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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1928
Page
7
Fifteen grandfathers joined a two week vacation group in Littlehampton England. Their ages total about 1200 years with the eldest at eighty four and the youngest at seventy. They are members of the Browning Hall Grandfathers club of London.
An economist asks about the distinction and notes that a savings account and a checking account serve different purposes. The piece suggests that a checking account offers more flexibility and potential for enjoyment in everyday banking.
Charles B. Remp of Libby Montana is visiting his sister Mrs. Richard Matz at the home of John W. Bezler in Mohnton Herks County. Remp left that locality in 1881 with Faris Miller and lived first in Leipsic Ohio then Jackson Michigan before moving west to Fargo North Dakota and finally settling in Libby where he has ranching interests.
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra traces its roots to 1842, described as the oldest orchestral body in continuous service in the United States dedicated to orchestral music.
Pioneer telegrapher James Francis Leonard of Lexington Kentucky pioneered removing the dot and dash paper tape from reading telegraph messages by relying on the instrument click. Leonard was among the era’s most accomplished telegraphers and learned to read messages by sound on Kentucky’s first lines.
Frances Marie Myers, four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Myers of Butler, attended the funeral of her great great grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Jackson of Byrds Bend and still has a great great grandfather and grandmother two great grandparents and two grandparents living nearby. All reside in Butler vicinity.
A brief gardening note explains raising ferns in glazed jars and using pebbles under pots to improve drainage. It suggests this method helps plants dry evenly and prevents root problems.
Letters of administration granted to George M Weachter for the Ellen M Weachter estate in Lititz Lancaster County Pa. Creditors and debtors are asked to settle accounts promptly at RD No 5 Lititz Pa with the administrator.
Notices list executors and administrators for the estates of Arlen K. Hacker Mary M Keller Anderson Shoemaker Bertha Martin and others in Lititz and Lancaster. Also announces a charter application for The Lititz Chamber of Commerce to promote civic and economic welfare in Lititz and vicinity with the charter on file in Lancaster.
Betty Short known as the bride of Josefh Hofman, described as a pianist tied the knot in a private ceremony. Hofman, recently divorced from his first wife Marie Coveoray, is said to have a younger second wife by about thirty years, while his personal details remain largely private.
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