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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1927
Page
4
The Lititz Record presents its masthead with editor and proprietor R. E. Buch and a subscription price of 1.50 per year. The fragment ends with a stray line likely part of a subscription notice.
Sunday activities featured Zion Lutheran Junior Bible Class with a white carnation for attendees and United Evangelical Loyal Workers Class meeting at Mrs Elvina Smiths home. A Bishop weekly bank talks at the high school, May Day events at Drexel Institute, and extensive Sunday visiting and family gatherings across Ephrata, Lititz, Rothsville, and surrounding towns noted with numerous names and houses.
Stevens and others visited friends and family in Port Royal Lancaster Manheim Millersville Reading Ephrata Columbia Lititz and Lititz over the weekend. The notes list multiple households hosting gatherings including the Myers Hess Kohler Bowers Wolf Hershey servering Enck Cammaus Albright Stewart Deitrich Deitrich Martin Reitz and Eshleman families among others.
On Tuesday last M S Shaeffer and wife attended Evan Flory Sr funeral at Lincoln and on Thursday last the funeral of Martin Shirk at Lincoln. Miss Lizzie Shaeffer spent Wednesday to Friday at Lancaster for the State Convention of the King's Daughters and visiting the Brunner family and Mrs Mary Kreider. Abner Risser visited Harry Binkley at Charles Forney house. Binkley confined by illness. Liram S Meek and wife of Lititz spent Sunday at Mr Shaeffer’s. R L Keith and Mrs J W Roth attended Mrs A B Weidman funeral at Brickerville Emanuel Lutheran Church. R L Keith and grandson visited Israel Shultz near Reinholds. Shultz health improved. Abner B Risser of Brumerville and Wilas Risser of Lebanon and M S Shaeffer and wife and daughter Ligzie attended Mrs Peter Brubaker funeral at Lititz Monday.
Sunday visits to Fast Petersburg trace out local ties as families from Mt. Airy Lititz and Manheim share time. The Clay Two School Board convened Saturday to elect teachers for the upcoming term. A funeral for Mrs. E A Wealand was held Saturday as families gathered.
The Halfville to Lexington pike is about half completed with Ney and Rohrer supplying the stone. Walter H. Shreiner, previously ill, is able to be out again. Elmer D. Todd bought a new Dodge from Peter Snavely of Manheim last week. M. G. Shreiner and wife visited Mrs. Sue Carpenter at Rothsville on Sunday. Galen Balmer brought his little boy home from Lancaster General Hospital. A prayer meeting at Harry Shreiner's Saturday evening drew a large crowd. Frank Martin and wife of Lancaster visited Charles Rose’s family over Sunday.
Rothsville High School outlines its May 16 19 ceremonies including Baccalaureate Class Day and Commencement Week. The program features processions hymns sermons by Rev F A Weichsel and Dr C C Ellis, diplomas presented by Chester M Miller, and musical performances by school ensembles. Mothers Day service noted and final exams scheduled May 12 to 17 with class photos taken in Lancaster. Local notices include residents’ visits and a Ford prank involving Ellis Spickler.
Spickler could pass judgement on it. Mr. Myers, the bantam king, is gaining a national reputation as a bantam breeder, winning at Madison Square Garden, and other shows. Gasoline at 15 cents a gallon, Saturday only Lesher's Service Sta ion.
Gasoline price listed at 15 cents a gallon. Birthday anniversaries noted for May include Daniel Weachter of Pine Will, 91, and Mrs. Albert Hall on May 10. May 12 marks Myrtle Eckert, and May 11 Walter H. Buch and Ella Buch.
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