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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1926
Page
4
The Lititz Record reports the Pynchers earned their second win over Embreville. Details note the game held in Lititz, Pennsylvania, with post office classification listed. (Entities: Lititz, Embreville, Lititz Record, Pennsylvania)
A rural game report describes weeds thriving beside a garden as a metaphor before detailing the Punchers’ 10 to 3 victory over Embreeville in Chester County. Shultz pitched nine innings for Embreeville, while punches scored in bursts, with Rubican injuring a shoulder early and Diehmy, Doremus, and Hoffman among key contributors for the Punchers.
In Lititz the author argues that drivers chase fast travel times while missing the value of a journey. Observing nature, towns, and local crafts along the route enriches understanding of human progress and appreciation for beauty, beyond speedometer measurements.
A collection of short, dated quips on harvests foods and social life. Notes on wheat oats corn and apples, family reunions and picnics, vines grapes and berries, polite behavior and public holidays. Casual reflections on rural economy and seasonal abundance.
Neighborhood notes report the Loyal Workers class of the U K Sunday School meeting at Mrs Amanda Roether with teacher Mrs Laura Roland and many members present. A luncheon followed. Nearby churches announce Children's Day services and a Saturday picnic among Lutheran, Mr Zion Evangelical and United Evangelical Sunday Schools. The community records a fatal injury from a cart ridge in a boy named Earl Daniels at the General Hospital and lists visiting relatives and neighbors spanning Lititz Reamstown Myerstown Camden and Reading events and Sunday gatherings.
James and Dorothy spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Josiah Swope at Newmanstown. Rev S N Wolf and Mrs S N Wolf visited the Charles Wolf family at Reading. Mr and Mrs Herman Rottmund and son spent a day at Hershey. Mr and Mrs William Brugger and Mrs Henry Shirker visited the Harry Heineman family at Talmage. Mrs Lavina Smith visited her daughters the Ed Childs and Allen Kilhefner families at Reading.
Household visits at Neffsville include Elias Eitmier family Amos Frey family and Jacobh G Eitmier. Elmer Todd and family visited Penryn. Ielen Weber funeral held after typhoid death with large attendance. Wheat ready to cut. haymaking finished. Garman sold five automobiles last week.
The Harry Wealand and Samuel W. Eser families traveled to Schuylkill Haven Sunday for a pleasant trip. J. W. Gerhart’s household hosted guests including Mrs. Bertha Morrow, Mrs. Ethel Heisey, David Heisey, Miss Gladys Irwin of Cincinnati, and Miss Dierwech ter of Ephrata, with Rev. Shautz and Mr. Keener and two children visiting Schaeferstown. Rufus Heisey and Mrs. J. W. Gerhart joined a short trip to Palmyra and Manheim. Mr Grube and family experienced a Saturday fire at home but contained it without fire department aid.
A Brownstown column reports serenaders entertaining three recently married couples Mr. and Mrs. P A Brown Mr. and Mrs Luke Weidman and Mr. and Mrs H F Madeira. Visitors include Mrs Claude Shaner and son Carl Reading and Mrs Catherine Sieverling Millingville. Numerous local families hosted gatherings with many Reading and Fleetwood connections.
A Baltimore Evening Sun quip notes that a person’s appearance might hint at whether he prefers reading about polar flights or chickens, reflecting a humorous take on reader tastes.
A compact reflection on libraries as sacred repositories preserving relics of virtue and wisdom, where authentic knowledge rests without illusion or imposture. The quote underscores reverence for venerable texts and the enduring value of truthful scholarship.
Memorial notices recount the lives of Moravian figures tied to Lititz and nearby areas. Martha Mohican Indian taught at the Sisters' School. Maria Schmidt endured hardship before joining the Sisters’ House. Mary Penry, a Welsh descent diarist, died 1804. Burials span Spangenberg in Hornhut and Zeisberger in Goshen.
G L Hepp prominent Lititz businessman dies in New York City survived by four grandchildren. Funeral held Tuesday at Moravian church with Rev Crosland delivering the sermon and obituary read. Interment in Moravian cemetery. Floral tributes large from Linden Hall Trustees and many groups. funeral largest in years in Lititz.
The Reading Holiness Association will hold its twenty sixth annual Holiness Campmeetings in Kricktown near Reading from July 16 to 25 at 7 PM. Special ministers and music directed by Sister Elsner. Campgrounds offer rooms meals at 1.25 per day, with single meals priced 30 to 50 cents. trolley transport available from Adamstown and bricktown pickup for trolley travelers.
A northern wildlife note ponders how a porcupine or similar creature endures 10 below zero perched high in treetops. The piece shifts to poultry care advice, urging litter changes and clean housing for winter egg production, then records memorial resolutions for Moravian School Superintendent George L. Hepp, praising his dedication and faith, plus a local 1926 sale notice for Pfantz Bros and Scott's Book Store offering 500 Victor Records at 4 for $1.00.
Classifieds offer 1924 Chevrolet Coach a five passenger two door rebuilt in shop with like new appearance and six good tires. A 1924 Chevrolet Sedan five passenger four door described as like new with plush upholstery. A 1921 Ford Coupe noted as A-1 condition with $50 down and easy terms. Also a Chevrolet Sedan two door five passenger priced at 125 dollars. Longenecker's promotes savings by visiting first.
Five hundred ninety one children are reported as defective mainly teeth to the community nurse and parents. Parents must have them cared for before July 15 and report to Mrs. Sara Jenkins at Bershire Hills Camp in Canaan Connecticut, who will file the report for the State Board of Health by July 20.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a metal linked to red fire from rockets and rail devices, with a yellowish stro ntum alloy. It mentions a promising deposit found in Nevain and a cryptic line about a dog in a Brown Jug context. The text is highly garbled but points to a metal discovery and early notes on its properties.
Sunday in earlier days meant contemplation of the hereafter, not a path to worldly goals. The Duluth Herald recalls a cultural shift as leisure and religious reflection outweighed travel and ambition on the sabbath.
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