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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1929
Page
4
The Lititz Record notes its second class matter status at the Lititz Pa post office. Editors and publishers E. D. Fulweiler and J. RB. Johnson are listed as the publishing leadership.
Advertising pays in two ways. It directly brings buyers to the seller through a strong message. It also builds a favorable subconscious impression that prompts action when needs arise, making printer's ink a great investment for manufacturers and business leaders.
A vintage advisory warns motorists to never start a car in a closed garage on a cold day. Open doors to vent deadly carbon monoxide fumes. there is no cure for monoxide poisoning and prevention lasts through winter until spring.
A clumsy composite item mentions Wild duck roasted with yampa in a Women’s Companion recipe for Indian cookery. It then notes the Quirinal Palace in Rome begun by Ponzio and finished by Fontana and Bernini, becoming Italian royal residence after 1870. Francis Bacon quotes Knowledge as a storehouse for creation. The American Hebrew reports one third of German Jews living in Berlin.
A compact, informal catalog of errors in last week's picture notes items such as upside down image, hanger on its side, wrong title, calendar dated two years off, and misdrawn figures. It highlights odd shoe placements, misdrawn limbs, and irregular fruits and labels.
Recalling World War days, women volunteers produced hospital garments and over 2.5 million surgical dressings for American Red Cross chapters nationwide. They maintain closets, layettes, and children's clothing for disasters. Motor Corps and Canteen Service handle thousands of calls and meals. Over 40,000 Christmas bags go to service members abroad. Red Cross spent 8,669,627.24 dollars on disaster relief in the year ending June 20, 1929.
Enrolled with the Nursing Service of the American Red Cross at Washington are 49,000 nurses qualified under the society's regulations who may be summoned to service in time of disaster or other emergency. From the Red Cross enrollment were assigned 20,000 nurses in the World War. These Red Cross nurses are the standing reserve of the Army and Navy Nurse Corps and are also called upon for service in other governmental heart services.
The report describes seeds enclosed in separate capsules that explode like cap pistols to scatter the seeds. This method aims to prevent crowding as new plants establish, signaling an unusual agricultural technique.
The United States weather bureau says man cannot make rain. Appar ently the bureau has never tried leaving rubbers or umbrella at home on a spring day.
The American Red Cross promotes health preservation through nursing care and life saving methods. It operates through rural chapters to extend public health nursing and emphasizes home care, nutrition, and safety. last year 42,000 home care certificates were issued and 500,000 people educated, with tens of thousands passing life saving and first aid tests.
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor says the masses suffer most in disasters and credits Red Cross for prompt care. He notes the AFL has supplemented Red Cross appeals at each Roll Call to enlist working men and families and pledges continued AFL backing. Green sits on the American Red Cross Board of Incorporators.
The American Red Cross led disaster relief after a Caribbean hurricane, aiding 41,236 Florida residents and 731,712 in Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It funded coffee plant rehabilitation by employing 67,000 natives to clear land for immediate replanting and wage support.
After the 1927 Mississippi flood, Red Cross led home demonstrations and agriculture follow-ups boosting crops beyond cotton in Delta counties. Gardens and vegetables spread, alfalfa thrives, corn acreage rises, and livestock improves, signaling renewed prosperity in areas not hit by backwater in spring 1929.
The year 1929 marks the tenth anniversary of the American Junior Red Cross with 65,000 Christmas boxes sent to children of other nations last year. There areJunior Red Cross societies in forty one nations, and membership in the United States and possessions stands at 6,578,000. The organization is governed by boys and girls and promotes international school correspondence through exchanges of albums and small gifts. The American Juniors reported 849,171 in membership last year.
Army Navy and Alabama National Guard planes delivered about twenty tons of Red Cross supplied aid to flood refugees cut off from other assistance during early spring floods across four southeastern states. The services averaged fifty flights daily delivering medicine food clothing and blankets. Naval aviators logged thousands of miles with urgent relief and rescue missions while observers reported coordinated efforts with the Red Cross. A separate note recalls Little St Eustatius in the Dutch West Indies aiding American ships after last September hurricane and mentions a small cash relief gift from the American Red Cross in memory of historic friendship with the island republic.
New Hampshire wins the annual Red Cross Honor Flag for the state with the highest percentage of population enrolled in the American Red Cross. The decision was tight with Vermont, ranking New Hampshire first, California third, and Connecticut fourth. The 1928 Roll Call shows 4,127,946 members nationwide. The banner hung in the State House awaiting the 1929 figures after Armistice Day and Thanksgiving.
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