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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1928
Page
4
America's Back Yard and Home Image in Lititz
The article argues that many American back yards are neglected and dirty, harming a town's reputation. It compares tidy front appeals with messy rear spaces and urges improvement, noting Lititz has many well kept back yards amid overall concern.
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Lititz
The Pleasures of May
May brings festival and work in equal measure. The piece recalls Maypole dances and European uprisings of the past while noting modern American May customs such as ball parks crowds, golf, and tennis. It celebrates May as a month of activity, health, and cheer.
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Old England
Europe
Neighborhood News From East Petersburg to Ephrata Nips
Local notes detail visits among Ober O Mellinger Weist Gerhart Erb and Sensenig households across East Petersburg Mt Airy Elm and near Ephrata as spring arrives with gatherings and church services. Neighbor services at Ephrata extend another week drawing attendees from area families.
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Lloyd Ober
Robert Ober
East Petersburg
P. O. Hiser
Hannah O Mellinger
Mt. Airy
Ida Pfautz
Ellenitz
Samuel §. Weist
Rufus F. Heisey
Ephrata
Pine Hill Happenings Social Evening at Mrs Forney’s
Mrs Charles Forney hosted the Young Women's Bible Class of the Middle Creek Sunday School on a Wednesday evening. The event featured members of the class and social fellowship in Pine Hill.
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Charles Forney
Young Women’s Bible
Middle Creek Sunday School
Brunnerville Women Plan Spelling Bee May Fifth
About twenty members attend as the Women s Missionary Society of the Brunnerville U B church schedules a spelling bee for Saturday evening May 5 at the Brunnerville school house.
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Women’s Missionary Society of the
Brunnerville U. B
Brunnerville School House
Norman Forney
Lane Forney
Lititz
Daniel Wentling
Nathan Frey
Ruth and
Raymond
Buck’s Mill
Amos Wentling
John Landis
Mary
Rufus
Landis Martin
Isaac Garman
Bainbridge
Aaron Landis
George Euck
Hopeland
Landis Ehrhart
Robert Miller
Brunnerville
Rothsville
Local visits and a newborn in Halfville area
Halfville residents and relatives traveled to visit family over Sunday including Mr and Mrs John Long of Penryn and Elias M Hitnier. Wayne Habecker rented Rev Druckenbroad’s land for the summer. Mr and Mrs Wayne Habecker announce the birth of a baby girl.
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John Long
Penryn
Elias M. Hitnier
Jacob Carper
Near Manheim
Clayton Adair
Harry B. Meiley
Mt. Hope
Menno Habecker
James Habecker
Lancaster
Jennie Enck
Lexington
Elmer D. Todd
Milton Hershey
George Ruhi
Rebecca Kline
Meira
Buffalo Springs
Robert Garman
Wayne Habecker
Rothsville Notes and Community Events Summary
Rothsville notes report a June 2 musical by the Rothsville Community Chorus in the High School Auditorium under director A. Schotz berger. The Lutheran church met at the Bowman home. The Warwick Township Alumni Association presented His Best Investment to a large crowd. Local residents and visitors are listed with weekend visits and travel, including Mrs. Anna Adams and children. Miss Ruth Kieffer. Miss Florence Lane. The Rothsville Fire Company met and approved buying a siren for 240 dollars.
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Rothsville
A. Schotzberger
Women’s Missionary Society of the Lutheran Church
F. M. Bowman
Warwick Township
Robert Carter
Ephrata
Leon Cruthers
Lancaster
Gertrude Hallacher
David Graham
Luzerne County
Anna Adams
Luther
Pauline
Dorothy
Evelyn
Aaron Weidman
Florence Lane
Florence Roger
Ruth Kieffer
Pottstown Hospital
Emma Kieffer
Rothsville Fire Company
Founders Day Services Remember Rev Jacob Albright in Akron
Sunday evening at Mt Zion Evangelical church a Founders Day service honored Rev Jacob Albright with Cyrus Dietrich speaking on religious conditions before his birth. Music and an offering for Aly bright Memorial Church in Washington framed the event.
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Mt. Zion
William , Buel
Roy
Grace Shirk
General Hospital
Lancaster
Local social notes fill Allentown area life
Miss Ligzie Bollinger was taken to Allentown Hospital. Richard Albright suffered an apoplectic stroke on Monday. A long list details birthday celebrations dinners and weekend visits among families in Millersville Lititz Lancaster Ephrata Manheim and other nearby towns with many relatives and friends noted.
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Ligzie Bollinger
Allentown Hospital
Richard Albright
Charles Busser
Harry Stoner
Lititz
G. S. Eberly
Levi Sanders
Millersville
John
Richard
Wilson Stauffer
Anna
Grace
Pauline
David Stauffer
A. L. Stauffer
David
Janet
Lancaster
Paul Eberly
Philadelphia
Bushong
Rohrerstown
William Bair
Tedford
Robert
Nancy
Edna
Betty
Strasburg
Calvin Lily
Marietta
Ephrata
Jasper Wolf
Aaron Snader
Floyd Reinhold
Donald
South Temple
Reading
Ralph Snavely
Manheim
Witmer Eshleman
Rhelda
Elizabethtown
John P. Snader
Vera
J. Walter
Levi
Daniel
Summer
David H. Snader
Hildren Mildred
Dane
Leo
C. M. Smedley
Margaret Eastwick
Eva Reitz
Lloyd Valm
Donald and
Sylvester
William Kemper
Lebanon
George Kemper
Samuel Shatnberger
Alice Mohler
Warry Mohler
Florence
Mary
John Mohler
Brubaker
Adam Brubaker
Jacob
John Reimhold
Denver
Arlington Gerhart
M. Phoebe
S. G. Brubaker
Joseph Cammaui
Wayne Bender
Charles Seldomridge
W. Sinclair
Jacob Dis
Warren Mellinger
Isabella Kemper
J. Spangler
Clay, Myr
Harvey Bellinger
Fugenia
Jonas Nolt
Mors
Kulp
M. Mehler
Jacob Keiper
Ephratis
A. W. Fritz
Roy Zook
John Fritz
Wilda
Elizabeth
E. Fritz
Brownstown Notes Evangelical church boosts Albright Memorial fund
The Evangelical church raised its quota of 42.00 toward the Albright Memorial Evangelical church being built in Washington DC. The drama A Fortunate Calamity by H. B. Sunday and Saturday evenings in K G E hall will be repeated Thursday due to rain. The Men's Bible Class meets Friday at R B Geta’s home. The 11th District S B O Convention of Lancaster County is set for Saturday May 19 in a local church. 5 F Brown James Wolf Raymond Getz Charles Roberts Jr and Joan Zwally visited Reading Sunday afternoon.
