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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1932
Page
3
A Pottsville jewelry shop was robbed early Wednesday for the second time in months. Thieves smashed a window and stole several trays of rings. Green had posted an ad inviting customers to contact him for engraving initials, promising satisfaction.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Rock with two children dined at the home of Mr and Mrs Weidler Seibert and later visited Mrs Rock’s parents Mr and Mrs Daniel Whitcraft in Brickerville. Lemon and Ralph Wiest visited cousin Vernon Wingenroth in Ephrata. The Lloyd Ober family and three of their sons were entertained at dinner with Brunnerville residents Mr and Mrs Harvey Ober on Whitsunday, and Mr and Mrs J W Gerhart joined the Ober family to visit his daughter.
In a tense town scene Art faces arrest after sneaking into Doray's store with Nutty to fetch medicine for his ailing grandma Mrs Beamish. Officer Weems traps the youths, Doray vows action, while Art remains silent about his partner in crime as the case unfolds.
A curious hand problem describes buying a small rubber sponge and breaking it into five pieces. Two pieces are given to an audience member, who is told to close his hand. Two more pieces are pressed together to look like one and handed to him, making him hold three. A pretend transfer to the pocket is described, then the spectator opens his hand to find four pieces.
The Elm family hosted relatives including Mrs. Sarah Zartman and daughter in law Esther Zartman with Zacharias Ferry’s family on Friday. M Elser Gerhart of Lititz and Lizzie Lowery of the Zion Home near Lititz were guests on Whitsun day. Some locals attended Mother’s Day exercises at St John’s Church Brickerville on Sunday.
Neffsville residents are invited to a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. G. Kauffman at Neffsville U B Church in the Manheim Township High School Auditorium Sunday evening May 29. Class Day and Commencement exercises follow on June 2 and 3. A Missionary Society Box Social is planned at Mrs. Blanche Plumyer’s home Tuesday evening. The American Legion Memorial Service happens next Sunday night at 8 30 in the high school auditorium with Rev. William Fleck of Woodbine to deliver the memorial address and Miss Rosenberger of Lancaster to perform on marimba with a male chorus. Several local families spent Sunday with relatives in the area.
Penryn J and Mrs Lane and Walter, Leagley of Lancaster visit Ed Win Yeagley on Sunday. Martin Hacker and Sara of Lincoln call on Isaac Greiner while Russell Bishop of Brunnerville visits the Greiners.
A list of households from Lititz and surrounding areas visiting relatives and friends on Sunday. Names include Gaiebach, Hoffer, Nye, Weachter, Stark, Zell, Boyer, Shearer, Cochran, Bachor, Basehore, Ober, Kauffman, McMullen, Long, Steinman, Landis, Hacker, Grosh, Zartman, Sprout, Lowe, Keller, and Elmer among others.
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