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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1935
Page
9
A May 30 observance recalls Memorial Day silent tribute to fallen soldiers. The piece contrasts war’s public pageantry with its real costs including hunger, revolution, dictatorships, maimed veterans, and vast casualties and spending in past wars.
Police reports show drunken driving accidents rose nationwide in the first year after repeal with liquor involved in seven to ten percent of traffic crashes. Medical experts warn sobriety is not linked to walking or talking, and drinking impairs judgment essential for driving.
The tax program adopted by the Legislature last week is described as not belonging to the Republican party. The remark frames the measure as a bipartisan or nonpartisan initiative rather than a party platform.
Local items report fundraising for street sprinkling by Joseph Kryder, church meetings, a fire loss in Caberry, Ill., and trades. The column notes gas incidents, relic finds with silver and old coins, a black snake bounty, new shop signage, and a coast to coast telegraph line, plus deaths and society events in the Lancaster region.
The piece argues Governor Earle failed to win victory as Republicans in the Legislature cut his tax aims. They saved about 100 million from 203 to 215 million requested, limiting emergency taxes to two years and curbing daily spending. Republicans credit themselves with restraining a spending orgy and accepting half his request while funding relief.
Twenty five years ago on May 26 1910 John Hess a young Warwick farmer near Hess Meeting House completed a large tobacco shed in his barn yard to expand his crop focus alongside potatoes and grain. St Paul s Lutheran Church renovation work and a 21st birthday surprise for Warren Souders with the Lititz Male Chorus are noted along with a total lunar eclipse and other local items.
Archeologists from the University of Kentucky report traces of early habitation in most of Kentucky. They found mounds cemeteries inhabited caves and other signs in all but ten of the state’s 120 counties.
The California Pacific International Exposition commemorative stamp goes on sale May 29 1985 at San Diego post offices with a purple diagonal view of the exposition grounds and Point Loma. Distribution expands May 31 with first day covers available by mail to San Diego. collectors must use cash or postal money orders.
Panama is described as a land of deep history where gold caravans once travelled from the Pacific to the Atlantic. It notes early French attempts to span the seas failed and commends the successful construction of the Panama Canal as a testament to American engineering and bravery. It mentions ships of all nations passing through in a ceaseless display.
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