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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1928
Page
8
Lititz all home team fell to Cornwall on Sunday by 7 to 2 in a well played game. Lititz hit well but at inopportune times as Cornwall benefited from Lititz errors. The Lititz High School battery Wicberly and Witmer previously keyed Lititz play in earlier years.
A long listing of community reunions and church gatherings scheduled from May through September in Lancaster and Reading areas. Notable entries include Lititz High School commencement on May 29 and multiple family reunions such as Leed, Stauffer, Kling, Kulp, Kachel, and Zem Zem Knights of Malta events. Several Luther an and Reformed S. S. services noted with church affiliations.
Robert Ferguson, a bond salesman, was convicted of false pretense in Berks County Courts related to a stock transaction and received a nine month jail term plus a $500 fine and costs. He was ordered to restitution, with Judge Paul N. Schaeffer presiding. Ferguson promoted a street railway project and faced opposition from local businessmen. He had obtained a promissory note from Dr. I J K Light for capital stock he claimed belonged to the company. Prosecutor Deysher urged a substantial prison sentence citing victims beyond Dr. Light.
A long list of daily observations from Lititz area papers notes roses soon in bloom, plentiful asparagus and corn, fruit crop prospects, decorative day prep, and rising orange prices. It also mentions parking needs, shifts in local humor, and a local auto accident injuring Raymond Wolf near Lincoln on the road from Ephrata to Cornwall.
A great horned owl reportedly decapitates its victims and sometimes eats only the head. One account mentions three turkeys and several chickens beheaded in a single night, while the bodies remain uninjured.
The Rothsville baseball team defeated Schoeneck by 13 to 2. Rothsville will face Westwood A. C. of Coatesville this Sunday at 2:30 PM. Oregon topped Neffsville 5 to 1 at the Oregon diamond in a hard fought game.
Melvin Seldomridge of Ephrata is sought by local attorneys after leaving home in 1915. A $30,000 estate from his mother awaits him if declared legally dead, with his wife Margaret Bucher and two Lancaster children. An uncle in Lititz and local renown are noted. A June 2 court petition seeks legal death status. Gene Austin records promoted at Scott’s Book Store.
Variation in weddings shows chiefs of the army and envy of Great Britain marry later in life than politicians and lawyers. Read our Classified Ads for the information you desire. Polar temperatures explain why South Pole is colder than North Pole due to central landmass and higher elevation.
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