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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1931
Page
4
The Record Printing Co. in Lititz Pennsylvania lists E D Fulweiler and BR Johnson as editors and publishers The publication is entered at the Lititz Pa post office as second class matter under postal regulations for newspapers.
Beginning Monday and lasting a week, Lititz solicitors will call at homes to raise funds for the Community Chest. Donors are urged to give what they can as the need may be greater this winter, with portions supporting Lancaster hospitals and the Red Cross while most stays in Lititz for local welfare work and the Community Nurse.
November days offer a mellow sunlight that warms the spirit more than the body, with deep blue skies and crisp air. The piece contrasts this rare timeless calm with August heat and January frost, noting how such days spark restless longing and a misty horizon.
Private services were held Tuesday at 1 30 pm from her Brownstown home followed by public services at 2 pm at Browns town Evangelical Church. Interment was in the adjacent cemetery. Survived by Harry Mentzer Valley View Mrs Clayton Carvel Brownstown Mrs Oscar Mohn Lancaster 18 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren and brothers Albert Wolf Browns town Wellington Wolf Lititz Walter Wolf Brownstown Mrs Edwin Groff Ephrata step brothers and sisters Tarry Wolf Lancaster Mrs Monroe Fahnestock Mrs Stanton Zwally Ephrata
Earle H Ressler of Centerville died at Samaritan hospital Philadelphia after seven weeks of illness from a complication of diseases. He was a Salem Reformed Church member. Survived by wife Trene Musser and two children Earle and Robert M. Also survived by parents Samuel B Ressler Saudersburg and siblings Mrs. Lewis H Benner Grofftown Road Samuel H Lancaster Mrs Emma Zimmerman Liz Ruth Anna and Raymond Saudersburg. Services held at Centerville home Tuesday at 2 PM. Interment Rohrers town cemetery.
The drive funded Lan caster County Welfare Federation disbursements to three hospitals and the Red Cross. King's Daughters and the Community Nurse led aid distribution, aiding 50+ families and distributing 250–300 grocery orders, 50 tons of coal, bread and clothing. A second hand clothing exchange funded by the Circle supported many families without cost. The Milk Fund distributed 1932 quarts of milk. The Community Nurse logged 1516 nursing visits, 20 free baby clinics, 48 ambulance calls, and 33 family aid investigations. The drive runs November 16–24 to align with county publicity.
Weather bureau explains that condensation centers or nuclei drive cloud and rainfall formation. Dust particles and specific molecular types with high water affinity are thought key to initiating showers, with emphasis on how these microscopic seeds trigger precipitation.
The text reflects on daily duties as the weight that keeps time's pendulum swinging and hands moving. When cares cease, time halts, leaving the clock still and the calendar fallow.
Fragmentary note describes confusion over a wrapper loss and a possible domestic dispute. Details are unclear but imply personal distress and tense situation. No names or concrete locations are provided.
An unclear fragment references revenge, marriage with Eric, and a tense personal dispute. The text appears garbled, but implies conflict around a spouse or partner and a strained relationship. No verifiable dates or corroborating details are present.
A fragment shows dialogue where one girl asserts her plan to get a boyfriend, while another pleads and mocks her artistry. The exchange hints at social expectations and a breach of promise theme within a sharp, era-tinged vernacular.
Fragmentary OCR text appears as garbled speech with unclear subjects and incomplete phrases. It mentions unidentified names and imagery but no coherent event or news item to summarize into a usable card. No verifiable facts or entities to anchor a proper headline or summary.
A garbled OCR passage presents a dialogue with stray words and scrambled phrases. It mentions a "Wet Sir" and a "Lie ous editor" with disjointed lines about verses, channels, crying out loud, and a quarrel over a wife, but lacks clear names, dates, places, or events to anchor a coherent incident.
Rev H M Tobias schedules services for Sunday at 9 A M and 10 A M with a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 P M. A long list of visiting relatives and neighbors shares updates on stays and visits across Lititz Rothsville Akron Elizabethtown and nearby communities.
Zimmerman and children of Lititz and many neighbors were guests or visitors at numerous homes including the Eberly, Seibert, Spayd, White, Kopp, Oberholtzer, Fry, Landis, Blessing, Kline, and Lesher households. Visits extended to Fleet Hill, Camp Hill, Lincoln, and Columbia with engagements at a missionary convention and Sunday dinners and suppers noted in local schedules.
Mrs Anna K Nestleroth 65 of Lancaster R D 8 died Friday afternoon in a head on collision near Middletown. Six others were injured including her husband John S Nestleroth who suffered a fractured leg and head injury. The Nestleroths were in one car while the other carried five girls from the Philadelphia area en route to State College for a football event.
A passing motorist rushed Mr. and Mrs. Nestleroth to Harrisburg hospital after a collision. Mrs. Nestleroth died on arrival while a Middletown physician treated the other car occupants. None of the girls were seriously injured.
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