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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1920
Page
4
An OCR fragment notes an event at Lititz Pennsylvania involving a postal office as records indicate an eight second loss or mutter. The sparse wording implies a small local incident or filing noting timing.
Senator Kellogg urges action for farm price declines while the Agriculture Department oddly counsels farmers to raise skunks. The text jokes about using skunk pelts and tactful encounters, noting skunks sell for high prices when pelted and dyed. It mixes satire with policy commentary on agricultural hardship.
Dr. Thomas H. Finegan, Pennsylvania superintendent, urged parents to provide two apples per pupil per day to raise health and consume about 3,000,000 bushels of state apples by April 1. He valued fruit as ideal for lunch and school breaks and recalled his own boyhood reliance on apples.
Writs issued for a December 21 special election in Lebanon and part of Lancaster to fill the seat left by Horace L. Haldeman who died before the election. Nominations will be made by conference named by county committees of the two counties.
Obituaries recount the deaths of Mrs. Kreider Mrs. John Kreider Lydia W. Stauffer and others with details on ages families church affiliations and funeral plans. Also notes a lecture by Mrs Myra Millr Stauffer and a report of a large goose shot near Denver by John Emsing.
Community happenings include Mr. Irwin Smith remodeling a barn for a piggery, Mrs. Mary Singer returning to Palmyra New Jersey after a visit, Mrs. Jonas Hartman and Alvin visiting Palmyra, Mrs. Harriet Ruhl visiting relatives in Millersville, the Yocum family at Bird in Hand, Elam Bomberger visiting home, Hershey creamery stock of coal, Airy Hill school raising a 30 foot flag pole, John Krumbine’s Lancaster trip, and Lester Balmer suffering boils.
Dr. William Brown born in 1745 studied at Edinburgh and settled in Alexandria. As surgeon to Virginia troops he rose to physician general of the middle department in 1777 and served until resigning in 1780. Congress praised his service though he forfeited bounty pay. Virginia granted land and pay. He married Catherine Scott. their son Gustavus Alexander also practiced in Alexandria. Brown died January 18, 1792, and was buried near Alexandria at Preston estate.
The report lists multiple family visits around Ephrata Manheim and Lititz including CLAY CULLINGS MISS Mae and Esther Burkholder Elmer Bucher and others. It notes Ella Buchen funeral at Ephrata and recovery from illness of Mrs Harry Wealand. Lane's Brethren church revival services mentioned.
Mr and Mrs Norman Kline and family of Rothsville spent weekend with Mrs Flora Kline. Abner Grube of Kissel Hill and Harvey Steffy with Edith visited Monroe Zartman family. Keller and Kurtz families from Lancaster and Ephrata visited Kauffman. Enck and Enck at Avon hosted by Rev Warren Enck. Fahnestock preached at Pine Grove. Isaac Keller visited Sack Keller at Manheim.
Halfville residents mention visits by Mr Rolandus Mull and family and others from Manheim and Rothsville. Mrs Fannie Buck returns from Lancaster trip. The Ladies Aid Society of St Pauls Lutheran plans a church basement bazaar on Saturday November 27 with needle work infant ware eats and desserts including oysters chicken corn soup and shoeflies.
Travelers and locals share Sunday visits and social calls across Lititz and nearby towns including Reading Philadelphia Nazareth Ephrata Akron Annville and Bethlehem. Notables include Rev Wm Vogler Rev F W Stengel and Mr F C Stout with several extended family and Moravian Home connections.
The High School Alumni announce the next entertainment course for Wednesday evening December 1. The Smith Spring Holmes Orchestral Quintet will perform trombone cornet violin flute cello saxophone with solos duets readings and granologues all of exceptional merit. Admission is 35c and tickets go on sale at the bookstore starting Monday November 29.
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