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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1924
Page
4
The Lititz Record lists a subscription rate of 1.50 dollars per year under the editorship of R. E. Buch and notes its posting as second class matter at the Lititz, Pennsylvania post office.
In old country ways boys cut winter fuel while professional wood sawyers bragged of daily work. Power saws changed trades and cheerful dispositions. some miss the old days. The bucksaw helped build the country and should not fade away.
The piece argues U S campaigns are too long and costly while praising quicker national conventions. It contends a shorter, September convention leading to November would allow ample time for issue discussion and voter education, viewing campaigning as a political school for voters.
Neighborhood NEWS notes a Love Feast at Church of the Brethren Saturday at 1 30 P M with visiting ministers. Akron High School participates in Millersville Field Day. Suwanee Tribe No 123 to attend the Tenth Annual County convention in Reinholds Oct 25. D T Hess Jr named cashier of Keystone National Bank Manheim. families honor John W Mohley on his 63rd birthday with a home gathering.
A dense listing records a monthly meeting at Mrs. Laura Roland dwelling with attendees of many local families and a luncheon. Numerous Sunday visits to Zion Children's church at Lititz and other social rounds include residents from Akron Lititz Oregon Rothsville, Lancaster Mech rustic towns. Esther Zwally elected minister in Lititz Akron district. Several sales, visits, and a revival opening at Millport are noted along with a bequest sale and a Beech Nut cooking demo. The obituary notes the funeral of Susan Hoover at Zion Home and interment in Brownstown.
An all day rally service was held in the Evangelical church last Sunday. Rev. L. A. Werner delivered the morning sermon on the Unchangeableness of Christ. Rev. A. Lynch, pastor of the U. B. church, participated in the event, contributing to the day's program and fellowship.
Hon James M Beck, Solicitor General of the United States, will headline a Lancaster political rally at Fulton Opera House on Wednesday night October 29. Other speakers will include General Dawes and Medill McCormick, with a mass meeting scheduled for Saturday October 25 and a Republican parade on November 1 followed by Pennsylvania’s first pyrotechnic display.
A suspicious blaze at the Manheim property of Jacob G Hershey engulfed a large barn and most contents. Two cows a horse and several calves perished along with six tons of straw and two autos a wagon and farm tools were lost. Wayne Hershey discovered the fire and over forty cows were rescued as Lititz and Mr Joy fire companies responded to the alarm and contained the blaze.
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