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Evangelical Church
Albright Memorial Evangelical Church
Washington, D. C
H. 8
K. G. E. Hall
Evangelical 8. 8
R. B. Geta
Lancaster County
F. Brown
James Wolf
Raymond Getz
Charles Roberts, Jr
Joan Zwally
Reading
Veteran Hopeland teacher Allen P. Miller to be pensioned after 65 years in schools
Allen P. Miller of Hopeland Lancaster County retires this spring at age 70 after 54 years teaching in Clay and Elizabeth townships and 32 years in Hopeland. He never missed a Lancaster County Teachers Institute day and received 50 year medals from state and county Sabbath School associations. He began teaching after attending Millersville Normal School in 1874 and counts three generations of pupils among his students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen P. Miller
Hopeland
Clay
Elizabeth
Miller
Lancaster County
Hopeland United Brethren Sunday School
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County Sabbath School Association
John and
Susanna Miller
Harrisburg
Millersville
M. J. Brecht
Daniel Fleisher
Arthur Mylin
Advice Worth Heeding In Cromwell’s Era
A fragment reflects on speaking wisely or foolishly. It asks if a man speaks foolishly and urges restraint, then notes if he speaks truly to rejoice in the truth. The voice names Cromwell and emphasizes careful, sound words.
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Cromwell
Learning from Past Errors for Future Profit
The passage urges moving beyond guilt over mistakes and focusing on the future. It advises burying errors and using lessons as tools to unlock new opportunities, framing past blunders as a taxchingy to guide onward effort.
Bath tubs and safety tips spark inventor’s opportunity
A column notes wartime injuries and hospital stays, urging appreciation of regular work and warning that stepping into a bath tub can cause serious accidents. It cites the New York Times on non skid tubs and imagines a safer design to prevent head injuries.
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The
New York Times
Sporting goods and fashion hats at local stores
Scott's Book Store advertises baseball supplies and tennis goods guaranteed by the store. Pfautz's Store announces a new shipment of ladies and girls spring hats just arrived.
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Scott’s Book Store
Pfautz
Community Reunion and Religious Services Schedule List
A long list of local family reunions and church services spanning May to September. Events include St Johns Reformed S S of Lancaster and numerous family reunions such as Leed, Stauffer, Kling, Kopp, Gantz, and Butzer. Dates range from May 29 to Sept 8 with multiple June and July gatherings.
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Litta High School
Leed
Stauffer
Stauffer Family Reunion
Penticostal S. 8. of
Lancaster
Hekenwood Family
Advent Lutheran S.&., of
Christ Lutheran
St. Mark’s Lutheran §. 8. of
Fassnacht
Reading
Kreider
St. Luke’s Reformed S. S. of Lancaster
Taylor
St. Stephen’s Reformed S. S
Teola
Mechanicsburg
Kemper
Gantz
Butzer Familyl
Stevens Union
Butzer
Flser-Oberlin
Hrymyer
Buch
Don t whip circus horses say Detroit doctor
Dr Neil Hoskins notes a big circus needs 800 horses to haul from train to lot and 200 performing horses. He explains menage horses and liberty horses perform or roam without bits and bits are rarely used. the boss hustler handles any whip.
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Neil Hoskins
Detroit
Shortcutting to Success Notifier Secret of Success
Terre Haute Tribune notes a cryptic claim about shortcuts to success and warns against quick fixes without effort. The unnamed author implies patience and steady work are key, contrasting with flashy tactics. The short item may hint at editorial skepticism toward shortcuts.
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Terre Haute Tribune
Preservation Methods for Historic Newspapers
The article explains that aging newsprint becomes brittle from air exposure. Libraries mount sheets between two sheets of Japanese tissue to seal the paper from air, reducing readability but increasing page strength.
Foot in Mouth Lies From Talkative Fellow
The San Francisco Chronicle notes a speaker who talks but cannot stand firmly, accusing him of deception and misstatements that expose his weakness in action.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Intelligent Goats Trainable Yet Quietly Remarkable
A goat expert says goats are among the easiest animals to train and can imitate human actions, highlighting their surprising adaptability and learning ability.
Moon split in two story on the lakefront
Mrs. M. W. reports a child seeing the moon appear broken in two and the missing piece seeming to fall into a calm lake, a moment described in a Boston Transcript item.
Advertisers Bring Mrs Homemaker Into Store World
Advertising draws homemakers into shops by showcasing new goods special sales and complete stock. It builds interest trust and daily trade through courteous service and consistent presence in homes.
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Keylor Steffy
Jacob Getz
C. T. Co
Clara Snader
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Royal Anne Cherries
Uncle Ad
Goodyear Welt
Arch Supporter
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Grube’s
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Baby
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