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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
4
The Lititz Record records E. Buch as editor and proprietor. It notes the publication is entered at Lititz, Pennsylvania post office as second class matter.
June is a popular wedding month praised for comfortable weather, blooming flowers, and natural beauty. The piece urges appreciation of the season and encourages learning gardening and sport as June passes.
The piece urges every resident to act as a municipal committee member by voting for good candidates, speaking positively about the city, maintaining attractive homes, and excelling in one’s job to boost local prosperity. It shifts responsibility from officials to the general public.
The few remaining Civil War veterans who joined Memorial Day exercises are cheerful and proud. Their lifelong work in citizenship and public service has strengthened patriotism, inspired youth, and influenced national support for government and duties of citizenship through the modern era.
Liberty Magazine notes seventy four men and twenty eight women among one hundred and two Pilgrims who landed from the Mayflower.
The Alumni Association held its annual banquet on Saturday evening with supper served by the Ladies Aid Society of Zion Lutheran church. Numerous church groups met throughout the week including Mt Zion Evangelical and Church of the Brethren events with ministers and families visiting across several towns in the area.
Browntown notes cover a high school commencement with Prof. Van Ormer as speaker. Robberies occur at Troi N Lee Klopp and Samuel Spera homes, with shots fired during flight. Memorial service draws crowd. town upgrades include stucco work and new street surface. Local baseball loss to Womelsdorf, and multiple residents travel for leisure.
Mrs. Lizzie Sarah of Lebanon visited nephews and nieces this week. Good Cheer Circle members held an evening at Waldeck hosted by H. S. Eberly. J. J. Smith moved the Brunnerville foundry truck. gatherings featured visits by local families and health notes, with several residents socializing and attending Philadelphia Decoration Day games.
The committee for a June 4 1927 festival at the Rothsville High School athletic field reports completion. Attractions include amusements refreshments free auto parking and music by the Citizen's Band of Rohrerstown. St Pauls Evangelical hosts a June 24 1927 children's program. Laura Messner and Martin Adams have repainted their homes.
A long list of residents and guests are noted visiting relatives and friends in town from York Reading Mt Bethel Norristown and Philadelphia among others. Several locals travel to see kin or attend events with mentions of teaching nursing and memorial services. A Rothsville team lost 3 to 2 at Akron while Lancaster Gork Company failed 6 to 3 at home.
Halfville resident Menno Habecker and his wife of Lancaster were guests in the home of D B Todd on Sunday. Irvin Seiberling and his family from Eph were also visiting.
The column lists love feast services at Brethren Church of Middle Creek and revival meetings at Hess Mennonite near Lititz. It notes Ascension Day fishery trip by Wealand and Elser families, visits in Lancaster, St Joseph's hospital, dinners at Samuel Wiest home, and weekend visits among local families. Eph rata High School commencement is also announced.
Sunday visits across Lititz and Manheim include Oliver Diehm at the Singers and Eli Yocum with Yocum relatives. A public sale at Graybill’s church disposed of two hitching sheds with prices of 101 and 87 dollars. George Ruhl cites tonsillitis and a Risser Reunion at Bellaire, Dauphin County.
Linden Hall Seminary schedules graduation sermons and commencement address in Moravian church. Rev B Brian Musselman and Rev Walter Egge D D will officiate on June 5 and June 8 respectively. Senior class memorial is a Sunken garden. Class size 25. Alumni Day includes the 50th Reunion of 1877.
A brief item notes a youth question answered by a small town minister about when to learn good habits. The exchange frames habit formation as something begun in youth under clerical guidance.
Historical note traces fingerprint use in China around 200 B.C. with thumb impressions serving as signatures for business and illicit deeds, indicating early biometric practice.
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