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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
4
An 1913 overview notes over three and a half billion admissions to moving pictures last year and suggests cinema may reduce saloon licenses. It cites drownings, swimming skills, railroad wage disputes, Italian workers, local events, and vinegar laws as interwoven social topics.
The annual picnic of all Sunday schools will be held at Kauffman park on Thursday August 21. Stores and industries will close for a town wide holiday as an elaborate sports program is prepared for Manheim.
The Penryn column notes fishing industry activity led by Isaac Fahnestock and Horace Weber. It mentions painting homes, closed stores on Tue and Wed, and local visits by Henry Singer, Hiram Kaehler, and others. Several residents, including the Diehm and Zartman families, are pictured in daily tasks, outings, and yard work.
Local observers watched Schaefferstown best Annville 6 0 on the baseball field. Community events include July 19 Kleinfeltersville picnic music by the Silver Corner Band and July 26 St Pauls Reformed Sunday school annual picnic at Fountain Park.
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