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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1928
Page
4
The Lititz Record announces its editorial masthead with B BK Bach listed as Editor and Proprietor. The publication is noted as being entered at Lititz Pa Post Office as Second Class Matter.
Wedding presents are joyfully offered by close friends as June weddings approach. Invitations sent indiscriminately can delay acceptance, but the custom remains beautiful and signals community support for the newlyweds. Givers should be sincere and avoid overextending beyond means, passing on goodwill to future couples in Lititz.
The article notes a big change in Lititz for how children and teens handle school and college vacations. Urban youths spend more time idle at home, while rural families expect labor. If no trips or supervision exist, youths often seek regular work early, reducing idle days and avoiding mischief.
Fragmentary report notes a family visit by Nathan Frey and neighbors at Buck's Mill on Sunday. Herbert Mann and family from Bows were present with their herd, sharing in the gathering and the steers.
Sunday visits by Jr and Mrs Lloyd Ober and two sons to Mrs Ober and Mrs Zartman included time with Mrs Zartman and extended kin over the day. Mind K Ferry also spent Sunday with the Ober family gathering and relatives.
The second quarterly conference business meeting will be in the Evangelical church on Saturday afternoon in charge of Rev. Zv. L. Wentz of Reading district. Rev. Wentz will preach and hold Communion Sunday evening. A strawberry social hosted by the S. B. class led by Mrs. Melvin Raezer drew a good crowd on the church lawn. Locals visit Lancaster, Philadelphia and Kennett Square. Ethel Imhoff of Talmage funeral services held at Evangelical Congregational church with interment in Brownstown cemetery.
Edwin Buts and daughter Julia hosted a dinner at Middle Croys while John Hackinian visited relatives. Mr and Mrs Charles Forney and children spent Sunday with the former’s ill grandmother. Mr and Mrs John Landis visited Henry Landis, and Aaron Landis with George Euck’s family at Hopeland.
A Sunday school program hosted by the Chil ice Society of Farm Women No. 3 was held at the home of Miss Mary and Roger near Akron. A. G. S. of Dorcaster delivered a talk appreciated by attendees including grand daughter Charlotte and Mrs Samuel Mohler.
The passage records numerous local visits and family gatherings. Names include Mr. and Mrs. G.8 Wherry and Miss Emma Hess, Miss Alta Rudy, Miss Martha Wallace, and others visiting relatives in Philadelphia, Belle View Ohio, Lancaster, Reinhold, Annville, and Lincoln.
The Leed family reunion drew several hundred relatives at Springs Park on Saturday. The historian notes the clan traces to Jacob Leed, with seven children listed and members from Bert town and nearby areas in attendance.
Closing remarks included a Benediction by Rev Jacob Her shey. It was decided to meet again next year on the same date at Litits uvain.
Health secretary Dr. Theodore R. Appel urges rational vacations focusing on rest, change of location, fresh air, and sensible routines. He warns against hectic travel, late nights, and excess speed, insisting two weeks should rebuild energy and well-being rather than exhaust it.
TheTwenty Seventh Annual Longacre Lengaker Anvilies reunion will be held at Springs Park Lititz PA on the 28th. A fine program of entertainment is arranged for all ages. The reunion has been attended in the past and large crowds are expected this year.
Harold Von Neida, longtime Wyhrata figure, has been elected director of physical education and coach of athletics in the public schools of Girard, Ohio. He hails from Phi rata High and has taught at Fivepointsville and Mil lville Normal, with ties to state college programs.
Fragmentary notes describe a vehicle found in Ephrata and efforts toward repair. Mentions people and actions unclear due to incomplete text. No clear dates or definitive outcome can be established from the readable parts.
Planning for Ephrate boroughs biggest Fourth of July demonstration includes the B. and B. Amusement Company at Ephrata Park July 2 through July 4. The lineup features a midway with rides, the Tandy Dixie Minstrel Show with 18 entertainers, boxing and wrestling, curios from 35 years, the Blues Show, Happy Jack the 400 pound man, vaudeville, music by the Washe Band and more. A trap shooting contest, dancing, a free vaudeville show, and a carnival feature with a ring shown in Lancaster County are planned.
The article outlines the Catholic practice at St James Church where the faithful receive the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Communion monthly. It notes distributions by Sunday groups and discusses the seven sacraments, grace, and redemption in general terms.
Reports from Washington note that radium emanations can force resting buds to unfold earlier. Trials on blue bush and other species show variable effects depending on timing and exposure. Optimal windows occur in late autumn to early winter, with uneven results if mistimed.
James J. Hand of Burnham, an inspector for the State Highway Department, received a bronze medal and a $500 cash award from the Onegic Hero Fund for saving Jacob M. Kintecl of Paradise, Lancaster County, from drowning on August 3, 1926.
Fragmented OCR text references Texas becoming an independent republic by IR86 and joining the American Union, notes about the Confederacy and United States rule, and a likely congressional compliance remark. The readable portions are garbled, with missing dates and names, but suggest historical context of Texas independence, statehood, and Civil War era alignment.
According to Unesar the Helveri were a prehistoric people who lived between the Rhine and the Main near the Hercynian forest. They later occupied the region from the Jura to the Rhone and Rhine, aligning with western Switzerland.
Mr Young Husband quotes a baby as a new wave of life and questions whether a fresh squall would be a sharper image. The preacher calls it a poetical figure, from Capper's Weekly, reflecting a light literary exchange about similes.
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