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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1926
Page
4
The Lititz Record announces E. Buch as editor and proprietor with subscription at $1.50 per year. It notes the paper is entered at the Lititz, Pennsylvania Post Office as second class matter.
The town's progress hinges on citizen interest in community development. Many Lititz residents actively discuss and weigh proposals, recognizing that a growing city benefits workers, property owners, businesses, and job seekers. Mutual watchfulness and constructive help are urged to ensure shared gains.
Two more country school houses in Warwick township will be sold and torn down as centralization grows at Rothsville. A teachers institute speaker urged merging townships for a large high school. The one room schoolhouse era is ending, but rural youth are viewed as vital for city progress and home life. Education faces theories, yet shows slow improvement in teaching methods.
The Women's Missionary Society prepares a special Thank-Offering program at Zion Lutheran Church Sunday evening November 14. The event features hymns verses psalm readings responses thank offering readings litany scripture lessons creeds duets and solos by Irene Mellinger Arlene Lengle Bernetha Wechter Anna Wil and Miss Anna Wil with addresses by Mrs Frank Dichm and Rev F A Weichsel including contributions from the Rose of Sharon class of the U.
Community notices describe Sunday School at Miss Margar et Garners and Mt Zion Evangelical WMS at Miss Stella Millers. A surprise party honored Mrs Jd Miller on her 50th birthday with guests and a program. Numerous local families visited and hosted gatherings across Lancaster area, including church members, relatives, and neighbors.
Mr. and Mrs. Arlington Gerhart hosted days with relatives in Manheim. Mr. and Mrs. Laing Steward visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Keller at Ephrata. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bender and son Eugene joined Mrs. Bender's parents Mr. and Mrs. Allen Loose for a Sunday gathering in Ephrata.
George Sweigart was taken to Lancaster asylum in critical condition last week. School children enjoy vacation while teachers attend institute. Quarterly conference business meeting set for Evangelical church on Saturday Nov 20 at 2 PM led by Rev. W L Bollman. Bollman to preach and preside at communion Sunday Nov 21 at 7 30 PM. Jd W Bowers and family and M M Getz and J F Getz of Lancaster were hosted by J K Smith and family Sunday. Mr and Mrs W E Pierce and son Herbert with Edwin Pierce and Harvey S Neidermyer spent Sunday at Kleinfeltersville and Sinking Spring.
Emma Bucher visits son Elmer Bucher and family while Margaret Gerhart spends the week at Manheim with Arlington Gerhart’s family. Guests at Arlington Gerhart’s Sunday dinner include Elser and J W Gerhart families, P O Elser, Rufus Icisey, and Beulah Brubaker. Ida Prautz and daughter visit Rexmont with Martin Boas of Lancaster. Lloyd Ober visits E K Zartman family. Myrtle Bucher escorts Carper grandparents to the Besqui Centennial in Philadelphia. Friends escort Frankie family to Ephrata for a birthday surprise.
My J. M. Bomberger and family plus Mr K Bomberger and daughter Lizzie visited Me and Mrs C M Bomberger in Imallville. Rufus Hi and family visited Mr and Mrs Ton Gerhart in Manheim. Stephan Levan Rothsville and John Miller Ephrata with Rosa Singer Kititzant, I R Koehler guests of I W Singer family. S H Yocum and Ruth at Morgantown. I B Koehler hospitalized. Bombergey family and Meda Koehler spent Monday at Philadelphia for Sesqui. Irwin Smith attended funeral of Rev Peter Smith killed by train at Royersford.
Halfville residents Scott Ressler and wife of Ephrata and J Romanus Ressler of Tebanon with Mrs James Carpenter of Rothsville visited M G Shrein er over Sunday. Adams family visited Mrs Mary C Fry near Clay. Elmer D Todd Galen Balmer and others visited Lancaster area over Sunday. Evelyn Aument from Lancaster stayed with M G Shrein er Saturday to Sunday. Balmer shot two pheasants on Saturday. Farmers report corn husking underway. Elias Eitmer and wife visited Penryn over Sunday. Children cheer no school this week. E D Todd shipped a large truckload of chickens and eggs to Denver last week.
A diplomat described as a jovial worker reels from a spill cleanup in a quirky scene. The incident showcases unexpected duties within foreign service and the diplomat’s adaptable approach amid informal duties.
A reflective line from the Christian Science Monitor asserts that certain duties remain essential. It notes that discovering duty, privilege, and joy together is vital, and that in hurried times we should not abandon what sustains us.
A stage authority states that most paper money used on the stage is genuine, while the law requires any money resembling United States currency to be approved by the Treasury chief in Washington. The secret service chief must authorize counterfeit‑looking bills used for stage purposes.
A famed local bachelor faces a clash of noise with a neighbor mother over the baby next door. The dispute centers on whether the infant’s cries interrupt the mother’s singing or the mother’s singing quiets the crying, highlighting urban tension near Deala Pky Scar.
The kakapo, New Zealand's only flightless parrot, is famed for its large wings that serve balancing and courtship rather than flight, making it a unique flightless bird.
A fragmentary line shows Paris Kire describing dusty roads in a dialogue with a companion. The scene centers on a girl and a remark about road conditions, capturing a moment of observation amid informal conversation.
The first suspension bridge in the United States was a wooden structure spanning the Mohawk River at Schenectady New York. Built between 1805 and 1808 by Theodore Burr, brother of Aaron Burr, it stood until it was torn down in 1873.
Detroit News notes unusual weather reference describing heat related distress and lack of longitude discussion near the North Pole, hinting at geographic trivia and editorial quirks. The item appears as a brief humorous or observational snippet without a clear reporting incident or named individuals.
A historical snippet presents Constance J. Smith on daily life, noting the recurring challenge of starting the day. The remark frames a universal, intimate struggle as a defining personal refrain.
In a column urging honesty through ads, Uncle Ad argues that reliable merchants earn public trust by informing customers about goods and services. He warns against fly-by-night operators and stresses advertisers must make the first move, keeping promises to build a profitable reputation.
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