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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1923
Page
4
Subscription costs listed as 1.594 per year. R. E. Buch is named as editor and proprietor and the item notes the paper is entered at Lititz Pennsylvania post office as second class matter.
The article notes that the first sign of spring appears when boys gather for marble games on sidewalks. It argues marbles are an ancient, universal sport played across many cultures, with makers supplying marbles worldwide and kids cherishing these small spheres as winter recedes.
Local families from Fleetwood Manheim Lititz and Cleona gathered at homes of Rey and Jacas Landis J B Koehler and Mr and Mrs Seth Grayhill. Emlin Landis built a chicken house and plans to move into the village next week. Several Sunday guests visited the Singers including Rev F A Weicksel Jacob Connelly and multiple Hersheys and Brubakers.
The Clio Literary Society of the Thoths school will present an evening program on March 9 featuring Ai rend chorus piano duet Edith Biikley and Anna Koration and recitations by Raymond Binkley. The debate on student government will be affirmative by Susanna Pfautz and Menno Stoner and negative by Clyde Metzler and Sadie Frankfort.
Mrs Savilla Shaar spends weeks in Philadelphia with her son Harry and family. Mr and Mrs Levi Hagg of Eph rata visit Monroe Hacker. Lutheran Sunday School to render an Easter service titled Hope by Tuller Meredith Co on Easter Sunday evening. Varsity Basketball team defeats Yeates School 84 44 then loses to Lititz High 49 23. They host Downingtown High on March 10. last visit to Downingtown was by two points. In Akron Loyal Workers class meets at Mrs Sallie Buch home with listed members. W C T U meets at Mrs Alice Weller. Many Akronites attend communion at Brownstown Evangelical church on Sunday. Big bazaar at Romig's Hotel March 17. Jacob L Albright and Harvey Romig travel to Ohio for a sales trip. Several local families visit or host relatives from Goodville Reading Myerstown and Denver areas. F Weidler visits daughter in New York.
The column notes a well attended church service in Ergangelie with 165 communed. A school drama last weekend drew financial success. The High School basketball team beat Paradise of F and M College and Stevens Trade of Lancaster by comfortable margins. Prof A P Wenger to hold a public sale of livestock implements and household goods Saturday afternoon. Ongoing illnesses are mild overall.
Ephrata residents Mr and Mrs Hiram II visited relatives on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harry Palm of Eph rata were guests of Jacob Palm on Saturday. Mr K Keller and daughter Helen Grace of Lex 1 dined with Mr and Mrs Lester Keller on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Kenne and daughter Betty and Master Wm Parson of Shillington visited the Samuel W P family. The J W Gerhart family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Abram Metzler at Lexington.
Mr and Mrs Abram Metzler entertained Sunday at their home with a list of attendees including Mr and Mrs Samuel Keller and family Jaime Kline a student from Stevens Industrial School Lancaster and Edna and Ferry Zartman Rufus Heisey Mastersonville Elam Shelly Manheim Ammon Brubaker and children East Petersburg Mrs Elizabeth Metzler Willow Street Gerhart Misses Almenara Aret Gerhart and Elser Gerhart among others.
Mr and Mrs Wilson Spangler and Mrs Clara Weidman visited Mr and Mrs David Huber at Landis Valley Alvin Stoner entertained at his parents home Rev W K Latimer and Mr and Mrs David Brian and son Earl all of Lititz on Sunday Mies Lillian Himmelberger returned home last Friday after eight weeks in West Palm Beach Walter Zook visited Clarence Lands at Landis Valley last Thursday Norman Kline and family spent Sunday at Rothsville with Mrs Kline's mother
Surplus stock from a major government contractor offered to the public. Dark brown 100 percent solid leather shoes with bellows tongue, dirt and waterproof. Size range 514 to 12. Value $6.00, sale price $2.95. Pay on delivery or by money order. If not as represented, money refunded promptly.
Four seat six cylinder Reo Coupe with 17 300 miles, extra summer top with curtains, five wire wheels and new chains, newly painted. Alamite greasing system on this car. Will sacrifice. Call Ind 694% Manheim.
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