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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1922
Page
4
A Lititz Pennsylvania post office item urges attentive reading of political news and informed voting ahead of the November 7 elections. It cautions against relying on street talk or superficial impressions and stresses the need to evaluate candidates based on records, capabilities, and plans for governance.
The American school is described as a major national industry with no strikes and aimed at turning out good citizenship. It urges Lititz families to support schools, emphasize academics, limit partygoing and late hours, and foster home cooperation with teachers and school boards to improve student outcomes.
Ralph M. Hartranft of near Lititz and Elizabeth Root of Ephrata wed Saturday evening at the West Willow United Brethren church parsonage. Rev. O G Ramig performed the ring ceremony. A small group including Mr and Mrs Herry Becker, Miss Blanche Beaver, Miss Amy Mohler and Messrs Alyin and Pierce Hartrantt attended. The newlyweds returned to Ephrata by car.
Lane and Miss Edith L Steffy of Hopeland were married Saturday night at 7 by Rev N I Fake in the United Brethren church parsonage at Hopeland. The groom Walter B Lane hails from Hopeland and works at the Vanity Fair Silk Company in Reading.
Mrs James Carpenter of Rothsville visits the Shreiner family. Visitors include Daniel Shreiner and wife of Clay Frank Peters and wife of Manheim. Harry Shreiner sold his 1921 tobacco at a fair price. Abram Graybill makes cider for farmers weekly. Charles Rose harvested a good potato crop. Several families from Mohn ton Mt Airy Ephrata Rothsville Speedwell visit Rolandus Mull. Samuel Conelly and wife from White Oak visit Joseph Garman. M G Shreiner has cabbage for sale.
Saturday evening services at the home of Mr and Mrs Reuben Widders. Visits by Elva Stauffer from Ephrata and Vera Eberly. Families from Weidmannville Lancaster and Leola visit J K Pfautz. Elser and Nissleys travel to Richland Lebanon county. Hess and Gerharts visit J W Gerhart. Tobacco housing activity noted and Appie butter boiling at Zacharias Ferry. Almenara Gerhart visits Edna Zartman near Lexington.
Harvest Home services will be held Sunday at 7 p m in Grace U E church with Rev A Heisey as pastor. The Grace U E W M S met Saturday evening at Mrs Ralph Stauffer’s home. Local note entries report K G B E convention in Lititz and various family visits and gatherings across Akron and surrounding towns. Read the Record, $1.50 a year.
The will of Samuel M Bricker who died September 8 in Lancaster leaves $950 in charitable bequests to Lutheran Missionary causes and several pieces of furniture. Bricker formerly resided in Lititz. The report accompanies various local notes including harvest home services, a harvest fruit display donated to the minister, a baseball festival upcoming on the Barr lot, and social visits among townsfolk. Other items mention attendees from Washington D C and Lititz visitors, plus reminders for oyster season opening and local Victrola records.
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