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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1928
Page
4
The Lititz Record lists B. B. Buch as editor and proprietor and notes a yearly subscription of 1.50 dollars. It also indicates entry at Lititz Pennsylvania post office as second class matter.
The article argues that personal antagonisms and rivalries hinder town progress by blocking cooperative efforts. It notes Lititz has shed such spirits in recent years and urges all townspeople to be broad minded, support anyone initiating positive efforts, and give unanimous encouragement and praise.
Rural schools in many areas have ended the term early due to economy. Parents face immediate labor needs for children, reducing family earnings and depriving students of schooling. The piece urges wealthier centers to aid struggling rural districts to preserve education.
Mrs C G Yost hosted a wedding dinner for Florence Yost who recently wed Paul Enck of Akron. Locals note stores and the bank were closed on Memorial Day. Several families visited relatives across Lancaster, Reading, Ephrata, and Lititz.
Aster spent Sunday with her ex-spouse's parents, sharing a quiet day and catching up on family news.
Residents attended love feast services at Middle Creek church on Wednesday and Thursday and the 38th Annual Commencement at Ephrata High School where 56 graduated. Mrs J W Gerhart moved her son’s family from Manheim to Columbia. An accident near Clay schoolhouse left two cars badly damaged but no injuries. Memorial Day services were held at Brickerville cemetery. Miss Mary Snyder hosted Lincoln pupils Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lute and children Julia Howard Eugene join Miss Jean Bollinger of Lincoln and many neighbors from Manheim Elm Lititz and Harrisburg area at a Sunday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Lane near Lititz. Others note visits with relatives in Lititz Neffsville and Texington.
Mr Wayne Habecker learned of the death in Chicago of his sister Mrs Theo Bauer daughter of the late Benjamin and Elizabeth Habecker She leaves brothers and sisters including Mrs J Lautherboren Philadelphia Mr William Habecker Landisville Jacob and Clara Downingtown Mrs Arthur McCurdy Chester Mr Charles Habecker Elverson Mr Frank Habecker Birdsboro Mrs Hattie Deaffender Manheim Mr Phares Habecker Reading and Mr Howard Habecker Tronville plus her husband and two sons Robert and Theodore She was 47 and buried in Chicago J D Carpenter wife and daughter of Lancaster visited M G Shreiner over Sunday Mrs Alice Frey near Clay visited R E Adams over Sunday Mrs George Rose and daughter Lancaster visited in the home of her son Charles Monday night Charles Rose attended the Poultry Meeting at K K Hartman’s on Monday evening
Akron held its high school commencement at Firemen's Hall Friday evening with three graduates Lorraine Meek Ella Myers and Hummer Freeder Snader receiving diplomas The speaker was Hon R S Regar Third Assistant Postmaster General from Washington DC On Saturday the semi annual Love feast gathered pastors from Lancaster Columbia Fredericksburg York Hershey Brunverville and East Petersburg On Monday the Lutheran church choir presented a program and the Friendship Bible Class conducted a bake sale on Hotel Akron pavement
A cascade of social visits fills Sunday as residents hosted relatives and friends from Philadelphia Reading Lancaster Ephrata Hershey York Norristown Reading Graffdale Thompsontown Marietta and Hamburg. Notable gatherings include the Community Male Chorus members at Murrel Inn with numerous couples and singles attending the banquet.
An excerpt cites the Kansas City Times on the origin of blue blood as a term for aristocracy. It explains that wealth allowed gentler work and finer skin, making veins appear blue, while laborers’ hands show less visible veins, linking blue veins to noble birth rather than actual blood.
In eastern Siam many river islands appear in the Me Ping during dry periods. Local inhabitants cultivate these mud flats as vegetable gardens with lookout sheds to monitor crops. As floods return, the gardens vanish.
Joseph Jefferson, famed actor, reportedly told William Crane that his lasting fame would come from painting rather than stage triumphs. In a later life moment, Jefferson claimed his brush would define him, while Crane doubted painting would be remembered.
Pierre Van Paassen says in the Atlantic Constitution that Wolsey’s bones may be found as excavations to repurpose Leicester abbey grounds for gardens and recreation. The cardinal’s sarcophagus was seized by Henry VIII and used in 1806 to cover Nelson’s body. Wolsey rests beneath plain earth, with no known possessions buried with him.
A Cleveland housewife planned a dinner for visiting friends by roasting a suckling pig. Her son cried upon seeing the pig, and she admitted she lacked the nerve to cook it, ultimately choosing roast beef instead.
A description of telegraphing in China using numbered signs for Chinese characters. Each sign has a unique number transmitted by Morse, creating a 9 800 cipher code across 49 pages. On receipt, operators map numbers back to characters to read the Chinese text.
The article notes the bold robin and the familiar wren often use discarded domestic items as nest sites. It describes a pair that converted a scarecrow into a residence, showing unusual daring in nest-building behavior near a row of newly sown peas.
Samuel Pepys notes a new play titled The Man Is the Master at the Duke of York’s House. He describes the crowded audience by one o’clock and a king appearing, then avoids disturbing his pack. The prologue and epilogue are weak, with odd ballet elements and sack posset humor. Pepys mentions his wife wearing a fine Hower tabby suite bought recently.
A resourceful husband described the other woman as irresistible in a divorce suit saying he could not stay away from her. He compared his fascination to basking in sunshine until he got sunburnt, per Varn and Fireside.
A reflective note on audience response to drama. It asserts audiences react to artistic perfection rather than high or low brow standards, emphasizing universal appeal and craft over classification. The statement positions taste as rooted in artistry rather than social labels.
Historical note on speed gains of carrier pigeons post World War I. Cher Ami saved the Lost Battalion in France by delivering a critical message despite a bullet wound, enabling a ceasefire that saved 252 soldiers. The piece cites The American Magazine and highlights rapid American pigeon aging and racing milestones reaching 300 to 500 miles in endurance.
Water is pumped above the clouds to serve a 350 person colony atop Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga Tennessee. The system uses booster pumps to lift water five miles then uphill to a summit tank, providing family and fire hydrant service nearly half a mile above the source. The setup dates to Civil War era lines with cast iron pipe laid by Grant era troops.
In a comparison of tall structures, bridge towers equal the Singer Building in New York, with only the Eiffel Tower, Woolworth Building, and a few NYC skyscrapers taller. A bridge spire carries no load beyond itself, while towers resemble Atlas bearing a massive yoke. The bridge will handle 30,000,000 vehicles yearly. Read the Record one dollar fifty per year.
Poem reflects a nation’s mobilization with children learning farming skills and families bidding farewell as the country prepares for mass conscription. The refrain “we are coming, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more” underscores a growing citizen enlistment during the era.
The Hudson River Bridge, cost 75 million dollars, will connect New York City and New Jersey. Engineered by Othmar Ammann, the span from pierhead to pierhead will reach 3500 feet, with towers rising 600 feet above the river, surpassing ancient wonders in height and scale.
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