititz and Mrs A M Shelley Mastersonville 25 grandchildren 18 great grandchildren two brothers Hiram Graybill Lancaster and Nathan Graybill East Petersburg.
Mrs Ella Risser aged 80 died early Sunday at the Brethren Home Neffsville after a four week illness. She is survived by stepson Levi Risser of Hagerstown Maryland. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Brethren Home with Beck Brothers directing.
Menno H Brubaker aged 78 died early Monday at General Hospital Lancaster after two weeks of illness from a paralytic stroke. Survived by one daughter Ina Rohrer near Lititz one brother Ezra H of Newville and two grandchildren. Services held yesterday at Lititz Menno nite Church at 2 pm with interment in Trummer Creek cemetery. R M Spacht director.
George Hivner, 78, died Tuesday from complications at the Zion Home for the Aged north of here. Survived by three children Albert of Lemoyne, John of Mt. Joy, and George. Funeral services set for this afternoon at 1 from Spacht funeral parlors with burial in Middletown cemetery.
A remark from Exchange notes that some families fear their ancestry so deeply they hire a family tree surgeon to manage the lineage. The lighthearted line reflects ongoing anxiety about heritage and identity across households.
A New York Times writer notes pictures of Chang Tao-lin pasted on doors in Chinese houses each early summer to ward off evil spirits and disease. He is said to have magic powers from ancient texts, including flight and control over winds, and to have sought the elixir of life in western China.
The article outlines Rob Roy, born 1671 in Buchanan parish Scotland and died 1784 at Balquhidder. It notes his lineage Donald McGregor lieutenant colonel, his red hair nickname Roy, Campbell surname, his 1691 Stirling descent, 1712 outlawry for embezzlement, and his later acts as a Highland freebooter aided by the Duke of Argyll. It mentions his inclusion in the attainder and his cultural legacy in a Sir Walter Scott novel and various works.
The house agent warns clients of drawbacks including gas works india rubber works a vinegar factory and a glue boiling establishment but notes advantages cheap rent and a clear sense of wind direction as a selling point.
The modern Italian language grew from Latin with early traces in a 960 Monte Cassino document. Florentine and Tuscan dialects shaped literature, with the Sicilian school at Palermo contributing much in the 13th century. Dante’s Florentine became the basis for the standard language.
The Jivaran Indians of the Andes foothills in Ecuador and adjoining Peru shrink human heads called tsantas. Heads are skinned after removal from enemies and then sewn, shrunk, and dried in ceremonial rites. The finished head preserves the facial expression and is displayed in museums.
The London Saturday Review notes Josephine as Napoleon's companion, neither mistress nor wife, yet integral to his life. It describes her as indelible in character, both bold and tender, a Latin divinity at times, yet also frightened and sobbing, carrying tropic scents and tales.
Spain is praised for its miles of beautiful roads rivaling Europe with new highways under construction. Wide passes follow precipitous rivers and allow safe passing even past a sleeping hay cart without waking the driver.
Cosmetics tracing dates from ancient times reveal vast lore and varied substances. Commonwealth Bay is identified as the windiest spot on Earth, with Mawson records noting sustained speeds around 44 mph over 22 months and gusts frequently reaching 60 to 70 mph.
A rare weather event on January 14, 1980 left most of the United States wet while the Florida peninsula, a slim Mexican border belt, and small offshore areas near New England and Puget Sound remained rain free.
The article explains that certain fibers attract dyes more readily than others, with wool showing the strongest affinity, cotton the weakest, and silk intermediate. Differences arise largely from chemical composition and fiber structure affecting dye uptake.
The most complete text of Hammurabi’s code was found at Susa on an 8 foot diorite stele taken as plunder. Fragments were recovered at Nippur and an Assyrian copy from the seventh century was found at Nineveh.
A reflective aphorism by Jou Bret urging focus on beauty and good while avoiding evil and falsehood, expressing a life philosophy about growth toward virtue and truth.
Alias subpoena for divorce issued for Isaac B Johns to appear in Lancaster Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas on Monday August 18, 1980 at 10 a.m. to show cause why Bertha Johns should not be divorced. Sheriff P P Dattsisman issued July 31.
Viola E Miller and Gertrude A Myers appear in notices for a Court of Common Pleas term 1930. The documents name Harry Miller and Chester M Myers, with sheriff P Dattsiman and date July 31, indicating deadlines and authority for the actions.
Margare t Rotit applies to John M Roth in a 1930 case in Lancaster Pa. to halt a divorce. The document cites Eloise Goohrig Rinehart and Raymond Rinehart in a court of common pleas proceeding. Sheriff involvement noted with July 31 reference.
The fragment lists errors in a visual page, noting items like a tree on rock, cross bars on a pole, a single unconnected wire, two different basket weaves, non canned sugar, misspelled ads, apple butter in jugs, and a misaligned stake. It mentions cannel coal, its candlelike flame, Kentucky Ohio Indiana sources, and a note on Sarah Bernhardt’s religious identity.
A fragment lists MIDDLINGS BRAN OATS CORN SHORTS WHEAT BUTTER EGGS LARD alongside Mill and Market. The wording reads like a brief groceries or commodity listing with multiple product names. No identifiable people or organizations are present.
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