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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1935
Page
9
The article argues borough and school board tax liens and wage deductions are lawful tools to enforce payments from delinquent taxpayers. It acknowledges hardship for some while condemning others who have funds but avoid taxes, urging residents to accept employer and official actions and fulfill their duty to pay.
Business activity in Pennsylvania surged after the Supreme Court invalidated NRA restrictions. Bank clearings rose as investment and gun rights discussions intensified across major cities.
The survey covers nearly every Pennsylvania county with better business conditions and rising real estate, though mining areas remain unsettled. Officials note a contrast to President Roosevelt’s dire press conference after the Blue Eagle case, suggesting government policy may be hindering recovery while citizens seek a return to stability.
Taxpayers and property owners will push for greater influence in politics as the New Deal era continues. The piece argues that rising taxes and wealth distribution aims will awaken business leaders to act, realizing their subdued voice in elections.
Peter Berry, nearing 104, visited his grandson’s family in Warwick this past week before returning to Reading. Local events include a Lititz baseball win, Moravian Ministers conference planning, cordwood shipments, and two marriages Edward Stoner and Elizabeth Miller, John Helman and Ida Gehringer, with honeymoon in Atlantic City.
The text argues industrial structures face threat and investments risk wiping out. It notes the New Deal era lesson that voter readiness to reelect drives policy. It urges business leaders to engage more in public affairs to amplify taxpaying voices.
Miss Mary Reidenbaugh accompanies Miss Elizabeth Gormley of Pittsburgh who has been staying in Lititz and Lancaster for a month as she returns to her home to end her visit.
A robbery at John Seaman's cellar deprived a Lititz residence of all edible goods. Miss Grace Keller takes over the Lititz telephone exchange from Miss Ada Bomberger who resigns to teach at Linden Hall Seminary. Clara Miksch visits Bethlehem and Nazareth. A severe thunderstorm with lightning hits Lexington area damaging several trees and poles. No Moravian picnic singing or religious exercises this year, a first since the event began.
The article recalls a superstition from the era of hand blown milk bottles where a large raw potato tossed into molten glass supposedly corrected faults by creating ripples and air bubbles. It notes modern practice uses precise weighing and mixing for hygienic, strong bottles produced almost automatically.
A list of upcoming gatherings at Lititz Springs Park includes Faith Reformed Picnic on July 25 and Fassnacht reunion on July 27. August events feature Kling, Kreider, Grossman, Killian and Wenger reunions on various dates plus Hashleman Kurtz Brubaker and Roth reunions. County Convention of W C T U will be held August 28 and 29 at the Moravian Church with a National Portman Sortman Family reunion noted for July 15 at Senft's Park Spring Grove York County.
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