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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1937
Page
12
Lititz U B Church will present three reels on Africa during the annual Thank Offering service by the Women’s Missionary Association. The program starts at 7 p m and covers races arts tribal life home life industrialization and missionary work. The pictures are described as outstanding.
A Lenten service will be held at Kissel Hill Lutheran Church on Sunday evening at seven o'clock Rev George Ammon of Grace Lutheran Church Lancaster will be the speaker.
A neighbor found the Spicklers eating elsewhere as a boiler of food forgotten, while John Steffy commented on a Saturday Evening Post cover featuring Bess Ehrhart and Roy Shipstead from the Hershey ice follies, noting it matched real-life sightings for locals.
Roller skating basketball games at Schaum's auditorium Brownstown feature New Holland versus Brownstown in the fifth game of the series on Sunday afternoon. A 1:30 preliminary has Maple Grove against Robesonia, with the winners meeting next Sunday March 14. Two girls teams from Brownstown and Rothsville will also skate in the Sunday preliminary.
Miss Marion Althouse assumes duty as fifth grade teacher at Lititz schools, succeeding Miss Grace Hollinger. She previously taught at Fairview school, where Mrs. Reuben Carper takes her place.
Visit notes show Mr and Mrs Fribole and son Harvey along with Mr and Mrs Cyrus Corey of Greentown Pa staying from Friday to Monday with hosts Mr and Mrs Elmer Getz on New Street. Also present were Mr and Mrs Frank Kane Mr and Mrs Robert Slagel of Lancaster John Showers Manheim and Mrs Agnes Keith and Beatrice Slagel who joined Saturday evening at the same location.
Mrs Marguerite Pennyfeather describes Forester Lodge Ladies Night with the Pfeffer Sisters and Hackman Brothers of Rhythm in Lancaster. The crowd enjoyed a varied program, piano pieces, dances, and an afterglow meal, prompting hopes for an invite next year.
The Young People's Missionary Society of Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church met Monday evening with 55 attendees. Hostesses were Mrs. Jas Maize and Mrs. Edward Grube. New members announced include Isaac Reidenbaugh Nevin Vogel Doris Pendleton Betty Pendleton Anna Commodore and Marguerite Maharg.
The meeting opened with a sextette including Charlotte and Betty Weaver Jane Workman Romaine Stormfeltz Marguerite Maharg and Mrs Gus Blew A leaflet Glowing Embers of Prayer was read by Mrs Daniel Heilman and discussed by Gus Blew The Lutz Family performed musical selections The Society raised 327.95 during the past year Hostesses served refreshments.
The Parker party describes a 200 mile overland trek to Saloyea with packed bundles of 60 pounds and five day progress for natives. They encounter palm leaf corridors and leopard traps, miss wildlife, and celebrate Christmas with local evangelists and language song. The Zorzor mission house sits high cooling fires needed for the 50 degree nights.
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