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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1932
Page
1
The Liity School Board approved purchasing new playground slides after a report of poor condition. The property committee will decide the style at a brief meeting held last night. Directors Tlanter and others discussed only routine business.
Kenneth Dietrich, four year old son of Mr and Mrs Madison Dietrich near Brickerville, fell from a tobacco wagon on Monday and was struck by a wagon wheel. Half his scalp was torn away by the wheel and a roll of lath injured him. He was unconscious briefly and taken to General Hospital where X Rays determined the injuries. He was resting as comfortably as could be expected.
Dr Ross H Stover pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church Philadelphia spoke at the Ushers Association rally in St Pauls Lutheran Church. About 100 attendees in the adjacent Sunday School room heard the message clearly via Goodway Amplifier and a microphone on his coat. Reverend J Harold Mumper introduced the speaker after choir numbers.
Bohumir Kryl and his synd chonic band of over 30 musicians will perform in Linden Hall Auditorium Det. 1. Originally limited to the school, Dr. F. W. Stengel opened the concert to the public as a premier musical event for local music lovers.
Horton Optician in Lincoln Pa offers eye examinations and glasses fitted at reasonable prices with hours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Exhibit changes will move exhibit management to the Superintendents of each department at their own locations. Heads of departments may name assistants, with Myre W M Plavix appointing a committee chair. The meeting also discussed exhibits and fighting, with decisions postponed to the next session.
Popu lar WGAL entertainer Ben Old Hill-Billy makes his last outdoor appearance of the season at a Sunday festival on Route 501 two miles south. Riley Lauseh Alexander Mingir and De Old Hillbilly headline with TLauseh on mandolin and a minstrel show by eight performers. Master of ceremonies Oh Gray will host and share talk. Free parking and 25 cent adults. children free.
Town prepares a parade to boost spirit ahead of Saturday’s game. Shillington High School and the local football team will lead the procession through Lititz with the aim of energizing residents for the upcoming match.
Lititz High schedules its foothall opener against Shillington High on Saturday at Springs Park field with a 2 30 kickoff. Coach Arbewast has sixteen veteran players practicing. season tickets are on sale.
The boroughs new water system on Marion Street features a first of its kind auton electic control unit. Built by the Brown Instrument Company the system promises daily inspections by water officials and real time fault reporting from instruments in the purifying station at the Park.
A Lititz Chamber of Commerce revival was decided at a Tuesday meeting of former members. The charter will be retained and officers kept until ready to proceed. B M Leaman elected to the board, replacing Rev J W G Hershey. Disbursements since 1929 for town improvements ratified and treasurer’s balance noted. Court costs for a gasoline station case from 1981 approved.
The article explains moving clocks back to standard time on Sunday with guidance for setting timepieces before bed Saturday. It notes 2 A M as the common switch and offers methods for clocks pendulums and watches, warning readers to adjust so they are not an hour early on Sunday.
Grosh will sit at several locations for the collection of out store readings. Sept 23 at Warwick and Sept 30 at Five Points Store. From 8 AM to 8 PM at Park View Hotel. After Oct 1 a 5% penalty and taxes added to vote in the coming election.
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