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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1923
Page
8
Weather and seasonal hints plus local notes from Lititz and Lancaster County. Items mention walnut and chestnut crops the Reading celebration, votes and elections, tobacco farming, poultry and birds, and community meetings including the Society of Farm Women No. 1 and Tobacco Growers Association. Also a note about film developing services at Scott's Book Store.
Millersville awaits the district field meet with High School students practicing on Spring Grounds. The inter class meet runs today and tomorrow at 4 00 pm with track events today and field events tomorrow. The top scoring class wins the silver cup with its year engraved. Mr Qwen Hershey leads athletics and spelling contests date is pending.
Golden wedding anniversary of the Rev Dr and Mrs J Max Hark noted. Quiet family observance at Harkheim Mount Gretna with daughters Mrs Pilgram and Miss Anna Pilgram and son-in-law Rev Pilgram. One son Dr Hugo G Hark and wife not attending. other son Bingham Hark in Virgin Islands.
The Health Centre moves meetings to Broad Street borough council chamber at 3 pm each Wednesday. Mothers are urged to bring preschool children for physical defect examinations and treatment. Keep your children well.
The Borough Council met September 25 with five councilmen and the chief burgess present. The Street Committee reported gutter and pavement work on Linden Street Second Avenue Fifth Avenue Marion Street West Lincoln Avenue Front Street plus two crosswalks. They authorized two danger signals on South Broad Street and granted permission for a baby clinic in council rooms. Several building and water gas permits were issued and multiple bills approved for payment.
Ainsworth H Brown an 18 year old sophomore from Tenafly New Jersey died at St Josephs Hospital after a class rush at Franklin and Marshall College. An autopsy found the first vertebra dislocated leading to death from ascending paralysis. Dean Omwae warned that class rushes may be abolished if death results from the tie up this year.
The annual rummage sale by the W. C. T. U. will take place in the vacant room of the trolley building at 238 Broad Street from Wednesday October 17 through Saturday October 20 inclusive. Solicitors will call on housewives for contributions to the sale. Pantry sale all day Saturday the 20th.
Indications point to the end of the yearly Manheim farm show as a protest by the Lancaster County Sunday School Association against games of chance stalls plans. A band withdrew support over the issue, a Monday meeting drew only ten attendees, and no further action or meetings are planned.
Real bargains listed for Ford 1918 delivery vehicle with large body and curtains in good condition priced at 160. A 1919 one ton truck chassis with pneumatic rear tires and detachability offered at 145. A 1918 Ford panel delivery body needing repair but with good chassis priced at 45. Other makes also offered by N. Myers at 72 East Main Street Lititz Pennsylvania Bell 36 Ind 189.
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