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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1931
Page
7
Pennsylvania stores face scrutiny over placards selling storage eggs as fresh eggs. Officials warn that mislabeling risks fines up to ten dollars on first offenses and higher penalties for repeats.
Quote from Gladstone on fear of censure: criticism harms only if one lacks character. true critique reveals weak points and warns against failure. promotes resilience and self improvement.
The article recounts Mr. T. Nehrke leaving his Western Union post in Chicago and being presented Lily the pig as a parting gift. Lily, dubbed a big girl, travels with Mrs. Nehrke to South Haven Michigan. Old friends later learn Lily has grown and traveled far from the farm.
Lititz High School football eases past defects after Saturday defeat as they host Lebanon High School Reserves this Saturday on Springs Park field. Booster tickets fund trophies. Clyde Arbe gast leads athletics. rain date none. Ephrata prep gains noted. high school band will perform during the game.
Mrs J Irwin Huberta and several families from Nottngham Lexington Fruitville Lititz Penryn West Lawn attended gatherings at multiple homes including the Zartman and Ditzler households. Farm Show attendance at Ephrata noted along with Sunday Communion services and local visits among residents of Brickerville and surrounding towns.
Numerous residents from Lititz, Ephrata, Manheim, Clinton and surrounding towns entertained friends and relatives over the weekend. Hosts included the Brombachs, Snavelys, Fasnachts, Enck, Retten, Kauffmans, Gehman and many others, with extended visits from Ruhl, Witmer, Bender, and Grossman among several families.
The Moravian Church's Woman's Missionary Society met at Mrs. B. L. Miller's home with fifteen in attendance. President E. S. Crosland presided and Miss A. V. Grosh led devotions. Readings by Florence Seldomridge L. A. Weitzel and E. S. Wolfe. A committee was named to solicit donations for Rev. Rufus Bishop's Nicaragua reception and a November 9 meeting set for annual business with parsonage appropriations. A note from Rev. D. C. Shattschneider acknowledged a clothing box for an orphanage in Alaska.
Mr and Mrs Samuel Habecker and others near Brickerville visited James McMullen on Sunday. Numerous Lancaster Lebanon Manheim and Lititz residents visited relatives in the area, including the Yeagleys and Obers, with many families hosting gatherings at Sunday.
A Longenecker west of Lititz held a yearly Sunday afternoon children's meeting with a large attendance. Kathryn Zeigler spoke on India costumes and occupations with garment illustrations. Rev. Christian Gibble and Rev. Byler led singing and talks on Mexicans in the southwest. Attendance reached 121 and $84.72 was donated to Indian school and orphan homes.
Women from the U B Church attended the Wooman s Institute at Covenant U B Church on Saturday. The United Brethren Sunday School will hold Rally Day services Sunday at 10 o clock with Willis K Sneath History teacher at Manheim Two High School as speaker. Mr and Mrs Edwin Reidenbaugh and family visited with Vernon Foreman in Manheim. The Burkharts and Shoemakers visited Holtwood and Kersey Bradley. The H Haber family visited Albert Bruckhart in Lancaster. Harvey Amer of Bloomfield New Jersey spent the weekend with Jacob Amer and Minnie Albright. Frank Eshleman and granddaughter of Lyndon visited John Kreider family.
A retrospective marks five years since talking pictures transformed cinema. From silent pantomime to sound, studios reinvented spaces, actors and directors adapted, and audiences flocked to theaters wired for dialogue and music.
Mr and Mrs John Rothfus hosted relatives including Fred Rothfus and their children from Roseville and Mrs Charles Rothfus and son Robert from Lancaster. R J Brockmyer and family visited Ivan Brockmyer in Baltimore Md. Muriel and Elizabeth Shoemaker and Charles Shoemaker spent the weekend with Fulmer and daughter June Arlene. Bertha Fulmer and others visited John Beil in Manheira. E B Reidenbaugh visited John McGeehan in Lancaster.
The article lists guests at Mr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Wiest dinner including the Grays, Summers, Kurtz, Balmer, Weist and others from Manheim Ephrata Durlach and Oregon. It notes a farm show in Ephrata a visit by the Ober family to Texington and church services at Brickerville. It adds mention of a Grand Saint Bernard hospice guiding rescue dogs high above the Rhone valley and snowbound isolation.
Abram Grube of Kissel Hill saw neighbors and friends husk an eight acre corn field as a gesture after the death of Mrs. Grabe. Sixteen loads were hauled to the barn while seven women cleaned the house. Attendees included Mrs. Milton Jurell Mrs. Philip Bucher and many Grube family members among others.
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