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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
9
The Lititz Borough laments constant dust from Conestoga Transportation Co. trolley cars and urges repairs along the rails. If requests fail, the borough may enforce the franchise speed limit and use police powers to curb the nuisance, since partial fixes and slowdowns are not enough.
The Department of Commerce notes retail trade slumped due to hot weather and droughts while industry and employment remain strong. A migration of nearly two million people from urban areas to farms in the past five years has inflated the January 1 1935 farm population to a record high, driven largely by urban unemployment. Grocery chain store sales in May.
Lititz Borough passes first reading on an electric street railway right of way on East Main Street and faces funding demands from three property owners. The 2 mill general tax, 4 mill water tax, and $1 per capita levy are adopted. Police officers are appointed for the Fourth of July celebration. Miss Rudy and Miss Hertzler graduate from Millersville State Normal School.
Gen Beaver plans to join July 5 observances and meet local residents. Warwick School selects ground on Market Street near Landis for a new building due open next term. Board to elect teachers today. Frank Becker reports loss of a hog tied to a butcher shop and a lighter replacement found. Warwick race track updates hint at upcoming $1000 side race. Thos H Keller patents improved kettles for boiling bretzels with dual chutes. Akron team beat Actives 20 to 17 in a recent game. (Continued on Page 7)
May 1985 retail sales fell 2 percent from April while two mail order firms and a chain store rose 16 percent from May last year. Construction value across 37 Eastern States for the first five months rose 81 percent year over year. Continued employment gains were reported.
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