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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1927
Page
4
The Lititz Record lists subscription cost at 1.50 per year and notes publication details with E. Buch as editor and proprietor. It states the paper is entered at Lititz Pa Post Office as second class matter.
Clubs for men and women are planning winter programs booking speakers and arranging entertainments. The essay notes that club addresses inform interest in modern progressive movements and that good food and a fluent speaker help convey ideas, making clubs a key educational force.
Enthusiastic crowds at games are guided by cheer directors who drill motions and chants to boost players and civic pride. Those who criticize from the sidelines harm both teams and community progress.
Sunday занятия merged at Mt Zion Evangelical Church with a vocal and instrumental program led by Walter Mellinger and Miss Genevieve Bear. Grace Dissinner starts as clerk at Harl Rebman Novelty Shop in Lancaster. Elder S N Wolf officiated a wedding at West Reading for Edna G Trostle and Richard K Chambers. Edwin R Wenger farm, 27 acres, sold for $4000. New restaurant opened in Geh Ring basement. Local notices of marriages and appointments appear amid scattered fragments.
Denver and Lancaster area residents visited relatives Sunday including N Long Leyi Long C W Hess and children with Albert and Emma Hicks, plus numerous pairs from Harrisburg Lancaster Lititz and Ephrata staying with families such as the Hicks Getz Mick Harlinger and others.
Abraham Martin will offer his home at public sale on Saturday afternoon along with household goods and farm implements. The local H. B. basketball team beat Hast Lampeter T. S. 26 to 19. Farmers Day drew crowds at Ephrata. I. V. Roth plans reduced stock sale and will start in Akron around April 1. Paul Kneck suffered a left hand crush at Fahne stock bakery and will be off work. Local residents visited relatives in Allentown and Lancaster. Farmers Day at Mphrata drew many. Apple display noted at Sprecher hardware. A list of visitors to the Lloyd Ober family and local families follows.
The report notes guests entertained at a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rudy of Lincoln on Sunday October 9. The snippet provides limited names and date, indicating a local social event without further detail on attendees or setting.
Halfville residents J D Carpenter and family with Mrs. Russell Young and son and Mrs. Mary Groff of Lancaster visited M G Shrein er on Sunday. Isaac Stoner and wife visited readings in Reading on Sunday. Russell Sentman and wife and children of Mountville visited Charles Rose on Sunday. The prayer meeting at Harry Ottas Saturday evening was well attended. E D Todd and wife Galen Balmer and family were at Wrightsvile on Sunday. Miss Helen Todd of White Coal was a visitor in John Engle’s home on Saturday and Sunday.
This third article in the Lancaster Welfare Federation series outlines the Community Chest Campaign set for November 10–21 to fund health, character building, family relief, and rehabilitation. It highlights agencies like Boy Scouts, YWCA, Salvation Army, and Association for the Blind and notes county participation and foster-home needs.
The article describes how Community Chest funds support charitable welfare work in the area including family relief and rehabilitation. The next piece will detail the most interesting activities within this charitable effort and its broad community influence.
Letters testamentary granted to the undersigned for the estate of Henry R. Gibbes Lititz Borough date deceased request all heirs to settle debts and present claims promptly to B Frank Kready attorney residing in Lititz Pa for settlement.
General laundry work and family washing is a specialty. Cleaning of carpets and rugs and anything washable offered. Laundry pick up on Monday and Tuesday, with delivery on Friday and Saturday.
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