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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1927
Page
4
The Lititz Record E Buch is identified as editor and proprietor and is entered at Lititz Pennsylvania Post Office as second class matter.
A Lititz business veteran urges active pursuit of customers. He asserts patrons must be sought, not waited for, and that ad campaigns show why support should be given. Newspapers provide a prime tool for such appeals, reflecting contemporary enterprise and audience expectations.
The article notes rural fairs and cattle shows have shifted as country people adopt city dress and routines. City crowds plush up, buy urban goods, and the rustic air fades. This transformation gives country youth more confidence to face urban settings and society.
Neighborhood News reports a Sunday Harvest Home service at 10 A M and a sermon by Rev. Keller of Shrewsbury at the Church of the Brethren. The Luther an schools reopened with listed teachers and pupil counts across primary through high school. A seventh birthday party for Miss Helen Greiner drew numerous local families and friends, with games and prizes.
The column lists numerous residents and guests visiting families across Lancaster and surrounding towns. It names Miss Greiner, Mr. and Mrs. Schissler of Delaware Ohio, the Schisslers in Columbus, Emanuel Behmer of Neffsville, the Wenger family, and many others visiting relatives in Lancaster, Lititz, Brunnerville, Ephrata, Manheim, Reinholds, and Werk. It also notes trips to Bellville, Bellfonte, Valley Forge, and Delaware Beach, along with several cross-state movements between Ohio, Indiana, New Jersey, and Milwaukee while residents spend time with kin and friends.
The 54 year old Edward E. Smith of Shillington Berks County was laid to rest in Brownstown cemetery after a service at the Evangelical church. He leaves a wife and daughter Anna Smith. The Cammaut family reunion is planned for Labor Day at Martins Meadow near the Conestoga. Local farmers harvest tobacco as rust threatens some crops. Camp Meetings ended as Adamstown gatherings concluded. School term opens with teachers Kathryn Wolf Abram Hershey and Katie Hartman.
The High School opened a week earlier under Prof. N. Lee Kropp and Miss Kathryn Kendig. A. F. Getz and family hosted M. M. Getz J. F. Getz J. R. Bowers and families from Lancaster, Leroy Wolf and family from Talmage, and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Weber near Conestoga Valley Park on Sunday. Warren Boyer and a companion visited his parents last Sunday, with Harry Moyer of Terre Hill spending the day with his parents. M. Buch and family of Mountville joined Elmer Shiffer and family, and Miss Lavina Butter of Sinking Springs visited C. B. Wolf over the weekend.
Clay Cullings with Mr and Mrs Elmer and Misses Irene and Lillian Whitcraft of Brickerville and Mr Eberly of Mount Airy drove to Atlantic City to spend Friday and Saturday at the shore. Local residents joined the free trolley to Lebanon Sales Tray and Harvest Home services at Hammer Creek and Brickerville St Johns. Several families visited relatives, hosted gatherings, and noted community events including Stella Stauffer teaching years ago and Margaret Gerhart visiting Manheim with H Arlington Gerhart.
Misses Ruth and Naomi Groff of near Quarryville visited J B Koehler last week. C L Nestleroth and crew progress on a waterbound road along what was Manheim Pike. Eli Yocum visited his brother Jerome at Manheim Sunday. Irvin Keath and Alice Ober visited Paul Ober in a Hambure sanitorium. Schools opened Monday. Speedwell 21 pupils, Will 36, Fairview 38. Sunday guests at William Fetter’s home included Abe Bruckhart, OC B Kauffman, Abram Longenecker and family, Kate Deamer, Norman Shreiner and Esther, and Henry Ruhl and family.
Halfville reports Hiram G Shreiner and wife and daughter from Lincoln visiting M G Shreiner family over Sunday. IE D Todd and wife Galen Balmer and son visited Lancaster Sunday evening. Eva Otto of Neffsville visited her parents Henry and Mrs Otto over Sunday. M G Schreiner began cutting tobacco starting Monday. The big tobacco shed was raised on the Simon Binkley farm on Monday.
Rot hsville notes the grade schools of the local High School opened Monday August 29 for the 1927 28 term with enrollments and teachers listed for each grade. The Women s Missionary Society of the Lutheran church held its monthly meeting in the Sunday School room.
A summarizing note of local social visits includes families from Mt Bethel Northampton County and Lancaster stopping in town to visit relatives, with various trips described. The article covers a new double house nearing completion, students returning to school, and a series of hospital and nurse trainee movements. It also notes the Firemen Carnival's success and upcoming musical entertainment by Star Band of Coatesville.
The 44th Lancaster County Women's Christian Temperance Union convention meets at Trinity Reformed Church in East Petersburg on September 7 and 8. Mary Harris Armon of Georgia speaks Wednesday evening, Y P B members urged to rally under Lenadell Wirgins, with a banquet Thursday at 6 PM.
The County Farm Bureau local unit will meet at Town Hall on Tuesday evening September 6 at 7 30. Congressman Franklin G Menger will speak sharing first hand rural insights. The program includes several musical features and the public is invited.
Creatore and his famous band of 43 men with specialists will headline the Fire Company carnival at Stevens on Saturday September 17 with other acts by the Five Wilson Sisters. Wheelock and his Indian band return on September 24 as the main attraction. General admission is 25 cents with $1 reserved seating.
A birthday surprise gathering honored Mrs. David Greiner on August 24 at her Lititz area home. Guests from Elizabethtown Neffs ville Landisville Lincoln Rothsville and Lancaster attended and a luncheon followed.
Mrs Homer Sturgis Mrs Sarah Sturgis and the Sturgis family from Lititz joined a number of guests at the home of Mr and Mrs F B Weinhold near Denver Sunday. Other visitors include William Killian of Crawfordsville Ind who recently hosted friends after the funeral of his brother Peter Killian at Harrisburg. A Virginia Grosh traveled with Mr and Mrs Frank Ford to Laureldale to stay several days. Mr and Mrs Ford spent Monday with her parents N D Sturgis. Nevin Bachman and daughter Ruth visited Bachman relatives in Reynoldsville and toured Bucknell University where Mr Bachman earned his degree. They also saw Mr and Mrs Krumbine at State College. Abram Moyer 82 of Hikart Ind with family attended Mennonite General Conference at Belleville Pa and paused to visit Rey Jacob Hershey and family in Rey Hershey and the elder Mr Moyer.
A 35 year old acquaintance recounted meeting in Kansas when the former served as a preacher there. The visit was a surprise to Rev. Hershey.
Peacock feathers were considered unlucky in older eras as astrologers and superstitious locals believed the radiating pattern echoed the evil eye and invited misfortune.
Emaus pastor Rey and Mrs Paul Shultz spent Tuesday and Wednesday at the home of Mrs Shultz’s brother Charles Prautz Miss Ele anore Krick of Pittsburgh is spending the week with Mr and Mrs Prautz Phone your news to the Record
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