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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1935
Page
11
SNOOPS continues with social quirks and mischief around town. A barber dozes in bed and wakes to a light switch mishap. A water gun incident leaves a pitcher spilled. State road workers delay oiling E Main Street for lunch. A Hallville man tries to drink beer, claiming work in a wheat field excuses his age.
Mr. Wolf, a skilled automobile mechanic, earns a strong reputation for painting and body work. In Germany children attend public school to fourteen, then may pursue college if affordable or train as a mechanic for five years. The war took relatives, but they rebuilt life in America and made many friends.
A program listing selections by Edna Mohler Chorus and supporting groups includes readings and musical pieces such as One: Sweetly Solemn Thought Meredith I Want My Life to Tell Till We See Thee Our Galilee The Old Rugged Cross What Did He Do Offering In The Garden On Great Lone Hills Finlandia While With Ceaseless Course the Sun God Will Take Care of You Benediction and other pieces.
R W Zink of Manheim will install amplifying apparatus this afternoon to project music across the park. On Sunday the Accapella Chorus performs in Brunnerville grove at 7 30 P M daylight time to benefit the United Brethren Church.
Mrs I Garr of Philadelphia spent several days in Lititz installing a new risk classification system for the Lititz Agricultural Mutual Fire Insurance Co. A new concrete pavement was laid on the Dr Lane property between Lititz Springs Bank and Dr D C Martin's home by Thomas W Steffy. Ford Godenaur returned Tuesday from Lancaster General Hospital after an appendicitis operation.
State Highway Department workers apply tarvia to East Main Street West Lincoln Avenue and Water Street with a 10 ton roller. Half street sections are treated at a time over the next days while Constoga Traction crews oil and lay stones on S Broad Street near their rails. Borough crews repair alleys and streets with tarvia as preparations continue for two weeks. Households are urged to keep rugs ready at doorsteps.
In the Lititz Theatre first Amateur Contest of the second series the Knight Sisters adagio dancers won first prize Tuesday night. Maddie Greer took second for tap and a comic song. Henry Lutz earned third for musical saw. Contests run every Tuesday between shows and local talent is invited to enter by seeing the manager before Tuesday night.
A wedding reception for 40 was held at General Sutter Tuesday afternoon at 12 30 following the marriage of Miss Anna Long of Lamdisville to Stanley R Addison of Washington. The ceremony occurred in Zion Lutheran Church Lamdisville. Mrs Charles V Pfautz was a bridesmaid. Miss Long formerly taught at Linden Hall. The couple will live in Washington DC after the reception.
According to district manager Frank E. Keiffer of P. P. & Co. the lights remained on after a bolt struck when the wires were thrown together. The short ended as the wires fell apart, preventing the automatic switches from tripping. If the short had continued, the switches would have made three contacts at 80 second intervals before ceasing function until located by hand.
In Brickerville the Emanuel Church grove hosted a Saturday class picnic and St. John’s Sunday School picnic at Mt. Gretna Park drawing local participants. Vernon Wingenroth of Murrell visited Wiest and Rock families while Elser hosted a class meeting. Lily W. Gerhart visited her son in Lititz.
Fifteen New York children returned home Tuesday after a two week stay as guests in local homes. No casualties were reported and all had a fine vacation during their stay.
The Rt. Rev. E. S. Crosland former Moravian pastor and bishop preached the sermon at Amos Bomberger's funeral on Tuesday afternoon. He returned to Staten Island that evening by train.
The program started Tuesday morning at the Park with 75 attendees. Story hours run every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 to 11 for six weeks and are free for all school children. Supervisors include Leon Dussinger for older boys Irene Keener for older girls and Betty Martin for younger children.
The Lancaster Colored team travels to Lititz for a key season game against the Lititz All-Stars tonight at Littitz field. The matchup highlights the season's top traction and local interest in the softball scene.
Improving Harry Gorton son of Mr and Mrs Fred Gorton of South Cedar Street underwent an operation last Tuesday for a knee infection at St Joseph s Hospital Lancaster. The operation was successful and drainage tubes were removed. Doctors expect the boy home in four to five weeks. The life saving blood transfusions were given by his father amid the procedure. The father reports the blood loss left the boy weak but without further ill effects.
Mr and Mrs B M Seaman and family visited their son Tom at Camp Shand on Sunday. Miss Mildred Brookmyer recently took a position in Hershey and Gibbel offices after graduating Lititz High School. Wm Hornbiger joined Wilbur Suchard Chocolate Co office staff. James M Mummert of Farmers National Bank on vacation this week. Miss Virginia Whitmyer of Kalamazoo Mich niece of Mrs A L Douple visiting the Douples. Ulrich family seventh annual reunion set for Poplar Grove near Brickerville on Sunday July 28 with music and games. Charles Kopp ill with summer grippe.
Injure Feet Landis Stehman recuperates at his home on Second Ave after slipping while carrying a box of oranges for B. M. Seaman. He struck a door breaking a bone in the fourth toe of his left foot. Henry Stoner near Lexington suffers a bruised foot when a wagon wheel ran over it Tuesday.
Today's RECORD showcases a variety of local happenings across the city with brief notes on events, community notices, and upcoming meetings. Readers find updates on school activities, municipal updates, and neighborhood developments throughout the edition.
Host Hershey and Gilbbel general agents for Harleysville Mutual Casualty Co entertained about 80 local insurance agents at a dinner and meeting Friday in the General Sutter Hotel.
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