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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1935
Page
9
Weekly publication issued by The Record Printing Co and D Fulweiler J R Johnson detailing publishing notes and staff credits for the week.
Lititz voters defeated the Sunday movie issue 985 to 248 in Tuesday’s election, with counties statewide showing mixed results as Reading and Philadelphia supported Sunday movies while York and Allentown rejected them.
Harrisburg prepares to mail dismissal notices to about 1800 holdover employees now that voting is done. The piece notes a surge in political payroll use by the Democratic machine, with 953 Democrats added in six weeks after the primary and 1438 appointments in the three months preceding Tuesday’s election.
The article describes hawk migration above Drehersville where narrow mountain corridors funnel large flocks. Promontories offer vantage points for observing passing raptors and, alarmingly, hunting shows described as a slaughter that drew many attendees after World War I.
The article recounts Pennsylvania hawk hunters decimating raptors on Hawk Mountain, farmers blaming hawks for losses, and a local patrol beginning September 10 to deter hunters. It notes prior attempts to discourage hunting, a shift in wildlife sightings, and the start of hawk migration amid tensions and arrests.
Fifty years ago on November 13 1865 news from Unionville notes a four year old died of diphtheria, family illness strikes four more children, and local issues include a borough petition, street lights, and road nuisances. Other items mention a self locking bolt invention, corn measurements on local lands, and a winter trip to Jacksonville Florida by several residents.
Gustus Hrck owns two Main Street properties occupied by Hack er and Milchsack. Steaffer and Rei clothing and shoe shop robbed Friday night of about $70 in goods. Burglars pried shutter holes to reach bolts. Monday two sharpers at Springs Hotel used grafted tongues to attract a crowd. Three bundles were shown, each with a $10 ring, money changed hands as onlookers gambled away about seven dollars before they left.
Department of Commerce reports from various cities indicate October retail trade remained restrained by unseasonably warm weather but shows improvement from 1934. Holiday buying stimulus rises with manufacturers and wholesalers expecting a sizable yearly uptick. auto production also boosts industrial activity and steel output. Realty Bond Price averages reach new highs, with apartment hotel and theatre issues leading gains.
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