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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1934
Page
9
The Sunday drew hundreds from town to church services and countryside rides. Fields show late harvest color as corn, pumpkins, and red gold foliage paint a vivid rural scene. Many chose the world series game or a country excursion, enjoying sermon, game, and air in a banner day.
Last Tuesday the Ulrichs magicians and mind readers wowed the audience with a swift mind reading stunt and coded coin details. The upcoming course promises a Pollard Players play on election night and urges attendance for more fine entertainment.
Penryn households including Mr and Mrs Elam Showers and Anna Mae of White Oak plus Mr and Mrs John Brandt and children at Man ke, and Mr and Mrs Samuel Ober with daughters Martha and Esther near Rheems shared Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Ray Nye. Mrs Sallie Kauffman visited the Althouses at Manheim for the weekend.
Read ing construction crews raised the large iron girder spanning the Cocalico near Millway and sent it back to the mill. A fresh girder will be on hand for placement by Sunday. Excursion to Gburg draws fifty nine from Jopton Orphan's Home. Rube Diehm narrowly escaped death when coal shifted and he wedged his body to stop a fall. Josh Rolman barely escaped at Broad Street crossing as his mules bolted amid a passing train. New York firm opens Jacob Baker's Centre Street warehouse employing about 100 workers. Golden Eagle Lodge members march to St Paul’s Lutheran Church for service. Rev. Clarke preaches. Rabbits plentiful as opening date nears. Ice company abandons Sabbath deliveries. Chestnuts scarce. price noted. Trolley schedules reduced for Lancaster Fair. schools not closed. Frank Weaver opens second-hand furniture store on Broad Street. Isaac Ely found dead at 70 in Orange Street home. Rev. Regennas dies in Chicago. previously wed in Lititz. Commonwealth Convert Co to present lyceum first from Linden Hall Gym Tuesday night. Rev. Daughery transferred to Elizabethtown. Rev. Keene new pastor. Saturday market now 7 am. vegetables plentiful. eggs 26–28c. butter 8? per pound. Local names: Kreider, Womers, Souders, Sturgis, Frank. Auto license sales rise. 1908 28,119. 1909 to date 30,106. Lititz old brewery property sold at public sale for 1,260 to David Doster. Warwick, Elizabeth and Manheim Townships workers hold revival at St Paul’s Totseran church.
Samuel Erb sold 274 acres near Haltville to Michael Welker for 1500 dollars. Solomon Steffy sold Spruce Street property to Henry L. Oehme for 1106 dollars. Manheim Borough Republicans plan a meeting Friday evening with the Warwiel Blaine and Logan Club traveling by special train. The Reading and Columbia Railroad will build a temporary freight warehouse at Broad Street corner opposite Smith's confectionery. Kauffman and Beckler must remove lumber. A child near Brunnerville drank medicine and was revived by Dr. Roebuck. A new cash store will open above the RECORD Office by John E. Givler & Co. Lititz National Bank directors chose N. S. Wolfe as cashier, with Harry B. Beckler elected after later balloting. Charles Hirst, 34, of Bethlehem, died here after helping build the Dixon Memorial Chapel. others associated with the chapel’s creation had died. Haydn N. Miksch and Mary L. Hacker wed with 100 guests. The Warwick race track nears completion and will soon host sheds, stands, and a fence, with a fall fair anticipated.
A Washington based FE group urges a larger Johnstown flood plan to seize government power projects and government owned factories. They warn such moves will wreck Pennsylvania coal markets and flood private industry, making the Johnstown disaster seem minor by comparison.
The Lancaster County Hail Insurance Company directors met at the Sturgis House last Saturday and voted a 75 percent dividend on premiums. Local news notes soda water at Lititz drugs, Milley’s new Ephgata store, and social events. An accident at a drilling machine injured Lewis Leopold’s fingers. a monkey squash is described. and Harry Tshudy injured his toe after retrieving a hat during a chestnut outreach.
Mrs. Emily Eschbach spent last week at Bethlehem as the guest of the Ren A. C. Millike family. Mrs. Avis Stengel and daughter Meredith Mary depart for a month in Fairbury Nebraska to visit her father. Mrs. Elia Smeltzer Viola Roth Harmes family attended Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Johanes and son, Miss Hazel Mathers and Mr and Mrs Charles Miller of Lancaster spent last Saturday in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bampton and daughter of Long Branch New Jersey stayed a few days at the General Sutter while visiting their daughter at Linden Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dietz visited with their daughter Mrs. B. K. Horne. Miss Dorothy Eisenhart also a guest at the Moravian Parsonage in Lancaster.
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