Lititz Record Post Office Entry Notice
The Lititz Record is listed as entered at Lititz Pennsylvania Post Office as second class matter indicating its mailing status and local publication timing.
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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1928
Page
4
The Lititz Record is listed as entered at Lititz Pennsylvania Post Office as second class matter indicating its mailing status and local publication timing.
Gardening in backyards remains a steady pleasure for many in Lititz. It suits sensible folk who want food and beauty, reduces reliance on clubs and services, and provides satisfying, philosophical activity for those who enjoy plant life.
Regular trimming keeps shrubs healthy and decorative. Cut back before they get too tall to promote bottom growth, resulting in a thick rounded shape. Without pruning the lower branches fail to develop, creating an untidy view of stalks and branches.
St John Sunday School adults met at Samuel Keller home with scriptural readings recitations singing and desserts. Eph rata Neighbor Services closed with a large crowd and an impactful sermon. Clay Township elected teachers for multiple schools with named staff across several locations. Local clergy hosted guests including Rev Leidich and Alice Weidman for Sunday dinners. One resident remains bedridden for nine weeks.
Mrs. Anna Wealand remains on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rock visited her parents Sunday. Clarence Weist, in an automo bile accident near Academy Hill, escaped serious injury while traveling with Mr. Haydn Irwin. Lloyd Ober and two sons visited Abram Metzler near Lexington Sunday. Mrs. J. W. Gerhart and daughter joined by Rufus F. Heisey and family traveled to Elm and then to Mastersonville to visit Mr. and Mrs. Ginder. The Gerhart family plans to move to Columbia where Rev. H Arlington Gerhart has been appointed pastor of Grace Evangelical Church. He preached there for the first time on Sunday.
Local church group notes report a Bible Class meeting at R B Getz home with Rev L A Werner among attendees. Social hour followed. Community members joined Evangelist Neighbor services in Ephrata and Albright Memorial Service at Kleinfeltersville. Baccalaureate to be led by Werner. commencement May 16 at U E church. Class motto colors and flower listed. school staff and joint Sunday School committee meetings planned. several residents visited Conowingo Plant. Zeiser to build chicken house. Herr family visiting Ephrata. Hackmans noted in Pine Hill.
Mrs Walter Ehrhart and daughter Bernice attended the Society of Farm Women No 16 meeting at Eden West home of Mrs Harry Shuman. Long Home guests at Lancaster included Mr and Mrs Charles Forney and children Betty Milton and Junior who attended the 40th wedding anniversary for Rev and Mrs Milton Forney in East Petersburg with about 40 guests. Others were entertained at dinners and visits across Penn, Weidmansville, Elstonville, Roseville, Lebanon County and Rothsville.
Halfville brief notes list families visiting relatives over the weekend. Harry E Shreiner and family visited his uncle George Shreiner at Lititz, while R E Adams and family, Samuel Frey and family, and Mrs Samuel M Frey visited friends at Mt Joy. Elmer D Todd and wife with Galen Balmer and son toured Honeybrook, Abram Grayhill and family visited near Lancaster. Carpenters worked at Mrs David Bomberger's barn as M G Shreiner and wife visited Lancaster Sunday afternoon.
The town announces the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday evening May 17 and the commencement exercises on Friday evening May 18, both in the High School auditorium. Mr and Mrs Samuel Winn of Atlantic City visited in town with Mr E S Mumma. Miss Lillian Carpenter of Lexington visited Miss Sarah Bowman. Miss Eva Behmer of Kissel Hill visited Miss Alverta Kissinger. Mr George Hallacher is in town visiting brothers Jacob and Milton.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Lutheran church met at Mrs. H. E. Romig's home on Tuesday evening, followed by a reception for Rev. and Mrs. Miller who were returned at conference. The Loyal Workers' Class of the Evangelical Sunday School met at Rev. and Mrs. Miller's home. Several local residents and visitors were noted at various family gatherings and Maple Farm visits throughout the area.
A long list details numerous residents visiting relatives and spending Sundays with family in Reading Potts Town Philadelphia Lancaster Lititz Ephrata Quarryville Den ver Drexel Institute and other locales. Names include Clara P Wily Rosa M Danner Joseph Metty Kenney Augsberger Hess Bender Werntz Eichelberger Dietrich Reitz Bueh Shirk Myers Weidler Mohler Fritz Zook Frank Lititz Roether Hull Shirker Friend Paylor and others, with numerous household links and hospital visits.
The Bible Class at St James Catholic Church has closed for the summer and will resume in the fall. It notes that while the Bible is a supreme source, faith also rests in teaching and preaching of Jesus, not just scripture. The article reflects on scripture, tradition, and the spread of Jesus' Gospel.
The text explains that while the Apostles wrote selectively, Tradition, alongside Sacred Scripture, forms the rule of Catholic Faith. It cites early Christian writers like Barnabas Clement Ignatius and Polycarp as testifyers to Apostolic teaching, and notes Tradition determines the canon and the observance of Sunday over the Sabbath.
Fragmentary report notes a key milestone on a southern rail line with mention of a new rapid friction permanent element. The text indicates progress and a secure installation near the eastern section, but details remain unclear due to garbled OCR.
Fragmentary notes quote Popular Science Monthly on racial fingerprints. It cites approximate groupings such as West European Indian Japanese and Manchurian and asserts that prints from the same race resemble each other. The text is unclear and appears to discuss classification and sapiovishm of races.
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