Hairlike Needles From English Factory Reach 400 Million Year
An English needle factory produces 400 million needles annually. The finest needles use wire barely thicker than a hair, with 5,000 of them weighing an ounce.
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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1929
Page
8
An English needle factory produces 400 million needles annually. The finest needles use wire barely thicker than a hair, with 5,000 of them weighing an ounce.
In the Wamara's Woman Companion a speaker who has addressed many mother groups says that many mothers believe their child is different, reflecting the common worry discussed at lectures on child psychology.
Ephrata residents visit relatives while Miss Ober and Miss Myers spend time with family. Alden Ober and Anna Rock host guests. J W Gerhart household lists Sunday visitors from Klinefeltersville Lititz and Elm. Clay Township notes harvest finished. Wesley J. Miller, 73, Lancaster Firemen’s Association trustee, dies of heart disease at Lincoln home. Survived by wife sister Emma Wertzh and brother Joseph. Miller, a member of several fraternal lodges, honored with services at home and Zion Reformed Church Lincoln.
In a special Sunday morning service at New Holland, the Lutheran Congregation of the Borough began building operations for the Greater Trinity church. Rev G A Kereher, president of the Lancaster Conference of the Lutheran Church, preached the sermon at the ceremony. Read the RECORD Classified ads.
Local society column lists families travelling to Harmony Assembly August 17 to 19 at Camp Harmony Hooverville Pa and other summer activities. Families include Steiningers McClouds Mathers Kulp Breitigan Fishery Sturgis McCreary Bender Shissler Pfantz Leed Miller Grosh Dubs and Huber. trips cover Watkin s Glen Niagara Falls Thousand Islands Speculator Adirondacks and Boy Scout Camp at Chiquesan. several attending art courses and Temperance Institute. a youth camping group at YWCA near Pequea. a hospital visit and a birthday girl at ten years old.
Pine Hill residents report a series of Sunday and weekend visits. George Fernster and family from Hershey dined with Amos Wentling and wife. Elmer Good and family hosted Parke Good and children. Amanda Rapp from Lititz visited Fianna Hollinger, Edith Hollinger called on Sunday. Daniel Wentling and kids visited Emmanuel Frey in Manheim. Miller siblings from Hess Church joined Ruth and Robert Wentling. Bernice and Violetta Highs, and Raymond Loose with Betty, socialized with Walter Ehrhart family in Rothsville. Biemesderfer family from Selinsgrove stayed several days with John Landis family.
Lancaster County reports two major fires on Saturday with a third in Chester County. Irvin Heisey’s farm near Elizabeth town lost four buildings and tools ending about 25 000 dollars. his home narrowly escaped. Firefighters saved livestock and the farmstead. A second blaze on Jacob G. Huber’s Witmer farm destroyed three buildings worth about 15 000 dollars, while a third fire at Charles English’s Russellville area caused roughly 8 000 dollars in loss. Fire crews from Friendship No 1 Elizabethtown and Rheems fought the blazes. The causes were suspected spontaneous combustion or faulty wiring.
Paul Miller of United States Asbestos Company Manheim plant was seriously injured when his head was caught in a loom while at work. He is at Lancaster General Hospital with severe facial injuries including lacerated ears and nosebleed. Miller lives in Manheim and is from Ephrata. coworkers freed him after his cries attracted help.
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