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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1928
Page
4
The Lititz Record is published by editor and proprietor Buch. The imprint notes Lititz Pennsylvania postal entry and prints standard publication details.
The piece celebrates June as a popular wedding month and ideal climate. It notes spring freshness before July August heat, children at the swim hole, and graduates in stylish dresses. It aims to lift spirits, urging happiness in Lititz as summer approaches.
Weekend motorists seek scenic country trips to refresh from daily life. The piece urges slower, safer travel to enjoy beauty rather than racing at high speeds. It contrasts cautious drivers with speeders, noting safer driving reduces hospital cases.
The article notes July Fourth celebrations often begin with reading the Declaration of Independence. It emphasizes the enduring principles that government should secure life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It argues that a government failing to ensure life and well being deserves change and praises the 1776 founding for advancing these aims.
Sunday evening service at the Evangelical Congregational church drew a full crowd, with the Sunday School program featuring songs by the school choir. Attendance and participation reflected strong community support for the event.
The column lists numerous families visiting relatives and traveling to and from Reading Washington D C Blizeab ethtown Bareville Rohrsville and Akron over the weekend. It mentions rain affecting activities and includes names such as Rev H vioms J G Mumma Howard Murr Emma Brown Richard Murr Mr and Mrs S F Harnish Ray Getz Charles Roberts Jr Willis Fitmier Arthur Klopp J W Klopp F Getz Adam Getz Amina Du ent and Frank Shipp among others.
Robert Macer and family of Birdsboro visited Wayne Habecker over Sunday. Nathan Fry and family of Buchs Mil visited Thas Hitmer. Elmer Todd and family visited Lancaster on Sunday. Adams and Frey families visited Harry Frey near Clay over Sunday. M G Shreiner offers celery plants for sale. Elmer Zug and family visited Abrant Graybill’s in Mastersonville. Martha Otto of Lancaster and Hiva Otto of Lititz visited their parents Mr and Mrs Tar Otto over Sunday. D B Todd sold a hide Monday to Samuel Carpenter of Browns Cow. Wayne Hess’s wife and two sons from Rothsville visited Isaac’s family over Sunday. The prayer meeting at Marty Otto’s on Saturday evening was well attended.
Local families gathered at Carsonia to honor a Kline reunion with services in Hammer Creek Mennonite Church. Jacob Hurst selected as deacon as attendees from the area enjoyed dinners, greetings, and hospitality. Guests included Gerhart, Fatsey, Ober, and Elser families, with numerous relatives from Lititz and Brickerville.
Mr and Mrs Roy Willard of Coatesville Mr and Mrs Joe Hertzog and family near Kohwata Mr and Mrs Harry Burkholder and children and Henry and Mr 7 GF near Rothsville were mixed at dinner on Sunday in the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Forney and Mrs Edavin Catz and daughter Julia spent Saturday in the home.
The record lists numerous Sunday visits among local families and relatives. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pahmes fork. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Good. Miss Minnie Goo. Mr. and Mrs. Lemon Lutz. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Toute. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Niss. Mrs. Wayne Hackman. Miss Ber Aron Good. Mrs. Ivan Tigh. Mr. and Mrs. Tattnnes. Carrie, Gladys, Dorothy. John Landis and others in Manheim Roseville Quenton Lime Rock near Donegal Neamanstown Rareville and Denver areas.
The Akроn Zion area churches report multiple events this week. The Ladies Aid Society of the Lutheran church met at Mrs. John Eckman’s Salwar home, and the Woman's Missionary Society of the Evangelical church planned a Thursday meeting with guests from Lancaster and Lititz. A wedding of Levi B er of Terre Hill to Mary Wolf was held with attendees from Ephrate and Ephrata. A large Sunday gathering honored a birthday with many local families, and many named residents and couples were listed among visitors and hosts across Lititz, Ephrata, Denver, and surrounding towns.
Mr and Mrs Elam Martin of Grosdale and Mr and Mrs Jacob Oberholtzer of Brickerville spent Sunday with Min and Mrs G S Eberly. Laura Roland and son with Lloyd Roland drove to Camden to visit another son William and family. Edwin Eshieman and children Irene Lloyd and Ivan visited their daughter the Guy Yell family in Bethlehem. Several others attended Children’s Day at Zion Children’s Church in Elizabethtown and visits continued with W B Buch and daughter Mary to Elizabeth town, Wayne Brubaker to Henry Hess in Lillie, and Aaron Buch with family at Shirk and daughter Elea. Bliss Emmaless left for fast Orange Maine with Prof W G Kugler to motor to Bruns Smith and Annie Mae. 37ose Martin and daughter Olive visited Park Lancaster.
Weekly Health Talk warns that a twelve year old’s pocket torpedoes caused a nine inch flesh wound and urges strict adult supervision, avoiding firecrackers and blank guns. It notes high casualty rates in past decades and stresses safety, prompt medical aid, and responsible patriotism.
A garbled historical note mentions past dreams and city collapse caused by wars earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. It references a meeting and changes but the text is unintelligible and fragmentary.
The Union Summer Bible School at St. Pauls Lutheran and Moravian Chapel ended due to weather. Director Miss Margaret Souders led games and closing exercises on June 21 with music prayer and Bible quizzes. Attendance averaged 9 per day of 185 enrolled, with 111 parishioners attending. Honor students listed. thanks extended to Moravian and Lutheran churches and janitors for their support and co operation.
About a hundred members of the Stauffer family gathered at gs Park despite weather. Descendants of John Stauffer, buried at Indiantown, with eight children, discussed history and appointed committees to trace the family line. Officers were reelected Gideon Eberly secretary Clyde Fellenbaum treasurer Abgier Eher Is, Witmer. Program included hymns prayers remarks and songs by seven children. Next gathering set for Bowmanville on Memorial Day.
A garbled OCR style passage references music and a northern Connecticut setting with stray phrases about a hat and a clever wit. It mentions praise for Tyens and a saluted conversation, and notes about a choir, with names and phrases that appear corrupted or out of context. The result reads like a damaged newspaper excerpt lacking clear events or dates.
The passage recalls the Declaration of Independence preamble with lines about events that nurtured a great cause and men uniting to withstand assaults. It highlights adversity, faith, founding motion, and perseverance as core elements of the struggle for liberty.
Nantucket ships once sent tea to Boston Harbor and were tied to the famed Boston Tea Party. Long before the Revolution Nantucket whalers voyaged to distant seas, with crews seeking whale oil for wide markets. The Dartmouth Beaver and Bedford carried whale oil to England, and a return voyage through the East India Company brought tea to Boston, linking Nantucket maritime lore to colonial events.
A fragment recounts Georgia providing most of the gun powder for the Bunker Hill clash. The Savannah magazine was buried twelve feet underground. Powder moved to Beaufort and then to Boston, helping ignite early hostilities in the fight.
A garbled student transcript fragment discusses how physical features influenced development and history. It references a teacher question and a bright pupil offering an interpretation about a location connected with a delta, with unclear proper nouns and misspellings.
The British constitution is an unwritten, indefinite body of legal rules and principles arising from judicial decisions and acts of Parliament. It is not collected as a single codified document and remains a flexible framework shaped by precedent and statute.
A special excursion train will operate from Philadelphia to Willow Grove and Atlantic City and return via Reading Terminal. Tickets priced 82.85 fare from Akron or related stations are valid only on the excursion date or the special train.
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