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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1921
Page
4
A columnist discusses evolving gender norms in Wisconsin noting law allowing pants and tobacco use, rising female smoking among urban elites, bobbed hair, and broader shifts in dress and behavior as society progresses, while asserting the rural and overall change remains gradual.
Mrs. Wayne Habecker arranged a birthday celebration for her husband with a large gift shower and a special dinner on Sunday attended by family and friends from Penryn Landisville Sulungus and Manheim. The event ended with well wishes for many more happy birthdays.
In a New York Sun excerpt a ten year old boy Willie Hopkins brushes his own hair and washes his ears without help. His mother finds him grooming his Wilr with a brush and praises his independence after she overhears his friend Mary Brown’s encouragement.
Mr and Mrs Frang KE Schnerer of Lititz visited Zacharias and Samuel Ferry Sunday evening. Miss Margaret Gerhart stayed with her brother H A Gerhart and wife in Manheim last week. Mrs Elizabeth Elser and Miss Susie Keller visited Miss Stella Keller at General Hospital Lancaster on Monday. Mrs Emma Wissler of Weidmanville and Mr and Mrs Wayne Dus singer of Lancaster visited J K Plantar Sunday. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hess spent Sunday at Ephrata with his parents and an aunt. Mrs C B Snyder spent Sunday at Ephrata. Mr and Mrs Mishler and P C Elser attended the Mishler reunion at Tiphrata Park Sunday.
Local notices report township supervisors grading a road near Hallville and a harvest home gathering at Home church on July 30 at 2 PM with love feast to follow. Funeral details for Mary Kocher noted and death described as sudden. community urged to prepare to meet thy God. Nearby visits and travels mentioned among residents and families across Haltville Springville Mount Joy and Lititz.
Mrs. Sarah Hacker of Reading died Tuesday afternoon at 72 years 1 month 20 days from Brights disease. Survived by brothers and sisters and children Frank, Amanda Turner, J K Hacker, Emma Crail, Annie Muir, Lizzie Leed. Funeral Saturday with 1 40 service at Mrs. Turner’s home then Trinity Lutheran Church. Also Miss Sadie Myer of Bareville died Monday aged 48 with private then church service and burial at Myer cemetery. Miss Myer had ties to Lititz and Bareville families. Gertie Root of Lancaster died Tuesday at age 42, daughter of John and Catherine Conrad, with husband and children surviving. siblings Leonard Conrad Lititz Sarah Kindig Reading James John Lancaster Andrew Conrad Lititz half-brother.
The Revenue Department seized the Solotone Manufacturing Company plant and materials for unpaid taxes. The plant which produced talking machines has not operated for several months and is being offered for sale.
Delegates from Manheim Ephrata Lititz Columbia and others met in Manheim with President H H Shenek presiding. A county convention was agreed for September to be hosted by Hope Hose Fire Company Manheim. The next meeting is set for September 2 to announce convention details.
People of Our Town observe Oswald Stupid from the Stone Age Advertiser tucking signs around the town to promote a keener sense of town beauty. The piece jokes about advertising before newspapers and wonders about carrying a telephone pole home to read ads.
A severe thunderstorm hit Neffsville causing a blaze that destroyed four barns four garages and caused about 15000 in damage. Fires spread to multiple nearby structures including the Widmyer Weller and Buchter properties as fire squads from East Peters Pure Lancaster Lititz Rothsville Ephrata and Brownstown battled the flames.
Lancaster County Farm Bureau and State College Poultry Extension announce nine poultry culling demonstrations next week on August 2 3 and 4. County Agent F B Bucher and State College’s Prof Paul R Gulden lead sessions at farms near Strasburg Nine Points Blue Ball Central Manor Lititz Pike Swamp Church Bossler s Church Mastersonville and Lancaster Junction.
A return trip is scheduled from Philadelphia Reading Terminal at 9 P M standard time and 10 P M daylight saving time to Lancaster area stations including Ephrata Reading Terminal and Lititz with special excursion tickets valid only on that excursion date. The fare list for various stops is provided and tickets are valid on any train on the excursion date in both directions.
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