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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1931
Page
4
The Lititz Record lists The Record Printing Co as publisher with editors E. D. Fulweiler and J. R. Johnson. It notes postal handling as second class matter and provides subscription communications address details for the newspaper.
A weather summary notes November delivers springlike warmth with scarce rain across regions. Despite late autumn, hills stay green and seeds sprout, forsythia buds swell, and drought resurfaces. Far West and Middle West report snow and moisture, signaling winter's approach as the forecast shifts eastward. The final month of autumn may still fulfill its obligations as recorded this week.
Dr Frederick Green editor of Health details a U S Public Health Service study of ten thousand people including six to sixteen year old schoolboys and working adults. The findings show normal vision rises from age six to eighteen, then declines, with sharper drop after forty five. Poor eyesight worsens with schooling and improves with suitable work, peak vision occurring around eighteen.
Audits and distribution for numerous Lancaster County estates scheduled for December 21 1931 at 10:00 AM in the Orphans Court Room. Accounts filed include Elizabeth Abendschein and many other deceased residents with administrators and executors named, names of trustees and guardians, and statements of final or first accounts to be reviewed for distribution to creditors legatees and heirs.
Home canning notes share two pineapple candy recipes. Glazed Pineapple coats drained pineapple wedges in hot sugar syrup, then dries on oiled paper. Pineapple Devinity fuses shredded pineapple with sugar syrup, egg, and cream of tartar, flavored with maraschino cherries, then sets in buttered pans.
Local event recap notes P T A Show continued from page one with a lively performance and a Negro Mystic Shrine meeting. Reserved seats remain at Moyer's Drug Store and the High School for tonight. Full cast listed on another page. A marriage play titled Henrys Wedding produced by the Parent Teachers Association aired Thursday noon on WGAL Lancaster.
The Canadian government placed a statue in Arlington National Cemetery to honor Americans who died serving with Canadian forces in World War I. The piece notes no other foreign government monuments exist there and adds a wry aside on advice and parenting from a newspaper exchange.
A lumber dealer uses electric finger testers to reveal moisture by a dial reading. The method inserts a fraction of an inch into a board and the device announces moisture content.
The text traces cricket's evolution from an older club ball game. It notes it was played under the name cricket by boys at Guildford's Free School as early as 1550, suggesting a long historical lineage and early adoption in England.
Fragmented entries list executors and administrators with May term dates for Mohnton PA and Villa County. Names include Mary A Wolf trustee for John M Wolf, Ida Be Wendla deceased, William J Wendler administrator, Soan Young deceased, and Ralph W Cummings as Register of Villa.
In Basra and other cities Shiah Muslims reenact the tragedy of Karbala with self flagellation, breast beating, and sword ritual. Followers chant as groups of 19 to 26 move in circles, culminating on the tenth day with a leader striking his head, signaling others to imitate.
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