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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1932
Page
13
The Lititz Record is issued weekly by THE RECORD PRINTING CO. E. D. Fulweiler and Johnson Editors and Publishers. It is entered at Lititz PA Post Office as second class matter with a subscription price of $1.60 per year.
One per cent sales tax becomes effective Thursday and will be enforced for six months to fund unemployment relief. The State Revenue Dept will collect from vendors who must keep sales records. monthly statements form the basis of revenue. Many stores plan to absorb the tax on inexpensive items.
The piece reflects on solar eclipses as ancient fears and modern curiosity. It notes that eclipses puzzled civilizations in China, Babylon, and Mexico and that today only the mechanics of solar rays are understood while deeper mysteries remain unsolved.
The piece notes Bible publication and sales rose despite economic hardship. It cites 1931 sales at 98 percent higher than 1930 and forecasts 1932 to match last year’s performance. It argues people seek Bible guidance in hard times while prosperous folk rely on themselves.
Fifty years ago in Warwick the Wike cat brought a two foot snake into the house. Clayton Brubaker and Henry Lutz suffered injuries from stings and a fall. School opened with 171 pupils, a record enrollment with 16 beginners. Potts town picnickers and a grain ventilation patent are noted along with market prices. Marriages, relocations, and a train accident death in Canton are recorded among local events.
Edwin Sheaffer of R. D. 4 cut his tobacco last week and topped the first in the section. His crop is reported the heaviest in the area.
This week’s bouquet goes to B F Lutz for a kind act when Benny opened his swimming pool to all kids on the hottest day of the year. A large crowd enjoyed a concert by Johnny Keehn’s Cadets in the Park and August Fleckenstein umpired well at the ball park in recent games.
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