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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1932
Page
2
A lightning strike heavily damaged the Fairmount school house in Drumore Township tearing plaster from walls and ceilings, splintering desks, and ripping the stovepipe. Lightning also struck trees on local farms and caused minor electric service damage nearby.
Mrs Mary Behm of Speedwell and Mrs Annie Hammer of Manheim visited Mrs Sallie Kofroth Thursday. Mrs Salinda Badarf of Lititz plans a weekend stay at the same home. The Burkholders and Hess families joined Earl Grayhill at Lime Rock for Sunday dinner. Brenner and family visited Becker in Lexington. Keath relatives from Lancaster spent Sunday with Irvin Keath. Carrs from Chambersburg and Hartranft of the same area joined Irvin Smith and Schaeffer neighbors in Manheim.
Residents from Lititz Manheim Milbach E had visitors and hosted guests on Sunday with numerous families sharing time at homes in Clay Quarryville White Horse Naumanstown and Elizabethtown. Neighborly gatherings included Mr and Mrs Emanuel Diehm Rufus Heisey J W Gerhart and others enjoying weekend company.
Boy Scout Troop No 1 motor trip to Mt Gretna Sunday afternoon then a hike through the hills under Assistant Scout Master Roy Albright. Neffsville Girl Reserves Club held a Monday evening meeting at Helen Frey home planning a Friday May 27 party and a Saturday trip to Kepler Lodge. Aid Society of U B Church met at Mrs Hiam Buckwalter home Tuesday evening. Missionary Society to hold monthly meeting at Mrs Blanche Plymyer on Tuesday May 17. Many local households are noted with visits and attendances including Miss Bernice Dunkie returning to school after illness.
The article notes goats surpass cows in rugged highlands from Canaan to Syria, citing goats’ agility, hardiness, low moisture needs, and longevity. It observes goats and sheep share grazing but goats excel on mountain tops and in arid dewy highlands. It adds Job’s wealth excludes goats despite vast flocks and camels in the Arabian plain.
The piece argues detectives have shed the black mustache and melodrama of old sleuths. It praises the mild minded, unsuspected investigator who leads criminals to justice through intuition and keen suspicion. The detective’s craft is likened to scientific hypothesis building.
Mrs. Harry Long called on Mrs. Sallie Caufman Saturday evening. Numerous families from Penryn Lititz Manheim and surrounding towns visited relatives including the Longs McMullens Zell Grosh Hacker Sturgis Breneman Greiner Biemesderfer Berger Shank Ober Fry Laurens Hamaker and Bishop.
Millions of tin cans used for fruits and vegetables pass inspection after rigorous water-pressurized tests. Cans are submerged and pumped full of air to reveal the smallest leaks, using specialized rapid machinery before shipment from the factory.
The common goat of Syria and Palestine is described as tall with long hair nearly touching the ground and a one foot long drooping forelock. It is almost always black, giving it a curious, uncanny appearance. The passage cites a biblical image from Song of Solomon.
The article urges readers to make a will to keep families financially intact and to name the executor in the will. It warns that disagreements can arise without a clear plan and offers the executor as a trusted party to ensure wishes are carried out and explained to distant relatives.
Mrs Diehm and Miss Biemesderfer visited Mr and Mrs Howard Beard of Waldeck on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Paul Koehler and June visited Carl Diehm at Manheim. Weidman family and Seitz visited Samuel Shenk at Palmyra. Elias Hitnier Vera Fry and Herbert visited Philip Hartman in Lebanon County on Sunday.
The article notes Martha Washington and Queen Isabella appearing on specific stamps, Pocahontas on the Jamestown 5 cent design, and cites that while many women appear, no named woman has had her likeness used on a postage stamp besides these examples such as the Red Cross issue.
The article credits Fabrian Stedman of Cambridge England as inventor of the bell ringing method of changes. A major bell ringing festival celebrated his tercen tenary. It notes bells predating him and cites Lanark parish church’s bell from 1110 as possibly Europe’s oldest.
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