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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
3
Town residents and families from Lititz and surrounding areas shared hospitality at homes and churches over the past week. Guests included Miss Edna Kauffman, Miss Leona Williams, Dr. and Mrs. Hiriam Meek, Mrs. Jamie Kline, and numerous Carpenter, Kline, Eckert, Stark, and Mease families visiting relatives and friends across Manheim and Brunnerville.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kramer attended the Church of the Brethren annual conference in North Manchester Indiana. Numerous local families including Wentlings Runkels Landises Balmer Good Davidson Ehrhart Hackman and others shared dinners and visits around Rothsville Heilmandale Lampeter and Lititz with friends and relatives. A Lutheran Sunday School musicale in Rothsville drew local families to the event Sunday evening.
The Browntown notes document a joint Evangelical and E. C. Sunday Schools picnic planned for Rocky Springs on Saturday August 17. Other items list a July 18 Men's Bible class picnic in J. W. Buch's meadow, a well attended Children's Day program, a June 29-30 quarterly conference at the Evangelical Church, and a marriage performed by Rev. Thomas Rhoads.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Keith and daughter Eleanor along with Grace and Lillie Zook and Grace Mease visited friends Thursday. They were hosted by Mr and Mrs Morris Carpenter and daughters. Mr and Mrs Edwin Markley entertained Mr and Mrs Harry Bomberger and children Grace Miriam and Homer of Mastersonville. Willis Hackman and daughters Emma and Violet of Millport, Paul Markley and son John Monroe and Ida Wolgemuth of Eden also joined social visits.
The East Petersburg branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union held its annual dues social at the Misses Gross home with fifty five attendees. Flowers went to Lancaster General Hospital patients while a varied program included solos, a scripture lesson, reports, an address from Rev H S Miller and greetings from regional ministers.
Center church hosts a full day of services for congregations from St. John's Center St. Peter's Denver St. Pauls Bowmansville and Salem Reamstown with Rev. Winfield Scott Brendle of Denver as pastor. The event features addresses by Harry Imhoff Horace Shiffer Barton Burkhart and Ralph Weiler, plus choir performances and a 1920 1929 reunion for Brendle’s pastorate. An illustrated lecture by Dr J G Rupp closes the day.
The annual Japanese beetle quarantine took effect at 12 o clock Friday night as the pest is expected in the area within weeks. The U S Department of Agriculture will inspect all shipments from infected zones, including Lancaster county, and certify products. Road patrols along quarantine lines will begin with beetles first appearing and scouting to start after June 15. Federal agents anticipate active patrols in the county in early next month.
Mr and Mrs John G Zook of East Main Street Lititz quietly observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary yesterday. He graduated from Millersville State Normal in 1875 and taught six years. She formerly Alice Carey daughter of Henry and Mary Wolfe Marietta now active as head of the household at 74. They have five children Harry W a Bethlehem Steel supervisor J Herbert a printer in East Stroudsburg and daughters Ethel Alice and Edna at home.
The sixteenth annual Coldren reunion will occur Saturday at Lititz Springs Park. Principal speaker is Rev. Sidney Buxton of Ephrata. Officers include President Willington E. Coldren of Shillington and Treasurer Davis P. Coldren of Denver.
Miss Kathryn Fasnacht of Lititz graduated from the School of Education at Pennsylvania State College during the annual commencement exercises held Tuesday in State College. Seventeen Lancaster County students were among the graduates this year.
Lancaster’s March death rate reached 23.1 per 1 000, the state’s highest among major cities, while births ran 23.3 per 1 000. County deaths totaled 82 from heart disease and cerebral hemorrhage, with measles 250 cases in April and outbreaks of whooping cough scarlet fever diphtheria and typhoid recorded.
The Hope Fire Engine and Hose Company of Manheim started a Big Spring Carnival this Monday and will run for one week through Saturday June 22. Attractions include shows rides and concessions for the whole family with a call for liberal patronage.
E T Homan of Mattewan New Jersey dozed off while driving on State Street in Ephrata Borough and the car plunged six feet into Cocalico Creek. He escaped with minor cuts and bruises as the vehicle crashed and landed on its front end after narrowly missing two trees. The incident occurred at the sharp right turn at the street’s end.
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