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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1931
Page
8
Jacob Dommy of Glenmore Circle reported Sunday night burglars entered his home on Lititz Pike and took a small cash amount. Constable Peffley linked the incident to an earlier break in at Charles Draper’s Lititz Pike residence the same night.
The center pier on the Lititz Pike Bridge is finished and construction began on the northern pier. The piers, like the Manheim Pike structure, rest on a solid concrete base with arches on columns. After concrete sets, further on-site work will start.
A Darton Daily News item proposes creating a chair of humor at colleges to offset absent minded professors and boost campus fun. The idea emphasizes restoring wit and engagement in higher education.
Local society notes list visits by H H Manning and E Thompson families to Lititz, trips by Rev E C Flower from California, and social calls from Nazareth and Philadelphia residents. church events include Love One Another Circle meeting, Moravian sermons, Junior Choir at services, and Farm Women and Sunday School activities. Also noted are kindergarten openings, a move, hospital discharge, and Rotary Club event attendance.
The column lists music with Earl Landis at Moravian chapel and a 3 PM service for babies health center. Frank Gantz improves at Pine Hill home. Dr A Pohlman to speak at St Pauls on Oct 18 replacing Oct 6. District Young People Council meets at St Pauls 7 45 with Rev J Harold Mumper. Outdoor option if weather permits. Delphian Chapter to meet at Maggie Bricker’s Friday Oct 9. James Howard returns home after eight weeks in Lancaster General Hospital.
Neighbors and friends cut an 18 acre field of corn Tuesday morning for Enos Keller who is ill at his Lime Rock home. Aiding in the cutting were Rev Christ Gibble Phares Graybill Anton Graybill Thram Graybill Earl Hess Charles Myers Hiram Longenecker Levi Fahnestock Jacob Bruckhart Clayton Culp Ephraim Hershey Levi Longenecker Harry Bruckhart John Miller Landis Graysbill Lane Forney Benjamin Sheaffer Herman Metzler Chas
A long list of personal names is presented without context. Names include Graybill Longenecker Mitchell Lowe Shelly Miller Bruckhart Rohrer Snyder Graybill Bomber Hershey Eshleman Keller Miller Petticoffer Bucher Minnich Hess Min nick Hackett Long Bucher Lowe Peticoffer and Graybill. No events dates or roles are provided.
The film Huckerberry Finn based on Mark Twain's character will show Saturday at Manheim Auditorium starring Jackie Coogan and Mitzi Green. It has drawn strong praise in all locations and should entertain.
A Toledo Blade quotation notes the paradox of work and pride, arguing that any job may seem good to a man who is unemployed and lacks appetite and editorial pride, reflecting on economic strain and job security.
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