This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1922
Page
1
Rev Iran Funk appointed pastor of Lititz United Brethren Church preached introductory sermons to large crowds. He will move to Lititz soon with his wife and four children. Born in Reading, educated in New York, he previously led Hebron church Lebanon and served at Coatesville Halifax and Intercourse. His brother Rev Clifford Funk leads United Brethren in Middletown after returning from China.
Farmers face labor shortages and use in-field methods to harvest corn. They leave fodder in fields and plow it under as fertilizer while grazing cattle on hay from a heavy crop. The corn crop is good and fodder serves as bedding given low prices and scarce help.
A Lancaster County look at walnut trees notes their hardiness blight resistance and mice damage in winter. It highlights black walnuts as best suited to local soil and mentions many unpicked nuts and abundant young bearing trees. The Japanese walnut is deemed frost damaged and less profitable.
A new company formed by A. B. Hess, Harry Lefevre, and Charles Matthews plans to quarry granite on 1000 acres west of Hull's Hotel in the South Mountains. The land was bought from Paul Lengel with mineral rights retained by the Coleman estate, prompting legal questions. The firm aims for large scale production with modern machinery and a one mile railroad spur to ease marketing, anticipating savings on freight and high quality granite with minimal iron content.
A public meeting in Ephrata discussed using gas supply from Lititz. The plan estimates forty thousand dollars to install a line to serve residents. Proposal suggests issuing stock to fund construction and align local stockholders with Little and Manheim, promising a dividend and sinking fund.
A proposed merger between the United Evangelical church and the Evangelical church could reshape the local denomination. The United Evangelical commission at Barrington, Tl, reported favorably and a conference vote could move the merger toward completion in Detroit, Mich, where the Evangelical Association conference is in session. The local United Evangelical church originated as part of the Evangelical church over twenty years ago after a property dispute.
Lancaster county potato growers organize under the farm bureau to grade and crate produce labeled Garden Spot Potatoes. Crates bear a blue flag with a potato outline and grower name. A potato run visited Lititz New Holland Banks Quarryville and Holtwood.
Former Lititz boy Lancaster Irvin Staver opens a meat shop at the corner of Mulberry and Lemon streets in Lancaster. He features a well kept room and a favorable city location for his new business.
The Eph rata Legion bought a home for over $6000 while Lititz weighs larger quarters vs a proper home for about 300 local veterans. Residents debate what Lititz should spend on housing, citing pride in the soldiers who served in the great war.
Warwick Grange met Monday at Rothsville High School auditorium with fifty five members present. The first and second degrees Patrons of Husbandry were conferred on nine new members. The group planned exhibits at the Ephrata Community Show this week and a Grange display at the Lititz Community Show October 27 and 28.
A Lititz community Show planning meeting for all committees is arranged for Thursday evening in the Town Hall Council Chamber. All are urged to attend including women and merchants or manufacturers who should send representatives. Also notes Morris River Oysters available at Ritchie's Candy Shop on E Main Street.
Robert Behmer rode an aeroplane from Lancaster to Philadelphia lasting one hour five minutes. The flight, piloted by Dave Dusty of Philadelphia, followed the railroad due to fog. A wheel broke on landing but no one was hurt. Behmer returned by train as repairs were made.
Unseasonably warm weather extends fishing for blue pike to December 31 and frogs to October 31 with limits. Reported catches include salmon and rock fish, plus several marriages and a divorce. Local business transfers and a holiday card reminder close the item.
The Conestoga trolley extension from Lititz to Rothsville will be partly completed before Christmas. The route may extend to Akron to connect with the re routed Ephrata Lancaster road. Main street parking concerns cited with expected traffic boost for Lititz and Rothsville residents.
Mrs. Alice Milchsack of Bethlehem visits her mother Mrs. A. B. Reidenbach while others tour towns, attend events, or visit relatives from Lititz to Reading. Travelers include Miss Sallie Reidenbach in Philadelphia and Niagara Falls trips by Sturgis and Schott.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.