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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1934
Page
9
E. D. Falweiler and J. R. Johnson are editors and publishers of the Lititz paper, with the issue entered at the Lititz Pennsylvania post office as second class matter.
Residents and groups including the Rotary Club urged installing a water softener in the Lititz borough water plant to ease hard water issues and reduce plumbing costs. Supporters say proper Borough handling ensures reliable operation, while council discussions will address the proposition and its cost.
State payments to veterans are arriving in town with six weeks of arrivals expected. An estimated ten to fifteen thousand dollars will be paid locally, sparking business for merchants. Veterans use the funds to pay back debts, proving patriotism beyond the battlefield. An York Legionnaire grows tired of the constant questions about veterans’ finances.
The Lititz High School Alumni Association staged a thoughtful production last night named Daley. Supporters praise the group's hard rehearsals and choice of a play that aims to engage audiences beyond routine school shows. Elmer Bobst endorses selecting plays with high literary or moral aims and cites Daley as memorable.
In Lititz and Warwick County news: John Woomert receives a London White Rose Comb bantam cockerel. William Scott owns a 1909 Excelsior motorbike. Monroe Shue of Warwick loses two horses to pneumonia in five days. A ten-man survey over the Lititz to Rothsville road advances a state project to replace the turnpike. Lititz church council discusses independence from Kissel Hill and Neffsville churches. Lititz High School forms a baseball team with Valentine Erobst as pitcher and captain. Postmaster Samuel Seaber attends a Penrose reception in Philadelphia. Local elderly residents keep thriving while staff changes occur at mills and inns. Farmers National Bank declares a 2.5 percent dividend. Local houses change hands as Bender moves and Lutz plans a new butchery space. Camping club buys boats. Shippensburg girls win 89 to 13 at F and M. Blue Ribbon Tainting Club holds a fox chase. Gluing machine injures Cathryn Butzer. a new sprinkler wagon replaces the old. A baby girl arrives to the Tmhoff family, with neighbors visiting.
A craftsman defends the handmade Lititz Bretzel, saying genuine bread cannot be machine made. He maintains the old technique using a quarter oak and a jumping rail for kneading dough.
Reports from Lititz indicate Levi Shirker of Brownstown cut his left foot with an axe. J B Gable to start a store business and become postmaster at Penn. John Keeler and wife assign property for creditors to Israel Erb of Liila. Peter Adams falls ill. Samuel Foltz sells 83 tobacco crop for 174 and 2 cents to California buyer. News of telephone move to A B Reidenbach’s office. Baseball club organizing at Warwick House. A Danner digs cellars for five more houses in Kitchen Town. J W Baker to erect house on Broad Street near Miles Goda. Oregon school to close in a week. Health committee formed for Lititz at Springs Hotel.
Stamp notes report red color for Maryland stamp and confirmed red ten cent Bicentennial. Byrd imperforate sheets 750000 printed and expected sufficient. National Park Series rejected for now. likely next year. Errors noted on 1933 Century of Progress and Graf Zeppelin stamps. First US Postmaster Benjamin Franklin. successor Richard Bache earned 1000 annually. Byrd Expedition Little America cancels sent on the President's birthday. expected arrival in June.
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