This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1934
Page
1
Lititz Community Chest launches a one week campaign to raise 2750 to aid local charity nursing service and the Lancaster Welfare Federation. Big Gifts group will target large givers while factory workers and heads of families join 16 canvassing teams.
The Lititz Woman's Christian Temperance Union will sponsor a silver medal contest at St. Pauls Lutheran Church on Tuesday. Contestants are about 14 years old with a representative from six Sunday Schools. Music and a short address will be provided. An offering will be taken to cover expenses. Program starts at 7 30.
Warren Diehm was elected president of the Lancaster County Luther Leagues at the annual convention held at Trinity Lutheran Church Ephrata and installed during a candle light service. Also installed were John Miller vice president Richard Pontz recording secretary Paul Uibel treasurer and Ann Carter re elected executive secretary. Anna Mary Franck became chairman of the New Letter committee and Lititz representatives attended the meeting.
A Red Cross supplement issued with the RECORD today marks the start of the annual Welfare Drive canvass that begins Monday. The supplement features a colored painting titled the spirit of Red Cross on one side and depicts various work phases on the other.
An early taste of winter arrived with temperatures dipping to freezing and light snow observed through Monday to Tuesday. The week opened cloudy and cold, Tuesday brought snowflakes, and Wednesday saw sun break through by noon warming the air.
The fifteenth annual Young People's Division conference of Lancaster County Sunday School District No. 9 will be held at the United Brethren Church North Cedar Steel on Saturday with sessions at 1 45 and 7 30 and a banquet at 5 30. Registration begins at 1 45 and Hazel Eslinger will lead the 2 o'clock worship service. Leaders include J Harold Mumper Byron K Horne and Dr J F Knittle guiding high school industrial and adult groups respectively. A business session will set committees and officers. Helen Diehm will emcee the 5 30 banquet and Elia Stauffer will lead the 7 30 service.
The Rev J H Mumper pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Church was elected president of the Harrisburg Conference East Pennsylvania Synod United Lutheran Church at the semi annual meeting in Zion Lutheran Church Manheim The Harrisburg Conference includes 48 congregations in Morrisburg and Lancaster region Other officers elected Rev Harold A Ahalt secretary and Rev Robert L Lang treasurer The executive committee includes Rev Hugh E Yost and Rev E A Repass Rev Mumper and lay delegate Charles H Zartman attended the two day session Lectures covered youth challenges church school education and mission themes with papers on old gospel for a new day and a member church future planned.
The regular monthly Parent-Teachers Association meeting is set for Tuesday at 8 pm in the school auditorium. A program from National Education Week will be repeated with special musical numbers. Rev T G Meck of Lancastetex will speak on Parent Attitude. Magazines for November will be sold. the public is invited.
Gardert Spot Post 56 American Legion received a new ambulance over the weekend and placed it in service at once. The Post notes the unit is a big improvement over the previous machine used for three years and will serve local citizens on the same basis as before.
The Lititz Agricultural Mutual Fire Insurance board met last Wednesday as office girls from Thershey Gibbel’s were seen treating the day as a social event. Grace Hollinger helped a hotel waitress with a tray amid chatter of “sip” Hollinger having gone gun.
West Grove residents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ricco hosted a weekend visit with Miss Pauline Lukens while Ruth McCreary visited relatives on East Main Street. A signal cast segment aired on WIKIO from 2 30 to 2 45 PM. County high school seniors free at the FL & M Moravian game. Penn State students Betty Leed and Paul McCloud home for weekend. Grace Sesseman to discuss church music at St Paul Lutheran Sunday 6 PM led by Mary Hickman. Brobst was
The senior class presents Mignonette with a Civil War era drawing room setting. Featured characters include Rose Deardon played by Margaret Longenecker and a cast of Jonathan Mills, Kenneth Shelley, and Justin. The production promises a night of refreshment and nostalgia.
The Ministers Association of Lititz and vicinity holds its annual Thanksgiving service on November 29 at 9 30 in the United Brethren Church. Rev F B Bremer of Coleman Memorial Chapel will deliver the sermon with offerings benefiting the Titttg Community Chest.
The Lititz Community Show Association reports a 1934 show balance despite a $78 deficit carried from 1933. Receipts of about 1,451.50 were recorded with roughly 30 still due. Expenditures totaled 1,333.98, with the deficit the main carryover. Officers were re-elected and next year’s planning starts in August.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.