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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
4
Notice states a yearly subscription price of 1.50 dollars payable in advance and mentions cheerful printing as the work is completed at the office. It reflects a small town newspaper subscription offer with a brief payment instruction.
Citizens condemn loafers and call for arrest or forced road work. Reports describe suspicious trespassers arriving by freight trains, idle groups near Spring grounds, and a hard looking stranger with a suitcase. Local voice urges Lititz to bar this undesired class to keep the town wholesome.
The article notes a new rule allowing up to 15 percent substitutes in pretzel production, down from 88 percent. Lititz bakers claim the change preserves taste and crispness, while Reading reports 98 percent substitutes yield tough pretzels. Some say Reading bakers may use corn meal, causing toughness, though Lititz residents praise wartime flavors.
Local authorities approve wartime Chautauqua events to uplift morale and support. Committees named with chairmen listed for ticket sales advertising junior program grounds hospitality parade and other preparations to ensure a successful seven day event without war tax on tickets.
War time notes recount experiences near trenches with shell and gas attacks. Samuel Bowers recalls danger and morale while a Canadian soldier’s speech is mentioned. Edwin Wissler, in France, writes about seasickness, voyage highlights, M C A aid on ship, censor rules, and longing for home while awaiting mail and updates from Lititz.
Elmer C. Wyman, a 22 year old Lititz native and Marine, has come back to the trenches in France after several weeks in hospital. He has spent a year overseas, was the town’s first Lititz boy to go abroad, and was briefly employed at the paper mill. His father is tied to the old Lititz Bedspring Company, and Wyman is descended from Ethan Allen. He likely participated in a recent Marine assault and notes reading the Record in the front line trenches.
Local residents in Lexington share visits with relatives in Womelsdorf and Lancaster, attend the Church of the Brethren convention in Hershey, and note community weather. Headlines reflect farming insights on wheat ripening, tobacco planting, and crop expectations while calling for Red Cross support and noting wildlife like the Bob White quail.
Ida Carl was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon for treatment. The Schaefferstown band booked picnics for July 27 at Fountain Park and August 10 for Lutheran Sunday school. An ice cream sociable on the Reform church lawn drew a large crowd. Heidelberg Township Water Company plans a 100000 gallon reservoir with Engineer Schaupt of Harrisburg to design and supervise. Building committee includes D N Beamesderfer John Fetter and Dr F D Zimmerman. Boundary dispute between Squire Horst and U P Horst advised by growing litigation. County Commissioner Gilbert and family visited W H Iba. N P Stober razed old log house on South Market Street. Lutheran Missionary Society presented a good program at church.
Mrs Laura Hollinger of Lancaster joined relatives here on Sunday. Visitors include Mrs Harry Bomberger and infant son of Tennessee staying with her parents Mr and Mrs C B Kofroth. Emanuel Garner of Reading visited parents Mr and Mrs Phares Garner. Ralph Miley of Lititz and his wife visited her parents. Mrs Milton Sheaffer spent time in Reading with her husband employed there. Alfred Butter on a thirty six hour furlough from Camp Meade visited his parents. The Lutheran Ladies Aid strawberry festival was a grand social and financial success. St Pauls Rv church Children day program was interesting and successful.
A strawberry social last Saturday near the bank building raised a neat sum for the Red Grass Society. The piece notes visits from servicemen and relatives, and mentions petitions urging Lancaster Court to investigate jail conditions following the Lizzie Swartz murder and a hearing denial.
Any person desiring to pick cherries for the half should apply to J. K. Stoner, D. 3, Lititz.
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