Lititz Record details and masthead
The Lititz Record edited by E. Buch lists subscription at 1.50 per year and notes entry at Lititz Pa post office as second class matter.
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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1926
Page
4
The Lititz Record edited by E. Buch lists subscription at 1.50 per year and notes entry at Lititz Pa post office as second class matter.
A practical game urges families to build tennis courts in back yards to give youths a healthy, satisfying activity. It argues such courts can become neighborhood centers, keeping young people entertained at home and fostering contentment with a wholesome sport.
The column lists numerous Sunday visits and gatherings. It notes Hurl P Daniels funeral attendance and floral tributes as well as children from New York City staying in local homes. Many families from Lititz Manheim Ephrata Reading and Lancaster areas are mentioned visiting relatives and hosting guests.
Halfville reports Otto Peiffer and family of Lancaster visiting M. G. Schreiner from Saturday to Sunday. R. E. Adams and family visited friends at Silver Springs on Sunday. Amos Fry and his wife and son visited Mr and Mrs Smallel C. Frey at Pleasant View over Sunday. George Rose and family of Lancaster were also mentioned.
Charles Schreiner and family attended a Brickerville picnic Saturday evening. Elmer Todd is covering Jacob Kauffman’s meat routes this week. Mr Kauffman was treated at Lebanon hospital. Abram Bomsberger plans wheat thrashing this week. R K E Adams had a wreck at Clayton Brubaker’s Sunday evening. Israel Huber, once sick, is able to go out again.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs M Zeiser last Thursday. Many attended the Men's Bible Class picnic at Bare's meadow and locals joined the Bricktown Camp Meeting crowd. Several residents visited DuPont Delaware while Rev L A Werner attends the Perkasie Assembly. Rev Paul Werner will preach next Sunday. A heavy rain with hail crossed the area Sunday afternoon but crops were unharmed. The local baseball team beat Christiana 9 to 2 last Saturday. Multiple families attended a Wolf clan reunion at Bird in Hand Sunday and neighbors visited Lancaster residents Mr and Mrs P G Butzer and daughters Marie and Amelia and others.
The fourth annual Baker Clan reunion will meet at Reservoir Park in Harrisburg Pennsylvania on August 12 1926 All Bakers related are invited to register and have their name added to the list Future programs will be sent By order of the program committee C B Risser E Roy Baker John Swope
The thirteenth Mishler clan reunion will take place at Eph rata Park on July 25 with recitations and music. The program is arranged, and the event will be held rain or shine. All Mishler descendants and friends are invited to attend. donations or a community reunion table are requested.
Hackman and Hornley’s baseball squad defeated Intercourse 21 to 7 at Lititz. Battery: Harry Buchter and Vermont Meiley for Ti & H.
Susan B. Bucher who has spent weeks visiting relatives in Lititz and nearby areas left this morning to return to her home in Los Angeles California.
Scout Jotit Down WK reports a surge in Lititz Scouting since World War I, with a complete Veteran troop and a second soon to organize to handle new applicants. Lone Scouts have joined the Boy Scouts of America under strong leadership of Scoutmaster Floyd Hackman.
A playful mock wedding for children aged up to 12 was held on Jacob Leed's lawn on Front Street last week. Guided by Mrs. Leed, participants included bride Helen Leed and groom Irene Keener with a full, dignified ceremony, reception, and song performance by Evelyn Pfautz and Lena Risser.
James Goldthwait on Cedar Street reports an unknown person tried to slash his automobile tire with a knife Saturday night. The blade could not penetrate the tire. Goldthwait, Lancaster Automobile Club member, offers no reward and will seek help in identifying the culprit.
Hayden Leader of East Smithfield Pennsylvania, a boots and shoes dealer, writes that the Record is the best letter from home, giving news of old friends and places. He notes a recent good rain improving crops, especially hay, and mentions feeling the Arsenal explosion shock in New Jersey last Saturday.
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