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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1923
Page
5
Local faith listings detail morning and evening services for Moravian E. crossland Trinity United Evangelical Church United Brethren St Pauls Rothsville and other area congregations. Obituaries note deaths of miller and residents Matilda Bear and John Brenner with funeral arrangements announced.
Lititz was chosen as the meeting place for the 1924 convention of the Sunday School and Christian Endeavor Federation of the United Evangelical Church in Pennsylvania. At Bethlehem the body elected officers for the ensuing year: President Dr. Charles Wagner Lehighton field secretary T Davis Allentown recording secretary Mrs. R B Trone Harrisburg vice presidents Rev C P Richline Bethleham Rev Frank G Yost Harrisburg and F E Manwiller Reading treasurer E Rapp Allentown.
Pastor G. Kauffman of Neffsville U B charge will lead a two week revival at Fish burn in Dauphin County starting Sunday. It marks his eleventh year as pastor of the Neffsville charge. The annual U B conference was held last week at Pen brook, Pa, with large attendance.
Amos G. Rudy died suddenly at 1 30 PM Monday at his Akron home from an apoplectic stroke. Survived by wife Emma B and children Wenger wood Florence Mrs Edwin Hess Grace Mrs Fahnestock Harry Sahm Amos Jr Anna Alta, plus half siblings Henry L Rudy Phares Rudy Mrs Clayton Landis Mrs Harry Zwally Mrs Phares Landis. Funeral 9 30 AM at home and 10 AM at Brethren church Akron. Interment Middle Creek cemetery. Lyman Withers obituary ends.
A Lancaster based Armstrong Cork Co. experiment tested 134 soaps to judge impact on linoleum. Abrasives and free alkali in cleaners wore through painted designs or dulled colors, leading to 74 products being discarded for abrasive or alkaline content.
An elderly Black man burns dead grass while a younger man, a so called smart Alec, mocks him. The elder replies that the grass will regrow green and that the comparison to skin color is unfounded, reflecting a racial insult and a defensive retort.
City chamber of commerce committee backs a local option to keep billboards and filling stations out of residential neighborhoods and boulevards, urging removal of intrusive uglies while allowing carefully constructed signage in appropriate areas. A second note describes a novel nautical device using a beam to measure sea depth from a pilot boat.
A compilation of varied water facts including rainfall effects on soil, nighttime wells in the Australian desert, steam space expansion, pint to cubic inch conversions, and ocean salinity. Also notes rainfall impact on corn value, boiling points at altitude, and the stimulant effect of cold water on the heart, ending with a bookstore ad.
Mixed local ads list eggs and wood for sale with contact A W Lane in Clay Pa. A new saw mill offers custom sawing and seed wheat cleaning. Also tobacco contracts, sale and rent notices, chiropractic offer with home visits, and sealing bids for painting Lititz Town Hall. Farm rent near Kissel Hill with Elizabeth Gochenaur as owner. Furnished rooms for rent. Local market prices for CORN OATS MIDDLINGS SHORTS per hundred and per bushel.
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