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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
4
Lititz Record Issued weekly. Editors and Publishers E. D. Fulweiler and J. R. Johnson. Entered at Lititz Pa Post Office as second class matter. Communications address 6 South Broad Street Lititz Pa. Subscription one dollar fifty cents per year.
A reflective piece on rain as a force of plenty and peril. It traces rain’s dual bounty and destruction, notes humanity’s dependence on weather, and extols spring and summer showers as transformative miracles warming earth, crops, and spirits.
George Arliss, dean of stage and screen, launches a radio series titled Wewsreel of Hollywood to rebut gossips. Each week features a top star such as John Barrymore, Dorothy Mackaill, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., aiming to reveal behind the scenes in the film capital.
The group travels from Union Station Chicago to a church service led by Elder James M. Moore. They tour Philadelphia style sites, enjoy lunch at Bethany Hospital, visit the Field Museum, and later tour in Colorado Springs including Garden of the Gods and Pike's Peak. A nine day church conference with Eastern Pennsylvania delegates follows, culminating in committee appointments and preparations for next year’s meeting.
Parents Day observed in Moravian Sunday School with a combined service. Rev. Paul M. Limbert delivered The Life of a Boy, citing Jesus’s growth in wisdom and favor. Beant Primary Departments and Junior Choir provided songs, Betty Cooper recited A Little Gift, Alfred Douple led devotions, orchestra provided music, twenty three infants promoted.
Attendance reached 410 with offerings totaling 19.30 dollars. Five classes earned honors on the roll, reflecting steady participation and achievement in the early department.
Mr and Mrs Andrew M Shissler announce the engagement of their daughter Eva Louise to Rev Russell G Becktel son of Mr and Mrs Gordon J Becktel of Tower City The couple met at a Sunday dinner attended by family and friends including the Shisslers Becktels and Stoners Miss Shissler a Lititz High School 1930 graduate has studied music at Lebanon Valley College Rev Becktel a Tower City High School 1925 graduate and Lebanon Valley College alumnus is pastor of United Brethren Churches Tremont and Lykens circuit The wedding is set for October 1 in Brannerville United Brethren Church.
Marriages unfold in Lititz Rothsville and Hershey area with multiple ceremonies. Haines Lane Myers families plus Seaber Fleishman Godenaur Mearig Merizler attend, couples travel to Niagara Falls Pocono region and New England Canada. houses set in Rothsville Hershey Lititz.
Samuel J. Seaber, son of Mrs. Josephine Seaber of 8S Cedar Street, and Luella Fry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin K. Fry of Rothsville, were married at 8 PM Saturday in the Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge.
A frock described as simple yet charming features a cut skirt a molded bodice and a delicate textured cotton fabric with a dainty bow. The piece highlights easy laundering and cost saving as summer wear.
A brief article extols ham as a rich protein source and notes bromelin in pineapple aids digestion. Two recipes pair ham and pork chops with canned Hawaiian pineapple, each serving six, priced under seventy cents, plus use of pineapple syrup for cool summer drinks.
R Martin Dewey president elect of the Americas Dental Association warns about exaggerated claims by dental preparations. He explains the Seal of Acceptance will mark products approved by the ADA Council on Dental Therapeutics and urges consumers to look for the seal on packaging.
Nine Detroit Day School for the Deaf students, partially hearing or deaf, used earphones linked to talking picture gear to hear a football game, listen to a symphony, and witness peers in class during an educational demonstration in Detroit. John Henji and Stella Ladoska, both meningitis survivors, heard sound for the first time in two years, tears in their eyes as music played. The Telepesien Research Products demonstration showcased equipment that could be added to the Western Electric talking picture system, prompting educators to ask if deafened students can be educated with sound-enabled film.
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