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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1936
Page
9
In Lititz Pennsylvania the Lititz Record indicates its publishing house THE RECORD PRINTING CO with editors D Fulweiler and J R Johnson. It notes postal handling by Lititz PA and requests communications through South Broad Street Lititz.
Mothers Day observances were held across churches with flowers and tributes. The notable event was the dedication of the new Trinity Church where parish mothers supported financing the building’s cost.
The May Day Fete presented by local school pupils entertained park crowds on Saturday. Spectators applauded the dances costumes and scenes as faculty and pupils received praise for their staging acting and overall performance.
Residents note Lititz remains exceptionally clean as visitors praise the town. More houses are being painted this year and few are in disrepair, reflecting individual effort that fuels civic pride and the town's reputation as a well kept community.
Lititz Public Library announces new hours with evening openings on Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday hours are 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 30, Thursday 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 30, and Saturday 2 to 5.
John H. Bausman proprietor of the Kissel Hill Hotel was struck by a runaway horse while trying to catch the animal outside his premises. He suffered facial cuts and other injuries. The incident followed the horse and buggy tumbling on the Pike.
Fifty years ago reports describe John Stormfeltz and Isaac Shoemaker boring for water at Horace Sturgis well with no sign of water after 32 feet of rock and 6 feet of soil, prompting a halt and plan to hire a steam driller. Harry R. Reist and G D Buckwalter travel to Kansas City with about 40 others. livestock shipping at the station totals nearly 70 000 pounds last month. Robert Sturgis injures thumb in a scrap machine at Usner’s cigar factory. Secret societies in Lititz grow, Nine new K P lodge members initiated. coachmakers busy and firms expanding beds to meet demand. Stevens Post 517 of the G A R organized with 21 members and transfers joining.
A collection of quips on work money and behavior. It notes men seeking jobs with a telescope and jokes about secrecy and turning points. The tone mimics a column of moral snippets and social observations from an old paper.
A poem narrates disillusionment with others as the speaker grows cynical about love. It describes turning to a practiced smile to start a song or smoke, rejecting unwanted advances while contemplating inviting love back in if it arrives at the door.
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