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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1922
Page
4
The Record launches a series of brief editorials promoting Team Work Spirit in American communities. It urges readers to join in civic and industrial development, move beyond individualism, and actively boost Lititz through practical efforts.
The article describes ponhaus or scrapple as a German dish made from rich broth and yellow cornmeal cooked and fried. It notes the seasonal arrival with cold weather and holidays, mentions its colonial naming origin meaning pan rabbit, and praises its winter flavor alongside buckwheat and fried mush.
A brief holiday reflection recalls the Thanksgiving spirit from Pilgrim times to the present. The piece notes the Pilgrims faced hardship and loss yet found cause for gratitude as football adds excitement to the modern celebration.
A reflective vignette compares a 17th century Puritan returning in 1922 to celebrate Thanksgiving with modern life. It notes absence of gunmen, presence of automobiles, flying aeroplanes above football fields, and the loud energy of college games replacing brutal frontier war cries.
Samuel B Spera died last Friday between 10 and 11 oclock after long illness. He leaves a son Samuel C Spera and a foster daughter Mrs George Keller. Funeral held Monday at 1 from the home and 1 50 at Ebenezer Evangelical church with Reverends Heisey and Horner officiating. Burial in Brownstown Cemetery. Also notes a shooting match at Brookmyers stone quarry for turkeys and West Earl Castle No 7 K G and banquet plans. High School basketball beat Reamstown 35 to 16. Reverend W Turner to preach Sunday at Emmanuel Evangelical church. Mr and Mrs J P Warren spent Sunday at Lebanon and many attended communion at Rothsville.
Community notes tell of Elmer Todd visiting Monroe Zartman in Lexington and others visiting relatives in Elm and Eden. Local trades include tobacco sales to Dan Withers in Lititz and Levy purchases, plus wood deliveries from Speedville. The U B Sunday School rehearses a Christmas program titled Tell the Tidings.
Mr and Mrs Phares Zartman and daughters Elsie and Florence visited Jacob Palm and family at Clay on Sunday.
A string of Sunday visits includes Jaime Kine at Stevens Industrial School in Lancaster with mother Flora Kline, plus families from Reamstown Bareville Lititz Manheim and Kleinfeltersville. A Lexington hotel shooting match yielded a turkey and a duck for Geo Miley.
The Mission Band of the Evangelical church will render a Thanksgiving program at 7 p.m. Thanksgiving services are slated for 9:30 a.m. at the Brethren church. Sunshine workers meet at the Grace A. E. Sunday School at Fannie Roether’s home with Alverta and Irene Meek Ferena Smith Gertrude Royer Angela Kershner Mrs. Romig and Mrs. Clair present. Mrs. Wolf of Lancaster visits grandson Charles Wolf and family. Ruth Kern, student at Millersville Normal, weekend at M. N. Bueh and family. Rev F N Wolf hosts dinner with Mr and Mrs Harry Wolf and children of Meadow Valley and H N Wolf. John Kilhefner visitors see Allen in Reading hospital. Mr and Mrs Jacob Albright visit Mr and Mrs Charles Mohn in Mannheim. Geo. Weicher spends two days in Philadelphia. Wayne Bender and sons visit Mrs Amos Gibble in Barton.
Clay Cullings notes a Sunday of visits with the families of John Peffer Lincoln residents and nearby friends. Attendees include Mr and Mrs A N Landis and daughter Mr and Mrs Lester Philipp s and Hiram Becker and Simon Landis. Several attendees joined funeral services for Martin Enck at Mt Airy and others visited relatives near Lincoln.
A state act sets penalties for driving to fires, parking near fires, driving over hose, and not yielding to approaching fire apparatus. Violations incur a $25 fine. The Cavern y Company will headline Star Course on December 2 with Caveny, Caveny, and Woods, after entertaining troops in Europe.
Post No. 56 American Legion will mark Educational Week December 3 to 9 with church sermons on education, school programs, and efforts to involve all Legionnaires. Patriotism Day on December 5 urges flag displays. December 7 features a public meeting at the high school with speakers and music. The auxiliary hosts a card party December 1 and the post plans a December show "Charley’s Aunt" under C. S. Loeffter. Basketball opens December 9 with coach Paul Rhoades. Also noted are Farm Women meeting December 2 and Warwick Grange No. 1754 officers elected for 1923.
The cacao tree is evergreen with dense fruit and flowers year round. The usual harvest times are June and December. Chocolate comes from cacao seeds. cocoa is made from the extracted fat and the residue is used as fertilizer.
A carload of choice hand picked apples arrived and will be sold from the wagon. The delivery features bushel baskets and expects quick movement due to high demand. Local sellers promote fresh, quality fruit to shoppers.
Advertises cheaper price at $1.00 per bushel for apples to stock up now before prices rise later in the season.
In a town print shop a man devised a labor saving device to feed his chickens at sunrise. He planned to drill holes in the stove but his wife protested. Undeterred he attached an alarm clock to a feeding mechanism and now the system works well, saving time and effort.
Thomas Cook of Lancaster watched helplessly as his mother Mary A Cook was engulfed in flames from her clothing. She died the next morning at St. Joseph's Hospital after suffering severe burns. she leaves a husband and five children.
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