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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1934
Page
1
The Legion Twilight Baseball League opens tonight at the W. Lincoln Avenue field with the Yanks vs Red Sox after two prior washouts from Monday and Tuesday night storms. A four-team schedule for the first half calls each team to play the others four times. Continued on page 4.
Certificates awarded Thursday morning to seventh grade students of New Tames Dawine Enck Emory Neidermeyer Huber Carl Lamimet Ritz Eichelbergey Hof Sturgis Jek Shawb Louise Bear Sammet Ressler Ober Moyer McClune Tin Mary Keath Habecker Garner Dowhower Zug Reidenbaugh Burs Weaver Stark Brobaker and other named recipients for excellent penmanship exams in New Tames.
King George Kling won the annual hero marble shoot during Youth Week, defeating a top contender while 70 participants started the event. Kling advances to the Championship in Lancaster, likely with Shelberger placing third and others contending for June’s second Saturday. The national contest awaits the winner.
Memorial Day is observed in town with banks and public offices closed on Friday. The notice explains adjusted hours and delays in services due to the holiday.
The page fragment mentions the Rathe Ian annual event at Geldag Sande Bear and lists engagements including Anna Steffy to Mahlon Young of Manheim and other social notes. It references Mr and Mrs Keatren in Cedar Street and various local attendees. The piece notes travel, a two weeks vacation, and a Rose Tree Horse Races attendance at Media College with senior prom involvement.
Veterans of Garden Spot Post 58 and American Legion will depart from the Post Home on Broad Street at 9 o clock to visit nearby cemeteries. Memorial rites include parades, taps, firing squad salutes, and services at Moravian Cemetery, with Linden Hall Horse Show activities at Linden Hall and a concluding public meeting by Lithia High School Alumni Association in the school auditorium.
The fine entry list for the 5 Annual Linden Hall Horse Show on Memorial Day shows entries rising toward a record. The morning program begins at 10 with three classes for Linden Hall girls and senior riders, featuring a dramatization of Robin Hood as part of the May Day fete.
More than 1200 people attended the annual Youth Week Open House in a school building filled with exhibits and roars of activity. The High School Band drew 860 to the auditorium for a concert ending with a senior class emblem presentation honoring Gabriel Weaver Leacer Kemper Benjamin Neidigh John Hertz Johan Aubrecht and Forrest Dennis for service to the band. Emblems were presented by Prof. M. C. Demmy.
Lititz High School alumni plan a meeting and banquet in the school auditorium Wednesday at 8 PM. The Class of ’29 presents a one act play Sauced by director Gosii with cast listing Richard Taylor Bert Kauffman Margaret Taylor and others. Music provided by the Alumni Woodwind and String Ensemble and a women’s chorus directed by Mrs. Carl Workman. Helen Eshleman Dussinger accompanies the chorus. A business meeting follows. details continued on Page 8.
A Young People’s meeting is held tonight in the Cry of the Brethren with Douglas Percy assistant pastor of a Toronto Baptist Church and Earl Sigston evangelist from Northern Canada as speakers. Both speakers work under the Toronto Bible School.
Forty eight Lititz High School students will receive diplomas at the 48th annual Commencement exercises Tuesday evening in the school auditorium. Dr Francis Harvey Green headmaster of Pennington School will deliver the address. Three students are honor students Wilwer Eby John Hertz Jane Miller. Three others Mildred Ganewer Lloyd Graybill Lena Risser earned honorable mention. Baccalaureate service will be held Sunday evening.
The Lititz Rotary Club donated 325 Tuesday evening to a local fund to send Robert Hackman, a bari tone horn player who won first in the State Contest at Johnstown, to the National Music Contest in Des Moines Iowa next week. He departs Tuesday for the Thursday night contest, with additional contributions still welcome at the office to ensure his trip.
The Senior Class of the local High School invites the community to a lawn party on school grounds from 4 to 10 PM. Refreshments including ice cream sandwiches cakes and candy will be sold. Committee in charge: Chas Regenwas chairman Mary Bender Jean Pfautz Patsy Mastromattea and Wilbur Miler.
Chas. H. Regennas advertises molasses coconut strips at 20 cents per pound in a weekend limited sale at Lutz Market.
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