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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
4
The Lititz Record notes editor and proprietor mR KE Buch operates the paper. Subscription is $1.50 yearly. The issue is entered at Lititz Pa post office as second class matter.
The sunlit period is healthier than winter as more daylight aids doctors, farmers, and the sick. Sun baths and health resorts promote exposure to sun rays, boosting vigor. As the sun climbs higher, people gain health benefits and vitality.
The piece notes a shift in attitudes toward marriage seen as a life voyage now viewed as potentially temporary. It warns that breaking a marriage is painful even with reasons, preferring few sighs now to years of dissatisfaction. It highlights June weddings and the appeal of Lititz’s newlyweds.
Emma Buchot of Lititz and Mrs Jacob Snyder of 7 visited the summer home of her son Henry and family. Mrs Lloyd Ober and sons spent Memorial Day in Gettysburg. Sarah Zartmian visited her father in law and Lloyd Ober. Elmer Rock toured Atlanta on Memorial Day. Mr and Mrs Samuel S Weiss and son hosted a supper with the Steward family. Kathryn Ober of Kissel Till visited Lloyd Ober and family. O G Teidich of Shea and Mr and Mrs Samuel Niss from Weidmansville were at Mr and Mrs Samuel W Elser's Sunday. Rufus F Meisey of Els visited parents. Mrs Mellinger of near Mt Air attended Sunday. She was up briefly daily last week. For 13 weeks she has been ill. Mr and Mrs Samuel S Weist and son visited Mr and Mrs B Steely of Schoeneck on Sunday. Boobers Ober and daughter Irma of East Petersburg visited Lloyd Ober and family on Sunday. John Whitcraft and family of Orville were guests of Mr
Mrs. Elmer Rock and Mrs. Tda Pfautz were hosts for Mrs. Lily W. Gerhart and daughter Velma in Lititz with other guests attending. Mrs. Ellen Futer and Velma joined the gathering. Revival services were under way at the Ephrata Mennonite church with local residents planning to attend.
Marion three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Kane broke her right arm near the shoulder falling from a couch. Dr A V Walter treated the injury. Ebenezer Evangelical S S will hold annual Children's Day exercises Sunday evening June 24 with elaborate program. Firemen parade at New Holland observed by many. Local families and visitors attended excursions to New York City Wyomissing and Philadelphia over the weekend. Immanuel Evangelical U S Children’s Day exercises are planned for next Sunday evening.
Local notes from Halppville report weekend visits by several families to relatives in New Holland Mastersonville and Ephrata. Many residents, including Balmer Habevker Greenly and Graybill families, spent Sunday with kin. Farmers plan tobacco planting. Kline builds a tobacco shed. Shreiner offers tobacco plants.
A note of local social life. Many youths attend a singing class led by Prof. Harry Baughey from Neffsville, held Tuesdays at the Brannville school. Families from Brownstow, Rothsville, Bainbridge, Middle Creek and New Holland joined gatherings, dinners, and visits, with local residents sharing time at homes and events.
The United View Children church will hold its semi annual love feast on Wednesday and Thursday. The observance marks a community gathering with shared meals and fellowship led by church members and local volunteers.
The Woman's Missionary Society met at Mrs. Jacob Dissinger's home. A singing school opened by G Eberly in Good's School House. Rev S A Heisey united in marriage Florence E to Raymond Mease at the Frank Westhamp home. Numerous visits and Sunday gatherings reported across Brownstown and nearby towns including Lititz, Norristown, Reading, Rothsville, Manheim, Denver, and Ephrata, with many relatives listed as attendees or hosts.
The Union Summer Bible School opens next Monday at 8:30 am and runs weekdays for two weeks until June 22. Four churches Reformed Brethren Moravian and Lutheran co operate under supervision in Moravian and Lutheran churches. Principal Lloyd Smith returns with the same teaching staff. Names of last year's pupils are listed with grade advances. new attendees are invited and asked to disregard absent names.
Incomplete OCR text lists individuals likely associated with a Moravian Sunday School Chapel event or class. Names include Billy ron Rosen Tdoyd Crall Phoebe Wadd lotte Weaver Bet Fi, with unclear roles or positions due to damaged text.
A long list of students and teachers by grade and section from Moravian Chapel and related rooms. Names include Imhoff Mastromatties Keith Peters Stark and many others across first to sixth grades with sections in Kferavian and Moravian Chapels.
The Trinity feast was celebrated at James Catholic Church with the faithful making the sign of the cross before and after prayers. The rite symbolized belief in one God in three persons Father Son and Holy Ghost. The sign used involves touch upon the breast and lips to express faith with wind heart and tongue.
The text cites Tertullian in 240 AD describing daily cross markings, St. Cyril of Jerusalem in 386 AD urging bold cross signs, and St. Chrysostom in 407 AD praising the cross as deliverance. It argues the cross should be made with faith as well as fingers.
Several hundred illustrated posters promoting the educational program of the W. C. A. have been distributed among county and city industrial plants by the Welfare Federation of Lancaster County. The poster publicity provides a statistical report of the accomplishments.
The publicity committee outlines a year long program with two bulletins each month distributed across the county in the industrial field. Welfare Federation agency posters are circulating to newspaper offices. Feed your dogs and keep them quiet.
In Around Our Town commentary, industrial growth in the Schuylkill Valley is blamed for water pollution. The piece says Philadelphia’s campaign against this pollution has yielded no results and notes Max. Gable’s hopes to fish in Lititz Creek are dashed by ongoing law battles.
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