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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1934
Page
11
A Rochester reader misread a column and believed a school board sought a janitor at Allen school. The neighbor, Fred Drew, learned of the post and applied, but the board had no record. An investigation found Brown was recalling a past Fifty Years Ago Today item.
Local merchants report increased sales during rainy Saturdays as townspeople stay in to shop. Weather swings from warm early spring to hints of fall with gray skies and a light snowlike sheen on sidewalks Sunday evening.
A publisher discusses the role of local newspapers in shaping community welfare. He argues a town’s character reflects its paper, noting that a wide awake, progressive press highlights citizens and drives local progress. The piece emphasizes editorial responsibility and public interest.
Readers praise a clean well edited publication as an asset boosting business moral and cultural life. The piece argues newspapers guide growth through space for merchants readers and advertisers, urging community support and collaboration for lasting benefits.
A severe storm struck a farm owned by Benjansiin, killing two steers and injuring others. Dead animals were found about three feet from fences as the storm moved through the pasture. The event followed several days of warnings and produced serious damage to the farm and livestock.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Steffy and Utiah Stelfy of town attend York Fair on Tuesday. John Belkman couple return from ten days in Philadelphia and Willow Grove. Mrs Abram Wittmor of Font Myer Flagora and William Tie of Morristown Tennessee and Alice Beck of Lancaster visit the Eckmans. Several local families host and visit over weekend including the Gibbel and Graybill households.
The Record presents home news items and household tips in a concise column highlighting local features, crafts, recipes, and community notices for readers seeking practical domestic guidance.
From October 17 1854 reports include Tandis delivering walnut and ash logs to New York, Hacker selling street potatoes, Leopold’s steam drill striking water at Broad Street home, and a rousing Republican rally at Rothville. Also noted are a barn fire saved, fire department volunteers, a Moravian funeral, a new depot, theatre sale, bank closure stockholdings, and various personal birthdays and accidents.
George C. Hall, receiver of the Lititz National Bank, was ready to pay the last dividend to depositors, covering all 2692 accounts in full with interest. The payout marked the culmination of the bank’s liquidation after twenty five years.
Three public sales will be held Saturday afternoon. Executors of the Adam Gynberger estate will offer the story frame dwelling at 201 E New Street at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Isaac R. Keller will offer at 12 30 P M in Lexington a two and a half story concrete block dwelling and furniture including antiques. At 1 P M Rufus W Pfatitz executor of Harry R Pfatitz will offer personal property on premises along Lititz Rothsville road.
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