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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1928
Page
8
The Ephrata Exchange of the Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company hosted an Open House over Thursday to Saturday. Patrons toured the office, received souvenirs, and praised the behind the scenes tour while many visitors from nearby exchanges attended.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses shifting responsibility and mentions items like a tablet, reminder, and music at home. The passage is garbled, lacking clear events, dates, or identifiable people or organizations.
A county list shows 24 Grand Jurors and 70 Petit Jurors drawn for the week of November 19, with 0 Common Pleas names for November 26 and 60 for December 3. Names of jurors span Denver Ephrata Manheim Twp Warwick Lititz and other locales including Ramsuel Brubal Phares Bollinger and Joseph Hershey among many others.
The best potato yield per acre in Lebanon County is expected to be dug on Friday October 12. Jan Kreider hosts a promising plot with Barce hoping it becomes the state's champion acre this year. State College data notes a 626 bushel statewide yield this fall, while last year Lancaster County grower Brower produced 651 bushels. A Lititz-area grower also anticipates surpassing Lebanon's claim.
The Hess clan holds its first reunion at a home in Rothsville with a meeting and election of officers. Mrs. Ritter and Ed Tess are among those named for committee roles and entertainment duties.
The 33rd Harrisburg Conference session of the Women's Missionary Society of the West Pennsylvania Synod to be held at St Pauls Lutheran Lititz Friday. Activities include morning and afternoon sessions with discussions reports devotion songs and a lecture by Mrs W Sammel plus a display on the Gamma Annual Convention Johnstown Golden Jubilee and related announcements.
Record of seasonal notes notes on peaches ending mosquitoes lingering Halloween on October 1 and Armistice Day on November 11. Gunners in their glory and farmers wary as prices rise. Vague commentary on politics, labor, and social norms ends with scattered phrases about safety and a curious medical reference.
The Lancaster Automobile Club plans its October meeting Friday evening at the Masonic Hall in Christiana with music and a social hour after the business session. President Gable is away on a speaking trip. The club seeks to speed toll-road purchase of the New Holland Pike and to push for a through highway route via Manheim Lancaster and Quarryville with new stop signs at major intersections to improve safety.
Lititz High defeats Hannah Penn Junior High 14 8 in York Friday afternoon. Peiffer and Volta spark the offense with multiple touchdowns while Hannah Penn struggles to mount a passing attack. Fourth straight win for Lititz featured strong defense and key plays, including a fumble recovery.
Bootlegger tactics have crossed into radio theft in Chicago as Majestic Radios face high demand. A telegram reports masked bandits seized a driver and forced release of stock from a wholesale distributor, raising alarm officials about expanding crime to legitimate goods.
The Jerusalem Reformed Congregation Penryn marks the fourteenth anniversary of its church dedication, with services on Sunday at 9 AM and 7 PM featuring the young people. The current building was erected in the summer of 1914 and dedicated on November 1, 1914.
Mr. and Mrs. J T Roger spent ten days with their son Paul in Norfolk Virginia and traveled back through the Shenandoah Valley. Funeral attendees for Miss Mary Weidman included Rev S of Intercourse and many local residents from Lebanon, Avon, and Haston areas. The group later planned a trip by auto to Atlantic City and other local visits around town.
Charles Rannels, 47, of Lancaster, slept on a smoking tin bed and was badly burned. Neighbors alerted the fire department after smoke and flames were seen issuing from the bed clothes. The incident occurred Sunday night. investigators note the cause as a fire from the smoking bed.
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